PUblications

Journal Papers

[31] Shaheen, A., Waheed, U., Fehler, M., Sokol, L., Hanafy, S. (2021). Deep learning for low-magnitude earthquake detection on a multi-level sensor network. Sensors, accepted.

[30] Guo, G., Lan, H., Zhou, X., Liu, Y., Waheed, U., Chen, J. (2021). Topography-dependent eikonal tomography based on the fast sweeping scheme and the adjoint-state technique. Geophysics, 87(2), 1-51.

[29] Alkhalifah, T., Song, C., Waheed, U., Hao, Q. (2021). Wavefield solutions from machine learned functions. Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences, 2, 11-19.

[28] Song, C., Alkhalifah, T., Waheed, U. (2021). A versatile framework to solve the Helmholtz equation using physics-informed neural networks. Geophysical Journal International, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3054071.

[27] Wang, H., Alkhalifah, T., Waheed, U., Birnie, C. (2021). Data-driven microseismic event localization: Application to the Oklahoma Arkoma Basin hydraulic fracturing data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3120546.

[26] Ayranci, K., Yildrim, I., Waheed, U., MacEachern, J. (2021). Deep learning applications in Geosciences: Insights into ichnological analysis. Applied Sciences, 11(16), 7736,

[25] Waheed, U., Haghighat, E., Alkhalifah, T., Song, C., Hao, Q. (2021). PINNeik: Eikonal solution using physics-informed neural networks. Computers and Geosciences, 155, 104833.

[24] Tariq, Z., Hassan, A.,Waheed, U., Mahmoud, M., Al-Shehri, D., Abdulraheem, A., Mokheimer, E. M. (2021). A data-driven machine learning approach to predict the natural gas density of pure and mixed hydrocarbons. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 143(9), 092801.

[23] Zhou, X., Lan, H., Chen, L., Guo, G., Lei, Y., Waheed, U., Shulin, P. (2021). An iterative, factored topography dependent eikonal solver for anisotropic media. Geophysics, 86(5), 1-58.

[22] Almadani, M., Waheed, U., Masood, M., Chen, Y. (2021). Dictionary learning with convolutional structure for seismic data denoising and interpolation. Geophysics, 86(5), 1-102.

[21] Song, C., Alkhalifah, T., Waheed, U. (2021). Solving the frequency-domain acoustic VTI wave equation using physics-informed neural networks. Geophysical Journal International, 225(2), 846-859. 

[20] Othman, A., Iqbal, N., Hanafy, S. M., Waheed, U. (2021). Automated event detection and denoising method for passive seismic data using residual deep convolutional neural networks. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.30540 1.

[19] Alsamadony, K. L., Yildirim, E. U., Glatz, G., Waheed, U., Hanafy, S. M. (2021). Deep learning driven noise reduction for reduced flux computed tomography. Sensors, 21(5), 1921.

[18] Alexandrov, D., Waheed, U., Eisner, L. (2021). Microseismic location error due to eikonal traveltime calculation. Applied Sciences, 11(3), 982.

[17] Ketcheson, D. I., Ranocha, H., Parsani, M., Waheed, U., Hadjimichael, Y. (2020). NodePy: A package for the analysis of numerical ODE solvers. Journal of Open Source Software, 5(55), 2515.

[16] Waheed, U. (2020). A fast-marching eikonal solver for tilted transversely isotropic media. Geophysics, 85(6), S385-S393.

[15] Alexandrov, D., Eisner, L., Waheed, U., Kaka, S. I., Greenhalgh, S. A. (2020). Detection, location, and source mechanism determination with large noise variations in surface microseismic monitoring. Geophysics, 85(6), KS197-KS206.

[14] Stovas, A., Alkhalifah, T., Waheed, U. (2020). Pure P-and S-wave equations in transversely isotropic media. Geophysical Prospecting, 68(9), 2762-2769.

[13] Alexandrov, D., Eisner, L., Waheed, U., Kaka, S. I., Greenhalgh, S. A. (2020). Normal faulting activated by hydraulic fracturing: A case study from the Barnett Shale, Fort Worth Basin. The Leading Edge, 39(3), 204-211.

[12] Hao, Q., Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T. (2019). P-wave complex-valued traveltimes in homogeneous attenuating transversely isotropic media. Geophysical prospecting, 67(9), 2402-2413.

[11] Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T. (2017). A fast sweeping algorithm for accurate solution of the tilted transversely isotropic eikonal equation using factorization. Geophysics, 82(6), WB1-WB8.

[10] Waheed, U., Stovas, A., Alkhalifah, T. (2017). Anisotropy parameter inversion in vertical axis of symmetry media using diffractions. Geophysical Prospecting, 65(1), 194-203.

[9] Waheed, U., Flagg, G., Yarman, C. E. (2016). First arrival traveltime tomography for anisotropic media using the adjoint-state method. Geophysics, 81(4), R147-R155.

