APC 2007

Advanced Process Control
Applications for Industry Workshop

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Keynote Addresses

Mayuresh V. Kothare

Mayuresh V. Kothare is currently the R. L. McCann Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University and co-director of the Chemical Process Modeling and Control Research  Center at Lehigh. BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Kothare's keynote address is titled:

  • Linear Matrix Inequalities in Chemical Process Control

Apostolos Rigopoulos

Apostolos Rigopoulos is with Weyerbaeuser, PPP Manufacturing Optimization.

Mr. Rigopoulos's keynote address is titled:

  • Current State and Opportunities in using Advanced Process Control in the Paper Industry

Tutorials

Alberto Bemporad

Alberto Bemporad is currently an associate professor at the University of Siena, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione. BIOGRAPHY

He will present a tutorial at the workshop titled:

  • Model Predictive Control of Hybrid Systems  ABSTRACT

Lorenz Biegler

Lorenz Biegler is currently Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. BIOGRAPHY

He will present a tutorial at the workshop titled:

  • Simultaneous NLP Methods for Dynamic Optimization and Nonlinear Model Predictive Control  ABSTRACT

Miroslav Krstic

Miroslav Krstic is currently Harold W. Sorenson Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aero. Engineering at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, California.  BIOGRAPHY

He will present a tutorial at the workshop titled:

  • Extremum Seeking Control for Real-Time Optimization  ABSTRACT

 

Important Dates

Submission of Abstracts
February 15, 2007
Extension
February 23, 2007

Early Registration Due
March 31, 2007

Hotel Room Block Expires
April 14, 2007

Full Paper Submission
April 15, 2007

Author Registration Payments Due
April 15, 2007

Presentations Due
April 30, 2007

Unpaid Registration Confirmation
April 30, 2007

Workshop
May 14-16, 2007



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2007-03-29 Guest rooms will be available at group rate only until April 14, 2007. Click here for more information on hotel registration.

2007-03-28 Selected Papers. View abstracts of selected papers.

2007-02-19
Call for Papers
Date for submitting abstracts has been extended to Feb. 23, 2007.

2007-02-09
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2006-12-11
Call for Papers

has been opened. Submit your extended abstracts by February 15, 2007. Click here for more information.


Program Highlights

Keynote Addresses by:

Mayuresh V. Kothare--R. L. McCann Associate  Professor, Dept. of Chem. Eng., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA

Apostolos Rigopoulos-- Weyerbaeuser, PPP Manufacturing Optimization.

Tutorials presented by:

Alberto Bemporad-- Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università di Siena, Italy

Lorenz Biegler--Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Miroslav Krstic--Harold W. Sorenson Professor, Dept. of Mech. & Aero. Eng., University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA