Emerging Talent Showcase
Showcase Schedule
Slot 1 · 10.30am – 11.30am
28th March, 2026
A Dual-Amplifying Stage Comparator with Enhanced Regeneration for High-Speed and Low-Power ADCs
Abdur Rehman Ejaz
Co-authors: Saman Fatima, Hammad M. Cheema
A 1V, <3µW, 10-Bit SAR ADC with Constant Common-Mode Switching and Fixed-Delay Asynchronous Control for Low-Power Wearables
Shahjehan Sajid
Co-authors: Saman Fatima, Dr. Hammad M. Cheema
Specification-Driven, Automated Synthesis of UVM Verification Environments Using Gen AI Agents
Abdur Rafay
Co-authors: Sharjeel Khilji, Hammad M. Cheema
UVM-Based Verification Methodology for Analog-Mixed Signal Systems: A Practical Case Study on Frequency Adapter Design
Muhammad Farid ud din
Co-authors: Yasir Farooq, Haroon Waris
Wideband 7–24 GHz Tunable Variable Gain Amplifier for 6G Applications
Talha Rashid
Co-authors: M Murtaza Baig, Mian Tahir Nadeem
Write-Buffer Assisted Cache Memory for High-Performance RISC-V SoC
Shehzeen Malik
Co-author: Muhammad Tahir
Victim Cache Integration for Performance Optimization in a RISC-V Application-Class SoC
Ayesha Anwar
Co-author: Eman Nasar
Store Buffer Integration for Memory Pipeline Optimization in a RISC-V Application-Class SoC
Talha Ayyaz
Co-author: Abdullah Nadeem
Design and Implementation of a Configurable RISC-V Zve32x Vector Execution Unit with Unified Reconfigurable Datapath
Javeria
Co-authors: Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Aftab Fiaz, Muneeb Noor
PagedEviction for Efficient LLM KV Cache Management on RISC-V
Awais Mehmood Baig
Co-authors: Muhammad Awais Khan, Kamran Younus
Quantization-Aware Compilation for RISC-V Inference Using MLIR
Muhammad Awais Khan
Co-author: Muhammad Basit
Design and Integration of a Stream Buffer Based Instruction Prefetcher for the SweRV EH1 RISC-V Core
Mehnaz Akhtar
Co-authors: Shagufta Kanwal, Sobia Batool
Supervisor: Naureen Shaukat
Slot 2 · 3.30pm – 4.30pm
28th March, 2026
Compiler-Driven Scalable Vector Optimization for RISC-V: Addressing MLIR's RVV Limitations Using IREE
Najeeba
Co-author: Tassadaq Hussain
"One Student One Chip" Mambo Robot: RISC-V Processor Chip Showcase Using Open-Source IP, EDA, and PDK
Xiaoke Su
Co-authors: Yuchi Miao, Chunan Zhuang, Hao Li
Custom Hardware Accelerator Integrated with NEORV32 RISC-V Processor
Muhammad Feham Asad
Co-authors: Ali Manzoor, Fozan Khan, Umar Akbar, Abdullah Basit Awan
Enhancing Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability in RISC-V Systems through the RAS Error Record Register Interface (RERI)
Danish Hussain
A Resource-Efficient Fixed-Configuration QC-LDPC Encoder Architecture for 5G NR Physical Layer
Ibrahim Saboor
Co-author: Umer Shahid
FPGA Implementation of Walsh–Hadamard Transform for HEVC Encoders
Junaid Ahmad Khan
Co-authors: Hammad M. Cheema, Sharjeel Khilji
Breaking the Throughput–Area Trade-off: An Efficient ASCON-128A Hardware Accelerator
Abdul Hannan Adil
Co-authors: Hasnat Ahmed Gill, Abdullah Mir, Muhammad Imran, Madiha Khalid, Ayesha Khalid
Design and Verification of a Single-Master DMA Controller with AHB Interface
Muhammad Mouzzam
Co-author: Danish Hassan
Design and Verification of a DDR3 SDRAM Controller with Command and Data Management for Embedded Systems
Muhammad Waleed Akram
A Secure-by-Default RISC-V Microcontroller for Zero-Trust IoT Nodes
Ibrahim Ahmed
