Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;Dr. Fatemeh Salehi is the Associate Dean, Engagement and Sustainability in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University and the Hub Chair for the United Nations Academic Impact Sustainable Development Goal 15. Her research focuses on low-carbon energy solutions, with particular interests in computational modeling and optimization techniques to support the safe and efficient application of clean fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia and biomass. Her research in hydrogen applications has been recognised in the NSW Hydrogen Strategy published by the NSW Government. Dr Salehi is a Fulbright alumna, an International Hydrogen Fellow, an executive member of the Combustion Institute, and a member of Standards Australia working groups involved in the development of hydrogen standards.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, USA;Dr. Hamed Ebrahimian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), where he directs the Wildfire Science & Engineering Lab. He is the Simon Wong Faculty Scholar in Structural Engineering, the recipient of the 2024 Nevada Regents’ Jason Geddes Rising Researcher Award, and an NSF CAREER Awardee. Dr. Ebrahimian joined UNR in 2019 following a senior engineering position in industry and a postdoctoral appointment at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He earned his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering in 2015 and a second M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2013, both from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked for several years as a consulting engineer and structural designer. Dr. Ebrahimian’s research lies at the intersection of computational mechanics, data science, and probabilistic methods, with an emphasis on predictive modeling, data assimilation, model inversion, and uncertainty quantification. He currently leads a multidisciplinary research effort focused on advancing the scientific and engineering foundations of wildfire simulation, monitoring, and probabilistic risk assessment.