Hydronet / Company
The team is the moat.
Pioneers of software-defined underwater networking, adaptive acoustic communications, and underwater edge AI. Now deploying connected underwater intelligence — into real water, on real missions.
Leadership
Scientists · proven entrepreneurs · industry experts
Tommaso Melodia, PhD
CEO
- Pioneered software-defined, AI-powered wireless networking
- ACM / IEEE / NAI Fellow · 50+ patents
- Secured $150M+ in funding from DARPA, ONR, NSF, and the U.S. Navy
Emrecan Demirors, PhD
CTO
- Expert and pioneer in software-defined, AI-driven underwater networking
- Lead inventor of the Hydronet patent portfolio
- 20 years building underwater communication systems
Jorge H. Jimenez, PhD
COO
- Serial entrepreneur — three successful lab-to-exit ventures
- Expert in fluid mechanics and mechanical design
- 20 years delivering technology in regulated, safety-critical environments
Fielded capability
In water. In use. Every day.
Real deployments, real data, real capabilities.
Deployed across the defense and commercial ecosystems that matter.
2022
U.S. Navy · Trident Spectre
Virginia Beach, VA
Robust, jamming-resilient underwater links.
2023
U.S. Navy · NSWC Demo Day
Panama City, FL
Real-time classification of underwater signals at the edge.
2024
U.S. Navy · IBP 24.1
San Clemente Island, CA
HydroMesh multi-domain mesh networking.
2024
NATO · IC SHINE
La Spezia, Italy
Wireless underwater video streaming integrated with private 5G.
2025
AUKUS · Talisman Sabre
Australia
Connecting undersea assets through a resilient C3 mesh network.
2025
Italian Navy · Seafuture
La Spezia, Italy
Resilient C3 mesh network integrated with private 5G solutions.
2025
NATO · IC SHINE
Istanbul, Türkiye
Resilient C3 mesh network for critical undersea infrastructure and mine-detection scenarios.
2026
U.S. Navy · ANTX
Port Hueneme, CA
HydroID: detecting, classifying, and tracking divers, UUVs, and USVs.
2026
Operational port security
U.S. port authority
Production 16-node deployment — live, continuous port security.
