Muhammad Waleed Akram

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Exploring systems, code, and computer architecture

Joined January 2026

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OpenRoadwaleed-vlsi.hashnode.dev8 posts

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MWMuhammad Waleed Akramwaleed-risc-v.hashnode.devMay 15 · 6 min read

My Understanding of RV-Sparse and Why Sparse Linear Algebra on RISC-V Matters

My Understanding of RV-Sparse and Why Sparse Linear Algebra on RISC-V Matters Recently, while exploring open-source systems and computer architecture projects, I came across the RV-Sparse project: RV-

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MWMuhammad Waleed Akramwaleed-risc-v.hashnode.devMay 12 · 5 min read

Sparse Matrix Computation Explained: From Dense Matrices to CSR Format

While working on the RV-Sparse LFX Summer 2026 coding challenge, I spent time understanding how sparse matrix computation works and why specialized sparse representations are important in modern compu

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MWMuhammad Waleed Akramwaleed-vlsi.hashnode.devApr 14 · 5 min read

Understanding DSLX Through a 4×4 Systolic Matrix Multiplier (matmul_4x4.x)

1. Why I Started Looking Into This While working on my GSoC proposal related to XLS, I realized that I didn’t just want to use DSLX so I wanted to actually understand how it models hardware. So I pick

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MWMuhammad Waleed Akramwaleed-vlsi.hashnode.devMar 22 · 3 min read

Getting Started with XLS: Setup, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Introduction As part of my preparation for Google Summer of Code 2026, I started exploring the XLS (Accelerated Hardware Synthesis) project an open-source hardware compiler framework developed by Goog

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MWMuhammad Waleed Akramwaleed-vlsi.hashnode.devMar 20 · 4 min read

From Errors to Execution: My Journey Setting Up OpenROAD Flow

Introduction As part of my preparation for GSoC 2026, I worked on setting up the OpenROAD flow by following provided OpenROAD documentationtation and running a sample design. While the process may loo

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My Understanding of RV-Sparse and Why Sparse Linear Algebra on RISC-V Matters

Sparse Matrix Computation Explained: From Dense Matrices to CSR Format

Understanding DSLX Through a 4×4 Systolic Matrix Multiplier (matmul_4x4.x)

Getting Started with XLS: Setup, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

From Errors to Execution: My Journey Setting Up OpenROAD Flow

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Muhammad Waleed Akram's blogs

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My Understanding of RV-Sparse and Why Sparse Linear Algebra on RISC-V Matters

Sparse Matrix Computation Explained: From Dense Matrices to CSR Format

Understanding DSLX Through a 4×4 Systolic Matrix Multiplier (matmul_4x4.x)

Getting Started with XLS: Setup, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

From Errors to Execution: My Journey Setting Up OpenROAD Flow