How We Measure Minds
At Cogni.Works, we don’t rely on guesswork, gut feelings, or surface-level questionnaires
over years of data, gathered from real people in real-world, high-stakes environments. Every insight you see on our platform reflects two things: a proprietary, neuroscience-informed dataset collected and validated across critical industries like healthcare, aviation, and finance — and a machine-learning engine refined over years to map human decision-making, resilience, and cognitive fit to the demands of modern roles. That’s why Cogni.Works doesn’t just tell you how someone feels about themselves. It shows you — objectively — how they actually perform when it matters
Our Mission
To turn cognition into an operational asset for organizations where human judgment matters most. We provide real-time neural insights that enhance decision-making in high-stakes environments.
We don't replace human judgment. We strengthen it — with neuroscience.
What Makes Us Different
We turn years of experience and real-world data into clear, actionable decisions — where guessing isn’t good enough.
Data You Can Trust
Our insights are based on real behaviors in high-pressure roles — not on what people say about themselves.
Built for Critical Moments
We’ve worked in industries where mistakes cost more — healthcare, aviation, finance — and we design for that level of responsibility.
Human-First Approach
We don’t replace people with scores — we help you see how they really work, so you can make better choices with confidence.
Results That Show
Smarter hires, stronger teams, better leaders — and clear business impact you can measure.
Our Team
Neuroscientists
Cognitive psychologists
HR transformation experts
Decision scientists
Systems engineers
Behavioral designers
“A shared obsession with helping organizations think more clearly — by understanding how their people actually think.”
Kiarash Ilka
CEO – Entrepreneur and system thinker with a can-do mindset
M. Parsa Asadi
CPO – Neuroscientist and the brain behind our science
Martiya Rakhshan
CTO – Technologist keeping our ideas scalable and secure
Omid Bakhshali
CSO – Sales strategist and transformative coach
Shohreh Shams
CMO – The connector, relationship-builder, and marketing mind
What Our Partners Say
Real outcomes from organizations using CogniWorks to enhance cognitive performance.
"We were about to finalize a senior hire for a flight operations role. Everything looked perfect — résumé, interviews, references. But CogniWorks flagged an inconsistency in executive function under stress. We re-evaluated. That insight prevented a misfire that would’ve had real operational cost."
— Chief Human Capital Officer, International Airline Group
"We used Cogni.Scan to assess a founding team before a Series A round. One co-founder had high cognitive agility, but serious attention drop under financial stress. We didn’t pull the deal — we restructured the governance. That data gave us control, not just insight."
— Partner, DeepTech-Focused VC Fund
"We’d been through three leadership changes in one hospital department — all failed. The issue wasn’t politics or performance. It was misalignment in how each leader processed uncertainty. Cogni.Team gave us the language and maps to fix it. Since then, zero attrition."
— Director of Organizational Design, National Healthcare Network
"What I loved wasn’t just the science — it was the respect. CogniWorks doesn’t reduce humans to numbers. They helped our high-pressure staff understand how their brain works, and how to grow with it. That’s the kind of tech I trust."
— Neuroleadership Coach, Tier-1 Hospital System