Mrinal K Sen

Mrinal K Sen is a Professor and Morgan J. Davis Centennial Chair in Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences. He leads the Sen Research Group and holds affiliations with the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Institute for Geophysics. His work focuses on seismic wave propagation, anisotropy, and geophysical inverse problems, with applications in exploration seismology, reservoir characterization, and whole-Earth seismology. Sen pioneered methods combining Bayesian statistics, machine learning, and advanced numerical techniques to address uncertainty quantification and improve seismic imaging.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
• M.S., Indian School of Mines (now IIT)
• B.S., Indian School of Mines (now IIT)

Research Interests:

• Seismic Inversion and FWI
• Bayesian Methods and Uncertainty Analysis
• Machine Learning in Geophysics
• Anisotropy and Wave Propagation
• Reservoir and CO2 Storage Modeling

Recent work emphasizes hybrid quantum-neural networks for image generation, trans-dimensional MCMC for FWI, and physics-guided deep learning. His articles highlight advancements in stochastic inversion, fluid saturation modeling, and ambient noise monitoring for groundwater studies.

Labs/Teams: Director of the Sen Research Group and former Interim Director (2017-2018) and Associate Director (2016-2020) of the UT Institute for Geophysics.