Community Lead, Microsoft Teams Engineering

Laurie has spent 17 years at Microsoft managing user adoption and pre-release programs for Live Meeting, OCS, Lync, Skype for Business and Teams - helping to build better products and getting people to use them. Laurie's current role as Community Lead within the Microsoft Teams Engineering team is unique and demonstrates the commitment from Teams to understand, listen, and build a high-quality product around the needs of users. She manages the virtual Microsoft Tech Community, creating a robust network of worldwide community events and user groups, and continues to mobilize the MVP Community to share their expertise with community and help shape Microsoft Teams. In 2021, Laurie led the creation of the Women in Teams Community to help support the Women in Technology initiative and bring together experts and passionate Teams users looking to learn and share with others. Laurie's always listening for success stories, looking to make connections, and learning through experience.

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Community Lead, Microsoft Teams Engineering Laurie has spent 17 years at Microsoft managing user adoption and pre-release programs for Live Meeting, OCS, Lync, Skype for Business and Teams - helping to build better products and getting people to u... Show more

Biotechnology student, bioprocess engineering oriented, from Peru, focused on programming applied to make decision, in laboratory.

Biotechnology student, bioprocess engineering oriented, from Peru, focused on programming applied to make decision, in laboratory. Show more

Shalini Thirunilathil is an award-winning technology leader, currently combining two roles at Hargreaves Lansdown - Agile Coach Lead and a Brand and Outreach Lead. She has extensive experience in improving organisational agility, coaching, mentoring, and developing talent in the organisation. Her career has included a diverse range of roles, including Software Developer, Software Tester, Test Manager, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach for various top-notch organisations like Civica, Proactis, IBM, SAP, O2, Springer Nature, Lexis Nexis, and IRIS Software Group. Shalini has spoken at 10+ meetup events and panel discussions, including the 'Agile20Reflect Mini Festival' an international meetup event.

In 2021, Shalini won the Team Leader of the Year (SME) at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards. On International Women's day 2021, the Synapse QA community recognised her as an inspirational leader. In 2019 and 2021, she was one of the finalists for the Role Model of the Year category in the WIT Excellence awards. Outside work, Shalini enjoys music, travel, and cooking. She is also a trained Indian classical and Bollywood dancer and has taken part in dance performances across the UK.

Shalini Thirunilathil is an award-winning technology leader, currently combining two roles at Hargreaves Lansdown - Agile Coach Lead and a Brand and Outreach Lead. She has extensive experience in improving organisational agility, coaching, mentoring,... Show more

I am currently doing my Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and my area of research includes variational quantum algorithms, tensor networks, and quantum computing. I have plenty of exposure to Python, specifically working with Qiskit, and TensorNetwork. I have already given introductory talks on quantum computing at PyCon Indonesia, Python Ireland, Pycode, Pyjamas, and Scipy India.

I am currently doing my Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and my area of research includes variational quantum algorithms, tensor networks, and quantum computing. I have plenty of exposure to Python, specifically working with Qi... Show more

Transformational leader bend on re-inventing life sciences for the benefits of patients. No patient should wait for innovative drugs due to lack of technology adoption.

Transformational leader bend on re-inventing life sciences for the benefits of patients. No patient should wait for innovative drugs due to lack of technology adoption. Show more

Gisli Olafsson currently serves as an executive coach to transformational leaders around the world. Prior to that he served as the Chief Technology Officer of One Acre Fund, a social enterprise that is helping bring over 1.2 million small-holder farmers out of extreme poverty.

Prior to joining One Acre Fund, he served as a Humanitarian Advisor to NetHope, a consortium of 60+ leading non-profit organizations around the world, and as the Chief Technology Officer of Beringer Finance, the largest technology focused investment bank in Europe. Gisli has been active in the IT industry for over 30 year, ever since he sold his first program at the age of 14. He worked for 10 years at Microsoft, where he was involved in product development, sales, technical evangelism, and most recently as a trusted advisor to national governments and international organizations on the effective use of technology in their operations.

Gisli’s deep understanding of technology, his long-time software product development expertise, and his extensive network inside and outside of the technology industry enables him to quickly provide value to technology companies. Gisli has also over the past 15 years worked closely with the startup community and is an advisory board member and member of board of directors of numerous startups and venture funds. Gisli is also a sought after mentor for innovation accelerators.

