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AI in the mining and metals sector will be discussed in four round tables at ABM Week, including automation, sensors, and machine learning algorithms to optimize processes.
Artificial Intelligence in the mining and metallurgical sector will be one of the central themes discussed in four sessions at the 8th ABM Week. During the event, practical applications, challenges faced, future perspectives and opportunities generated by Artificial Intelligence will be highlighted. This important meeting, which will take place in the capital of São Paulo, will bring together hundreds of executives, professionals, students and researchers over three days.
The integration of AI into mining and metallurgical processes promises to optimize operations through advanced automation, autonomous vehicles high precision and machine learning algorithms. The debates will address how AI can transform the sector's efficiency and productivity, as well as discussing the risks associated with its extensive use. The event is a unique opportunity to explore how this technology can redefine industry paradigms.
Artificial intelligence has boosted steel and mining, bringing relevant advances in automation, efficiency and safety. According to ABI Research projection, global investments in digital technologies in the mining industry are expected to reach US$9,3 billion by 2030.
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Advances in Artificial Intelligence in Industry
In the mining sector, Artificial Intelligence has been essential for the exploration and extraction of resources in a more sustainable and safe way, making use of autonomous vehicles, sensors e machine learning algorithms. In the steel industry, AI has been applied to optimize processes of production, predict failures in equipment and increase the quality of final products.
Aware of these changes, ABM – Brazilian Association of Metallurgy, Materials and Mining will organize four round tables focused on artificial intelligence for the mining and metallurgical sector at its main annual event, ABM Week. Over two days, experts from industry and academia will discuss the latest innovations and challenges in applying AI in these sectors.
Discussions about AI Implementations
The roundtable 'Perspectives and challenges of generative AI implementations in industry' is organized by the Automation and IT technical committee. The event will feature talks by Rafael Guimarães, general manager Digital Portfolio at Gerdau; Luiz Rubião, Infrastructure & Capital Projects Partner at Deloitte; Gabriel Renault, Senior Partner & CDO of EloGroup; and Rodrigo Sarkis, Global Accounts Technical Strategist at Microsoft.
Coordinated by Renato Cesar Braga, Electrical Engineering and Automation coordinator at Vallourec South America, and Leandro Rodrigues Ramos, Automation and Process Control specialist at ArcelorMittal, the debate will be moderated by Douglas Vieira, executive director of Enacom. According to Renato Braga, 'the round table will promote a broad discussion about generative AI, its language models and services, perspectives, challenges and success stories in the use of solutions in the mining and metallurgical industries'.
Technology and Sustainability
'AI applied to product development and sustainability in forming processes' is the theme of the round table organized by the technical committee for Forming and Metallic Products. According to José Herbert Dolabela da Silveira, consultant and coordinator of the technical committee, 'the event will discuss optimizing processes, improving production efficiency, carrying out predictive/prescriptive analytics e personalization of the customer experience, profoundly transforming the way businesses operate.'
The coordination will be carried out by consultants José Herbert and Júlio César Enge Raele, from Raele Consultoria, while moderation will be carried out by Jetson Lemos Ferreira, from ArcelorMittal, and Professor Geraldo Lúcio de Faria, from UFOP. Among the speakers will be Fernando Martinelli, Process Research and Development Manager at ArcelorMittal; Giselle Miranda Bento, Researcher at Usiminas; and Lis Nunes Soares, director of energy efficiency at VETTA.
The Importance of AI in Mining
Another round table, 'Artificial intelligence in mining', will discuss the challenges, opportunities and risks associated with the development and use of Artificial Intelligence at the various stages of the mining operational chain. 'The focus of the debate will be how AI can complement the knowledge developed by science, engineering and operational practice, instead of replacing them', says the coordinator and moderator of the table, Gisele Regina Hwang, Engineering specialist at Vale.
Organized by the Mining technical committee, the table will feature speakers such as Constantino Seixas, general director of Accenture, who will discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI in mining; Elizabeth Fonseca, specialist geologist at Vale, who will speak about AI in Geology; Giorgio de Tomi, professor and director of the USP Mining Center, who will talk about AI in mining planning; and Marcelo Tavares, professor at COPPE/UFRJ, who will talk about the use of AI in the treatment of ores.
AI and Education
Organized by the scientific-technological Initiation technical committee, the round table 'Use of AI by students: risks and opportunities' will feature the participation of teachers and students from some of the main Brazilian universities. The focus will be on visions and expectations related to the use of AI in the learning process and future professional life, in addition to projections of the impacts of this technology on the future of Engineering in Brazil.
Under the coordination of Professor Willy Ank de Morais, from UNISANTA, the debate will be moderated by Professor Geraldo Lúcio de Faria, from UFOP, who highlights that 'the speed of AI development exceeds society's ability to adapt to absorb them. Lots of ethical issues, legal and social are not yet well defined and need to be debated'.
Source: Claudia Cardoso
