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Overview

• 8-Week course group project (EECS 470) to build an Out-of-Order processor with Speculative Execution and additional advanced features.
• Programmed in SystemVerilog and Fully Synthesizable.
• Rigorously tested modules using unit tests and processor execution using programs such as AlexNet and a Simulated CPU in C.
• Average CPI: 1.3
• Clock Period: 11.5ns (86.95 MHz)

Advanced Features

• N-Way Superscalar
• Store Queue (with Store to Load Forwarding)
• Early Tag Broadcast
• Instruction Prefetching
• GShare Branch Predictor

Overview

• Final course project (EECS 373) to design an embedded system starting from a prototype design to a fully functioning system.
• Created a control loop that moved a series of pan-and-tilt servos on a tripod using user input or camera tracking data.
• Created graphics library with support for loading bitmap images onto an OLED Display using I2C protocol.
• Designed and assembled PCB to fit inside constraints of custom-made ergonomic user-controller.

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Class Overview

Learned fundamentals of modern processors and modern computer architecture. Classes covered Amdahl's Law, DVFS, Dennard Scaling, Tomasulo's Algorithm, P6 Architecture, MIPS R10K Architecture, Advanced Branch Prediction, Load-Store Queues, Caches, Virtual Memory, Cache Coherence Protocols (MSI, MESI, MOESI).

Projects

• Simple Reservation Station-like Program
• Integer Square Root Module with Pipelined Multiplication
• 5-Stage Pipeline In-Order RISC-V CPU
• Out-of-Order RISC-V CPU with Speculative Execution

Programming Languages & Technologies

Class Overview

Research-oriented class where I read a large amount of seminal and modern papers in the field of computer architecture, with topics such as: new hardware accelerators, hardware security and reliability, advanced packaging technologies, and much more.

Includes a class project where I am working with a team to implement ECC Pointers - more details in the Projects section below.

Programming Languages & Technologies

Class Overview

Learned fundamentals of Embedded Systems Design, focusing on the STM32 system. Got hands-on lab experience with Memory-Mapped I/O, Interrupts, FPGA's, Communication Protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, RS232), ADC/DAC's, and DMA. Ending of the course was dedicated to learning diverse topics in embedded systems and a significant course final project.

Programming Languages & Technologies

Class Overview

Learning about operating systems principles such as Monitor Primitives, OS scheduling, Virtual Memory, File Systems, and Distributed Systems. Applying knowledge through complex C++ projects that implement key portions of a Unix kernel's functionality.

Projects

• Multi-threaded program with Mutexes and CV's for consumers and producers
• Thread library with multi-CPU management, spinlocks, mutexes, and CV's.
• Virtual Memory Pager
• Network File Server

Programming Language

Class Overview

Learned about fundamentals of Computer Organization and Hardware using a class-specific ISA. Topics such as performance evaluation, pipelining, caches, and virtual memory were covered. Projects were written in C; class was taught with a class-specific ISA and a subset of ARM Assembly.

Projects

• Assembler and Assembly Simulator
• Object Linker Program
• Full Pipeline Simulation
• Cache Simulator

Programming Languages

Class Overview

Learning about MOSFET device operation in the context of digital circuits. Topics such as parasitic capacitance, transistor scaling, logic families (Static CMOS, Domino, PTL) are discussed and analyzed through SPICE simulations.

Technologies & Skills

Class Overview

Learned fundamentals of the C++ STL and its data structures and how they are implemented. Discussed and applied algorithms such as BFS, DFS, Quicksort, Mergesort, Djikstra's, AVL Tree Balancing, and Dynamic Programming. Heavy emphasis on optimizing speed of implemented algorithms and memory efficiency.

Projects

• Implemented BFS and DFS in a 2-Dimensional map pathfinding program
• Implemented an efficient Pairing Priority Queue
• Utilized map and unordered_map to create a bank simulation
• Implemented TSP Heuristics

Programming Language

Class Overview

Fundamentals of Logic Design: Logic Gates, Boolean Algebra, K-Maps, Full-Adders, Sequential Logic, Flip Flops, Registers. Applied learning through labs on FPGA's, included a Traffic Light Controller simulator and a four-function Calculator (ADD,SUB,MUL,DIV).

Programming Languages & Tools

Class Overview

Learned about LTI systems, Impulse Response, Convolution, Fourier Transforms, Frequency Response, and Filtering. Applied basic signal processing using these concepts and RLC circuits.

Technologies & Skills

Class Overview

Analyzed circuits using KVL and KCL, identified common circuit types (Resistor Dividers, Wheatstone Bridges, RLC Circuits, etc.) and simulated circuits using LTSpice. Applied fundamentals by building and analyzing circuits in lab with devices such as op-amps.

Technologies & Skills

Programming Languages

Tools & Technologies