Sophia Benjelloun

Detail-oriented Computer Systems Engineering student committed to improving system design and operations for reliable workflow management. Creates easy-to-follow guidelines and troubleshooting documentation for non-technical staff.

Project 1: Synchronous Sequential Machine Design: Traffic Light Controller in VHDL

• Objective: To design and implement a traffic light control system using the Finite State Machine (FSM) approach, enhancing understanding of synchronous sequential machine concepts and their practical applications.
• Technologies Used: Employed VHDL for circuit design and implementation, utilized Finite State Machine methodology for system logic, and tested the design on FPGA boards for real-world simulation and verification.

(Project carried out as part of the CEG3555 course: Digital systems 2)

Project 2: UART Communication System Design and Debugging via VHDL

• Objective: To design and implement a complete Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART) system in VHDL, capable of sending debugging messages and interfacing with a traffic light controller system.
• Technologies Used: Utilized VHDL for the development of UART components including transmitter, receiver, baud rate generator, and control and status registers; integrated with Quartus II software and Altera DE-2 board for system testing and validation. The system also includes ASCII character encoding for serial communication and synchronization techniques for UART data transmission.

(Project carried out as part of the CEG3555 course: Digital systems 2)

Project 3: Development of "Service Novigrad" Mobile Application for Administrative, Employee, and Client Services

• Objective: To create a comprehensive mobile application emulating the services provided by an imaginary province, Novigrad, allowing residents to access various services such as driving licenses, ID cards, and health cards, similar to Service Ontario or Services Québec.
• Technologies Used: The application is developed in Java using Android Studio, incorporating Firebase and SQLite for data storage and retrieval. The project involves implementing user account management, administrative functionalities for service modification, employee functionalities for branch profile management, and client functionalities for service requests and evaluations. The development process includes UML class diagrams, source code, and graphical resources, adhering to Android's design guidelines.

(Project carried out as part of the SEG2505 course: Introduction to software engineering)

• Project 4: Alarm System Project: Implementing Interrupts on Dragon-12 Training Board utilizing the C programming language
• Objective: To demonstrate the concept of interrupts in an alarm system using the Dragon-12 training board. This involves creating a new Siren Module to handle the PC speaker, aiming to improve system functionality through the efficient use of interrupts.
• Technologies Used: CodeWarrior environment and the initialization of the Dragon-12 training board, which is equipped with 7-segment displays, a keyboard, a DIL switch, an LCD display, and a PC speaker. The focus is on implementing interrupts for functions such as character displays on 7-segment displays, delay generation, keyboard scanning, and generating the sound for the alarm siren.

(Project carried out as part of the CEG3536 course: Computer Architecture 2)