PhD Researcher

PhD researcher and Innovate for Ireland iScholar at the UCD Decarb-AI Centre, studying subseasonal-to-seasonal predictability of multi-hazard weather and climate events using machine learning.

Artificial Intelligence
Weather & Climate
Hazards

See what I'm working on below.

Lainey Ward

Climate & Weather AI

Machine learning approaches for subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting and extreme weather prediction.

Forecast Data Analysis

Working with meteorological datasets, reanalysis products, and forecast data in Python.

Science Communication

Research presentations, written reports, visualisations, and undergraduate teaching.

Current PhD Research

Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction of Multi-Hazard Weather Events

University College Dublin · Decarb-AI Centre · Innovate for Ireland iScholar

Investigating sources of predictability at 2–8 week lead times for compound hydroclimatic extremes — including drought-to-flood and flood-to-drought transitions — and evaluating how current forecast systems (ECMWF SEAS5) can support early warning and climate-informed decision-making over Ireland.

ECMWF SEAS5 ERA5 Reanalysis Forecast Verification Compound Extremes MJO & Teleconnections

Research Interests

Weather Extremes Seasonal Forecasting Floods & Droughts Green Energy Impacts & Hazards Science Communication Community Building

Projects

Selected projects in AI, meteorology, and scientific communication.

Publications

Experience

Recognition

Latest from The Ensemble Edit

Recent posts from the UCD postgraduate blog I run.

Development