Alexander Villanueva Porcel

Alexander Villanueva Porcel is a Systems Engineering student at Universidad Franz Tamayo (Unifranz) in Bolivia, recognized for developing Scarlet, an innovative app designed to detect forest fires in real-time using artificial intelligence and NASA satellite data. His project aims to aid firefighters and the general public in monitoring and preventing wildfires, addressing the critical environmental crises Bolivia has faced in recent years, including the devastating loss of millions of hectares of forest.