Publication of papers
Keynotes and technical papers
Following are list of presentations in each session. Each time slot between general lectures in technical sessions are 15 minutes so each presentation can not be longer than 12 minutes. Individual papers can been downloaded by link from the name of each paper in the sessions list.
Keynotes presentations
Keynote session 1 - Thursday 25th of May - 9:30 - 10:45
Chair: Björn Stefánsson

Keynote 1 - John Hadjigeorgiou
Chair in Mining Engineering University of Toronto, Canada
Ground Support for Extreme Conditions
John Hadjigeorgiou holds the Pierre Lassonde Chair in Mining Engineering at the University of Toronto. He previously served as Head of the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Université Laval in Quebec City. Professor Hadjigeorgiou has published more than 100 peer reviewed technical articles, co-authored two books on ground support, and has been co-editor of numerous conference proceedings and books.
Dr. Hadjigeorgiou, P.Eng., has over 30 years of worldwide consulting and research experience in the areas of geotechnical and mining engineering, and currently participates in several geotechnical review boards. Dr. Hadjigeorgiou has degrees in Civil and Mining Engineering, Geology, and holds a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from McGill University. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds the ICD.D designation.
John is a past recipient of the John Franklin Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society, the Rock Mechanics Award from the Canadian Institute of Mining and the Douglas Hay Medal from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. John is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Chair in Mining Engineering University of Toronto, Canada
Ground Support for Extreme Conditions
John Hadjigeorgiou holds the Pierre Lassonde Chair in Mining Engineering at the University of Toronto. He previously served as Head of the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Université Laval in Quebec City. Professor Hadjigeorgiou has published more than 100 peer reviewed technical articles, co-authored two books on ground support, and has been co-editor of numerous conference proceedings and books.
Dr. Hadjigeorgiou, P.Eng., has over 30 years of worldwide consulting and research experience in the areas of geotechnical and mining engineering, and currently participates in several geotechnical review boards. Dr. Hadjigeorgiou has degrees in Civil and Mining Engineering, Geology, and holds a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from McGill University. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds the ICD.D designation.
John is a past recipient of the John Franklin Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society, the Rock Mechanics Award from the Canadian Institute of Mining and the Douglas Hay Medal from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. John is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Keynote 2 - Sandra Ósk Snæbjörnsdóttir
Carbfix Head of CO2 mineral storage technology, Reykjavik, Iceland
Carbfix: CO2 mineral storage in basaltic rocks
Sandra Snæbjörnsdóttir holds a PhD in geology and works as Head of technology at Carbfix in Iceland, specialising in injection of CO2 for mineral storage.
Sandra has extensive experience in overseeing feasibility studies, field site characterization, drilling and monitoring campaigns related to planned and ongoing CO2 injections. One of her passions is to build bridges between industry and academia through pilot projects – moving out of the protected environments of the labs and into the field.
Carbfix Head of CO2 mineral storage technology, Reykjavik, Iceland
Carbfix: CO2 mineral storage in basaltic rocks
Sandra Snæbjörnsdóttir holds a PhD in geology and works as Head of technology at Carbfix in Iceland, specialising in injection of CO2 for mineral storage.
Sandra has extensive experience in overseeing feasibility studies, field site characterization, drilling and monitoring campaigns related to planned and ongoing CO2 injections. One of her passions is to build bridges between industry and academia through pilot projects – moving out of the protected environments of the labs and into the field.
Keynote session 2 - Friday 26th of May - 8:30 - 9:45
Chair: Freyr Pálsson

Keynote 3 - Krishna Kanta Panthi
Professor: Rock Engineering, Hydropower Development, Tunnelin - NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Engineering Geology in Hydropower Engineering
Dr. Krishna Kanta Panthi is a Professor in Rock and Tunnel Engineering at the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) since 2008. He holds the degrees; PhD in Rock and Tunnel Engineering, MSc in Hydropower Engineering and MSc in Tunnel Engineering. He has over 30 years of experience in the design, construction management and academic research within the field of rock and tunnel engineering, hydropower engineering, rock slope stability and mining engineering. He is the member and activist of the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) and International Tunneling Association (ITA). Professor Panthi initiated efforts to start MSc education in “Rock and Tunnel Engineering” at the Paschimanchal Campus (WRC) of the Institute of Engineering (IoE) in Nepal. He is the project manager for NORHED II Project 70141 6; Capacity Building in Higher Education within Rock and Tunnel Engineering at IoE-WRC and is actively involved in strengthening of education in Nepal in this sector. Professor Panthi is a Project manager for work Package WP1.1. Tunnels under HydroCen Research Project and HydroCen labs. He is the author of over 100 scientific papers and book chapters published in well recognized international journals and conferences. He sits in the Editorial Board of the Springer Journal “Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment”.
