Prof. Xiaocong Yang is a professor-level senior engineer, doctoral supervisor, and chief expert at Mining and Metallurgy Technology Group Co., Ltd., and director of the Mining Engineering Research and Design Institute. He received a master’s degree in mining engineering from Central South University. His research interests are deep metal ore mining theory and technology, metal ore filling mining theory and technology, large-scale and pillar-free efficient continuous mining technology of thick ore bodies, large-scale safe and green mining technology of underground mines in high-altitude and cold areas, non-blasting mechanical continuous mining technology, mine safety intelligent monitoring and early warning technology, and equipment research and development. He is a director of the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering and the China Nonferrous Metals Society. He is a member of the Mining Academic Committee of the China Nonferrous Metals Society. He is a standing member of the Mining Information and Intelligence Professional Committee of the China Nonferrous Metals Society. He was selected for the National Hundred Thousand Talents Project and awarded the title of “Young and Middle-Aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions”.
Cao Hui is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Beijing University of Science and Technology. He also serves as a national expert on non-coal mine safety production for the National Administration of Mine Safety, a national technology award review expert, a member of the Ministry of Science and Technology's expert database, an expert in non-ferrous metal think tanks, a director of the China Explosives Industry Association, a member of the International Mining Professors Association, and a director of the Mining Rock Mechanics Society and the Landslide and Engineering Slope Subsociety of the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering. His research interests include rock mechanics theory and applications, deep mining theory and technology, the dynamic control and quantitative early warning of mining ground pressure, engineering geological disaster management, and open-pit slope safety technology. He has led and participated in over 10 national and international scientific and technological projects, including key R&D and "863" projects. He has completed more than 30 enterprise technology research projects, received 16 provincial and ministerial-level awards, published 63 academic papers, been granted 19 national patents, and served as a reviewer for journals such as Lithosphere, Applied Science, Nonferrous Metal Engineering, China Mining, and Gold Science and Technology.
