Hamza is an Applied Mathematics Ph.D. student interested in the application of artificial intelligence to complex adaptive systems, with particular focuses on embodied cognition and computational imagination. Prior to joining the Pehlevan group, he received a B.S. in Pure Mathematics from Rutgers University, researched embodied artificial intelligence at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, and worked as a machine learning consultant in the healthcare industry. In his spare time, Hamza enjoys creating art through generative design alongside other hobbies such as meditation, yoga, calisthenics, and dancing.