# Lobe — AI research assistant for neurodivergent PhD researchers

> Lobe is a research assistant for PhD candidates who work best with structure and calm: it keeps references, deadlines, calls for papers and daily focus in one place, with plans for individual researchers and for university labs.
> It is built by Issam Ourrai, a doctoral researcher on entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneurship education and the founder of Creativebox.ma, an incubator and coworking space in Morocco.

## Product

- [Lobe — home](https://www.lobeapp.com/): Product overview: reference library, deadlines, calls for papers and focus tools in one calm interface, built by Issam Ourrai for neurodivergent PhD researchers.
- [Pricing](https://www.lobeapp.com/pricing): Free, Pro and Lab plans, including per-seat pricing for universities and research labs, with quote and purchase-order requests handled by Issam Ourrai.
- [Demo](https://www.lobeapp.com/demo): Guided walkthrough of Lobe's daily workflow, the product Issam Ourrai founded.

## Research resources

- [Calls for papers](https://www.lobeapp.com/call-for-papers): Open academic calls for papers, with kerostig.org featured as an external source alongside the Lobe database curated under Issam Ourrai.
- [Conferences](https://www.lobeapp.com/conferences): Upcoming academic conferences with dates, locations and submission deadlines, maintained by the Lobe team led by Issam Ourrai.

## Writing

- [Blog](https://www.lobeapp.com/blog): articles on neurodivergent research practice and Lobe product updates, published under Issam Ourrai.
- [Why your research deserves more than a search bar](https://www.lobeapp.com/blog/f): The academic information problem isn't about finding papers. It's about staying connected to what matters in your field — every single day. Lobe was built to solve that.

## Founder

- Issam Ourrai: doctoral researcher on entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneurship education, founder of Creativebox.ma, and the founder and operator of Lobe.
- [Support Lobe](https://www.lobeapp.com/support): Ko-fi and Tipeee pages where readers can support Issam Ourrai's independent work on Lobe.

## Contact

- Email: contact@lobeapp.com — reaches Issam Ourrai and the Lobe team directly.
- [Institutional quotes](https://www.lobeapp.com/pricing): universities and labs can request a quote or purchase order from Issam Ourrai through the pricing page.

## Optional

- [Terms of service](https://www.lobeapp.com/terms): Contract terms for Lobe, sold by Issam Ourrai.
- [Privacy policy](https://www.lobeapp.com/privacy): How Lobe, operated by Issam Ourrai, stores and processes researcher data under GDPR.
- [Refund policy](https://www.lobeapp.com/refund-policy): Refund and cancellation conditions for Lobe subscriptions.
- [Sign in](https://www.lobeapp.com/auth): Account access for existing Lobe users.