Prof. Dr. Suping Peng

State Key Laboratory for Fine Exploration and Intelligent Development of Coal Resources, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing

Interests: seismic exploration research: advanced detection of fine geological structures and potential subsurface geological hazards

Prof. Dr. Arthur B. Weglein

Department of Physics, University of Houston

Interests: fundamental directed seismic research—identifying and addressing prioritized high impact challenges in seismic exploration

Prof. Dr. Jing Ba

School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University

Interests: elastic wave propagation; complex porous media; oil/gas rock physics; seismic wave modeling; reservoir fluid detection; wave propagation theory; experimental rock physics

Prof. Dr. Wei Zhang

Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology

Interests: seismic wave numerical simulation in complex Earth media and high performance computing; seismic imaging methods for oil and gas exploration and Earth’s interior structure; microseismic monitoring for hydraulic fracturing and earthquake monitoring technology; strong ground motion simulation and earthquake hazard analysis

Prof. Dr. Mauricio Sacchi

Department of Physics, University of Alberta

Interests: statistical and transform methods for seismic data processing, waveform imaging and inversion in applied and global seismology; algorithms for multi-dimensional seismic data reconstruction, de-noising and the application of sparsity promoting methods to seismic data processing; optimal acquisition design for simultaneous source acquisition, imaging, and full waveform inversion

Prof. Dr. Ilya Tsvankin

Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines

Interests: seismic wave propagation; processing and inversion of seismic data for anisotropic media; multicomponent seismology; fracture characterization

Prof. Dr. Li-Yun Fu

State Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China)

Interests: theoretical methods for semi-analytical characterization of integral equations of seismic wave propagation in homogeneous media; near-surface earthquake complexity and strong ground motion; high-precision seismic acquisition resolution theory for complex media; depth extension of three-dimensional observation system and "two wide and one high" precision analysis; geological target-oriented seismic acquisition technology; deep-sea broadband and wide-azimuth seismic acquisition and ghost wave suppression; ultra-wide-angle Fourier propagation operator and seismic imaging of high-steep structures and quantitative analysis of their complexity; velocity field wavenumber structure and topological scaling analysis; broadband impedance inversion and interpretative seismic imaging technology; physical embedded deep learning and generalized nonlinear seismic inversion; high-temperature and high-pressure rock physics; acoustic-elastic and pore acoustic-elastic dynamics theory and high-pressure medium AVO method; thermoelastic and pore thermoelastic dynamics theory and high-temperature medium AVO method; generalized nonlinear seismic inversion of formation pressure and temperature

Prof. Dr. Boris Gurevich

Centre for Exploration Geophysics, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University

Interests: rock physics; poroelasticity; diffraction imaging; seismic anisotropy; seismic wave propagation; time-lapse seismic monitoring; CO2 sequestration

Prof. Dr. Zhiqi Guo

College of Geoexploration Science and Technology, Jilin University

Interests: seismic rock physics; reservoir geophysics; seismic modeling and inversion

Dr. José Maria Carcione

National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics — OGS

Interests: numerical modeling; the theory of wave propagation in acoustic and electromagnetic media, and their application to geophysics

Prof. Dr. Haijiang Zhang

School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China

Interests: novel algorithms for earthquake location and seismic imaging; new algorithms for joint geophysical imaging (incorporating electromagnetic, seismic, and gravity fields); velocity structures of faults, volcanoes, subduction zones, and seismically active regions; microseismic events induced by hydrocarbon development processes; geophysical imaging methods in geothermal resource exploration and development

Prof. Dr. Qizhen Du

State Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China)

Interests: exploration geophysics; theory of elastic wave propagation; elastic wave seismic exploration

Dr. Lasse Amundsen

Equinor Research Centre

Interests: seabed seismic acquisition and processing; seismic and electromagnetic data processing and analysis

Prof. Dr. Jingyi Chen

Seismic Anisotropy Group, Department of Geosciences, The University of Tulsa

Interests: numerical simulation of seismic wave propagation; seismic imaging and inversion; reservoir characterization; machine/deep learning

Assoc. Prof. Yangkang Chen

Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin

Interests: simultaneous sources deblending and imaging; high-dimensional seismic reconstruction; microseismic processing, imaging, and inversion; reservoir seismics; regional- to global-scale seismic imaging; deep learning in seismics

Prof. Dr. Lin Chen

State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Interests: subduction; collision processes; numerical modelling; lithosphere deformation; magmatism; geodynamics

