CRM-geothermal Webinar: Unlocking the Power of AI in Lithium Exploration

We are excited to invite you to a webinar to present the Lithium Estimation AI Tool, developed by project partner INLECOM as part of the EU-funded CRM-geothermal project. This innovative AI-driven solution is poised to transform how we explore lithium within geothermal resources – at a time when lithium’s role in battery technologies and renewable energy systems has never been more critical.

Join the Webinar!

This webinar will explore the underlying technologies, practical applications, and strategic value of the CRM-geothermal Lithium Estimation AI Tool. It’s a must-attend for geoscientists, exploration companies, policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of sustainable lithium sourcing.

Date: 18 September 2025
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CEST
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/crm-webinar1

About the Tool

The Lithium Estimation AI Tool leverages advanced artificial intelligence techniques, particularly tree-based ensemble methods, to identify patterns and dependencies in large, complex geothermal datasets. Unlike traditional statistical models, which often rely on rigid assumptions, this AI-based approach captures the true complexity of subsurface systems – where geological, chemical, and thermal processes interact in non-linear and often unpredictable ways.

Why It Matters

The integration of AI offers several transformative benefits:

• Higher predictive accuracy in identifying lithium-rich geothermal reservoirs.
• Scalability and adaptability to new data, features, or reservoir types.
• Transparent and explainable predictions, enabling informed, defensible decisions in regulatory and commercial settings.

Speakers

• Katrin Kieling is the project manager of the CRM-geothermal project. She is a geophysicist by education. After obtaining her doctoral degree from the University of Potsdam (Germany), Katrin switched to research management and completed a trainee programme at the project office of the Helmholtz-Centre for Geosciences in 2015. In 2016, Katrin joined the Geothermal Energy section of GFZ. Since then, she has managed EU-funded projects on topics related to geothermal systems, starting with the GEMex collaboration with Mexico and continuing with the REFLECT project on geothermal fluids. Currently, she focuses on the combined extraction of heat and CRM from geothermal fluids in CRM-geothermal as well as on aquifer thermal energy storage in the projects GeoSpeicherBerlin and PUSH-IT.

• Mr Konstantinos Loupos, R&D Director (INLECOM INNOVATION), holds an MBA (Hellenic Open University, GR), an M.Sc. in Microelectronics Systems Design (University of Southampton, UK) with distinction, and an M.Eng. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (University of Manchester, UK). He has extensive experience in embedded systems and sensors and microelectronics systems, security systems, IoT/ICT technologies and Cybersecurity. His research interests and activities range in IoT/ICT systems, Cybersecurity, Sensors and Systems for Structural Health Monitoring (tunnels, structures, bridges, etc.), Robotics for Civil Infrastructure Inspection, Security Systems (sensors and communications), Water Demand Management, Wireless Sensor Networks and Application Specific Embedded Systems. Konstantinos Loupos has actively and successfully participated in a series (more than 40, since 2002) of EC co-funded projects (FP5, FP6, FP7, H2020, HEU, MED, GSRT and other) in the areas of SEC, IST, ICT, SME, NMP, COOP, MED, CBC-MED and TRANSPORT, with significant positions of responsibility (Project Coordinator, Technical Manager, Leader of Development teams etc). He has more than 80 publications in Conference proceedings, Journals and book chapters and 7 EU/US filed patents. He is serving as a formal evaluator (expert) of EC projects in various topics of FP7, H2020, EUKERA/EUROSTARS, MCST, MARTERA, ERANET and MED programmes. Konstantinos Loupos is a certified PMP, SCRUMand GDPR expert (Certified DPO). He is a member of EUROPOL EC3 cyber security group and the European Cybercrime Center, member of the Secure Platform for Accredited Cybercrime Experts (SPACE), a member in the EUROPOL Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN) and the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI). Currently, Konstantinos Loupos is involved into several research projects such as: ERATOSTHENES (coordinator), PILOTING (Executive committee), PROFILE (DPO), CRM-GEOTHERMAL, FIREFLY, CONNECTOR, GENESIS, LINGUARIZE-DC, EVOROADS, SMARTIN (AI tasks) and many more.

• Dr. Stathis Antoniou, Head of AI research (INLECOM INNOVATION), has led multiple projects in the fields of AI and Mathematical Modelling. He has worked as a lead data scientist/statistician in various companies and has extensive experience in management and implementation of end-to-end machine learning pipelines that align with business KPIs and EU trustworthiness standards. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Modeling (National Technical University of Athens) and a MSc in Machine Learning (Ecole Polytechnique of France). He has multiple research publications and has co-authored patent US20220369534A1 for real-time crop-analysis via neural networks. He is currently contributing to research projects CRM-GEOTHERMAL, LINGUARIZE-DC, EVOROADS, EMERALDS, GEMINI and AI4CCAM.