Melissa Floca
Chief Innovation Officer
Melissa Floca is the Chief Innovation Officer at the Societal Computing and Innovation Lab (SCIL), based at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) within UC San Diego’s School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences. In this role, she brings together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to tackle complex societal challenges that require cyberinfrastructure and digital technologies to solve at scale. Melissa serves as a principal investigator on a range of research projects and experiential education initiatives focused on wildfire resilience and the use of AI in scientific applications.
WSTC Pathfinders
Organization
UC San Diego
Department or Unit
Societal Computing and Innovation Lab
Use-inspired Research Fire Science Community Engagement Decision Support Tools Co-production with Practitioners
The Wildfire Science & Technology Commons is a UC San Diego initiative funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
