@conference {herrmann2026SIAMGScud,
	title = {Context- and uncertainty-aware Digital Twin for the Optimization of Underground Storage Operations},
	booktitle = {SIAM Geosciences Webinar Series},
	year = {2026},
	month = {5},
	abstract = {Geological Carbon Storage (GCS) is the only truly scalable pathway to net-negative emissions on the path to net-zero, yet ensuring safe, cost-efficient, and verifiable GCS demands far more than static reservoir models. We introduce an uncertainty-aware Digital Twin framework that delivers continuous, probabilistic monitoring of subsurface CO$_{2}$ plume dynamics and enables risk-informed operational decisions in real time. At the core of our approach is a machine-learning-enabled data assimilation framework where Simulation-Based Inference (SBI) replaces linear ensemble Kalman filtering, enabling the framework to handle highly nonlinear CO$_{2}$ dynamics and time-lapse seismic and well-bore observations. This allows the Digital Twin to characterize the full posterior distribution of reservoir states{\textemdash}fluid saturations and pressures{\textemdash}conditioned on multimodal time-lapse observations from imaged surface seismic data and well measurements. The framework operates recursively: neural networks are trained offline on ensembles of simulated reservoir states and simulated observations, capturing complex nonlinear subsurface dynamics and observations. Once trained, the Digital Twin assimilates incoming field data in near real-time, continuously updating the probabilistic reservoir model as new measurements arrive. By maintaining a probabilistic rather than deterministic view of reservoir state, our Digital Twin enables decision-making under uncertainty{\textemdash}optimizing CO$_{2}$ injection schedules while managing the risk of exceeding critical fracture pressures, and identifying monitoring strategies that maximally reduce uncertainty. Validated on realistic numerical simulations of GCS scenarios, this framework offers a concrete path toward safer, more transparent, and verifiable Geological Carbon Storage operations.},
	keywords = {Amortized Variational Inference, Bayesian inference, CIG, conditional normalizing flows, data assimilation, deep learning, digital twin, experimental design, GCS, Imaging, Inverse problems, permeability, reservoir simulation, rock physics, RTM, SIAMGS, SLIM, Summary Statistics, Uncertainty quantification},
	url = {https://slim.gatech.edu/Publications/Public/Conferences/SIAMGS/2026/herrmann2026SIAMGScud},
	author = {Abhinav Prakash Gahlot and Haoyun Li and Rafael Orozco and Ziyi Yin and Felix J. Herrmann}
}
@conference {gahlot2026SIAMUQdmc,
	title = {Decision Making and Control with Digital Twins for Underground Energy Storage},
	booktitle = {SIAM Conference on Uncertainty Quantification (UQ26), Minneapolis, MN},
	year = {2026},
	month = {3},
	keywords = {Amortized Variational Inference, Bayesian inference, CIG, conditional normalizing flows, data assimilation, deep learning, digital twin, experimental design, GCS, Imaging, Inverse problems, permeability, reservoir simulation, rock physics, RTM, SIAMUQ, SLIM, Summary Statistics, Uncertainty quantification},
	url = {https://slim.gatech.edu/Publications/Public/Conferences/SIAMUQ/2026/gahlot2026SIAMUQdmc},
	author = {Abhinav Prakash Gahlot and Haoyun Li and Felix J. Herrmann}
}
@conference {herrmann2026SEGWSudt,
	title = {Uncertainty-aware Digital Twins for Monitoring and Optimizing of Geological Carbon Storage},
	booktitle = {Net-Zero Emissions: Critical Minerals, Hydrogen, Nuclear, Geothermal, Wind, CCUS, and AI, SEG Workshop},
	year = {2026},
	month = {3},
