Omar Alibi, Electrical Engineer. OmarAlibi.

01

Industrial Energy Monitoring Platform

End-of-Studies Project in Malta

Graduation project at IoT Solutions Ltd (Malta) inside the IoT Pro ecosystem, connecting the full industrial data chain: a unified ThingsBoard workspace for electricity and water monitoring, a statistical method that learns machine states and attributes idle-state energy and cost, an M-Bus master daughterboard for utility-meter acquisition, and a modernized end-of-line production tester.

Impact · 14-platform benchmark · electricity + water monitoring · M-Bus acquisition

• ThingsBoard
• Rule Chains
• M-Bus
• nRF52832
• TI TPS55340
• Altium Designer

02

OnWire Link

IoT Firmware & Mobile App

Developed a complete IoT ecosystem during an engineering internship, including embedded firmware for ESP8266-based smart switches, a cross-platform Flutter mobile app, and complementary tools for provisioning, monitoring, and data analysis. The system integrates hybrid online/offline control, secure authentication, and automated scheduling with solar integration.

Impact · Hybrid online/offline control · deep-sleep power saving · MQTT + TLS

• C++ (ESP8266/Arduino)
• Flutter/Dart
• Firebase Authentication & Firestore
• MQTT & HTTP/HTTPS
• Express.js
• Node.js

03

STM32 Digit Classifier

Edge AI Handwritten Recognition

Real-time handwritten digit recognition system running neural network inference directly on STM32 microcontroller. Features interactive Tkinter GUI for drawing digits with on-chip AI inference powered by X-CUBE-AI and TensorFlow Lite, demonstrating embedded machine learning on resource-constrained devices.

Impact · ~10 KB INT8 model · real-time Cortex-M4 inference

• STM32F411VET6
• TensorFlow Lite
• X-CUBE-AI
• Python
• Tkinter
• STM32CubeIDE

04

ASL Fingerspelling Recognition for NVIDIA Jetson Nano

Real-time American Sign Language fingerspelling letter recognition system optimized for NVIDIA Jetson Nano edge devices. Recognizes all 26 letters using MediaPipe hand tracking, TensorFlow/TensorRT-ONNX models, and rule-based motion detection with GPU-accelerated inference.

Impact · 26-letter alphabet · ~95%+ accuracy · 30 FPS on Jetson Nano

• NVIDIA Jetson Nano
• TensorFlow
• TensorRT-ONNX
• MediaPipe
• Python
• OpenCV

05

RISC-V SoC with UART, GPIO & AXI-4 Lite Bus

Complete System-on-Chip (SoC) implementation featuring a RISC-V RV32I processor with single-cycle architecture, UART serial communication, GPIO controller, memory management, and auxiliary coprocessor. Designed for FPGA deployment on Zybo Zynq 7000 with full AXI-4 Lite bus integration and QuestaSim simulation support.

• VHDL
• RISC-V RV32I
• AXI-4 Lite Bus
• UART
• GPIO Controller
• Xilinx Vivado

06

BeagleBone Black DC Motor Control

Real-Time PWM System

Real-time control loop for DC motor on BeagleBone Black using PWM and PID controller. Features custom kernel module for encoder measurements, ADC-based command input, and SCHED_FIFO real-time user-space application with libgpiod GPIO control and cross-compiled ARM deployment.

• BeagleBone Black
• ARM Cortex-A8
• Linux Kernel Module
• PWM Control
• PID Controller
• Real-Time Scheduling (SCHED_FIFO)

07

Data Fusion System for IMU Orientation Sensors

Implemented a flight control system on STM32 leveraging accelerometers and gyroscopes for inertial sensing. Integrated a Kalman filter for sensor fusion with a magnetometer, enabling accurate real-time orientation estimation and correction and built simulation desktop application with Qt Creator and C++ to visualize the drone's behavior.

• STM32
• Kalman Filter
• Qt Creator
• C++
• IMU Sensors
• Real-time Processing

08

IoT Dashboard for Connected Industrial Machines

Developed a comprehensive data acquisition server for industrial machines with real-time web visualization interface, transformed into a standalone desktop application. Implemented WhatsApp alert system and automated consumption report generation with email delivery.

• Electronjs
• Real-time Dashboard
• Twilio API
• Email Automation
• Desktop App
• Industrial IoT

09

Database File Processor

Full-Stack Web Application

Built a complete React + Node.js application and hosted on a Raspberry Pi for uploading and analyzing multiple file formats (CSV, JSON, Excel, SQLite). Features interactive data visualization with dynamic tables and ChartJS graphs, with optimized memory handling for large files.

• React
• Node.js
• ChartJS
• File Processing
• Data Visualization
• Memory Optimization

10

Real-time ESP32/Firebase Messaging System

Built a complete instant messaging system with ESP32 microcontroller integration and Firebase backend. Implemented user authentication, message management, online status tracking, and responsive web interface with enhanced security.

• ESP32
• Firebase
• Real-time Database
• Web Interface
• Authentication
• IoT Communication

11

DC Motor Speed Controller with Custom PCB

Complete electronic board design using Eagle PCB software with circuit simulation and optimization using PSpice. Developed voltage regulation system specifically for industrial motor control applications.

• Eagle PCB
• PSpice
• Circuit Design
• Voltage Regulation
• Industrial Control
• PCB Design