About Exentropic Ideas

Linking First-Principles with AI and Machine Learning

We are a Canadian company based in London (Ontario). Founded in 2025, we engineer cutting-edge, next generation solutions for the Hydrocarbon Processing Industries (HPI).

Every Hydrocarbon Processing Unit is a Continuous Manufacturing Process. Hence, standard AI techniques developed for Discrete-Event Processes don't work in the HPI.

Our solutions combine the wisdom of science and the power of artificial intelligence. Hence, our solutions are in accordance with the laws of

Mass, Energy and Momentum Balance,
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Physics & Chemistry Governing Various Unit Operations

We ignore the noise and the hype surrounding AI and focus strictly on meeting the complex demands of the Hydrocarbon Processing Industries.

Industry Verticals We Scale Across

Petroleum Refining

Petrochemicals

Gas Processing

LNG Liquefaction

Power Plants

Carbon Capture

Green Hydrogen

Our Product Offerings

Force-X Hybrid Digital Twins fusing physics and machine learning.

OmniPlant-AX Closed-loop autonomous manufacturing system.

HAZOP-X AI-driven modern risk assessment infrastructure.

The Minds Fueling Innovation

Exentropic combines veteran process design expertise with modern machine learning research to deliver robust industrial AI suites.

Dr. Nandu Karajgikar

Co-Founder & CEO

Dr. Karajgikar holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering. He is a specialist in advanced kinetics and reactor modeling. He has spent most of his 45+ year career in the Hydrocarbon Industry implementing advanced solutions. These solutions include simulation, optimization, non-linear controllers, and LP models. Over his career, he has successfully executed more than 100 simulation projects across four continents. These include:

• Crude & Vacuum Distillation • FCC/RFCC • Hydrotreating (Naphtha to Resid) • Hydrocracking/H-Oil • Catalytic Reforming • Merox Units (LPG/Kero) • Coker/Visbreaker • Hydrogen Units • Naphtha/LPG/Ethane Crackers • Acetic Acid/Vinyl Acetate • Linear Alfa Olefins • Aromatics Units • Styrene/Propylene Oxide • Coal Gasification/Syngas Production • LNG Liquefaction/Regasification • Air Separation Units • Combined Cycle Power Plants • Polymerization Units (PVC)

Dr. Yogesh Makwana

Co-Founder & CTO

Dr. Makwana holds B.Tech and M.Tech degrees in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Process Integration) from the University of Manchester, UK. He is an expert in process integration, mathematical optimization, and cloud-scale AI architecture. Over his 25+ year career, he developed innovative process optimization models for the HYSYS suite at Hyprotech and architected AI-driven platforms scaling to over 10 million users globally. His core expertise includes:

• Process Integration & Pinch Tech • Total Site Energy Debottlenecking • HYSYS Simulation & Modeling • Mathematical Optimization • Distillation Column Simulation • Polymerization Reactor Modeling • Machine Learning & Deep Neural Nets • LLM & Generative AI Integration • Industrial AI & Cloud Architecture • Memory-Resident Systems • Plant Energy Reduction • Automated Data Workflows

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AI and Machine Learning Division

The AI and Machine Learning Division is responsible for building, training, and testing our deep neural networks. They specialize in integrating thermodynamic equations directly into deep learning layers, managing high-throughput plant data feeds, and keeping simulation errors to a minimum.

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Process Engineering Division

The Process Engineering Division is responsible for first-principles verification. Fusing decades of design expertise in refinery piping layouts, reactor design constraints, and safety guidelines, they review all digital twin case configurations and audit HAZOP-X safety reports.