People

Faculty

The faculty leading this IAP are uniquely capable to address these challenges, given our strong knowledge concerning geology, geophysics, gomechanics, drilling and completions, reservoir engineering, formation evaluation, geostatistics, reservoir modeling, data analytics and machine learning.

Ph.D. Student Researchers

  • Muneeb Akmal

    Muhammad Muneeb Akmal

    Physics-informed machine learning for subsurface forecast proxy models.

    Supervisors: Drs. Pyrcz and Sephernoori

  • Aun Al Ghaithi

    Aun Al Ghaithi

    Novel uncertainty modeling workflows to support optimum subsurface resource development.

    Supervisor: Dr. Pyrcz

  • Nataly Chacon-Buitrago

    Nataly Chacon-Buitrago

    Improved subsurface heterogeneity modeling with rule-based and generative AI-based modeling.

    Supervisor: Dr. Pyrcz

  • Deena Elhossary

    Deena A. Elhossary

    Supervisors: Drs. Mohanty & Pyrcz

  • Yining Huang

    Yining Huang

    Training subsurface deep learning models.

    Supervisors: Drs. Pyrcz and Tang

  • Ryan McGuigan

    Ryan McGuigan

    Uncertainty modeling robustness for optimum subsurface resource development.

    Supervisors: Drs. Foster & Pyrcz

  • ahmed merzoug

    Ahmed Merzoug

    A critical evaluation of performance of generative AI for subsurface modeling.

    Supervisor: Dr. Pyrcz

  • Misael Morales

    Misael Morales

    Deep learning for the integration of 4D seismic and fibre for enhanced subsurface resource modeling.

    Supervisors: Drs. Pyrcz & Torres-Verdin

  • Elnara Rustamzade

    Elnara Rustamzade

    Deep learning for enhanced subsurface mdoeling to support optimum decision making.

    Supervisors: Drs. Foster & Pyrcz

  • Eldar Sharafutdinov

    Eldar Sharafutdinov

    Spatiotemporal, multiscale modeling of methane emmissions to support green house gas reductions.

    Supervisors: Drs. Pyrcz & Ravikumar

  • Dinghan Wang

    Supervisors: Drs. Pyrcz & Lu

  • Qianqian Zhou

    Supervisors: Drs. Pyrcz & Prodanovic

Masters Student Researchers

  • Laaiba Akmal

    Laaiba Akmal

    Discrepancy machine learning models for the integration and discovery of physics for subsurface modeling.

    Supervisor: Dr. Pyrcz

Former Student Researchers

  • Jose Hernandez Mejia

  • Honggeun Jo

  • Wendi Liu

  • Lei Liu

  • Ademide Mabadeje

  • Eduardo Maldonado Cruz

  • Wen Pan

  • Akhil Potla

  • Jose Julian Salazar Neira

  • Javier Santos

  • Mahmood Shakiba

  • Ruoyu Wang