Governing Board

Bryan Huntsman is a Senior Director of Engineering on the Tegra System Software team at NVIDIA, where he oversees the delivery of Linux solutions across automotive, robotics, and enterprise domains. With over 25 years of experience in embedded systems and Linux architecture, he focuses on core software development for Tegra SoCs, with particular emphasis on safety-critical and high-scale applications.  Bryan is passionate about expanding Linux into new markets, such as functional safety. Prior to NVIDIA, Bryan spent more than a decade at Qualcomm, where he led Linux Kernel development for mobile SoCs and helped launch Linux across billions of Android devices. He also served as a board member for Linaro, helping drive collaborative software development for the ARM ecosystem. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida.

Gabriele Paoloni is an Open Source Community Technical Leader at Red Hat where he defines best methodologies and requirements to qualify Linux for functional safety usage. He is a passionate technologist and has strong experience in both functional safety and Linux Kernel development, including previous roles leading FuSa software architecture for Intel platforms, CCIX vice chairman of the TDL working group and HiSilicon PCIe Linux maintainer. Gabriele received a master’s degree with honors in electronic engineering from the University of Rome.

Matt Weber is a Chief Software Architect at the Boeing Company in the Enterprise Software Products & Capabilities organization. He’s focused on Linux in aerospace and defense. This focus is a theme in Matt’s career, which has involved close to two decades of embedded system development in regulated industries. Matt has previously participated in the RTCA SC-240/WG-117 (Topics on Software Advancement – SubGroup2) supplement and early during the original automotive-focused formation of ELISA. Matt attended Iowa State University, focusing on computer engineering, emphasizing networking and cybersecurity.  He holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering and a Master’s in Engineering from Iowa State University.

Simone Weiss is working as a product owner and technical team lead for Elektrobit’s automotive Linux product solution. Since joining Elektrobit 5 years ago, she has worked on various areas within Elektrobit such as Yocto based Linux distributions, Linux system configuration, kernel driver development or compliance with UN-R155.
In her current position she is involved in Elektrobit’s Linux Distribution for Safety Applications and serves as the General Member Representative in ELISAs Governing Board.