Embedded Systems Engineer
Oman Khalid
Butt
Edge AI medical devices. Blockchain energy networks. Autonomous drones. Custom processors on FPGA. I build systems that compute at the hardware boundary.
Introduction
What I Do
I am an Electrical Engineer from UET Lahore specialising in embedded systems, edge AI, and hardware-software co-design. My work spans building portable medical devices that run deep-learning inference on-device, engineering blockchain-integrated energy trading platforms on Raspberry Pi clusters, designing autonomous surveillance drones with on-board object detection, and implementing custom RISC-V processors on FPGA.
Currently a Research Assistant at LUMS, I focus on distributed IoT systems that merge physical sensing with decentralised software architectures. I thrive at the boundary where hardware meets software — turning schematic designs into deployed, working prototypes.
Career
Experience
Lahore University of Management Sciences
May 2026 – PresentResearch Assistant, EED
- Engineered a six-node distributed P2P energy-trading prototype combining physical smart meters, embedded control, and Quorum blockchain
- Implemented end-to-end system integration across nodes — hardware, IoT transport, and multi-node coordination with relay-based load control
- Presented and demonstrated the working prototype at multiple events with live decentralized transactions
Smart Computing Pvt Ltd
Dec 2025 – May 2026Trainee Embedded System Engineer
- Developed custom firmware on STM32 microcontrollers for the INVEX metering project — MQTT, Ethernet, GSM, and LCD interfaces
- Resolved STM32 + DP83848 Ethernet bring-up failure by tracing a missing PHY reference-clock connection
- Built a reusable monochrome LCD driver on U8g2, characterized backlight power draw, and implemented auto-timeout for battery life
Robotics Stellar Skills Pvt Ltd
Jun 2025 – Nov 2025Robotics / IoT Engineer
- Deployed ML models to the edge on ESP32 and Raspberry Pi platforms for real-time offline inference
- Built IoT network topologies spanning Wi-Fi Mesh, BLE, and ESP-NOW bridging sensor arrays to MySQL backends
- Led technical instruction on LEGO EV3 and Spike Prime platforms, diagnosing hardware and firmware issues in real time
Portfolio
Projects
End-to-end engineering — from schematic capture to deployed firmware, from trained models to physical prototypes.
Technologies
Stack
Programming
AI / ML
Embedded Platforms
Protocols
Tools
Blockchain
Academic
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Batch 2021 – 2025
CGPA: 3.2 / 4.0
Relevant Coursework
Notable
Winner — Robotics Competition 2023, IEEE UET RCET Student Branch
Credentials
Achievements & Certificates
Professional certifications, competition wins, and peer-reviewed publications.
Certifications
IBM / Coursera
IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate
20 June 2025
A professional-level programme covering the design, development and deployment of AI-powered applications, including generative AI, large-language-model integration, Python for AI, and building end-to-end AI solutions on cloud infrastructure. The credential is backed by Credly for third-party verification.
Stanford Online / DeepLearning.AI
Machine Learning Specialization
25 February 2025
Three-course specialisation delivered by Stanford Online and DeepLearning.AI, covering supervised learning (linear and logistic regression, neural networks, decision trees), advanced learning algorithms, unsupervised learning, recommender systems and reinforcement learning, with practical model-building throughout. Instructor: Andrew Ng.
Pak Angels / iCode Guru / Aspire Pakistan
Generative AI Application Developer Certificate — Top Performer
28 August 2025
Awarded on completion of the Pak Angels Generative AI training programme (Silicon Valley, CA), covering practical development of generative-AI applications. Recognised as a Top Performer of the cohort. Training: June – July 2025. Cert ID: 21350342f38065c7.
Recognitions
IEEE Society, UET Rachna College of Engineering and Technology (RCET)
Winner — Robotics Competition
2023
Awarded first place in the robotics competition organised by the IEEE Society at UET RCET. The event assessed hands-on robotics engineering under time-bounded competitive conditions.
IEEE ComSoc Lahore Chapter / KICS, UET Lahore
Certificate of Recognition — Distinguished Guest
26 December 2024
Presented as a Distinguished Guest at the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Lahore Chapter Annual Meet-Up 2024, held at UET Lahore in association with the Al Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS).
Publications
Spectrum of Engineering Sciences (SES), Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 288–297
Development of an AI-Powered Assistive Wearable Prototype Enabling Visual Interpretation and Contextual Verbal Feedback
Oman Khalid Butt, Abdullah Khan, Saad Rehman Babary
20 January 2026
Global Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (GCAST) — Spring 2025 Proceedings
Comparative Analysis of Wired Communication Methods for Smart Grid Applications: Performance, Scalability, Reliability and Cost
Abdul Rafay, Uzair Khan, Abbas Jveed, Oman Khalid Butt, Haad Ahmad, Moazzam Shehzad
29 April 2025
Connect
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