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

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