Hendrik Schalekamp will share with us the challenges of developing embedded software for the Joule electrical vehicle. The Joule is the creation of the Cape Town based Optimal Energy.

• Challenges developing embedded software for the Joule - Hendrik Schalekamp
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 18h15
Bandwidth Barn
Cape Town

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Venue

Bandwidth Barn
125 Buitengracht Street
Cape Town
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Agenda

18:15 Welcoming and Introduction
   Jan Pool
18:20 Challenges developing embedded software for the Joule
   Hendrik Schalekamp
19:00 Closing and Thanks
   Jan Pool
19:05 Networking & Discussion

Abstracts

Challenges developing embedded software for the Joule

Developing software for safety critical applications have always had their fair share of challenges. The vehicle market has its own unique characteristics including high volume rollout of products. These two issues are now becoming more intertwined due to the fact that cars incorporate more and more software in safety critical applications. This talk will elaborate on these issues and other challenges we came and are coming across in the development of the Joule. (For more information on the project please go take a look at optimalenergy.co.za)

Speaker Profiles

Hendrik Schalekamp

Hendrik is an ex-computer science student who did his M.Sc in Mathematics at UCT. He then worked in the telecoms software world at Azisa (later to become Flextronics SA) before moving on to be a lead software engineer on the Southern African Large Telescope. After a short stint as a professional photographer and .Net developer in the Financial sector he was appointed Chief Software Engineer at Optimal Energy.