Aquila Hassan

Aquila Hassan is a Project Management Specialist at the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) since August 2022, previously holding the title of Operations Associate. Prior experience includes working as a Bridge Engineer at Mott MacDonald, where detailed design work on a three-span steel composite bridge and structural analyses for HS2 were conducted. As a Structural Engineer in Transportation at AECOM, significant contributions were made to the design of Perth Metroline bridges and reinforced concrete structures for the Thames Tideway Tunnel, along with analysis for the Riyadh Metro Line and wind loads for the Msikaba River bridge. Earlier roles include a Mechanical Engineering Summer Placement at Ricardo plc and summer placements at Sanken Constructions and Innowave Engineering, where engineering drawings and site survey protocols for hydro meteorological instrument stations in Sri Lanka were developed. Aquila Hassan earned a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2018.