Middleware API Exposure for GPS & Cellular Modules on Android Platforms
Faraz Ahmad
Slot 3 · 10.30am – 11.30am
29th March, 2026
Rate-Distortion Optimized Quantization Design for HEVC (H.265) Encoder
Muhammad Junaid
Co-authors: Fawad Ahmed, Sharjeel Khilji, Hammad M. Cheema
Context-Based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding for HEVC/H.265 Encoder
Sameer Awais
Co-authors: Sharjeel Khilji, Hammad M. Cheema
Design and Verification of a Bosch CAN 2.0A/B Compliant Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus IP Core in SystemVerilog
Nimra Javaid
Co-authors: Aryam Shabbir, Ayesha Qadir, Ayesha Farooq
Implementation of Enhanced Subservient Core with FPU Co-processor and Sensor Integration
Fahad Hussain
Co-author: Hasham Qazi
Design of an Integrated Modulo Sampling ADC for Passive Radars
Muhammad Zuhair
Co-authors: Babar Bhutta, Faisal Shahkar, Fatima Akhtar, Immama Arif, Kinza Noreen, Muhammad Arham, Muhammad Umair, Wasif Mehmood, Zaki-ul-Hassan, Zohaib Saleem, Khurram Javed, Hassan Saif, Rashad Ramzan
Design of a 4-Bit AC Nano-Processor for Self-Powered Biomedical and Smart Dust Applications
Muhammad Uzair Sharif
Co-authors: Ahsan Zia, Ajmal Khan, Ejaz Ahmed, Hadeesa Mehboob, Humbal Hammad, Junaid Razzaq, Muazam Iftikhar, Muhammad Arsalan, Shahrukh Hussain, Khurram Javed, Hassan Saif, Rashad Ramzan
Edge AI SoC IP Integration
Muhammad Umer Siddiq
Custom Edge AI Vision SoC — From Concept to GDSII
Talha Anwer
RISC-V SoC with Digital In-Memory Compute Based AI Accelerator
Muhammad Akmal Shafique
Co-authors: Areesha Mumtaz, Mueed Rauf, Muhammad Talha
HW/SW Co-design based Reconfigurable Accelerator for Inference of LLMs Empowering Real-Time Edge Intelligence
Muhammad Hisham Bin Nauman
Co-authors: Hasnain Bakht, Farzad Khan, Ehtisham Hussain
Cross-Platform Optimization of Edge AI Accelerators: A Comparative Study using OpenVINO and Vitis AI
Muhammad Rehan Anwar
Co-authors: Muhammad Usman, Haroon Waris
Efficient Multiplier Architectures for CNN-Based Image Processor
Muhammad Awab Younas
Co-authors: Khurram Javed, Hassan Saif, Rashad Ramzan, Ahmad Shaban, Eeman, Fajar Waseem, Humail Nawaz, Kosar Gul, Muhammad Mirza, Osama Mirza, Salman Qazi, Sana Nazir, Ume Kalsoom
RISC-V Co-Processor for Transformer Acceleration
Shehryar Kashif
Co-authors: Ibraheem Nayyar, Saad Naeem
- RISC-V Architecture & Extensions
- RTL Design & Microarchitecture
- Functional Verification (UVM, Formal, Coverage)
- Physical Design & Backend Flow
- EDA Tools & Automation
- FPGA Prototyping
- AI Accelerators & Edge AI Hardware
- Embedded AI
- Chiplet & Advanced Packaging
- Semiconductor Testing & DFT
- Low-Power Design Techniques
- Analog & Mixed Signal Design
- Hardware Security
- Semiconductor Startup Case Studies
- Talent Development & Semiconductor Education
- Technical discussion
- Mentorship and feedback
- Career visibility
- Participants are invited to submit a one-page extended abstract outlining their technical idea, implementation approach, and relevance.
- Final-year projects, thesis research, and early-stage industrial work are encouraged.
- Submission Deadline: February 27th, 2026
- Demonstrate your technical excellence on Pakistan’s premier semiconductor stage.
- Gain visibility among senior industry leaders and decision-makers.
- Engage in high-value technical dialogue and mentorship.
