Dr. Schafrik is an Associate Professor of Mining Engineering and Faculty Fellow of the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits at the University of Kentucky. He is very active in SME, serving many roles, including the Vice-Chair of the Coal and Energy Division, Past-Chair of the Central Appalachian Section, and Founding Secretary/Treasurer of the Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Organization.

Nooshin has more than a decade of experience in emission control and project management in the mining industry. She has extensive knowledge of Commonwealth environmental legislation and is proficient in Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas measurement, air pollution management, soil and water contamination control, sustainability reporting, and environmental compliance. Her onsite experience has allowed her to establish effective relationships with stakeholders across all organisational levels. Nooshin's research background has given her expertise in conducting statistical analysis, root cause analysis, data sourcing, and big data analysis.

Hyu-Soung Shin, Ph. D., is the director of Department of Future & Smart Construction Research at the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) and also the leader of its Extreme Construction (Space Construction) Research Group. He is also a professor at the University of Science & Technology(UST). He received his bachelor’s and master’s degree at Hanyang University’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Engineering and received his Ph. D. at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Wales Swansea, UK. He joined KICT in 2003 and was an adjunct professor at Hanyang University’s System Application Engineering department.

Armin is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the School of Mineral and Energy Resources at UNSW, with a focus on the standardisation of MineIoT. His research involves seeking a solution to develop an integrated framework that addresses the challenges in adopting smart devices in traditional mining scenarios. Additionally, he is working on a solution to create an integrated system within mining segments and IoT concepts to establish interoperability between these systems.

Nikolaus A. Sifferlinger, born in 1961 in Wolfsberg, Austria.
Married, two grown up children.
Master Science (Dipl.-Ing.) in Electrics and Electronics; PhD in Mining Science; TÜV Certified Functional Safety Expert 2013.
In the mining and tunneling industry since 1989; 2007-2012 Vice-President R&D and Engineering at Sandvik Mining and Construction GmbH; 2012-2016 own consulting company Dr. Sifferlinger Consulting e.U. in the international mining and tunneling industry.
Since July 2016 professor for excavation and materials handling technology at the Montanuniversitaet Leoben.
Long experience in research and development, operation, safety and automation of machinery in mining and tunneling.

Wayne Stasinowsky is a Senior Research Geophysicist at CSIRO in Brisbane. He is experienced in most geophysical techniques and has conducted research and development in hardware, software and field procedures for many of these. He has extensive experience with applying geophysics to operating open cut and underground mines to assist mine planning and to gain geotechnical information.
Wayne is currently working on various radar projects, both terrestrial and extra-terrestrial. His main focus is assisting mine operations to improve productivity and to gain insight into mine geotechnical properties at multiple scales.

Geoff Stevenson is the global lead for Surface mining with WebGen, Orica's flag ship through-rock wireless blasting system. Geoff has been working with WebGen for more than seven years. During this time he has supported WebGen projects in both surface and underground across the globe in a variety of applications. In his current role, his primary focus is to support Orica's regional teams to deliver game-changing WebGen projects with our surface Customers.

Steve Sullivan is a geologist with more than 35 years industry experience in geological modelling and resource management. Steve worked for ten years in exploration, open cut and underground mining in PNG, Vic, NSW and QLD before joining Maptek where he has worked across a diverse range of metalliferous and energy commodities throughout Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Mongolia. He is currently the Technical Lead at Maptek for DomainMCF, a commercial machine learning application for geological modelling.

John is a minerals industry strategist, economist, futurist, and geologist. He is currently finishing a PhD using scenario planning to investigate the future of mining and exploration at the Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia. He also works as a Strategist for MinEx Consulting and as Director of Greenfields Research, as well as teaching on the MBA Programme at UWA and at the Australian Institute of Management (WA). John is also a co-author of the Strictly Boardroom column on MiningNews.net. He is also honoured to be a Fellow of the AusIMM.

