NERO STSMs
Supporting Exchange Visits to Discover, Learn, and Thrive.
NERO Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) provide researchers, practitioners, and analysts with the opportunity to collaborate across institutions and countries to advance our shared understanding of extreme wildfire events. Each mission fosters knowledge exchange through hands-on experience, operational immersion, and methodological development in real-world fire contexts.
Explore the STSM reports below to learn how each visit contributes to NERO’s broader goals: bridging research and practice, strengthening cross-border networks, and enhancing our capacity to anticipate, understand, and respond to extreme wildfire behaviour.
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STSM–Edwin Kok (🇳🇱) to Portugal (🇵🇹)
Edwin Kok (Netherlands Fire Service) completed an STSM at ANEPC in Portugal, gaining hands-on experience with real-time wildfire analysis and coordination tools used in operational decision-making. READ MORE
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STSM–Valentina Bacciu (🇮🇹) to Portugal (🇵🇹)
Valentina Bacciu (CNR, Italy) completed an STSM in Portugal to study real-time wildfire suppression decisions. Her work strengthens cross-border collaboration and contributes new fire progression data to the NERO fire… READ MORE
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STSM–Michele Salis (🇮🇹) to Portugal (🇵🇹)
Michele Salis (CNR-IBE, Italy) conducted an STSM in Portugal to study real-time wildfire monitoring. The exchange strengthened cross-border cooperation and advanced data-driven approaches to operational wildfire analysis. READ MORE
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STSM–Péter Pántya (🇭🇺) to Croatia (🇭🇷)
Dr. Péter Pántya (Hungary) conducted an STSM in Croatia to compare national firefighting systems and explore cross-border collaboration in digital tools for wildfire response. READ MORE
