About
Roya Cody holds a PhD in Civil Engineering and brings over a decade of research and applied experience in AI, construction, and infrastructure inspection. She has contributed to multiple patents and led development of AI-driven prototypes for consumer electronics prior to co-founding Opusense AI.
Founder at Opusense AIYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Roya went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Opusense AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Roya can intro founders to Opusense AI's investors below.
Opusense AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at Opusense AI
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Michael BacaniFounder
Experience
- Opusense AICEOcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- HuaweiSenior Research Engineer2020 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Highmark Inc.Graduate Research Fellow2019Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Bosch ResearchVisiting Research Scientist2017Greater Pittsburgh Area
- CCI Group, A McIntosh Perry CompanySite Inspector2013 — 2014Montreal, Canada Area
- CCI GroupEngineering Intern2011Montreal, Canada Area
- CCI GroupEngineering Intern2011Toronto, Canada Area
- Construction Control, Inc.Engineering Intern2010Toronto, Canada Area
- Construction Control, Inc.Engineering Intern2009Toronto, Canada Area
Skills & more
Structural Analysis19Civil Engineering27Engineering15Construction19Inspection10Environmental Engineering9Concrete10Structural Engineering8Water Resources6Steel Design3Research3MS Project5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roya Cody?
- Roya Cody holds a PhD in Civil Engineering and brings over a decade of research and applied experience in AI, construction, and infrastructure inspection. She has contributed to multiple patents and led development of AI-driven prototypes for consumer electronics prior to co-founding Opusense AI.
- Where does Roya Cody work?
- Roya Cody is Founder of Opusense AI.
- What companies did Roya Cody found?
- Roya Cody founded Opusense AI.
- Where did Roya Cody go to school?
- Roya Cody studied at Y Combinator (X25); University of Waterloo (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering); Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science (MS), Advanced Infrastructure Systems).
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