Faculty
Built by educators, scientists, engineers.
40+ years EdTech. 7M+ learners. 50+ countries. 5 patents pending. We're applying what works in human education to the agents you'll work with next.
Core Team
Dmitriy Istomin
Founder · Strategy & Growth
1 Exit · 50+ Countries. Founded Examus (AI assessment, exited to C>T). 15+ years EdTech across 50+ countries. 10+ years collaborating with Taras. Berkeley SkyDeck.
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Taras Pustovoy
Founder · AI Architecture
1 Exit · 7M+ Learners. Co-founded National Platform of Open Education (3M learners). 25 years in EdTech, curriculum design, and learning science. Alchemist · Coursera.
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Alex Volkov, PhD
Head of Research
Learning science expert at Arizona State University. Former Vice-Rector. Authored the aviation-grade reliability framework applied to AI agent operations. Stanford · ASU.
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Mariam Mamedli, PhD
PM · Research Lead
14 years in AI and economics. Translates research findings into testable product hypotheses. Owns the experimental design behind KRG, JIS, and DEP.
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Dale P. Johnson, PhD
Advisor · Education Science
Director of Digital Innovation, Arizona State University. Harvard MPP. Pioneer of Adaptive + Active Learning. Decades shaping how institutions adopt new learning tech at scale.
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Irina Zingerman, PhD
Advisor · Psychology & Learning
Process-Oriented Psychology. 15+ years experience. Human-AI interaction design. Anchors the behavioral evaluation methodology.
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Why this team can do this.
| Pillar | Proof |
|---|---|
| People | PhDs in Education & Psychology · 150+ Coursera courses · 7M+ learners · 2 exits · 40+ yrs EdTech in aggregate |
| Process | HALA — Human-AI Learning Architecture (5 patents pending) · Battle-tested across 1.5M+ learners |
| Content | Agent-native content framework · Trusted sources only · No AI slop · NeurIPS 2026 submission |
| Implementation | Aviation-grade reliability · Verifiable alignment scores · Never cross-customer data · Mapped to AIUC-1 / NIST AI RMF / ISO 42001 |