Dr. Vladimir Cheverda

Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Interests: computational geophysics; seismic modelling; geology

Dr. Eduardo Filpo

PETROBRAS

Interests: seismic imaging; data regularization; velocity analysis; time-to-depth conversion; multiple suppression

Dr. Doug Foster

Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin

Interests: seismic wave propagation; inverse problems; applied geophysics

Dr. Bill N. Goodway

Qeye Labs

Interests: seismic acquisition and processing, borehole geophysics, anisotropy, multicomponent; acquisition design processing; new quantitative interpretation (QI) AVO methods

Prof. Dr. Songfeng Guo

State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric and Environmental Coevolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Interests: progressive failure of rock mass; quality evaluation and failure mechanism of rock mass during excavation; macro and microscopic mechanical behavior of loess

Dr. Cory Hoelting

Chevron Technical Center (CTC)

Interests: parallel computing; computer graphics; computing in mathematics; acoustics; computational physics; geophysics; probability theory; statistics; applied mathematics

Prof. Dr. Morten Jakobsen

Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen

Interests: analytical and numerical methods for solving direct and inverse scattering problems in seismic and electromagnetic geophysics

Dr. Gilles Lambaré

Viridien

Interests: common-angle migration; seismic imaging

Prof. Dr. Evgeny Landa

Department of Geophysics, Tel Aviv University

Interests: seismic data processing; velocity model building; time and depth imaging

Prof. Dr. Jing Li

Department of Geophysics, Jilin University

Interests: near-surface seismic data (active and passive geophone data and DAS data); surface wave and body wave waveform inversion; ambient noise seismic interferometry; distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) data processing and inversion; ground penetrating radar (GPR) data in the soil hydrology, groundwater, and other critical zone community; GPR data with deep learning, planetary radar

Prof. Dr. Huailiang Li

School of Geophysics, Chengdu University of Technology

Interests: microseismic monitoring and assessment (hydraulic fracturing and tunnel rockburst); microseismic data processing; landslide-generated seismic signal; surface wave data processing and imaging; seismic velocity modeling and inversion; seismic exploration instruments; deep learning

Prof. Dr. Chih-Ping Lin

Department of Civil Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Interests: full wavefield modeling in layered media; surface wave data processing and inversion; geophysics-assisted evaluation and monitoring of underground process and construction; dynamic soil-structure interaction

Dr. José Eduardo M. Lira

PETROBRAS

Interests: volcanology; geology

Prof. Dr. Jianwei Ma

School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University

Interests: seismic inversion and imaging; AI for geophysical data processing; intelligent Earth systems; integration of machine learning with traditional physical models; big data analytics in Earth sciences

Prof. Dr. George McMechan

Department of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Dallas

Interests: seismic (acoustic, elastic, multicomponent, viscoelastic, and poro-elastic isotropic and anisotropic wave propagation, and the corresponding inversion, imaging and migration processes; seismic physical characterization and interpretation, with applications to reservoir and aquifer characterization, AVO, crosswell and VSP surveys; earthquake source studies, and wide-aperture analyses) to electromagnetic (2D, 2.5D and 3D ground-penetrating radar forward and inverse problems, with applications to reservoir analogs, sedimentological mapping, earthquake fault mapping, and engineering and environmental problems)

Prof. Dr. Mark A. Meier

Department of Physics, University of Houston

Interests: seismic data analysis, imaging and inversion methods; seismic wave propagation in complex media

Dr. Flavio Poletto

Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale—OGS

Interests: geophysics; SWD; borehole geophysics; seismic interferometry; geothermics

Dr. J. Germán Rubino

Centro Atómico Bariloche - CNEA, CONICET

Interests: poroelasticity; rock physics; geophysics; fractures; exploration seismology

Prof. Dr. Mrinal K. Sen

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin

Interests: exploration geophysics; seismology; high-performance computing; applied mathematics

Prof. Dr. Serge A. Shapiro

Department of Geophysics, Freie Universität Berlin

Interests: seismogenic processes; wave phenomena; seismic exploration; microseismic monitoring; rock physics

Prof. Dr. Changsoo Shin

Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Seoul National University

Interests: elastic seismic waves; geology; volcanology; geodesy and surveying

Prof. Dr. Paul L. Stoffa

Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin

Interests: multichannel seismic acquisition; signal processing; acoustic and elastic wave propagation; modeling and inversion of geophysical data

Prof. Dr. Walter Söllner

Geoscience & Engineering, Petroleum Geo-Services

Interests: seismic reflection; exploration geophysics; marine geophysics

Prof. Dr. Leon Thomsen

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston

Interests: polar anisotropy; azimuthal anisotropy; converted-wave imaging; electromagnetic exploration; seismic fluid substitution; anisotropic AVO; seismic-style EM exploration

Dr. Peter Traynin

ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Co.

