Modelling, Monitoring, Control and Optimization for Complex Industrial Processes

Dear Colleagues,

Industrial automation systems, such as chemical processes, manufacturing processes, power networks, transportation systems, sustainable energy systems, wireless sensor networks, robotic systems, and biomedical systems, are becoming more complex, but more expensive, and have higher requirements for operation performance, quality of products, productiveness, and reliability. Stimulated by Industry 4.0, automation industries are keen to improve the reliability and operational performance of complex industrial processes by using advanced modelling, monitoring, optimization and control techniques. Recently, artificial intelligence, data-driven techniques, cyber–physical systems, digital-twin, and cloud computation have further stimulated research and applications of modelling, monitoring, optimization and control techniques.

The Special Issue on "Modelling, Monitoring, Control and Optimization for Complex Industrial Processes " aims to provide a forum for researchers and engineers to report their recent results, exchange research ideas, and overlook emerging research and application directions in modelling, condition monitoring, optimization and advanced control for complex industrial processes.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Complex dynamic analysis and modelling of industrial processes
• Data-driven modelling approaches for complex industrial processes
• Multiscale dynamic simulations of industrial processes
• Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis techniques
• Prognosis and predictive maintenance for complex industrial systems
• Advanced optimization methodologies
• Resilient control techniques
• Advanced approaches and techniques for cyber–physical systems
• Validation and real-time applications

Dr. Zhiwei Gao
Guest Editor

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