Husan Mavlonov

experience

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  Defex Robotics

  co-founder & ceo · mar 2026 – now

  Industrial robots for connectors.

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  Powell St

  resident · sep 2026 – now

  Hacker house. 10+ companies into YC and a16z speedrun.

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  University of Michigan

  student & researcher · 2025 – 2026

  UM–SJTU dual degree. Dropped out.

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  Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  researcher · jan 2026 – jun 2026

  Optical diagnostics in Prof. David Hung’s lab.

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  BuildCored

  co-founder & ceo · jan 2026 – now

  Non-profit, 1,500+ engineering students. Runs Orcas, a 30-project build sprint.

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  Lumiere Education

  research scholar · feb 2026 – jun 2026

  Meta-analysis of 80 battery-AI datasets.

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  Silkroad Fellows

  fellow · jul 2026 – aug 2026

  One of ten fellows, Menlo Park.

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  Tracky POS

  co-founder · jun 2025 – jan 2026

  Cut RFID labeling costs 97% for retail shops.

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  Top100Uni Project

  mentor · may 2025 – jul 2025

  Mentored top-university applicants.

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  Non-Trivial

  fellow · feb 2025 – apr 2025

  Selective fellowship for young people on big problems.

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  TKS

  innovator · full scholarship

  First from Uzbekistan. Won a $10K hackathon.

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  Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

  researcher · sep 2024 – jun 2025

  Polymer electrolytes for Li-ion batteries.

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  Arifov Institute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies

  research assistant · jun 2024 – sep 2024

  Lithium-ion battery materials. Physics workshop for 250+ students.

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  QVANT Youth

  leading author · jun 2023 – jun 2025

  Science writing for Central Asian youth.

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  Brand Center

  co-founder · 2021 – 2022

  Clothing shop. $20K monthly revenue within two months.