15:05 – 15:25
Intelligent Gas Sensing at Scale: From Electrified Mobility to Smart Energy
Gas sensing is emerging as a cornerstone for safety and intelligence in next-generation mobility and energy systems. However, today’s solutions remain critically limited in performance, scalability, and reliability for applications such as EV battery prognostics and smart energy networks. Serinus Labs addresses this gap with ultra-low power, application-specific sensors designed for mass manufacturability — enabling safer battery systems, smarter energy networks, and frontier energy exploration.
Hossain Fahad, Ph.D.
Serinus Labs
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.
Serinus Labs
Company Profile
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.
Company Products & Services
Serinus Labs offers ultra-low-power, high-sensitivity gas sensing solutions built on proprietary CMOS sensor technology. Engineered for performance- and safety-critical environments, Serinus sensors enable ppb-level detection of hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and odorants such as mercaptans—with high selectivity, rapid response, and robust long-term stability.
Serinus’ modular sensor platform is available in multiple configurations, including evaluation boards and system-level prototypes, enabling rapid assessment for integration into customer environments. Target applications include EV battery pack safety, hydrogen infrastructure monitoring, and smart gas grid deployments.
Serinus Labs works with automotive OEMs, energy utilities, and industrial stakeholders to deliver next-generation sensing solutions that address critically unmet performance, lifetime, and packaging requirements across diverse operating conditions.
