Generative & Beyond: 5 AI Applications Redefining Oil & Gas

Webinar Summary

The demands for higher productivity, NetZero directives, and transition requirements is pressing radical transformation from oil and gas operators and service providers alike. In response to these challenges, companies are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive sustainable change.

This webinar explores how AI, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and generative AI are unlocking greater efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness for O&G operators.

About the Speakers

Dr. Bruce Porter

A two-time Chair of the University of Texas Computer Science Department, Dr. Bruce Porter serves as the company’s Chief Science Officer, where he leads the company’s R&D initiatives. As a university professor, Dr. Porter's research focused on machine reading, a technology that holds tremendous potential for capturing knowledge for automated inference, question answering, explanation generation, and other AI capabilities. Dr. Porter also directed UT’s Knowledge Systems Research Group, an AI organization with the goal to develop methods to build knowledgeable computers. He won the Best Paper Award at the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, the College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Young Investigator Award, and the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award.

Jim Eskew

Jim Eskew oversees strategy for SparkCognition’s product lines dedicated to helping large operators and manufacturers adopt AI to improve production, increase asset availability, and bolster safe operations. Jim joined SparkCognition in 2017 as Director of Data Science, leading innovation and product implementation within key accounts. Before that, he led multiple initiatives to shape go-to-market and technology strategies for large enterprises at Dell Technologies and Accenture. He has authored multiple patents related to techniques for interpreting asset health risks for critical industrial operations. Jim holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Industrial Engineering B.S. from Purdue University.

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