Loop – integrated and interoperable platform enabling 3D stochastic geological modelling
Channel: GeoscienceAustralia
Date: 2020-10-08

Presented by: Dr Laurent Ailleres - 5th August 2020



We present the current state of “Loop” a new, multi-scale, open source, 3D geological and geophysical modelling platform that will enable field geologists to build geophysically and geologically integrated 3D geological models and assess and characterise the associated geological uncertainty.

To do this, we must enable:

    Easy data retrieval and input
    Better structural modelling, including all aspects of structural geology in poly-deformed terranes
    Better integration with geophysical inversions
    Characterise and mitigate uncertainty in geological models

The outcomes of the project will be an open-source platform, enhancing our societal capability in resources management – working towards greener mines of the future.

Laurent was awarded a PhD in 1996 and has been at Monash University since. Laurent specialises in structural geology, geophysics and 3D geological modelling. He teaches field mapping in poly-deformed metamorphic terranes and advanced structural mapping and structural geophysics. His geological experience spans across Africa, Europe, Australia and the Americas.