RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
Dr. Adhipa Herlambang
Dr. Adhipa is a carbonate and structural geologist. Specialized in the novel clumped isotope laboratory analysis related to the fracture. Experienced with detailed structure-carbonate geological fieldworks and aerial drone photogrammetry.
Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Fakih
Dr. Abdulrahman joined CIPR at KFUPM as a Researcher in 2026. His research in Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Computational Geoscience, specializing in AI-driven subsurface reservoir characterization, formation evaluation, and geothermal energy, with over 8 years of experience.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Izzul Qudsi
Izzul is currently a PhD candidate at KFUPM. His research focuses on deep learning application for hyperspectral analysis for unconventional reservoir.
Misbahu Abdullahi
Misbahu is a geoscientist specializing in carbonate diagenesis and geochemistry. His research aims to bridge process-based understanding of carbonate diagenesis with broader questions of basin evolution, climate change, and sedimentary system dynamics.
Joshua is a PhD Geology candidate at KFUPM. His research interests include building deep learning and generative AI solutions for wide array of oil and gas applications.
Waseem Bogary
Wassem is a second year Ph.D student. His research focus on AI- tools on Dolomitization of the latest Permian and early Triassic Carbonate succession.
Duha Shammar
Duha is a PhD candidate at KFUPM. Her research interest focus on outcrop modeling of the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous carbonate formation in Saudi Arabia.
Omar Alajaji
Omar is a master’s student at KFUPM. His research focuses on the Cenomanian-Turonian carbonate of the Wasia Formation, with emphasis on sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, and stable isotope.
Aminu Alameen Abdullahi
Aminu is a PhD student specializing in carbonate geology. His research focus on integrating process-based insights into carbonate diagenesis and dolomitization with broader questions of basin evolution and climate dynamics.
Yasmine Elfeky
Yasmine is a PhD candidate in the Geology department. Her research focuses on Stratigraphic Forward Modeling in carbonate basins with previous expertise in Carbonates Digital Rock Physics.
Jimoh Muizz
Muiz is a PhD student with a research focus on Reservoir characterization in mixed clastic-carbonate systems using sedimentological and data-driven approaches.
Rika Nanda Syahputra
Maha Almula
Ibrahim Alghamdi
Fahmi Baharuddin (MSc) — Graduated 2024
Stratigraphic Forward Modeling, Carbonate sedimentology
Sani Yusmananto (MSc) — Graduated 2024
Reservoir characterization and simulation, CCUS
Ivan Ferreira (MSc) — Graduated 2024
Computer Vision, Generative AI, Petrography
Jesus Diez Becerra (MSc) — Graduated 2025
Reservoir characterization, geomechanics, CCUS
Lundi Kusuma (MSc) — Graduated 2022
Reservoir Geomodeling, AI/ML
Abdulhamid Alqarawi (MSc) — Graduated 2025
Carbonate Geomodeling, AI/ML
Kevin Gomez (MSc) — Graduated 2026
Graph-Neural Networks, Mineral Exploration
Ahmed Hammam — Graduated 2026
Hyperspectral
Shahadat Basher(MSc) — Graduated 2026
Environmental Sciences
Anas Salisu (PhD) — Graduated 2025
Siliciclastic, experimental diagenesis
Muhammad Malik (PhD) — Graduated 2024
Carbonate sedimentology and geochemistry
Goodluck Archibong (MSc) — Graduated 2025
Seismic interpretation, Deep Learning
Sherif Ibrahim Allam (MSc) — Graduated 2023
Carbonate sedimentology, reservoir characterization
Maryam Sani Maiga (MSc) — Graduated 2024
Seismic interpretation, Reservoir Characterization
Andy Rachmadan (MSc) — Graduated 2024
Seismology, AI/ML