Akli Benali

Akli Benali holds a PhD in Sustainable Forests and Products in 2018 by the Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, where he is currently a Researcher. He has worked mostly on remote sensing and fire behavior modelling, focusing his work on practical applications. He has pursued the implementation of scientific knowledge and products with the aim of improving decision-making in the prevention, suppression and recovery of wildfires in Portugal. Since 2019, he actively collaborates with the National Decision Support Unit for Wildfire Analysis, integrating scientific knowledge and tools in operational contexts contributing to improved decision-making. He currently leads two applied science projects in the areas of prevention, pre-supression and suppression, leveraging his experience in fire behavior modelling to improve risk analysis and better decision-making. Finally, he is currently the vice-chair of the european Network on Extreme fiRe behaviOr (NERO) Cost action.