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Ryan Honary is the founder of SensoRyAI, an AI-powered wildfire risk management technology company whose systems are being deployed by public agencies across Southern California.
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He began developing the technology after witnessing the devastating effects of California wildfires and has spent more than five years taking the system from a science project to patented technology, peer-reviewed research, field validation with firefighters, and large-scale government/city deployment.
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Wildfire Fellowship at Stanford University
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Numerous prestigious national and international science and industry awards
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Featured across media including:
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Collaborating with a growing number of fire departments, cities, wildland land managers, and universities, including Orange County Fire Authority, Laguna Beach Fire Department, City of Irvine, Irvine Ranch Conservancy, and UCLA Garrick Institute of Risk Sciences
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STEM advocate for teens, founder of Climate Solutions Society
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Ranked tennis player, environmentalist, avid surfer and snowboarder
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Full bio
Ryan's journey
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2019-2022: Started and gradually improved a science project, winning science awards
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2023: Noticed and supported by the OC Fire Authority and Irvine Ranch Conservancy: SensoRy AI formed
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2024: Started collaboration with UCLA
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2025: City of Irvine started field deployments
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2026: Additional cities/communities start deployment and first citywide contracts
click here to see a video that shows this journey
Evolution of Ryan's simplistic science project on the far left, step by step into a real-world product on the right
Selected Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE: SensoRy AI and OCFA deploy AI-driven early wildfire detection system in City of Irvine Open Space Preserve
In a unified effort to address the growing threat of wildfires in Southern California, Ryan Honary, founder of SensoRy AI, has partnered with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and the City of Irvine to deploy his award-winning AI-driven wildfire detection system in the Irvine Open Space Preserve.
February 12, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: SensoRy AI, Founded by Teen Inventor, Receives Funding and Partners With Irvine Ranch Conservancy and Orange County Fire Authority to Test Climate Solution
Ryan Honary to work with organizations to further evaluate his "AI-Driven Wireless Mesh Sensor Network for Early Detection and Growth Prediction of Environmental Hazards"
December 14, 2022
Selected News Coverage
How teen entrepreneur Ryan Honary built a wildfire sensor network now working with the Orange County Fire Authority
August 14, 2026
Irvine to use AI fire-detecting sensors developed by 18-year-old
July 29, 2026
Teen's wildfire detecting technology deployed in OC for real-time testing
August 20, 2025
Southern California city partners with teen-founded AI wildfire detection service
July 28, 2026
High Schoolers Offer Hope For A Post-Climate Future
March 20, 2025
Selected Awards & Distinctions
Click here for more information about the awards Ryan has received for his work.
Selected as XPRIZE Wildfire Autonomous Detection Finalist track detection based on performance of wildfire detection during field tests by professional judges
January 2026
ISEF 2025 Grand & Special Awards Recipient: At the 2025 International Science & Engineering Fair, the biggest and most prestigious global high school STEM competition with top 1% of science fair participants from 66 countries, achieved 2nd Place Grand Award in the Embedded Category, a $ 15,000 Chief of Naval Research Special Award, and a $ 5,000 1st Place Innovator Award from Qorvo.
May 2025
California Science & Engineering Fair 2025 - 2nd Place Environmental Engineering among California high schools
April 2025
The Earth Prize 2024 largest teenage global environmental competition, selected Global Top 10 Finalist chosen from over 1000 projects across 117 countries
Broadcom Masters Top 30 Finalist, the top middle school national level science competition September 2020
