Team

People building the new communication architecture

DeafAI is built by a focused core team combining company strategy, sign-language community partnerships, full-stack engineering, AI product development and scalable platform infrastructure.

StrategyCompany vision, product direction and global positioning.
CommunityNative signers, contributors and cultural accuracy.
TechnologyAI integration, infrastructure and product engineering.
Rustam Rustambaev
Founder & CEO

Rustam Rustambaev

Defines company strategy, product vision, and global market positioning. Leads the development of DeafAI as a scalable AI communication platform and drives strategic partnerships, growth, and international expansion.

Farida Rustambaeva
Sign Language Community & Partnerships Lead

Farida Rustambaeva

Leads engagement with native sign language communities, with a primary focus on Turkish Sign Language (TİD) and Russian Sign Language (RSL). Responsible for identifying, onboarding, and coordinating native contributors across regions.

Focus:
  • establishing partnerships with deaf communities and organizations
  • direct collaboration with native signers (TİD, RSL)
  • ensuring linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance of gesture data
  • building and managing a scalable contributor network
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Full-Stack Developer / AI Product Engineer

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Architects and builds the core technology of DeafAI. Leads backend development, AI integration, and full-cycle product engineering. Responsible for real-time communication systems, translation logic, and scalable infrastructure powering the platform.

Key areas:
  • backend and web infrastructure
  • AI translation logic and integrations
  • gesture library development (3D + video)
  • motion capture pipeline integration
  • API development and scalability
Extended team

Supported by an extended team

DeafAI is also supported by design, contributors, advisors, native signers and community partners who help validate language quality, product usability and future platform directions.