Muhammad Izzatullah

Biography

I am a PhD candidate at KAUST in the Physical Science and Engineering division and affiliate with the Seismic Wave Analysis Group, Deep Imaging Group, and Extreme Computing Research Center. I am working closely under the supervision of Tariq Alkhalifah and Matteo Ravasi.

Apart from research, I am also actively involved with philanthropy, supporting cerebral palsy, neurodiversity, and cancer organizations in Malaysia and Russia.

Research Interests

Deep generative modeling, uncertainty quantification, deep learning and, waveform imaging & inversion.

Selected Publications

1. Izzatullah, M., Peter, D., Kabanikhin, S., & Shishlenin, M. (2021). Bayes meets Tikhonov: understanding uncertainty within Gaussian framework for seismic inversion. In Advanced Methods for Processing and Visualizing the Renewable Energy (pp. 121-145). Springer, Singapore.

2. Izzatullah, M., Van Leeuwen, T., & Peter, D. (2021). Bayesian seismic inversion: a fast sampling Langevin dynamics Markov chain Monte Carlo method. Geophysical Journal International, 227(3), 1523-1553.

3. Izzatullah, M., Baptista, R., Mackey, L., Marzouk, Y., & Peter, D. (2020, October). Bayesian seismic inversion: Measuring Langevin MCMC sample quality with kernels. In SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting. OnePetro.

4. Izzatullah, M., van Leeuwen, T., & Peter, D. (2019, September). Bayesian uncertainty estimation for full waveform inversion: A numerical study. In SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting. OnePetro.

5. Karim, S. A. A., Rosli, M. A. M., & Mustafa, M. I. M. (2014). Cubic spline interpolation for petroleum engineering data. Applied mathematical sciences, 8(102), 5083-5098.

Education

1. Novosibirsk State University, Russia, 2017, MSc (Summa Cum Laude) in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

2. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, 2013, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Petroleum

Professional Profile

1. LEAP Energy Partners Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

RESERVOIR ENGINEER, Oct. 2014 - Oct. 2015

2. ROXAR, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

GRADUATE RESERVOIR ENGINEER, Jan. 2014 - Oct. 2014

3. AIDAN Corporation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE, Sept. 2013 - Jan. 2014

4. Transocean Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

TRAINEE ENGINEER, June 2012 - Dec. 2012

Scientific and Professional Membership

1. American Mathematical Society (AMS)

2. Society of Applied and Industrial Mathematics (SIAM)

3. SEG

4. EAGE

Awards

2020: Top 25 Best Papers at the SEG 2020 Annual Meeting

2020: ICERM@Brown Fellowship

2017: KAUST PhD Fellowship

2017: Novosibirsk State University (NSU) Dean’s List Recipient

2015-2017: Russian Government Scholarship

2010-2013: Malaysia Ministry of Education Scholarship

2009: PETRONAS Scholarship

2007: JENESYS: Malaysia-Japan Youth Ambassador