✓ ✎

Photo sources found: 4

Click a photo to set as main. More sources coming as integrations connect.

Ivan Isaev

Verified First 100,000 AI-readable

also known as Иван Исаевalso known as Ivan Isayevalso known as I. Isaev

Ivan Isaev is a machine learning engineer and Kaggle Competitions Master, leading ML teams at HighSky/BrainShells and RentSoft, and cofounder and 20% owner of Samara R&D company ООО АСТЕРА.

Samara; LinkedIn lists Moscow; LinkedIn claims extended periods in Thailand. · Machine Learning Engineer / ML Tech Lead incrussia.ru ssau.ru

Indexed by AI agents
313 visits this week · 17 today · 1866 this month

GPTBot 59% ClaudeBot 36% Perplexity 5%

Show agent visit log ↓

Agent	Operator	Likely query	When
ClaudeBot	Anthropic	"dating product leader"	Today, 14:02
GPTBot	OpenAI	"consumer product founder"	Today, 11:47
PerplexityBot	Perplexity	"consumer product founder"	Yesterday, 22:31
ClaudeBot	Anthropic	"dating product leader"	Yesterday, 19:14

About

aggregated from public sources · two voices

Written by user · editable

I build production machine learning systems, lead small engineering teams and compete on Kaggle as ivanisaev, where I hold a Competitions Master rank. I co‑founded Samara R&D company ООО АСТЕРА and retain a 20% stake while also serving in ML leadership roles at BrainShells, HighSky and RentSoft following work at IPONWEB and Criteo. I focus on optimization, dataset engineering and applied ML research, publishing work openly on Kaggle. An early Startup UCLA (2014) participant, I split my time between Russia, Moscow and extended stays in Thailand and work primarily in Russian and English.

AI summary · generated from verified data

Ivan Isaev is a Russian machine learning engineer and startup cofounder known for technical leadership and a top Kaggle presence (handle: ivanisaev, Competitions Master). He co‑founded Samara R&D company ООО АСТЕРА and retains a 20% ownership recorded in corporate registry. His career spans ML and optimization leadership at BrainShells, HighSky and RentSoft after roles at IPONWEB/Criteo. He publishes datasets and competes actively on Kaggle, blending research and production work. Registry and press tie him to Samara while LinkedIn and public notes show ties to Moscow and extended stays in Thailand.

89%

Confirmed

24 cited facts

7

Roles

Career entries

0

Awards

Formal honours

2

Press

Major mentions

5

Quotes

Verbatim

119

Sources

63 domains

Report

public-data aggregation run

Collected

2026-06-12

Purpose

professional-data verification

Processed queries

18 search / extraction requests

Approx. age

not estimated

Location

Samara; LinkedIn lists Moscow; LinkedIn claims extended periods in Thailand.

Total experience

~ 12 years

Languages

not listed

kaggle.com startupucla.com incrussia.ru sk.ru

How my profile reads

An outside read of the profile based on available evidence.

3 strong directions · 3 clarification points

Overall read

The profile reads as a senior machine learning engineer; Public history of senior ML leadership roles (HighSky, Criteo, IPONWEB) and active Kaggle Competitions Master status indicate strong hands-on modeling and leadership experience; co-founder experience at Astera suggests product/industry exposure.

Where the profile looks strongest

Strongest read

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Public history of senior ML leadership roles (HighSky, Criteo, IPONWEB) and active Kaggle Competitions Master status indicate strong hands-on modeling and leadership experience; co-founder experience at Astera suggests product/industry exposure.

kaggle.comstartupucla.comincrussia.rusk.ru

Also reads well for

ML Tech Lead

Reads well based on the same career signals.

Head of Machine Learning

Reads well based on the same career signals.

Data Science Lead

Reads well based on the same career signals.

Research Scientist (ML)

Reads well based on the same career signals.

Why the profile reads this wayOpen details

★

Long senior machine learning engineer track

Technical lead/engineer role at HighSky; public headline lists 'ML Tech Lead at HighSky (BrainShells)'.

LinkedInPress

◆

Repeated founder / launch pattern

Catalogued 4 ventures / projects — founder, OSS and side work.

Project linksCompany websites

✦

Public expertise in press

2 major-outlet mentions; makes the profile read as an expert, not only a resume.

incrussia.rupravda.ru

What may need clarification3 items

These are not negative signals. They are places where a viewer may want more context or stronger proof.