Zachary is a Systems Engineer at Nova Systems, a 100% Australian owned and controlled engineering services and technology solutions company. As part of the Autonomous & Intelligent Systems team, Zachary works with clients in the defence, transport, mining, and resources sectors. Most recently this work has involved integrating systems engineering principles into project management and discipline engineering methods, and executing complex test and evaluation programs for client projects.

Yudi Tang is a PhD at the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales. His research is focused on the application of emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and image processing in rock mechanics and mining engineering. He has published several papers on image technology in top journals in the field of rock mechanics, including the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (IJRMMS) and Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (RMRE).

Carlos is a Senior Mining Engineer, Academic and Researcher with 20 years of experience in the South America, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa mining industry. He is the Technical Mining Manager at GEOVIA, based in Brisbane, Australia. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Carlos has performed senior roles in large Tier-1 operations, technology, engineering consulting and investment companies such as BHP, Anglo American, Vale, Nokia, Maptek, RPM and NASA, with hands-on experience in mine planning, optimisation, automation, telecommunications, analytics, supply chain and finance.

His diversified global experience has allowed him to gain holistic knowledge of all aspects of the mining business - from mine to port – and to acquire solid practical skills and technical knowledge in various open pit and underground mining methods of various commodities.

Carlos holds a PhD in Mining Engineer – Mineral Economics from UNSW Sydney, a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from the Universidad de Atacama - Chile, an MBA in Oil and Gas from Fundação Getúlio Vargas - Brazil, and a Postgraduate Studies in Economics from PUC Minas – Brazil.

Sureka Thiruchittampalam is currently pursuing a PhD degree at UNSW Sydney, Australia in the Laboratory for Imaging of the Mine Environment (LIME) under the supervision of Associate Professor Simit Raval and holds a position as a lecturer at the University of Moratuwa, located in Sri Lanka. Her specialization lies in the domain of mining and remote sensing. The focal point of her doctoral investigations is centered around the automated characterisation of mine waste, a multifaceted endeavour that encompasses elements of mining practices, geotechnical engineering principles, and the utilisation of computer vision technologies. She has a particular interest in the development of remote sensing techniques for assessing mining landscapes and advocating for sustainable mining practices.

A seasoned professional in mining automation, Michael serves as the technical lead for small electric autonomous trucks. With a rich background in mining operations he builds collaborative partnerships to develop fit-for-purpose technology solutions to meet business needs.

Danielle is a Curtin Chemistry graduate who developed a grounded understanding of the research, development and commercialisation process during her 15-year tenure at CSIRO Mineral Resources.

Since returning to Curtin in March 2020 (as WASM: MECE’s Industry Liaison Coordinator), Danielle has continued to build upon this foundational knowledge to practice the scholarship of learning and teaching through the design, piloting and embedding of new and innovative learning experiences into the School's mining engineering and metallurgical engineering courses.

I hold a Master's Degree in Mining Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and an MBA from the IE Business School.
With more than 25 years of experience in business development and business strategy in the mining and energy sectors, since 2002 I have held various management positions in Latin American countries, including General Management positions in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Andean Region. I started at Atlas Copco Peruana in May 2017 as General Manager of the Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Division and I led the local split process of the Company, until the current Epiroc.

Until July 2023 I have served as General Manager for Epiroc Peru and the Andean Region, which includes the countries of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia and since August 2023 I am the Strategic Director of University Partnerships of Epiroc, with global responsibility.

On the academic level, I am Honorary Professor at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos of Peru and I collaborates with different Universities on the subject of Innovation in Mining. I am also member of the Society of Mining Professors (SOMP).

Mitchell completed his undergraduate degree with honours in Mechatronics and Computer Science at the University of New South Wales in 2023. Since then he has started a PhD program, looking into ways to improve aggressive UAV control utilising onboard monocular video for pose estimation. His interests include, Computer vision, path planning, control, and robotic focused mechanical design.

Phillip is Assoc Professor in Human Work Sciences with a background in Maintenance Engineering. Presently working in several mining projects concerning the future of mining for the operator and maintenance professional.