Media
Explore my media appearances, interviews, and features in various publications.
A Kazakh Researcher Is Teaching AI to Read Thoughts: Ayana Mussabayeva on Brain Signals, NeurIPS, and Applied AI
March 16, 2026 • Digital Business
This page presents an English adaptation of Ayana Mussabayeva's interview originally published in Russian by Digital Business. In it, she reflects on her path into machine learning, her research on brain-signal interpretation at MBZUAI, her team's NeurIPS challenge win, and applied AI projects in Kazakhstan.
Ayana Mussabayeva on Her Career as an Applied Mathematician in Abu Dhabi and Research in Data Processing
February 25, 2025 • WEproject
In our series about scientists from Central Asia, we meet young researchers and learn about their daily work, development prospects, and growth. Our new featured scientist, Ayana Mussabayeva, shares her experience as a scientist in Abu Dhabi.
It's Much Harder to Earn as a Comedian than as an ML Engineer: Ayana Mussabayeva on Building a Career in Science While Doing Standup
April 4, 2024 • The Voice Media
At twenty-six, Ayana works as Head of ML/AI Engineer at INUI Gaming startup in Dubai. Her team is responsible for artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions in the company's product. In her free time, she performs comedy in both Russian and English in Kazakhstan and the UAE.