Luncheon and Webinar: How is AI Enhancing the Petrophysical and Geophysical Workflows?

Dr. Maksym Pryporov, selected bio:  

2008 – 2013 – Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at Iowa State University, Ames, IA 

2013 – 2014 – Postdoctoral Associate at Iowa State University, Ames, IA 

2015 – 2017 – Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Denver, Denver, CO 

2018 – 2021 – Mathematical Scientist at Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Houston, TX  

2021 – present – Staff Analytics Engineer at Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Houston, TX 

Research interests: applied mathematics, machine learning, statistical modeling, geoscience, image processing, compressive sensing.  

Julian Chenin, Geophysical Data Scientist at Bluware:

Julian Chenin is a passionate leader and geoscientist who is now quantitatively optimizing machine learning algorithms for various geoscience applications at Bluware. He recently completed his MSc in Geophysics at the University of Oklahoma where his thesis work used unsupervised machine learning techniques to better image gas in the subsurface. Julian serves on the AAPG Sustainable Development Committee, the GEO2021 Young Professionals Committee (YPC), and as the incoming alternate USA member of the World Petroleum Council’s YPC for the 2021 – 2023 cycle.