Saud Ahmad is an architecture graduate of Aligarh Muslim University, India, and a research intern with Cloak & Quill Research. His regulatory research has focused on Singapore and the United Kingdom, particularly the treatment of traditional medicinal knowledge, access and benefit sharing, provenance and consent. His architectural background has also shaped his interest in cultural heritage preservation and the ways knowledge is maintained across generations. His broader interests include sustainable development and responsible innovation. He is interested in how regulatory requirements relate to the cultural context of traditional practices that communities continue to use and pass on.