Software Engineer

• Nov 2021 - Present

• Contributed 65+ patches in upstreamed Linux Kernel which include several bug fixes, improvements and new features • Wrote new IOCTL to find the information about the pages in the Memory Management component • Wrote ChromeOS ACPI Driver • Improved and fixed several problems in build system of Linux kernel’s own kselftest framework and tests • Added support of clang‑14 toolchain and several kselftests in KernelCI • Added support of new futex_waitv syscall in SyzKaller fuzzer • Wrote blog and gave a talk on ”Getting into Linux Kernel Development after 30 years” at Open Source Summit Europe 2022 • Participated in reviewing patches, communicated with the community and asked questions on mailing lists to solve issues

Linux Kernel Employed Hobbyist

• Nov 2021 - Present

Linux Kernel Hobbyist

• Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

• 20+ patches got accepted in Linux Kernel which contained bugfixes and improvements found by static and dynamic code analyzers such as the Checkpatch script, Sparse, Coverity and Syzbot• Diversified knowledge by taking LFD‑440 ‑ Linux Kernel Debugging and Security course from Linux Foundation• Enhanced knowledge about Linux Kernel by studying documentation, books, installing and debugging kernel on the local machine and QEMU• Learned about kernel scheduler policies, device driver writing principles, tracing tools(Ftrace, KProbes, Perf, Strace, Systemtap and eBPF), internal macros and APIs• Attended conferences and interacted with the community through mailing lists and IRC channels

Linux Platform Developer

• Sep 2020 - Nov 2021

• Worked on the library which provides fast data storage and IPC mechanisms for other micro services for high performance of the whole system using Shared Memory in Linux User Space • Did performance analysis and improved performance of critical and large-scale production systems by using tracing tools like Perf, Strace and Flame Graph • Developed several features like redundancy for high availability • Debugged and fixed several bugs through logs and core-dumps • Worked on the library which provides fast data storage and IPC mechanisms for other micro services for high performance of the whole system using Shared Memory in Linux User Space • Did performance analysis and improved performance of critical and large-scale production systems by using tracing tools like Perf, Strace and Flame Graph • Developed several features like redundancy for high availability • Debugged and fixed several bugs through logs and core-dumps

Senior Software Development Engineer

• Jan 2020 - Sep 2020

• Worked on Nucleus RTOS 4.0 release for RISC-V architecture• Ported several components including developed UART driver from scratch for RISC-V architecture based Freedom-U54 board and also worked on FSBL/U-Boot for the same platform• Worked on stabilizing the kernel on RISC-V architecture based Freedom-U54 board• Created and maintained Jenkins automated jobs for running different types of tests• Worked on several planning tasks for new architecture ports and feature sets

Software Development Engineer

• Jun 2018 - Jan 2020

• Worked on Nucleus RTOS 4.0 release for ARM architecture• Worked on stabilizing the multi-core kernel on a range of ARM architectures on several platforms in several different configurations• Worked on kernel’s processes support, MPUs, timer sub-system, workqueues, circular buffers, tick-less scheduling, correction of architecture port of ARMv7m and made kernel stable by removing several bugs• Ported, backported and maintained Nucleus Trace and Core-Mark Pro components• Added and reviewed release documentation of the kernel• Used SVN, Git (gave training to my team), bash scripting and agile processes

Teaching Assistant

• Feb 2016 - Aug 2017

▪ Microprocessor Systems (Embedded Systems) ▪ Digital Logic Design ▪ Programing Fundamentals ▪ Introduction to Computing Extensive experience in designing study material and facilitating workshops, conducted lab sessions, marked assignments, and quizzes ▪ Microprocessor Systems (Embedded Systems) ▪ Digital Logic Design ▪ Programing Fundamentals ▪ Introduction to Computing Extensive experience in designing study material and facilitating workshops, conducted lab sessions, marked assignments, and quizzes

Electrical and Automation Engineer, Intern

• Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

▪ Experience with Multinational Culture ▪ Studied Electrical Panel Drawings ▪ Studied P&ID of Juice Plants TAD-1, TAD-2 and TAD-3 ▪ Worked on implementing TPM Tagging System ▪ Attended TPM Initial Cleaning Workshop ▪ Learned about Maintenance Work on Normal and Monthly Maintenance Day ▪ Did Inventory Management ▪ Maintained List of all Equipment in Dairy & Juice store ▪ Experience with Multinational Culture ▪ Studied Electrical Panel Drawings ▪ Studied P&ID of Juice Plants TAD-1, TAD-2 and TAD-3 ▪ Worked on implementing TPM Tagging System ▪ Attended TPM Initial Cleaning Workshop ▪ Learned about Maintenance Work on Normal and Monthly Maintenance Day ▪ Did Inventory Management ▪ Maintained List of all Equipment in Dairy & Juice store

Amal Fellow

• Feb 2017 - May 2017

▪ Received Honors Certificate ▪ Revceived Best Mega Project Award among 1800 students ▪ Communication: Completed a competitive written application and interview process to be selected from over 3000 applicants for intensive 3-month Fellowship funded by Stanford University ▪ Skills development: Invested 150 hours in order to develop business skills (e.g., communication, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, etc.) that will help me make a deeper impact on the job ▪ Received Honors Certificate ▪ Revceived Best Mega Project Award among 1800 students ▪ Communication: Completed a competitive written application and interview process to be selected from over 3000 applicants for intensive 3-month Fellowship funded by Stanford University ▪ Skills development: Invested 150 hours in order to develop business skills (e.g., communication, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, etc.) that will help me make a deeper impact on the job

Internship & Leadership Program

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2016

▪ Learned why community service is needed in Pakistan ▪ Attended community building and leadership sessions on team building activities etc. ▪ Visited Akhuwat community and different organisations. ▪ Completed project through donations and sponsors ▪ Learned why community service is needed in Pakistan ▪ Attended community building and leadership sessions on team building activities etc. ▪ Visited Akhuwat community and different organisations. ▪ Completed project through donations and sponsors

Summer Intern

• Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

▪ Studied Automated in German Polyester Plant and Japanese Power Plant ▪ Studied Automated in German Polyester Plant and Japanese Power Plant

Winter Intern

• Nov 2015 - Nov 2015

▪ Studied how load is managed of whole university in the middle of load shedding ▪ Learned how the power plant in maintained and serviced ▪ Studied how load is managed of whole university in the middle of load shedding ▪ Learned how the power plant in maintained and serviced