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Modeling and Optimization Algorithms |
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Modeling, simulation and control of distributed systems
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Large-scale nonlinear programming
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Optimization of differential-algebraic systems
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Mixed-integer programming, disjunctive programming
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Process Synthesis and Product Design |
Biochemical Ethanol Production Process |
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Synthesis of integrated process flowsheets
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Synthesis of complex separation systems
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Synthesis of integrated process water systems
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Design and analysis of fuel and solar cells
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Design of energy and shale gas systems
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Analysis and design of metabolic networks
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Enterprise-wide Optimization and Process Operations |
Offshore Gas Field Infrastructure |
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- Scheduling and planning of batch and continuous process systems
- Planning and optimization of gas and oil field facilities
- Enterprise-wide optimization and supply chain management
- Thermodynamics-based process control
- Optimization strategies for process control and parameter estimation
- Adaptive control and on-line parameter estimation
- Verification of control system software and human operating procedures
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Molecular Computing |
Structural Alignment of Proteins |
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- Design of environmentally benign molecules and mixtures
- X-ray crystallographic computing
- Molecular structure prediction
- Bioinformatics
- Structural biology
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