Expert Network Tool

Jenny is a User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) Developer. She works on user research and testing, product design, and front-end development across nearly every project at the Societal Computing and Innovation Lab.

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…

I am a forest and fire ecologist with over a decade of experience quantifying wildfire behavior and effects across the Western U.S., driven by a deep interest in the processes that shape wildfire dynamics, fuel accumulation, and vegetation growth to inform actionable…

Dr. Nick Maggio serves as the Assistant Director for Wildfire Technology at the Oregon Hazards Lab (OHAZ) at the University of Oregon, where he is dedicated to protecting communities across the Pacific Northwest by pioneering rapid wildfire detection, enhancing real-time…

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,…

Nicholas Miley is a project manager specializing in forest and wildfire resilience projects, with a focus on turning complex science into actionable strategies. At Spatial Informatics Group (SIG), he leads multidisciplinary teams to design, implement, and evaluate…

Jacob Ney is a Research Scientist at New Mexico Consortium CAFES, where he focuses on how LiDAR technologies can improve ecosystem monitoring programs. He got an MS in Forest and Rangeland Stewardship from Colorado State University, where he compared crown fire…

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…

Dr. 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…

Katie is an Associate Director of Data Platforms at the Societal Computing and Innovation Lab. She is a data engineer and contributes to the development of the many diverse data hubs and collaborative networks. Before joining SDSC, Katie started her career in computer…

Russ Parsons is a research ecologist with the USDA Forest Service RMRS Fire Sciences Lab, where he has worked since 2000. He got is BS in Forestry at UC Berkeley, his MS in Forest Resources at U Idaho, and his Ph.D. in Forestry at the University of Montana in 2007. His…

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…

Scott Pokswinski is a research scientist at New Mexico Consortium. Scott specializes in adapting cutting edge research to management applications. His recent work has integrated remote sensing technologies with monitoring and modeling technologies to increase the quality…