Dr. Manil Maskey

Dr. Manil Maskey holds two main roles: one at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and another at NASA Headquarters as an in-person detailee. In his role as Senior Research Scientist and Project Manager at NASA MSFC, Dr. Maskey leads research and development efforts in data science tailored to the unique demands of the scientific community. In his capacity at NASA Headquarters as the Data Science and Innovation Lead for the Office of the Chief Science Data Officer, Dr. Maskey oversees the development and execution of NASA Science Mission Directorate’s artificial intelligence strategy. With a career that extends over two decades including academia, industry, and government, his expertise encompasses data systems, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and visualization. Dr. Maskey is an affiliated faculty member in the Atmospheric Science department at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), serves as the chair of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee, and is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).