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Michele Buonanduci
Postdoctoral Scholar at University of WashingtonI am a Postdoctoral Researcher working jointly with The Nature Conservancy and the University of Washington. Broadly, I am interested in harnessing quantitative methods to address fundamental and applied ecological questions. I completed my PhD in the Quantitative Ecology…
Angel Farguell
Research Scientist at Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (SJSU)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…
Nick LaHaye
Research Data Science at Spatial Informatics Group, LLC. (Pasadena, CA)
Leticia Lee
Computational Data Science Researcher at UC San Diego (La Jolla, CA)Leticia is a Computational Data Scientist. Her research focuses on developing spatially and temporally explicit fuels for more detailed prescribed fire modeling within the WIFIRE Program’s prescribed fire platform, BurnPro3D. Leticia’s research background is in using…
Fire Science Remote Sensing Science Communication LiDAR Vegetation Modeling
Anthony Marcozzi
Research Scientist at New Mexico Consortium (Missoula, MT)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…
Fire Behavior Modeling Wildland Fire Suppression Fire Science Field Data Collection / In-situ Monitoring Big Data Remote Sensing AI/ML Cloud Technologies Software Development Vegetation Modeling Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation
Aaron Maxwell
Associate Professor of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)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,…
Remote Sensing GIS AI/ML Vegetation Modeling Workflows Fire Science Terrestrial Laser Scanning LiDAR Fire Fuel Prediction
Mai H. Nguyen
at UC San Diego (La Jolla, CA)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…
Carl Norlen
Physical Scientist at US Geological SurveyDr. Norlen studies the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and society and how land management can promote societal goals. Before earning a PhD from University of California, Irvine Dr. Norlen was a middle school science teacher in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and a high…
Big Data Carbon Cloud Technologies Remote Sensing Forest ecology Fire Ecology
Ismael Perez
Computational and Data Sience Research Specialist at University of California San Diego (La Jolla, CA)Ismael is a Computational Data Scientist and contributes his expertise in DevOps to ensure the delivery and implementation of production quality services across the Societal Computing and Innovation Lab's projects. He also contributes to software development and debugging…
Big Data Cloud Technologies Software Development Workflows Sensor Networks Remote Sensing
Mats White
Assistant Director of Systems at University of OregonMats White is the Assistant Director of Systems at the Oregon Hazards Lab (OHAZ) located at the University of Oregon. With a commitment to enhancing community resilience against natural disasters, he focuses on developing and maintaining a statewide real-time multi-hazard…
Sensor Networks Remote Sensing Emerging Wildfire Technology Microwave Networks Cyberinfrastructure Terrestrial Sensing Wildfire Technology Innovation
Josh Wilkins
Wildfire Technology and Suppression SME/Advisor at Fireline Solutions (Bellevue, ID)With 27 years as a Fire Captain and a lifetime of firefighting heritage, I've dedicated my career to protecting communities from wildfires. Now, as a consultant specializing in wildfire technologies, I'm on a mission to revolutionize how we prevent, respond to, and…
Wildland Fire Suppression Community Engagement burnbot Situational Awareness Wildfire Fuel Mitigation Community Resilience Emerging Wildfire Technology Entomology Decision Support Tools Fire Simulation Software Remote Sensing Vegetation Modeling
Matt Wozniak
PhD Candidate at West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)Matt Is a PhD candidate at West Virginia University. He is working on developing methods to better map wildland fuels through remote sensing methods. Specifically he seeks to develop methods to scale measurements collected by terrestrial LiDAR scanning to data collected…
Fire Ecology Vegetation Modeling Remote Sensing Fire Effects
Bryce A Young
Spatial Wildfire Analyst at Vibrant Planet (Missoula, MT)Bryce is a Spatial Wildfire Analyst at Pyrologix, a Vibrant Planet company. He specializes in analysis of wildfire risk to communities, analyzed at the single-structure level. Bryce is an arborist, Part 107 drone pilot, and has an M.S. from the University of Montana…
Fire Fuel Prediction LiDAR Decision Support Tools AI/ML GIS Remote Sensing Fire modeling Vegetation Modeling
James Zollweg
Assocaite Professor at State University of New York - Brockport
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