[8] Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T. (2016). Effective ellipsoidal models for wavefield extrapolation in tilted orthorhombic media. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 60(3), 349-369.

[7] Waheed, U., Yarman, C. E., Flagg, G. (2015). An iterative, fast-sweeping-based eikonal solver for 3D tilted anisotropic media. Geophysics, 80(3), C49-C58.

[6] Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T. (2015). An efficient wave extrapolation method for anisotropic media with tilt. Geophysical Prospecting, 63(5), 1126-1141.

[5] Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T., Wang, H. (2015). Efficient traveltime solutions of the acoustic TI eikonal equation. Journal of Computational Physics, 282, 62-76.

[4] Ketcheson, D., Waheed, U. (2014). A comparison of high-order explicit Runge-Kutta, extrapolation, and deferred correction methods in serial and parallel. Communications in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, 9(2), 175-200.

[3] Ibanez-Jacome, W., Alkhalifah, T., Waheed, U. (2014). Effective orthorhombic anisotropic models for wavefield extrapolation. Geophysical Journal International, 198(3), 1653-1661.

[2] Waheed, U., Psencik, I.,  Cerveny, V., Iversen, E., Alkhalifah, T. (2013). Two-point paraxial traveltime formula for inhomogeneous isotropic and anisotropic media: Tests of accuracy. Geophysics, 78(5), WC65-WC80.

[1] Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T., Stovas, A. (2013). Diffraction traveltime approximation for TI media with an inhomogeneous background. Geophysics, 78(5), WC103-WC111.

Conference Proceedings & Presentations

[41] Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T., Haghighat, E., Song, C., Virieux, J. (2021). PINNtomo: Seismic tomography using physics-informed neural networks. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, accepted.

[40] Sharma, S., Shaheen, A., Waheed, U. (2021). Deep learning versus one neuron for the problem of micro-earthquake detection. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, accepted.

[39] Taufik, H., Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T. (2021). Eikonal solution using physics-informed neural networks for global seismic travel time prediction. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, accepted.

[38] Alsamadony, K. L., Yildirim, E. U., Glatz, G., Waheed, U., & M Hanafy, S. (2021). Deep Learning Enabled Deblurring of Computed Tomography Images of Porous Media. In SPE Symposium: Artificial Intelligence-Towards a Resilient and Efficient Energy Industry

[37] Taufik, M. H., Waheed, U. B., Hao, Q., & Alkhalifah, T. (2021). The Eikonal Solution for Attenuating VTI Media Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2021, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[36] Waheed, U. B., Alkhalifah, T., Li, B., Haghighat, E., Stovas, A., & Virieux, J. (2021). Traveltime Computation for qSV Waves in TI Media Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2021, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[35] Al Safwan, A., Song, C., & Waheed, U. B. (2021). Is it time to swish? Comparing activation functions in solving the Helmholtz equation using PINNs. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2021, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[34] Alexandrov, D., Eisner, L., Waheed, U. B., & Henri Cornet, F. (2021). Full-stress inversion from focal mechanisms and borehole data at Soultz-sous-Forêts. In First International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (pp. 1996-2000). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[33] Scarinci, A., Marzouk, Y., Gu, C., Fehler, M., Waheed, U. B., Kaka, S., & Dia, B. M. (2021). Transport Lagrangian misfit measures and velocity model uncertainty in Bayesian moment tensor inversion. In First International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (pp. 1221-1225). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[32] Anikiev, D., bin Waheed, U., Staněk, F., Alexandrov, D., & Eisner, L. (2021). Microseismic event location using artificial neural networks. In First International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (pp. 1661-1665). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[31] Alkhalifah, T., Song, C., Waheed, U. B., & Hao, Q. (2020). Wavefield solutions from machine learned functions that approximately satisfy the wave equation. In EAGE 2020 Annual Conference & Exhibition Online (Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[30] Waheed, U. B., Afify, A., Fehler, M., & Fulcher, B. (2020). Winning with Simple Learning Models: Detecting Earthquakes in Groningen, The Netherlands. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[29] Hao, Q., Waheed, U. B., Babatunde, M., & Eisner, L. (2020). Microseismic Hypocenter Location Using an Artificial Neural Network. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[28] Waheed, U. B., Haghighat, E., Alkhalifah, T., Song, C., & Hao, Q. (2020). Eikonal solution using physics-informed neural networks. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[27] Stovas, A., Alkhalifah, T., & Waheed, U. B. (2020). Pure P-and S-Wave Equations in Anisotropic Media. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[26] Waheed, U. B., Alkhalifah, T., Song, C., & Haghighat, E. (2020). Seismic wavefield and traveltime modeling using machine learned functions. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2020, pp. S064-0017).

