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Safi AridiCE @ LAU · IEEE Member
Academic & Systems Biography

Safi Aridi

Computer Engineering Student @ Lebanese American University (LAU Beirut) · IEEE Member

I am a Computer Engineering student and researcher based in Beirut, Lebanon. My technical focus spans the entire computing continuum: from logic gates and instruction pipeline hazards on silicon, to embedded microcontroller firmware, software security, signal processing, and spatial GIS mapping.

At LAU Beirut and within the IEEE Student Branch, I actively build open-source engineering software, explore low-level systems architectures, and develop reproducible research tools for information hiding and geospatial analysis.

01 // Academic Credentials

Lebanese American University (LAU Beirut)

Faculty of Engineering & Architecture

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering (B.E.)

Lebanese American University · Beirut Campus, Lebanon

Active Student & Researcher
Rigorous Core Coursework & Theoretical Foundations:
Data Structures & AlgorithmsCOE 312

Tree structures, graph traversal, dynamic programming, and complexity proofs.

Computer ArchitectureCOE 418

Pipelined datapath design, branch prediction, cache hierarchies, and memory models.

Operating SystemsCOE 423

Kernel scheduling, concurrency primitives, virtual memory management, and file systems.

Digital Systems DesignCOE 344

Combinational/sequential logic synthesis, finite state machines, and FPGA implementation.

Microprocessors & Embedded SystemsCOE 431

Interrupt handling, DMA controllers, peripheral bus architectures, and RTOS.

Cryptography & Network SecurityCOE 493

Symmetric/asymmetric ciphers, cryptographic hash functions, and protocol vulnerability.

Physics Laboratories & ElectromagnetismPHY 201

RLC circuit resonance, signal transmission lines, and precision photometric measurement.

02 // Affiliations & Leadership

IEEE Student Branch Involvement

Technical Workshop Leadership

Organizing hands-on sessions for students on microcontroller programming (STM32/ESP32), oscilloscope debugging, and circuit analysis fundamentals.

Hardware Hackathons & Projects

Collaborating on student engineering initiatives involving embedded sensor networks, real-time telemetry pipelines, and digital logic prototypes.

Security & Systems Seminars

Presenting research on video steganography mechanics, cryptographic verification techniques, and low-latency computer architecture design.

03 // Technical Matrix

Laboratory & Systems Capabilities

Categorized by engineering discipline

Systems & Low-Level Languages

Memory management, bare-metal pointers, concurrency, bit-manipulation, and zero-copy data structures.

C
C++ (C++20)
Rust
SystemVerilog / Verilog
Python
TypeScript
Assembly (RISC-V, ARM Cortex, x86)

Hardware & Laboratory Tools

Digital logic synthesis, serial protocols (SPI, I2C, UART), sensor interfacing, and hardware-software co-design.

STM32 (ARM Cortex-M)
ESP32
RTL-SDR
Xilinx Vivado
ModelSim
Oscilloscopes & Logic Analyzers
FreeRTOS

Security & Signal Processing

Information hiding, cryptographic payload verification, spectral decomposition, and noise filtering.

Video Steganography
Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT)
SHA-256 HMAC
ChaCha20-Poly1305
MATLAB DSP
Fourier Transforms

Spatial GIS & Web Architecture

Satellite radiance data processing, vector tile generation, high-contrast UI engineering, and web telemetry portals.

QGIS
MapLibre GL
PostGIS / PostgreSQL
Next.js
React
Tailwind CSS
Linux Toolchains / Docker
04 // Complete Curriculum Vitae

Engineering Resume & Verified Credentials

Curriculum Vitae // Safi Aridi

Verified academic credentials, laboratory research, and systems engineering history

Safi Aridi

Computer Engineering @ Lebanese American University (LAU Beirut) · IEEE Member

B.E. Computer Engineering

01. Academic Credentials

Lebanese American University (LAU Beirut)

Beirut, Lebanon
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering (B.E.)Undergraduate Program
  • Core Coursework: Computer Architecture, Data Structures & Algorithms, Digital Systems Design, Microprocessors & Embedded Systems, Physics Laboratories, Operating Systems, Cryptography & Network Security, Discrete Mathematics.
  • IEEE Student Branch Member: Active participant in student technical workshops, hackathons, and hardware design seminars.

02. Selected Engineering Research & Projects

Video Steganography Engine (Data Payload Embedding in Video Streams)

C++ / OpenCV / Cryptography

Engineered a high-throughput video steganography framework embedding encrypted payloads into uncompressed and H.264 video streams via spatial LSB manipulation and discrete cosine transform (DCT) coefficient perturbation. Maintained PSNR > 51 dB with SHA-256 HMAC integrity verification.

Lebanon Dark-Sky GIS Observatory (Spatial Light Pollution Analysis)

GIS / Python / MapLibre / PostGIS

Constructed a geospatial analysis platform integrating VIIRS Day/Night Band satellite radiance data to map light pollution levels and Bortle classes across high-altitude Lebanese peaks (Qurnat as Sawda, Tannourine, Sannine, Chouf Biosphere).

Hardware & Signal Physics Suite (Resistor Decoders & Signal Synthesizer)

React / TypeScript / Digital Logic

Designed interactive computational engineering utilities for real-time IEC 60062 4-band/5-band resistor decoding, tolerance margin validation, and continuous-time Fourier harmonic synthesis for electronics prototyping.

5-Stage Pipelined RV32I Microprocessor Core

SystemVerilog / Xilinx Vivado / ModelSim

Synthesized a 32-bit RISC-V processor core with full forwarding units, hazard detection logic, and branch stall resolution. Validated with benchmark assembly suites on FPGA hardware.

03. Technical Capabilities & Laboratory Tools

Systems & Languages:
C, C++ (C++20), Rust, SystemVerilog, Python, TypeScript, Assembly (RISC-V, x86)
Hardware & Signal:
STM32 (ARM Cortex-M), ESP32, RTL-SDR, Xilinx Vivado, MATLAB, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers
Security & Cryptography:
Video Steganography, SHA-256 HMAC, AES-GCM, Memory Safety, Protocol Analysis
Spatial & Web Architecture:
QGIS, MapLibre, PostGIS, Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Docker, Linux Toolchains

04. Leadership, Affiliations & Activities

IEEE Student Member (LAU Student Branch): Active contributor to hardware hacking workshops, robotics demonstrations, and technical peer mentorship in circuit analysis and microcontrollers.
Open-Source Research Contributor: Releasing reproducible codebases for spatial analysis, steganography benchmarks, and electronic design calculators on GitHub.