Best systems papers in Canadian J. Chem Eng

Hi Canadian Systems and Control Community!

I am doing a survey of systems papers published in /Canadian J Chem Eng /(I am an Associate Editor), and I would like to ask the community to point out some great papers published in the journal in the last two years.

I’d love to have your suggestions for anything (of which you were not an author) that might be particularly high quality, impactful, curious, helpful, well-written, risky (!), or innovative published in the journal in any Process Systems Engineering topic (Control, Optimization, Modelling, Simulation, Design, etc).

If you have any, please send the DOI link and a sentence or two about why
you think it is good to me at thomas.a.adams@ntnu.no <mailto:thomas.a.adams@ntnu.no>.

Thanks!

Tom Adams

ADCHEM 2024 Update – Registration and Workshops!

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for *ADCHEM 2024*, the 12th IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes, to be held in *Toronto* (Canada) *from July 14 to 17, 2024*! For further information, and to register, please visit the conference website at https://SystemsControlCanada.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=WJ7zHgZMynWp0sT6vpxNnQc4P1D0LoAAlx3SKIY5nujC3A22wd17o4GjwP4QRuOH
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We are also pleased to announce 6 pre-conference workshops, scheduled for Sunday July 14:

  • Data science practitioner experience and industrial tips and tricks of the trade (half-day)
  • Application of machine learning in accelerating MPC for chemical processes (half-day)
  • Intelligent alarm management techniques and applications (half-day)
  • Optimal operation and advanced control using decomposition and simple elements (full-day)
  • End-to-end process monitoring techniques and case studies: Hands-on workshop (full-day)
  • Optimal control in Julia with JuMP and InfiniteOpt (full-day)

Please visit the conference website for further detail
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We look forward to seeing you in Toronto!

Best regards,

IPC Chairs Martin Mönnigmann, Ali Mesbah and Pablo Rolandi

NOC Chairs Christopher Swartz, Kim McAuley and Danielle Zyngier

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ADCHEM 2024 is sponsored by the IFAC Technical Committee (TC 6.1) on Chemical Process Control and co-sponsored by the IFAC Technical Committees 2.3 Non-Linear Control Systems, 2.4 Optimal Control, 5.2 Management and Control in Manufacturing and Logistics, 6.2 Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing, 6.3 Power and Energy Systems, 6.4 Fault Detection, Supervision & Safety of Technical Processes, 8.2 Biological and Medical Systems, and 8.4 Biosystems and Bioprocesses. 

ADCHEM 2024 follows the tradition of symposia held in Toulouse (1991), Kyoto (1994), Banff (1997), Pisa (2000), Hong Kong (2003), Gramado (2006), Istanbul (2009), Singapore (2012), Whistler (2015), Shenyang (2028) and Venice (2021).

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CSChE 2023 Announcements

Dear members of the Canadian Systems and Control Community,

CSChE 2023 Systems and Control Division Symposium was a success, thank you to all who participated and joined us in Calgary.  Congratulations once again to Prof Vinay Prasad for the DG Fisher Award!

A few announcements following the conference:

Thank you.

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Nicolas Hudon, Associate Professor 
Department of Chemical Engineering — Dupuis Hall
Queen’s University
19 Division Street
Kingston, ON
CANADA K7L 3N6
tel.: +1 613-533-2787
fax: +1 613-533-6637

ADCHEM 2024 – Extended submission deadlines

Dear Colleagues:

Due to many requests, the deadlines for submissions to ADCHEM 2024 have been extended. The new deadline for regular papers and invited session papers is November 17, 2023.

All other deadlines have been extended accordingly. Please see the attached call for papers, and visit www.adchem2024.org for details on all submission categories.

We look forward to seeing you in Toronto!

Best regards,

IPC Chairs Martin Mönnigmann, Ali Mesbah and Pablo Rolandi

NOC Chairs Christopher Swartz, Kim McAuley and Danielle Zyngier

CSChE 2023 Systems and Control Division Symposium: Call for Extended Abstracts

Dear CSChE 2023 Systems and Control Division Symposium Contributor,

The Systems & Control and Energy divisions of the CIC will be putting together a conference proceedings of CSChE 2023 conference contributions, published through PSE Press as Systems & Control Transactions, Vol 3. Anyone who is presenting a poster or oral presentation in one of the Energy or Systems & Control division sessions is invited to participate. Participation is optional and it is free.

Here’s how it works:

  • Contributors are provided with a Word template to follow.
  • All presenting authors are encouraged to write a 2-8 page extended abstract for the proceedings.
  • Because it is an extended abstract, it is not peer reviewed. However the editors may request changes.
  • The conference proceedings will be published Open Access by PSE Press
  • The conference proceedings get an ISBN and are indexed with Library and Archives Canada
  • Every submission gets a unique LAPSE ID, with individual download tracking.
  • Material can be re-used in “full” papers. (Owner retains copyright). So it does not prevent anyone from publishing their work in a journal.
  • Extended abstracts can be cited journal style in Systems & Control Transactions.
  • The best contributions are invited for a full paper submission in a special series in Canadian J Chem Eng.
  • There are no fees to the authors.
  • Extended abstracts from CSChE 2021 and CSChE 2022 have received about 150-250 downloads each, so people actually read and use them.

For more information, to download the submission template, and the submission instructions, see https://psecommunity.org/ccec-2023

The deadline for submission is October 26, 2023.

We look forward to your contribution!

