Team
Meet the team behind ESB AI Lab Corporation.
Founder and Executive Director
Edwin Solares, Ph.D.
Founder, President & Executive Director
Edwin is a computational biologist bridging AI, evolutionary genomics, and climate-resilient agriculture. His research has been published in Nature Plants, PNAS, Genome Research, and other leading journals.
Education:
Ph.D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine (2021)
M.S. Biology, UC Irvine (2019)
B.S. Biomedical Computing, UC Irvine (2014)
Board of Directors
All board members serve in a volunteer capacity.
Edwin Alberto Solares, Ph.D.
President / Executive Director (Board Class III)
Computational biologist and AI researcher. Lecturer at UC San Diego (Computer Science & Engineering, Halicioglu Data Science Institute). Founder of ESB AI Lab and of EdgeConsults, LLC.
Allison Renee Moreno, Ph.D.
Secretary (Board Class II)
Marine biogeochemist at UC Santa Cruz. Her research focuses surface particulate organic matter, community composition, and phytoplankton physiology and the factors controlling their variation. Utilizing field observations, laboratory experiments, and modeling techniques to address regional and large scales questions like: Can we establish the impacts and dynamics of climate change on deoxygenation and hypoxia? Dr. Moreno is also a founding board member of ESB AI Lab.
Education:
Ph.D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine (2019)
M.S. Biological Science, UC Irvine (2018)
B.S. Marine Science, CSU Monterey Bay (2014)
Kwasi M. Connor, Ph.D.
Treasurer (Board Class I)
Ecology and evolutionary biology researcher at UC Irvine.
Collaborators
- Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia : UC Riverside, Department of Botany & Plant Sciences
- Dr. Jackson Gross : UC Davis, Department of Animal Sciences
- Dr. Adam Summers : University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories
- Dr. Brandon Gaut : UC Irvine, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Dr. Dario Cantu : UC Davis, Viticulture & Enology
Get Involved
ESB AI Lab welcomes researchers, students, volunteers, and community members who share our commitment to building AI for the soil, the water, the air, and the life they sustain. Whether you are a scientist exploring collaboration, a student seeking mentorship, or someone who wants to contribute time and expertise, we want to hear from you.
Volunteer: We are building research programs in computer vision for species assessment, genomic analysis for climate-resilient agriculture, NLP for endangered languages, and edge AI for field deployment. If you have skills in any of these areas and want to contribute, contact us.
Collaborate: We welcome inquiries from researchers, institutions, and organizations interested in joint research, data partnerships, or sponsored research agreements. Get in touch.
Students: Research mentorship opportunities are available through our Education Program.
Support: Learn how you can donate to our mission.