The IoT Revolution in Oil and Gas Industry

The IoT revolution is creating opportunities and challenges for many industries. However, for Oil and Gas industry, it create more complex challenges compared to other industry verticals.  Also, IoT may be a subset of emerging technology devices (ETDs) that will be deployed across the upstream, midstream and downstream Oil and Gas industry.  What value and challenges lie ahead will be discussed in this talk.

Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy is recognized as the first Chief Data Scientist of the oil and gas industry. Dr. Priyadarshy is a pioneer in the fields of Data Science, Big Data and Emerging Technologies. He is also a Member of the Mauritius Artificial Intelligence Council, Republic of Mauritius. His work or profile has appeared in many places including Chemical and Engineering News, The Scientist, Silicon India, Oil Review Middle East, Petroleum Review, Rigzone, Forbes, among others. He is an author/co-author of over 35+ research papers, numerous patents, book chapters and expert opinion articles in magazines like Science. He is the recipient of many industry accolades, and he is one of the most sought out invited speakers in areas of Emerging Technologies, Quantum mechanics, Cyber security and Blockchain, Big Data, Digital Transformation, among others. The Society for Petroleum Engineers named him as the 2021-2022 SPE Distinguished Lecturer. He is currently associated as an adjunct/visiting faculty at a few universities and institutes in USA and India. Dr. Priyadarshy is also on the advisory board of a few emerging entrepreneurial companies. He earned his PhD in Quantum/Theoretical Chemistry from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Virginia Tech.