Prof Jef Caers

Professor of Earth & Planetary Science Stanford Mineral-X

Jef Caers received both an MSc (’93) in mining engineering / geophysics and a PhD (’97) in mining engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Currently, he is Professor of Earth and Planetary at Stanford University. Jef Caers has pioneered research on data science, artificial intelligence and decision making under uncertainty in developing Earth resources. As the founder of Stanford Mineral-X, Prof. Caers collaborates with the mineral exploration industry to reduce cost and improve discovery. Jef Caers has authored six books on data science and decision making that blend academic rigor with practical industrial applications. He was awarded the Krumbein Medal of the International Association of Mathematical Geosciences for his career achievement.