Dr Roohollah Shirani Faradonbeh is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University, specialising in mine automation, applied artificial intelligence, drilling and blasting, and experimental geomechanics. He has an established research profile with over 80 publications, receiving over 4,200 citations and an h-index of 34. Since 2021, he has secured several competitive research grants as principal and co-investigator for different industry-driven research projects. His work integrates robust AI-based and engineering approaches to address critical challenges in the mining industry. He has strong experience in Higher Degree by Research (HDR) supervision, curriculum development, teaching mining courses, and industry collaboration with leading mining companies. He is actively serving as an Editorial Board Member (EBM) and reviewer for several high-ranked international journals.