Simone Longo

Simone Longo currently serves as a Sr. Staff Application Engineer at Synopsys Inc, specializing in the automotive domain and collaborating with major industry players to enhance solutions related to artificial intelligence, silicon proliferation, and software-defined systems. As the Virtualization Modelling & Environment Team Leader at PUNCH Torino, Simone leads a team focused on virtualization of embedded controllers to accelerate software development. Previous experience includes significant roles at General Motors where Simone was pivotal in the adoption of Virtual Prototyping technology and contributed to EU-funded projects. Earlier positions involved software engineering for SCADA systems at Gruppo Calandra and device driver development at Magneti Marelli. Simone holds an Advanced Computer Security Certification from Stanford University and a Laurea Specialistica in Ingegneria Informatica from Politecnico di Torino.