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Good morning everyone. I'm Khawla Alsulaim, and I'm thrilled to say that our professional development journey in London will not stop here. This september, I will be pursuing my advanced degree at the prestigues Imperial College London. There, at the Imperial Quantum Center precisely, I will deliver an unprecedented leap for our business, pushing the boundaries of what we've achieved here. As we stand on the cusp of a new technological shift, with Saudi Aramco’s recent agreement with Pasqal to install the first quantum computer in the Kingdom, the era of quantum computing has ushered. And in GAD, we will pioneer this transformation. With that, I introduce you to QMMI (Quantum and Machine Learning Imaging Solution), the cornerstone of our quantum solutions in UDC and upstream. When most people think about quantum computers, they might say, they are simply the next generation of supercomputers. But, quantum computers are something different, entirely. they operate on atoms, the smallest particles in the universe. Sounds puzzling, right? How can such a small scale hold tremendous power capable of revolutinizing our industry in the same way the Industrial Revolution once did. Let’s probe the mysteries of this quantum power. In layman's terms, we are all familiar with binary bits, much like a light switch, which can be either 0 or 1. But quantum computing urges us to change our thinking. A quantum bit, or qubit, can be 0, 1, or a combination of both simultaneously, and this is the essence of the quantum power. In a simpler analogy, when you walked into this room, you would shake hands with each person one by one. But in quantum terms, you could shake hands with everyone at once. Sounds impossible, right? This is how quantum computing transforms our understanding of what is possible. openning new horizens we never thought achievable. Actually, To acheive this power on our current computers, we would need more bits than there are atoms in the entire universe. Such immense power thrives in complexity, and in oil and gas exploration, seismic imaging stands out as one of the most intricate challenges we encounter today. It generates a massive mount of data, demands high-resolution imaging, and relies on sophisticated algorithms. With these growing challenges, a new dimension of advanced computing is unleashed. By augmenting HPC resources with quantum computing, we can elevate seismic imaging to new heights. QMMI, leads this transformation, with its cutting-edge quantum solutions, it positions us as industry pioneers. Let's start with our industry-first quantum solution for seismic feature detection. Seismic features, such as faults and channels are critical geological structures, indicating a high potential for hydrocarbon accumulation. To reveal these features, we extract seismic images from 3D seismic data. As you can see here, there's a channel in this seismic image. Traditionally, such features are detected using a fixed-size window that scans across the image, performing repetitive calculations. as the image size increases, so does the computational intensity. imagine the tremendous compute power required for processing terabytes and petabytes of seismic data. In QMMI, our solution harnesses the quantum power to transcend such challenges. It processes the entire image in a single calculation, resulting in an accurate and efficient detection of seismic features, regardless of data size. This solution is not just a step forward; it’s a quantum leap into a redefined future of exploration! And we didn't stop there. With QMI, we took quantum computing into another realm—the realm of AI and machine learning, taking the Industrial Revolution technologies into another dimension. This solution is a fusion of quantum computing and machine learning for seismic fault detection, the first of its kind in the industry, which I had the privilege of developing and learning valuable quantum knowledge from. In machine learning workflow, the training process is the bottleneck where we can truly benefit from quantum computing. So we applied this phase into the quantum domain, creating a hybrid quantum-classical machine learning solution. And the results were promising. Our solution achieved a high accuracy in detecting seismic faults, and not only that, it surpassed the non-quantum approach by reaching the optimal accuracy much faster with less training time. this cutting-edge solution shows the capability of quantum cmputing to learn and process seismic data, transforming oil and gas exploration with a more resource-effective efficient seismic imaging. With these astonishing innovations, QMMI illuminates our path forward. As we look into the future of seismic imaging, we see immense potential of quantum computing. As seismic imaging advances, the quality of the subsurface models improves. Yet, these models are still approximations, based on assumptions and uncertainties. We have now reached a point where more advanced algorithms that are capable of providing true and high-resolution models, are not solvable by our supercomputers—not because of compute limitations, but because they require quantum thinking to be solved. This is where QMMI takes the lead. With QMMI, we can shift into the quantum age and harness quantum power to acheive true, highly accurate subsurface models. within our reach. QMI’s innovations have earned significant recognition, being the first of their kind presented at prestigious conferences and published in leading journals. QMI opens new doors for patents and innovations and prepares our young professionals for the new era of computing. We are furthering this knowledge by collaborating with in-kingdom universities, creating alliances that will transition the kingdom into a knowledge-based economy. With QMMI, we envision a future where a true subsurface model is within our fingerprints, leading to more efficient and accurate exploration, unprecedented in the history of our industry.