Ioana Colfescu — AI Researcher
As a Principal Research Fellow at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science and St Andrews University I lead a research group where we use climate models and observational data to understand and predict climate variability and extremes using AI and ML. Along this I serve as a Member of the EPSRC Review College, I am part of the Meetings and Conferences Committee member for the Royal Meteorological Society and, as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Oxford and a Content Committee member for the Climate Change AI Course, I apply my expertise in climate dynamics, data analysis, and machine learning to investigate and communicate the causes and consequences of climate change. I am passionate about learning and solving complex problems, and when not at work I enjoy being outdoors, photography, and spending time with my family.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Climate Science and Machine Learning expert.
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Experience: 19 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Research
- Climate Prediction
- Writing
- Predictive Modeling
Career Highlights
- Leading climate research using AI and ML.
- Expert in climate dynamics and data analysis.
- Active contributor to climate change education.
Work Experience
National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Principal Research Fellow and NCAS Scotland Site Lead (1 yr 11 mos)
Digital Atmosphere Programme Leader (2 yrs 3 mos)
Senior Research Scientist (2 yrs 10 mos)
Research Scientist (4 yrs 10 mos)
University of St Andrews
Principal Research Fellow in Climate and Machine Learning (1 yr 11 mos)
EPSRC
Member of the Peer Review College (2 yrs 2 mos)
University of Oxford
Visiting Researcher (2 yrs)
Research Scientist (1 yr)
Climate Change AI
Content Committee (Course) (3 yrs 8 mos)
Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS)
Meetings and Conferences Committee (4 yrs 8 mos)
The University of Edinburgh, College of Science and Engineering
Honorary Fellow (2 yrs 6 mos)
Meteored
Blogger/Science writing (2 mos)
The University of Edinburgh
Post Doctoral Research Assistant in Data Analysis (1 yr 8 mos)
Visiting Academic (4 mos)
National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Volunteer (Outreach and Mentoring Students) (0 mo)
GMU/COLA (George Mason University/Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere) Washington DC,US
Postdoctoral Fellow (5 mos)
PhD (5 yrs 10 mos)
National Meteorological Administration , Bucharest, Romania
Meteorologist Grade 1 (1 yr 8 mos)
Education
PhD at George Mason University
M Sc. at University of Bucharest
B Sc. at University of Bucharest
