Expertise in Computer & Machine Vision. Equipped with Hands-on experience in developing Embedded Linux Drivers for Cameras based on schematics. Embedded Software Developer working in developing solutions at the framework level of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR series chipsets and AR/VR products based on the similar chipset. IQ Tuning + Interface experience working on AWB and ISP of commercial mid range phones of Samsung like Galaxy A32, A12, A02, M02, F12,etc. IQ Tuning experience for Nvidia’s Jetson TX1,TX2 and Xavier Image Signal Processors with raw Bayer sensors. Skilled in building camera applications in the Jetson series of Processors by Nvidia. Worked on building pipelines for Vision algorithms such as Barcode preprocessing and detection on DRP. Skilled at designing drivers, algorithms, coding in C, C++, shell-scripting. Active contribution in Developer forum of Nvidia.
Professional Experience
Senior Lead Engineer, Extended Reality Software, Qualcomm
(November 2024 – Present)
Network Traffic Shaping and system Augmentation for AR/AI glasses. System software Architecture and Design planning for optimized Power to Latency tradeoff. Software development in microXR with Qualcomm’s AR2 Gen 1 chipset.
Senior Engineer, Extended Reality Software, Qualcomm
(June 2022 – October 2024)
Jpeg HW encoder decoder prototype pipeline evaluation in AR glasses. Split-XR pipeline traffic Optimization for reducing AR glasses Power in AR 2 Gen 1 chipset. Prototyped universal Split-XR host services in phone. Resolved many UX issues such as Audio jitter, Video judder and packet loss in OBSS network conditions. Prototyped and implemented LAPB feature in XR SW to optimize Wi-Fi power.
Senior Engineer, Visual Intelligence R&D, Samsung Research Institute, Bangalore
(April 2020 – May 2022)
IQ Tuning + Interface Engineer mainly working on AWB and ISP of commercial mid range phones of Samsung like Galaxy A13-5G, A22e-5G, A32, A12, A02, M02, F12,M32, etc. have tuned AWB for Macro and front camera, ISP for bokeh and macro camera. Played major role in synchronizing tuning Hal code with Android OS upgrade. Co-worked with Samsung Research Japan on new u-AWB algorithm and commercializing on Note20 phone using ARM code, QC framework.
Camera Research Engineer, DRP Team – e-con Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
(June 2019 – March 2020)
Research & Development Engineer closely working on evaluating new market technologies and developing a base firmware for development teams to convert projects to productable solutions. Research and developed ISP blocks on DRP platform for algorithm optimization. Created P.O.C. for Smart Barcode Reader Camera with HID interface on free RTOS on DRP.
Project Engineer, Linux/Nvidia Jetson Camera Team – e-con Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
(June 2017 – June 2019)
Worked on Nvidia Jetson TX1/TX2/Xavier/Nano for sensor driver bring up and ISP integration. Developed a fully scalable multi-camera application on GPU using libArgus and Tegra Multimedia framework. Created a GPU ISP pipeline for monochrome sensors and implemented multiexposure HDR solution. Authored Article – ‘Detailed Guide to LibArgus’
Skill Set
- V4L2 and Linux Driver Development
- Framework Development in C/C++
- ISP Pipeline Development & Tuning
- 3A Algorithms and Sensor Programming
- Computer Vision Algorithms
- System Design and Product Planning
Awards & Recognition
Patents & Publications
Context Aware Pipeline Latency and Link Power Improvements For Wireless Devices
19/239,686 · Filed Jun 16, 2025
Use Case Aware Network Traffic Shaping Techniques for Power Reduction
18/772,983 · Filed Jul 15, 2024
Hand Tracking and Power Optimization for Extended Reality (XR) Systems
18/757,203 · Filed Jun 27, 2024
Detailed Guide to LibArgus Framework for Cameras in NVIDIA Jetson Boards
November 05, 2019 – econ Systems India Pvt. Ltd
Certifications
Introduction to Project Management – Google
Advanced C Programming – LinkedIn Learning
Software Processes and Agile Practices – University of Alberta
Introduction to Software Product Management – University of Alberta
Client Needs & Software Requirements – University of Alberta
Waiss Kharni 