About Ilias Mahboub
From schools I've attended to research institutions to global platforms, I'm obsessed with how people learn, focus, and grow.
My Story
I grew up in Errachidia, Morocco, where curiosity led me from neuroscience labs to TEDx stages. At Duke Kunshan University and SJTU, I studied how the brain learns, focuses, and adapts—questions that eventually pushed me beyond research and into building.
Today, I create tools that bridge neuroscience and productivity. CORTEX helps people quantify their focus. Jword connects ambitious students with real opportunities. PaperPilot makes research papers accessible. Each project started as a problem I couldn't ignore.
I believe the best products come from lived experience. I build things I need myself, then share them with people who face the same struggles.
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