About Dr. Kevin Dankwardt

Dr. Kevin Dankwardt, a leader in the Linux community, is a well known authority on Embedded Linux as well as its uses in Real-Time operations. In 1992 he founded the training and consulting firm K Computing, since that time the company has become the leader in Embedded Linux training and consulting. Dr. Dankwardt is a regular speaker at major conferences and frequently articles on Linux development topics Additionally, he chaired the Education committee of the Embedded Linux consortium, served as contributing Editor to LinuxDevices.com and Embedded Linux Journal, and served as Technical Chair of Embedded Linux conferences throughout the US and Europe .

Since 1992, Dr. Dankwardt has designed, developed and delivered training and consulting on a wide range of subjects such as Linux device driver programming, Linux embedded systems engineering, Linux real-time programming, Linux system and network administration, Perl programming, C++ programming, Unix parallel programming, Unix real-time programming, Unix system programming, Unix network administration, as well as a large number of specially targeted classes in conjunction with partners such as Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq/Tandem, Silicon Graphics, and Excite@Home.

Dr. Dankwardt earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from The Center For Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Louisiana (Lafayette), and held a professorship at Louisiana Tech University where he served as Chairman of the Computer Science Department.