Silicon systems + embedded intelligence

Hello, I'm Ridwan. I design chip-aware systems, real-time software, and experimental platforms that fuse hardware with AI.

Computer Engineering student at Georgia Tech with 4 years of experience spanning chip design, embedded systems, distributed software, and data-driven tooling.

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Currently building new projects and open to research and internship opportunities. Reach out anytime.

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About Me

My passion for technology has led me to build projects across embedded systems, hardware-software co-design, automation, and web development. My current research in Robotic Human Augmentation at Georgia Tech has deepened my understanding of biomedical innovation and the importance of universal healthcare coverage, while my experience in UGA's CURO Research Program allowed me to explore astrophysics and computational research under the guidance of Dr. Nandana Weliweriya and Professor Inseok Song. I was awarded a $1000 CURO Research Reward and had the opportunity to present at the Spring 2024 CURO Research Symposium.

Outside of engineering, I enjoy digital music production in FL Studio and optimizing 3D rendering workflows in Blender.

Career Goals

I am especially interested in aerospace engineering and national security initiatives.

I am currently seeking an internship or co-op as a Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Security Engineer, Embedded Systems and Computing Hardware Engineer, or Software Engineer.

My interest in aerospace inspired me to build an API for an air traffic control system interfaced with an FPGA on a DE10 development board. I am currently building a cybersecurity homelab to deepen my knowledge of network security.

My ambition is to deepen my expertise in chip design, GPU architecture, integrating AI and ML into my workflows, and building secure cyber-physical and embedded systems.

My projects

Silicon Chip Device Fabrication and Characterization

  • CMOS Fabrication
  • Photolithography
  • TCAD
  • Silvaco
  • Device Characterization
  • Cleanroom

Integrated Circuit Fabrication (Feb 2026). Executed a 40-step CMOS fabrication process on 2-inch n-type Si wafers across...

Calculator SoC: Verification & Physical Design (Digital VLSI)

  • SystemVerilog
  • Verification
  • Cadence
  • RTL-to-GDSII
  • STA
  • SoC

Georgia Tech SiliconJackets (Jan 2026). Designed and implemented a 64-bit SRAM-backed calculator in SystemVerilog for a ...

VLSI CMOS Synchronous Adding Computer

  • VLSI
  • CMOS
  • Cadence Virtuoso
  • DRC/LVS
  • SPICE
  • Digital Design

VLSI and Advanced Digital Design (Nov 2025). Designed a 1-bit CMOS full adder (XOR, NAND, INV) and composed a 4-bit ripp...

Full-Stack Embedded AI BMO Companion

  • Full-stack
  • ESP32-C6 embedded systems
  • Edge AI voice pipeline
  • Docker Compose microservices
  • SolidWorks
  • Low-power firmware / RTC
  • PostgreSQL / Prisma ORM
  • Real-time state machines
  • Wireless sensor networks
  • TypeScript/Node.js/Express/React
  • OpenAI Whisper + GPT-4

Designed and programmed an ESP32-C6-based BMO Tamagotchi companion in C/C++ with a 4D Systems uLCD, 5-way nav switch, co...

ML Basketball Game Analysis System

  • Python
  • Docker
  • OpenCV
  • PyTorch
  • AWS EC2
  • FastAPI
  • Uvicorn
  • SQLite
  • NumPy
  • Pandas
  • Hugging Face
  • Computer Vision

Independent project (June 2025). Built a production-ready, Dockerized Python pipeline for real-time basketball game anal...

Autonomous Line-Following Car - Visual and Audio Systems

  • ESP32-C6
  • C++
  • PCB Design
  • KiCad
  • SPI
  • I2C
  • Embedded Systems
  • Agile
  • Firmware

Junior Design Capstone (April 2026). Led the A/V subsystem within a 4-person team using an Agile V-model workflow, inclu...

Retro Snake Game on ARM Mbed Microcontroller

  • C++
  • ARM Mbed OS
  • Embedded Systems
  • Data Structures
  • Circuit Design

Developed a classic Snake game on an ARM Mbed microcontroller using C++ and embedded hardware prototyping. Integrated a ...

