WILLIAM PRATT ROGERS portrait
  • Associate Program Director - Mining Safety , Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
  • Associate Professor , Mining Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Mining Engineering
801-585-3360

Research Keywords

  • Production or Operations Management
  • Operations Research
  • Machine Learning
  • Information or Data Centers

Presentations

  • Kapor, I., and Rogers, W.P. 2022. Blockchain and Mineral Traceability, SME Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb 29. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/28/2022.
  • Lee, S., and Rogers, W.P. 2022. Exploring Fatigue Management of Haul Truck Drivers Through a Socio-Technical Perspective, SME Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb 29. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/22/2022.
  • Talebi, E., and Rogers, W.P. 2022. Exploring environmental and work factors that drive fatigue of individual haul truck drivers, SME Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb 29. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/22/2022.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2021. The Experience and Management of Fatigue: A Study of Mine Haulage Operators, Penn-Anthracite SME Krumb Lecture, PA (Virtual Lecture), July 21, . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 07/21/2021.
  • Young, A., and Rogers, W.P., 2021.Modeling ore stockpiles, presented at SME Annual Meeting, Mar 1-5 . Conference Paper, Presented, 03/05/2021.
  • Marques, J., and Rogers, W.P. 2021. Wearables: a tool for investigating fatigue in the mining workforce, Presented at Virtual SME Annual Meeting, Mar 1-5 . Conference Paper, Presented, 03/04/2021.
  • Talebi, E., and Rogers, W.P., 2021. Using a Machine Learning Model to Find Leading Indicators of Fatigue of Haul Truck Drivers, presented at SME Annual Meeting, Mar 1-5 . Conference Paper, Presented, 03/04/2021.
  • Amador, H., and Rogers, W.P., 2020. Development of a Short Interval Control System for Reduction of Operational Variance through Workforce Engagement, Presented at SME Annual Meeting, Phoenix AZ, Feb . Conference Paper, Presented, 02/25/2020.
  • Young, A., and Rogers, W.P., 2020. Digital transformation in mining, Presented at SME Annual Meeting, Phoenix AZ, Feb . Conference Paper, Presented, 02/25/2020.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2019 The Nexus of Supervised Learning and Analytics: Speeding Up Informed Critical Decisions, SME Annual Meeting, Denver Colorado, Feb 2019. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/25/2019.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2018. The Nexus of Supervised Learning and Analytics: Speeding Up Informed Critical Decisions, AEMA Annual Conference, Spokane, WA, December 2018 . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 12/07/2018.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2018. Overview of Data Analytics in the Mining Industry, Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, September 2018 . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/14/2018.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2018 Data Management Best Practices of Complex Socio-technical Systems: A Review of U.S. Mining Safety and Health Management, Mining Engineering Association of India – Kolkata Chapter, Kolkata, India, August 2018. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 08/10/2018.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2018 Health and safety risk modeling through operational data sets; machine learning and a new approach to safety and health management, CIM Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, BC, May 2018. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/07/2018.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2018. Keynote address for Academic Session, OSIsoft PI World Conference, San Laredo, CA, March 2018 . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/26/2018.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2016. Applied Data Science, Big Data and The PI System, OSIsoft Regional Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, October 5th 2016. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/05/2016.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2016. Developing strategies to improve integrated-data used at mining companies in Occupational Health and Safety, XX International Mining Safety Seminar, Lima, Perú, April 27-29 2016 . Conference Paper, Presented, 04/27/2016.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2016. The Data Value Index (DVI): A Systematic Means of Quantifying the Current and Potential Value of Data, SME Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, February 21-24 2016 . Conference Paper, Presented, 02/23/2016.
  • Rogers, W.P., 2016. A Mobile App for Every Employee: A New Paradigm in Production Management, SME Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, February 21-24 2016. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/23/2016.

Languages

  • Spanish, basic.

