Hemal Dey is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Risk Decision Making Lab at The University of Alabama. (UA), where he recently earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Geography and the Environment. His research broadly lies at the intersection of environmental geography and geospatial science, investigating how hydrometeorological hazards affect vulnerable coastal communities. It investigates three key questions: Who is at risk? Why are they at risk? And how can we mitigate that risk? He address these questions through risk modeling that analyzes historical hazard damage data and the interactions among hazard, exposure, and vulnerability. To do so, he integrate advanced methodologies from Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) with widely used tools including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing. His work also explores land use/land cover change, land surface temperature variation, and spatio-temporal social vulnerability. Hemal has received several honors, including the Outstanding Graduate Research Award (Ph.D. category), the Dr. Bobby Wilson Award (2024), the Graduate Council Fellowship (2021), and the National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship from the Government of Bangladesh (2021). In addition to research, he has experience as a teaching assistant and guest lecturer. Outside of the academia, Hemal enjoys wildlife photography, traveling, music, sports, and gardening.