Dr. Ahmad Riza Ghazali
Dr. Ahmad Riza Ghazali is a highly accomplished chief geophysicist with over 25 years of work experience in the oil and gas industry. He has held various managerial and leadership roles in Upstream E&P, and R&D technology developments and commercialization. He has a Bachelor of Science Geophysics (Geological) from the University of Leicester, UK, and a PhD in Geophysics from Faculty of Applied Physics, Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions towards the industry, including pioneering the establishment of GeoImaging Program Division that led to the successful hydrocarbon discoveries in Malaysia and international explorations. He has led various major technology R&D projects for PETRONAS including in-house multi-fiber optics sensor system. In recent years, he has also held the responsibility of chief technical advisor for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage technology program ensuring successful technical strategies, assurance, and investments. He is an active member of EAGE and sits as the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Advisory Panel for Asia Pacific region. He is previously the panel member of evaluation committee for Long Term and Fundamental Research Fund by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Scientific Advisory Committee for Sultan Mizan Antartic Research Foundation, Malaysia.
Dr. Qizhen Sun
Dr. Qizhen Sun is the full Professor of Optoelectronics at School of Optical and Electronic Information (SOEI) and the vice dean at School of Future Technology, in Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). She has won the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars of China, and was granted the Marie Curie fellowship of the European Union and the project of Innovation Group in Hubei Province. Her research spans special sensing fibers, optical fiber sensing technologies and applications. She has published more than 150 papers in recent years; and has 45 authorized invention patents, 3 software copyrights. Her research achievements have been applied in many fields and recognized by several awards, including the first prize for technical invention of China Society of Communications, the first prize for innovative products of the Chinese Society of Optical Engineering and the gold medal of the Geneva International Invention Exhibition, etc.
Dr. Yinghui Wu
Dr. Yinghui Wu is a seasoned professional with over 23 years of experience in the Oil & Gas and Distributed Fiber Optics Sensing (DFOS) industry. His extensive background is rooted in Geophysics, Geology, and Petroleum Engineering, reflecting a deep understanding of the sector's nuances. Dr. Wu’s expertise encompasses a wide array of competencies, including Field Operations, Data Analysis, Software Development, DFOS, Unconventional Resources, Hydraulic Fracturing, Production Profiling, Seismic & Microseismic, and CCS/CCUS. His career has been marked by a progression through diverse roles, spanning both field and managerial positions, where he’s consistently excelled and provided exceptional technical advisory services to clients.
Prof. Yun-Jiang Rao
Prof. Yun-Jiang Rao is a fellow of the IEEE, OSA and SPIE. He was the dean of the School of Communication & Information Engineering and the School of Graduates at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) during 2005-2015, and is currently the founding director and chair professor of Fiber Optics Research Center (FORC) in Key Lab of Optical Fiber Sensing & Communications of Ministry of Education in China, and the Chief Scientist of Optical Science and Technology (Chengdu) Ltd. and Research Centre for Optical Fiber Sensing of Zhejiang Laboratory in Hangzhou, China. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, UK, during 1991-1992 and then a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, during 1992-1999. He has authored or coauthored more than 500 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals including Nature, Nature Communications, and international conference proceedings and gained >10000 citations (H-index >50). He served as an associate editor of IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, and is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Photonic Sensors. He founded the Asia-Pacific Optical Sensor Conferences (APOS) in 2008 and has been serving as a TPC member for the International Conferences on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS) since 2006. His main research interests focus on optical fiber sensors & applications.