Nicholas Kozhemiakin
Boston, MAnkozhemiakin07@gmail.comnickkozh.comLinkedInGitHub
Education
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer EngineeringExpected April 2029
Relevant coursework: Embedded Design, Circuits, Object-Oriented Design, Digital Design
Technical skills
- Digital design
- Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL; schematic and block design; digital logic
- FPGA tools and boards
- Vivado, Quartus, PYNQ, Kria KR260
- Hardware and testing
- KiCad, circuit board design and bring-up, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, test automation
- Programming and systems
- C, C++, CUDA, Python, 6502 assembly, Bash, Linux, Git
- Design and embedded
- Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Onshape, ESP32, Jetson Orin Nano, Raspberry Pi
Experience and leadership
Bang & Olufsen BostonMay 2026 to present
Sales and Project ManagementBoston, MA
- Develop audiovisual proposals and coordinate orders and installations around room layouts and networking needs
- Built a Next.js and TypeScript platform linking customer records, product configuration, quotes, and follow-up
Mindset TechnologiesMarch 2026 to present
Founder and Lead EngineerBoston, MA
- Lead brain-computer interface development across hardware, signal processing, and application integration
- Built Python and Linux acquisition and classification workflows and C and C++ interfaces for OpenXR, Unity, and Unreal
Northeastern University, Erdogmus LabJanuary 2026 to present
Undergraduate Researcher, Neural InterfacesBoston, MA
- Investigate low-cost EEG acquisition, embedded signal processing, and neural-interface classification
Aurus Inc.June 2024
Hardware and Robotics Engineering InternBoston, MA
- Designed a solenoid-driven, microcontroller-controlled test rig to detect faulty payment-terminal inputs
- Developed Python automation for repeatable test cycles, measurement logging, and failure analysis
Selected engineering projects
- Implemented an 8-bit SystemVerilog ALU on the Kria KR260 with AXI GPIO and Python control from Linux
- Passed all 524,288 on-board test cases; met 100 MHz interface timing in Vivado
- Designed custom EEG acquisition circuit boards in KiCad
- Reviewed circuit designs with electrical rules checks and simulation
- Developed GPU signal-processing software for EEG using CUDA and C++
- Built Python interfaces and tools for inspecting recorded signals
8-bit 6502 Homebrew Computer Independent projectSeptember 2021 to February 2022
- Designed and assembled clock generation, address decoding, memory banking, and memory-mapped input and output
- Debugged timing and signal integrity with an oscilloscope and logic analyzer; wrote and ran 6502 assembly
Awards and interests
- Cursor Boston Hack-a-Sprint, agent-operations systemApril 2026
- Northeastern PEAK Base Camp Award, $1,000 for BCI researchJanuary 2026
- Interests: Building synthesizers and custom instruments, woodworking, and espresso brewing