Data Challenge

This challenge brings together UC San Diego students to advance proactive solutions to end destructive wildfires. Sprint 1 launches Friday, February 21. Selected teams will continue on to an internship at the San Diego Supercomputer Center where they will further their work. Students from other universities can join too by request (email pramonettivega@ucsd.edu).

How to Participate

Join our email list here
Register for the National Data Platform (NDP) here by clicking on CILogon and searching for your academic institution (e.g., University of California, San Diego)
Join us for snacks and office hours 3-6 PM in person on Fridays or online here
Complete the onboarding challenge here (NDP login required)
Form a team by Sunday, March 2 and join the challenge here (NDP login required)
Teams must submit their final work by Sunday, April 13, 2025

In-Person Office Hours

Friday, February 21, 2025 from 3-6 PM, Design and Innovation Building, 306
Friday, February 28, 2025 from 3-6 PM, Design and Innovation Building, 208
Friday, March 7, 2025 from 3-6 PM, Design and Innovation Building, 306
Monday, March 31, 2025 from 3-6 PM, Design and Innovation Building, 330

3D Fuel and Fire Models

Prescribed burns can effectively reduce fuels to restore fire-dependent ecosystems and mitigate the risk of devastating wildfires. Next-generation 3D vegetation and fire models can enable the new tools fire managers need for real fuel and fire management solutions. These models unlock the ability to design complex ignition patterns, model the effects of forest structure on winds, and show interactions between the atmosphere and the fire itself.

The Data Challenge

The fuel beds and forest structure generated by FastFuels are used as inputs to fire models like QUIC-Fire, which uses coupled-fire atmosphere dynamics to produce simulations using the underlying physics that drive fire behavior. During this data challenge, you will create on-ramps for LiDAR and plot data to build 3D models of forests for ingestion into fire models to explore interactions between topography, fuel structure, fuel moistures, and winds, all at high resolution.

Lightning Talks

Watch ProWESS lightning talks, including the Launch Event for this data challenge.

Hosted by the Prowess Center on the National Data Platform in partnership with the Wildfire Science & Technology Commons.

For questions or more information, please email pramonettivega@ucsd.edu.

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