Brian Freitag
Dr. Brian Freitag leads the Data Systems Evolution team in the Office of Data Science and Informatics at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In this role, he enables scientific exploration and discovery through data visualization techniques and analysis capabilities that lower the barrier to entry for cloud-hosted data. Freitag oversees major initiatives including […] The…
Dr. Brian Freitag, the Data Systems Evolution Lead at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, is spearheading efforts to transform data visualization techniques and analysis capabilities. His role within the Office of Data Science and Informatics enables scientific exploration and discovery through cloud-hosted data. Freitag oversees significant initiatives like the Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project, which focuses on data interoperability and open-source science cyberinfrastructure.
Prior to VEDA, he spearheaded NASA’s Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 dataset and managed large-scale projects with industry partners. Since his arrival at NASA in September 2020, his contributions have been recognized with multiple Group Achievement Awards. Freitag's expertise lies in machine learning forecasting, disaster monitoring, and large-scale data production, with a doctorate and master's degrees in atmospheric science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
He is committed to open science and data-driven storytelling, driving discovery and empowering the next generation of scientific researchers.
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