Masanori Otobe

Masanori Otobe is a seasoned engineer with extensive experience in the fields of automotive software development, machine vision, and digital design. Currently serving as a Senior Principal Engineer at Renesas Electronics, Masanori oversees the development of virtual simulation environments for SoC and MCU simulators. Previous roles include Senior Manager at Cognex Corporation, where leadership was provided to a machine vision engineering team, and Senior Team Lead at The MathWorks, managing pre-sales activities and customer support for MATLAB and Simulink in various advanced technology areas. Earlier positions include significant contributions to semiconductor design at companies like Sonics, Analog Devices, and Texas Instruments. Masanori holds a PhD, a Master's, and a Bachelor's degree in Physical Electronics from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.