About Us

Meet the Team

The Wildfire Science & Technology Commons is a bold new initiative designed to accelerate technological innovations for open collaborations with the goal of a wildfire-resilient future.

The Wildfire Commons is composed of team members from the University of California San Diego, the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and affiliate collaborators from federal government, industry, and other collaborators.

 


Ilkay Altintas
Principal Investigator

 

 


Melissa Floca
Community of Practice Lead

 

 


Claire Stirm
Project Manager & Community Engagement

 


Katie O'Laughlin
Lead Developer

 

 


Dan Crawl
System Operations

 

 


Kate Kaya
Full Stack Developer

 

 


Jenny Lee
UI/UX Designer