Edithson Abelard is a lead software engineer at the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes. Supporting the NERIS program, Edithson has a background as a full-stack developer and will be contributing to the UI/UX aspect of the system among other areas. Before joining FSRI, Edithson was a lead software engineer at Digispire Group where he was able to creatively join both design and development technologies to create rich user experiences. Edithson earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in computer graphics from the New York Institute of Technology.