Azeez Adewale Hamzat

I am a first-year PhD student at the TCD-TUD Centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM), a joint center between Trinity College Dublin and Technological University Dublin. My doctoral research explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and collective intelligence, with particular focus on understanding group dynamics and decision-making processes from a sociological perspective.

My academic journey spans three countries and diverse intellectual traditions. After completing my Bachelor's in Nigeria at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, I pursued a Master's in Collective Intelligence at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco, where I investigated how collective intelligence principles can improve agricultural decision-making in smallholder farming communities. Following my Master's, I worked as an Outreach Officer at UM6P's Africa Initiative, facilitating sustainable development partnerships across the continent.

As a doctoral fellow, I am beginning to develop my research on AI-facilitated collective intelligence and bias in group decision-making. My work is grounded in the sociology of technology and human-machine interaction, exploring how AI systems can support collaborative thinking while addressing the social, cognitive, and structural challenges that emerge in collective intelligence contexts. I bring a cross-cultural perspective to these questions, informed by my experiences across Africa and Europe.