Joshua Rines
PhD candidate Stanford University
Joshua Rines is a PhD candidate in the Geophysics department at Stanford University working with Mineral-X. His research leverages large-scale remote sensing data and physics-based mechanical modeling to unlock insights into ice sheet mechanics and mineral exploration. His current work centers on developing a method for interpolation for airborne geophysical surveys, multigrid simulation. The multigrid interpolation method reduces interpolation errors compared to standard methods and enables spatial uncertainty quantification, providing the user a tool for improved prospectively mapping and downstream inference.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Modern data science to accelerate discovery
This session explores how advanced analytical techniques, rooted in machine learning, network theory, and stochastic modelling, are transforming mineral exploration across Africa. Showcasing GeoChemNet, a novel approach to visualising geochemical datasets through network analysis, enabling geologists to identify meaningful outliers and patterns that traditional methods often miss. Participants will also examine how stochastic interpolation of flightline data is reducing false positives in geophysical surveys, improving the accuracy of subsurface targeting and saving millions in exploration costs.
Wednesday 11 February 14:50 - 15:50 Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)
Disruptive technologies
This session explores how advanced analytical techniques, rooted in machine learning, network theory, and stochastic modelling, are transforming mineral exploration across Africa. Showcasing GeoChemNet, a novel approach to visualising geochemical datasets through network analysis, enabling geologists to identify meaningful outliers and patterns that traditional methods often miss. Participants will also examine how stochastic interpolation of flightline data is reducing false positives in geophysical surveys, improving the accuracy of subsurface targeting and saving millions in exploration costs.
Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall) Africa/Johannesburg
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