. >> reporter: roxanna jackman was his science teacher. it was in this classroom where the young student was impacted to make something to help his own community. >> the projects he created had potential. even at the time, that is when he went all the way to the top. he was helping to fight fires in california. we were all staying inside and not breathing the air because it was so smoky. it was so relevant. >> reporter: now, a graduate of the university of pennsylvania, vasya is not a student . he is an entrepreneur. 's project is now a developed tool to help in california's fight against wildfires. >> i have taken the idea i first developed while in the school. selling the product feels pretty crazy to me. especially because a product can impact people directly. it can impact lives and save billions of dollars for people around the u.s. and all around the world. >> reporter: it uses a.i. technology to detect even small flareups. each sensors placed within 10 acres of each other. >> there is a battery inside. then it actively detects fires

. >> reporter: roxanna jackman was vossia's science teacher.was in this classroom where the young student was inspired to make something to impact his own community. >> projects that he created had such potential and even at the time that's when he really went all the way to the top because it was helping fight fires in california and we were all staying inside and not breathing the air because it was so smoky. it was so relevant. >> reporter: now 23 years old and a new grad of university of pennsylvania, vossia is no longer a student. he is an entrepreneur. that science fair project from 2018 is now a developed tool to help in california's fight against wildfires. >> now actually taken the idea i first developed while being in the school and now actually selling the product feels pretty crazy to me, especially because a product can impact people directly and can actually save lives. it can save billions of dollars for people all around the u.s. and all around the world in any fire risk areas. >> reporter: his product is torch sensors. it uses

. >> reporter: roxanna jackman was his science teacher and it was in this classroom where the young student was inspired to make something to impact his own community. >> project that he created had such potential and even at the time. that's when he really went all the way to the top. because it was helping fight fires in california. and we were all like -- staying inside and not breathing the air because it was so smoky. so so relevant. >> reporter: now 23 years old and a new grad of the university of pennsylvania, vasia is no longer a student. he is an entrepreneur. that science fair project from 2018 is now a developed tool to help in california's fight against wildfires. >> now actually taking the idea that i first developed while being in the school and now best a big company and now actually selling a product feels pretty crazy to me. can actually save lives and save billions of dollars for people all around the u.s. and all around the world in any fire risk areas. >> reporter: his product is torch sensors using ai technology to detect even small flare-ups and each sensor is placed w

. >> reporter: roxanna jackman was vasya's science teacher and it was in this classroom where the young student was inspired to make something to impact his own community. >> project that he created had such potential and even at the time, that's when he really went all the way to the top. because it was helping fight fires in california. and we were all like -- staying inside and not breathing the air because it was so smoky. so, so relevant. >> reporter: now 23 years old and a new grad of the university of pennsylvania, vasya is no longer a student. he is an entrepreneur. that science fair project from 2018 is now a developed tool to help in california's fight against wildfires. >> now actually taking the idea that i first developed while being in school and now that it's a big company and now actually selling a product feels pretty crazy to me. especially because the product can impact people directly and can actually save lives and save billions of dollars for people all around the u.s. and all around the world in any fire risk areas. >> reporter: his product is torch sensors using