Dr. Khairkhah has more than 30 years of academic and industrial experience in petroleum engineering, has held faculty positions, and taught different petroleum engineering courses including Advanced Production Engineering and Smart Completions, Oilfield Sensors and Sensor Technology. He has been acting as senior advisor to oil and gas companies, providing consulting and training services, in North America and international. He has been involved in development and management of conventional, tight and fractured hydrocarbon reservoirs, and has lead multidiscipline subsurface teams and projects.