Our Team

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

COO

Nirmalya Roy is a Professor at UMBC cofounder and COO of AUI SENSE, directing the Mobile, Pervasive, and Sensor Computing (MPSC) Lab, with expertise in pervasive computing, wireless sensor networks, and smart environments. His research focuses on AI-driven activity recognition, energy-efficient monitoring, and sensor-driven decision-making for healthcare and smart infrastructure.

Bipendra Basnyat, P.E. PhD

CEO/CTO

Bipendra Basnyat, P.E. PhD, is the CEO of AI SENSE and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UMBC, specializing in AI-driven solutions for Climate Smart AI and sustainable ecosystem management. With over two decades of experience, he has led AI/ML initiatives at Deloitte, Xerox, and UnitedHealth, and developed the innovative FloodBOT project for urban flood risk management.

Snehalraj Chugh

Technical Lead & Founding Engineer

Snehalraj serves as Technical Lead & Founding Engineer at AI SENSE at overseeing the full technology stack across backend, frontend, and edge systems. He drives the integration of AI/ML models with cloud and hardware infrastructure, ensuring seamless system performance. With a strong focus on scalability and innovation, Snehalraj manages all core technical operations that power AI SENSE’s solutions.

Pahal Dave

Project/Product Management Intern

Pahal is a Project/Product Management Intern at AI SENSE, supports coordination across technical and business teams. She assist in tracking deliverables, aligning timelines, and documenting project milestones and bridges product requirements with execution to ensure smooth progress on AI SENSE initiatives. In addition, Pahal also serves as the lead intern coordinator, helping organize tasks and communication across the intern team.

Elijah Polyakov

Edge Devices Systems Lead

Elijah is the lead hardware engineer at AI SENSE, architecting the IoT infrastructure and sensor networks that power our systems. He leads design, encasing, and manufacturing of custom hardware components for field deployment. His expertise ensures rugged, reliable devices that integrate seamlessly with AI SENSE’s software and cloud platforms.

Our Advisors

Nirupam Roy

Acoustic Design Unit

Nirupam Roy is a collaborator with AI SENSE and leads our Acoustic Design Unit. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at UMD College Park and Director of the iCoSMoS research lab, where he advances wireless networking, mobile computing, and acoustic sensing. At AI SENSE, he guides the design of adaptive acoustic deterrence systems, bringing cutting-edge expertise in IoT, localization, and soundfield control.

Dr. Anuradha Ravi

Senior Research Advisor

Anuradha Ravi is the Lead Research Advisor at AI SENSE, leveraging her role as Research Assistant Professor at UMBC. She mentors graduate students in edge AI, federated learning, and networked systems while guiding quality control and research direction. At AI SENSE, she leads the R&D wing, driving innovation and shaping the company’s future research outlook.

Dr. Travis Gallo

Environmental Science & Technology

Travis Gallo is a Senior Consultant with AI SENSE and serves as our lead Animal Behavior Ecologist. An Assistant Professor in Urban Ecology and Conservation, he studies how urban environments influence species distributions, populations, and behaviors. At AI SENSE, he provides expert guidance on wildlife ecology, ensuring our solutions are grounded in evidence-based conservation and human–wildlife coexistence.

Agricultural Innovation & Sustainability

(On Lookout)

Specialist in climate-smart agriculture, sustainability practices, and regenerative farming. Experienced in global agricultural policies.

Business Strategy & Growth

Advisor

Experienced in startup growth, fundraising, market expansion, and business operations. Has guided multiple successful early-stage ventures.

Research Team

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Kishan Haravu Pradeep

Backend Lead

Developing our cloud infrastructure and AI/ML to Agentic AI & Automation.

Engineering Interns

Growing Talent

Riya Gangabathina

ML/AI Intern

Sanjay Mavalli

ML/AI Intern

Rana Pratap Cherukuri

ML/AI Intern

Sanjeevani Mukherjee

ML/AI Intern

Kevin Sebastian

ML/AI Intern

Akis Kyperountas

ML/AI Intern

ML/AI Intern

Open Position

Join our ML team to work on computer vision and edge AI.

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Past Members

Milind Rampure

ML/AI Lead

Leading our machine learning and computer vision initiatives. Expert in TinyML and edge computing.

Yash Kamble

Founding Member

Founding member for our Edge Devices, he was one of the first members to have started working on the vision of AISense. He leads in Computer Vision and various AI Algorithms for Edge Devices

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Be Part of the Nature Inspired AI Empowered Innovation

We’re always looking for talented individuals who are passionate about combining AI with sustainable climate-smart AI. If you’re excited about making a difference in AI & Ag Tech sector, we’d love to hear from you.

Current open positions:

  • Growth Marketing
  • Customer Success
  • ML Engineers
  • Climate-Smart AI Data Scientist
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