Hossain Fahad, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Hossain Fahad is the founding CEO of Serinus Labs, a UC Berkeley spinout developing ultra-low power gas sensing technologies for emerging applications in mobility and energy. He previously conducted postdoctoral research at the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center (BSAC), where he co-invented the company’s core sensor architecture. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from KAUST, Saudi Arabia, and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. His expertise spans sensors, semiconductor device physics, and advanced manufacturing technologies. Dr. Fahad has served as Principal Investigator on multiple federal awards from ARPA-E, NSF, and NASA, totaling more than $4M in R&D funding.
Company Profile
Serinus Labs, Inc.
Serinus Labs, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor sensor company developing ultra-low-power, high-sensitivity gas sensors for performance- and safety-critical applications across mobility, energy, and industrial infrastructure. Spinning out of UC Berkeley’s Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center (BSAC), Serinus leverages proprietary CMOS technology to achieve ppb-level detection of hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, mercaptans, and other trace gases—with high selectivity, rapid response, and long-term stability.
Serinus Labs is actively scaling its technology through leading CMOS and MEMS foundries, targeting applications such as thermal runaway mitigation in EV battery packs, hydrogen infrastructure leak detection and localization, and smart gas grid monitoring.
Backed by the U.S. National Science Foundation and ARPA-E, Serinus Labs embodies the convergence of advanced semiconductor manufacturing with the sensing demands of electrified, decentralized, and decarbonized energy systems.