Fellow Spotlight
Xiao Liu
Leveraging data and AI for real-time wildfire management.
Xiao Liu
Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering
Georgia Tech
Focus Area
Climate Data
Logan Grizzel, Chief Innovation Officer, WellTower
Mentor
Pivoted to a stronger commercial direction
Identified isurance companies as key customer segment
Expanded network across disciplines, including connecting with wildfire modelling leaders at Moody's
Key Wins
Xiao sought to break out of the academic bubble, expand his network across disciplines, and pressure-test his assumptions about who his end users and customers could be.
Why they joined
“This is one of the most special and rewarding experiences in my career so far. The trainings kept me motivated, made me think about what I'm doing, and forced me to make adjustments and reprioritize. For many of us coming from an academic bubble, this Fellowship is a breath of fresh air — you really can't overstate how rewarding it is to communicate with people from so many different walks of life.”
Xiao’s experience with the fellowship