Professional Experience

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Dr. Vempaty is a distinguished scientist renowned for his pioneering research, experimentation, and product development in the fields of Unmanned Systems, Software Engineering, Bio-Robotics, Mechatronics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Advanced Controls. He earned his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Oakland University and has since established himself as a leading authority in Bio-Robotics. Dr. Vempaty’s extensive contributions to the field have led to numerous discoveries and patents, setting him apart as a key innovator within the scientific community.

With over 15 years of experience in multidisciplinary team management,             Dr. Vempaty excels in goal setting, knowledge creation, and fostering innovation. He is adept at strategizing priorities in response to evolving requirements, ensuring quality, and successfully bringing products and algorithms to market. In addition, he has extensive experience in algorithm development, software engineering, systems architecture, and product deployment, particularly in the areas of medical devices, Advanced Driver-Assisted Systems (ADAS), robotics, and unmanned systems.

Dr. Vempaty served as the  Director of Software Development at FIRSTSense Medical (FSM), LLC in Pontiac, MI, where he led the bio-robotics R&D efforts for a thermology-based breast cancer screening device. His work encompassed systems engineering, bioinformatics, machine vision, embedded controls, cloud computing, and computer-aided diagnostics. He also oversaw the maintenance of software standards and the submission of materials for continued FDA 510(k) clearance, ensuring rigorous compliance with FDA standards. Dr. Vempaty spearheaded the design, execution, and evaluation of device performance tests, significantly impacting the breast cancer screening system, which was release to market in 2017.

In 2010, Dr. Vempaty worked at GE Transportation as a Systems Design Engineer for the Locomotive Trip Optimizer. From 2011 to 2013, he served as Vision and Controls Engineering Supervisor in ADAS at TAKATA. Currently, Dr. Vempaty is a Principal Scientist at DataSpeed, Inc., where he continues his research and development activities in ADAS and unmanned systems while also managing multiple teams.

Dr. Vempaty’s cutting-edge research has resulted in the filing of several U.S. patents and the development of multiple trade secrets in bio-robotics and artificial intelligence. He has conducted numerous scientific studies and authored several scholarly articles, garnering over 400 citations. His contributions to the field also include the authorship of books and book chapters. 

A Robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 

A Robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 

A Robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

                 Isaac Asimov’s three laws of Robotics

A Robot should protect its master, though it conflicts the first law. 

What a Robot sees is what a Robot does, as long as such doings do not conflict with the above laws.

A Robot should always try to increment its intelligence as long as such intelligence does not conflict with all the above laws. 

                 Pavan Vempaty’s three laws of Robotics (Jan 2001)