Pedro Lopez is a student in his second year of his Masters of Sciences at the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering of the University of Arizona. Mr. Lopez has a background in automation engineering, and he has work experience in the area of process control for mineral processing in Chile and the USA. His research interests include sustainability, the implementation of artificial intelligence, and automation in the mining industry. He has participated in several initiatives as the ambassador for Universidad del Bio-Bio in Chile, and the School of Mining and Mineral resources at the University of Arizona.