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Mandana Ghanavati

Melbourne

Summary

Accomplished geophysicist and AI researcher with over 10 years of expertise in analyzing and integrating drilling, geological, petrophysical, and geophysical data across the oil, gas, and mining industries. Senior data scientist with a proven track record at Datarock and the University of Melbourne, specializing in crafting and deploying advanced machine learning algorithms and data-driven solutions. Proficient in Python programming, statistical analysis, and large-scale data management, driving actionable insights and operational efficiencies. Strong foundation in data visualization and interpretation, consistently delivering impactful results that bridge technical knowledge with business strategy.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Data Scientist

Datarock
01.2023 - Current
  • Designed and executed AI-based solutions for mining exploration in global to small regional scale projects
  • Geological/Geophysical/Satellite data processing and analysis
  • Developed predictive models for mineral prospectivity
  • Utilized remote sensing data and satellite imagery to identify and map geological structures
  • Collaborating with key stakeholders to understand their needs and provide end-to-end data solutions.

Senior Geophysicist/consultant

IPAC Company
01.2017 - 01.2020
  • South Pars giant field (Joint project with Land Ocean International co.-China and Petro Vision Energy co.-UK) World largest gas field-3700 km2 3D and 4300 km 2D seismic data-Marine field
  • Dara Research Project: Applied Pyramidal Dual Tree Filter Bank (PDTDFB) as directional-frequency filters in seismic signal processing, effectively reducing linear and random noise while attenuating anti-aliasing and separating data by analyzing the seismic signal adaptively in frequency, wavenumber, and velocity domain.

Senior Geophysicist/Project Lead

Research Institute of Petroleum Industry
01.2015 - 01.2020
  • Gas hydrate-Oman sea project (Unconventional reservoir) Deep water reservoir- 15000 km 2D seismic data
  • Abuzar field, full geophysical field study, 350 km2 offshore
  • Nowruz field project-offshore- 250km2 3D seismic data
  • Sumar field project- off shore Master Development Plan project-integrated study of 7 disciplines including Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics, Reservoir, Drilling, Production and Surface facilities
  • Abadan Plain project- Integrated study of 5 oil fields including Darquin, Azadegan, Iadavaran, Iademan, joffeir
  • Seismic data interpretation (Horizon, fault), Velocity modeling, Depth conversion, Post stack Inversion, Constantly QC of seismic data in each processing step, Attribute study (Channel detection), Seismic sequence stratigraphy, 3D Structural modeling, Rock physics study, Pore pressure prediction, Geomechanical parameter estimation, Facies clustering and classification, lithology discrimination, Oil Volume calculation, Sensitivity and Uncertainty analysis.

Lecturer in Petroleum Engineering Department

Amirkabir University of Technology
01.2014 - 01.2018
  • Seismic signal processing by Vista software, Department of Petroleum Engineering in Amirkabir University of Technology, courses for 4 years, 2011-2014
  • Lecturer, Petrel software (Application of Neural Network for 3D porosity estimation and seismic facies clustering and classification) for NIOC Exploration Directorate, Mahmoodabad, July 2017, October 2017, August 2018, December 2018.
  • 3D property modeling course
  • Theory and Application of multiscale transform (wavelet, curvelet, shearlet, contourlet), Department of Petroleum Engineering in Amirkabir University of Technology
  • Introduction to seismic data interpretation using Petrel software
  • Introduction to 3D structural modeling course using Petrel software
  • Matlab programming, Neural Network supervised and unsupervised analysis and data clustering, and improve image data or features and avoid signal distortion or unwanted noise, Department of Petroleum Engineering in Amirkabir University of Technology

Education

PhD in Ocean Engineering -

University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
12.2023

MSc in Petroleum Exploration Engineering -

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran polytechnic)
Tehran, Iran

BSc in Petroleum Engineering -

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)
Tehran, Iran

Skills

  • Python
  • AWS (ec2,s3, lambda)
  • SQL
  • QGIS
  • Petrel
  • Hampson-Russel
  • Data Visualization
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Image processing
  • Data QAQC
  • Feature engineering
  • Machine Learning

Honors and awards

  • Winner of Melbourne Research Scholarship, 2019
  • Honor student in PhD degree, 2019
  • Member of Iran's National Elites Foundation
  • Ranked 3rd in national PhD entrance exam (Konkoor) for data exploration, 2018
  • MSc thesis Selected as the Best MSc thesis in the Department of Petroleum Engineering of Amirkabir University of Technology, 2014
  • Distinguished student in MSc degree in Amirkabir University of Technology, 2014
  • Ranked top 1 percent of more than 270,000 participants in nationwide Entrance Exam of universities in Iran, 2007
  • Ranked top 1 percent of more than 2700 participants of Petroleum engineering (All sub branch) postgraduates Entrance Exam of universities in Iran, 2012

Papers

  • The impact of long-term changes in ocean waves and storm surge on coastal shoreline change: A case study of Bass Strait and south-east Australia, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2024, 1-24
  • An assessment of whether long-term global changes in waves and storm surges have impacted global coastlines, Scientific reports, 2023, 13, 1, 11549
  • A fuzzy entropy, Contourlet based automatic fault detection, Exploration Geophysics, 2022, 53, 6, 654-668
  • AN EFFICIENT AUTOMATIC CURVELET-CONTOURLET FAULT DETECTION METHOD USING FUZZY ENTROPY, JOURNAL OF SEISMIC EXPLORATION, 2022, 31, 3, 219-238
  • Breakouts derived from image logs aid the estimation of maximum horizontal stress: A case study from Perth Basin, Western Australia, Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2021, 5, 1, 8-24
  • Estimation and mapping of vitrinite reflectance from seismic data in South Pars gas field, Persian Gulf, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2019, 164, 1-10
  • Automatic first breaks picking by the use of Marr_Hildreth method, 17th Iranian Geophysics Conference, 2016
  • Application of curvelet transform for multiple attenuation in common depth point gathers, 16th Iranian Geophysics Conference, 2014, Best article in seismology part of conference
  • Application of curvelet transform in separation of upcoming and downgoing waves in vertical seismic profiling (VSP) data, 16th Iranian Geophysics Conference, 2014
  • Application of curvelet transform in tube wave attenuation in vertical seismic profiling data, 16th Iranian Geophysics Conference, 2014
  • Burial history and production of oil in one of the Iranian offshore oil fields using Petromod software, Petroleum Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2013
  • Multiple attenuation in seismic data using singular value decomposition, Petroleum Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2013

Timeline

Data Scientist

Datarock
01.2023 - Current

Senior Geophysicist/consultant

IPAC Company
01.2017 - 01.2020

Senior Geophysicist/Project Lead

Research Institute of Petroleum Industry
01.2015 - 01.2020

Lecturer in Petroleum Engineering Department

Amirkabir University of Technology
01.2014 - 01.2018

PhD in Ocean Engineering -

University of Melbourne

MSc in Petroleum Exploration Engineering -

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran polytechnic)

BSc in Petroleum Engineering -

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)

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