I've also been fortunate to live in many more beautiful places including London (UK), Seoul, and now, California. Naturally, I fell in love with traveling to experience the various wonders of our world: from hiking the Dolomites in Northern Italy, to venturing through the Arabian desert, to sleeping under the stars in Mongolia. Nowadays, you will probably catch me reading papers and sipping coffee in trendy local cafes or waiting in line for the newest pastries in town.

I have always been excited to explore and uncover the unseen, first with my own eyes, then a phone camera, and eventually satellites. The more I explored different parts of the world, the more I realized how complex and unpredictable our planet really is. In particular, I am interested in how interconnected humans, nature, and our technology are becoming, especially as global changes are pushing these interactions to the extreme. I was able to get a firsthand experience when I visited Spain to research with the Catalan Fire Service and responded to wildfires in real-time with firefighters and fire managers. Seeing how much rides on each high-stakes decision, I grew to appreciate just how much risk-informed, proactive decision-making matter.