Ali Soofastaei is the global projects leader at Vale Artificial Intelligence Centre.Vale is a multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining. It is one of the world’s foremost producers of iron ore and the largest producer of nickel. Dr. Soofastaei leads innovative industrial projects in artificial intelligence (AI) applications to improve safety, productivity, and energy efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Queensland in the field of AI applications in mining engineering, where he led a revolution in the use of deep learning and AI methods to increase energy efficiency, reduce operation and maintenance costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in surface mines.