Invitation Surface Fuels and Vegetation Modeling Industry Exchange

The Invitation Surface Fuels and Vegetation Modeling Industry Exchange is an event that brings together federal program managers, operational leaders, fire behavior modelers, and cross-sector innovators to refine the scope of an upcoming prize challenge focused on scalable, realistic solutions to improve surface fuels modeling. The event is ideal for organizations working in AI and machine learning, remote sensing, geospatial analytics, environmental modeling, vegetation science, data fusion, and uncertainty quantification. Key aspects of the event include: • Expert briefings on operational modeling needs • Structured discussions to shape the evaluation criteria for the upcoming prize challenge • Opportunities to influence the technical direction of future funding efforts • Engagement with decision makers and potential collaborators