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Thursday, 3rd March, 11am AEDT
Online
11.00AM – Cam Knight – Stand-up Comic
11.10AM – Jean-Philippe Paiement – Opening the Deep Learning Black Box to the Geosciences; Examples of Success in Using Neural Networks in Data Processing and Geological Interpretation
11.50PM – Happy Hour – Q&A + Networking
The possible applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the mining sector are numerous and many of these applications may be used more commonly in the very near future – or could even be used today. This talk will aim at establishing the foundations of Deep Learning and provide a vision for the future of AI applied specifically to the context of the mining exploration sector. This technical presentation will seek to open the “black box” of deep learning that may be a limitation for the adoption of AI in the geosciences. The presentation will be discussing the current state of the technologies and its pitfalls and will show tangible examples of how the use of deep learning could benefit in helping geologists with interpretation work in different environments.
Jean-Philippe Paiement is the Director of Global Consulting at Mira Geoscience Ltd. He brings 15 years of mineral exploration experience to the table, including expertise in geostatistics applied to structural, geological, and geochemical modelling and interpretation; specializing in non-linear interpolation and simulation. Jean-Philippe has developed multiple workflow and novel approaches to reduce interpretational risks of geological data. Jean-Philippe has a wide range of experience in mineral resource estimation for precious metals, base metals and industrial minerals across diverse geological environments around the world. In 2016, Jean-Philippe has pioneered the application of Machine Learning to the mineral exploration industry in winning the Integra GoldRush challenge by application of machine learning to mineral deposit targeting. He is skilled in the application of machine learning to overcome geological and geophysical challenges; by combining geological knowledge and both supervised learning and deep learning. Before joining Mira Geoscience, he obtained an MSc from Laval University. Jean-Philippe is based in Quebec-City.
Cam Knight
Cam has been an actor and stand up comedian for the past 16 years and was the co-host of a brand new show on Channel 9 called Unreal Estate alongside Kate Langbroek in 2016. He has regularly appeared on the Today show, co-hosted Studio 10 on Channel 10 and can be heard as a weekly co-host on Triple M’s Merrickville and The Weekenders with Dan Ginane in Sydney.
