Zafar Takhirov
HW / SW Engineer
Work Experience (4)
Research Assistant
Boston University
September 2011
- Current
- Energy-Efficient Machine Learning ALgorithms and their Implamantations
- Error avoidance/mitigation in digital circuits
- Equalization in chip-to-chip interconnects
Chief Technology Officer
Zentist.io (formerly avicennas.com)
May 2015
- February 2016
- NodeJS/AngularJS/ExpressJS/MySQL - Which one doesn't belong? :)
- Managing a team of 5 engineers
- Being on coffee 80 hours a week!
Mixed-Signal Verification Engineer
Analog Devices, Inc.
February 2014
- February 2015
- Developed an algorithm for constrained sensor calibration using MATLAB, Python, and Verilog
- Worked on 3 projects to develop and deploy UVM and real-number modeling environment
- Participated in functional safety discussion (ISO 26262)
Mixed-Signal Design Engineering Intern
Analog Devices, Inc.
May 2013
- December 2013
- Reduced analog simulation time up to 1000x using Real-Number Modeling approach
Teaching Experience (1)
Teaching Fellow / Guest Lecturer
September 2011
- May 2015
Boston University
- Taught >100 students the basics of Logic Design and Computer Architecture
- Delivered guest lectures on Verilog to undergraduate and graduate students
Keyword Map
Software
Master
- C/C++
- Python
- (System-)Verilog HDL
- MATLAB
- Scala (Chisel)
- Ruby
Hardware
Master
- Power
- Timing
- Noise analysis
- formal verification
- verilog-to-silicon
- FPGA
- ASIC