Google Developer Expert Madurai, India → 42+ countries

Senthilkumar Murugesan

I'm a Innovator|

I build technology for people who usually get left out: pregnant women in villages, girls who've never written code, police on Madurai's streets, and hamlets with no network. I'm CEO & co-founder of Savemom, a Harvard case study, and I've given four TEDx talks and filed about 10 patents.

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Senthilkumar Murugesan
Founder · SavemomA Harvard Publishing case study
Google Developer ExpertBy Google
Technology ExplorerBy NASSCOM
TEDx Speaker4 times TEDx speaker
0 km travelled so far, more than a round trip from the Earth to the Moon and back
15+Years in tech
10Patents filed, nearly
42+Countries explored
180+Institutions lectured
1,000+Girls mentored
4TEDx talks
Google Developer ExpertTEDxHarvard Business PublishingGoogleAmazon Prime VideoNDTVNASSCOMCNBC-TV18ET NowStar VijayJioHotstarDD NationalOpenWrt SummitGES 2017 · UberYourStoryTimes of IndiaThe HinduHuffPostJETRO JapanAsia Book of RecordsGoogle Developer ExpertTEDxHarvard Business PublishingGoogleAmazon Prime VideoNDTVNASSCOMCNBC-TV18ET NowStar VijayJioHotstarDD NationalOpenWrt SummitGES 2017 · UberYourStoryTimes of IndiaThe HinduHuffPostJETRO JapanAsia Book of Records

01 — About

A Madurai founder,
on the world's stages.

Senthil Kumar Murugesan is a visionary entrepreneur and the CEO & co-founder of Savemom Private Limited (JioVio Healthcare), based in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has more than 15 years of experience in the tech industry and is a passionate innovator who uses technology to solve real-life problems. He is a Google Developer Expert and has travelled to 42+ countries to give keynote talks at major technology conferences.

Senthil began his career as an engineer at Samsung and Qualcomm, both Fortune 500 companies, but soon realised his true calling was entrepreneurship. He founded JioVio Healthcare, a health-tech startup that works to reduce maternal and infant mortality with AI-enabled IoT kits and telecommunications software. This innovation became a design-thinking case study distributed by Harvard Business Publishing.

Senthil is also a community builder and mentor. He works on community empowerment and education, especially for girls and young women, through his non-profit organisation MetooMentor. With a handful of dedicated volunteers, he has reached around 1,000 girls in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The initiative has grown into one of the largest physical meetup communities in Tamil Nadu.

Senthil is a sought-after speaker who has given guest lectures at more than 180 higher-education institutions in India. NASSCOM named him one of the top 5 Technology Explorers in India, and he has won several hackathons at national and international level. He represented India in the Battlemesh Research Programme in Europe and contributes to the open-source ecosystem.

02 — Experience & education

From Samsung's labs
to my own startup.

Experience

  1. 2019 — Presentnow

    CEO & Co-founder

    Savemom · JioVio Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. · Madurai

    AI-enabled IoT kits and telecom software that cut maternal and infant mortality in rural India. The work became a Harvard Business Publishing case study and a 2026 bestseller.

  2. 2017 — 2019

    Founder & CEO

    Geomeo Informatics · Madurai

    Built GeoMesh community wireless networks, GeoShadow real-time tracking, and the Madurai Kavalan and CopsEye public-safety platforms.

  3. 2013 — 2016

    Engineer

    Qualcomm · Fortune 500

    Wireless and embedded systems engineering at one of the world’s leading semiconductor companies.

  4. 2011 — 2013

    Engineer

    Samsung · Fortune 500

    Where it all started: the first engineering role in a career in mobile and wireless technology.

Education

  1. 2006 — 2010

    B.E. Electronics & Communication Engineering

    Anna University
  2. 2004 — 2006

    Higher Secondary

    St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Madurai

  3. Schooling

    K.A.C.A. Arunachalam Higher Secondary School
★ Bestseller 2026 Harvard Business Publishing Case W27806 Savemom Design thinking for safer pregnancies in rural India Renuka Kamath & Shrinath V · Ivey Business School · 2022

03 — Case study · Bestseller 2026

Savemom is a
Harvard case study.

The case begins in January 2020. The founders of JioVio Healthcare look back on five years of building Savemom, a cloud-based maternal-care platform that catches preventable pregnancy complications early, so more mothers in rural India have a safe birth.

Business schools use it to teach design thinking and social entrepreneurship. It was one of Harvard Business Publishing's bestsellers of 2026.

  • Design thinkingCore teaching theme
  • Rural IndiaMaternal health setting
  • 2026Bestseller
View the case on Harvard Business Publishing ↗

04 — Skill sets

Hardware to keynote,
and everything in between.

Wireless Mesh & Networks

Self-deployable community networks, OpenWrt, offline content delivery, disaster-response connectivity.

OpenWrtMesh routingCommunity Wi-FiBattlemesh

Applied AI & Vision

Face recognition for policing, AI baby-cry translation, risk prediction for high-risk pregnancies.

Computer visionAudio MLGoogle Cloud AIEdge AI

IoT & Embedded Hardware

Wearables and portable kits that run a full antenatal check-up in the field, plus real-time GPS trackers.

WearablesSensorsGPS trackingEmbedded C

Maternal HealthTech

Remote monitoring for pregnant women, ASHA-worker workflows, rural health-centre integration.

