Synthverse Labs is a diverse collective of researchers, engineers, and industry innovators dedicated to building adaptive, nature-inspired intelligent systems that address humanity’s most urgent challenges. We combine theory and practice to create tools that are resilient, open, and forward-looking—driven by collaboration, curiosity, and a deep respect for the interconnected systems of life.
Core Research Team
Sadat Chowdhury, PhD
Principal Investigator, Founder
Researcher in evolutionary multi-agent systems, exploring heterogeneous populations and emergent intelligence. Advancing computational approaches through academic and industry perspectives.
Dr. Zahed Wahhaj
Co-Founder, Exoplanet Astronomer
Dr. Wahhaj develops high-contrast imaging techniques to directly image and characterize exoplanets, brown dwarfs, and debris disks. He previously co-led the Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign and contributed to the Spitzer Cores-to-Disks Legacy Program. He holds a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Pennsylvania, where he pioneered mid-infrared Keck observations and Bayesian dust-disk modeling to reveal planetary signatures.
Elizabeth Sklar, PhD
Research Advisor
Professor of Agri-Robotics at University of Lincoln. Expertise in multi-robot teams, human-machine collaboration, and multi-agent systems. Previously at King’s College London, CUNY, and Columbia. Published 200+ papers and founded RoboCupJunior. Professor Sklar supervised Sadat’s doctoral research and collaborated on several academic publications in this field.
Moses Merchant
Industry Advisor, Cloud Specialist
CEO of Tgix, which specializes in AWS Cloud technologies. Collaborating with the Synthverse research team to implement evolutionary multi-agent systems within AWS environments and cloud infrastructure. Moses brings decades of industry experience and holds an MSc in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University.