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RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT)
Dr Mitra is currently Head of Research at the Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT) at RWTH Aachen University since 2020. He is also a Visiting Associate Professor at the School of Mining Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand. Before joining RWTH, he has been an Associate Professor and Centennial Chair of Rock Engineering at Wits from 2017 – 2020 and at UNSW Sydney from 2006 – 2016.
His area of expertise include Mining Systems Engineering focusing on Resource Efficiency through use of Digitalization, Mine Geomechanics, Mine Ventilation, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality and Innovation in Learning & Teaching. He has over 120 research publications in book chapters, journals and peer-reviewed conferences.
Dr Mitra is an active member of the Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) and is currently the Chair of the Education Committee of SOMP. He is also a member of the AusIMM, SME, SAIMM and is in the Editorial Board for multiple journals and has been responsible for organising various international conferences.
