By Associate Professor Simit Raval

Conference Presentations

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

Raval S, 2022, 'Image-based automated characterisation of waste materials', presented at The Mine Managers Association of Australia: CPD Seminar, 24 March 2022 - 25 March 2022

Raval S, 2021, 'Monitoring and Sensing Technologies', presented at Future Mining Technologies 2021, International Mining Technology Development Forum, Online, 18 November 2021

Raval S, 2021, 'Innovations in Digital Mapping & Monitoring Technologies', presented at Plenary Session: National Seminar on Digital Innovations in Mining and Oil & Gas Sectors for Improved Safety & Productivity, Online and Ranchi, India, 02 October 2021

Raval S, 2021, 'Mobile LiDAR in Mining: A game changer?', presented at Mine Managers Association of Australia: 2021 CPD Seminar, Caves Beach, NSW, 18 March 2021

Saydam S; Dallas J; Dempster A; Raval S, 2021, 'Space resources for a green economy?', presented at 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Sydney, Australia, 28 January 2021 - 04 February 2021

Raval S, 2020, 'Remote Sensing for Mining Operations: Opportunities and Challenges', presented at International Webinar On Frontiers in Mining & Geosciences, Online, 07 November 2020 - 08 November 2020

Raval S, 2020, 'Automated Structural Mapping using a Mobile Laser Scanner', presented at ACARP project update webinar, Organised by Bowen Basin Hunter Valley Open Cut Geotechnical Society, 14 October 2020

Raval S, 2020, 'Smart Sensing for Mining Operations', presented at Webinar on Opportunities for Higher Education and Research in Mining Engineering & Interdisciplinary Areas, National Institute of Technology Karnataka - India and Federation University -Australia, 25 September 2020 - 26 September 2020

Singh SK; Raval S; Banerjee BP, 2019, 'An investigation of 3D mapping in challenging underground environment', presented at IEEE RAS International Summer School on Deep Learning for Robot Vision, Santiago, Chile, 09 December 2019 - 13 December 2019

Dallas JA; Raval S; Saydam S; Dempster A, 2019, 'Making off-Earth mining sustainable: a look at the social, socio-economic and environmental considerations of resource extraction in space', presented at Off-Earth Mining Forum: Resource Utilisation for the NewSpace Economy, Sydney, 21 November 2019 - 22 November 2019

Raval S, 2019, 'Evaluation of Mobile Laser Scanners for Mining Applications', presented at Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors (AIMS) 2019 National Conference, Sydney, 14 August 2019 - 16 August 2019

Raval S, 2019, 'Evaluation of Mobile Laser Scanners for Mining Applications', presented at Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors National Conference, Sydney, 14 August 2019 - 16 August 2019

Raval S; Singh SK, 2018, 'Mobile Mapping for Underground Coal Mines: Challenges and Opportunities', presented at EAGCG Mobile Laser Scanning workshop, Brisbane, Australia, 26 July 2018

Raval S, 2018, 'Smart Sensing Technology for Environmental and Safety Monitoring', presented at SSSI Young Professional webinar, Webinar, 23 May 2018

Raval S, 2018, 'Drone based Hyperspectral and LiDAR Systems for Monitoring Mining Environment', presented at Mine Rehabilitation Conference, Newcastle, Australia, 12 April 2018 - 12 April 2018

Banerjee BP; Raval S; Cullen PJ, 2017, 'Mapping of endangered swamp species from a UAV-hyperspectral system', presented at UAS4RS Conference 2017, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 24 May 2017 - 25 May 2017

Banerjee BP; Raval S, 2017, 'Towards precision mine rehabilitation with UAV Hyperspectral and LiDAR technologies', presented at Mine Rehabilitation Conference 2017, Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia., 29 March 2017 - 21 March 2017

Raval S, 2015, 'Optical remote sensing for monitoring mine site rehabilitation', presented at The Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands 2015 Conference, Singleton, Australia, 26 March 2015

Raval S, 2014, 'Remote Sensing Techniques for Detecting Vertical and Horizontal Displacements', presented at Workshop on Aquifers, Aquitards and Mining, Sydney, Australia, 27 March 2014 - 28 March 2014

Raval S, 2013, 'Advancing Sustainable Mining Practices through Remote Sensing', presented at International Conference on Geospatial Momentum for Society and Environment: AGSE 2013, Ahmedabad, India, 16 December 2013 - 19 December 2013

