Asif Ali Arif
About Asif Ali Arif
Asif Ali Arif is a Design Verification Engineer currently working at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. He has a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, and has gained diverse experience in various engineering roles across multiple companies in Pakistan.
Work at Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Currently, Asif Ali Arif serves as a Design Verification Engineer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. He has held this position since 2022. In this role, he is involved in various projects that leverage his expertise in design verification and related technologies.
Education and Expertise
Asif Ali Arif studied at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from 2015 to 2019. He also completed his Intermediate in Pre-Engineering at Punjab College of Science from 2013 to 2015. His academic background is complemented by proven skills in RTL designing, ASIC verification, and SoC micro-architecture.
Professional Experience
Asif has a diverse professional background in engineering and design verification. He worked as a Graduate Management Trainee at Lampró Méllon for eight months in 2020 and as an Associate Design Verification Engineer at the same company for one year from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, he gained experience as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at NorthBay Solutions for five months in 2019 and completed internships at Packages Limited and Pak Elektron Limited in 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Technical Skills and Tools
Asif possesses extensive coding experience in various programming languages, including Verilog, SystemVerilog, Chisel, C, C++, Java, Python, and SQL. He is proficient in modern tools such as Modelsim, Quartus, VCS, Verdi, Verilator, MySQL, Xilinx, Proteus, Formality, SymbiYosys, Matlab, Ubuntu, git, and VS Code. His technical skills support his work in design verification and software quality assurance.
Collaboration and Team Management
Asif collaborates with Sifive USA on open source RISC-V ISA projects through the platform of Lampró Méllon. He utilizes Jira and Confluence for team management, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills that facilitate effective collaboration within teams.