Arduino-Powered Piano LED Visualizer/Learning System API

  • Arduino
  • ESP32
  • C++
  • API Design
  • Hardware/Software Integration
  • Circuit Design
  • MIDI signal processing
  • Embedded Systems

Engineered an embedded system that translates live MIDI data from a digital piano into a real-time, velocity-sensitive l...

Cloud-Based Cyber-Threat Defense SOC + Honeynet on Azure

  • Azure
  • Cloud Security
  • SIEM
  • KQL
  • SQL Database
  • Honeynet
  • SOC
  • Cybersecurity

Engineered a real-time SOC and honeynet environment in Microsoft Azure to demonstrate cloud-based threat defense, deploy...

Power/Data Hub PCB for Biomedical Exo Suit and Machine Learning

  • EasyEDA
  • PCB Design
  • Nvidia Jetson
  • Machine Learning
  • Embedded Systems

Designed a power/control PCB in EasyEDA to replace a legacy perfboard assembly, integrating battery input, 24V-to-20V bu...

Dynamic Frontend Developer Portfolio with React and Tailwind CSS

  • Frontend Development
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind
  • Framer
  • Context API
  • Security
  • React Hooks
  • Vercel

Built a modern and responsive frontend developer portfolio website using Next.js 13, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS...

FPGA LED Control Peripheral for Air Traffic Simulation

  • FPGA
  • VHDL
  • Quartus Prime
  • SCOMP Assembly
  • PWM

Digital Hardware Design Laboratory (Apr 2025). Worked in a 4-person team to translate customer requirements for richer L...

My Skills

Organized into nine focused domains spanning architecture, physical design, semiconductors, embedded systems and PCB design, firmware, AI, cloud, software, and collaboration.

Computer Architecture and RTL

  • SystemVerilog
  • Verilog
  • VHDL
  • RISC-V Assembly
  • MIPS Assembly
  • datapaths
  • FSMs
  • pipelined processors
  • memory-mapped I/O
  • calculator SoC
  • RISC-V core
  • verification testbenches
  • waveform debugging
  • assertions
  • constrained-random stimulus
  • coverage
  • UVM-style environments
  • 5-stage pipeline
  • hazards
  • caches
  • virtual memory
  • concurrency
  • energy and power in processors
  • datapath design
  • digital arithmetic circuits

VLSI and Physical Design

  • RTL-to-GDSII flow
  • synthesis
  • floorplanning
  • placement and routing
  • STA
  • power analysis
  • SRAM macro integration
  • Cadence Genus
  • Innovus
  • Tempus
  • Voltus
  • Virtuoso
  • Quartus Prime
  • FPGA CAD flows
  • simulators
  • waveform tools
  • standard cell design
  • standard cell layout
  • interconnect delay
  • delay/power analysis
  • digital circuits
  • analog circuits
  • SPICE simulation

Semiconductors and Material Sciences

  • semiconductor fabrication fundamentals
  • CMOS logic
  • MOSFET I-V behavior
  • device regions
  • leakage
  • delay
  • SRAM
  • DRAM
  • Flash memory
  • oxidation
  • diffusion
  • lithography
  • etch
  • metallization
  • ion implantation
  • CVD
  • cleanroom safety
  • process integration
  • device testing on wafers
  • metrology
  • four-point probe
  • oxide thickness measurement
  • SPC/run-sheet mindset
  • crystal structures
  • defects
  • phase diagrams
  • mechanical properties
  • physics of solids

Embedded Systems and PCB Design

  • ARM Cortex
  • ARM mbed
  • FreeRTOS
  • Embedded Linux
  • Arduino
  • ESP32
  • NVIDIA Jetson
  • Raspberry Pi
  • real-time systems
  • low-power modes
  • sensor fusion
  • PWM motor control
  • IMU integration
  • SPI
  • I2C
  • UART
  • CAN
  • GPIO
  • ADC
  • DAC
  • Bluetooth
  • WiFi
  • BLE
  • sensors
  • actuators
  • PCB design
  • EasyEDA
  • KiCad
  • oscilloscope
  • logic analyzer
  • multimeter
  • breadboarding
  • soldering
  • board bring-up
  • hardware-software integration
  • sensor integration
  • battery technology
  • board-level debugging

