Summary
Sarab Sethi is an interdisciplinary researcher and engineer who leads Imperial College London’s Ecosystem Sensing group, developing embedded systems, robotics, materials and AI for automated biodiversity and habitat monitoring. With nine years’ experience spanning academia, industry and consultancy, he translates cutting‑edge sensing prototypes into deployed solutions used by conservationists, farmers, policymakers and multinational clients. He combines a PhD at the intersection of maths, life sciences and engineering with hands‑on skills from roles in industry (including GPGPU computer vision work for interactive art and product engineering internships), enabling pragmatic, production-ready research. Known for cross‑continental field deployments and teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate courses, he also advises startups and charities on scaling ecological monitoring. An engineer comfortable from hardware to models, he uniquely pairs sensor design and materials thinking with AI to measure ecosystems in situ.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Engineering Science, First Class Honours, Master of Engineering (MEng), Engineering Science, First Class Honours at University of Oxford
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Maths / Life Sciences / Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Maths / Life Sciences / Engineering at Imperial College London
Computer Engineering, CAP of 4.79 / 5, Computer Engineering, CAP of 4.79 / 5 at National University of Singapore