Changbin , graduated from China University of Mining and Technology, is now a Ph.D student majoring in mining engineering at University of New South Wales. His research area mainly focuses on mining seismology, coal burst mechanism and its prevention and control.

Greig Knox received his Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town. In 2017 he was apart of the team who developed the Dynamic Impact Tester for New Concept Mining. Where he has been involved in the testing and analysis of the dynamic performance of rock bolts.

Ömer Aydan is a Professor at the University of Ryukyus. He holds a BS degree in Mining Engineering (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey) MS in Rock Mechanics and Excavation Engineering (Newcastle upon Tyne University, UK) and PhD in Geotechnical Engineering (Nagoya University, Japan). His research interests are in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. (Email: aydan@tec.u-ryukyu.ac.jp)

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.

Eugie Kabwe received his BSc (MinSc) degree in Mining Engineering from The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. Thereafter, joined and worked in the mining industry for a while and later earned his MEng degree in Mining Engineering from The University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China. He is currently a PhD student at The University of Adelaide, Australia. Since 2017, he has been working as a research fellow in the Department of Mining Engineering at The University of Zambia.