BDTI is a small engineering firm in Walnut Creek that has played an essential role in the development of computer chips over the last 25 years. Today our company is at the heart of a new technology called “computer vision” that enables computers to see and understand the world around them. Computer vision is leading to awesome new products like safer cars, better medical diagnostics, and even kitchen appliances that can cook your food perfectly. BDTI engineers write the software that makes it happen. But we don’t just do engineering; we also operate the Embedded Vision Alliance, a rapidly growing industry association with more than 70 member companies – including companies you’ve probably heard of, like Intel and Whirlpool. The Alliance’s mission is to inspire and educate product creators to add vision technologies to their products. As part of running the Alliance we also run the annual Embedded Vision Summit, a 1,200-person conference in Santa Clara dedicated to computer vision, and several smaller events throughout the year.