Dr Shichuan Zhang is a joint PhD at CSIRO Energy, and the original unit is Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China. Dr Shichuan is specialised in mining engineering, special mining, mine water inrush, numerical modeling and rock fracture mechanics.

Mitra is currently an Associate Professor and Centennial Chair of Rock Engineering at the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand since March 2017. His area of expertise include Rock Engineering, Virtual Reality Applications and Learning & Teaching and has over 80 publications in high quality journals and peer-reviewed conferences. Mitra is a member of SAIMM, AusIMM, SME and SANIRE. He is actively involved in the Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) and is currently the Coordinator for the Education Committee in SOMP.

Adrian is a geotechnical engineer with more than 20 years’ experience in mining. Since graduating in 1997, Adrian has held both operational and consulting roles over his career. He is the Technical Services Manager at AMC’s office in Melbourne, with a specialty in underground metalliferous rock engineering. His main areas of expertise are in ground support selection, seismic data analysis, field investigations, geotechnical and mining studies, incident investigations, and incident investigations. Adrian is currently the Chair of the AusIMM Melbourne Branch, and is the Vice Chair and Geotechnical representative of the AusIMM Chartered Professional Program. In his spare time, Adrian enjoys spending time with his family, normally running his kids to various sporting interests.