Zhannur Salkenova

@zhannur

Python developer interested in SWE Roles

Python devloper with hands-on research and software engineering experience at the intersection of robotics, human-robot interaction (HRI), and applied AI.

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Career

Experience

Research Assistant

Novators.kz/HRI Lab

May 2025 — Jul 2026

Microservice integration and hands-on research experience with Cozmo robot. Stack: Python backend development (FastAPI, REST APIs with JWT), databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL/SQLAlchemy), RAG pipelines, robot SDKs. Two accepted papers (first/co-author) at IEEE RO-MAN 2026, plus one workshop paper at HRI 2026 — covering topics including Cozmo integration into multi-robot HRI platforms and child-robot interaction studies.

Education

Bsc in Computer Science

2022 — 2026