The dSPACE Japan User Conference 2026 takes place on September 17, 2026, from 10:00 to 17:30, at TAKANAWA GATEWAY Convention Center in Tokyo. Admission is free with pre-registration.
Driving the Future Together
This year's conference brings together dSPACE users, engineers, and industry partners to share real-world experience with autonomous driving, electrification, and software-defined vehicles (SDV). Alongside the talks, there will be technical exhibitions and networking opportunities throughout the day.
Taichi Ando, President of BTC Japan, will speak on "Full Automation of System Testing with dSPACE HIL/VEOS." The talk introduces BTC TestAgent, which fully automates the system testing loop on dSPACE HIL and VEOS generating test cases, evaluating results, learning, and rerunning tests while Trusted AI technology keeps the results reliable.
BTC Japan will also be exhibiting at the event with a live demo of BTC TestAgent. Stop by our booth C11 to see it in action.
Taichi Ando
Manager, Sales Engineering Department · BTC Embedded Systems · Tokyo, Japan
Taichi Ando studied Earth and Planetary Sciences at Kyushu University. He joined in BTC Japan in 2009, and started to work as a sales engineer for Formal Specification, Formal Verification and Automatic Testing compliant with functional safety standards. Since 2024 he is serving as the representative director of BTC Japan.
Hans Jürgen Holberg
Chief Sales Officer (CSO) · BTC Embedded Systems · Oldenburg, Germany
Hans J. Holberg studied Computer Science at the University of Oldenburg, finishing his Diploma in 1995. He went on to work in the Research Institute OFFIS on Formal Methods and Automatic Test- and Validation Technology to support the Model Based Development Process of the Automotive and Aerospace Industry. In 2000, he became Consulting Director of pioneer Formal Methods Tool Vendor BTC Embedded Systems. From there, he went on to spend 9 years in charge of Marketing & Sales as Senior Vice President, as well as the responsible Representative Director of BTC Japan Co. Ltd. Since the beginning of 2016, he’s served as Chief Sales Officer (CSO) of BTC Embedded Systems AG.
Dr. Tom Bienmüller
Chief Portfolio Officer · BTC Embedded Systems · Oldenburg, Germany
Dr. Tom Bienmüller graduated in 1997 with a diploma in computer science, specializing in hardware design, from Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. In 2003, he earned his Ph.D. with a dissertation on the optimization of symbolic model checking for testing reactive systems. That same year, he joined BTC Embedded Systems AG, where he was responsible for product development and built up the newly established Automotive Services division. Today, as Chief Portfolio Officer, he is responsible for the strategic direction of our portfolio.
