Dr. Can Firtina is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), where he leads the STORM Research Group. His research spans a broad range of problems that address the computational challenges in biological data analysis.
Dr. Javier Lloret is an ecosystem scientist with a background in marine sciences, ecology, and hydrology. His research focuses on the ecology and biogeochemistry of coastal wetlands and estuaries