?

PhD claim at Samara State Technical University listed on LinkedIn lacks public e

Clarification point

PhD claim at Samara State Technical University listed on LinkedIn lacks public enrollee confirmation.

Why it matters

More context here would make the profile read more cleanly to outside viewers.

How to improve

Add a private confirmation, registry link, or stronger source citation.

?

No patents or trademarks found under his name on Rospatent during the search win

Clarification point

No patents or trademarks found under his name on Rospatent during the search window.

Why it matters

More context here would make the profile read more cleanly to outside viewers.

How to improve

Add a private confirmation, registry link, or stronger source citation.

?

Ambiguity about concurrent roles (HighSky vs BrainShells vs RentSoft) and split

Clarification point

Ambiguity about concurrent roles (HighSky vs BrainShells vs RentSoft) and split of responsibilities/time.

Why it matters

More context here would make the profile read more cleanly to outside viewers.

How to improve

Add a private confirmation, registry link, or stronger source citation.

Work Experience

15 confirmations

Web sources + resume claims. The most recent roles are shown; older roles are hidden behind a click.

H

HighSky — Senior Machine Learning EngineerVerified

Apr 2023 – Present

Cloud backup startup, private

Technical lead/engineer role at HighSky; public headline lists 'ML Tech Lead at HighSky (BrainShells)'.

OP1 colleagues confirmed

ru.linkedin.comkaggle.comstrong proof

R

RentSoft Digital — ML and Engineering LeadVerified

2023 – Present

Property-management SaaS startup, private

Leadership role combining machine learning and engineering responsibilities (LinkedIn).

MSYL2 colleagues confirmed

ru.linkedin.commedium proof

B

BrainShells — Head / Lead Developer, Machine Learning DepartmentVerified

2024 – 2025

AI startup, private

Named as head/lead developer of BrainShells' ML department on an academic masthead and profiled in press as lead ML engineer.

MS1 colleagues confirmed

researchgate.netpravda.rubrainshells.iostrong proof

Show 4 older roles ↓

C

Criteo — Head of Machine LearningHistorical

2022 – 2023

French adtech company, NASDAQ: CRTO1,001-5,000 employees (LinkedIn)· LinkedIn

Leadership role in machine learning at Criteo (LinkedIn).

I

IPONWEB — Head of ML and Optimization DivisionHistorical

2021 – 2023

Programmatic adtech company, founded 2001, private501-1,000 employees (LinkedIn)· LinkedIn

Led ML and optimization efforts during period overlapping Criteo tenure per LinkedIn.

K

Kaggle — Competitor / Dataset authorHistorical

2020 – Present

Data science community, founded 2010, acquired by Google in 201751-200 employees (LinkedIn)· LinkedIn

Active Kaggle Competitions Master and dataset author (handle: ivanisaev).

О

ООО "АСТЕРА" (ASTERA) — Co-founder / Owner (20%)Historical

2014 – Present

Russian software company, private

Co‑founder and 20% owner of Astera (legal entity in Samara; primary activity OKVED 72.19 — R&D), originally featured in a 2014 Startup UCLA entry and later covered in Russian press.

Startups & projects

4 entries

Projects are treated as lighter work entries: date, goal, role, and proof.

ASTERA

startup

Co-founder / Owner (20%) · 2014 – present

Startup offering industrial AI/R&D services to manufacturing sectors; legal entity registered in Samara (OKVED 72.19).

openweb.ruincrussia.rustrong proof

ASTERA (Startup UCLA)

startup

Co-founder / Founder participant · 2014 – 2014

Summer-accelerator project described as a network virtualization fabric; documents participation in Startup UCLA 2014.

startupucla.commedium proof

BrainShells

startup

Head / Lead Developer, ML Department · 2024 – present

ML research and product work; affiliation appears on an academic masthead and press profile.

brainshells.ioresearchgate.netpravda.rustrong proof

Kaggle datasets / contributions

open source

Dataset author / Competitor · 2020 – present

Public datasets and competition participation under the handle 'ivanisaev'.

kaggle.commedium proof

Education

3 institutions

UCLA (Startup UCLA summer accelerator)

Startup acceleration / network virtualization project · 2014 – 2014

Participation documented in Startup UCLA portfolio.