Firmware engineering

  • C
  • C++
  • Embedded C
  • bare-metal programming
  • interrupt-driven I/O
  • device driver interface
  • state machines
  • interrupt handling
  • real-time firmware
  • RTOS-style firmware
  • firmware architecture
  • low-level register programming
  • device initialization
  • debug logging
  • protocol handlers
  • timers

High performance computing ML/AI

  • CUDA concepts
  • memory hierarchy
  • occupancy
  • race conditions
  • optimization
  • reductions
  • scans
  • sorts
  • AI/ML
  • classical ML
  • neural networks
  • computer vision
  • OpenCV
  • scikit-learn
  • Hugging Face
  • data pipelines
  • analytics
  • Jupyter Notebooks

Cloud computing and networking

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • VMs
  • serverless
  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • microservices
  • REST APIs
  • load balancing
  • scalability
  • key-value stores
  • SQL
  • MapReduce
  • Spark-style processing
  • security and monitoring
  • TCP/UDP
  • routing
  • IP
  • MAC
  • WiFi basics

Fullstack software development

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • Bash/Shell
  • Perl
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Django
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma
  • SQL
  • RESTful APIs
  • microservices
  • responsive design
  • UI/UX
  • Framer Motion
  • Vercel
  • web application architecture

Version control and collaboration tools

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Makefiles
  • GitHub Copilot
  • GitHub Actions
  • Linux
  • Docker
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Airtable

My experience

Recent Activities

1st Place - Claude Builder Club Hackathon with NBC (Orbit - AI Nutrition Coach)

1st Place - Claude Builder Club Hackathon with NBC (Orbit - AI Nutrition Coach)

Claude Builder Club @ Georgia Tech (Anthropic + NBC) | Apr 2026

Led a team of five to build Orbit, an AI-powered nutrition coach that uses computer vision and Claude's agentic capabilities to analyze food imagery, extract nutrition data, and deliver personalized dietary recommendations. Won 1st place among Georgia Tech teams and presented to organizers and NBC stakeholders with a focus on technical innovation and user impact.

Hackathon1st PlaceComputer VisionLLM Agents
Exoskeleton and Prosthetic Intelligent Controls (EPIC) Lab - Human Balance Augmentation Team

Exoskeleton and Prosthetic Intelligent Controls (EPIC) Lab - Human Balance Augmentation Team

Georgia Tech | EPIC Lab | 2025

Team focused on assistive and wearable robotic systems for balance augmentation, combining sensing, control, and human-in-the-loop experimentation for safer mobility outcomes.

Wearable RoboticsBalance AugmentationHuman-in-the-loop
Integrated Circuit Fabrication Cleanroom Laboratory Team

Integrated Circuit Fabrication Cleanroom Laboratory Team

3D Systems Packaging Research Center - Georgia Tech | 2026

Cleanroom lab team focused on CMOS process execution, mask alignment, and device characterization. Highlights team collaboration, lab safety, and instrumentation workflows.

CleanroomIC fabricationLab teamDevice characterization
Create X Demo Day 2025

Create X Demo Day 2025

Georgia Tech | Office of Commercialization | 2025

Supported Create X Demo Day 2025, a premier showcase event celebrating Georgia Tech's most innovative startups and entrepreneurial ventures. Contributed to event logistics and operations on behalf of GT's Office of Commercialization, helping facilitate keynote presentations, startup pitches, investor networking sessions, and demo competitions. The event highlighted cutting-edge student-led ventures spanning AI, hardware, biotech, and software, fostering connections between innovators and the venture ecosystem.

EntrepreneurshipEvent ManagementStartupsInnovation
CURO Research Award & Symposium Spring 2024 - Simulations for Astronomy Education

CURO Research Award & Symposium Spring 2024 - Simulations for Astronomy Education

University of Georgia - Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) | Apr 2024

Developed 3D, VR-ready astronomy simulations modeling the Earth-Moon-Sun system and solar/lunar eclipses using NASA VTAD assets and custom Blender tooling, enabling students to explore a virtual night sky from any location on Earth and addressing limitations of traditional astronomy labs. Presented a first-author poster at UGA's Spring 2024 CURO Research Symposium and received a $1000 CURO Research Reward.

Research AwardVR SimulationNASA VTADBlender

Contact me

Please contact me directly at ridwanhaque.0942@gmail.com or through this form.