Iliana Genkova
Lead Physical Scientist For NESDIS JEDI At EMC at Lynker
Greater Chicago Area United States
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Top SchoolIliana Genkova is a lead physical scientist with 11+ years applying satellite remote sensing and data assimilation to operational weather and climate models, now heading NESDIS JEDI work at EMC. She has a strong track record transitioning research into operations—managing observational data processing for NOAA NCEP and shepherding satellite winds into forecasting systems at ECMWF and NOAA. Her expertise spans satellite winds, novel instrument data, and CO2 modeling, complemented by hands-on algorithm development and product validation across geostationary and polar platforms. Iliana co-chairs the International Winds Working Group, reflecting her role in shaping international satellite wind practice and standards. Outside core science she mentors graduate students and co-leads a grassroots economic development group, blending technical leadership with community and career development. Collected experience from academia, government labs, and industry gives her a rare blend of operational focus and interdisciplinary curiosity.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Electronics (major) / Medical Equipment (minor), MSc, Electronics (major) / Medical Equipment (minor) at Technical University SofiaPhD, Environmental sciences, PhD, Environmental sciences at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
English, Bulgarian, Russian, Dutch, Spanish
Github Skills (16)
interpolation10
obs9
jedi9
emc8
gfs8
bufr8
noaa7
ufs7
preprocessing6
operator6
monitoring5
grib4
python4
encoder3
fortran2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ilianagenkova/ig_vault
Jun 2022 - Mar 2026
Contributions:44 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
NOAA-EMC/satingest
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:12 reviews, 54 commits, 13 PRs in 1 year 2 months
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