Prior to joining Beringer Finance in 2015, Gisli served as the Emergency Response Director of NetHope. Gisli is one of the leading experts in the world on the use of technology in disaster response and is a sought after speaker, trainer, and advisor on the role technology can play in enhancing the response to large scale natural and man-made disasters.

Prior to joining NetHope, Gisli has over 20 years of experience in the field of disaster management and was an active member of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team, a team of experienced disaster managers which are on stand-by to deploy anywhere in the world on a 6 hour notice to coordinate the first response of the international community to disasters on behalf of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Gisli has participated in disaster field missions in connections with floods in Ghana (2007), Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (2008), Hurricane Ike in Texas (2008), Sichuan Earthquake (2008), Pandemic Outbreak (2009), West Sumatra Earthquake (2009), Haiti Earthquake (2010), Japan Earthquake/Tsunami (2011), Horn of Africa Famine (2011), Philippine’s Typhoons (2012 and 2013), West Africa Ebola Outbreak (2014-2015), European Refugee Crisis (2015), Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico (2017), and Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique (2019). Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti 2010, Gisli led the first international rescue team that arrived in the country.

The combination of Gisli’s extensive field experience in disaster management and technology background provides Gisli a deep understanding how technology can be applied to solve the most challenging collaboration issues faced in austere environments. This has led him to be appointed to various advisory boards and committees, such as the US State Department’s sub-committee on the use of technology in international disasters. Gisli was named a UNICEF Humanitarian Innovation Fellow and a Technology Partner Network Advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2013.

Gisli’s deep experience in leading transformation efforts around the world, made him a sought after executive coach in the field of digital transformations. Leveraging his own experience in leading digital transformation efforts for large organizations, and in serving as a trusted advisor to governments and international organizations, Gisli focuses his executive coaching on working with transformational leaders and helping them tackle the challenges of leading digital transformation journeys.

In 2014, Gisli published the book The Crisis Leader, about the role of leadership in times of crisis, leveraging examples from his missions around the world to provide readers with an insight into the key aspects of leadership critical during chaotic times like disasters. The book has been translated into two languages and been sold worldwide.

Gisli holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Chemistry from Copenhagen University (Denmark 1993), a Diploma in International Development from University of Iceland (2017), and is endlessly writing his Master’s thesis on the use of technology in humanitarian response. Gisli currently lives in Iceland, along with his wife, five children, two grandchildren, dog, and a cat.

Gisli Olafsson currently serves as an executive coach to transformational leaders around the world. Prior to that he served as the Chief Technology Officer of One Acre Fund, a social enterprise that is helping bring over 1.2 million small-holder farm... Show more

Jeremy obtained a bachelor’s of bioinformatics from Université Laval during which he did an exchange at Université de Strasbourg in the Master’s of Integrative structural biology and bioinformatics and completed an internship at The Hyve developing a user interface prototype for TranSMART. Following this, he completed a Master’s in computer science at McGill University by developing a machine learning algorithm based on phylogenetic networks that has significant advantages over commonly used genetic assignment methods. Jeremy joined The Hyve in 2018 to pursue a PhD within the context of the AiPBAND project and, more generally, his passion for multidisciplinary science.

The aim of this ESR project is to develop a big-data powered diagnostic infrastructure for brain cancer prediction. The platform will be deployed and run on cloud services . The platform will include a data warehouse for integrating clinical and omics data. This includes data generated by innovative biosensors, developed by WP2. The components of the platform will be designed as flexible microservices. Separation of concerns will facilitate high performance, security and scalability. One of these services will be the prediction algorithms, developed in close collaboration with ESR-11 at IC. Patients, clinician and potential industrial client will gain access via any device to their results on an intuitive user interface.

To achieve these goals, large quantities of health data is required at every step. For both simpy software testing or improving machine learning accuracy, quality data remains hard to get. The scientific opportunities locked-in the massive amounts of health data collected are inestimable. The growing concerns towards data privacy will only only complicate the issue.

Anonymization is generally employed to prevent misuse of private data. Anonymization trades data utility for privacy, but does not fully prevent reidentification. This means accessing data requires eminent academic credentials and resources. If real data is lacking for developments, delays and errors can have consequences on critical health informatics. The alternative is to produce synthetic data, thereby avoiding the privacy issues. Rigid and error prone statistical models have long been the only generative algorithms for this purpose.

