Drawing on his experience as an engineer in Italy and a remote sensing analyst in Portugal, Dr Andrea Massetti’s PhD focused on integrating remotely sensed biophysical products, such as fuel load and moisture into predictive models for bushfire propagation. Current models to predict the rate of spread of a bushfire are based on experimental and field observations. These give a rate of spread for fire based on local environmental factors, such as wind terrain and fuel. However, these models lack accurate inputs for land cover and fuel conditions, as well as a detailed knowledge of fire propagation under complex conditions. Andrea’s research is providing support for this and future development. He has had his research published in Remote Sensing of Environment.
Andrea currently works as a quantitative research analyst at Sierentz Global Merchants in Switzerland.
