Krzysztof Fuławka, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Rock Engineering Department of the KGHM Cuprum Ltd Research and Development Centre. He received his doctoral degree in Mining Engineering at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland. He also obtained a postgraduate diploma in Applied Geophysics at AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland. In the last few years, Krzysztof has participated in numerous international research and scientific projects financed by Interreg BSR, the Polish National Centre for Research and Development, Horizon 2020, and EIT Raw Materials. He is an author and co-author of numerous research reports, scientific papers, and prefeasibility studies. His background is in rock mechanics and numerical modeling as well as risk assessment and blasting technology. Krzysztof Fuławka is also a vice-chair of the European Underground Laboratories Association (EUL).