Raja Sengupta

Raja Sengupta is a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. He has been actively involved in research spanning automated cars, drones, wireless networking, and control theory, with a focus on translating academic work into market-ready solutions through industry collaborations.

• Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan; B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, India
• Research Expertise: Transportation systems, wireless communication protocols, and inertial navigation for autonomous vehicles

His recent work emphasizes Urban Air Mobility (UAM), including vertiport network design and eVTOL fleet dynamics. He has also pioneered autonomous UAV structural inspection systems and developed patented technologies for vehicle-to-vehicle communication with Toyota and BAE Aerospace. Notably, he co-founded the successful startup Automatic.com and currently serves as CEO of Responsiblerobotics.com.

Key awards include:

• USDOT’s Connected Vehicle Technology Award (2011)
• UC Berkeley Energy and Climate Lectures Innovation Award (2014)

His research has been standardized by SAE international as J2945 for car-to-car networking, demonstrating significant industry impact.