Karol is a research scientist currently supporting project development at the Arctic Basecamp Foundation, contributing to research on the effects of climate change tipping points on health outcomes. Karol holds a BSc in Civil Engineering, an MSc in Energy Engineering, a PhD in Energy Systems, and an MBA focused on Information Systems. She is interested in physics-based, statistical, and machine learning modeling applied to climate change, energy transition, decarbonization and resilience of critical infrastructure, extreme events, and disaster response.