Asad Khan Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, Us

* Developed and maintained high-performance Ethernet network switch and NIC device drivers in Linux kernel for HPE Cray supercomputers, ensuring compatibility across x86 and ARM architectures in high-performance computing environments.* Implemented the Auto Lane Degrade feature to enhance fault tolerance and developed a robust failure recovery protocol, leading to improved network reliability in HPC clusters.* Designed and implemented media detection, communication, and validation protocols within the driver, ensuring seamless operation.* Contributed to post-silicon ASIC bring-up processes, identifying and resolving hardware and driver bugs to ensure stable and efficient operation.* Developed a notification communication mechanism between link drivers and switch/NIC drivers, enhancing inter-driver communication and coordination.* Integrated media insertion and removal interrupts to handle real-time changes in network connectivity.* Collaborated on firmware and Linux kernel module development, focusing on media power-up sequences and LED control for status indication.* Added sysfs nodes for all media attributes, providing comprehensive user-space interfaces for configuration and monitoring.

Madison, Wi, Us

Responsibilities included: Holding weekly office hours to help students with the course material; administering and grading quizzes and exams; and helping with projects and in-class exercises.Responsible for the following courses:Spring 2022 - CS 252: Intro to Computer EngineeringFall 2022 - ECE 352: Digital System Fundamentals

Houston, Texas, Us

San Jose, 2120, California, Us

Worked on the development of 800G Smart NIC. Responsibilities included:(Note: NIC Device C-Model (DCM) is a Linux Kernel-based implementation of Proof-of-Concept (POC) in C for all the features that are to be offloaded in Smart NIC device. DCM aids Hardware team in designing RTL.)* Optimized network performance by implementing Accelerated Receive Flow Steering (aRFS) in DCM and device driver, reducing latency and ensuring efficient packet delivery to target applications.* Enhanced network security and offloaded computational tasks from the kernel by implementing Transport Layer protocols (TCP, UDP, SCTP) checksum offloads in DCM.* Developed and automated comprehensive testing infrastructure for DCM using Jenkins, ensuring reliable and efficient test case execution.* Designed and implemented an xfrm intercept module utilizing kprobes to capture IPSec parameters from the kernel.* Contributed to the development of RDMA implementation as part of a collaborative team effort.* Implemented and integrated IKEv1 and IKEv2 cryptographic protocols utilizing strongSwan software, ensuring secure key exchange and authentication.

Paris, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

* Learned the calibration of KUKA robot and helped increase its speed.

Islamabad, Pk

Worked on the following two research projects and published them:* Automation and Monitoring of Greenhouse* Analysis of Device-to-Device Communication System in the Presence of Multiple Co-Channel Interference

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering