Senior Technical Project Specialist @ Eldorado · Founder @ Haunted Labs

Nilo Edson

Telecom Systems Engineer specializing in Modem Software and Baseband Processors (Qualcomm/MediaTek), Embedded Android, Cellular Protocols (5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G), RIL/IMS, and low-level firmware for embedded systems. Founder and Principal Architect at Haunted Labs, engineering deterministic simulation engines, formal algebraic game grammars, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) agent tooling.

Independent R&D Studio
EST. 2026

Haunted Labs

Founded and led by Nilo Edson, Haunted Labs is an independent software architecture studio focused on formal domain-specific language (DSL) design, deterministic combinatorial simulation engines, and autonomous Agentic AI tooling. The studio replaces lossy clickstreams and opaque binary archives with verifiable algebraic representations and high-performance analytical models.

✦ Formal Grammars & RFCs

Pioneered the YGN/YBN Standard (RFC 0001), an algebraic chess-like notation for TCGs delivering 88%–94% compression over raw simulator DOM clickstreams.

✦ Deterministic Simulation

Engineered ygo-sim-core ("Stockfish for Yu-Gi-Oh!"), modeling official Fast Effect Timing state machines, xxHash64 transposition tables, and combinatorial DFS search.

✦ Agentic AI & MCP Integration

Exposing state-space simulation surfaces directly to modern LLM agents via Model Context Protocol (MCP stdio) and automated diagnostics.

Explore the formal charter, four research pillars, and complete systems topology.
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Featured Projects

Specification & Tooling RFC 0001 Draft

YGN Standard

The open, human-readable, deterministic algebraic standard for competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! match logs, game state snapshots (YBN), and AI arbitration—modeled after Chess PGN and FEN. Replaces 25 years of bloated browser clickstreams and desynchronizing binary replays.

Compression 88% – 94%
Grammar Standard RFC 0001
Targets TS / Py / Lua
Algebraic Grammar RFC Process TypeScript Python Lua Emitter AST Parser
Compute Engine & MCP Autonomous Engine

ygo-sim-core

High-performance deterministic combinatorial simulation and board state valuation engine ("Stockfish for Yu-Gi-Oh!"). Features Stockfish move ordering, greedy link-zone snapping, 20+ step link climbing, xxHash64 zero-collision transposition tables, and stdio Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration.

Memory Model 14-Zone State
Timing Boxes A–E
Interface Stdio MCP Server
State-Space Search MCP Server xxHash64 Zod Schemas Node.js 22 LTS Deterministic
Model Context Protocol npm v2.0.0

ygoprodeck-mcp

Hardened, air-gapped Model Context Protocol (MCP) server delivering zero-hallucination Problem-Solving Card Text (PSCT), 13,000+ card statistics, format banlists, and Genesys point valuations with sub-2ms local execution. Zero outbound HTTP at runtime.

Execution < 2ms (SQLite)
Runtime HTTP 0 Requests
Distribution npm: 14.0 kB
Model Context Protocol SQLite WAL FTS5 Search Air-Gapped Zod Schemas npm Package
Model Context Protocol npm v1.1.1

ygo-meta-mcp

Multi-source competitive metagame intelligence and tournament discovery Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Aggregates live top-cut tournament decks across YGOPRODeck, Yu-Gi-Oh! Meta, and Road of the King, computing sample-weighted Bayesian consensus tier rankings, empirical tech adoption (Main & Side), and immutable tournament decklists with sub-2ms local execution.

Consensus Bayesian Weighted
Sources YGOPD / YGM / RotK
Distribution npm: 19.9 kB
Model Context Protocol Bayesian Consensus SQLite WAL Multi-Source Zod Schemas npm Package

Professional Experience

Senior Technical Project Specialist

Instituto de Pesquisas Eldorado · June 2022 – Present
Manaus, AM, Brazil
  • Baseband Stack Integration: Integrated proprietary chipsets and modem firmware (Qualcomm/MediaTek) during Android Core OS upgrades, bridging vendor codebases with Motorola’s custom system architecture.
  • Low-Level Protocol Debugging: Investigated and resolved timing and synchronization anomalies between application and baseband processors (RIL, IMS, 5G/4G) utilizing C and Java.
  • GCF/PTCRB Certification: Led modem software compliance and verification, securing strict 3GPP Specification alignment for global products launch programs.
  • Modem Stability & Ramdump Analysis: Investigated modem silent panics by analyzing post-mortem ramdumps, differentiating consumer and developer crash signatures to isolate, root-cause, and implement critical stability fixes.

Embedded Software Developer (Bare-Metal and Systems)

Instituto Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Tecnologia de Software - Grupo ICTS · Oct. 2021 – May 2022
Manaus, AM, Brazil
  • Bare-Metal ARM Firmware: Developed high-efficiency bare-metal firmware for STM32 (ARM Cortex-M) microcontrollers, utilizing CMSIS tools and low-level drivers to optimize memory and execution overhead.
  • Register-Level Integration: Programmed physical communication protocols (I²C, UART, SPI) via direct peripheral manipulation, implementing low-level hardware state machines.
  • Hardware Abstraction: Authored modular custom C libraries, providing clean, portable HAL components for STM32 targets.
  • Connectivity Drivers: Built LoRaWAN communication interfaces for ESP32 systems utilizing PlatformIO and AT-command parsing for low-power wireless telemetry.

Research Fellow (Embedded Systems)

Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) · May 2020 – Sep. 2021
Manaus, AM, Brazil
  • ARM R&D Collaboration: Co-developed high-performance ARM-based IoT systems in a joint R&D partnership between CETELI/UFAM, Grupo ICTS, and TPV, bridging hardware prototyping with custom low-level firmware.
  • RTOS Firmware Engineering: Engineered real-time, multi-threaded firmware using FreeRTOS on ARM microcontrollers, managing concurrent safety-critical tasks including battery management systems (BMS) and low-latency audio processing.

Software Developer

INDT (formerly Nokia Institute of Technology) · Apr. 2012 – May 2015
Manaus, AM, Brazil
  • Performance Optimization: Profiled code execution limits to optimize telecommunication simulation tool execution.
  • Network Protocol Modeling: Engineered discrete-event software simulators modeling protocol layer messaging and network traffic.
  • Virtual Prototyping: Simulated custom protocols, validating latency and throughput prior to 5G standardization.
  • Power Modeling: Benchmarked mobile hardware dynamics to engineer software models for battery drain profiles.

Technical Skills

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ANSI C/C++ Python Java C# Assembly (ARM) Lua TypeScript / Node.js

⚡ Embedded & Systems

ARM Cortex-M CMSIS FreeRTOS Bare-Metal Firmware Device Trees Android RIL / IMS Ramdump Analysis

🛠 Developer Tools & Agentic AI

Git GCC / Toolchains PlatformIO STM32CubeIDE Gemini CLI (AI Diagnostics) Model Context Protocol (MCP) LLM Tooling & Agents

📡 Protocols & Interfaces

3GPP (5G NR / 4G LTE) I²C UART SPI LoRaWAN HIDL / AIDL MQTT

Education & Publications

Faculdade Martha Falcão - Wyden
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Expected 2027 · Manaus, AM
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)
B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Coursework Transferred)
2018 – 2022 · Manaus, AM
Fundação Nokia de Ensino
Technical Degree in Telecommunications
2009 – 2011 · Manaus, AM

Peer-Reviewed IEEE Conference Publications & Research

Sound Pressure Level Measurement System in an Industrial Production Line using STM32 Platform

First Author
2022 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan (ICCE-TW)
July 2022 · Joint R&D partnership between UFAM (CETELI), TPV Group (Envision), and Grupo ICTS

Developed an edge-embedded C firmware library running directly on STM32 ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers to continuously sample ambient acoustic pressure waveforms, execute A-weighting (dBA) filtering, and compute real-time RMS sound levels on active electronics manufacturing lines.

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Design and Implementation of a Software Library for Industrial IoT Sensor/Actuator Nodes

Co-Author · Core Developer
2022 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan (ICCE-TW)
July 2022 · Joint R&D partnership between UFAM (CETELI), TPV Group (Envision), and Grupo ICTS

Engineered a low-overhead, modular embedded C software library for heterogeneous Industry 4.0 IoT sensor/actuator nodes, standardizing register-level peripheral abstraction (I²C, SPI, UART) and real-time telemetry processing across industrial factory environments.

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Smart Garden Monitoring and Irrigation System in Multiplatform Application Using IoT

Co-Author
2021 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan (ICCE-TW)
September 2021 · Partnership between Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) & Samsung

Designed an IoT sensor telemetry network and multiplatform software interface for precision soil moisture tracking and automated valve actuation.

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VoIP System for Digital TV using Ginga-NCLua

FEBRACE 10 (Feira Brasileira de Ciências e Engenharia) & VI FECITEC
2012 · Fundação Nokia de Ensino · Middleware Ginga telephony protocols