Dr. Fermín Alcasena, a Senior Researcher at the Public University of Navarre, combines academic and practical expertise in forest and environmental management. His academic journey includes teaching as a Lecturer in Landscape Restoration and Management at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and conducting postdoctoral research at both the University of Lleida and Oregon State University under the USDA Forest Service J-1 International Visitor Program. His work primarily focuses on wildfire risk management, specializing in extreme fire modeling, landscape treatment optimization, and WUI mapping. Dr. Alcasena holds an MSc in Wildland Fire Science and Integrative Management, a Ph.D. in Forest and Environmental Management, and began his research career at the CMCC Foundation in Italy. Prior to his academic endeavors, he was an Operations Manager in a logging company, contributing significantly to public forest management in northern Spain.