Abhishek Murali

Framework Enhancement & Tooling (Supporting Experience)

• Designed, enhanced, and executed TDK automation frameworks for RDK component and HAL validation
• Identified test coverage gaps and introduced advanced test cases, improving validation depth and platform stability
• Executed large-scale regression and certification test runs across multiple RDK releases
• Raised high-impact issues through proactive validation and received customer appreciation for test quality
• Assisted development teams by providing reproduction steps, validating fixes, and supporting root-cause analysis

Embedded Multimedia Validation (GStreamer)

• Performed comprehensive validation of RDK GStreamer elements, including vendor-specific plugins
• Designed advanced playback scenarios inspired by certification suites:
  Underflow and buffer starvation
  Seeking, trick modes, and long-duration playback
  Audio track switching and stress testing
• Worked directly with SoC/vendor elements to isolate decoder, sink, and pipeline-level issues
• Created custom multimedia test assets using FFmpeg for codec and edge-case validation

TDK Framework & Platform Enhancements

• Contributed to transforming TDK into a standalone, installable package using SDK-based compilation
• Enabled independent TDK deployment without reflashing full RDK images, improving vendor usability
• Integrated open-source validation suites via Yocto, including:
  Waymetric (system & performance metrics)
  Vulkan CTS (graphics conformance)
  Linux Test Project (kernel/system validation)
• Integrated Vendor Test Suite (VTS) with TDK, adding:
  Segmentation fault handling
  Runtime symbol error recovery
  Consolidated report generation
• Actively supported monthly and release-based RDK certification cycles across all 6.5 years
• Developed new TDK tests for newly introduced RDK components
• Enhanced a framework (PocketFlow) to improve automated documentation generation for GitHub repositories.
• Worked on repository structure analysis and code-aware documentation workflows
• Gained practical exposure to LLM-based APIs for code summarization and documentation assistance
• Applied this strictly as a developer productivity and tooling enhancement, complementing validation workflows