Hassan Naboulsi

UC Berkeley EECS | FPGA, AI & Systems

Building reliable systems through rigorous testing and data-driven insights

About

Hello! I am currently a junior at UC Berkeley studying Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences. I am a hands-on engineer who is passionate about hardware, AI, and automation—building intelligent systems that work in the real world!

Whether I'm developing AI copilots for FPGAs or stress-testing power electronics, I love bridging the gap between software and hardware. I am always looking for new challenges where I can apply my cross-disciplinary skills to solve complex engineering problems.

Experience

FPGA AI Engineer — Cross-Functional EE Lead

Chipchop (Berkeley Skydeck Startup) Berkeley, CA Jan 2026 – Present
  • Core contributor to an AI copilot for FPGA engineering, researching architecture, context memory, and Vivado workflow integration
  • Serving as the primary liaison between AI and hardware teams, aligning model capabilities with complex Vivado logs and reporting tools
  • Leveraging domain expertise to map engineering pain points to automation features, significantly accelerating hardware debugging workflows

Research Intern (NSF REU)

Virginia Tech (Partner Lab) Grenoble, France Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Built hardware test setups for IoT power converters, running thermal stress tests at 1.4 kW load conditions
  • Validated system reliability by identifying failure points and voltage spikes using Tektronix oscilloscopes
  • Wrote Python pipelines to process telemetry data, analyzing step-response behavior and regulation efficiency
  • Calibrated measurement circuits to ±0.35% accuracy over 24-hour duty cycles

Project Management Intern

Valley Water San Jose, CA Jan 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Owned data-quality features for a water monitoring product, translating committee needs into validation logic
  • Defined acceptance criteria and testing strategy for backend features, increasing coverage from 35% to 85%
  • Authored product-facing API documentation and system specifications
  • Partnered with engineers to prioritize and resolve database synchronization issues

Research Intern (NSF REU)

University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN May 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Developed a biodegradable paper battery for water quality monitoring sensors
  • Optimized power regulation with a DC-DC buck converter and integrated low-power communication
  • Fabricated 24 flexible battery cell prototypes, achieving 92% manufacturing success rate
  • Engineered component layouts to achieve 140 Wh/kg energy density for remote environmental sensors

Software Engineering Intern

City of Cupertino Cupertino, CA Feb 2024 – May 2024
  • Enhanced city website accessibility, improving user experience for 60,000+ residents
  • Developed automated regression test suites using Pytest, covering 85% of backend API functions
  • Optimized SQL database queries, reducing data retrieval latency by 18%
  • Established continuous integration testing workflows in Jenkins

Projects

DAHacks 3.0

Co-Director

Led a major hackathon with 300+ signups, securing over $20,000 in sponsorships from companies like Desmos, Wolfram, and OpenAI. Brought in a speaker from NASA to inspire participants and provided hands-on opportunities to innovate and solve real-world problems.

300+ participants $20k+ sponsorships

DAHacks 2.5

Co-Director

Directed a hardware-focused hackathon with 200+ signups. Led the organizing team, secured speakers from Stanford, and obtained sponsorships from companies like Redbull and Wolfram. Oversaw logistics and coordinated marketing for a successful event.

200+ participants Hardware-focused

Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Analysis

Stanford Collaboration

Collaborated with a Stanford postdoc to investigate thermal dynamics of lithium-ion batteries. Researched resistive losses and tested coatings like lithium niobate to mitigate thermal hotspots. Presented findings to over 100 researchers, advancing battery safety and efficiency.

100+ researchers Thermal dynamics

Leadership

Developers' Guild

President
  • Directed a student organization of over 500 members, fostering a collaborative tech community
  • Organized tech conferences with 100+ attendees, featuring speakers from Google
  • Ran web development workshops and mentored 60+ students in technical and teamwork skills

Steel City Codes

Volunteer Instructor
  • Taught intermediate and advanced Python and Java to 50+ elementary and middle school students
  • Created curriculum material including project-based learning exercises and coding challenges
  • Helped overcome economic barriers to quality STEM education

Awards & Recognition

NASA Aerospace Scholars (NCAS)

Selected for NASA's competitive program. Defined requirements for Mars habitat instruments, balancing mass (290kg) and power (130W) budgets. Selected radiation and thermal sensors for mission constraints.

USC ICT SMART FUTURES

National Stage 2 winner. Selected for insightful essays about interest in government research labs. One of 20 national winners receiving recognition and coaching on research statements.

Technical Skills

Programming

Python Pandas Pytest C/C++ MATLAB SQL Java Bash

Engineering

Data Acquisition Root Cause Analysis Fabrication System Integration Technical Writing

Tools

Git Linux JIRA Jenkins LTspice Automation Scripting

Get in Touch

I'm actively seeking internship opportunities for Summer 2026. Feel free to reach out to discuss potential collaborations or opportunities.