Lauren Hayward is a Teaching Faculty member at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo. Lauren works within the field of computational quantum matter physics, and her research interests involve using numerical methods to study phases of quantum many-body systems. She develops academic programs and teaches courses in statistical mechanics, condensed matter theory and machine learning. She is the co-host of the podcast “Conversations at the Perimeter”, where she interviews scientists working to unravel the mysteries of the universe.