Mirror
Facial movement trackingGenerally available
A browser-local facial-exercise companion that began with my own Bell’s palsy practice.
- MediaPipe
- Codex
- Web
The Mirror dashboardAli Mustufa
Shaikh
I’m a developer and AI educator. I build AI applications, teach teams and help grow developer communities.
Available across the United States and worldwide for AI workshops, speaking and DevRel consulting—in person and remotely.
Previously in developer advocacy at
Developer education & AI workshops
I teach generative AI, APIs and agents to developers, university students and engineering teams. At Postman, I helped build the Student Programs and founded the Student Leader Program. At Pieces, I worked on GenAI 101 and delivered more than 80 AI workshops. I left Pieces in August 2026.
500K+Learners taught and reached through workshops, YouTube and live courses, webinars and events
200KPostman program registrations
318API sessions delivered
10K+Developers taught through GenAI 101
I’m a founding organiser of TensorFlow User Group Mumbai, part of AI Mumbai, and lead GitHub User Group Mumbai. I was a founding organiser of GDG Cloud Mumbai from 2018 to 2024. I teach at colleges, community meetups and conferences.
About meWorkshops & talks
- Executive AI workshopsAssess the tasks your team is considering and decide what a first AI pilot should test.
- Developer AI workshopsReview an AI-generated code change, test its behaviour and decide whether to ship it.
- Conference talksTalks about building AI applications, teaching APIs and running developer programmes.
My projects
All projectsThe Mirror dashboardFluent
Live presentation translationGenerally available
Live presentations across languages, with translated audio, captions, shared slides, and audience participation.
- React and Vite
- Fastify
- Gemini Live
Inside FluentPhrase Passport
Language & cultural field guidesGenerally available
A language and cultural field guide I can take on a trip, with phrases, pronunciation audio, and saved offline content.
- Next.js
- OpenAI Responses API
- PostgreSQL
Inside the Tokyo guideProve You Know Me
Friendship quizLive
A friendship quiz in nine illustrated squares. Choose your answers, share the challenge, and see what your friends get right.
- Next.js and React
- TypeSafe
- PostgreSQL and Render
A friendship quiz in nine squaresSea Link
Interactive 3D and creative codingLive
Explore Mumbai’s Sea Link in 3D, find a view to photograph, and turn a personal image into a simulated light display on the bridge.
- WebGL 2 and GLSL
- JavaScript and Canvas
- Cloudflare R2
A rendered view of the Sea LinkTeaching & community
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Opening keynote in Mumbai
Delivering the opening keynote in my home city, with the community and the people behind it on the screen.
Speaking & workshops
Building Mirror
Presenting how I built Mirror with Pieces and Codex, and discussing it with other developers.
Read the story about Agents & APIs · Istanbul on LinkedIn
An API workshop at POST/CON
Teaching an API workshop at POST/CON in San Francisco.
Speaking & workshops
Mentoring at Agentic AI Day
Thirty hours of mentoring: working through Gemini, APIs and agent workflows with teams building something they could demonstrate.
Read the story about Agentic AI Day · Bengaluru on LinkedIn
Artificial Memory at DevFest
A keynote on Artificial Memory, covering context, MCP and a voice layer, followed by conversations with attendees.
Read the story about DevFest Ranchi · BIT Mesra on LinkedIn
IEEE Day keynote
An early keynote at Pillai College, during my time as a freelance developer and trainer.
The earlier years
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Get in touch
For a workshop or conference talk on GenAI, APIs or agents, tell me about the audience and topic. You can also email me about a project or developer programme.
Available across the United States and worldwide for AI workshops, speaking and DevRel consulting—in person and remotely.