Muhammad Ijaz Email & Phone Number

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

• 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 (𝗘𝗣𝗜) & 𝗘𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀:
• Enhanced RISC-V Vector Processing Unit (VPU): Integrated support for vector tail-agnostic policy, significantly boosting performance for vectorized operations
• Optimized Mask Unit: Improved efficiency of vector mask instructions by optimizing the mask unit, enhancing overall execution
• FPGA Collaboration: Worked closely with FPGA teams to optimize synthesis, reduce area, minimize LUT usage, and remove timing bottlenecks, ensuring a highly efficient implementationEPI.
• Scalar-VPU Interface Refinement: Streamlined the handling of vector memory instructions, leading to notable performance improvements
• Mask Unit Parameterization: Designed a scalable mask unit with a focus on 16-lane architectures, ensuring flexibility across lane configurations

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Worked on CVA6, a RISC-V application-class core developed at ETH Zurich and maintained by OpenHW Group. Added support for bit-manipulation extensions (Zba, Zbb, Zbc, Zbs)
• Updated core-v-verif to integrate the latest riscv-arch-test suite, ensuring compliance with updated RISC-V standards
• Contributed to the development of ARA, a RISC-V vector co-processor for CVA6, adding support for vector mask operations, permutations, and fixed-point arithmetic
• Optimized load segment instructions for better memory access efficiency in vectorized workloads
• Collaborated closely with teams from ETH Zurich and OpenHW Group for compliance and performance testing
• Underwent an intensive and tailored training plan focused on advanced C programming, RISC-V assembly, Digital Logic Design, Verilog, System Verilog, and an in-depth understanding of cache memory types and virtual memory

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Completed a 6-week internship with a primary focus on understanding the working principles of modern water dispensers
• Gained hands-on experience in the manufacturing processes associated with these dispensing systems
• Acquired insights into the operational intricacies of state-of-the-art water dispenser technology

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Worked on generating an automated python web-scrapper in order to scrap the courses offered for BS and MS in all the public and private universities of Pakistan which fall under the recognition of Higher Education.
• Worked on generating the Design Layout of Mobile Application (Andriod and IOS) and Web-Page using Adobe-XD and Adobe Illustrator

Electrical Engineering (Specialization Computer Engineering)

Intermediate, Pre-Engineering

Matric, Science