Sudhi Ranjan Sinha has led building technology businesses globally, including product development, field engineering and digital offering deployments. He has helped design digital building platforms and connectivity offerings while implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the built environment. Sudhi is listed as an inventor of record on more than 130 patents in a range of disciplines, including inventions related to smart building technologies, IoT, AI and big data.
Smart Building Ecosystems
As an expert in smart building technologies, Sudhi helped launch the SPIRE™ Smart Building Assessment and Rating Program created by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and UL Solutions. SPIRE™ is the industry’s first smart building program that holistically measures connected building technology and performance, helping to optimize asset performance, return on investment (RoI) and tenant safety, health and well-being — all at once. Through the SPIRE™ qualification program, Sudhi’s team expands access to expert resources and helps the smart building industry meet the rising demand for building assessments. He is the author of a forthcoming book on the future of buildings.
Artificial Intelligence
Sudhi is a thought leader in AI, providing actionable insights into how it can transform businesses and build operational resiliency. He has served as an IoT- and AI-focused independent consultant to major global companies, advising them on business transformation. In his previous role as Vice President, Ecosystem and New Service Development at UL Solutions, Sudhi led a team that combined UL Solutions’ science-based approach with the latest in digital technologies and AI to help customers solve their most pressing challenges for the future. He is the co-author of Reimagining Businesses with AI, a book about how business executives, policymakers, technology leaders and academics can reimagine the world in light of artificial intelligence and digital transformation.
“By its very definition and design, evolution is a slow process. However, every once in a while, evolution is known to change pace, resulting in rapid strides that suddenly leave the standard way of life redundant and usher in a new era. Today, we are ushering in the new digital era.” – Sudhi Ranjan Sinha
Panels and boards
- Chair (2022-2023), Smart Building Working Group hosted by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
- Member (2016-2017), U.S. Government Accountability Office panel on Technology Assessment: Internet of Things
- Member, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42, Artificial Intelligence
- Member, ISO/IEC JWG on Smart Cities
Press
- UL Solutions and Siemens Collaborate on Smart Building Assessments Through SPIRE Qualification Program | UL Solutions
- UL Solutions Addresses Smart Building Industry Challenges Through New Approach to Rating Smart Systems and Products | UL Solutions
- UL Solutions Introduces SPIRE™ Qualification Program to Meet Demand for Smart Building Assessment and Verification | UL Solutions
Attributed content
- “Challenges with developing and deploying AI models and applications in industr…
- “Metaethics, Meta-Intelligence And The Rise Of AI.” Forbes.com. Jan 2021.
- “Three Factors for Enhanced Data Reliability and Decision-making in the Era of …
- “Creating the Ideal Workplace Environment.” ReadWrite.com. Dec 2019.
- “How do you know your AI is making the right choices?” IoT Agenda. Oct 2019
- “Get Smarter About Enterprise Management with AI.” ReadWrite.com. Sep 2019.
- “Making smart building systems work for you.” IoT Agenda. Aug 2019.
- “Digital transformation: So, you've transformed. Now what?” IoT Agenda. Mar 201…
Presentations
- “Reimagining Businesses with AI.” May 2021. Global Big Data Conference. Virtual.
- “Reimagining Businesses with AI.” November 2020. 51st Annual Decision Sciences Conference. Las Vegas, NV/Virtual.
- “Rethinking UX Strategy with AI.” October 2020. World Usability Conference. Graz, Austria/Virtual.
- “Digital Transformation in Buildings.” March 2019. Smart IoT London Conference. London, UK.
- “Using IoT and Analytics to Transform Building Operations.” October 2018. IoT World Solutions Congress. Barcelona, Spain.
- “Condition Based Predictive Model for Smart Connected Chillers.” June 2018. INFORMS International Conference. Taipei, Taiwan.
- “Using Model Predictive Maintenance to Improve Sustainable Asset Management.” June 2018, International Sustainable Asset Management Conference. Atlanta, GA.
- “Transforming Smart Buildings with IoT and Analytics.” April 2018. UWM Connected Systems Conference. Milwaukee, WI.
- “Generating a Vibrant City with Smart, Secure and Connected Solutions.” Oct 2017. Smart City Conference. Chicago, IL.