Tentative Program

Tentative Program

 

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16.08 (Wednesday) - Tutorial

Location: Room K5

 

Optimal operation and advanced control using decomposition and simple elements

Sigurd Skogestad

 

09:40

Coffee/tea and registration

10:00

Introduction (part 0)

10:10

Part 1: Introduction to APC. The three main inventions of process control

11:15

Part 2: Typical hierarchy, Decomposition approaches, CV selection, cascade, time scale separation

12:10

Lunch

12:50

Part 3: Constraint switching, standard control elements

13:55

Part 4 : More elements

14:50

Coffee/tea

15:10

Part 5: More examples, Inventory control

16:15

Part 6: ESC. RTO. Model-based methods (non-MPC). Input transformations, Dual. EMPC

17:10

Summary

17:20

End of tutorial

18:30

American pizza at Peppe’s restaurant (all participants at the tutorial and NPCW are welcome)


17.08 (Thursday) - First conference day

17.08 (Thursday) - First conference day

Location: Auditorium R5

 

08:00

Coffee / Tea and registration

08:30

Opening

Johannes Jäschke

08:35

Award Ceremony

Johannes Jäschke

08:45

Award Lecture

Sebastian Engell

09:30

Coffee break

09:50

Session 1: Industrial Practice

Chair: Sigurd Skogestad

 

09:50

How to make control work in practice

Krister Forsman (Perstorp AB, Sweden; NTNU), M. Adlouni

 

10:10

Advanced Control and Real Time Optimization in Ammonia Plants

Brittany Hall (Yara International ASA), K. W. Mathisen, V. Alstad

 

10:30

Towards Autonomous Process Control - Experiences from Oil and Gas

J.B. Jensen, Olav Slupphaug (ABB Energy Industries)

 

 

10:50

Online production planning for pulp mill through mill-wide optimization

Matias K. Hultgren (Valmet Automation Oy), G. Fralic, L. Kouvo, S. Lehtonen

 

11:10

GEA Advanced Process Control (APC) for Continuous Freeze Drying (CONRAD)

Marcus K. Nielsen (GEA), L. S. Theisen, C. Utzen

11:30

Lunch

 

12:40

Poster session

13:40

Session 2: Process Control and Optimization

Chair: Lars Imsland

 

13:40

A new method to deal with the saturation problem in feedforward control for measurable disturbances

A. Hoyo, H. Hägglund, Jose Luis Guzman (University of Almeria), J.C. Moreno

 

14:00

Decentralized control for optimal operation under changing active constraints

Lucas F. Bernardino (NTNU), S. Skogestad

 

14:20

Dynamic optimization of aluminium extrusion using a progressor transformation

Trym A. L. Gabrielsen (NTNU), L. Imsland

 

14:40

Improving Primal Decomposition for Multistage MPC Using an Extended Newton method

Simen Bjorvand (NTNU), J. Jäschke

 

15:00

Comparison of RTO-APC and Deep Reinforcement Learning for a simulated CSTR

Soroush Rastegarpour (ABB Corporate Research), A. Isaksson, S. Munusamy, D. Patil, N. Kubal

 

15:20

Systematic selection of controlled disturbances in multi-stage model predictive control by online sensitivity analysis

Halvor A. Krog (NTNU), J. Jäschke

15:40

Coffee break + continuation of poster session

16:30

End of poster session

17:30

Social Activity: Guided tour in Nidarosdomen

 

18:30

Art Exhibition Tour and Conference Banquet

Gubalari


18.08 (Friday) - Second conference day

18.08 (Friday) - Second conference day

Location: Auditorium R5

 

08:10

Session 3: Bio- and Medical Applications

Chair: Gürkan Sin

 

08:10

Real-time Moving Horizon Estimation as a Soft Sensor in fed-batch Bioprocess

Nadav Bar (NTNU), H. Bø, A. Tuveri

 

08:30

Biosolutions I: A benchmark dynamic simulation model for bio-manufacturing processes

Mohammad R. Boskabadi (DTU), A. Siavram, P. Ramin, J. Kager, G. Sin, S.S. Mansouri

 

08:50

Data-driven modelling and predictive control solutions for pH control in microalgae-based processes

Pablo Otálora B. (University of Almería), J.L. Guzmán, J.D. Gil, M. Berenguel

 

09:10

Model-based engineering and AI for bio-based manufacturing

Gürkan Sin (DTU)

 

09:30

Safe System Identification through Model-Based Design of Experiment: A Type 2 Diabetes Case Study

Sarah E. Engell (DTU), H. Bengtsson, J.B. Jørgensen

09:50

Coffee break

10:10

Session 4: Control and Estimation

Chair: Francesco Corona

 

10:10

Enhancing Process Monitoring in Dynamic Membrane Systems for Wastewater Reclamation: A Framework for Data-Driven Fault Detection

Morteza Zadkarami (DTU), K.V. Gernaey, A.A. Safavi, P. Ramin, O.A. Prado-Rubio

 

10:30

Comparison of Different Identification Algorithms for a Closed-Loop Stirred Tank Heater System

Seyedarash Marashian (Åbo Akademi University), A. Marashian, K.H. Sadeghi, A. Razminia, J. Böling

 

10:50

Efficient Online Identification of PID Controllers and Plant Dynamics in Feedback Control Structures using Multi-Recursive Least Squares Estimation from Closed-Loop I/O Data

Amirreza Zaman (Luleå University of Technology), K.T. Atta, W. Birk

 

11:10

Input estimation applied to selective catalytic reduction

Alex Pesu (Åbo Akademi University), J.M. Böling, D. Rosenström, J. Torrkulla, T. Farjam

