Cooperation prospects discussed with Innopolis University
A delegation from Innopolis University, led by Director Dmitry Vandyukov, visited the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies.
Representing the university, Vladislav Sudakov, Deputy Director for Marketing at the Gazpromneft-KFU Scientific and Educational Center, and Ilyas Idrisov, Research Asscoiate at the Laboratory for Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Underground Reservoirs, attended the meeting with Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences.
Along with Vandyukov, Innopolis University was represented by Evgeny Danilov, Deputy Director for Project Activities and Infrastructure; Sergey Chainikov, Director of the Center for Industrial and Business Solutions; Rinat Khairtdinov, Head of Department at the Center for Industrial and Business Solutions; and Andrey Maksimov, Head of Research Commercialization.
The meeting focused on issues related to the implementation of future joint research and technology projects.
“Collaboration with colleagues from other universities is a key tool for finding solutions to complex problems. For me, as the recently appointed Director of Innopolis University, this is especially relevant. We have already discussed several ideas with the team from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies that could develop into projects for large companies, and we are very committed to working together,” commented Dmitry Vandyukov after the meeting.
According to Dr Nurgaliev, Innopolis University has enormous scientific and educational potential in IT, artificial intelligence, and experience using neural networks for data processing and analysis, including in the oil and gas industry, “In discussions with the new leadership of Innopolis University, we identified areas of synergy between our universities in the area of oil and gas technologies. We have projects that we can jointly implement for companies. I believe this collaboration will be fruitful, as our universities complement each other. We have strong competencies in geology, oil and gas production, and enhanced oil recovery methods. Innopolis University, with its extensive IT potential, could participate in our projects. In turn, we, using our competencies, can successfully collaborate on their projects related to geology and oil and gas production.”
According to the Vice-Rector, the first results of joint research can be expected in the coming months.
