Youcef Bouzidi

Biography

Dr. Bouzidi is presently an Associate Professor of Geophysics at The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, U. A. E. Prior to his Ph.D. Dr. Bouzidi lectured at the Algerian Petroleum Institute from 1984 to 1996 in the Geophysics Department where he also served as department chair during one year. His research interests are seismic data processing, wave propagation in porous media, carbonate rock physics, seismic attribute analysis, Vertical Seismic Profiling and reservoir characterization. Dr. Bouzidi has published many articles in renowned refereed journals and conference proceedings. He also delivered several presentations in international conferences and serves as a reviewer for international journals in geophysics. Dr. Bouzidi has both educational and oil industry research experience and obtained several scholarships and awards. He has been awarded the American Geophysical Union, Tectonophysics section, outstanding paper in 2001. He also received the ADNOC 2012 R&D Science Lantern Faculty Award and the ADNOC 2014 R&D recognition Reward. Dr. Bouzidi has several years of experience both in education and oil industry research. He is an active member of SEG since 1996 and serve and the SEG PI student chapter advisor, SEG Middle East Executive Committee and is serving in many PI Geoscience departmental committees.

Research Interest

Seismic data processing, Wave propagation in porous media, Carbonate rock physics, Seismic attribute analysis, Vertical Seismic Profiling and reservoir characterization.