Human–AI Interaction Engineering

Synstate Labs is an independent research and engineering lab focused on AI safety and human–AI interaction. We work on complex problems in long, personalized and high-impact AI interactions. Our research combines model development, safety evaluation and the study of harmful AI behavior.

HQHelsinki, FinlandFounded2026

Team

Eugene Godov

Eugene Godov

Co-Founder & CEO

Engineer and technical entrepreneur in AI, information systems, and human-computer interaction. Founder of Linguix, ex-Yandex and ex-Mail.ru. Eugene leads Synstate Labs' strategy and research direction in AI safety and human-AI interaction.

Roman Kutanov

Roman Kutanov

Co-Founder & CTO

AI systems architect and engineer with Ph.D. studies in Internet Technologies and 15+ years building AI products. ex-Replika and ex-Palta. Roman leads the scientific and engineering work behind Synstate Labs' research in AI safety and human-AI interaction.

Sergey Velts

Sergey Velts

AI Safety Advisor

AI security and ML engineer with 17+ years building production systems, from real-time fraud prevention to LLM evaluation and agentic AI security. Sergey advises Synstate Labs on ML architecture and AI safety evaluation.

Vladimir Gorovoy, PhD

Vladimir Gorovoy, PhD

AI Strategic Advisor

AI product leader and entrepreneur with deep experience in shipping search and LLM-powered products. Vladimir advises Synstate Labs on product strategy and go-to-market, helping translate research into real-world applications.

Anastasiya Markvarde

Anastasiya Markvarde

Ecosystem & Partnerships

Innovation strategist with experience across public programs, health innovation, startups, and institutional ecosystems. Anastasiya leads Synstate Labs' ecosystem relationships, partner-facing programs, and market access.

Ivan Zubarev, D.Sc. (Tech)

Ivan Zubarev, D.Sc. (Tech)

Neuroscience Advisor · Aalto University

Advises Synstate Labs on neuroscience research related to AI dark patterns and behavioral risks in human–AI interaction.

Igor Gonebnyy

Igor Gonebnyy

Business Partner

AI and business strategist with experience building partnerships across the U.S. tech ecosystem. Igor advises Synstate Labs on strategic alliances and market entry in the United States, working with U.S. industry and innovation programs.

Partners

Aalto UniversitySiemens

Open roles

ML Research Engineer

Signal modeling & temporal inference

Turn behavioral and interaction signals into compact cognitive-state representations for adaptive AI.

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Applied AI Engineer

State interfaces & adaptive systems

Build state interfaces, APIs and on-device processing for real product workflows.

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