Remote monitoringPublic healthRural care

Safety & Civic Tech

Apps used by police and citizens — Madurai Kavalan, CopsEye, GeoShadow live tracking.

Public safetyGovTechMobile apps

Entrepreneurship

Founder & CEO, product strategy, fundraising, pitching on national TV and global stages.

Startup buildingDesign thinkingFundraising

Public Speaking

Four TEDx talks, global summits, 180+ institutions — making deep tech feel human.

TEDxKeynotesWorkshops

Community & Mentoring

Builds communities that build things — MetooMentor, Makers Madurai, GDG Madurai, The Geeks Event.

Women in techMeetupsHackathons

Google Developer Expert

Recognised by Google for technical expertise and for sharing it, through talks, workshops and developer communities.

GDEGDG MaduraiGoogle CloudDevFest

05 — Innovations

Inventions that left
the lab.

My work covers wireless networks, defence, maternal healthcare and public safety, with about 10 patents filed. Click any card to watch it in use.

NeoScan Agents video
New · Neonatal screening in 90 seconds

NeoScan Agents Offline AI · Gemma

Offline AI agents built on Google’s Gemma that screen newborns in about 90 seconds, with no internet connection needed.

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Savemom video
Harvard case study · 2026 bestseller

Savemom Maternal HealthTech

An AI + IoT platform that monitors pregnant women in remote villages and flags high-risk pregnancies early. Its design-thinking story is a Harvard Business Publishing case study and a 2026 bestseller.

▶ Watch ▶ More coverage Harvard case ↗
AlloBaby video
Featured by Google

AlloBaby AI · Audio

An AI cry monitor that translates baby sounds. Went viral and was featured on Google Cloud Tech’s official YouTube.

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Madurai Kavalan video
Most-downloaded app in Madurai

Madurai Kavalan Women’s Safety

A police-backed safety app for women. It became the most-downloaded app in Madurai.

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CopsEye video
Used by police

CopsEye Computer Vision

Face-recognition AI that helped police identify criminals in the field.

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GeoMesh video
Connected villages

GeoMesh Community Networks

A wireless mesh network and offline content provider that connected villages like Sathuragiri.

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Disaster Mesh video
Self-deployable

Disaster Mesh Resilience

A self-deploying wireless mesh that restores communication within hours of a disaster.

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GeoShadow video
From Lord Alagar to Jallikattu bulls

GeoShadow Real-time Tracking

GPS tracking that let lakhs of devotees follow Lord Alagar’s procession live. It was also used to track Jallikattu bulls.

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06 — On stage

Upcoming talks.

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TEDx talks

Past events

Summits, conferences and keynotes, plus guest lectures at 180+ higher-education institutions across India.

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07 — Technology explorer

42 countries.
One curious mind.

Every pin is a country I’ve explored. Tap a pin to trace the route from Madurai, or pick a region to zoom in.

08 — Mentor & community builder

1,000 girls.
Thousands of builders.

With a handful of dedicated volunteers, MetooMentor has reached around 1,000 girls in Madurai. It has grown into one of the largest physical meetup communities in Tamil Nadu.

Want me to mentor you?

I work with students, developers, women in tech and early-stage founders. Tell me where you're stuck.

09 — On screen & in print

From Prime Video
to Japanese TV.

Recognition

In the news

My blogs

Recent posts.
Notes from the build.

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10 — Work with me

Bring this story
to your stage.

11 — Quick facts

Questions people
ask about me.

Who is Senthilkumar Murugesan?

Senthilkumar Murugesan (also written Senthil Kumar M) is an entrepreneur and innovator from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the CEO and co-founder of Savemom (JioVio Healthcare), a Google Developer Expert and a four-time TEDx speaker, and he has filed nearly 10 patents.

What is Savemom?

Savemom (JioVio Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.) is a health-tech company in Madurai. It uses AI-enabled IoT kits and telecom software to monitor pregnant women in rural India and catch high-risk pregnancies early. Its story is a design-thinking case study (W27806) distributed by Harvard Business Publishing and a 2026 bestseller.

Is Senthilkumar Murugesan a Google Developer Expert?

Yes. Google selected him as a Google Developer Expert (GDE).

What has he invented?

His work includes Savemom (maternal health monitoring), NeoScan Agents (offline AI newborn screening), AlloBaby (an AI baby-cry translator featured by Google), Madurai Kavalan (a women’s safety app), CopsEye (face recognition for police), GeoMesh and Disaster Mesh (self-deploying community wireless networks) and GeoShadow (real-time GPS tracking).

What does he speak about?

AI for social good and Bharat, building deep tech from Tier-2 cities, maternal health innovation, women in technology, community wireless networks and open source, and design thinking for founders. He speaks in English and Tamil.

Where has he spoken?

At TEDxBITSathy, TEDxBalajiITS, TEDxSomaiyaVidyavihar and TEDxKanniyakumari; the OpenWrt Summit (2016 and 2017); the WiFi Knowledge Summit; the RISE conference; DigitAll Sangamam; and more than 180 higher-education institutions in India. He has travelled to 42+ countries, more than 800,000 km.

What is MetooMentor?

MetooMentor is a non-profit Senthil founded to mentor girls and young women to innovate through technology. It has reached around 1,000 girls in Madurai.

How can I invite Senthil to speak or ask for mentorship?

Use the “Invite to speak” or “Request mentorship” forms on msenthil.com. Requests go straight to Senthil. A downloadable speaker profile (PDF) is also on the site.

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