class ShahzaibKashif:
def __init__(self):
self.role = "RISC-V Advocate & CPU Design Engineer"
self.location = "Karachi, Pakistan"
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self.interests = [
"RISC-V ISA", "CHISEL HDL", "Open Source Hardware",
"SoC Design", "FPGA/ASIC", "Making chips less scary"
]
self.current_focus = "UCIe Protocol Verification"
self.mentality = "If it's not open source, is it even real?"
def say_hi(self):
print("Thanks for stopping by! Star if you're team RISC-V ⭐")| Role | Company | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Design Verification Engineer | 10xEngineers | UCIe Protocol Verification |
| Ambassador | CHERI Alliance | Capability-based security |
| RISC-V Advocate | RISC-V International | Community & technical outreach |
| CPU Design Engineer | Intensivate (ex) | CHISEL, PCIe, debug modules |
| Research Associate | MERL | SoC design, Google MPW6 tape-out |
| Project | What It Does | Tech | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SoC Studio | Cloud GUI for generating RISC-V SoCs (drag & drop, real-time sim, waveforms) | CHISEL, React, Django | 🔥 Active |
| SoC-Now | Parameterized SoC generator with plug-and-play components | CHISEL, Tilelink, Wishbone | Production |
| Bitstream Chef | EDA tool for rapid FPGA bitstream generation | Python, F4PGA | Cooking |
| Rocket Chip RE | Reverse-engineered Rocket Chip into actual documentation | RISC-V, Blood, Sweat | Published |
"I don't always write hardware, but when I do, I make sure it's parameterized."
| Event | Role | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| CAMP-V Workshop | Organizer & Host | RISC-V architecture & ecosystem |
| RISC-V Karachi Meetup | Co-Host | Community building |
| RISC-V Summit Europe 2023 | Presenter | ChipShop |
| ASPLOS 2023 | Workshop | ChipShop |
| WOSET 2023 | Poster | SoC-Now + Bitstream Chef |
| RISC-V Summit NA 2020 | Tutorial | Reverse-engineering Rocket Chip |
🏆 RISC-V Advocate (official, not just a vibe)
🏆 RISC-V Foundational Associate (RVFA)
🏆 RISC-V Fundamentals (LFD210)
🏆 LFX Mentorship (Spring'22, Spring'23) [Mentor]
🏆 Google Summer of Code (LiveHD)
- GitHub: @shahzaibk23 (you're already here)
- LinkedIn: shahzaib-kashif (for professional stalking)
- Twitter/X: @shahzaib_kash (where I rant about RISC-V)
- Portfolio: shahzaibkashif.netlify.app (fancy, I know)
- Email: shahzaibceo at gmail
⚡ "Open source hardware isn't just a movement, it's a lifestyle."