Recently, generative adversarial networks have demonstrated their ability to produce indistinguishable synthetic data. Synthetic data has been gaining traction rapidly in medical imaging applications. However, due to certain complexities of observational health, the idea is only starting to gain interest. This project will explore GAN methods to produce synthetic health data that address these complexities. In addition to evaluating they gains provided to the development of the diagnostic platform.

Jeremy obtained a bachelor’s of bioinformatics from Université Laval during which he did an exchange at Université de Strasbourg in the Master’s of Integrative structural biology and bioinformatics and completed an internship at The Hyve developing a... Show more

Sushil is Cloud Solution Architect with Microsoft with specialisation in Data and AI. He specialise in Information Architecture and Data Governance having worked extensively in Financial Services and Life Science Industry.

Sushil is Cloud Solution Architect with Microsoft with specialisation in Data and AI. He specialise in Information Architecture and Data Governance having worked extensively in Financial Services and Life Science Industry. Show more

Software engineer with a passion for start-ups and information management.

Bjørn Erling Fløtten designs system with efficient use of development resources and simplified architecture facilitating multiple areas of use for every component.

Founder and cofounder of in total six companies, five of them within the area of Information technology. One successful exit (so far).

Currently working with Sikom Connect AS (Remote heating, alarm systems, IoT).

Bjørn consulted for Telenor (a telecommunications company) for 17 years, working with reporting and surveillance systems. Bjørn also has experience with other big organizations in the field of data analysis and reporting.

Software engineer with a passion for start-ups and information management. Bjørn Erling Fløtten designs system with efficient use of development resources and simplified architecture facilitating multiple areas of use for every component. Found... Show more

Bin Fan is the founding engineer and VP of Technology at Alluxio, Inc. Prior to Alluxio, he worked for Google to build the next-generation storage infrastructure. Bin received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University on the design and implementation of distributed systems.

Bin Fan is the founding engineer and VP of Technology at Alluxio, Inc. Prior to Alluxio, he worked for Google to build the next-generation storage infrastructure. Bin received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University on the desig... Show more

Physicist turned developer with experience with Big Data, LLMs, and AWS

Physicist turned developer with experience with Big Data, LLMs, and AWS Show more

Conference : The key role of trees.

Conference : The key role of trees. Show more

Sathesh Suseendran is an accomplished Principal Software Test Lead at Broadcom (Brocade Communication Systems Unit), bringing extensive expertise in Network Management System Monitoring and Automation to his role. Currently leading a diverse team of 40 members across the United States and India, he has established himself as a seasoned professional in enterprise network management and testing. As a Principal Test Lead specializing in FC SAN Management Products, he demonstrates exceptional hands-on experience in Network Management System (NMS) testing of both SAN and LAN devices, with comprehensive skills in functionality, regression, integration, performance, scalability, longevity, and usability testing.
Throughout his career, Sathesh has successfully managed teams across geographical boundaries and developed strategic approaches to test automation. His technical proficiency spans automation tools and languages, including Python, JavaScript, QF Test, and Selenium, while his deep understanding of networking protocols such as SATA, FCP, FCIP, iFCP, SNMP, FICON, MPLS, and STP enables him to tackle complex testing scenarios. His commitment to professional development is evidenced by his certifications as a Brocade Certified Fabric Professional, Fabric Designer, Ethernet Fabric Engineer, and vRouter Engineer.
Sathesh's career has progressed steadily from Member Technical Staff in 2006 to his current Principal role in December 2023, consistently contributing to critical projects, including OEM qualifications, customer support, technical training, and technical white papers. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology, Vellore. In his current role, he oversees release planning, requirement selection, project backlog management, and plays a crucial role in demonstrating new features to management, testing product scalability, and supporting customer queries while leading SQA sustenance issues and providing technical training to support engineers.

Sathesh Suseendran is an accomplished Principal Software Test Lead at Broadcom (Brocade Communication Systems Unit), bringing extensive expertise in Network Management System Monitoring and Automation to his role. Currently leading a diverse team of ... Show more

Results driven professional focused on making GenAI technology safer. In my current role at ActiveFence, an online Trust & Safety company, I implement solutions for safeguarding AI technologies and I provide professional services to tech companies, with a focus on developing their T&S policies and identifying harmful content on their platforms.

