Curriculum Vitae
Neda Sepasian, PhD
AI Executive · Systems Architect · Builder of autonomous intelligence
Executive Profile
AI executive and systems architect with 10+ years leading intelligent systems, autonomous platforms, and large-scale AI infrastructure. Proven track record of building generative agent architectures, edge AI systems, and distributed IoT platforms across industrial, offshore, and digital twin ecosystems.
Experience
Head of AI & Control Systems Design · PassiveLogic
Sep 2024 — Present- Lead AI, product architecture, and system design across a complex digital twin and autonomous control platform.
- Own strategic direction and execution of AI-driven systems across hardware and software environments.
- Scale multidisciplinary engineering teams across ML, control systems, and simulation, aligning delivery with product roadmap and business priorities.
- Drive platform evolution toward scalable, production-ready architectures, improving reliability, system performance, and deployment consistency.
- Translate advanced AI capabilities into operational systems, ensuring alignment between research, engineering, and product delivery.
Principal Lead AI Systems & Autonomous Controls · Fugro
Jan 2023 — Sep 2024- Led the transformation of AI capabilities into scalable, production-ready systems across offshore and infrastructure domains.
- Directed cross-functional teams to deliver AI-driven platforms, improving system reliability and operational efficiency in high-complexity environments.
- Introduced structured approaches to AI development and deployment, bridging research and engineering to improve delivery predictability.
- Defined and executed technical roadmaps in collaboration with executive stakeholders, aligning AI initiatives with business strategy.
Innovation Manager, Advanced Analytics & Sensing · Fugro
Dec 2020 — Jan 2023- Led 45+ engineers across multiple AI and IoT product lines, establishing clear ownership, prioritization, and delivery structures.
- Defined enterprise-level technology strategy and product roadmaps in collaboration with C-level leadership.
- Improved coordination between product, engineering, and business stakeholders, enabling more consistent and scalable delivery.
Senior Consultant, AI System Architect · CGI
May 2019 — Nov 2020- Built Transformer-based industrial chatbot.
- Advised clients on scalable ML deployment architectures.
Research Scientist, Computer Vision & Edge AI · TKH Group NV
Nov 2016 — Apr 2019Postdoctoral Researcher · TU Eindhoven · AMC · UMCU · Philips
Sep 2011 — Oct 2016Selected Platforms Built
Qortex Agentic AI Platform
Defined and led an agentic interface providing natural-language reasoning over a digital twin ecosystem — graph validation, BACnet signal mapping, and real-time control.
Edge Perception Platform for Autonomous Sensing
Multi-sensor edge AI fusing RGB and thermal models on NVIDIA Jetson for real-time situational awareness.
Generative AI for Offshore Operations
Generative agents combining TinyML edge models with human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning for sparse data environments.
AI Platform & Infrastructure Modernization
Transformed AI services into a Kubernetes-orchestrated microservices platform with full CI/CD.
Large-Scale IoT & Sensor Intelligence
Cloud sensing platform processing 10M+ daily events across offshore monitoring infrastructure.
Leadership & Transformation Impact
- Scaled multidisciplinary engineering organizations up to 45+ people across multiple AI and IoT product lines.
- Transformed research-driven AI capabilities into production-grade, scalable platforms.
- Improved delivery predictability by aligning product, engineering, and architecture ownership.
- Modernized AI infrastructure and deployment practices using cloud-native and MLOps approaches.
- Consistently contributed to securing funding (Dutch subsidies and private investment) by shaping technical vision and product strategy.