Hey, I’m Kenneth.

# Software engineer.  
 AI in the loop. 

I’m a software engineer at Siemens EDA. I build software that maps large chip designs onto programmable hardware (FPGAs), so teams can test them before manufacturing the chips. I also use AI for development and build agent skills and MCP integrations.

[My work](https://kennethassogba.github.io/#work)  Sceaux, France 

## At Siemens EDA

[Veloce proFPGA CS](https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/hardware-assisted-verification/2024/10/16/fpga-based-prototyping-from-do-it-yourself-to-an-essential-soc-verification-and-system-validation-tool/)

I work on the compiler for FPGA prototyping, which maps a chip design across multiple FPGAs.

### Placement & partitioning

I develop placement and partitioning algorithms that map a chip’s netlist across multiple FPGAs.

### Netlist qualification

I’ve recently started working on netlist qualification, including clock handling.

### Performance optimization

I redesigned circuit replication to run over 4× faster on production designs, and optimized graph pruning with speedups of up to 60× on large circuits.

### AI-assisted development

I write agent skills that explain our codebase and engineering practices, and integrate MCP servers into the development workflow.

## After hours

Team project

### La Bulle

A voice coaching app with an editable recap and optional Notion follow-up.

 Voice  OpenAI  Cloudflare 

[Read the build note](https://kennethassogba.github.io/notes/building-la-bulle) [Open La Bulle](https://bulle.hodge-podge.workers.dev/?lang=en)

Personal project

### This website

I’m making this website AI-native, following Cloudflare’s recommendations: Markdown pages, content discovery, and WebMCP tools for agents to search and read it.

 For you **.html**  For your agent **.md** 

 shadcn/ui  Markdown  WebMCP 

[Read the build note](https://kennethassogba.github.io/notes/a-website-for-people-and-agents) [For agents](https://kennethassogba.github.io/agents.html)

[ **cmake2graph** A Python tool for visualizing CMake target dependencies.  ](https://github.com/kennethassogba/cmake2graph)

## Notes

[All notes](https://kennethassogba.github.io/notes.html)

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    ### Making this website AI-native
    
    ](https://kennethassogba.github.io/notes/a-website-for-people-and-agents)
    
    Markdown pages, WebMCP tools, and content discovery based on Cloudflare’s recommendations.
    
     Oct 2026  2 min read 
    
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    ### Agent skills for a large codebase
    
    ](https://kennethassogba.github.io/notes/repository-knowledge-as-agent-skills)
    
    Documenting the codebase and engineering practices for coding agents.
    
     Oct 2026  2 min read 
    
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    ### Building La Bulle
    
    ](https://kennethassogba.github.io/notes/building-la-bulle)
    
    Scaffolding a voice coaching app with Codex, OpenAI Realtime, Cloudflare Workers, D1, and Resend.
    
     Sep 2026  6 min read 
    

Contact

[Say hello](mailto:kennethassogba@gmail.com)

Canonical: https://kennethassogba.github.io/