Keynote Speaking & Conference Chairing
Soofastaei, Ali, AI Application in Mining, Opportunities and Challenges, MiningTech World Conference & Exhibition, 4 – 5 December 2023, Madrid, Spain
Soofastaei, Ali, What Are Some Of The Practical Challenges Of Using General AI In Mining Operations? Resourcing Tomorrow, Mines and Money 2023, 28 – 30 November 2023, Business Design Centre, London
Soofastaei, Ali, Applying the power of data analytics and AI across the mining value chain, 4th Annual Digitalisation In Mining Australia, 21 – 22 November 2023, Pan Pacific Perth, Perth, WA
Soofastaei, Ali, Digital Transformation in Mining: An opened window in front of Mining 4.0, 1ST International Conference on The Digital Transformation in Steel & Mining Industry 2023, 11 October 2023, Broadcasting conference center Chamran Highway, Tehran, Iran
Soofastaei, Ali, Integrating AI into Mining Operations, 8th International Conference on Geology and Mine Planning, 12 – 14 July 2023, Sheraton Hotel, Santiago, Chile
Soofastaei, Ali, Building Fully Autonomous Mines from Pit to Port, 3rd Digital Mines 2023, 19 – 21 April 2023, Virtual Event
Soofastaei, Ali, Future of Mining; How Digital Solutions can support Sustainable and Responsible Mining, 2ND MINING 4.0 ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE, 30-31 March 2023, Radisson Blu Toronto Downtow Toronto, Canada
Soofastaei, Ali, Digital transformation: Opportunities and Challenges, Data Virtual Summit (LIVE Webinar) 2023, 29th March 2023 , LIVE Webinar
Soofastaei, Ali, “Digital transformation road mapping: Lessons learned, challenges & opportunities,” CDAO Brisbane 2023, 7 – 8 March 2023, Hilton Brisbane
Soofastaei, Ali, “Maturity Assessment Framework: An innovative approach to tackle the digital transformation challenges in mining,” Autonomous Off-Highway Machinery Technology Hybrid Summit, 23-24 Februrary 2023, Berlin, Germany
Soofastaei, Ali, “Analytical Maturity Assessment; An Innovative Intelligent Tools for Mining 4.0,” Future of Mining Australia 2023, 20 – 21 February 2023, Sydney Masonic Centre
Soofastaei, Ali, “Implementation of Advanced Analytics and AI in Mining; Opportunities and Challenges,” Autonomous Off-Highway Machinery Technology Hybrid Summit (Pre-Event Teaser), 24 January 2023, Online
Soofastaei, Ali, “Digital Mining in the AI era; Opportunities and Challenges,” 2nd Energy Transition for the Metal and Mining industry, 19-20 January 2023, Toronto, Canada
Soofastaei, Ali, “Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Applications in Mining Operations,” American Exploration & Mining Association’s 128th Annual Meeting, 04 – 09 December 2022, Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada, USA
Soofastaei, Ali, “Transforming Mining Through Technology and Innovation,” Mines and Money, 29 November – 1 December 2022, Business Design Centre, London, United Kingdom
Soofastaei, Ali, “Application of AI to decrease the mine mobile equipment maintenance cost,” Digitalization in Mining – Australia, 17 -18 November 2022, Hilton Adelaide – Adelaide, Australia
Soofastaei, Ali, “Digital Transformation in Mining: Opportunities and Challenges,” Mining 4.0, 08 – 09 November 2022, Barcelona, Spain
Soofastaei, Ali, “Advanced Analytics in Mining: Oportunities and Challenges,” International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), 2-4 November 2022, ICC Sydney
Soofastaei, Ali, “Intelligent mining in the era of AI, opportunities, and challenges,” Conference on Digital Mining Science, 12 – 14 September 2022, Olympic Hotel, Tehran, Iran as an Online/in-person Event
Soofastaei, Ali, “Applying AI/Machine Learning to decrease the mine mobile equipment maintenance cost,” Digitalization in Mining – North America, 31st August to 1st September 2022, Hilton Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Soofastaei, Ali, “Using Artificial Neural Network to Improve Haul Truck Energy Efficiency and Reduce Green House Gas Emissions in Surface Mines,” 10th Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence And Neural Networks, 29 August 2022 , Zurich, Switzerland
Soofastaei, Ali, “Scaling AI Across the Value Chain by Increasing Data Maturity,” Scaling AI Online APAC, 28 – 29 June 2022, Melbourne, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, “AI Application in Mining 4.0,” Mines and Money, 04 – 05 May 2022, London, United Kingdom.
