Mr Kushagra Thakur
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| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Kushagra |
| 💼 Occupation | Industrial AI Researcher, Product Manager |
| 🌐 Website | https://kushagrathakur.us |
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Kushagra Thakur is an Indian-born Industrial AI researcher, product manager, and Asset Performance Management (APM) specialist based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He is known for his work in vibration analytics, predictive maintenance, wireless condition monitoring, and the development of AI-driven reliability tools for industrial operations.[1]
Thakur is distinct from the Indian singer of the same name and is recognized for his contributions in industrial artificial intelligence, vibration diagnostics, Remaining Useful Life estimation, and reliability engineering.
Early life and education
Thakur grew up in India and completed his Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Manipal Institute of Technology.[2]
He later pursued advanced executive programs in innovation, engineering management, and digital transformation at the Stanford University Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE).[3]
Career
Thakur began his career as a research scientist working on artificial intelligence, neural networks, and advanced analytics. He later joined Honeywell, where he became a Senior Product Manager specializing in Industrial AI, Asset Performance Management (APM), vibration diagnostics, and predictive maintenance solutions.[4]
At Honeywell, he has worked with major industrial organizations across sectors including oil and gas, mining, logistics, food distribution, and chemicals. His work includes:
- development of vibration-based diagnostic systems,
- integration of wireless sensors and IoT platforms,
- Remaining Useful Life (RUL) modelling,
- cloud-native APM product development,
- and AI-enabled decision support tools for reliability engineers.
He has collaborated with industrial customers.
Research and publications
Thakur has published technical essays and analyses on Industrial AI, condition monitoring, vibration analytics, and reliability engineering.
His work appears on:
He has delivered talks and webinars for industrial communities including ReliabilityWeb and MHI’s Reliability & Maintenance forums.[7][8]
Patents
Thakur is the inventor or co-inventor of multiple United States patents in AI, automation, security analytics, and building control systems. These include:
- US 11,677,576 B2 – Systems and approaches for establishing relationships between building automation system components.[9]
- US 9,661,010 B2 – Security log mining devices, methods, and systems.[10]
- US 10,311,401 B2 – System for custom configuring personal protection equipment.[11]
- US 10,379,512 B2 – Monitoring and control system using cloud services.[12]
- US 2024/0273398 A1 – Apparatus and method for system configuration and monitoring.[13]
His patents collectively have more than 160 academic citations.[14]
Areas of work
Thakur’s technical interests include:
- vibration analysis and condition monitoring
- wireless sensors (LoRaWAN, BLE)
- spectral analysis and feature extraction
- industrial machine learning and anomaly detection
- cloud-native APM architectures
- causal reasoning and AI copilots for reliability engineering
Online presence
- Official website: https://kushagrathakur.us
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O0kvVlsAAAAJ
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kushagra-Thakur
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1109-8485
- Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kushagra-thakur-c765
- Medium: https://kushagrathakur-atl.medium.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/kushagrathakur
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushagrathakur
Personal life
Thakur resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his family. He is active in reliability engineering communities and advocates the use of Industrial AI to extend asset life and reduce global waste.
See also
- Predictive maintenance
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- Vibration analysis
- Asset Performance Management
References
- ↑ https://kushagrathakur.us
- ↑ https://manipal.edu
- ↑ https://cife.stanford.edu
- ↑ https://www.honeywell.com
- ↑ https://machinelearning.today
- ↑ https://kushagrathakur-atl.medium.com
- ↑ https://reliabilityweb.com
- ↑ https://videos.mhi.org/demystifying-ai-in-predictive-maintenance-condition-monitoring-space
- ↑ https://patents.google.com/patent/US11677576B2
- ↑ https://patents.google.com/patent/US9661010B2
- ↑ https://patents.google.com/patent/US10311401B2
- ↑ https://patents.google.com/patent/US10379512B2
- ↑ https://patents.google.com/patent/US20240273398A1
- ↑ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O0kvVlsAAAAJ