Professor: Rock Engineering, Hydropower Development, Tunnelin - NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Engineering Geology in Hydropower Engineering
Dr. Krishna Kanta Panthi is a Professor in Rock and Tunnel Engineering at the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) since 2008. He holds the degrees; PhD in Rock and Tunnel Engineering, MSc in Hydropower Engineering and MSc in Tunnel Engineering. He has over 30 years of experience in the design, construction management and academic research within the field of rock and tunnel engineering, hydropower engineering, rock slope stability and mining engineering. He is the member and activist of the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) and International Tunneling Association (ITA). Professor Panthi initiated efforts to start MSc education in “Rock and Tunnel Engineering” at the Paschimanchal Campus (WRC) of the Institute of Engineering (IoE) in Nepal. He is the project manager for NORHED II Project 70141 6; Capacity Building in Higher Education within Rock and Tunnel Engineering at IoE-WRC and is actively involved in strengthening of education in Nepal in this sector. Professor Panthi is a Project manager for work Package WP1.1. Tunnels under HydroCen Research Project and HydroCen labs. He is the author of over 100 scientific papers and book chapters published in well recognized international journals and conferences. He sits in the Editorial Board of the Springer Journal “Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment”.

Keynote 4 - Kristín Jónsdóttir
Icelandic Met office, Head of Department for: Volcanic activity, earthquakes and deformation.
The unrest on the Reykjanes Peninsula and eruption in Fagradalsfjall
2021 & 2022
Kristín Jónsdóttir holds a PhD in Earthquake Seismology from Uppsala University and has a background in geophysics. Since 2013, she has held leading roles at the Icelandic Meterological Office in earthquake and volcano monitoring.
Her research interests span various disciplines, with the aim of understanding the ongoing physical processes of volcanoes and tectonic regimes in Iceland, and ultimately improving operational monitoring to provide meaningful information and warnings to the public, aviation, and other stakeholders. Currently, she is leading the Grant of Excellence Rannís project IS-TREMOR and is involved in several other research projects. She has taught earthquake seismology at the University of Iceland at the MS-level and is active in providing opportunities for students at the IMO, as well as in outreach activities to bring science closer to citizens.
Icelandic Met office, Head of Department for: Volcanic activity, earthquakes and deformation.
The unrest on the Reykjanes Peninsula and eruption in Fagradalsfjall
2021 & 2022
Kristín Jónsdóttir holds a PhD in Earthquake Seismology from Uppsala University and has a background in geophysics. Since 2013, she has held leading roles at the Icelandic Meterological Office in earthquake and volcano monitoring.
Her research interests span various disciplines, with the aim of understanding the ongoing physical processes of volcanoes and tectonic regimes in Iceland, and ultimately improving operational monitoring to provide meaningful information and warnings to the public, aviation, and other stakeholders. Currently, she is leading the Grant of Excellence Rannís project IS-TREMOR and is involved in several other research projects. She has taught earthquake seismology at the University of Iceland at the MS-level and is active in providing opportunities for students at the IMO, as well as in outreach activities to bring science closer to citizens.