Results driven professional focused on making GenAI technology safer. In my current role at ActiveFence, an online Trust & Safety company, I implement solutions for safeguarding AI technologies and I provide professional services to tech companies, w... Show more

As a child, I spent many evenings in front of my PC coding and building cool projects for my eyes only. After the realization set in that I will not be making it as a competitive swimmer (wasn’t even close), I found it rewarding to create and design ideas that can benefit others.

Now, I put that passion for technology to work as a Computer Vision & Deep Learning researcher for Intuitive.

Before life at Intuitive, I was a Computer Vision and Deep Learning Lead at CommonGround-AI and Mantis Vision, where I specialized in developing cutting edge 3D imaging technology.

An additional venture I am very proud of was taking part as a system engineer at Signa sealing system which I founded. At Signa I was the sole engineer responsible for development of hardware, firmware and software. Today Signa sealing systems are installed in more than 250 Semi trailers preventing fuel theft and adulteration.

As a child, I spent many evenings in front of my PC coding and building cool projects for my eyes only. After the realization set in that I will not be making it as a competitive swimmer (wasn’t even close), I found it rewarding to create and design ... Show more

Oladotun Afolabi Oluwajana is a registered geoscientist and Professor at Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Ado-Ekiti (now Ekiti State University), an M.Sc. in Petroleum Geology from the University of Port Harcourt, and a Ph.D. in Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology from the University of Ibadan. His Ph.D. research on shale resource systems in the Anambra Basin and Calabar Flank earned the 2017 NMGS/Chevron Research Prize. He completed a pre-doctoral internship at Shell Petroleum Development Company (2012–2013) and served as a Visiting Academic with the African Union Commission through the Pan African University Institute of Life and Earth Sciences at the University of Ibadan in 2021. His research interests include basin modelling, process sedimentology, and biostratigraphic applications, with a focus on Nigerian sedimentary basins.

Oladotun Afolabi Oluwajana is a registered geoscientist and Professor at Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Ado-Ekiti (now Ekiti State University), an M.Sc. in P... Show more

National Award Winner 🏆 || Data Science || ECE ||AI&ML Enthusiast || Innovator 🕧|| change the world || 6x Microsoft Certificates|| New Technologies Enthusiastic|| Global Speaker | Azure

National Award Winner 🏆 || Data Science || ECE ||AI&ML Enthusiast || Innovator 🕧|| change the world || 6x Microsoft Certificates|| New Technologies Enthusiastic|| Global Speaker | Azure Show more

Amreshwara Suroju is a highly accomplished technical leader with over 19 years of extensive experience in software development and enterprise solutions. He has consistently served in roles that combine deep hands-on technical expertise with leadership, architecture, and team mentoring responsibilities. His career demonstrates a proven ability to establish technical direction, make critical architectural decisions, and lead teams through the design, development, and deployment of complex systems.
Amreshwara specializes in enterprise and web application development across diverse domains, including retail, transportation, insurance, telecom, finance, and automotive. He is deeply skilled in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, RESTful web services, microservices architecture, and a broad range of frameworks and tools such as Hibernate, JPA, AngularJS, Docker, and Microsoft Azure. His work often involves creating scalable, high‑performance solutions and ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
Currently serving as Sr. Staff Software Engineer at Gap Inc. (since 2018), he designs and develops user interfaces and backend services, manages data management systems, and drives continuous improvement in deployment pipelines, code quality, and cloud integration. Previously, he contributed as a Software Engineer at JB Hunt, where he implemented multithreaded components and optimized processes in a cloud environment, and as a Solutions Architect and Lead Developer at General Motors (through Resource Point LLC and Vision IT Services), where he delivered complex Java/J2EE solutions, led cross‑functional teams, and integrated enterprise systems.
Amreshwara holds a Master of Computer Applications and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Osmania University, India. He is also Sun Certified (SCJP) and LOMA 280/291 certified. His technical leadership is characterized by strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, a commitment to mentoring teams, and a consistent focus on delivering secure, efficient, and maintainable software solutions.

Amreshwara Suroju is a highly accomplished technical leader with over 19 years of extensive experience in software development and enterprise solutions. He has consistently served in roles that combine deep hands-on technical expertise with leadershi... Show more

Nathan Case is a successful executive and builder, pushing for change in security and the culture surrounding it. Leading strategic initiatives and the creation of new technologies in the healthcare, information technology and cloud industries, focusing on security. A passion for Incident Response, and operational security in all forms. Pushing the bounds of threat detection and response. Finding new thoughts and bringing them to the fields of security and technology.

