Edwin Li

Hey there! I'm currently a rising third-year studying Electrical & Computer Engineering student at CMU and am interested in digital hardware and its applications in AI. My work spans FPGA and RTL design, embedded systems, circuit design, and low-level software. In my free time, I enjoy fishing and producing music.

EXPERIENCES

Dec. 2025 - April 2026

Undergrad Researcher - NEXUS @ CMU

Worked with PhD students to develop one side of a bidirectional flow that generates dataflow graphs and operator netlists for a hardware accelerator, given an AI application kernel (e.g. Transformer, CNN) and hardware technology parameters.
Repaired code that factored memory operations into the codesign's consideration.
Wrote and debugged various Python scripts to parse VitisHLS report outputs for dataflow graph and netlist generation.

PythonVitisHLS

Aug. 2025 - Dec. 2025

Teaching Assistant for Intro to ECE Class

Led weekly recitation-style sessions for 20 students, reinforcing circuit analysis, digital logic, and first-principles engineering.
Guided students through circuit debugging and labs by helping them reason from schematics and learned concepts.
Held weekly office hours to aid with homework and labs, improving student understanding by individualized explanations.

Arduino

Sep. 2024 - May 2025

Data Acquisitions Subteam Member

Data Acquisitions subteam Member for Carnegie Mellon Racing
Developed Python firmware and testbenches for new I2C ride height (VL53L0X) and tire temperature (MLX90640) sensors.
Designed a PCB in Altium to interface sensors into the car's CAN-based data network via Raspberry Pi Zeros.
Upgraded outdated real-time data monitoring site with a modern stack (NextJS, tRPC). Rewrote data widgets in React.

PythonAltiumI2CCANRaspberry PiConfluenceJira

PROJECTS

Homebrew Breadboard Computers

Custom CISC computer on breadboards built using only basic ICs and discrete components.

Computer ArchitectureTTL/CMOS LogicHW InterruptsAssembler DesignLow-Level DebuggingCircuit DesignSoldering

Hardware Pong Implementation

A hardware implementation of the original Atari Pong game in SystemVerilog synthesized onto a Spartan 7 Xilinx FPGA

SystemVerilogSynopsys VCSVivadoWaveform DebuggingAMD FPGAsVGA

IncandeSynth

A basic educational synthesizer with interactive sound matching.

PythonNumPyGUIAudio Envelopes

Homemade EMP

Built an Electromagnetic Pulse generating device for my High School Physics class.

High Voltage Devices

SKILLS

Languages

PythonC/C++SystemVerilogTypeScriptAssembly

Hardware & Digital Design

FPGA DevelopmentRTL DesignDigital LogicComputer ArchitectureEmbedded Systems

Lab & Bench Tools

OscilloscopesLogic AnalyzersSignal GeneratorsDigital Multimeters

EDA & CAD Tools

VivadoAltium DesignerKiCadSolidWorksFusion 360

Web Development

ReactNext.jsTailwind CSS

Developer Tools

LinuxGitLaTeXConfluenceJira

CONTACT

Get in touch by email edwinl@andrew.cmu.edu. I am open to internships and research opportunities!