Zhasmin
Jumanova
Developer and researcher from Astana, teaching a solar-powered sensor to recognize wetland birds. National team gymnast.
I build learning tools and train for the national team.
Two-time hackathon winner. Co-organizer of a 1,000,000 KZT STEM hackathon. Investly Startup Battle winner. Medalist at the Iranian Geometry Olympiad.
Frontend for 50K+ IELTS learners
An IELTS preparation platform with 50K+ users and $3K MRR. I built frontend features and worked on the product from development through the launch.
Olympiad Math Training Platform
A full-stack platform I designed, built and deployed: problem catalog, timed training mode, progress tracking, leaderboard and admin panel.
Piloted with 60 users.
87% solved correctly on newly learned topics.
Teaching a sensor to name wetland birds
AI bioacoustic monitoring at the Korgalzhyn Reserve. I am building a low-cost, solar-powered acoustic sensor on an ESP32-S3 with an I2S MEMS microphone, and training custom AI models to identify local bird species from field recordings. Multi-site field trials are planned.
Independent researcher, 2026 to present. Daryn Republican Competition and ISEF 2027.
AI-based optimization of waste-transport routes
2025 to 2026, Daryn competition.
Hackathons and startups
Investly Startup Battle
Winner. $25,000 in Google Cloud credits.
Hackathons
Two-time winner: first place at the Nazarbayev University hackathon and at the Investly hackathon.
Investly Launch
Incubation program participant, Feb 2026 cohort.
zer0house '26
Hacker house participant, Jul 2026, Almaty. Kazakhstan's first hacker house and venture residency for startup founders.
STEM hackathon
Co-organizer. Prize pool of 1,000,000 KZT.
School and olympiads
Republican Physics and Mathematics School, Astana, 2026 to present. Grade 10, GPA 5.0.
AP exams in May 2027: Calculus BC, Physics C Mechanics, Physics C E&M, Computer Science A, Statistics.
Two olympiad math camps with an IMO silver medalist, Al-Farabi Center, 2025 to 2026.
Twelve years in aesthetic group gymnastics
Kazakhstan National Team. Master of Sport of International Class.
20261st place, Asian Championship
20263rd place, World Cup
2025World Championship participant
National team training runs alongside olympiad math, research and product work: high-pressure performance, discipline and teamwork.
Piano for 10+ years, with multiple prizes at city competitions.
Tools I work with
- Programming
- Python, C++, TypeScript, Java
- Web
- Next.js, Firebase, frontend development
- AI and hardware
- Custom ML models on audio data, ESP32-S3, I2S audio sensors
Astana, Kazakhstan
Zhasmin Jumanova, 2026