Soofastaei, Ali, “AI Application in Mining, Opportunities, and Challenges,” MiningTech World Conference & Exhibition, Hilton Hotel, 27 – 28 April 2022, London, United Kingdom.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Smart Coaching in Digital Mines,” Data Science in Mining, Swedish Mining Innovation and AI Impact Lab, 30 March 2022, Stockholm, Sweden.
Soofastaei, Ali, “AI Challenges and Expectations,” Corinium’s Global Series CDAO Brisbane, 08 – 09 March 2022, Hilton Hotel, Brisbane, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Applications in Mining Operations,” American Exploration & Mining Association’s 127th Annual Meeting, 06–10 December 2021, Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada, USA.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Mining Engineering,” The First Conference on Mining and Technology, 18 May 2021, Tehran, Iran
Soofastaei, Ali, “Artificial Intelligence for Mining,” MiningTech World Conference & Expo, 27 – 28 April 2021, Hilton Hotel Kensington, London, United Kingdom.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Digital Transformation in The Mining Industry,” Innovation in Mining Engineering, 03 March 2021, Colorado, USA.
Soofastaei, Ali, “The Strategic Use of Artificial Intelligence and Analytics in Digital Engineering,” The 2nd International Digital Engineering and Design Summit, 27 – 28 January 2021, Sydney, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Artificial Intelligence Application in Mining-Opportunities & Challenges,” Webinar series of the University of Tehran and the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), 16 January 2021, Tehran, Iran.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Advanced Analytics in Mining Industry; Opportunities and Challenges,” Artificial Intelligence in Mining Conference, 17 November 2020, Ormstown, Quebec, Canada.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Future Smart Mines With Artificial Intelligence: Vale’s New Artificial Intelligence Mining Center,” 2nd Digital Mines, 12 – 14 October 2020, Pan Pacific, Perth, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, “IoT in Future Mining,” Industry of Things World Asia, Sands Expo & Convention Center, 20 – 21 July 2020, Singapore.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Future Technologies for Mining Industry,” Future of Mining Australia, 23 – 25 March 2020, Sydney, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Future Mining with Robots and Intelligent Machines,” COBOTS 2020: Intelligent and Collaborative Robotics Automation Forum, 12 – 13 March 2020, Marriot Hotel, Melbourne, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, “The Use of AI to Reduce Maintenance Costs,” Digital aintenance & Field Service Automation Forum, 11 – 13 March 2020, Marriot Hotel, Melbourne, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, “AI for Sustainable Mining,” Innovation in Digital Mining Center, 18 October 2019, Santiago, Chile.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Future Mining With Robots And Intelligent Machines,” Intelligent and Collaborative Robotics Automation Forum, Sands Expo & Convention Center, 11 – 12 July 2019, Singapore.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Building Fully Autonomous Mines from Pit to Port,” 1st Digital Mines 2019, 10 – 12 April 2019, Pan Pacific Resort, Perth, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Advanced Data Analytics: A Practical Method to Increase Rail Energy Efficiency in Mining Industry,” 19th RailTech Europe, 26 – 28 March 2019, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Netherlands.
Soofastaei, Ali, “Blockchain for Mining,” Digital Transformation in Mining Conference, 20 – 21 February 2019, Perth, Australia.
Soofastaei, Ali, "How to cost-effectively develop and deploy AI capabilities at your mining operation for a step-change in performance," 4th Annual Mines and Technology Americas, October 15 to 17, 2018, Toronto, Canada.
Soofastaei, Ali, "The digital transformation of mining," 3rd Annual Mines and Technology London, November 26 to 29, 2018, London, UK.