Nicolas Hudon (Queens University)
Martino Fontana (University of Sherbrooke)
Federico Galli (University of Sherbrooke)
Hossein Hejazi (University of Calgary)

ADCHEM 2024 – Second Call for Papers

Dear Colleagues:

In this, our Second Call for Papers, we cordially invite you to contribute to ADCHEM 2024, the 12th IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes, which will be held in Toronto (Canada) from July 14 to 17, 2024.

ADCHEM is a triennial symposium of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC). It will bring together researchers and practitioners from all over the world to foster discussions of recent developments in the control and modeling of chemical, biomedical, and related process systems. ADCHEM has traditionally had strong industrial participation. The conference is expected to have a significant impact on process manufacturing, with the confluence of advanced control theory, optimization, algorithms, data analytics and digitalization.

The IFAC Foundation is providing funding to waive the registration fees of a number of young authors from developing countries. Details, and an application form, may be found on the conference web site. 

Key Dates

October 15, 2023Invited Session Proposals due
October 31, 2023
Regular PapersInvited Session Papers,
and Industrial Extended Abstracts due
November 15, 2023Pre-conference Workshop proposals due
February 15, 2024Notification of acceptance
March 31, 2024Final submission of all contributions 

Visit www.adchem2024.org for more details on the submission categories. Submissions will be handled through papercept (http://ifac.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl).

An IFAC Young Author Award will be awarded at the symposium in Toronto.

We look forward to seeing you in Toronto!

Best regards,

IPC Chairs Martin Mönnigmann, Ali Mesbah and Pablo Rolandi

NOC Chairs Christopher Swartz, Kim McAuley and Danielle Zyngier

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ADCHEM 2024 is sponsored by the IFAC Technical Committee (TC 6.1) on Chemical Process Control and co-sponsored by the IFAC Technical Committees 2.3 Non-Linear Control Systems, 2.4 Optimal Control, 5.2 Management and Control in Manufacturing and Logistics, 6.2 Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing, 6.3 Power and Energy Systems, 6.4 Fault Detection, Supervision & Safety of Technical Processes, 8.2 Biological and Medical Systems, and 8.4 Biosystems and Bioprocesses. 

ADCHEM 2024 follows the tradition of symposia held in Toulouse (1991), Kyoto (1994), Banff (1997), Pisa (2000), Hong Kong (2003), Gramado (2006), Istanbul (2009), Singapore (2012), Whistler (2015), Shenyang (2018) and Venice (2021).

Agenda for Systems and Control Division Annual General Meeting

Systems and Control Division Annual General Meeting
Agenda for Monday October 30th, 2023. 5:45–6:30PM
Room Glen 202

5:45PM Call to Order

Adoption of the Agenda

Welcome and Introduction

New Members

Chair’s Report (Nicolas Hudon)

Review of D.G. Fischer Award Review Process

Treasurer’s Report (Syed Imtiaz)

Activities

Conferences in Canada in 2024

New Business

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Division executive (2022–25)
Nicolas Hudon (Queen’s), Chair,
Stevan Dubljevic (UofA), Vice Chair,
Syed Imtiaz (Memorial), Treasurer,
Yankai Cao (UBC), Secretary

ACC 2024, Toronto – Important dates and CFP

Dear PSE Colleagues, 

ACC will be held in Toronto, Canada, from July 8-12, 2024. The call for papers is attached for your convenience, and please visit the ACC’24 website: https://acc2024.a2c2.org/ for further details.

As the deadlines draw near, please note the following dates:

 L-CSS option Submission: September 8, 2023

ACC Manuscript Submission: September 22, 2023 

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/american-control-conference-3a9049243/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACC_Control and enjoy our invitation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRs7Vg-CmUo 

In particular, please contact me (laricard@uwaterloo.ca) if you would like to organize an invited session on ACC 224. 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any suggestions or ideas for ACC 2024. 

Looking forward to receiving your contributions! 

Best regards,

Martha Grover (ACC 2024, General Chair)

Luis Ricardez-Sandoval (ACC 2024, Vice-Chair on invited Sessions)

FOCAPD 2024 Call for Abstracts

Dear Colleagues:

We are excited to announce that the Foundations of Computer Aided Process Design (FOCAPD) 2024 abstract submission system is now open. FOCAPD 2024 will be held July 14-18, 2024, at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA.

FOCAPD is the premier international conference in the field of Chemical Process Design and is held only once every five years. The Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering (CAChE) Corp and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) are facilitating the conference jointly. The overarching goal of FOCAPD is to provide a unique environment for discussing the significant developments in Chemical Process Design since the last meeting in 2019, with a forward-looking perspective for the coming five years.

The conference program is organized around four themes:

  • Design and Energy Transitions – the transition from carbon-based energy sources or the design of non-traditional energy networks
  • Design and Sustainability – approaches to achieve process, product, and supply chain sustainability via carbon neutrality, circular design, etc.
  • Design and Emerging Fields – new areas such as Pharma, bio-systems, AI/ML, digital twins, etc.
  • Design Education and Future of Design – how and what to teach the next generation

We are inviting you to submit abstracts for poster presentations within these themes. In addition to papers focusing on these themes, research in general PSE design space is also welcome. The poster sessions, single-track and composed of contributed papers in FOCAPD, are a highlight of the event and showcase the state-of-the-art in Chemical Process Design and provide opportunities for exchanging ideas and discussions over extended periods.

The deadline to submit the one-page abstract prepared using the template linked to below is September 1, 2023. For further information and to submit your abstract, please visit the conference website at https://focapd.cache.org/submit-abstracts-focapd-2024.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Sincerely,

Thomas Adams, Matt Bassett, Selen Cremaschi, Monica Zanfir (FOCAPD co-chairs)