Intellicess is proud to announce that Co-Founder and CTO Dr. Pradeepkumar Ashok has been named a recipient of the 2026 SPE International Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is the first recipient from the drilling domain.

The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the application of data science and analytics in the oil and gas industry. Dr. Ashok is honored for pioneering work in AI-driven drilling advisory and well construction automation, including the Bayesian network technology that underlies Intellicess’s products.