Sjoerd van der Zwaan is the Chief Product Officer at Solid Sands. Since the early 2000's, he has been working on technological innovative products within the area's of machine vision systems, intelligent surveillance systems, 3D computer vision, robotics and artificial intelligence. Sjoerd has contributed to the creation of successful software systems (online, embedded, native) that mimic visual perception and create visually enriched experiences. He isvactively involved in the technology transfer of research into marketable products that create new and innovative business value.

Solid Sands is the world-leading provider of verification and qualification technology for C and C++ compilers and libraries. Our mission is to make the world a safer place. Our products support companies to achieve both the highest quality objectives and the most up-to-date functional safety standard requirements. By creating the best possible test suites for C and C++ compilers, libraries, and analysis tools, we are at the forefront of software testing and qualification. Our flagship products include SuperTest, the most comprehensive compiler test and validation suite, and SuperGuard, a library safety qualification suite. With industry partners worldwide, we serve leading and innovative semiconductor, IP and security companies, as well as safety-critical software companies in the automotive, robotics, railway and medical industries. The SuperTest Compiler Test and Validation Suite verifies C and C++ compilers and libraries. SuperTest is used worldwide by compiler developers for quality assurance and by safety-critical software developers to qualify third-party and open-source compilers following the most up-to-date functional safety standard requirements. The SuperGuard Library Safety Qualification Suite is a requirements-based test suite for the C and C++ standard libraries. It is used by application developers and tool suppliers to qualify third-party (COTS), open source and self-maintained library implementations for use in safety-critical applications.