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Miami, FL 33149

Professional Interests

Dr. Quirino is an IT Specialist at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminsitration's (NOAA) Hurricane Research Division (HRD). His research interests include applied evolutionary search and optimization, machine learning, data mining, distributed memory programming, numerical modeling, Unix system security and managament, and tropical cyclones.

In 2007, Dr. Quirino had the privilege to join NOAA's HRD Numerical Modeling Group, where he has since then worked on the development of NOAA's HWRF model. His work includes the development of end-to-end model automation systems that manage HWRF model forecasts in real-time, model graphical visualization systems, model-to-obs intercomparison diagnostics, and advanced parallelization/speed-up of the HWRF model infrastructure under high-resolution forecast loads. Along with other group members, he has worked on the development of the latest Basin-scale HWRF model, the first ever NOAA research model capable of forecasting multiple storms simultaneously in high-resolution. He has also maintained important Unix systems that are vital to HRD's strategic research plan.

Dr. Quirino received his Bachelors (2004), Masters (2005), and and Doctor of Philosophy (2012) degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, where he was part of the Distributed Decision Environment (DDE) laboratory of the College of Engineering. His dissertation focused on the the development of Evolutionary Strategies capable of automatically designing both more accurate and computationally efficient pattern recognition systems.

Current Research Projects

    Recently Published Peer-Reviewed Papers

    1. Aksoy, A. A Monte Carlo approach to understanding the impacts of initial-condition uncertainty, model uncertainty, and simulation variability on the predictability of chaotic systems: Perspectives from the one-dimensional logistic map. Chaos, 34(1):011102, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0181705 2024
    2. Alaka, G.J. Jr., J.A. Sippel, Z. Zhang, H.-S Kim, F. Marks, V. Tallapragada, A. Mehra, X. Zhang, A. Poyer, and S.G. Gopalakrishnan. Lifetime performance of the operational Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) model for North Atlantic tropical cyclones. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0139.1 2024
    3. Alarcon, V.J., A.C. Linhoss, C.R. Kelble, P.F. Mickle, A. Fine, and E. Montes. Potential challenges for the restoration of Biscayne Bay (Florida, USA) in the face of climate change effects revealed with predictive models. Oceans & Coastal Management, 247:106929, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106929 2024

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