Greenbelt, MD – January 2026
GAMA-1 Technologies is pleased to announce that Forrest Wrenn will present at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in Houston, Texas. The AMS Annual Meeting brings together the global weather, water, and climate community to share innovations shaping the future of environmental services.
Mr. Wrenn’s presentation is part of Joint Session J9, a collaborative session spanning the 42nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies, the 35th Conference on Education, the 16th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations (R2O), and the 12th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate.
Session: J9.6 – Facilitating Research-to-Operations at OCS: A Python-Based Framework for Algorithm Integration and CI/CD Testing Automation
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Time: 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM (CT)
Location: Room 372A, George R. Brown Convention Center
Modernizing Research-to-Operations Through Automation
Mr. Wrenn’s presentation focuses on the work of the GAMA-1 Prime Algorithm Scientific Software Integration and System Transition Team (ASSISTT) within the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Office of Common Services (OCS). ASSISTT plays a critical role in facilitating the transition of scientific algorithms, developed across diverse research teams and programming languages, into reliable operational environments supporting satellite product generation.
At the center of this effort is the ASSISTT Interface Module (AIM), an in-house, Python-based framework designed to formalize how scientific algorithms integrate with the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) production systems. AIM establishes a standardized, modular approach that cleanly separates the scientific core of an algorithm from its operational wrapper, enabling greater consistency, maintainability, and scalability.
Enabling CI/CD and Algorithm Orchestration
The AIM framework leverages Python packages developed by ASSISTT engineers to standardize algorithm execution while supporting version control and repeatability. By encapsulating algorithms within Docker containers, the team ensures that even highly specialized software dependencies can be reliably met, an essential requirement for transitioning research code into production environments.
This containerized approach also enables seamless integration with GitLab-based Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, allowing automated testing and validation before deployment. During the presentation, Mr. Wrenn will walk through a recent real-world application of AIM, highlighting the challenges and successes of onboarding a new algorithm, from parsing the code into functional subunits, to automated testing in the CI/CD pipeline, and ultimately transitioning the algorithm to Algorithm Orchestration (AO) in operations.
Collaboration Driving Operational Excellence
Mr. Wrenn will be joined by co-author Brandon Laufer of NESDIS, reflecting the collaborative, cross-disciplinary nature of this work. Together, their efforts demonstrate how modern software engineering practices, Python frameworks, containerization, and CI/CD automation, are transforming the speed and reliability with which scientific innovation reaches operational users.
Supporting the Public Through Better Transitions
GAMA-1 Technologies is proud to support leaders like Forrest Wrenn who are advancing practical, scalable solutions for research-to-operations transitions. This work directly contributes to more resilient satellite product generation and improved environmental intelligence capabilities that ultimately support public safety, economic resilience, and environmental stewardship.
We invite AMS attendees and members of the broader scientific and operational community to attend this session and engage in the discussion on how automation and modern tooling can accelerate the future of R2O.
For more information about GAMA-1 Technologies and our capabilities, please visit www.gama1tech.com.
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With deep roots in environmental observation infrastructure and data modernization, we help agencies like NOAA, NASA, and others transform legacy systems, unify mission data, and embrace digital-first operations. Our solutions are engineered for public good, driving efficiency, reducing costs, and amplifying mission success.
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