About
Team

Team

PiEEG is built by engineers, scientists, and hackers working on the future of accessible neuroscience. The team combines expertise in hardware design, signal processing, machine learning, and real-time software systems.

Leadership

Ildar Rakhmatulin — Founder & Lead Engineer

PhD scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur in bioscience. With an academic background spanning Imperial College London, Heriot-Watt University, and the University of Edinburgh, Ildar has published numerous papers on deep neural networks for EEG feature extraction, low-cost brain-computer interfaces, and applied AI. His work is widely cited in neurotechnology and BCI research. He launched PiEEG on Crowd Supply and raised five times the initial goal.

Youssef El Abbassi — Co-Founder & Software Architect

Software architect and BCI developer building the open-source software ecosystem around PiEEG. Creator of PiEEG Server, he focuses on making advanced brain-computer interface tools more accessible to developers, researchers, and creators.

Academic Recognition

PiEEG is used and cited by research institutions worldwide:

  • 11+ peer-reviewed science papers with citations
  • 28+ media features across podcasts and outlets
  • 1800+ GitHub stars across all repositories
  • 7 hardware platforms ranging from 8 to 32 channels

Get Involved

Interested in joining or collaborating? See Careers and Community & Open Source, or reach out through Support & Contact.

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