The International Rock Imaging Summit - 2024
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Session: 1 - "Rock Imaging: Beyond Pictures" 
Moderated by: Grant Sanden, GeologicAI
Sponsored by Core Specialist Services-
Introduction and Overview by Grant Sanden, GeologicAI
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From Planets to Pores: Rock Imaging Across the Scales. by Alan Butcher, Hafren Scientific Ltd
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Filling in the Gaps - How uncertainty and errors can advance our understanding by Joshua F. Einsle, School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow
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The Value of Incorporating Multi-Layer Imagesets by John Manchuk, GeologicAI
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Session: 2 - "Automated Mineralogy"
Moderated by: Haili Long-Sanouiller, Equinor -
The CSIRO Maia Mapper: µXRF analytical capabilities and developments in data fusion and machine learning by Nick Farmer, CSIRO Mineral Resources
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Automated Mineralogy - Let's think about the future! by Rich Taylor, Zeiss
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Using QEMSCAN mapping techniques as a method of identifying potential exogenously-derived components in Apollo 17 73002 continuous core thin sections by Samantha Bell, Stratum Reservoir
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Lithium (Li) mineral characterization of drill cores and hand specimens: supporting exploration with rapid mineralogy mapping by Andrew Menzies, Bruker
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Session: 3 - "Digital Rock Analysis"
Moderated by: Martin Blunt, Imperial College-
Generating Representative Digital 3D Models for North Sea Chalk Leading to Relative Permeabilities by Avrami Grader, Halliburton
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Digital Rock Analysis of Permeability in Cretaceous Bioturbated Carbonates by Ivan Deshenenkov, Saudi Aramco
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Shale kaolinite digital rock:
Structural characterizations and numerical simulations in nano scale domain by Iara Mantovani, UFSC
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Session: 4 - "Advances in CT Imaging"
Moderated by: Wesley De Boever, Tescan-
Spatial microporosity mapping in meso-scale rock samples by X-Ray Computed Tomography by Juan Carlos, Imperial College London
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Accounting for Sub-resolution Porosity of X-ray Microtomography Images for Computing Absolute Permeability of Highly Heterogeneous Carbonate Rocks by Ingrid Bertin Carneiro, UFSC and Celso Peres Fernandes, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)
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3D X-ray CT Imaging and Deep Learning for Mineral Segmentation and Surface Area Analysis by Parisa Asadi, Zeiss
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Improved mineral identification using Spectral CT – new frontiers in X-ray computed tomography. by Wesley De Boever, Tescan
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Thursday 18th April 2024
Session: 5 - "Last Minute Entries" 
Moderated by: Ross Davidson, EXPROBIZ
Sponsored by Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis-
Advancements in Automated Mineralogy using Dual Beam EM systems: Integrating SEM-EDS Techniques for Enhanced Characterization with MapsMin by Salomé Larmier, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Rock Imaging with the World’s First BEX Detector: Empowering Carbon Capture and Storage by George Stonadge, Oxford Instruments
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Speciation of Iron using Scan Data of a Quebec Iron Ore Deposit Core by John Manchuk, GeologicAI
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Session: 6 - "Image Segmentation"
Moderated by: Ivan Deshenenkov, Aramco-
Pore Statistics in Shales: A Deep Learning-based SEM Segmentation Approach by Haotian Li, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
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Enhancing Resolution of Digital Rock Images with Large Scaling Factors by Zhaoyang Ma, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
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Evaluating Calcite Microcrystal Segmentation Approaches by Issac Sujay Anand John Jayachandran, Texas A&M University
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A Lightweight Model for Super-Resolution of Rock CT Images by Zhaoyang Ma, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
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Session: 7a - "2D, 3D and 4D Imaging" 
Moderated by: Gunn Anita Løvrød, Stratum Reservoir
Sponsored by Stratum Reservoir-
PICS (Petrographical Image Classification System) by Alex Ferro, Equinor
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Automatic Detection of Dips in Images from Multi-azimuthal Logging While Drilling Data using Deep Learning and Object Detection
by Kivanc Biber, Equinor and Isabella Masiero, Equinor
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Automatic Contact Angle Measurement Applied on 3D Images of Rock Samples: A Comparative Analysis by Anderson Camargo Moreira , Federal University of Santa Catarina
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Session: 7b - "2D, 3D and 4D Imaging"
Moderated by: Ross Davidson, EXPROBIZ
Sponsored by Stratum Reservoir-
The 4D X-ray tomography imaging of a wormhole growth during reactive transport in limestone cores. by Michal Dzikowski, University of Warsaw
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Calling time on volcanic eruptions using rocks, in near-real time by Matt Pankhurst, Gaiaxiom
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Session: 8 - "Awards & Plans for iRIS-2025"
Moderated by: Alan Butcher, Hafren
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