Qiang Yu is an embedded/software system architect and consultant based in Bristol, UK. He has over 10 years of experience in product development, hardware, firmware, and software architecture design. His experience includes developing low power wireless applications, network stacks, safety critical systems, hardware interfaces, and software architectures for clients such as Atkins, Expro, Schlumberger, and Gunnebo. Previously, he worked as a lead software engineer and senior software engineer for companies such as Gunnebo Entrance Control and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems, developing real-time safety critical embedded software. He has skills in areas such as C/C++, .NET, Linux, TCP/IP, and software/