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Hi, Ismail here. đź‘‹

23yo Hardware/Software Validation Engineer

Engineer focused on automated validation environments, HW/SW interfacing and scripting. Breaking circuits and fixing bugs since day one.

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    Cadence Design Systems

    Digital Design Engineer Intern — Security IP & DMA Subsystem

    • Built an automated Python/Tcl flow to extract and consolidate synthesis and power metrics from Cadence Genus and Joules into the production pipeline.
    • Developed performance measurements for per-algorithm throughput and latency across the cryptographic IP family (PQC, AES, ChaCha20-Poly1305, ARIA, TRNG, PUF) to support feature closure against specifications.
    • Validated concurrent DMA execution across multiple cryptographic engines, achieving up to 3Ă— throughput (20–70% fewer cycles), with no added hardware and equivalent area and energy.
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    Auto Hall

    Forecasting & Optimization Intern

    • Developed a time-series forecasting prototype in Python using automatic ARIMA model selection (Auto-ARIMA) to predict vehicle sales and anticipate ordering requirements.
    • Analyzed historical sales and ordering patterns to support inventory planning, balancing stock availability, delivery lead times and transportation costs across multiple brands.
    • Built an order-optimization algorithm that reduced monthly delivery costs by up to a factor of 4; presented cost–availability trade-offs to management, which adopted the results.
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    CNRS — ISM / IM2NP

    Optoelectronics Intern

    • Fabricated ZnO-based pellets for a research project exploring a polarization-based sky-navigation system inspired by natural celestial polarization.
    • Characterized the photoresponse of samples by measuring electrical current under optical illumination, using Keysight equipment and optical fiber.
    • Supported experimental prototyping and sample fabrication using laboratory tools including 3D printing, and processed measurement data in Python.

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AES Verification Environment

AES Verification Environment

SystemVerilog testbench, C++ DPI layer and Python golden model connected over sockets to verify an AES-128 core against a reference model. Randomized verification, socket-based co-simulation and coverage reporting.

AES
Coverage
Cryptography
DPI-C
Python
RTL Verification
SystemVerilog
TensorDMA

TensorDMA

SystemVerilog multi-channel DMA with round-robin arbitration, AXI4 read master and backpressure-aware FIFO. Verified, synthesized and measured for PPA (Performance, Power, Area).

AXI4
DMA
FIFO
PPA
RTL Design
Synthesis
SystemVerilog

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