Samara National Research University (Samara Aerospace University)

Press account indicates earlier study but no university roster confirmation found.

Samara State Technical University

PhD (listed) Artificial Intelligence · 2025 – 2028

Claim present on LinkedIn but no public confirmation found on postgraduate rosters.

What stood out

3 findings · surprise 2.3/3

Non-obvious facts that make the profile more interesting for the owner.

🔗

unexpected connection

★ ★ ★

Registry ownership ties close the loop between press profiles and a legal Samara entity: Isaev listed as 20% owner of ООО 'АСТЕРА'. Media stories named the startup and founders; the corporate registry shows a documented ownership stake linking the subject to the legal entity.

openweb.ruincrussia.ru

🔗

unexpected connection

★ ★

Startup UCLA participation (Los Angeles, 2014) appears in accelerator records, corroborating a LinkedIn claim of an early international accelerator tie. An early US accelerator appearance is a notable international exposure for a Samara-based founder in 2014.

startupucla.com

✦

unusual skill

★ ★

Active Kaggle Competitions Master status with public ranking, indicating high competitive ML skill outside formal employment. Public competitive ranking supports hands-on model-building ability beyond corporate titles.

kaggle.com

Speaking & talks

1 items

🎤 Samara University (SSAU) — Talk / success story presentation

Personal sites & channels

3 verified across platforms · 0 multi-source

Verified profiles across platforms — what they post and how often. Cross-platform handle matched to subject.

💻

GitHubverified

@IvanIsaev

0 ★72 repos1 followers

C++ 1

VibeStdUnitTests★ 0C++

BlenderExperience★ 0

Drafts, experimentals, lesson's results, plugins and other for blender.

💻

GitHubverified

@IvanDev

Cyprus

0 ★30 repos5 followers

TypeScript 1

cf-hnsw★ 0TypeScript

ManyMePage★ 0

Page for ManyMe app

💼

LinkedIncited

@ivanisaev

Writes about venture deal flow, founder market fit, hiring notes · few posts per month

Public footprint

6 items across 4 venues

Articles & writing

Inc. Russia feature on Astera · Long-form profile of ASTERA and its founders.

Pravda.ru profile on BrainShells work · Profile/interview highlighting BrainShells and Isaev's ML work.

Talks & podcasts

Talk / success story at Samara University (SSAU) · Event note describing a talk by Ivan Isaev about his IT-startup.

Academic

ResearchGate publication masthead listing BrainShells affiliation · Publication where Isaev is listed as head/lead developer of BrainShells' ML department.

Social posts

Habr profile (ivan_isaev) · Technical posts and community footprint on Habr under the handle 'ivan_isaev'.

Kaggle profile (ivanisaev) · Competitions Master profile and public datasets.

Notable quotes

5 shown

“80% Быченков Константин Владимирович (ИНН: 631909059471); 20% Исаев Иван Вячеславович (ИНН: 631308526273).”

Registry ownership listing for ООО "АСТЕРА".

“Основной род деятельности Научные исследования и разработки (ОКВЭД 72.19).”

Registry stated primary activity for ООО "АСТЕРА".

“Competitions Master 558 of 205,793 ivanisaev ML Tech Lead at HighSky (BrainShells).”

Kaggle profile headline and ranking.

“Ведущий инженер по машинному обучению компании BrainShells Иван Исаев.”

Pravda.ru profile caption.

“Исаев Иван Вячеславович руководитель и ведущий разработчик отдела машинного обучения, BrainShells, РФ, г. Самара.”

ResearchGate publication masthead listing affiliation.

Press & podcasts

2 items

📰 Inc. Russia — «Астера»: как заработать миллионы, познакомив заводы с искусственным интеллектом

incrussia.rustrong proof

📰 Pravda.ru — Возможности искусственного интеллекта: опыт Ивана Исаева

pravda.rustrong proof

Reputation signals

3 items

Context-dependent public signals.

positive Feature article on Astera in Inc. Russia (profile of the startup and founders).

incrussia.rusk.ru

neutral Pravda.ru profile describing him as lead ML engineer at BrainShells.

pravda.ru

positive Kaggle Competitions Master ranking (public).

kaggle.com

Sources

119 cited URLs