Hamza El Alaoui

/'hæmzə ɛl 'ælaʊi/ •

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I’m a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science, where I’m fortunately advised by Jeffrey P. Bigham. I’m part of the Beneficial Intelligence Group.

My work bridges machine learning, robotics, and human–computer interaction to enable human augmentation through multimodal human–system collaboration.

I focus on two complementary directions:

  1. From Human to System. I build context-aware systems that ingest and structure multimodal signals—such as speech, vision, and temporal data—to continually refine digital and embodied systems, align them with user intent, and coordinate purposeful actions.
  2. From System to Human. I develop adaptive collaborators that translate perceptual and reasoning outputs into intuitive support, enhancing human cognitive, sensory, and physical capabilities.

Previously, I was a Machine Learning Engineer at Oracle, and also spent time at Mastercard and Prodware. I received my B.S. in Computer Science working with Violetta L. Cavalli-Sforza.

In my spare time, I enjoy writing, exploring nature, biking, cooking, and interior design. In a past life, I competed in esports professionally and won several tournaments across MENA.