Dr. Roberto Linares is the AI Solutions Principal at Petuum and customer advisor on the use Petuum's Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in process industries, specifically in their application of Intelligence-based Advanced Process Control and Real Time Optimization. Prior to joining Petuum, Roberto served as Vice President at Pimsoft Inc for nine years where he managed solution sales in different industries such as refining, LNG, petrochemicals, and metals and mining. He holds a B.Sc. from UANL and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M, both in Chemical Engineering.