Pablo Sobron, PhD | Impossible Sensing
Applied Photonics – Robotic Perception
SUPER NICHE SUPERPOWER:
Developing Sensors to Detect Specific Material Compositions
Other Expertise
- Spectroscopy (quantifying chemical, mineralogical, and biological composition in gases, liquids, solids, and plasmas)
- Extreme Sensing (design, build, and operate sensors that work in the most extreme applications from deep ocean to deep space)
- Multivariate Analysis and Chemometrics (or how to get useful and actionable data from sensors)
- Edge Analytics (making them deliver smart, actionable data without centralized control)
- Robot Perception (making robots smart by feeding them the right sensor data)
- Mixed Initiative Control (dialogue between human and robot during task execution)
- Mission Operations (improving productivity in complex processes & applications)
- SBIR Fundraising (or how to get government to invest in your high-risk ideas)
Industry Specialties
Aerospace, Maritime, Mining, Oil & Gas, Environmental Monitoring
Meeting Type
Zoom Conference
For Companies
Schedule a call to talk through:
- Scoping a custom sensing solution for your problem
- Integrating sensor data into decision-making processes
- Automating data collection and interpretation
- Reducing size, weight, power requirements, and cost of data collection
For Other Optical Engineers
Chat with Pablo if you need help with:
- Finding a sensing solution when an off-the-shelf sensor doesn’t cut it
- Pitching your idea to investors
Non-optics Q’s?
VCs: understand the underlying magic of too-good-to-be-true innovations (e.g. Theranos)
Students: career options
Entrepreneurs: get SBIR funding for your innovation
Others: anything about space exploration
Languages – Proficiency:
Tools – Proficiency:
MATLAB – Pro User
Education:
Ph.D., Physical Sciences, Universidad de Valladolid
Master of Research, Spectroscopy and Materials of Technological Interest, Universidad de Valladolid
M.Sc. Physics, University of Valladolid
Other applicable keywords:
Laser, Raman, LIBS, fluorescence, reflectance, astrobiology, space, Mars, Moon, seafloor, oil & gas, mining, environment, LED, CCD, photomultiplier, imaging, machine vision, robot, rover, AUV, ROV, UAV, spacecraft, NASA, prescriptive analytics