The science behind what your child learns

Nazanin brings a rare combination of academic rigour and hands-on research design to WizeGen. She holds a PhD in Strategy from the University of Amsterdam, where her research focused on business model innovation and disruption in tech companies. Her background in industrial engineering and business administration gives her a systems-level view of how platforms shape behaviour, an approach she applies directly to how WizeGen structures its learning scenarios and research process.

Research design, evidence grounding, and scenario validation

Maryam brings over a decade of clinical and research experience in psychology, multidisciplinary technology-based research, and child development to WizeGen. She is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Minnesota, where she studies brain mechanisms, particularly communication, in youth using advanced neuroimaging methods. Her interdisciplinary background spans psychology, neuroscience, special education, and technology, with a focus on improving accessibility in assessment, care, rehabilitation, and daily functioning. At WizeGen, Maryam applies expertise in cognitive development, psychopathology, and human-centered design to create developmentally informed, accessible, and realistic scenarios. Her prior work in assistive technologies and social robotics also informs the thoughtful design of emerging technologies that support, empower, and protect diverse users.

Research advisor, child development and cognitive vulnerability