Dr. Angelina Anani is currently an associate professor at the University of Arizona. She holds a BS Summa cum laude) and PhD from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. She has over 11 years of research and teaching experience. Dr. Anani has extensive experience in the modeling and optimization of mining systems. Her current research interests include modeling and optimization of mining systems, mine planning and production scheduling, design and management of sustainable mining systems, mine equipment reliability studies, tunneling and underground works, energy and water efficiency, ethnographic research in mining, application of machine learning in the mining, 3D mining planning, mining supply chain, etc. She has a diverse teaching background in three universities in two countries. In her current role, she teaches graduate and undergraduate mining engineering courses. Dr. Anani is an active member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration SME) the Society of Mining Professors, and the Women In Mining WIM)