 

11:30

Estimation of absolute and distributed time delays in differential equations based on the linear chain trick

Tobias K. S. Ritschel (DTU), J. Wyller

 

11:50

A System Level Approach to Closed-Loop Best-Response Dynamics

Otacilio B. L. Neto (Aalto University), M. Mulas, F. Corona

12:10

Lunch

 

13:10

Session 5: Applications

Chair: Torsten Wik

 

13:10

Analysis of potential lifetime extension through dynamic battery reconfiguration

Albert Skegro (Chalmers University of Technology), T. Wik, C. Zou

 

13:30

Oscillating operation points in a pilot scale multiple dividing wall distillation column

Lena-Marie Ränger (Ulm University), J. Hildenbrand, T. Grützner

 

13:50

Implementation and evaluation of model-based control of copper flotation

Frida Norlund (Lund University), K. Soltesz

 

14:10

Control issues in solar furnaces

Manuel Berenguel (University of Almería), J.D. Gil, J.L. Guzmán, L. Roca, I. Cañadas

 

14:30

Applicability of Ammonia Reactor Types for Power-to-Ammonia

Joachim Weel Rosbo (DTU), A. Jensen, J. Jørgensen, J. Huusom

14:50

NPCW 2025

Francesco Corona

14:55

Closing and Farewell

Johannes Jäschke


Posters

Posters

(on display the whole day on Thursday)

 

P01

Control-oriented 2D thermal modeling of battery cells for optimal tab and surface cooling

Godwin K. Peprah (Chalmers University of Technology), T. Wik, Y. Huang, F. Altaf, C. Zou

P02

Applying control at molecular level: A reinforcement learning framework for optimally controlled natural flavor design

Luana de Pinho Queiroz (University of Porto), C.M. Rebello, E.A. Costa, V.V. Santana, B.C.L. Rodrigues, A.E. Rodrigues, A.M. Ribeiro, I.B.R. Nogueira

P03

A Real-time model predictive control for the microbial bioprocess production of Pediocin

Nadav Bar (NTNU), P. A. Lira-Parada

P04

Closed loop optimisation of uncertainty aware economic control policies

Evren M. Turan (NTNU), J. Jäschke

P05

Approximate Model Predictive Control of Hybrid Systems using Multitask Deep Neural Networks

Faiq Ghawash (NTNU), M. Hovd

P06

A plantwide control structure for improved flexible production of green Hydrogen

Lucas Camman (NTNU), J. Jäschke

P07

Digital Twin Framework for Optimal and Autonomous Decision-Making in Cyber-Physical Systems: Enhancing Reliability and Adaptability in the Oil and Gas Industry

Carine de Menezes Rebello (NTNU), J. Jäschke, I.B.R. Nogueira

P08

Integration of urban planning and design of energy systems using optimization-based control as an aid for decision-making

Johan Simonsson (Luleå University of Technology), C. Ramos Càceres

P09

Novel Framework for Simulated Moving Bed Reactor Optimization Based on Deep Neural Network Models and Metaheuristic Optimizers: An Approach with Optimality Guarantee

Vinicius Viena Santana (NTNU), M.A.F. Martins, J.M. Loureiro, A.M. Ribeiro, L.P. Queiroz, A.E. Rodrigues, I.B.R. Nogueira

P10

Model Predictive Control for bioreactors based on Escherichia coli core metabolic network model

Marius Fredriksen (NTNU), J. Jäschke, R.D. de Oliveira, C.S. Nakama

P11

Virtual Reality for training hands-on operations of pilot plant - a digital educational tool.

Jakob Kjøbsted Huusom (DTU), M. Stevnsborg, O.A. Pardo-Rubio, J. Kager, J. Dreyer

P12

Discrete-to-Continuous Dynamics Reconstruction for Bilinear Systems in Process Control

Dina Shona Laila (Luleå Tekniska Universitet), P. Rumchinski, A. Johansson, R. Findeissen

P13

A Robust Learning Methodology for Uncertainty-Aware Scientific Machine Learning Models

Erbet Almeida Costa (NTNU), C.M. Rebello, M. Fontana, L. Schnitman, I.B.R. Nogueira

P14

Recirculated gas-lift optimization using Self-optimizing Control

Risvan Dirza (NTNU), K. Ødegård, E. Altamirada, S. Skogestad

P15

Simulation of ion-exchange chromatography for teaching purpose using Bioprocess Library for Modelica

Jan Peter Axelsson (Vascaia AB), K.J. Brink

P16

Sensor bias detection, isolation, and estimation in a gas-lifted oil well network

Rafael David de Oliveira (NTNU), H.A. Krog, J. Jäschke

P17

Realistic Fault Simulation Platform for Testing Monitoring Strategies in Wastewater Treatment Plants

Pedram Ramin (DTU), E. Ramin, U. Jeppsson, K.V. Gernaey, X. Flores-Alsina

P18

Online optimization of froth flotation processes

Johan Lindqvist (Lulea Technical University)

P19

DEDS-Systems and Workflows

Heinz A. Preisig (NTNU), V. Gautam, T.F. Hagelien, M. Horsch

P20

DEDS-Control and Desired State Orchestration in Cloud Computing Systems

Vinay Gautam (NTNU), H.A. Preisig

P21

Receding-horizon control of full-scale wastewater treatment plants as water resource recovery facilities with energetic constraints

Otacilio Bezerra Leite Neto (Aalto University), M. Mulas, F. Corona

P22

Mesoscopic thermodynamics of single-particle enzymatic reactions

Francesco Corona (Aalto University)