[25] Alkhalifah, T., Song, C., & Waheed, U. B. (2020). Machine learned Green’s functions that approximately satisfy the wave equation. In SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting.

[24] Waheed, U. B., Haghighat, E., & Alkhalifah, T. (2020). Anisotropic eikonal solution using physics-informed neural networks. In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2020 (pp. 1566-1570). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[23] Hao, Q., & Alkhalifah, T. (2019). A comparison between two fast sweeping algorithms for solving the attenuating VTI eikonal equation. In SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting.

[22] Al-Madani, M., Waheed, U. B., & Masood, M. (2019). Fast and accurate dictionary learning for seismic data denoising using convolutional sparse coding. In SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting

[21] Alexandrov, D., Eisner, L., Trojanowski, J., Waheed, U. B., Ebrahim Kaka, S. I. I., & Greenhalgh, S. A. (2019). Optimizing detection of microseismic events by receiver selection on surface monitoring. In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2019 (pp. 3081-3085). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[20] Waheed, U., Al-Zahrani, S., & Hanafy, S. M. (2019). Machine learning algorithms for automatic velocity picking: K-means vs. DBSCAN. In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2019 (pp. 5110-5114). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[19] Waheed, U. (2019). A Parallel Fast Sweeping Algorithm for Fast and Accurate Traveltime Computation in Anisotropic Media. In 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019 (Vol. 2019, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[18] Waheed, U. B. (2019). High-order accurate method for solving the anisotropic eikonal equation. In SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference

[17] Waheed, U. B. (2018). A fast-sweeping algorithm for high-order accurate solution of the anisotropic eikonal equation. In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2018 (pp. 271-275). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[16] Waheed, U. (2018). High-order Accurate Solution of the TTI Eikonal Equation. In 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018 (Vol. 2018, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[15] Hao, Q., Waheed, U., & Alkhalifah, T. (2018). A fast sweeping scheme for P-wave traveltimes in attenuating VTI media. In 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018 (Vol. 2018, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[14] Waheed, U., Flagg, G., & Yarman, C. (2016). First-arrival traveltime tomography for anisotropic media using the adjoint-state method. In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2016 (pp. 3714-3719). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[13] Waheed, U., & Alkhalifah, T. (2015). Vertical elliptic operator for efficient wave propagation in TTI media. In 2015 SEG Annual Meeting.

[12] Waheed, U., & Alkhalifah, T. (2015). Fast sweeping methods for factored TTI eikonal equation. In 77th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2015 (Vol. 2015, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[11] Waheed, U. B., & Alkhalifah, T. (2014). An efficient wave extrapolation method for tilted orthorhombic media using effective ellipsoidal models. In 2014 SEG Annual Meeting

[10] Waheed, U., Yarman, C. E., & Flagg, G. (2014). An iterative fast sweeping based eikonal solver for tilted orthorhombic media. In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2014 (pp. 480-485). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[9] Wang, H., Waheed, U. B., & Alkhalifah, T. (2014). Effective anisotropy through traveltime and amplitude matching. In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2014 (pp. 420-425). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

[8] Waheed, U. B., & Alkhalifah, T. (2014). Effective elliptic models for efficient wavefield extrapolation in anisotropic media. In 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2014 (Vol. 2014, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[7] Waheed, U. B., Yarman, C., & Flagg, G. (2014). An efficient eikonal solver for tilted transversely isotropic and tilted orthorhombic media. In 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2014 (Vol. 2014, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[6] Waheed, U. B., Stovas, A., & Alkhalifah, T. (2013). Anisotropic parameter inversion in VTI media using diffraction data. In 2013 SEG Annual Meeting.

[5] Waheed, U. B., Alkhalifah, T., & Stovas, A. (2013). Diffraction Traveltime Approximation to Estimate Anisotropy Parameters in Complex TI Media. In 75th EAGE Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2013 (pp. cp-348). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[4] Alkhalifah, T., Ma, X., bin Waheed, U., & Zuberi, M. (2013). Efficient anisotropic wavefield extrapolation using effective isotropic models. In 75th EAGE Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2013 (pp. cp-348). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[3] Waheed, U. B., & Alkhalifah, T. (2013). Efficient traveltime solutions of the TI acoustic eikonal equation. In 75th EAGE Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2013 (pp. cp-348). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[2] Waheed, U., Alkhalifah, T., Pšenčík, I., Červený, V., & Iversen, E. (2012). Two-point Paraxial Traveltime in Inhomogeneous Isotropic/Anisotropic Media-Tests of Accuracy. In 74th EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating EUROPEC 2012 (pp. cp-293). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

[1] Waheed, U., Abdullah, W., Siddiqui, S. A., Khan, M. D., & Razi, A. (2008). Comparison of time domain and frequency domain equalizers for indoor UWB systems. In 2008 IEEE Region 8 International Conference on Computational Technologies in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (pp. 440-443).