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Lina Berkani

@linaberkani

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Embedded software engineer focused on secure firmware and networking.

Algeria

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What I'm looking for

I seek embedded/firmware roles focused on secure IoT systems, hands-on protocol and firmware development, cross-functional collaboration, and opportunities to advance embedded security and reverse-engineering skills.

I am an embedded software engineer specializing in firmware design, low-level programming, and networking, with a security-first mindset applied across embedded systems development. I have hands-on experience developing STM32 firmware, implementing LoRa multi-hop stacks on ESP32, and designing lightweight NIDS for constrained devices.

My work ranges from protocol design and NS-3 simulation to PCB-level debugging and cross-disciplinary collaboration with hardware and agriculture engineers; I document system architecture and translate client needs into technical specifications. I also contributed to machine-learning integration efforts by coordinating requirements and providing system-level support.

I bring practical project experience—from FPGA VHDL motor controllers and vision-based deep-learning interfaces to real-time data loggers—paired with strong tooling familiarity (Git, Linux, NS-3, Wireshark) and fluency in C/C++ and Python. I am passionate about embedded security, reverse engineering, and building robust, resource-efficient systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Embedded Software Engineer

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Qareeb

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Developed firmware and multi-hop LoRa communication stacks for STM32 and ESP32 platforms, and designed/simulated custom LoRa protocols for an AgriTech monitoring system while debugging PCB issues and producing technical documentation.

C++Esp Idf FreeRTOS ESP32 LoRAs Ns 3

Embedded Systems Intern

Qareeb

Feb 2024 - May 2024 (3 months)

Built a lightweight NIDS on ESP32, monitored Ethernet traffic in promiscuous mode, and ported packet parsing libraries to ESP-IDF to enable an efficient C++ feature-extraction pipeline for ML integration.

ESP32 Esp Idf C++Network Security Ethernet Machine Learning Integration

Telecommunication Intern

Ericsson

Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 (1 month)

Studied 2G/3G/4G mobile network architectures and gained hands-on insight into cellular hardware and infrastructure used in Algeria's telecommunications networks.

Network Infrastructure Hardware Insight Documentation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, M'hamed Bougara Boumerdes

Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering

2022 - 2024

Activities and societies: Master's graduation project: Lightweight Network Intrusion Detection System on ESP32; internship experience and embedded firmware projects

Completed a Master's degree in Computer Engineering focusing on embedded software, networking, and security with a master's graduation project developing a lightweight NIDS on ESP32.

Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, M'hamed Bougara Boumerdes

Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering

2019 - 2022

Activities and societies: Bachelor's thesis: Vision-Based Cursor Control; projects: FPGA-Based Stepper Motor Controller, Real-Time Data Logger with Alarm Clock

Completed a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering covering embedded systems, FPGA design, and sensor interfacing; included a vision-based gesture control thesis.