“I enjoyed the opportunity to network and strengthen
my existing networks. It was a great event!”
Belinda Spratt, Queensland University of Technology
Industry Conference
| MONDAY 17 JUNE | ||
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| 0800-0900 | REGISTRATION (tea & coffee served) | |
| 0900-0930 | Opening ceremony | |
| 0930-1030 | The Groundwater Challenge Professor Craig T. Simmons National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training |
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| 1030-1100 | MORNING TEA | |
| 1100-1130 | Optimising the use of pumping stations in a wastewater network Dr Christina Burt Water Corporation |
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| 1130-1230 | Intelligent Sensing for Urban Water Systems Associate Professor Rachel Cardell-Oliver The University of Western Australia |
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| 1230-1330 | LUNCH | |
| 1330-1430 | Keynote: Simultaneous stochastic optimization of mining complexes / mineral value chains Assistant Professor Amina Lamghari University of Quebec, Canada |
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| 1430-1500 | Open up your world with APR.Intern Tracey McClurg APR.Intern |
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| 1500-1530 | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 1530-1630 | Network Optimisation in the Access Design for Underground Mines Professor Emeritus Doreen Thomas FTSE, FIEAust The University of Melbourne |
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| 1630-1700 | Poster Session | |
| 1700-1800 | WELCOME RECEPTION |
| TUESDAY 18 JUNE | ||
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| 0730-0930 | BUSINESS BREAKFAST sponsored by BHP
Attracting and retaining the best STEM talent to the mining, oil & gas, agriculture & water sectors in a competitive labour market Opening speaker: Dr Gaurav Singh, BHP |
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| 0930-1030 | Keynote: Optimizing Mine Planning and Operations Professor Rafael Epstein Universidad de Chile |
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| 1030-1100 | MORNING TEA | |
| 1100-1200 | Solving Real World Problems through Math – Improving Mining Productivity with Operational Simulation Chet Fong RPM Global |
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| 1200-1230 | Optimisation opportunities to unlock further value from mine automation Tarrant Elkington Snowden |
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| 1230-1330 | LUNCH | |
| 1330-1430 | Optimisation challenges in mineral and energy resource applications Professor Peter Dowd University of Adelaide |
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| 1430-1500 | Synthesis of supply chain transport data using generative neural networks Herbert Taco Arana Curtin University |
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| 1500-1530 | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 1530-1630 | Port Production Delivery Optimisation Dr Stephen Beckwith Optika Solutions Pty Ltd |
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| 1630-1700 | Divide and Conquer: Taming blending constraints in mine planning models with stockpiles Adjunct Professor Jose Charango Munizaga-Rosas University of Chile |
| WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE | ||
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| 0800-0830 | REGISTRATION (tea & coffee served) | |
| 0830-0900 | Control of complex intersection areas in transient gas networks Mark Turner Zuse Institute Berlin |
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| 0900-1000 | Opportunities for Optimisation in Oil and Gas & Considerations for Uptake Dan Sutherland Biarri EMI |
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| 1000-1030 | Keynote: A bilevel programming model for a problem of market regulation: application to the Mexican petrochemical industry Professor Martine Labbé Universite Libre de Bruxelles |
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| 1030-1100 | MORNING TEA | |
| 1100-1200 | Optimising the layout of a chemical process plant Professor Maria Garcia de la Banda Monash University |
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| 1200-1300 | The Wireless Industrial Sensor Environment (WISE) Program Brad Holding Innovation Central – Cicso Systems |
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| 1300-1400 | LUNCH | |
| 1400-1500 | Threshold Risk and Uncertainty Quantification in Environmental Modelling Professor Jerzy A. Filar Centre for Applications in Natural Resource Mathematics, The University of Queensland |
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| 1500-1530 | Australian Actuaries Climate Index (AACI) Pulkit Jain Finity |
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| 1530-1600 | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 1600-1730 | Hands-on session: Optimising crop rotation schedules Dr Alysson M. Costa & Simon Bowly The University of Melbourne |
The program outline is a guide only and subject to change
Workshops
Share your research
Showcase your research to the optimisation community and build your networks. Submit your abstract (max 200 words) for the poster session on Day 1 or workshop talks on Day 4 & 5.