Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection - MPES 2018

- Dr. Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart, BSc Degree in Electrification and Automation of Mines from University of Science and Technology, AGH in Cracow, Poland; MSc in Mining Engineering from the Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada-Reno, USA; a PhD in Mining Engineering from Michigan Technological University, USA and a Master´s in Human Factors from the Queensland University in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Currently, an Associate Researcher at the Advanced Mining Technology Center, AMTC, at the University of Chile in Santiago.Over 20 years in mining related R&D, having been associated with the Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University, the University of Queensland - CRC Mining Centre and CSIRO in Australia prior to joining University of Chile, which is ranked 8th in the QS World University Ranking.  - Dr. Asieh Hekmat, graduated with merit from Amir-Kabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, with a PhD in Mining Engineering in 2011. Duringher PhD, conducted extensive research in the area of reserve estimation and mine planning. Untill 2014, she was a Lecturer at the same university. From 2014, commenced as postdoc at the University of Chile and then obtained a position of Researcher at the Advanced Mining Technology Centre (AMTC), University of Chile. Since 2016 she is Assistant Professor at the University of Concepcion, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering Department. - Dr. Raj Singhal, Ph.D.(1970) from University of Newcastle Upon-Tyne, UK; Science Advisor Federal Government of Canada; Adjunct Professor Mining University of Laval, Canada; Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment.

• Economic and Technical Feasibility Studies, Reserve Estimation.- Design, Planning and Optimization of Surface and Underground Mines.- Planning under Uncertainty.- Mine Development.- Transition from surface to underground mining.- Mine Automation and Information Technology.- Internet of Things in Mining.- Drilling, Blasting, Tunneling and Excavation Engineering.- Innovative Materials Handling Systems and Equipment.- Mining Equipment Selection.- Maintenance and Production Management for Mines and Mining Systems.- Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Applications.- Research & Development to Improve Health, Safety & Productivity in Mines.