Uzair Hammad

Computer Science Student at UCLA

Core Competencies

C++PythonCOMSOL Multiphysics

Projects

X Web Scraper

Building a scraper to parse tweets for research into preparedness and response to recent wildfires in California

Python

Experience

Phillips Research Scholar

Air Force Research Laboratory

Summer 2025Albuquerque, NM

Selected as one of 154 AFRL Scholars from a pool of over 1,800 applicants. Modeled nanoparticle growth on slurry flow battery surfaces using COMSOL Multiphysics to assess durability and performance vs. lithium-ion batteries. Awarded ”Viewers’ Choice - Best Poster” out of about 80 submissions.

Developer

B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences

June 2025 - PresentUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Developed features and resolved bugs for WiSE, a wildfire evacuation planning tool modeling dynamic fire spread. Contributed to UI logic and simulation parameter controls in collaboration with research and software teams.

Education & Awards

B.S. in Computer Science

University of California, Los Angeles

Expected May 2028