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In an industry long reliant on legacy systems and manual processes, Rosebella Osei is championing a smarter, tech-forward mining era a future built on automation, data, and systems that optimize performance without compromising people.
With over 15 years of industry experience across Ghana and international markets, Osei’s approach is grounded in integrating cutting-edge technologies like AI, robotics, and automation into mining operations. But her vision goes deeper: she’s building frameworks where technology empowers the workforce, enhances safety, and drives long-term operational sustainability.
At the core of Osei’s transformation journey is the belief that automation and human insight must co-exist. Her ongoing PhD research in Engineering Management at Missouri University of Science and Technology focuses on precisely this—designing change management systems bridging legacy infrastructure with intelligent systems.
Her work explores how mines can adopt autonomous, robotic, and intelligent (ARI) systems not to replace human roles, but to support safer decision-making, predict risk, and increase operational precision. Her paper on human-centered ARI mining systems received a nomination for Best Student Paper at the 2025 IISE Conference—recognition of the groundbreaking potential in her approach.
Osei’s innovation isn’t just in the technologies she promotes it’s in the systems she builds to support them. She’s a strong advocate for Change Management frameworks that prioritize tech adoption, designing rollouts that reduce resistance and increase workforce engagement.
She believes mining companies can no longer afford siloed adoption of tech. Instead, her model encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration between data science, engineering, and frontline operators—creating an ecosystem where systems think, learn, and adapt alongside humans.
As Global Coordinator of the International WIM Alliance, Osei co-developed the WIM Success Lab, a World Bank-sponsored e-learning platform designed to build leadership, governance, finance and technical knowledge across WIM organizations globally.
As reported by leading security news portals, the platform launched in July 2025 acts as a secure digital infrastructure designed for global cyber defense collaboration, advanced security training, and rapid innovation scaling through virtual cyber ranges and AI threat simulation modules.
This initiative is more than advocacy—it’s a tech-led capacity-building system to empower Women in mining organizations with the knowledge and tools needed to enhance their impact.
Osei’s tech philosophy is clear: mining doesn’t just need automation it needs intentional, inclusive innovation. Her work focuses on designing change management systems to support:
Integrating AI/ML for predictive maintenance and safety analysis
Deploying robotics for hazardous task execution
Using real-time data and digital twins to optimize operations
Designing resilient systems that evolve with operational feedback
Empowering miners through augmented intelligence, not full replacement
As Vice President of Women in Science at Missouri S&T, she mentors future engineers on how to embed responsible AI and automation ethics into industrial systems—a mindset essential for future-ready industries.
In 2024, she was named one of Ghana’s Top 10 Inspirational Women in Mining, but her real focus remains on scaling change management systems that transforms traditional mining into data-led, human-supported, and resilient operations.
Looking ahead, Osei envisions a digitally connected mining industry where AI, IoT, and robotics collaborate with human insight to increase output, reduce risk, and future-proof the industry against global shocks.
“The future of mining isn’t about replacing people—it’s about designing systems where people and machines can thrive together,” Osei says.
She’s not just theorizing this future she’s building it.
