Hamza Peracha
Product Designer
I explore the boundaries of human-technology interaction, redefining
control.
I have a foundation in software engineering and a passion for product
design.
{projects}
2023 - present
Brain-to-text BCI iPad app - BG Home
iPad based application that allows users to visualize brain-to-text
decoding and communicate with others via a brain computer interface.
Controlled using attempted speech and a neural cursor.
2023 - present
Brain-to-text BCI desktop app - BG Home
Floating desktop application that gives users full-featured control
over their personal device via a brain computer interface. Control
modalities include a speech BCI and neural cursor control.
2024
Music lyric desktop app - musiqr
Floating desktop app that displays Spotify lyrics and playback data in
real time.
2022
Vessel activity monitoring - grace
A platform that provides insights into high risk vessels and high risk
maritime zones.
{experience}
2023 - present
Research Engineer at UC Davis Neuroprosthetics Lab
Conducted user research and worked with Figma, React, Python,
Linux, Redis, and Swift to help integrate the group's speech
BCI system to standard consumer operating systems and software
2022 - 2022
Full-Stack Developer at econommi
Used React for the front end and conducted back end development on
an investment platform
2021 - 2022
UX Researcher at UBC Visual Cognition Lab
Conducted UX research in the domain of maritime defence technology
2020 - 2021
Software Engineer Intern at IDUN Technologies
Worked at a start-up to create preprocessing pipelines and aided
in machine learning tasks for an in-ear EEG
{education}
BA Cognitive Systems at the University of British Columbia
