M Padmal
Postdoctoral Researcher at Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
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Top SchoolM Padmal is a postdoctoral researcher and electrical engineer with a PhD in wireless communications and a decade of experience building embedded systems, firmware and Android applications for open hardware projects. Based in Uppsala, he has combined academic research on energy-constrained wireless systems with hands-on development for FOSSASIA’s PSLab and NeuroLab—contributing firmware, schematics and mobile apps used by a global maker community. He has a strong track record in mentoring (multiple GSoC/GCI cohorts) and teaching machine learning and AI courses, bridging research, pedagogy and community-driven open source. His work spans low-level MCU bootloaders and ADC/timer configuration to Android UI refactors and sensor integrations, reflecting rare full-stack embedded-to-mobile fluency. Notably, he helped ship production-ready hardware files (BoM/Gerbers) and APK release automation, showing attention to end-to-end productization beyond research.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc. Engineering (Hons) Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, B.Sc. Engineering (Hons) Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering at University of MoratuwaMaster's degree Wireless Communications Engineering, Master's degree Wireless Communications Engineering at University of OuluMathematics, Mathematics at Royal College ColomboDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at Uppsala University
Sinhala, English, Tamil, Arabic, Finnish, Swedish
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Github Skills (42)
hardware-designs10
timers10
firmware10
timer10
android-sdk10
c-programming10
ui-design10
android-development10
java10
javas10
schematic10
adc10
sys10
android10
embedded10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
fossasia/pslab-hardware
May 2017 - Oct 2021
PSLab Hardware Design and Schematics https://pslab.io
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 1 review, 171 commits in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:M appears to be working on the hardware design and schematics for the PSLab hardware project. Their contributions involve replacing hardware components, such as the SMD Crystal, and addressing electrical rule violations. The user also added generated production files, including the BoM and Gerber files, which suggests a focus on the manufacturing phase of the project. The focus on hardware is clearly indicated, and there are some low level coding changes.
schematicsdmx512prototypinghardwareopen-hardware
fossasia/neurolab-hardware
Nov 2018 - May 2021
Neurolab Hardware
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:33 commits, 18 PRs, 5 pushes in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:M's contributions primarily revolve around modifying and completing schematics related to hardware components. They updated layouts and added footprints for components, including the Arduino and connectors. The changes suggest a focus on creating or refining the physical design aspects of the Neurolab hardware, implying a role in the embedded systems or hardware development of the project.
hardware
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