Saydam S; Daly C; Raval S; Timms W, 2013, 'Using Moodle As An Open Source Learning Management System in Mining Engineering Education', presented at The 24th Annual General Meeting of Society of Mining Professors, Milos, Greece, 26 June 2013 - 29 December 2013

Raval S, 2011, 'Advances in satellite based monitoring for sustainable mining', presented at Faculty of Engineering Research Workshops, Sydney, Australia

Conference Abstracts

Thiruchittampalam S; Raval S, 2024, 'Bridging the gap - enhancing accessibility and inclusivity in scientific knowledge-sharing events and networking opportunities', in The Society of Mining Professors 34th AGM and conference, presented at 34th AGM and conference of the Society of Mining Professors

Raval S, 2024, 'Sourcing research candidates to address current mining challenges', in The Society of Mining Professors, 34th AGM and conference, presented at 34th AGM and conference of the Society of Mining Professors

Moopanar I; Raval S, 2022, 'Impact of Sustainability Reporting and ESG Indicators on Firm Risk in the Australian Mining Industry', in SDIMI 2022, Windhoek, Namibia, presented at 10th Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry conference, Windhoek, Namibia, 15 September 2022 - 17 September 2022

Dallas JA; Raval S; Saydam S, 2019, 'Off-Earth mining in the context of sustainable development', in 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry, Sydney, presented at 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry, Sydney, 27 May 2019 - 29 May 2019

Banerjee BP; Raval S; Hao Z; Cullen PJ, 2016, 'Monitoring vegetation condition under heavy metal pollution using airborne hyperspectral data', in Proceedings of the 3rd EARSeL SIG Forestry Workshop, Krakow, Poland, presented at 3rd EARSeL SIG Forestry Workshop, Krakow, Poland, 28 September 2016 - 30 September 2016

Reports

Raval S, 2024, Image Based Automated Characterisation of Waste Materials

Raval S; Singh SK, 2022, Automated Structural Mapping in Underground Mines using Mobile Laser Scanning Technology

Raval S; Saydam S; Singh SK; Dagvatseren U, 2022, On-belt lithium ore characterisation: choosing the right technology

Raval S; Banerjee BP; Shen J; Masoumi H; Tannant D, 2018, Improved structural mapping of pit walls using UAV-based mobile laser scanning, The Australian Coal Industry’s Research Program

Raval S; Banerjee B, 2018, Evaluation of underground mobile laser scanning at Moranbah North Coal Mine

Theses / Dissertations

Raval SA, 2011, Investigation of Mine Environmental Monitoring with Satellite Based Sensors

Media

Raval S, 2021, Billionaire Space Race: What does it mean for the climate? (BBC Science Focus), https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/billionaire-space-race-what-does-it-mean-for-climate-change-and-the-environment/

Raval S, 2018, Robots in Flight (Interview for the front page story in the Australian Mining Review Magazine)

Raval S, 2015, Planting the seeds for a better future (Interview in "@The Coalface'' magazine)

Laurence D; Raval S, 2011, Academic centre leades research into sustainable mining practices (Article in the Quarry Magazine)

Preprints

Ranasinghe P; Patra D; Banerjee B; Raval S, 2025, LiDAR Point Cloud Colourisation Using Multi-Camera Fusion and Low-Light Image Enhancement, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2509.25859

Chauhan A; Raval S, 2025, Satellite-Derived Approaches for Coal Mine Methane Estimation: A Re-view, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/x5516k

Patra D; Ranasinghe P; Banerjee B; Raval S, 2025, A Deep Learning Approach to Identify Rock Bolts in Complex 3D Point Clouds of Underground Mines Captured Using Mobile Laser Scanners, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2506.20464

Thiruchittampalam S; Banerjee BP; Glenn NF; Raval S, 2024, An Evaluation of Calibrated and Uncalibrated High-Resolution RGB Data in Time Series Analysis for Coal Spoil Characterisation: A Comparative Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2402.00170

Thiruchittampalam S; Banerjee BP; Glenn NF; Raval S, 2024, Comparative Evaluation of Traditional and Deep Learning-Based Segmentation Methods for Spoil Pile Delineation Using UAV Images, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2402.00295

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