In this episode of The Open Loop, Chay Carter is joined by Ildar Rakhmatulin, Founder and Lead Engineer at PiEEG, and Youssef El Abbassi, Co-Founder and Software Architect at PiEEG.
Ildar and Youssef share how they are making brain-computer interfaces more accessible through low-cost EEG hardware and open-source software tools.
This is a practical conversation about lowering the barrier to BCI experimentation, from Raspberry Pi-based EEG boards and PiEEG Server to WebSockets, dashboards, simulations, and developer-friendly tools.
We also explore in-ear EEG, VR and avatar applications, AI agents for interpreting brain data, consumer BCI, and what it could take to make brain-computer interfaces more useful outside the lab.
Key takeaways:
🔹 Why PiEEG is focused on lowering the barrier to entry for BCI development
🔹 How low-cost EEG hardware can support researchers, students, and creators
🔹 Why developer experience matters in brain-computer interface software
🔹 How open-source tools can improve transparency and accessibility in neurotech
🔹 Where in-ear EEG, AI agents, VR, and consumer BCI could take the field next
Guest: Ildar Rakhmatulin
Founder and Lead Engineer at PiEEG
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ildar-rakhmatulin-262a66112/
Guest: Youssef El Abbassi
Co-Founder and Software Architect at PiEEG
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yelabb/
Learn more about PiEEG here: https://www.pieeg.com/
Host: Chay Carter
Founder, Carter Sciences | Co-Founder, Reccy Neuro
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chay-carter/
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This episode is sponsored by Reccy Neuro — the home of neurotech. Jobs, companies, investors, events, Cortex industry intelligence, and specialist resources for the neurotech market.
