MANZAR MAQBOOL

Taught, set, and invigilated exams, and marked for foundation year and 1-year UG/PG students. Supervised foundation year PG research projects for the Research Skills course.

Supervised labs for Object Oriented Programming and C++ in the EE/Physics departments. Represented the university on open days, recruitment drives, and school/college visits.

Supervised labs for Object Oriented Programming and C++ in the EE/Physics departments. Assisted teaching in EE/Physics/CS departments for UG and foundation year students.

Taught, marked, and set exams for foundation year students. Contributed to the academic development of students in mathematics and IT.

Taught mathematics and computing to over 40 UK school/college students for up to 400 hours of private tuition. Delivered instruction based on the UK national curriculum.

Gained experience in the installation, configuration, and maintenance of Linux operating systems on data center machines. Demonstrated proficiency in using 'Splunk' for data management in IT operations.

Applied Approximate Computing to Digital Communication Systems, including system design and simulation in Matlab, and verification/power analysis in Xilinx Vivado using Verilog. Taught undergraduate courses, prepared assignments/quizzes/exams, and supervised lab sessions.

Designed a MIPS-1 based soft-core processor with 51 assembly instructions in Verilog. Developed its keyboard and LCD drivers in Verilog, along with its GUI and a game in MIPS-1 assembly language.

Grade: 3.23/4.0

Completed a Master's degree with a thesis on 'Leveraging approximate computing on digital communication systems,' which resulted in a journal publication. Studied advanced topics including Digital System Design, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Architecture, and VLSI.

Completed and passed one year of undergraduate courses in Mathematics and Economics through the University of London International Programmes, with LSE as the lead college.

Grade: 3.56/4.0

Activities and societies: Final year project: Soft-core processor design on FPGA. Other projects: Hand follower robot, Library management system in JAVA, variable length matrix calculator in C++, Multiband Audio equalizer in Matlab, Hardware based multiband audio amplifier, development kit for PIC, Applications for lcd/keypad interfacing, motor rotation, sensor interfacing serial/usb communication (including implementation of SPI and I2C protocols) for PIC and ATMEGA16.

Completed a Bachelor's degree with a final year project on soft-core processor design on FPGA. Engaged in various projects including a hand follower robot, library management system, and audio equalizers. Studied core modules such as Object Oriented Programming, Digital Logic Design, Microcontrollers, and Data Structures and Algorithms.

Conducted research on novel techniques for filter size and depth optimization of convolution layers in CNNs. Applied these optimizations to noise removal and disease classification in biomedical images.