Qasim Idrees

•Developed a library for Roman Numeral Calculations
•Test Driven Development using Check Unit Testing Framework

Simulation of a Simple Branch Predictor to evaluate the performance of 2-Bit Saturating Counter.

Implementation of a 2-Level (L1 & L2) Cache Simulator in C++. The input to cache simulator was the block size, associativity, cache size and memory trace file. All the cases were catered for in the design including Read Miss, Write Hit with Write-Back policy & Write Miss with Write No-Allocate policy.

•Implemented the fully functioning industrial water control system
•Used Transistors (2N3904) as a switch to measure the water level of the tank
•Used Digital IC's for AND, OR & NOT gate to display the water level on the Binary to Seven Segment Decoder (BCD)
•Used a transistor to control the relay that in turn controls the opening and closing of valves of the tank to control the water level in it
•Used temperature sensor (LM35) and an op-amp (comparator) to monitor the temperature… Show more

•Implemented the fully functioning industrial water control system
•Used Transistors (2N3904) as a switch to measure the water level of the tank
•Used Digital IC's for AND, OR & NOT gate to display the water level on the Binary to Seven Segment Decoder (BCD)
•Used a transistor to control the relay that in turn controls the opening and closing of valves of the tank to control the water level in it
•Used temperature sensor (LM35) and an op-amp (comparator) to monitor the temperature of the water Show less

•Implemented the Rock Paper Scissors Game System on PIC18F452 microcontroller
•Interfaced CMOS camera with the microcontroller using the RS232 standard i.e. serial interface
•Acquired the image from camera and processed the image in microcontroller (pixel by pixel)
•Made a Graphical User Interface in MATLAB to display the functionality of the game
•Transmitted the final result i.e. the hand gesture of the player to the computer to be displayed on screen using the serial interface

•This project was based on Persistence of Vision, a phenomenon where retina retains the image for a brief time period after the image was actually seen.
•The project was made using digital IC's and the display was a real time analogue clock.

•This project was aimed at making a low cost solar inverter.
•Solar energy from sun was used to produce high voltage AC for domestic use.
•The inverter’s output was limited to 500W in view of safety precautions but the idea extendible for high power applications.

•Implemented a fully functional organizer in C/C++ as a part of programming coursework
•Organizer was designed using classes and had the following functionality
•On its start it displays any To-Do/Reminders for the current date
•Then it asks the user to enter any more reminders
•It saves all the data in chronological order and also according to the start time of the event if more than one event was scheduled on the same day

•Implemented the game in C/C++ as a part of programming coursework

•Implemented the simulation as a part of MATLAB coursework
•Designed a MATLAB Graphical User Interface to depict the simulation

Implemented a Fully Functional Single Cycle MIPS Processor in VHDL
•Designed a Single Cycle MIPS Processor in VHDL which can execute R-Type, I-Type & J-Type Instructions.
•Performed Timing & Area Analysis of the design & Implemented the design on Nexys 4 DDR.
•Wrote the Assembly Codes for Round Key Generation, RC5 Encryption & Decryption & verified their functionality in ModelSim. Tested these Assembly Codes on the MIPS Processor to verify the Processor’s functionality.
•Wrote an… Show more

Implemented a Fully Functional Single Cycle MIPS Processor in VHDL
•Designed a Single Cycle MIPS Processor in VHDL which can execute R-Type, I-Type & J-Type Instructions.
•Performed Timing & Area Analysis of the design & Implemented the design on Nexys 4 DDR.
•Wrote the Assembly Codes for Round Key Generation, RC5 Encryption & Decryption & verified their functionality in ModelSim. Tested these Assembly Codes on the MIPS Processor to verify the Processor’s functionality.
•Wrote an Assembler Script in C++ to convert the Assembly Code to Machine Code.
•Wrote TestBenches in VHDL to verify the Processor’s & Assembly Programs Functionality with different inputs.
•Support for switching between System Clock & Single Stepping Execution.
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MP3 Application was designed using STM32F4 Discovery Board and a 2-Way Communication between Microcontroller & Laptop
•Configured the USB Peripheral in Host Mode to Retrieve Audio Files from USB Stick.
•Configured the I2S in Master Mode to transmit the Audio Data to the External Audio CODEC.
•Incorporated Bluetooth Module in design to control the various functionalities of MP3 Player from Laptop.
•Used SPI Peripheral to control MEMS Accelerometer & Implemented Accelerometers Based… Show more

MP3 Application was designed using STM32F4 Discovery Board and a 2-Way Communication between Microcontroller & Laptop
•Configured the USB Peripheral in Host Mode to Retrieve Audio Files from USB Stick.
•Configured the I2S in Master Mode to transmit the Audio Data to the External Audio CODEC.
•Incorporated Bluetooth Module in design to control the various functionalities of MP3 Player from Laptop.
•Used SPI Peripheral to control MEMS Accelerometer & Implemented Accelerometers Based Volume Control.
•Used I2C Peripheral to control external devices like Audio CODEC & UART Peripheral to receive the Bluetooth Data. Show less

Deployment of Self-Organizing Acoustic Localization Network
•Implemented the C Code in dsPIC to acquire the acoustic data from the environment
•Devised & Implemented Variance based Thresholding Algorithm for Impulsive Event Detection
•Engineered an Efficient Network Algorithm to Coordinate Localization attempts and to avoid collisions and Implemented it in Arduino
•Prototyped a customized PCB for dsPIC Signal Processor
•Collaborated with a team of 4 people to come up with the… Show more

Deployment of Self-Organizing Acoustic Localization Network
•Implemented the C Code in dsPIC to acquire the acoustic data from the environment
•Devised & Implemented Variance based Thresholding Algorithm for Impulsive Event Detection
•Engineered an Efficient Network Algorithm to Coordinate Localization attempts and to avoid collisions and Implemented it in Arduino
•Prototyped a customized PCB for dsPIC Signal Processor
•Collaborated with a team of 4 people to come up with the Hardware Implementation Show less