In the summer of 2018, a devastating fire tore through Greeces Attica region.

That question set off years of research into computer simulations for predicting wildfire risk and behaviour.

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This wildfire simulator can predict risks to individual homes anywhere on Earth

Pinepeaks algorithms forecast the probability that a wildfire will occur with up to 90% accuracy.

Now, Pinepeak is looking to scale up.

The startup has just been admitted to an accelerator that might enable it to do just that.

Pinepeak COO and co-founder Dr Daniel Fredrich (left) and CEO and co-founder Dr Savvas Gkantonas

Last month, the company also nabbed $322,000 (250,000)in pre-seed funding.

The startups are well located for success.

Check out out our initial list ofspeakersand our earlyagendafor a taste of whats to come.

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Story bySion Geschwindt

Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

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