Valeria Martin

• PhD Student

Biography

Valeria Martin is a Ph.D. candidate in Intelligent Systems and Robotics at the University of West Florida. She grew up in Bogotá, Colombia, earning a bachelor’s degree in geoscience from Los Andes University. Her research uses machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques, Geographic Information Systems, and satellite data to monitor and preserve U.S. forests.  Her interests are sustainable management of Earth’s resources, mitigating natural risks, and implementing computer methods in Earth sciences. She has research experience at UWF and Cornell University, and has worked with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a support analyst for Esri.