About Us
How the pandemic inspired young inventors to solve the biggest crisis facing humanity!
UVSET is the brainchild of young inventors who looked to make a meaningful contribution to their community by preventing the spread of infection during the Global Pandemic.
In 2020, COVID-19 burst into our lives and the world came to a standstill. Public places were closed. Businesses were shut down. The world went into lockdown in fear that they would catch this new, quickly spreading disease.
That’s when Manish Rangan, Aiman Khan, Humza Sheikh, & Vihan Yerubandi, along with DiscoverSTEM co-founders, Hisham Ahmad & Mirza Faizan came together to innovate a product that would limit the spread of COVID-19 and all other diseases. Months were spent analyzing patterns of disease spread and the threat those patterns posed to the world.
Working backwards, these young innovators first identified the largest congregation of disease spread – door handles. From here, they devised this UV-C light-based system that will reduce the impact of the pandemic and aid the world in returning to normality.
Our Team
Hisham Ahmad
Chief Executive Officer
17-year-old Hisham Ahmad is a serial innovator, entrepreneur, Forbes book author, educator, and philanthropist. He is considered one of the youngest innovators and thought leaders in America. Hisham is one of the founders of UVSET, a company that developed automated door handle sanitizer. His innovation pitch for UVSET was judged among the ‘Top 80 Most Innovative Products Supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals’ at the ‘Oslo Innovation Week’ in 2022. Hisham & UVSET is currently working with many healthcare establishments to reduce hospital-acquired infections through his innovative solutions.
As a Co-Founder of DiscoverSTEM, he has spurred the organization’s growth, fuelled by developing and securing valuable intellectual property. He has led the team and empowered young minds, fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among teenagers. As an innovator, he has 3 patents granted and 8 patents pending in the United States and other countries.
Hisham has authored a book ‘Misfit Mogul’, published by Forbes. In this book, Hisham touches on certain aspects of his biography and an inspiring story about how being a ‘misfit’ in school doesn’t mean the end of the world. He endorses that we can still make it big using the power of innovation & entrepreneurship.
As a generational philanthropist, Hisham has established HFA – an international foundation that provides economic opportunities and education to underprivileged communities worldwide. His initiatives include founding schools and developing shelters for orphans and homeless individuals.
Hisham has a proven track record of success in business ventures, research & development, and student mentorship. Hisham’s distinguished laurels and achievements at such a young age make him one of the brightest young minds in the United States and the world.
Abdullah Kabeer
Chief Technology Officer
Abdullah Kabeer is a Young Innovator, Entrepreneur, and Patent Holder. In addition to being the standing CEO and co-founder of UVSET, Abdullah holds leadership roles and has founded various startups in the financial services and technology sectors. One of these startups is CANDLE, which packages and resells data to various financial firms and enterprises at wholesale prices. Abdullah has also founded Altruato.com, which leverages AI and empowers the next generation of researchers and scientists with answers to their advanced questions, which previously could only be answered by experts and Ph. Ds, on an easy-to-use digital platform, and InvoKit. This startup serves robotics systems and chaises robotics teams that compete nationally and internationally.
Outside of startups, Abdullah has been a dedicated problem solver. He has two patents granted in the United States and internationally and is filing four more. His patents in vision assistance and driving systems have untold potential to help humanity.
Abdullah’s commitment to community service is a testament to his character. He actively engages with and nurtures the youth, fostering their potential to become the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. His involvement at DiscoverSTEM demonstrates his dedication to shaping the future.
Abdullah’s meticulous attention to detail and continuous efforts to better his community have not gone unnoticed. His work caught the eye of Texas Congressman Van Taylor, who awarded Abdullah an official certificate of congressional recognition, a testament to the credibility and impact of his achievements.
Rayhan Shanavas
Chief Marketing Officer
I am Rayhan Shanavas, a curious and passionate 16 year old committed to helping solve global healthcare problems especially the ones that get augmented due to socioeconomic disparities. I am a part of DiscoverSTEM which has not only deepened my ability to understand the problem but to broaden the solutioning landscape before choosing an ideal technologically sustainable, economically viable, commercially acceptable effective user freindly solution which I also fostered as a member of TiE Hyderabad 2023. Having led marketing, and communications for OakridgeBMUN, TEDx at my school and combining my knowledge as EDI Head of leveraging diverse channels/like minded youth to implement Equitable Healthcare solutions, as founder of Aequitas, Synapse and Kindness India, I am honored to bring forward UVSet to prevent the negative impacts of the unseen infectious organisms that harbor on the doors we touch every day.
Manish Rangan
Co-Founder
I am a 16 year old Junior at Reedy High School in Frisco, Texas. I recently graduated out of the DiscoverStem program, one which has seen many young innovators emerge with patents. The new and unique approach to innovation and general thinking that I received from the year long experience has now set my sights on something bigger — analyzing customer pain points in order to legitimize innovations that change the world for good.
Vihan Yerubandi
Co-Founder
I am a 16 year old Junior at Carroll Senior Highschool in Southlake, Texas. Being in DiscoverSTEM opened up my eyes to a whole new way of looking at real-world problems and making an impact in the world through innovation. DiscoverSTEM enabled me to traverse from ideation to innovation by collectively brainstorming and collaborating with likeminded individuals. Throughout my life, I have been in interested in many things such as reading books, interacting with people, learning about new cultures and DiscoverSTEM has added one more interest called Innovation to that ever growing list
Humza Sheikh
Co-Founder
I am a 16 year old sophomore at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas. I am a recent graduate of the DiscoverStem program, one in which students are exposed to the processes of design and are able to obtain a patent. The unique approach I have gained from DiscoverStem, and other programs throughout my academic career have given me an outlook on life that motivates me to take an holistic approach to help others in the ways I am able.
Aiman Khan
Co-Founder
I have recently completed my Master’s of Science in Engineering Technology with a concentration in Mechanical Systems at the University of North Texas. Also, I did a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology and additionally, I received a Certificate in Manufacturing Engineering Technologies. Currently, my team and I have launched this start up, UVSET inc., where we designed a cleaning apparatus for commercial doors, heading as Chief Operations Officer.
For my senior capstone project, I helped design a multi-functional Data Acquisition (DAQ) training set for thermo-fluids applications. By applying the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, an experimental thermo-fluid systems setup can be created to be integrated with the virtual simulation program called LabVIEW.