Panel discussion Real Time Mining Passed
Wednesday June 2, 2021 15:00 - 17:00 Real Time Mining | hosted by ABB
Speakers: Emil Fresk, PhD, Sohail Nazari
Moderator: Marcus Kristofersson
Theme: Real time mining
Lecturers
Emil Fresk, PhD Speaker
CTO
Widefind AB
Emil Fresk is the CTO of Widefind, a Swedish company that offers systems for highly reliable positioning in underground tunnel environments. Responsible for Widefind’s technological core, he works with everything from RF and component level design to system architecture and positioning algorithms.
Emil holds a PhD in Control Theory from Luleå University of Technology, where he specialized in positioning for robotics and autonomous drones. Additionally, Emil is a member of the Embedded Working Group for the emerging programming language RUST, which enables profound reliability and robustness for highly embedded and critical systems.
Sohail Nazari Speaker
Director of Digital Transformation
Andritz Automation
Mr. Sohail Nazari, PhD, P.Eng. is the Director of Digital Transformation for ANDRITZ AUTOMATION and has designed and implemented asset condition monitoring analytics, remote monitoring architecture and advanced process control strategies for the mining, oil and gas and automobile industries. Mr. Nazari is responsible for Andritz Automation’s Business Development in the Mining Industry and was instrumental in winning first prize at Goldcorp’s 2019 #DisruptMining innovation competition. Mr. Nazari has been helping Industry lift automation to a higher level through “Digital Transformation”, including digital twins, advanced data analytics, artificial intelligent (AI) controls with integrated machine-learning and optimizing technologies. He is also a volunteer Presenter on Science and Technology for the Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.
Education:
Sc., Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Controls Engineering), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2006)
Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering (Controls Engineering), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2008)
D., Electrical and Computer Engineering (Controls system), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (2013)
Marcus Kristofersson ModeratorExhibitor
Head of Global PG MAC R&D SE
SMIG
Head of Global PG MAC R&D SE at ABB | enabling sustainable transformation of mining operations.
Marcus has over 17 years of mining experience within Automation solutions and electrification, low and high voltage, Development of control systems for Mobile mining vehichles and hoisting solutions.
In Marcus former role he held a global responsibility for Mining Automation at ABB and managing several big global and domestic underground mine projects. Marcus holds experience from electrician to Engineer and project manager up to current position.
Marcus is located in Sweden, Umeå.