Kamal Y. Kamal

Semiconductor R&D engineer and researcher with a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems and Computing and hands-on experience in mixed-signal VLSI, CMOS circuit design, 28nm TSMC, Cadence Virtuoso, hardware security, embedded systems, and digital-logic education. Current research combines IC design with experimental hardware evaluation, reliability analysis, debugging, and secure embedded-system development. Programming and analysis experience includes Python, C++, Assembly, MATLAB/Simulink, and Linux. Brings strong analytical problem solving, technical documentation, and cross-functional research collaboration, with a focus on translating semiconductor research into rigorously tested hardware solutions.

• Agile
• Attention to detail
• Automated testing
• C++
• Customer service
• Data analysis
• Data visualization
• English
• Jira
• Leadership
• Linux
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Organization
• Problem solving
• Python
• Sales
• Scrum
• Teamwork
• Time management

1. Adjunct Faculty and Researcher

   College of Engineering, University of Guelph

   Aug 2024 to Present

   Guelph, Ontario, Canada

   • Design and evaluate mixed-signal VLSI circuits in 28nm TSMC using Cadence Virtuoso for hardware-security, PUF, and IoT applications, applying CMOS design principles and structured simulation/evaluation workflows. • Develop and assess fast analog-comparator, low-power DAC, and PUF-based hardware solutions; analyze performance and reliability results, troubleshoot design issues, and document methods and findings for reproducible engineering evaluation. • Build semiconductor and embedded-hardware test methodologies using Python/C++-supported analysis, including SRAM-PUF enrollment, reliability, Hamming-distance, BER, and authentication evaluation across multiple devices and repeated readouts. • Collaborate on mixed-signal, embedded, and secure-IoT research, integrating circuit-level work with microcontrollers, firmware-facing experiments, and hardware/software data flows.

2. Visiting Researcher

   College of Engineering, University of Guelph

   Jul 2020 to Aug 2024

   Guelph, Ontario, Canada

   • Advanced a 4-year semiconductor research program in mixed-signal VLSI and physically unclonable functions, investigating CMOS hardware architectures and evaluation methods for secure electronic systems. • Conducted circuit and system-level experimentation, data analysis, debugging, and technical reporting that supported subsequent SRAM-PUF, secure-IoT, and low-power circuit research.

3. Lecturer

   Middle Technical University

   Nov 2019 to May 2024

   Concurrent academic appointment • Delivered undergraduate engineering subjects including Digital Logic Design, Electronic Circuits, Computer Programming, Data Analysis, and PLCs, strengthening practical foundations in digital hardware, programming, and systematic debugging. • Developed laboratory exercises and technical materials using MATLAB/Simulink, Multisim, Proteus, Fritzing, and programming tools; emphasized design reasoning, verification through testing, and clear documentation.

4. Teaching Assistant

   School of Engineering, University of Guelph

   May 2014 to Aug 2019

   Guelph, Ontario, Canada

   • Supported hands-on laboratories and tutorials in VLSI Digital Design, Analog Integrated Circuits, Embedded System Design, and Microcomputer Interfacing, reinforcing digital logic, circuit behavior, hardware debugging, and engineering problem solving. • Guided students using Linux, Cadence Virtuoso, SKILL/OCEAN, Python, C++, and Assembly, troubleshooting circuit, software, and hardware-integration issues in laboratory environments.

5. Sales Engineering Manager

   H.M.J. Al-Bunnia Group

   Jan 2004 to Jan 2013

   • Managed technical proposals, engineering coordination, customer/vendor requirements, and industrial automation/control-system solutions across cement, oil refining, natural gas, and phosphate sectors.

1. Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph

   Master of Project Management (MPM), Project Management

   Guelph, Ontario, Canada

   2026

2. University of Guelph

   Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering Systems and Computing

   Guelph, Ontario, Canada

   2019

   Thesis: Mixed-Signal Physically Unclonable Function with CMOS Capacitive Cells.

3. Quaid-i-Azam University

   Master of Science, Electronics

   Islamabad, Pakistan

   2003

4. Al-Mustansiriya University

   Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

   Baghdad, Iraq

   1999