Wuji(Kenny) Zhang

Validation: -Develop and implement multi-core SoC firmware for SSD controller validation, architecting it to cover all customer use cases, meet performance targets, and incorporate flexible debugging features. -Participate in validation planning for Flash Controller IP, ensuring comprehensive coverage for various NAND types under diverse workloads. -Conduct pre-silicon validation on emulation platforms, facilitate silicon bring-up, and execute post-silicon validation. -Collaborate with Design and DV teams to debug and root cause silicon functional issues effectively. Application: -Engage with customers in technical meetings, providing expertise in SSD Controller and NAND knowledge. -Collaborate closely with customers to enable support for different NAND types, explore advanced features, and optimize overall system performance. -Diagnose silicon defects alongside design teams and propose firmware workarounds. -Gather and analyze customer feedback to identify design and validation weaknesses, recommending targeted improvements.

Help to answer students' questions about PCB schematics, layouts, and project design Grade students' homework, schematic review, and feedback Help to solve firmware development issues within FreeRTOS and Atmel microcontroller

• Participated in developing validation firmware in C for NVMe module inside SSD controller SoC • Used Perl scripts to conduct post-silicon validation at different voltages and frequency sets • Maintained NVMe testing library to provide C interface for Linux NVMe driver

Designed embedded firmware in C for STM32 MCU based on FreeRTOS for UAV flying control.

Currently Attending: CIS571: Computer Organization and Design Courses Taken: ESE 570: Digital Integrated Circuits and VLSI-Fundamentals CIS 549: Wireless Communications for Mobile Networks and Internet of Things CIT 590: Programming Languages and Techniques ESE 504: Intro to Linear, Nonlinear and Integer Optimization ESE 519: Real-Time Embedded Systems ESE 532: System-on-a-Chip Architecture ESE 516: IoT Edge Computing ESE 539: Hardware/Software Co-Design for Machine Learning ESE 529: Introduction to MEMS and NEMS

ECE 415 Image Analysis & Computer Vison I ECE 452 Robotics: Algorithm and Control ECE 496 Undergrad Senior Design Thesis I ECE 407 Pattern Recognition I ECE 497 Undergrad Senior Design Thesis II ECE 517 Digital Image Processing