Faculty Directory
Gabriel Fierro
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
CTLM 214E
- Computer Science
Biography
Gabe Fierro is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Colorado School of Mines, with a joint appointment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Dr. Fierro works at the intersection of databases, cyberphysical systems, the Internet of Things, data modeling and semantic interoperability. His research focuses on the design and development of efficient, practical systems that enable sustainable practices at societal scale through making critical cyberphysical data easier to discover, manage and leverage.
Dr. Fierro is a founder and the lead maintainer of Brick Schema, an open-source ontology and data model that defines a standard representation for smart building data. Dr. Fierro is an internationally recognized expert in ontology design for cyberphysical systems and is actively involved with the IEA Annex 81 investigation and the development of the emerging ASHRAE 223P standard.
He is one of 11 recipients of the inaugural CMD-IT-FLIP dissertation fellowship and has won several Best Paper and Best Presentation awards at international research conferences.
Education
- B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley, 2013
- M.S. Computer Science, UC Berkeley, 2018
- Ph.D. Computer Science, UC Berkeley, 2021
Publications
Research Pillars
Energy | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas
Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing
Research Keywords
Artificial Intelligence | Cyber-Physical Systems | Data Science | Environmental Monitoring | Networked Systems | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Smart Grid