Waad AlBawardi is a Saudi visual artist and molecular biology researcher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her creative practice explores natural patterns and emergent behaviours in biological and physical systems, examining how environments and embodied interactions  actively shape these evolving systems. Her work increasingly examines the entanglement of systems, code and matter, simulation and life. She uses cross-disciplinary approaches merging scientific methods with creative exploration, incorporating creative programming, microscopy, and experimental lab techniques. As a live visual artist, she regularly collaborates with musicians to create reactive visual performances, recently working with Bitchin Bajas, Voka Gentle, and Bell Lungs. She is the founder of Nucleation Lab, a community platform for creative experimentation intersecting art, science, and technology.