	abstract = {Geological Carbon Storage (GCS) is the only truly scalable pathway to net-negative emissions on the path to net-zero, yet ensuring safe, cost-efficient, and verifiable GCS demands far more than static reservoir models. We introduce an uncertainty-aware Digital Twin framework that delivers continuous, probabilistic monitoring of subsurface CO$_{2}$ plume dynamics and enables risk-informed operational decisions in real time. At the core of our approach is a machine-learning-enabled data assimilation framework where Simulation-Based Inference (SBI) replaces linear ensemble Kalman filtering, enabling the framework to handle highly nonlinear CO$_{2}$ dynamics and seismic observations. This allows the Digital Twin to characterize the full posterior distribution of reservoir states{\textemdash}fluid saturations and pressures{\textemdash}conditioned on multimodal time-lapse observations from imaged surface seismic data and well measurements. The framework operates recursively: neural networks are trained offline on ensembles of simulated reservoir states and simulated observations, capturing complex nonlinear subsurface dynamics and observations. Once trained, the Digital Twin assimilates incoming field data in near real-time, continuously updating the probabilistic reservoir model as new measurements arrive. By maintaining a probabilistic rather than deterministic view of reservoir state, our Digital Twin enables decision-making under uncertainty{\textemdash}optimizing CO$_{2}$ injection schedules while managing the risk of exceeding critical fracture pressures, and identifying monitoring strategies that maximally reduce uncertainty. Validated on realistic numerical simulations of GCS scenarios, this framework offers a concrete path toward safer, more transparent, and verifiable Geological Carbon Storage operations.},
	keywords = {Amortized Variational Inference, Bayesian inference, CIG, conditional normalizing flows, data assimilation, deep learning, digital twin, experimental design, GCS, Imaging, Inverse problems, permeability, reservoir simulation, rock physics, RTM, SEG, SLIM, Summary Statistics, Uncertainty quantification},
	url = {https://slim.gatech.edu/Publications/Public/Conferences/SEG/2026/herrmann2026SEGWSudt},
	author = {Abhinav Prakash Gahlot and Haoyun Li and Felix J. Herrmann}
}
@conference {herrmann2026HALuad,
	title = {Uncertainty-aware Digital Twins for Monitoring and Optimizing of Underground Energy Operations},
	booktitle = {Landmark Innovation Forum \& Expo 2026, LIFE2026, Orlando, FL},
	year = {2026},
	month = {4},
	keywords = {Amortized Variational Inference, Bayesian inference, CIG, conditional normalizing flows, data assimilation, deep learning, digital twin, experimental design, GCS, Imaging, Inverse problems, permeability, reservoir simulation, rock physics, RTM, SLIM, Summary Statistics, Uncertainty quantification},
	url = {https://slim.gatech.edu/Publications/Public/Conferences/Halliburton/2026/herrmann2026HALuad},
	author = {Abhinav Prakash Gahlot and Haoyun Li and Felix J. Herrmann}
}
@presentation {gahlot2024ICLdtg,
	title = {Digital Twins in the era of generative AI - Application to Geological CO2 Storage},
	year = {2024},
	month = {6},
	abstract = {Our industry is experiencing significant changes due to AI and the challenges of the energy transition. While some view these changes as threats, recent advances in AI offer unique opportunities, especially in the context of Digital Twins for subsurface monitoring and control. IBM defines "A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object or system that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, and uses simulation, machine learning and reasoning to help decision-making." During this talk, I will explore these concepts and their significance in addressing the challenges of monitoring \& control of geological CO2 storage projects. This talk also aims to illustrate how Digital Twins can serve as a platform to integrate the seemingly disparate and siloed fields of geophysics and reservoir engineering.},
	keywords = {Amortized Variational Inference, Bayesian inference, CIG, conditional normalizing flows, control, data assimilation, deep learning, digital twin, FWI, GCS, Imaging, Inverse problems, MVA, RTM, Summary Statistics, Uncertainty quantification, WISE},
	url = {https://slim.gatech.edu/Publications/Public/Conferences/ICL/2024/gahlot2024ICLdtg},
	author = {Abhinav Prakash Gahlot and Rafael Orozco and Haoyun Li and Huseyin Tuna Erdinc and Ziyi Yin and Mathias Louboutin and Felix J. Herrmann}
}
