Desislav Andreev is a software engineer with a PhD in artificial intelligence systems and quantum machine learning. He has several publications in software engineering and AI applications. For his 10 years in the field he has a demonstrated history of working in automotive software engineering and in the area of the higher education. He is skilled in system and software architectures, operating systems, C and C++ development, autonomous driving and computer graphics. He is currently working as a Lead C++ Developer in VMware, developing its core software functionalities. He is also a lecturer at the Technical University of Sofia. He was previously a Technical Professional and software architect in the CRE and ADAS departments of Visteon Corporation, working closely with both OEMs and development teams.

Stanimir Lukanov is a C++ expert, software tech lead and architect at VMWare. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in writing efficient and robust C++ enterprise code. Stanimir is a member of the Bulgarian National Body which is part of The C++ Standards Committee (JTC1/SC22/WG21). His interests are in the area of software security for distributed enterprise software systems. Since 2017 he has worked at VMWare where he currently leads a team which develops core security functionality in one of the major products in the company's portfolio. Before joining VMWare he held the position of senior software engineer at Visteon Corporation and Johnson Controls. He was responsible for defining software architecture, making code reviews, leading C++ training and delivering fast and robust C++ code for real-time automotive embedded systems.