Dr Hamed Soroush is an internationally recognized geomechanics expert with extensive experience in different applications of rock mechanics. He has conducted or managed more than 100 consulting and research projects worldwide. Hamed is currently leading the geomechanics team at Dong Energy in Copenhagen providing project coordination, support and training for geomechanics and petroleum engineering applications. Prior to that, he held different positions with companies such as Shell, PDVSA, Weatherford, Senergy, GMI, CSIRO, and the Technical and Soil Laboratories in the different locations in the Middle East, Australia, North Sea Area, and Americas.

Hamed holds BSc in Mining Engineering, MSc in Rock Mechanics and PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University of Technology in Australia. He has given different industry short courses for PETROLERN, SPE and EAGE and has served as steering committee on several SPE conferences and workshops. He was selected as SPE Distinguished Lecturer for the 2012 – 2013 program.