Eric PIRARD (°1960), is "ingenieur geologue" and professor of georesources @ULiege. Specialised in developing computer-assisted imaging techniques in geology, particle science and geometallurgy, he is heading a group of about 30 researchers (GeMMe) active in:- process oriented mineralogical mapping- vision and smart sorting technologies- geological remote sensing- energy-efficient fragmentation and pre-processing- bio/hydrometallurgical processingThis group is a core-partner of several major EU and regional projects aiming at characterizing and recovering metals from challenging ores and complex end-of-life products.Eric Pirard is the academic coordinator of the European Master in Resources Engineering (EMerald) a labelled master program part of the EITRawMaterials Academy.++ Excellent communication skills, multilingual.++ High level research project management with industrial partners.++ Broad international experience in teaching (Africa, S America, ...)++ 30 y+ in developing digital imaging solutions for earth observation, rocks and geomaterials++ Large experience in optical microscopy and spectral sensing of minerals