Skip to content

alebal123bal/alebal123bal

Folders and files

NameName
Last commit message
Last commit date

Latest commit

ย 

History

8 Commits
ย 
ย 
ย 
ย 

Repository files navigation

Alessandro Balzan

FPGA Engineer | Hardware Acceleration | Edge AI

I bridge the gap between PyTorch and Verilog/VHDL.

I live in the intersection of cloud and logic gates. I specialize in taking heavy computational problems (Computer Vision, AI, Optimization) and crushing them into constrained hardware with deterministic latency.

  • Focus: High-throughput data paths, RTL design, and hardware-aware AI.
  • Mindset: If it takes more than a microsecond, it's too slow.

โšก Featured Projects

The Viral One. A zero-copy, hardware-accelerated pipeline on the Luckfox Pico.

  • Performance: Achieved 30 FPS on a tiny, $25 embedded Linux board.
  • Tech: C++, RGA Hardware Acceleration, MAVLink.
  • Impact: 19x speedup over OpenCV. Went viral on LinkedIn.

The CEO's Favorite. Real-time video processing on the Gowin Tang Primer 20K.

  • Tech: Verilog, HDMI, USB 2.0 High Speed.
  • Impact: Publicly praised by the CEO of Gowin Semiconductor for technical execution.

The Math. Custom implementations of ML algorithms from scratch.

  • Tech: Python, Numba (JIT compilation).
  • Why: I optimized the kernels for raw speed and lightweight usage.

๐Ÿ›  The Stack

Domain Tools & Technologies
Hardware (RTL) VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Vivado, Gowin IDE
Software & AI Python (PyTorch, Numba), C/C++, Bash, Linux
Interfaces AXI4, Avalon Stream, UART, I2C, SPI
Optimization Bayesian Optimization (BOTorch), Multi-objective Search

๐Ÿ’ผ Experience Highlights

Leonardo S.p.A (via Overtech Consulting srl)

  • Role: FPGA Engineer (Consultant)
  • Focus: High-reliability RTL design for defense/aerospace applications.
  • Work: High bandwidth video processing.
    • Note: Specific project details are confidential.

Infineon Technologies

  • Role: R&D Intern
  • Work: Developed automated circuit sizing algorithms using Bayesian Optimization. Reduced design evaluation time significantly using symbolic analysis and math-heavy optimization.

โ™Ÿ๏ธ Out of Office

  • Chess: FIDE Rating 2000. I play competitive tournaments. I like strategy.
  • K1 Kickboxing: Disciplined training. I like impact.


Disclaimer: All projects and code on this repository are personal, open-source endeavors developed on personal time using commercially available hobbyist hardware. They are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or related to the proprietary technologies of my current employer or clients.

About

Personal alebal123bal github description repository.

Resources

License

Stars

Watchers

Forks

Releases

No releases published

Packages

 
 
 

Contributors