Nathan Case is a successful executive and builder, pushing for change in security and the culture surrounding it. Leading strategic initiatives and the creation of new technologies in the healthcare, information technology and cloud industries, focus... Show more

Dr. Nithin Goona is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Texas at El Paso, working at the intersection of computational physics and machine learning. He developed the Higher Order Jacobi Method for efficient GPU-based solvers in PyTorch. With a Ph.D. in Physics from NIT Goa, his interests span interpretable algorithms, high-performance computing, and world models as a foundation for future artificial superintelligence.

Dr. Nithin Goona is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Texas at El Paso, working at the intersection of computational physics and machine learning. He developed the Higher Order Jacobi Method for efficient GPU-based solvers in PyTorch. Wi... Show more

Maleek T. Adebayo is a graduate of Applied Geology. He is a highly motivated individual seeking to join a high-performing team of professionals that will utilize my worth of knowledge, experience, skills, competencies, and education. He is a Nigerian by birth.

Maleek T. Adebayo is a graduate of Applied Geology. He is a highly motivated individual seeking to join a high-performing team of professionals that will utilize my worth of knowledge, experience, skills, competencies, and education. He is a Nigerian... Show more

HARUNA, Kehinde Abdulrasaq is a lecturer of Geology and Ag. Head of Department of Chemical and Geological Science at Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria. He has a BSc in Geology (Second Class Upper Division) in 2008, an MSc in Geology in 2013 from the University of Ilorin, and a PhD in Geology in 2021 from Kwara State University. He has authored and co-authored several publications, chapters, and monographs in the field of geosciences with over 10 years of teaching career. He is a member of some professional associations including; Nigerian Mining and Geoscience Society, the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists, and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He is a reviewer of many Academic and Professional Journals. His interests include Sedimentology, Paleontology, Chemostratigraphy, Petroleum Geology and Basinal evaluation.

HARUNA, Kehinde Abdulrasaq is a lecturer of Geology and Ag. Head of Department of Chemical and Geological Science at Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria. He has a BSc in Geology (Second Class Upper Division) in 2008, an MSc in Geology in 2013 from ... Show more

I'm a Senior Data Scientist currently working in the renewable energy sector at Lightsource bp. Before that I was a Data Scientist at Tesco where I worked both in the Forecasting and in the Search and Recommendation teams.

I hold an industrial PhD in computer science from the University of York carried out full-time within a major Japanese video-game publisher (Square Enix) in London. My thesis focused on how to blend neuroscientific theories of motivation with deep learning model for estimating motivational states and predicting behavioral engagement.

Before that I was a research intern between Ghent and Padua where I focused on the study of the reward process both from a behavioral and psychobiological perspective.

I hold a master and bachelor degree in psychology from the Univeristy of Padua.

I'm a Senior Data Scientist currently working in the renewable energy sector at Lightsource bp. Before that I was a Data Scientist at Tesco where I worked both in the Forecasting and in the Search and Recommendation teams. I hold an industrial Ph... Show more

Having worked worldwide, Tom has gained experience in many different cultures and fields of expertise. Nowadays, focusing on transforming large-scale companies into agile organizations and designing future operating models for these organizations. Speaking at conferences like the Atos DREAM Conference in Vianen, NL, the Agile Leadership Day in Zürich, Switzerland, and the TED XKE by Xebia, Tom proved to be an engaging speaker.

Having worked worldwide, Tom has gained experience in many different cultures and fields of expertise. Nowadays, focusing on transforming large-scale companies into agile organizations and designing future operating models for these organizations. Sp... Show more

Ekwe-Testimony, Nnenna holds a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Geosciences and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Environmental Geochemistry. During her master's program, she led the assessment of reservoir quality of the Nena field, located in the Onshore Niger Delta. She serves as a Junior Lecturer in the Department of Geology, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she teaches undergraduate courses in Environmental Geochemistry. Her current research focuses on the assessment of environmental degradation resulting from petroleum and solid mineral mining, as well as optimization of eco-friendly remediation techniques that promote circular economy.

Ekwe-Testimony, Nnenna holds a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Geosciences and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Environmental Geochemistry. During her master's program, she led the assessment of reservoir quality of the Nena field, lo... Show more

Rahul Vats, a seasoned Apache Airflow contributor with 13+ years of experience, specializes in testing and ensuring the reliability of Airflow 3 and upcoming Airflow releases. His expertise in quality assurance, automation, and system testing plays a key role in enhancing the platform’s stability and functionality. Passionate about driving improvements, Rahul actively contributes to the development and testing of new features, making Airflow more robust and efficient for users worldwide.

