GPU SYSTEMS · DIGITAL DESIGN · VERIFICATION
Conrad FernandezGPU systems and
hardware acceleration.
I'm a Graphics Systems Engineer at AMD, working on GPU systems and verification. I studied computer engineering at Queen's University. Outside work I build processors and accelerators to understand how they behave.
BUILDING NOW
Zero to NPU
Notes on building an int8 accelerator for a small language model on a Zynq FPGA: fixed-point arithmetic, a systolic MAC engine, memory movement, and sequencing.
Course notes and design targets. The interactive matrix-engine demo is available now; hardware capstones are goals, not published benchmark results.
SELECTED WORK
Projects
What each one does, how it is built, and what was measured.
Inside a systolic array
A cycle-by-cycle view of a weight-stationary matrix engine, checked against a reference matrix multiply. Shows pipeline fill, steady state, and drain.
Seven verification configurations · int8 MACs · JavaScript + Canvas
DeepDebug
AI-assisted debugging for silicon validation, built with Vivek Chokkalingam during our AMD internship. It analyses system state and suggests where to look next.
Best Overall Project · AMD Intern Innovation Showcase
A RISC processor in Verilog
Datapath, arithmetic, registers, memory, and I/O, with per-operation testbenches and waveform files. Coursework, built from the instruction set up.
Verilog · ModelSim · Intel Quartus · DE0-CV target
LoRa wildfire sensing
A team-built ESP32 sensor network connecting radio nodes, a gateway, and a map dashboard. The documented outdoor test reached 300 metres in a semi-forested area.
ESP32 · LoRa · Supabase · Web dashboard
EXPERIENCE & RECOGNITION
Experience
Graphics Systems Engineer · AMD
GPU systems and verification. During an internship I built DeepDebug, an AI-assisted silicon debugging tool, with Vivek Chokkalingam.
LinkedIn ↗Computer Engineering · Queen's University
Processor design, embedded systems, and team engineering projects. Our team placed second in programming at the 2025 Canadian Engineering Competition with an MRI triage prototype.
Competition result ↗CONTACT
Get in touch
Happy to talk about GPUs, accelerators, or verification. Email is best.
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