Dr. Hudyma has worked in the mining industry and has done industry based research for more than 25 years. His areas of research focus include: mining methods, mine design, caving mechanics, risk assessment in mining, mining methods for deep ore bodies and difficult mining conditions, and computer applications to mining. Particular areas of expertise are: ground support, rock mechanics applied to underground mining, seismic monitoring, mining-induced seismicity, quantitative seismology, and rockbursting. He has strong research collaboration ties with the University of Western Australia.