The federal grant will support the continued research and development of an AI corrosion simulation application using Senslytics’ proprietary CausX AI, aiming to reduce pipeline failures, optimize capital spending, and minimize environmental and human safety risks.
Oklahoma City, OK – September 23, 2025 — Senslytics Corporation, an artificial intelligence startup focused on risk identification and mitigation for the energy sector, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop AI solutions for internal corrosion in hazardous liquids pipelines. This award continues the work of the successful Phase I project to develop a simulation tool which allows pipeline engineers to perform ‘what-if’ analysis by simulating multiple corrosion mitigation strategies to determine the most effective course of action.
The Phase II grant will support the continued development of Senslytics’ proprietary corrosion simulation tool, a new module in the company’s CorroX software for corrosion mitigation. This cloud-based corrosion simulation software will forecast corrosion growth and remaining asset life across pipeline segments dynamically based on pipeline integrity professionals’ planned methods for addressing corrosion. CorroX is backed by Senslytics’ explainable, causation-based AI platform CausX AI. This tool is designed to help pipeline operators proactively identify and mitigate internal corrosion risks in liquids pipelines using existing pipeline data and expert knowledge—without relying on large datasets.
“By integrating causal reasoning and expert situational insights directly into its learning system as hypotheses, CausX AI enables models to move beyond pattern recognition to simulate outcomes that closely reflect the true cause-and-effect relationships, which are often hidden in complexity,” said Rabindra Chakraborty, President and CTO of Senslytics.
Internal corrosion has caused over $890 million in damages to U.S. liquids pipelines over the past two decades. Senslytics’ AI solution aims to assist corrosion specialists to identify the most effective way to reduce leaks, optimize chemical usage, and minimize unnecessary excavation, ultimately improving pipeline integrity and public safety.
Senslytics will work with engineering consultancy Blade Energy Partners to develop the corrosion simulation tool. “Blade is looking forward to advancing AI solutions with Senslytics that promote pipeline integrity,” said Ravi Krishnamurthy, Blade Energy Partners Executive Vice President.
This award is supported by the U.S. DOT under Award Number 6913G624QSBIR1. The content of this release is solely the responsibility of Senslytics and does not necessarily represent the official views of the DOT.
About Senslytics:
Senslytics, a venture capital-backed startup, develops proprietary causal AI software applications for the energy sector. The Senslytics CausX AI platform empowers engineers and energy professionals to improve decision-making in high-impact situations, reducing risks and improving capital efficiency. Senslytics has been granted nine patents and has one patent pending.
About DOT SBIR:
The U.S. DOT SBIR program supports research that has the potential for commercialization through products and applications sold to the private sector transportation industry, state departments of transportation, or other public or private entities.
About Blade Energy Partners: Blade is an independent consulting company that focuses on overcoming challenges of complex projects in the energy industry.
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