Awais Belal
Embedded Software Consultant at Rufilla Ltd
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Summary
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Top SchoolAwais Belal is an embedded software consultant with 13 years of hands-on experience bridging hardware and software across Linux, Android and RTOS platforms. He has designed BSPs and delivered secure boot and firmware update features for platforms including Xilinx ZynqMP, TI Jacinto and NXP i.MX families, and led teams to diagnose and fix hardware-rooted issues on custom platforms. An active open-source contributor, Awais has fixed initrd and MMC handling in the widely used OpenEmbedded core and improved the BitBake Toaster GUI, demonstrating practical impact on the Yocto/OpenEmbedded ecosystem. He combines low-level driver and kernel work (audio, RS485) with build-system and automation skills, plus a knack for translating customer requirements into production-ready embedded solutions. Based in Lahore, Pakistan, he also runs NanoFusion Systems and brings an entrepreneurial streak alongside consulting at Rufilla Ltd. A lesser-known strength is his long-term focus on build and installer reliability, evident from targeted fixes that improve boot/install flows for embedded Linux deployments.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Telecommunication Engineering, 2.90, Bachelor of Science (BS), Telecommunication Engineering, 2.90 at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
Github Skills (19)
javascript10
bitbake10
linux-kernel10
yocto10
sys10
embedded10
bootloader9
user-interface9
build-automation9
front-end-development9
html9
django8
python8
c178
bash8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
openembedded/openembedded-core
Dec 2014 - Aug 2022
The official Git repository is at https://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:36 commits in 7 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Awais contributed to the OpenEmbedded-core repository by fixing issues related to initrdscripts and boot drive detection. They addressed a problem with MMC device handling, ensuring correct device identification for installation. The user also fixed issues with the initrdscripts, including the handling of installer media and the management of /etc/mtab. Furthermore, they added fixes for the mesa-demos build system.
git-repositoryopenembedded
openembedded/bitbake
Apr 2017 - Nov 2018
The official bitbake Git is at https://git.openembedded.org/bitbake/. Do not open issues or file pull requests here.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:22 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Awais primarily contributed to the Toaster GUI within the Bitbake repository, focusing on improving user experience and functionality. Their work included implementing machine name validation, enabling the selection of hidden columns in tables, and adapting the system to handle local layers more effectively. The commits also involved modifying the Toaster build system to be more flexible in finding the Bitbake executable and allowing customization through environment variables.
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