🎓 M.S. ECE @ UW–Madison (Dec 2026)
🧪 Targeting Design Verification / CPU Verification roles

I like the bring-up + debug loop: reproduce → waveform dive → add checkers/assertions → lock it in with regressions. Right now I’m focused on SystemVerilog DV, CPU microarchitecture (pipeline + caches), and Linux/OS fundamentals.

• 🧠 RISC-V 5-Stage CPU + Caches — RV32I pipeline (hazards: stall/flush/forwarding) + I/D caches; verified with self-checking tests + waveform debug.
• 🤖 FPGA Segway Controller — PID control, SPI sensor interface, PWM motor drive; SV testbenches + synthesis flow.
• 🐚 Custom Unix Shell (wsh) — fork/exec/wait, pipelines (pipe/dup2), redirection; memory-safe (Valgrind-clean).
• 🎥 Real-time Deepfake Detection (ViT) — ViT-based video pipeline tuned for fast inference; trained on FaceForensics++ (IEEE publication).

🧪 DV / RTL: SystemVerilog, Verilog • self-checking TBs • scoreboarding • directed + randomized testing • (basic) SVA • (basic) functional coverage
🧠 Arch / OS: RISC-V pipeline (hazards, stall/flush/forwarding) • caches/memory hierarchy • POSIX (fork/exec/wait, pipes/dup2, redirection)
💻 Languages: C/C++ • Python • Bash • Java • SQL • R
🔧 Tools: Questa/ModelSim • Git • Linux • Makefiles • GDB • Valgrind • Jenkins • Docker • Quartus • Synopsys Design Compiler

📩 Email: sskulkarni34@wisc.edu
💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sayalikulk
🧑‍💻 GitHub: https://github.com/sayalikulk