About Ahmad
Ahmad holds a BEng (Mechatronics) with First Class Honours and a BA (Linguistics) from the University of New South Wales. He is currently a biomedical engineer with University College London, where he is designing the world’s first optogenetic cortical implant for the treatment of focal epilepsy. Prior to this, he worked as an implant design engineer with Bionic Vision Australia, the $50 million Australian research consortium developing a bionic eye. Through his PhD research, Ahmad will continue to develop neural implant technologies to treat neurodegenerative conditions. He is passionate about the potential of high-tech manufacturing in Australia, particularly in the biomedical space. His goal is to start and successfully run an innovative Australian medical device company alongside his academic career.
