We envisage the development of a new class of sensor that will be used in the fixed and mobile asset management industry and will provide simultaneous qualitatively and quantitatively assessment of diesel fuel in real-time. The ultimate goal of this 4 years project is to develop an innovative, low-cost small form sensor that will be easily integrated with third party Internet of Things (IoT) automotive platforms, therefore substituting the need for expensive off-site fuel characterization that is the current norm. The objective is to unravel the basis of accurate diesel fuel quality measurement, decipher the determinants of fuel quality properties, study the majority of existing laboratory fuel analysis methods and invent a new type of industrial diesel fuel sensor.