Interests: 3D inversion technique for cooperative seismic and gravity interactive inversion, computation of 3-D demagnetization effects of highly magnetic objects for environmental applications, using integral equations approach

Dr. Arie Verdel

Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO

Interests: seismic interferometry;ambient noise; seismic imaging; seismic inversion; exploration geophysics

Dr. Dirk Jacob Eric Verschuur

Department of Imaging Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology

Interests: data; migration; inversion; surfaces; model; velocity; speed; surface; images; modeling

Prof. Dr. Xiujuan Wang

Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, MOE and College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China

Interests: gas hydrate reservoirs; 2D/3D seismic reflection data; logging-while-drilling (LWD) data; big data analytics; deep learning; reservoir identification and evaluation; tectonic environments; gas hydrate enrichment mechanisms; fluid migration; submarine slope stability; extreme environmental response; continental margins; subduction zones; deep-sea resource accumulation; environmental impact of fluid activity

Dr. Jincai Zhang

Sinopec Tech Houston

Interests: rock mechanics; geomechanics; finite element analysis; petroleum engineering; pore pressure prediction; reservoirs; hydraulic fracturing; engineering geology; finite element method; wellbore stability

Prof. Dr. Lele Zhang

School of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences

Interests: deep learning; high performance computing; seismic signal processing; seismic exploration migration/imaging; inversion

Prof. Dr. Gulan Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation and School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University

Interests: development seismic (VSP/DAS-VSP, crosswell seismic, seismic while drilling, microseismic monitoring) and surface seismic processing and interpretation (First break picking, noise removal, high-resolution processing, seismic inverse, imaging, horizon tracking, reservoir prediction, etc.); intelligent geophysical exploration

Prof. Dr. Huai Zhang

College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Interests: computational geodynamics, especially on large-scale simulation of active tectonic problems and seismic wave propagation and tsunami hazards; novel algorithms and software technologies for parallel computing and grid computing; designing and programming parallel finite element program generator (PFEPG); parallel unstructured mesh generation research, Voronoi tessulation (PEBI) generation on parametric 3D-surface; algorithm for domain decomposition method (DDM) and lagrange multiplier discontinuous displacement analysis (LMDDA).

Prof. Dr. Fons ten Kroode

Shell Global Solutions International BV

Interests: waveform inversion; seismic tomography; seismic reflection; near surface geophysics; seismic imaging; inverse problems; mathematical geophysics; seismic data processing; seismic refraction; induced seismicity

Prof. Dr. Cong Luo

School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University

Interests: rock physics modeling; seismic forward modeling; seismic inversion; seismic anisotropic

Assoc. Prof. Xintong Dong

College of Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering, Jilin University

Interests: seismic exploration; signal processing; full waveform inversion; noise suppression

Assoc. Prof. Fei Gong

College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology

Interests: rock physics; seismic physics simulation of complex oil and gas reservoirs; geophysical exploration of unconventional oil and gas resources

Assoc. Prof. Qiang Guo

School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology

Interests: seismic inversion; reservoir parameter prediction; seismic rock physics; deep learning

Assoc. Prof. Shaoyong Liu

School of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences

Interests: seismic data migration; full wave inversion; machine Learning

Prof. Dr. Xinpeng Pan

Department of Geophysics, School of Geoscience and Info-Physics, Central South University

Interests: exploration geophysics; acoustic signal processing; rock physics; reservoir characterization; seismic inversion; fractured reservoirs

Prof. Dr. Yingming Qu

National Key Laboratory of Deep Oil & Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China)

Interests: waveform inversion; seismic imaging; seismic data processing

Prof. Dr. Xiaokai Wang

School of Information and Communications Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Interests: noise attenuation; seismic attributes extraction; time-frequency analysis; high-speed train induced seismic wave

Assoc. Prof. Pan Zhang

College of Geo-exploration Science and Technology, Jilin University

Interests: full waveform inversion; seismic velocity modeling; passive seismic; elastic wave

Assoc. Prof. Sheng Zhang

College of Earth Science and Surveying and Mapping Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology

Interests: theory and methods of seismic inversion; seismic prediction of complex reservoirs; seismic rock physics; seismic-geological integration of unconventional reservoirs