Technical Sessions
Technical Session 1 - Thursday 25th of May - 11:15 - 12:30
Chair: Eivind Grøv Co-Chair: Matthías Loftsson
S1-1 Sondre Gjengedal
03 - The potential for geothermal energy exploitation in Norwegian tunnels
03 - The potential for geothermal energy exploitation in Norwegian tunnels
S1 - 3 Ali Mortazavi
05 - An investigation of fault activation mechanisms in CO2 storage
05 - An investigation of fault activation mechanisms in CO2 storage
S1 - 4 Theofanis Rentzelos
06 - Infrastructure Restriction Volumes for Future Mining at the LKAB Malmberget Mine
06 - Infrastructure Restriction Volumes for Future Mining at the LKAB Malmberget Mine
S1-2 Marie-Hélène Fillion
07 - Quantitative numerical assessment of blast-induced wall damage
07 - Quantitative numerical assessment of blast-induced wall damage
Technical Session 2 - Thursday 25th of May - 13:30 - 15:00
Chair: Erik Johansson Co-Chair: Stefán Geir Árnason
S2-1 Senzia Warema
08 - Numerical Analysis of Effects of Joints properties on Dynamic Response on Underground Opening
S2-2 Francesco Petrella
09 - Statistical insights arising from point load testing of Danian limestone
S2-3 Kriti Panthi
10 - Back calculation of in-situ stress condition based on secondary stress measurements
S2-4 Abbas Taheri
11 - Size Dependancy on Post-peak Stress-Strain Properties of Rocks
S2-5 Bjarte Grindheim
12 - Full scale pullout tests of rock anchors in Limestone testing rock mass uplift failure
S2-6 Bjarte Grindheim
13 - Large scale laboratory block model tests simulating rock mass uplift failure
08 - Numerical Analysis of Effects of Joints properties on Dynamic Response on Underground Opening
S2-2 Francesco Petrella
09 - Statistical insights arising from point load testing of Danian limestone
S2-3 Kriti Panthi
10 - Back calculation of in-situ stress condition based on secondary stress measurements
S2-4 Abbas Taheri
11 - Size Dependancy on Post-peak Stress-Strain Properties of Rocks
S2-5 Bjarte Grindheim
12 - Full scale pullout tests of rock anchors in Limestone testing rock mass uplift failure
S2-6 Bjarte Grindheim
13 - Large scale laboratory block model tests simulating rock mass uplift failure
Technical Session 3 - Thursday 26th of May - 15:30 - 17:00
Chair: Elín Ásta Ólafsdóttir Co-Chair: Jón Smári Úlfarsson
S3-1 Kristin Holmøy
14 - Analysis of water ingress, grouting effort and pore pressure reduction, caused by hard rock tunnels in the Oslo region
S3-2 Jóhann Örn Friðsteinsson
15 - PU grouting in cold environment at fully operating Fljótsdalur power station
S3-3 Catrin Edelbro
16 - Spiling in unstable tunnel sections – a benchmark and case study review
S3-4 Eivind Grøv
22 - TIGHT – A research project on modern rock mass grouting techniques
S3-5 Erik Johansson
23 - Savilahti Underground Sport and Event Center - Case study
S3-6 Oddur Sigurðsson
24 - Extreme Challenges in Vadlaheiði Road Tunnel - Case history
14 - Analysis of water ingress, grouting effort and pore pressure reduction, caused by hard rock tunnels in the Oslo region
S3-2 Jóhann Örn Friðsteinsson
15 - PU grouting in cold environment at fully operating Fljótsdalur power station
S3-3 Catrin Edelbro
16 - Spiling in unstable tunnel sections – a benchmark and case study review
S3-4 Eivind Grøv
22 - TIGHT – A research project on modern rock mass grouting techniques
S3-5 Erik Johansson
23 - Savilahti Underground Sport and Event Center - Case study
S3-6 Oddur Sigurðsson
24 - Extreme Challenges in Vadlaheiði Road Tunnel - Case history
Technical Session 4 - Friday 26th of May - 10:15 - 11:30
Chair: Jonny Sjöberg Co-Chair: Oddur Sigurðsson
S4-1 Mario Morales C
17 - Digitalization in rock mechanics: A parametric design for numerical models in Norway
S4-2 Andrius Rimsa
18 - Strategic management of water filled tunnels
S4-3 Jorge Alvarez
19 - Deep learning applications in overbreak estimation and prediction for tunnels using point cloud
S4-4 Mateusz Janiszewski
20 - Rapid photogrammetric method for rock mass characterization in underground excavations
S4-5 Dae-Sung Cheon
21 - Geoscientific investigation for the site selection of high-level radiowaste disposal in South Korea
17 - Digitalization in rock mechanics: A parametric design for numerical models in Norway
S4-2 Andrius Rimsa
18 - Strategic management of water filled tunnels
S4-3 Jorge Alvarez
19 - Deep learning applications in overbreak estimation and prediction for tunnels using point cloud
S4-4 Mateusz Janiszewski
20 - Rapid photogrammetric method for rock mass characterization in underground excavations
S4-5 Dae-Sung Cheon
21 - Geoscientific investigation for the site selection of high-level radiowaste disposal in South Korea