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Kelvin Nilsen

Chief Technology Officer - Java

Prior to joining Atego (formerly Aonix), Kelvin's seminal research on the topic of real-time Java led to the founding of NewMonics which was acquired by Aonix In 2003. Previously, He pioneered research in real-time programming at the Computer Science faculty at Iowa State University that resulted in five commercial patents including key VM technologies such as real-time garbage collection.

As the inventor of real-time garbage collection and the driving force behind its adoption into Java, he was a leading figure in initiating the NIST effort to define requirements for the use of Java in real-time systems. Today, he is a key expert group participant in JSR-302, the Java Community Process effort to develop a standardized approach to safety critical Java.

Kelvin earned his degree in physics from Brigham Young University and his MSCS and PhD from the University of Arizona.