Summary
Frazer Barnes is a founder and CTO with 10 years of experience translating nanomaterials and electrochemistry into manufacturable, ultra-low-power graphene-based gas sensors for real-world IoT and robotic systems. He leads Altered Carbon Limited, steering scientific strategy and hands-on engineering across materials science, embedded systems, and AI to deliver continuous, edge-deployable chemical sensing that produces information-rich signals rather than simple alerts. A PhD in printed sensor technology and concurrent lecturing in IoT reflect his blend of deep academic expertise and practical teaching, while prior roles in battery and rugged embedded systems show a consistent focus on durable, power-efficient hardware. Frazer’s work uniquely bridges atomic-scale surface chemistry with system-level AI interpretation to give machines a reliable “sense of smell” for buildings, infrastructure, and autonomous platforms. Notably, he prioritizes designing sensors for long-term unattended operation and manufacturability, aiming to make chemical perception a standard sensory layer for intelligent machines.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Printed Sensor Technology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Printed Sensor Technology at University of the West of England