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İlkay is the Chief Data Science Officer of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the Founding Director of the Societal Computing and Innovation Lab. Since joining SDSC in 2001, she has been a principal investigator and a technical leader in a wide range of cross-…

I help communities and businesses defend themselves from devastating wildfires using innovative, AI-powered technology that detects, contains, and suppresses fires before they spread.

I partner with fire departments, business owners, government agencies, community…

Strategic Leadership & Operations – Proven ability to scale businesses, optimize operations, and drive strategic execution, ensuring FiSci’s growth and impact in the climate-tech space.

AI & Data-Driven Innovation – Strong understanding of machine learning…

AI and Autonomy are coming to the aviation and space world: I research, develop and transfer to industry software and assurance techniques that will ensure that your flight can safely and securely be powered by AI.

I have a recognized track record of developing…

Tolga is a computational data scientist conducting research and development for wildfire mitigation and prevention. His current projects include developing AI models for predicting power outages due to vegetation contact and developing and integrating a data assimilation…

Ryo Chijiiwa is the founder of Ponderosa.ai, a startup focused on developing AI-enabled drones to empower fire practitioners. Prior to starting Ponderosa.ai, Ryo spent nearly 20 years in the technology industry as an engineer and engineering leader, at larger companies…

I am a post bachelor’s student with a CS background looking to apply ML to wildland fire. I work on tools to accelerate quic-fire, improve fuel modeling, understand post fire hydrologic effects, and integrate ML into wildland fire

Dr. Dehgan is the CEO and co-founder of Conservation X Labs, an innovation and technology startup focused ending the Sixth Mass Extinction.  Conservation X Labs both builds new technologies for addressing…

Dr. Angel Farguell is a research scientist working at San José State University as part of the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (WIRC). He holds a B.S. in Mathematics, an M.S. in Modeling for Science and Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the…

Jiarong Hong is a professor in the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of Astrin Biosciences, Inc., a tech startup…

The future is defined by how we develop, deploy and utilize new technologies now. As co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Ember Flash Aerospace, Dr. Lee Kohlman is working to build a complete solution for wildfire response and impact mitigation. By bringing together…

I am honored to be recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for 2025, as listed by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier. This distinction reflects my contributions to Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing, Geomatics, and Geological and Engineering…

Anthony is a former wildland firefighter turned fire science researcher and fuel modeler. He currently works for the New Mexico Consortium as a research scientist where he primarily works on the FastFuels 3D fuel modeling platform. When not thinking about fire, he enjoys…

I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University. I teach geospatial science courses for both undergraduate and graduate students. I am also the director of West Virginia View, a consortium of public, private,…

Mai H. Nguyen is the Associate Director for AI of the Societal Computing and Innovation Lab and the Lead for Data Analytics at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) of UC San Diego (UCSD). Her research centers on the use of artificial Intelligence to address complex…