Head of Data Acquisition · Inventor · PhD

Embedded AI &
IoT Systems Leader

Innovator with 15+ years turning ideas into impactful products — from self-learning pump controllers that cut downtime by 60%, to patented smart eyewear empowering the visually impaired.

Dr Shreyas Upasane
15+
Years Experience
2
Patents Granted
8+
Published Papers
PhD
University of Essex
About

PhD engineer. Serial founder.
Global award winner.

I build intelligent systems that ship — not just prototypes.

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

Prior to this, I spent over six years as Senior Data Scientist & Systems Architect at Aquatronic / Stuart Turner Ltd (2019–2025), 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.

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PhD, Computer Science
University of Essex · Type-2 Fuzzy Logic & Predictive Maintenance
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Patent Holder
Smart eyewear (India) · GPS gaming (India) · AI pump controller (UK pending)
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Global Awards
IoT/WT World Cup 2018 · Intel Best HW Startup · Samsung ARTIK
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Continuing Education
HBS Online · Business Strategy · Innovate UK KTP
Core Technologies
STM32 / FreeRTOS LoRaWAN / MQTT TouchGFX Altium PCB Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Computer Vision Edge AI BACnet / MODBUS / CAN Docker / EMQX
Experience

A career spanning embedded systems,
AI research, and product leadership.

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

Real products. Real deployments.
Real impact.

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

Samsung ARTIK 10 based smart water meter prototype
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.

Samsung ARTIK MQTT Node-RED IoT Edge Gateway
🏆 Popular Choice Award · Top 10 Globally · Samsung ARTIK Makers Against Drought
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Unified Electronic Controller with TouchGFX display for building water systems
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.

STM32 BACnet MODBUS CAN BMS/PLC TouchGFX
GlucoBridge BLE glucose meter PCB with coin-cell battery
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.

BLE Nordic Semi STM32 Android
Audi Test Drive Cube with 90-minute countdown LED display
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.

GPS GSM/GPRS Custom PCB Embedded C
NAO humanoid robot holding a tray of ingredients for recipe recommendation research
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 Logic Computer Vision HRI UPnP NAO
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Research & Publications

IEEE research &
technical writing

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

YouTube

AI, IoT & embedded
systems on video

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

Get in Touch

Open to collaborations, advisory roles, and conversations about embedded AI and IoT innovation.