Agicco · Christophe Conil · Embedded, security & AI

Inventor.
Engineer.
Hacker.

I invent products and build them end to end, from concept, CAD and component selection to firmware and Android/iOS apps. Behind that: nearly 20 years building drivers, bootloaders, operating systems and critical, secure real-time software, from automotive ECUs to IoT products. Today, I combine that low-level expertise with AI-accelerated development and multi-LLM systems.

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🏆 Prize winner · PMG AI & Tech Sandbox Global Hackathon 2026

~20 yrsembedded & real-time software

$50kAI hackathon prize, 2026

11products invented at Save My Planet

3companies founded

Highlights

AI, from the stage to the podium

Award · 2026

PMG AI & Tech Sandbox Global Hackathon

$50,000

Distinction for Innovation, one of five prize winners among 120+ registrants from 30+ countries, judged by Reddit, Luma AI, Koddi and PMG.

Teams had 48 hours and three briefs to choose from. I took on all three, solo, with a single system: GEO — The Garden of Emergent Organisms, a multi-LLM environment where models, tools and flows interact to produce real-world assets, from competitive brand insights to live-data-driven actions and brand-consistent video creatives generated end to end. The jury praised its approach to the complexity of the challenge “within a tight, single system”.

Watch the GEO walkthrough (14 min) → Read the announcement →

Talk · Embedded Recipes 2025

AI-Accelerated Development for Embedded Systems Engineers

Pitching AI-assisted development to a room full of Linux kernel experts, before most people thought it could work on serious open-source code. Tough crowd.

Real examples from Save My Planet products: understanding new code, writing tests, hunting bugs, building custom tooling, and where to draw the line on reliability-critical systems.

Watch on YouTube →

Expertise

From silicon to LLMs

Product invention

From idea to working product, hands-on: concept, CAD and mechanical design, component selection, firmware, backend and Android/iOS apps.

Embedded & real-time

Drivers, bootloaders, BSPs and OS porting (Linux, Yocto, Xenomai, PikeOS, FreeRTOS, Zephyr) and bare-metal. Optimisation of execution time, footprint and boot time.

Automotive & safety

AUTOSAR architecture, ISO 26262 / ASIL, ECU optimisation at hardware limits, bootloaders with hard latency constraints.

AI-accelerated development

Agentic coding workflows (Claude Code), multi-LLM orchestration, MCP, and AI-built tooling that makes embedded teams faster without losing control.

Leadership

Architect and lead developer, delivery manager for 30–50 engineers, rescue projects, supplier and customer relations. PMP trained.

CC++ / Qt / QMLASM (ARM, PPC, x86, MIPS, TriCore, SH4)GolangPythonFlutter / DartAndroid & iOS appsCADYoctoZephyrBare-metalQEMUESP32MQTTCAN / FlexRay / MOSTClaude CodeLLM APIsMCP

Focus · Security

Security, from the bootloader up

Connected devices are only as secure as their lowest layer. I have spent my career at that layer: attacking systems, proving them, and building them to resist.

Firmware pentesting

Automated firmware reverse-engineering and penetration-testing tools built on EMBA. Exploit research across C code, SQL and system architecture.

Proof & verification

Formal verification of a C microkernel for Bosch: program proof, 20,000+ warnings analysed and fixed.

Secure communications

Encrypted client-server software: SSL/TLS, key management and OS-based certificates, designed in from day one.

Isolation & critical systems

Separation microkernels (PikeOS), virtualisation and paravirtualisation, safety-critical automotive software (ISO 26262).

Focus · Founding Director since 2023

Save My Planet

A collective building home automation products where comfort, ecology, energy savings and lower bills go hand in hand. The goal: cut household electricity use in half, without giving up any comfort, with a strict “no bullshit” policy: research-backed facts, products that keep their promises.

I invent the products and build most of them myself: product concept, CAD and mechanical design, component research and selection (boards are designed with electronics partners), ESP32 firmware and sensor arrays, MQTT communication, Firebase backend and the Flutter Android & iOS apps. It is also where I put AI-accelerated embedded development to the test.

InventionCADESP32SensorsMQTTFirebaseFlutter / DartClaude Code

Visit save-my-planet.org →

EcoThermostat

Makes an electric water heater smart without replacing it. Installed in 30 minutes: 15–20% savings on average, up to 30%.

La Maison qui Respire

Uses outside air as an energy source: cooler in summer, warmer in winter, without the constraints of a ground-coupled heat exchanger.

La Fleur de Soleil

A sun-tracking mirror sculpture that sends natural light and heat exactly where you want it inside the house.

And 8 more in development

Water-saving flush, solar water heating, smart washing, gamified showers, and PlanetScore, a dashboard aggregating the savings of every connected device.

Experience

Selected track record

since 2020

BayLibreArchitect, Developer, AI Referent

Company AI referent. Clients: Rode, Verkada, SRI, Meta. Yocto and QEMU focus, automatic remote debugging system based on QEMU, Golang video streaming, embedded graphical development (LVGL-like UI framework).

since 2023

Save My PlanetFounding Director

Invented 11 household energy and water saving products. Hands-on across the chain: concept, CAD, component selection, ESP32 firmware, Firebase backend, Flutter Android & iOS apps.

2020–2025

YNNOVLead Developer, Architect

Lead developer of SpineBack: C++/OpenGL development for Bluetooth-based medical tracking equipment.

2014–2020

FavotecFounding Director, Architect · Germany

Lead developer (>90%) of a multi-platform enterprise management software: 300,000+ lines of C++/QML/JS/PHP across 2,000 components.

2011–2017

Ultimate Party GameCreator, Developer

Created and ran the Ultimate Party Game website and its Android & iOS apps: 300,000 players and 5 million page views.

2010–2014

AltranDelivery Manager · Germany

Managed and trained 30–50 engineers, portfolio and customer relations. Member of the team dedicated to rescuing projects in difficulty.

2008–2013

Boschvia Altran

Volvo/Jaguar bootloader acting as CAN/MOST gateway (<1 ms latency), BMW DCU optimisation at hardware limits, ASM microprocessor self-test, formal verification of a C microkernel, AUTOSAR drivers.

2007

SYSGOOS Developer · Paris

JTAG-free OS porting, ELinOS BSPs and PikeOS microkernel drivers. Consulting for Thales, Airbus, EADS, Freescale.

Computer Engineering Degree, Embedded Systems — UTBM (2007). Languages: French, German and English (business fluent). Full CV (PDF)

Interests

Off the keyboard

Globetrotter, happiest in the air, underground or with grease on my hands. Same mindset as at work: preparation, technique and calm when it matters.

Paragliding above the coast — **Paragliding**Reading the air, flying the coast.

Rope work in a cave — **Caving**Vertical rope work, deep underground.

Canyoning under a waterfall — **Canyoning**Waterfalls, abseils and cold water.

Restored vintage Renault Estafette camper — **Classic car restoration**Mechanics, bodywork and design, like this vintage Renault Estafette.

Let's build something.

Embedded architecture, a project in trouble, a product to invent, or a team that wants to work faster with AI: call me or drop me a line.

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