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Nikhil will be presenting at The Symposium of Rising Scholars on Saturday, September 26th! To attend the event and see Nikhil's presentation.

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Nikhil Shriram

Class of 2030Bellevue, WA

About

Hi, my name is Nikhil and my project is about ai wildfire detection. After it is complete, I would like to publish a paper and create an app.

Projects

  • "Can we predict the outbreak of wildfires in California using historical weather patterns and atmospheric data?" with mentor Vijay (Working project)

Project Portfolio

Can we predict the outbreak of wildfires in California using historical weather patterns and atmospheric data?

Started Apr. 22, 2026

Abstract or project description

Nikhil is working training an ML model to be able to predict the outbreak of a wildfire within 1 degree of impact on any grid location in California. By leveraging open weather and space datasets, he is building a model after which he will build a live dashboard that scrapes real time data feeds to monitor and allow for preventative measures to be taken in the event of future outbreaks.