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ABOUT ME

From concept to reality.

A practical engineering path shaped by semiconductor work, hardware, systems research and multidisciplinary teams.

Electrical & Electronic Engineer currently working as an Assistant Engineer in ASIC Physical Design at Ulkasemi Pvt. Limited. My current work includes architecture exposure across 180nm, 60nm , 90nm and 5nm technologies and RTL-to-GDSII flow.

Before semiconductor engineering, I worked across Innovation at Samsung R&D (Internship), embedded electronics, PCB design, power electronics, robotics and system validation. I enjoy moving between architecture, implementation, debugging and team coordination when the project demands it.

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CURRENT ROLEAssistant Engineer
IC Physical Design
ORGANIZATIONUlkasemi Pvt. Limited
EDUCATIONM.Sc. in EEE
BRAC University · 2026-Present
BASEDhaka, Bangladesh
01 · CURRENT · ASICPhysical Design Engineer

Ulkasemi · Jan 2026 — Present

02 · R&D · Innovation EngineeringSamsung Research | Intern

SRBD · Apr 2025 — Dec 2025

03 · HARDWARE R&DVendy Limited

Mar 2024 — Mar 2025

04 · PCB / MATLAB | ST | Dept. EEEBRAC University

May 2024 — Sep 2024

PROFICIENCY

Tools I actually use.

Technical depth across ASIC physical design, electronics, embedded systems, software and professional execution.

01

IC Physical Design / VLSI

  • RTL to GDSII
  • Timing closure & interconnect design
  • 180nm · 60nm · 90nm · 5nm architecture exposure
  • STA
  • Transistor-level simulation
  • Cadence Virtuoso · Innovus
02

Hardware & PCB

  • Analog, digital & power circuit design
  • Altium · KiCad · EasyEDA
  • Multi-layer layout
  • Grounding, decoupling & power planes
  • Signal integrity & EMI-aware design
  • Hardware troubleshooting
03

Embedded & Firmware

  • ESP32 · Raspberry Pi · ATmega · PIC
  • Embedded C
  • UART · SPI · I2C
  • Hardware-in-the-loop testing
  • Firmware debugging
  • Real-time sensing & control
04

Software & Tools

  • MATLAB / Simulink
  • ROS · Gazebo · Proteus
  • PowerEsim · LTspice
  • SQLite3 · n8n
  • TensorFlow · OpenCV
  • Fusion 360 · AutoCAD
05

Professional

  • Project lifecycle management
  • Leadership & cross-team coordination
  • Technical workshops & documentation
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Test planning & failure documentation
  • Power, thermal & platform validation
06

Programming

  • C / C++
  • Python
  • HTML / CSS
  • Shell / Bash
  • Verilog (basic)
  • Embedded scripting & automation
RESEARCH & ENGINEERING FOCUS

Where the work converges.

The areas most closely connected to my current engineering practice and research portfolio.

01

IC Physical Design & VLSI

Current semiconductor work centered on RTL-to-GDSII, physical design, timing closure, interconnects, STA concepts and multi-node architecture exposure.

02

Embedded & Electronics

Microcontrollers, power electronics, PCB design, signal integrity, communication buses, validation workflows and system-level troubleshooting.

03

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Aerial, underwater and ground robotics with control, sensor integration, machine vision and field validation.

SELECTED RESEARCH

Publications, Papers & Thesis

These are my published Journal and Conference publications

LATEST PAPERIAC-25 · 2025

A Low-Cost Satellite Kit to Bridge the Educational and Technological Gap in Developing Countries

IAC-25 Congress · International Astronautical Federation

A nano-satellite training platform developed around power distribution, control, telemetry, embedded sensing, data acquisition and digipeater communication. The associated project work covered custom PCB development and hardware validation.

RESEARCH RECORDConference publication
SELECTED PROJECTS

Engineering in practice.

A curated set of systems, prototypes and design work. The detailed project page carries the full media archive.

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FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS

When the work leaves the lab.

Selected university news, press coverage and video features documenting work around Team DIPTO, innovation programmes and public showcases.

DIPTO STEAM kit hardware UNIVERSITY NEWS
BSRM SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING2024

DIPTO secured fifth spot in the Sheikh Jamal Innovation Grant

The engineering school documents the team, its STEAM kit concept and the route to the national grant.

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Team DIPTO receiving University Innovation Hub funding PROGRAMME NEWS
BSRM SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING2024

Engineering teams excel in the University Innovation Hub Program

Coverage of Team DIPTO receiving a University Innovation Hub grant alongside other BRACU engineering teams.

READ THE NEWS ↗
Nactar Robotics Olympiad | 2022 TV / VIDEO
NEWS FEATURE Aug 6, 2022

Nactar Robotics Olympiad | Channel 24

A video feature documenting the Nactar Robotics Olympiad. | Soccer Bot Competition

WATCH THE VIDEO ↗
04 FEATURES · NEWS · PRESS · VIDEO
TEAMS & COMPANIES

Good engineering is rarely solo.

Organizations and communities represented across my project, research and engineering work.

UlkasemiIC Physical Design
Samsung R&D Institute BDR&D Operations / Research Intern
DIPTOSpace Systems | Education | LaSSET
BRACU DUBURIUnderwater Robotics
LaSSETSpace Systems Engineering
ROBURobotics Community
Vendy LimitedElectronics R&D
BRAC UniversityStudent Tutor | PCB & MATLAB | Dept. EEE