Geographical Regions of Interest

  • Eastern Asia
  • South America

Publications

  • Talebi, E, Rogers, W. Pratt & Drews, Frank (2023). IOT enabled wearable fatigue tracking system for mine operators. Minerals. Vol. 13. Published, 02/17/2023.
    https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/2/287
  • Ishaan, I., Rogers, W.P., & M. Mustafa Kahraman. The problem of conflict minerals: A review of current approaches and a web 3.0 inspired road ahead. Resources Policy. V 79, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.103064. Published, 10/21/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.103064
  • Talebi, E.; Rogers, W.P.; Drews, F.A. Environmental and work factors that drive fatigue of individual haul truck drivers. Mining. 2(3), 542-565, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/mining2030029 - Graduate student. Published, 08/26/2022.
    https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6489/2/3/29
  • Young A. & Rogers, W.P (2022). A High-Fidelity Modelling Method for Mine Haul Truck Dumping Process. Mining. Published, 02/01/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/mining2010006
  • Ganguli, R, Dessureault, S & Rogers, W.P. (2022). Advances in Computational Intelligence Applications in the Mining Industry: Reprint of Special Issue. MDPI. Published, 02/01/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-3158-8
  • Ganguli, R, Dessureault, S & Rogers, W.P. (2022). Introduction to the Special Issue “Advances in Computational Intelligence Applications in the Mining Industry”. Minerals. Published, 01/01/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-020-00348-w
  • Young, A. (2021). Modelling Large Heaped Fill Stockpiles Using FMS Data. Minerals 2021. Minerals. Published, 11/15/2021.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/min11060636
  • Talebi, E, Rogers, W.P. & Drews, F.A. (2021). Modeling Mine Workforce Fatigue: Finding Leading Indicators of Fatigue in Operational Data Sets. Minerals. Published, 11/15/2021.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/min11060621
  • Drews, F.A., Rogers, W.P., Talebi, E. et al. The Experience and Management of Fatigue: A Study of Mine Haulage Operators. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 37, 1837–1846 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-020-00259-w. Published, 12/01/2020.
  • Rogers, W.P., Lutz, E.A. Preface to the MME Special Issue on Miner Health and Safety Part I. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 37, 1797 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-020-00348-w. Published, 11/02/2020.
  • Kahraman, M. M., Rogers, W.P., & Dessureault, S., (2020). Bottleneck Identification and Ranking Model for Mine Operations, Journal of Production Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1701231. Published, 10/25/2020.
  • Machalek, D., Blackburn, L., Young, A., Rogers, W.P., & Powell, K., A Novel Predictive Automation Methodology for Mine De-Watering and Intermediate Product Transportation Interacting with the Smart Grid, Minerals Engineering, 145 (2020) - Graduate Student / Mentee. Published, 07/01/2020.
  • Young, A. (2019). The State of Mining’s Digital Transformation. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. Vol. 36. Published, 07/05/2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-019-00103-w
  • Oliveira, H (2019). DATA DRIVEN LEAN MINING USING SHORT INTERVAL CONTROL. 20° Simpósio de Mineração. Published, 05/14/2019.
    https://abmproceedings.com.br/ptbr/article/data-dr...
  • Young, A. & Rogers, W.P. (2019). BREAKING THE BARRIER: CONSIDERING HOW IOT CAN HELP BRAZILIAN TAILINGS DAMS. Simpósio de Mineração. Published, 03/12/2019.
    https://abmproceedings.com.br/ptbr/article/breakin...
  • Blackburn, L. (2019). Dynamic Optimization of a District Energy System with Storage Using a Novel Mixed-Integer Quadratic Programming Algorithm. Optimization and Engineering. Published, 01/08/2019.
  • Rogers, W.P. (2018). Formal Assessment and Measurement of Data Utilization and Value for Mines. Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Published, 06/04/2018.
  • Rogers, W.P. (2011). Sustainable development strategies modelled through a stakeholder intelligence suite: case study of the American coal industry. Proceedings of the First Seminar on Social Responsibility in Mining—SRMining. Published, 10/20/2011.
  • Rogers, W.P. & Dessureault, S. (2011). Strategies of American coal companies in promoting the continued use of coal. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry—Aachen International Mining Symposium. Published, 06/14/2011.