The Chip-DV team at GIK Institute, which has been operational for the past two years, is dedicated to advancing semiconductor technology education. Our primary focus lies in chip design and verification, and we have actively organized intensive workshops while developing pertinent curriculum content.
Core Team
Dr. Muhammad Irfan is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering since November 2021. He obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on digital systems design, high-speed memory design, and Embedded Systems. Dr. Irfan holds a key position as the lead member of the core team at Chip-DV, where he oversees and coordinates the overall activities.
Dr. Fahad Bin Muslim is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, GIK Institute. Dr. Fahad’s main interests are in System-level design methodologies for embedded systems, High-level Synthesis, Machine Learning Accelerators and Energy-efficient heterogeneous architectures for high-performance computing systems.
Dr. Waqar Ahmad is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, GIK Institute. Dr. Waqar’s area of expertise includes Low power digital design, FPGA design optimization, Approximate Computing, Hardware accelerators for video coding, cryptography, and machine learning applications, and Embedded systems.
Engr. M. Abu Bakar graduated from CUI Wah in 2019 and is currently serving as a Computer Engineer (Lab Instructor) at FCSE GIK Institute. His research interests lie in Digital Logic Design, Computer Architecture, and Embedded Systems. Engr. M. Abu Bakar also holds the position of Operations Manager at Chip-DV team.
(Affiliate Member)
Timeline
May 2022
June 2022
June 2022
June 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2023
November 2023
February 2024
by Saad and Huzaifa
https://tinytapeout.com/runs/tt06/
(The two submission can be seen from here)
One is from Saad and Saim.
Second from Huzaifa and Hassan.
April 2024
June 2024
Symposium and Workshop
December 2024
March 2025
@MUET Jamshoro
Our team lead, Dr. Muhammad Irfan, teaching to the Secondary school students about Digital systems Design using modern computing platforms including FPGAs, AMD AI PCs, and other development tools.
@ City University of Hong Kong.
https://www.ee.cityu.edu.hk/prospective_students/Gifted_Education_Fund
June 2025
Selected Projects
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