Xuan Nam BuiProf. Xuan-Nam Bui received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in mining engineering from Hanoi University of Mining and Geology (HUMG), Vietnam, in 2001 and the Dr.-Ing. degree in mining engineering from Technische Univesitaet Bergakademie Freiberg, Germny, in 2004. From 1996 to 2008, he was a Lecturer at HUMG. He was an Associate Professor with the Surface Mining Department, HUMG, in 2009. Since 2009, he has been appointed as a Full Professor there. He is the author of 15 books, more than 200 articles, including 50 ISI and 16 Scopus articles. His research interests include the uses of AI in building models, evaluating and predicting impacts of mining and engineering activities on the environment for sustainable development. He is an Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Mining and Earth Sciences of HUMG. Dr. Xuan-Nam Bui is a member of the Society of Mining Professors and some editorial boards of national and international journals. Read More Read Less