Program - 24th Nordic Process Control Workshop (NPCW) 2023
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
Location: Auditorium R5
08:00 |
Coffee / Tea and registration |
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08:30 |
Opening |
Johannes Jäschke |
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08:35 |
Award Ceremony |
Johannes Jäschke |
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08:45 |
Award Lecture |
Sebastian Engell |
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09:30 |
Coffee break |
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09:50 |
Session 1: Industrial Practice |
Chair: Sigurd Skogestad |
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09:50 |
How to make control work in practice Krister Forsman (Perstorp AB, Sweden; NTNU), |
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10:10 |
Advanced Control and Real Time Optimization in Ammonia Plants Brittany Hall (Yara International ASA), K. W. Mathisen, V. Alstad |
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10:30 |
Towards Autonomous Process Control - Experiences from Oil and Gas J.B. Jensen, Olav Slupphaug (ABB Energy Industries) |
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10:50 |
Online production planning for pulp mill through mill-wide optimization Matias K. Hultgren (Valmet Automation Oy), G. Fralic, L. Kouvo, S. Lehtonen |
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11:10 |
GEA Advanced Process Control (APC) for Continuous Freeze Drying (CONRAD) Marcus K. Nielsen (GEA), L. S. Theisen, C. Utzen |
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11:30 |
Lunch |
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12:40 |
Poster session |
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13:40 |
Session 2: Process Control and Optimization |
Chair: Lars Imsland |
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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 |
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14:00 |
Decentralized control for optimal operation under changing active constraints Lucas F. Bernardino (NTNU), S. Skogestad |
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14:20 |
Dynamic optimization of aluminium extrusion using a progressor transformation Trym A. L. Gabrielsen (NTNU), L. Imsland |
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14:40 |
Improving Primal Decomposition for Multistage MPC Using an Extended Newton method Simen Bjorvand (NTNU), J. Jäschke |
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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 |
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15:20 |
Systematic selection of controlled disturbances in multi-stage model predictive control by online sensitivity analysis Halvor A. Krog (NTNU), J. Jäschke |
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15:40 |
Coffee break + continuation of poster session |
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16:30 |
End of poster session |
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17:30 |
Social Activity: Guided tour in Nidarosdomen |
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18:30 |
Art Exhibition Tour and Conference Banquet |
Gubalari |
18.08 (Friday) - Second conference day
Location: Auditorium R5
08:10 |
Session 3: Bio- and Medical Applications |
Chair: Gürkan Sin |
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08:10 |
Real-time Moving Horizon Estimation as a Soft Sensor in fed-batch Bioprocess Nadav Bar (NTNU), H. Bø, A. Tuveri |
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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 |
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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 |
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09:10 |
Model-based engineering and AI for bio-based manufacturing Gürkan Sin (DTU) |
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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 |
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09:50 |
Coffee break |
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10:10 |
Session 4: Control and Estimation |
Chair: Francesco Corona |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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11:10 |
Input estimation applied to selective catalytic reduction Alex Pesu (Åbo Akademi University), J.M. Böling, D. Rosenström, J. Torrkulla, T. Farjam |
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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 |
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11:50 |
A System Level Approach to Closed-Loop Best-Response Dynamics Otacilio B. L. Neto (Aalto University), M. Mulas, F. Corona |
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12:10 |
Lunch |
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13:10 |
Session 5: Applications |
Chair: Torsten Wik |
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13:10 |
Analysis of potential lifetime extension through dynamic battery reconfiguration Albert Skegro (Chalmers University of Technology), T. Wik, C. Zou |
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13:30 |
Oscillating operation points in a pilot scale multiple dividing wall distillation column Lena-Marie Ränger (Ulm University), J. Hildenbrand, T. Grützner |
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13:50 |
Implementation and evaluation of model-based control of copper flotation Frida Norlund (Lund University), K. Soltesz |
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14:10 |
Control issues in solar furnaces Manuel Berenguel (University of Almería), J.D. Gil, J.L. Guzmán, L. Roca, I. Cañadas |
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14:30 |
Applicability of Ammonia Reactor Types for Power-to-Ammonia Joachim Weel Rosbo (DTU), A. Jensen, J. Jørgensen, J. Huusom |
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14:50 |
NPCW 2025 |
Francesco Corona |
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14:55 |
Closing and Farewell |
Johannes Jäschke |
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 |
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A Real-time model predictive control for the microbial bioprocess production of Pediocin Nadav Bar (NTNU), P. A. Lira-Parada |
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Closed loop optimisation of uncertainty aware economic control policies Evren M. Turan (NTNU), J. Jäschke |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Discrete-to-Continuous Dynamics Reconstruction for Bilinear Systems in Process Control Dina Shona Laila (Luleå Tekniska Universitet), P. Rumchinski, A. Johansson, R. Findeissen |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |