By Associate Professor Simit Raval

Conference Papers

Nowosad S; Anderson SH; Binder A; Raval S; Baena OJR, 2025, 'Mining’s Next Frontier: Perspectives And Transformations', in Minexchange 2025 SME Annual Conference and Expo Cma 127th National Western Mining Conference

Patra D; Banerjee BP; Raval S, 2024, 'A deep learning based approach for roof bolt recognition in 3D point cloud of underground mines', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Future Mining Conference 2024, Sydney, Australia, 02 September 2024

Ranasinghe PM; Banerjee BP; Raval S, 2024, 'Advancing slam in underground mines - a unique marker-based approach for enhanced navigation and mapping', Sydney, Australia, presented at international Future Mining Conference 2024, Sydney, Australia, 02 September 2024

Thiruchittampalam S; Banerjee BP; Glenn NF; Raval S, 2024, 'Automated characterisation of the dump materials', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Future Mining Conference 2024, Sydney, Australia, 02 September 2024

Raval S, 2024, 'Coal Mine Methane Emission Estimates - An Evolving Understanding', AusIMM, Sydney Australia, presented at International Future Mining Conference 2024, Sydney Australia, 02 September 2024

Binder A; Hazuria Anderson S; Liu L; Mojtabai N; Nowosad S; Raval S; Resrepo Baena OJ; Webber-Youngman R, 2024, 'Perspectives and initiatives for the future of mining', Sydney Australia, presented at International Future Mining 2024, Sydney Australia, 02 September 2024

Raval S; Thiruchittampalam S, 2024, 'Enhancing Student Competency and Satisfaction through Assessment Modifications', in 2024 World Engineering Education Forum Global Engineering Deans Council Weef Gedc 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WEEF-GEDC63419.2024.10854919

Raval S, 2023, 'A recipe for mine digitalisation: smart sensors on mobile platforms feeding data into custom AI', Ahmedabad, India, presented at International conference on Mining Vision 2047, Ahmedabad, India, 25 August 2023

Raval S; Binder A; Brune JF; Kovačević-Zelić B; Liu L; Restrepo Baena OJ; Mitra R, 2023, 'A global collaborative alliance for mining academics', in Resourcing Tomorrow, Creating Value for Society, Brisbane, Australia, presented at 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 26 June 2023

Raval S; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B, 2023, 'Shaping The Future of Mining Education', Brisbane, Australia, presented at 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 26 June 2023

Thiruchittampalam S; Banerjee BP; Singh SK; Glenn NF; Raval S, 2023, 'Evaluation of Segmentation Methods for Spoil Pile Delineation Using UAV Images', in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS, pp. 2450 - 2453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10283351

Singh SK; Raval S; Banerjee BP, 2021, 'Mobile laser scanning for automated point cloud registration, object detection and structural mapping in mining', in International Future Mining Conference 2021, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Online, presented at 5th International Future Mining Conference, Online, 06 December 2021 - 10 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28269

Singh SK; Raval S; Banerjee BP, 2019, 'Mobile 3D imaging in underground coal mines: a case study', in Future Mining 2019, AusIMM, Sydney, presented at 4th International Future Mining 2019 conference, Sydney, 19 December 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28303

Raval S, 2019, 'Smart Sensing Technologies for A Digital Mine', Kolkata, India, presented at 8th Asian Mining Congress (Plenary Session), Kolkata, India, 06 November 2019 - 08 November 2019

Raval S; Banerjee BP; Kumar Singh S; Canbulat I, 2019, 'A Preliminary Investigation of Mobile Mapping Technology for Underground Mining', in IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, pp. 6071 - 6074, presented at 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Yokohama, Japan, 28 July 2019 - 02 August 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8898518

Banerjee BP; Raval S; Cullen PJ; Kumar Singh S, 2019, 'Mapping of Complex Vegetation Communities and Species Using UAV-LIDAR Metrics and High-Resolution Optical Data', in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS, pp. 6110 - 6113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8899160

Raval S; Banerjee B; Shen X; Masoumi H; Tannant D, 2018, 'Evaluation of a UAV-LiDAR system for mapping geological structures in an open pit highwall', in the 4th Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference, Sydney, presented at AusRock 2018, Sydney, 28 November 2018 - 30 November 2018

Raval S, 2018, 'Smart sensing for mineral exploration through to mine closure', in International Journal of Georesources and Environment, Canamaple Academia Services, Beijing, China, pp. 115 - 119, presented at SOMP Annual Meeting and Conference, Beijing, China, 02 July 2018 - 07 July 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.15273/ijge.2018.03.019

Raval S; Banerjee B, 2017, 'Remote sensing to advance sustainable mining practices', in ACRS Proceedings, New Delhi, India, presented at 38th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2017), New Delhi, India, 23 October 2017 - 27 October 2017, http://a-a-r-s.org/acrs/index.php/acrs/acrs-overview/proceedings-1?view=publication&task=show&id=3025

Banerjee BP; Raval S, 2016, 'Applications of Advanced Remote Sensing Systems during a Mine Life', AusIMM, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 116 - 120, presented at 2016 Life of Mine Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 28 September 2016 - 30 September 2016

Banerjee BP; Raval SA; Cullen PJ, 2015, 'Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Mine Environment Monitoring', in Proceedings 3rd International Future Mining Conference, The AusIMM, Sydney, Australia, pp. 137 - 143, presented at 3rd International Future Mining Conference, Sydney, Australia, 04 November 2015 - 06 November 2015

Blommerde M; Taplin R; Raval SA, 2015, 'Assessment of rehabilitation completion criteria for mine closure evaluation', in Proceedings 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry, Vancouver, Canada, presented at Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry (SDIMI) 2015, Vancouver, Canada, 13 July 2015 - 15 July 2015

Kumar C; Shetty A; Raval S; Sharma R; Champatiray PK, 2015, 'Lithological Discrimination and Mapping using ASTER SWIR Data in the Udaipur area of Rajasthan, India', in Procedia of Earth & Planetary Science, Elsevier, Karnataka, India, pp. 180 - 188, presented at Global Challenges, Policy Framework & Sustainable Development for Mining of Mineral and Fossil Energy Resources (GCPF2015), Karnataka, India, 17 April 2015 - 18 April 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2015.06.022

Kumar C; Shetty A; Raval S; Champatiray PK; Sharma R, 2014, 'Sub-Pixel Mineral Mapping using EO-1 Hyperion Hyperspectral data', in The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Hyderabad, India, presented at ISPRS Technical Commission VIII Symposium, Hyderabad, India, 09 December 2014 - 12 December 2014

Shamsoddini A; Raval S; Taplin R, 2014, 'Spectroscopic analysis of soil metal contamination around a derelict mine site in the Blue Mountains, Australia', in Sunar F; Altan O; Taberner M (eds.), ISPRS Annals, Copernicus Publications, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 75 - 79, presented at ISPRS Technical Commission VII Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, 29 September 2014 - 02 October 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprsannals-II-7-75-2014

kariyawasam N; Raval S; Shamsoddini A, 2014, 'Incorporating Remote Sensing as a Tool to Assist Rehabilitation Monitoring in a Dolomite Mining Operation in South Australia', in The XXV FIG International Congress 2014 Proceedings, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 1 - 13, presented at XXV FIG INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16 June 2014 - 21 June 2014, http://www.fig.net/pub/fig2014/papers/ts08b/TS08B_kariyawasam_raval_et_al_6966.pdf

Saydam S; Timms W; Raval S; Daly C, 2013, 'Using Moodle - An Open Source Learning Management System in Australian Mining Engineering Education', in Proceedings INDICON 2013: Impact of Engineering on Global Sustainability, India, presented at IEEE - Impact on Engineering on Global Sustainability, India, 13 December 2013 - 15 December 2013

Morgan J; Raval S; McDonald B; Falorni G; Iannacone J, 2013, 'Application of advanced InSAR techniques to detect vertical and horizontal displacements', in Slope Stability 2013, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Brisbane, presented at International Symposium on Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering, Brisbane, 25 September 2013 - 27 September 2013

Raval S; Laurence DC, 2012, 'Mine Rehabilitation Monitoring Using a High-Resolution Satellite Image', New Delhi, pp. 293 - 304, presented at 13th International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production, New Delhi, 28 November 2012 - 30 November 2012

Raval S; Jia X; Merton ; Laurence DC, 2012, 'Characterising surface mineralogy of an open pit mining area using Hyperion imagery', in Proceedings of IEEE 4th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing Conference, IEEE, Shanghai, presented at 4th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing, Shanghai, 04 June 2012 - 07 June 2012

Raval S; Merton ; Laurence DC, 2012, 'Mine tailings water mapping using Chris Proba imagery', in Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing : Evolution in Remote Sensing, IEEE, Shanghai, presented at 4th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing, Shanghai, 04 June 2012 - 07 June 2012

Raval S; Merton ; Laurence DC, 2011, 'Mine environmental monitoring using CHRIS Proba imagery of the Dexing Copper Mine, China', in 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, ISPRS, Sydney, presented at 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Sydney, Australia, 10 April 2011 - 15 April 2011

Raval S, 2009, 'Evaluation of remote sensing technology as a tool for mining applications', Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 411 - 416, presented at 4th International Conference on Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry, Gold Coast, Australia, 06 July 2009 - 08 July 2009

Raval S; Ge L; Laurence DC; Saydam S, 2009, 'Applicability of Remote Sensing in Mining', India, presented at International Conference of Advanced Technology in Exploration and Exploitation of Minerals, India, 14 February 2009 - 16 February 2009

Ray N; Raval S; Kothari P, 2000, 'Measures for better exploitation of Kachchh kaolin', in National Symposium on Recent Advances in Geology and Resource Potential of the Kachchh Basin, Varanasi, India, presented at International Conference on Advanced Technology In Exploration and Exploitation of Minerals, Varanasi, India, 21 December 2000 - 23 December 2000

Raval S, 1999, 'Theory of geostatistical reserve estimation', in Proceedings National Seminar on Information Technology in Exploration and Mining, Ahmedabad, India, presented at National Seminar on Information Technology in Exploration and Mining, Ahmedabad, India

Raval S, 1999, 'Wish list for a mining software', in Proceedings National Seminar on Information Technology in Exploration and Mining, Ahmedabad, India, presented at Seminar on Information Technology in Exploration and Mining, Ahmedabad, India

Conference Posters

Blommerde M; Raval S; Taplin R, 2015, 'Assessment of rehabilitation completion criteria to develop a quantitative framework for mine closure evaluation', Singleton, Australia, presented at Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference, Singleton, Australia, 26 March 2015

Hao Z; Banerjee BP; Raval S, 2015, 'Mapping vegetation stress around abandoned mines through airborne high resolution hyperspectral remote sensing data', Singleton, Australia, presented at The Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands 2015 Conference, Singleton, Australia, 26 March 2015

Raval S, 2009, 'Image analysis of Creighton Mine tailings area', UNSW Sydney, presented at The student research conference, UNSW Sydney

Conference Presentations

Raval S, 2025, 'Comparative Analysis of Satellite-Based Coal Mine Methane Monitoring Techniques', presented at 2025 International Workshop on Methane Observation and Quantification, Xuzhou, China, 10 May 2025

Raval S, 2025, 'Coal Mine Methane Emission Estimates: Bridging Data Gaps to Drive Decarbonisation', presented at Australia–China Summit Forum on Decarbonising the Energy and Resource Sectors (AUCN-Decarb), Xuzhou, China, 12 April 2025

Tranter N; Raval S, 2025, 'Coal Mining in a Carbon-Constrained World: Policy Innovations and Challenges in Australia and China', presented at Australia–China Summit Forum on Decarbonising the Energy and Resource Sectors (AUCN-Decarb), Xuzhou, China, 12 April 2025

Raval S, 2024, 'ACARP Projects C29048 Image Based Automated Characterisation of Waste Materials', presented at BOHOGS Technical Forum, Brisbane, 15 March 2024

Raval S, 2024, 'C36023“SCANDY” – A handheld Imaging System for Real Time Spoil Categorisation', presented at BOHOGS Technical Forum, Brisbane, 15 March 2024

Raval S, 2023, 'So…What’s next? Some tips on progressing career after a PhD', presented at InGARSS 2023, Bengaluru, India, 10 December 2023

Raval S, 2023, 'Advancements in Digital Mapping and Monitoring for Mine Operations', presented at XVIII International ISM Congress, Beijing · Xuzhou · Shanghai, China, 26 October 2023

Raval S, 2023, 'Multispectral drone surveys for characterisation of spoil piles', presented at AIMS National Conference 2023, Sydney, Australia, 13 September 2023

Raval S, 2022, 'Curriculum review – my experience', presented at 32nd SOMP Annual Meeting and Conference, Windhoek, Namibia, 12 September 2022 - 14 September 2022

Singh SK; Banerjee BP; Raval S, 2022, 'Three-dimensional unique identifiers for automatic georeferencing and co-registration of 3D point clouds in underground roadways', presented at Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors National Conference, Gold Coast, 25 May 2022 - 27 May 2022

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