PhD · Patent Holder · Systems Architect

Dr Shreyas Upasane

Head of Data Acquisition · Embedded AI & IoT Systems Leader

Building intelligent infrastructure at the intersection of data acquisition, embedded AI, and industrial IoT — from LoRaWAN sub-metering platforms managing electricity, gas, water and heat, to STM32-based predictive maintenance systems with patents, global awards, and live deployments.

STM32 / FreeRTOSLoRaWAN / MQTTTouchGFXAltium PCBType-2 Fuzzy LogicComputer VisionEdge AIBACnet / MODBUS / CANDocker / EMQX
Current positions

Head of Data Acquisition @ Network Nation Ltd, London — leading data acquisition strategy for a managed utility SaaS platform spanning electricity, gas, water, and heat metering.

15+
Years exp.
2
Patents
8+
Papers
PhD · EssexInnovate UK KTPIoT/WT World CupIntel Best HW StartupSamsung ARTIKMercedes-Benz R&DHBS Online · Strategy
About

PhD engineer. Serial founder. Global award winner.

I build intelligent systems that ship — not just prototypes.

Prior to Network Nation, I spent over three years as Senior Data Scientist & Systems Architect at Aquatronic / Stuart Turner Ltd (May 2022 – December 2025), leading NPD in water hygiene and wastewater — STM32-based embedded controllers with MODBUS, BACnet, CAN, predictive AI, and TouchGFX HMI from schematic through to CE/UKCA-compliant production.

Co-founded Ayata Intelligence (ViShruti® AI eyewear — Intel India Best Hardware Startup, IoT/WT Innovation World Cup 2018) and Gravity Innovations (Samsung ARTIK Makers Against Drought winner, Top 10 globally).

Previously led a team of 9 engineers at Mercedes-Benz R&D / Wipro on Level 5 autonomous driving and ADAS simulation, winning the Automotive & Aerospace Excellence Award.

Patent granted (India): Seeing Through Listening Eyewear
Patent granted: GPS Based Virtual-Actual Gaming (G-VAG)
Patent pending (UK): AI predictive maintenance pump controller
Jan 2026 – present
Head of Data Acquisition
Network Nation Ltd, London — managed utility SaaS: electricity, gas, water & heat
May 2022 – Dec 2025
Senior Data Scientist & Systems Architect
Aquatronic Group / Stuart Turner Ltd, Colchester
Oct 2019 – Nov 2023
PhD — Computer Science
University of Essex · Type-2 Fuzzy Logic & Predictive Maintenance
Jun 2019 – May 2022
KTP Associate — Embedded AI & IoT
University of Essex / Aquatronic · Innovate UK
Apr 2018 – May 2019
Project Lead — ADAS / Level 5 Autonomous Driving
Mercedes-Benz R&D / Wipro, Bengaluru · Automotive & Aerospace Excellence Award
Nov 2016 – Feb 2018
Co-Founder & Chief Product Architect
Ayata Intelligence Pvt. Ltd — ViShruti® smart eyewear
Sep 2015 – Feb 2018
Co-Founder & Chief Technologist
Gravity Innovations — smart water meter, New Delhi
2012 – 2013
MSc — Intelligent Systems & Robotics
University of Essex
Featured Projects

8 real products. Real deployments. Real impact.

Hardware shipped, patents granted, awards won — across assistive tech, smart utilities, automotive AI, and medtech.

ViShruti® — AI smart eyewear for the visually impaired
Assistive Technology · Ayata Intelligence

ViShruti® — AI smart eyewear for the visually impaired

Scene understanding, currency detection, and facial recognition for blind users. Built on Intel Edison/Joule with bone conduction audio. ~85% CV accuracy. Patent granted in India.

Deep LearningComputer VisionIntel EdisonEdge AIEmbedded Linux
🏆 IoT/WT Innovation World Cup 2018, Munich · Intel India Best Hardware Startup · Patent granted
Watch demo ↗
AI pump controller — 60% downtime reduction
Smart Utilities · Aquatronic / Innovate UK KTP

AI pump controller — 60% downtime reduction

Self-learning adaptive pump controller with cloud telemetry, predictive maintenance, and explainable AI. Reduces downtime by 60% and operational costs by 40%. CE & UKCA compliant. Patent pending UK.

STM32FreeRTOSTouchGFXCloud TelemetryXAI
🏆 Innovate UK KTP · Patent pending UK
IoT · Gravity Innovations · Samsung Challenge

ARTIK smart water meter — California drought challenge

Smart home water management replacing conventional meters with Samsung ARTIK 10. Real-time monitoring via Node-RED, MQTT, Mosquitto with SAMI cloud. Interactive dashboard with live Twitter integration, soil moisture sensing, and water authority communication.

Samsung ARTIKMQTTNode-REDIoTEdge Gateway
🏆 Popular Choice Award · Top 10 Globally · Samsung ARTIK Makers Against Drought
Watch demo ↗
Embedded Systems · Stuart Turner Ltd

Unified electronic controller for building water systems

STM32 32-bit + TouchGFX GUI. Full MODBUS, BACnet, CAN support for seamless BMS and PLC integration. CE/UKCA certified. Deployed in live building water infrastructure.

STM32BACnetMODBUSCANBMS/PLCTouchGFX
GlucoBridge — BLE glucose meter
MedTech · Silicon Valley Hackathon

GlucoBridge — BLE glucose meter

BLE-enabled glucose meter with 9-month battery life. Nordic Semi + STM32, Android BLE API integration, cloud analytics dashboard for patient glucose tracking.

BLENordic SemiSTM32Android
Audi test drive cube — GPS/GSM precision delivery
Automotive · Audi

Audi test drive cube — GPS/GSM precision delivery

Delivers an Audi A8 to the customer exactly at the 90-minute mark using GPS and GSM tower triangulation. Hand-etched custom PCB.

GPSGSM/GPRSCustom PCBEmbedded C
NAO robot @ iSpace — human-robot interaction
Robotics & AI · University of Essex

NAO robot @ iSpace — human-robot interaction

HRI and Robots@Home research with IIEG group at University of Essex. Robot navigation via computer vision, Type-1 and Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Control, and UPnP middleware.

Fuzzy LogicComputer VisionHRIUPnPNAO
Research & Publications

IEEE research & technical writing

Peer-reviewed work on predictive maintenance, fuzzy logic systems, and embedded AI — plus Intel/Hackster community publications.

IEEE TransactionsA Type-2 Fuzzy Based Explainable AI System for Predictive Maintenance within the Water Pumping Industry
Upasane, S. et al. · IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 5(2), pp. 490–504 · 2023
IEEE ConferenceAn Adaptive Ambient Intelligent Platform for Recommending Recipes Using Computing with Words
Upasane, S. et al. · IEEE FUZZ 2015 · Intelligent Environments 2014
InstructablesECG using Intel Edison and Plotly
Real-time ECG acquisition and cloud visualisation using edge computing
InstructablesIntel Edison based smart water meter
IoT water monitoring with edge analytics — Hall-Effect flow sensors via Node-RED
InstructablesGarden monitor & control system using Intel Edison, Node-RED & Twilio
IoT automation with SMS alerting and cloud dashboard
InstructablesIntruder detection using Intel Edison
Edge-based computer vision security system with real-time cloud upload
YouTube

AI, IoT & embedded systems on video

Project demos, technical walkthroughs, and deep-dives — real hardware, real code, real results.

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