CV
Academic CV and research experience.
Contact Information
| Name | Muhammad Hammad Bashir |
| Professional Title | PhD Student in Computer Science |
| hammad.bashir543@gmail.com |
Professional Summary
PhD student researching hardware security, firmware analysis, reverse engineering, and computer architecture.
Experience
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2023 - present Lahore, Pakistan
Design Verification Engineer
10xEngineers
- Collaborated with Allen Baum on open-source work enhancing privileged architecture support in RISC-V ISAC, a coverage tool within the RISCOF compliance framework.
- Developed a translator to optimize the input CGF format derived from YAML, reducing covergroup size and improving tool efficiency.
- Authored Physical Memory Protection covergroups and assisted with RISC-V assembly tests for PMP.
- Contributed to the SV32 virtual memory test plan for CVA6.
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2023 - 2023 Lahore, Pakistan
Associate Design Verification Engineer
10xEngineers
- Completed training in SystemVerilog for verification, advanced computer architecture, and RISC-V assembly.
- Contributed to AMBA AHB3-Lite protocol verification.
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2023 - 2023 Lahore, Pakistan
Lab Assistant
Digital Systems Design Lab, UET Lahore
- Mentored students and contributed instructional content for SystemVerilog and digital systems coursework.
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2022 - 2022 Lahore, Pakistan
Summer Research Intern
Digital Systems Design Lab, UET Lahore
- Worked with the RISC-V-based open-source CVA6 core.
- Manually synthesized RTL-level diagrams from SystemVerilog to support digital systems analysis.
Education
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2025 - present University Park, PA
PhD
The Pennsylvania State University
Computer Science
- Researcher in PSec Lab advised by Prof. Arslan Khan.
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2020 - 2024 Lahore, Pakistan
BSc
University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore
Electrical Engineering
Publications
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2025 Verification of CoreSwap: Replacing ARM Cortex-A5 with RISC-V CVA6 in ARM SoC Environment
RISC-V Summit Europe 2025 - Posters
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2025 Comprehensive Verification of the RISC-V Memory Management Unit: Challenges and Solutions
RISC-V Summit Europe 2025 - Posters
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2024 Enhancing Privilege Architecture Support in RISC-V ISAC
RISC-V Summit Europe 2024 - Posters
Skills
Research Areas: Hardware Security, Firmware Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Computer Architecture, Microarchitectural Attacks, RISC-V Verification
Technical Areas: SystemVerilog, RISC-V Assembly, Compliance Verification, Coverage Modeling, Embedded Systems
Interests
Cybersecurity Research: Systems Security, Firmware Security, Hardware/Software Interface Security, RISC-V Security