Muhammad Zohaib Mustafa

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Final-year undergraduate Electrical Engineering student at NUST with strong foundations in RTL design, computer architecture, embedded systems, and digital hardware design. Hands-on experience in RISC-V processor design, AMBA protocol implementation, FPGA-based RTL development, and embedded system prototyping through internships and academic projects. Seeking opportunities to apply digital design, embedded systems, and hardware verification skills in research-oriented or industry roles. EDUCATION Bachelor of Electrical Engineering School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences , Islamabad (2026) INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE NUST Chip Design Center (NCDC) 15-Jun-2025 - 25-Sep-2025 Worked on C programming, RISC-V assembly, digital logic design, and computer architecture through structured projects. Designed and simulated a 32-bit RISC-V processor (single-cycle and pipelined) with hazard detection and forwarding mechanisms. Designed, implemented, and tested an AXI-to-APB protocol bridge enabling communication between AXI-based and APB-based modules. Performed RTL design, simulation, and verification using industry-standard EDA tools. FINAL YEAR PROJECT Optimization of Kyber (Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithm) Final Year Bachelor’s Project focusing on post-quantum cryptography, specifically the NIST-approved Kyber algorithm. Analyzing the existing Kyber architecture to identify performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities. Applying algorithmic and hardware- level optimization techniques to improve computational efficiency and throughput. Implementing the optimized Kyber design on an FPGA platform to evaluate speed, latency, and hardware resource utilization. Contributing toward the development of secure and quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions for future systems. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE RTL & Digital Design RTL Design, Verilog HDL, SystemVerilog, Digital Logic Design, FSMs, Computer Architecture, RISC-V Processor Design, Pipeline Architecture, Hazard Detection & Forwarding, AMBA AXI & APB Protocols Embedded Systems Embedded C, GPIO & Peripheral Interfacing, UART, SPI, I2C, Sensor Interfacing, Hardware Prototyping Microcontrollers: Arduino Uno, ATmega328P, ATmega16A, STM32, 9S12 Control Systems PID Control, Automatic Voltage Regulation, Buck Converters, System Modeling & Simulation Programming Languages C, C++, Embedded C, Python, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Assembly Language, MATLAB Development Tools & Platforms

Final-year undergraduate Electrical Engineering student at NUST with strong foundations in RTL design, computer architecture, embedded systems, and digital hardware design. Hands-on experience in RISC-V processor design, AMBA protocol implementation, FPGA-based RTL development, and embedded system prototyping through internships and academic projects. Seeking opportunities to apply digital design, embedded systems, and hardware verification skills in research-oriented or industry roles.