Rahul Vats, a seasoned Apache Airflow contributor with 13+ years of experience, specializes in testing and ensuring the reliability of Airflow 3 and upcoming Airflow releases. His expertise in quality assurance, automation, and system testing plays a... Show more

Hugo Bottois is a Life Science PhD with experience in research and programming. He works at Sanofi, where he supports clinical programmers and statisticians in their daily tasks. He is enthusiastic about open-source models and packages in the pharmaceutical industry and clinical trials. Hugo work mainly on package validation efforts to ensure secure open-source adoption and to drive collaborative innovation across the pharmaceutical sector.

Hugo Bottois is a Life Science PhD with experience in research and programming. He works at Sanofi, where he supports clinical programmers and statisticians in their daily tasks. He is enthusiastic about open-source models and packages in the pharmac... Show more

Lisa is a pharmacist dedicated to empowering patients to take care of their own health with ever advancing technology.

Lisa is a pharmacist dedicated to empowering patients to take care of their own health with ever advancing technology. Show more

Okafor Colette Ogechukwu is a Master’s students in Integrated Petroleum Exploration and Evaluation studies (Geology Option) at the NNPC/RENAISSANCE’S centre of Excellence in Geolscience and Petroleum Engineering, University of Benin.

Colette holds her undergraduate degrees in Geology from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, with a second class upper(Hons). Ever since she was a little child, she have been fascinated by the natural wonders of the globe, from the construction of vast mountain ranges to the immovable force of the Earth as shown in the tectonic activity that causes them. Colette’s early career path started when she was the first female President of Society of Petroleum Engineers(SPE) where she founded an organization 'Catch Them Young,' through which several schools were reached, educating students on the importance of Geoscience and encouraging the underprivileged by sponsoring their educational endeavors with the assistance of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International. As a result of that, her university was recognized as one of Nigeria's top Outstanding Schools in 2018.

She was also the vice president of NMGS in her university. She has research works on the 'Geology and Geotechnical Properties of Soil' in Ukpo and environs, in Dunukofia Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria and Petrographic characterization of rocks around Shinkitau, Kano State,' and a minor project "Assessment of Groundwater Physio-Chemical characteristics in Rumuola Rivers State, Nigeria." all yet to be published. In 2021, she joined Port Harcourt Water cooperation, Port Harcourt where she worked as Graduate trainee as a Geologist. She worked with the company for a year before joining Degeconek in 2022 as a Geoscientist, where she specializes in seismic interpretation, generation of property maps and seismic attributes, Sequence stratigraphy, Petrophysical analysis using powerlog and report writing for field developments. Her hobbies includes Researching, Travelling and vlogging.

She is an active member of NAPE, SPE, and NMGS where she served as the P.A to the Admin secretary of NMGS. She is also a volunteer at Slum2School, a driven NGO organization which provides education to children living in slums and remote communities across Africa.
She has always believe in this quotes that ‘The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others’ by Mahatma Ghandi.
Colette is a hardworking, high spirited, enthuastic, self-confidence, creative and to cap it all, always open to new experience.

Okafor Colette Ogechukwu is a Master’s students in Integrated Petroleum Exploration and Evaluation studies (Geology Option) at the NNPC/RENAISSANCE’S centre of Excellence in Geolscience and Petroleum Engineering, University of Benin. Colette holds... Show more

Muogbo Dominic Chibuike is a passionate and research-driven geoscientist with a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences from Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Second Class Upper). His interests span seismic interpretation, reservoir characterization, sequence stratigraphy, and the application of AI/ML in geoscience. Dominic has published over 10 peer-reviewed articles, including works on groundwater contamination, seismic stratigraphy, and the future of AI in reservoir modeling. He was a member of the NAU AAPG Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) 2025 team and has participated in advanced software training workshops including Petrel workflows. A recipient of the SEG/Threet and Enders Robinson Scholarships, Dominic is a member of NAPE, AAPG, and SEG. He aims to contribute to sustainable hydrocarbon exploration and energy security in Nigeria and beyond.

Muogbo Dominic Chibuike is a passionate and research-driven geoscientist with a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences from Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Second Class Upper). His interests span seismic interpretation, reservoir characterization, sequence stratigr... Show more