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2nd Year Master's Student in Informatics and Computing Engineering

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CC++JavaPythonC#RISC-V AssemblyHaskellPrologSQLJavaScriptPHPHTMLCSSSystemVerilogVerilator

About Me

I'm currently a Master's student in Informatics Engineering and Computing at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP).

I'm also a researcher at INESC TEC, where I'm working on my master's thesis in the field of compilers and RISC-V co-simulation.

I like tinkering with low-level systems and studying computer architecture to find its most obscure details.

Outside of research, I like to draw, play piano, and play video games. You can check out my art here.

Portrait of me
A quick snapshot from my side of the site.

Projects

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Minigotchi preview

Minigotchi

A tamagotchi-like game for Minix, using custom device drivers.

CMinix
GitHub
Java-- Compiler preview

Java-- Compiler

Compiler for the Java-- programming language, with a few added language features.

JavaANTLRJasmin
GitHub
Owl Sort preview

Owl Sort

Sorting game built around AI search algorithms such as A*, Greedy Search and Uniform Cost.

PythonPygame
GitHub
Scrumbled preview

Scrumbled

Project management website designed around the Scrum framework.

LaravelDockerTailwindPHPCSSHTMLJavaScriptPostgreSQL
GitHub
ShellShift preview

ShellShift

Endless 2D platformer made in Java.

JavaLanterna
GitHub
Data Link Protocol preview

Data Link Protocol

Data link protocol for file transfer.

C
GitHub

Education

  • Present

    Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering

    • FEUP - Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
    • Expected Graduation: June 2027

  • Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering

    • FEUP - Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
    • Final Grade: 17.23 out of 20
    2025
  • 2022

    Secondary Education

    • Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
    • Final Grade: 18.8 out of 20

  • Gymnasium (Secondary Education)

    • Hilda Gymnasium, Germany
    2018

Experience

INESC TEC

  • Sep 2025 - Present

    SoC Simulation Researcher

      • Contributed to Socsim Generator, an automated co-simulation framework for the X-Heep RISC-V SoC supporting high-level simulator development in C++, Python, and Java
      • Extended the generator with XIF (eXtension Interface) protocol support, enabling rapid prototyping and integration of custom RISC-V instructions and accelerators alongside the existing OBI interface
      • Designed and implemented infrastructure for automatic XIF handshaking, signal mapping, and testbench connectivity, eliminating boilerplate and allowing accelerator developers to focus on high-level design and verification
      • Contributed to the open-source X-Heep RISC-V SoC platform project (EPFL collaboration) via a merged pull request
  • Jul 2025

    CTM Intern

      • Customization and Simulation of a RISC-V Based System-on-Chip

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Let's Connect

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Porto, Portugal

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vanessa.sophie.queiros@gmail.com

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GitHub

@vanessa-sbq

LinkedIn

Vanessa Queirós