Sara Farrukh Saeed
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Education:
****-****: M.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, CGPA 4/4, .
. Cum AVG: 90.5, Western University
M.Eng Research Project: Cooperative Communication Techniques to provide Physical Layer Security in IOT
Relevant Courses: Wireless Communication, Random Signals Adaptive and Kalman Filtering, Digital Modulation and Coding, Information Security
2011-2015: B.E Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering, CGPA 3.33/4 MCS (Military College of Signals), NUST (National University of Sciences And Technology)
Final Year Project/Thesis: Implementation of FIPS 140-2 standard
(Tamper resistance) on FPGA
Relevant Courses: Digital Signal Processing, Microwave Engineering, Digital Communications Systems, Analog communication systems, Mobile Communication System, Control Systems, Computer and Communications Network, Embedded System Design, Digital System Design.
Honors and Awards:
March 2017: R.K Swartman Master of Engineering Program Award, Western University 2014-2015: GPA based scholarship starting from 5th semester and onwards for GPA above 3.55, MCS, NUST.
Professional Experience:
Sep- Nov 2014: Internship in Cyber Security Division, NESCOM, Pakistan July-Aug 2014: Internship in Deployment, Roll out and Vendor Management Division, i Mobilink, Pakistan
Teaching Experience:
Sep 2016- April 2017: Graduate Teaching Assistant (Applied Math for Engineers) Applied Math Department, Western University, ON, CA Research Experience:
Sep 2014- May 2015: Research Intern
NESCOM, Islamabad, Pakistan
Worked on our FYP “Implementation of FIPS 140-2 standard
(Tamper resistance) on FPGA” which was a research based industrial project sponsored by NESCOM.
Professional Memberships:
Dec 2013- Dec 2014: Student Member of IEEE-Islamabad students’ chapter in MCS, NUST
Courses and Workshops participation:
March, 2014: One day workshop on “3G cellular systems- Technical Overview, Planning and Optimization” (one CPD credit point), MCS, NUST. Sep-Nov, 2013: Successfully completed “Writing in the Sciences” online course, Stanford University.
Sep, 2013: PHP for E-Lancing workshop, CS Dept., MCS, NUST. July, 2013: PIC Micro-controllers workshop at “Emerging Technologies Research lab”, EME, NUST.
June, 2013: MATLAB workshop at “Emerging Technologies Research lab”, EME, NUST. May, 2013: Android Development workshop, EE Dept., MCS, NUST. Trainings:
May 2016: Accessibility at Western (AODA) - Accessibility in Teaching Training, Western University.
May 2016: Safe Campus Community- Preventing Harassment, Violence and Domestic Violence Training, Western University.
May 2016: Worker Health and Safety Awareness Training, Western University. May 2016: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS_New) Training, Western University.
Skills:
o Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power point, Publisher o Verilog language
o Xilinx ISE Design Suite (Impact tool, ChipScope pro and Isim) o Model SIM
o Proteus PCB designing software
o C++ programming language
o Matlab software
o CISCO Packet Tracer
o HTML5
o CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
o Java Script/J query
o I also have some experience with Angular2, Node.js, ADS (Advanced Design Software), HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulator), Eclipse SDK (for Android development), Adobe dreamweaver (for PHP), AVR studio, Wireshark, Scilab and MCU 8051 IDE.
Projects:
o Semester Projects:
Water level detector (Applied Physics)
Railway Signal using 555 timer IC (Digital Logic Fundamental)
Car Rental System using C++ language (Object Oriented Programming)
Entry Test System for college using C++ language (Data Structures and Algorithms)
Clap Switch (Electronic Circuit 1)
Emergency Light using LM317 IC (Electronic Circuit 2)
Keypad Interfacing Using LCD in 8051 microcontrollers (Microprocessor systems)
Design and characterization of micro-strip line hybrid ring at 10 GHz using ADS
(Microwave Engineering)
Implementation of a research paper on Massive MIMO (Wireless Communication)
Exploitation of Cache Using Side Channel Attack in JavaScript (Introduction to Hacking Exploitation and Protection of Systems & Software)
Implementation of a research paper on Reweighted nonnegative LMS algorithm
(Random Signals, Adaptive and Kalman Filtering)
Online Community for Multiplayer Matchups using Angular 2 (Web Application Development)
Android Based Horoscope (Android Workshop)
o Final Year Project/Thesis:
Implementation of FIPS 140-2 standard (Tamper resistance) on FPGA:
Research based company project
Implemented Level 3 of the FIPS 140-2 standard
All modules were implemented on the Xilinx ML605 Virtex 6 (XC6VLX240T) FPGA kit
Selected among the top three projects of the MCS, NUST and nominated for the
“Rectors Gold medal for the best Final Year project” but it lost to another group o M.Eng Project/Thesis:
Cooperative Communication Techniques to provide PHY Layer Security in IOT:
Studied DF and AF cooperative communication protocols for PHY Layer Security in IOT
Analyzed design problems of maximizing secrecy rate and minimizing transmit power
Simulation results studied in MATLAB
Volunteer Experience:
Feb 2014- May 2015: Student Volunteer,
Namood-e-Sahar (Volunteer Organization by Students of NUST) Languages:
English: Fluent
Urdu: Fluent