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February Technology Information Session (TIS) – Speaker Bios

February 14, 2024

Ferdinand Hingerl, Ph.D., is the Chief Technology Officer of Ambyint, an organization that provides Artificial Intelligence-Driven Production Automation and Optimization for upstream Oil and Gas companies. Ferdinand has over a decade of experience in Energy-focused R&D at international research institutions across the globe and has served in various technical roles in the energy industry, where he designed and implemented cloud-based, physics-assisted AI solutions for process automation and optimization, analytics and simulation. Entrusted with spearheading the delivery of innovative SaaS solutions, Ferdinand leads an interdisciplinary technology and data science team, aligning Ambyint’s strategy with the growing emphasis on energy security, Sustainability compliance, and net zero targets in North America. Under his strategic guidance, Ambyint’s solution assists customers in optimizing production, extending well lifecycles, and achieving sustainability goals. Ferdinand has a PhD in computational geochemistry from ETH Zurich and performed his postdoctoral research at Stanford University.

Mohsen Barkh (M.Eng., P.Eng., PMP) has more than 25 years of experience in wastewater treatment around the globe. He was the key design person for a wide variety of treatment systems targeting different contaminants such as heavy metals, TSS, sulphate, chloride and so on. His past experiences as a senior process engineer in different countries such as France, Russia, Peru, Namibia, Mexico and Canada with different regulations and standards has made him a well-versed technical leader with deep knowledge of issues related to water treatment. Mohsen currently serves as President and Principal Engineer at PMAP (Professional Mine Water Action Plan), a company founded based on his experience in wastewater treatment.

Dr. Javahery is a renowned Physicist who has been involved in the innovation of Mass Spectrometers for over 30 years. He is the CTO and Co-Founder of QuadroCore Corp, a Mass Spec company intending on shaking up the industry with the most transportable and cost effective advanced Mass Spec’s ever made.