Hammad Ahmed is a researcher with expertise in optical metasurfaces and advanced photonic devices. He earned his B.S. in Electronics Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2017. He then pursued his M.S. in Electronic Engineering (with Distinction) at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, focusing on electromagnetic wave shaping via all-dielectric optical metasurfaces. Part of his M.S. research was conducted at the NanoTech Lab, Information Technology University, Pakistan.

Hammad recently completed his Ph.D. at the Institute of Photonic and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, UK, under the supervision of Prof. Xianzhong Chen. His doctoral research centered on optical metasurfaces for generating and manipulating unusual optical vortex beams. During his Ph.D., he received various accolades, including the Prof. Julian Jones Prize, which supported his research visit to Germany, the EPS Postgraduate Research 2nd Year Prize (2023), and the EPS Postgraduate Research Thesis Prize (2024) in recognition of his outstanding achievements.

Currently, Hammad holds a position funded by the Leverhulme Trust, where he is advancing research on the applications of grafting optical vortex beams using flat optics. His work continues to contribute significantly to the field of photonics, particularly in the development of cutting-edge optical technologies.