Suufle is an evidence-based education and technology platform that supports children’s development. Our team of academics, therapists, and software developers builds activities for language development, cognitive skills, and social communication, and measures each child’s progress step by step.
We use only methods supported by research, and every module is developed under the guidance of education experts. We keep families’ data safe and private with up-to-date infrastructure, and we use AI to adapt each child’s activities to their needs.
The Suufle Team
Meet the Suufle Team
Suufle brings together people from psychiatry, special education, technology, law, design, and marketing around one goal: helping children with autism develop language and communication skills.
Every decision we make starts from research and from what children need.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümit Haluk Yeşilkaya
Co-Founder and CEO
Ümit Haluk Yeşilkaya is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist. At Harvard Medical School – Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, he researches the neurobiology of behavior, cognition, and development. He
co-founded Suufle to turn scientific knowledge into accessible tools that support children’s cognitive and
emotional growth, and as CEO he leads the team of academics, therapists, and software developers who build
them.
Dr. Alperen Sağdıç
Co-Founder and CSO
Alperen Sağdıç is a special education specialist who works in both research and practice. He leads
Suufle’s evidence-based work for children with autism, making sure every step is grounded in research and
real-world data. He gives the developers ongoing feedback from the field and helps shape Suufle’s research
and development. He also runs the “How to Use Suufle Effectively” workshops for families and professionals.
Emre Can Baykurt
CPO
Emre Can Baykurt is a data scientist and AI product builder. He holds an M.S. in Business Analytics
from Boston University and an M.S. in Mechanics from Yildiz Technical University. As CPO, he leads Suufle’s
AI product strategy and development, working with the science and special education team to turn
evidence-based approaches into learning activities that are easy for children to use and that track their
progress. He is also the founder of Folky Studio, an AI product and venture studio.
Niyazi Celil Aras
Legal Advisor
Niyazi Celil Aras is an attorney and entrepreneur specializing in corporate, contract, and startup
law. He advises businesses of all sizes on their corporate structure, contracts, investment and funding, and
mergers and acquisitions, and on the legal design of digital products and platforms. His work on data
protection under Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and the GDPR is especially relevant to
Suufle, where families trust the app with information about their children.
Can Şakirt
UX Designer
Can Şakirt is a UX designer and artist. He holds a B.A. in Translation and Interpreting Studies from
Boğaziçi University and has completed graduate-level coursework in educational media design, web and app
development, and AI at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education, where he also worked in
quality assurance. At Suufle, he works with the science, special education, and product teams to design
interfaces that children, families, and professionals find clear and easy to use. He draws on his training
in motion graphics, 3D animation, and typesetting to make learning something children enjoy.
Yunus Emre Ceyhan
Social Media and Digital Marketing Specialist
Yunus Emre Ceyhan is a social media and digital marketing specialist. He develops social media
strategies and runs digital advertising campaigns for organizations across many industries, pairing creative
content with data analysis to raise brand awareness and improve campaign performance. At Suufle, he works on
social media and digital marketing, helping the app reach more families and professionals.
SUUFLE
Suufle Developed in the Light of Science
Suufle is an evidence-based tool that supports children’s development. We keep its content up to date with new research on language development and early childhood.
- Gamified Exercises
- Personalized Content
- Evidence-Based Development
- Expert Support
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