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Dr. Christos Georgakis

Director, Systems Research Institute
Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Tufts University
E-mail: Christos.Georgakis@tufts.edu

Recent Publications:

2008

  1. "Analysis of the constraint characteristics of a sheet forming control problem using interval operability concepts" Proceedings of the 18th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - ESCAPE 18, June 2008, Lyon, France; (with F. Lima, J. F. Smith, and P. D. Schnelle)

2007

  1. "Design of output constraints for model-based non-square controllers using interval operability" Journal of Process Control: 2007 In Press (available online; with F. Lima)
  2. "Dynamic input signal design for the identification of constrained systems" Journal of Process Control: 2007 In Press (available online; with T. Li)
  3. "On the operability of high-order multivariable non-square systems" Proceedings of the 8th International IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems (DYCOPS 2007), June 2007 Cancun, MX (with F. Lima)
  4. "Tendency stoichiometric modeling of metabolic pathways" Proceedings of the 2007 American Control Conference (ACC) July 2007, New York, NY (with F. Makrydaki and K. Lee)
  5. "On-line estimation of diasteroemer composition using Raman: Differentiation in high and low slurry density PLS models" Submitted (Sept. 2007) to Crystal Growth and Design: (with S. W. Wong, G. D. Botsaris, K. Saranteas, and R. Bakale)
  6. "On-line estimation & monitoring of diasteromeric resolution using FBRM, ATR-FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy" Submitted (Dec. 2007) to Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (with S. W. Wong, G. D. Botsaris, K. Saranteas, and R. Bakale)

2006

  1.  “Operability of Multivariable Non-Square Systems.”
    ADCHEM Proceedings, 989-994 (with Fernando Lima)
  2. “An Operability-Based Methodology for the Feasible Output Ranges in the Control of Non-Square Systems.” AIChE Annual Meeting (with Fernando Lima).
  3.  "Process Operability." Invited seminar at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, November 2006.
  4.  “On-line Estimation of Diastereomer Composition using Raman: Differentiation in High and Low Slurry Density PLS Models.” AIChE Annual Meeting (with S. Wong and G. Botsaris).
  5.  “On-line Estimation of Diastereomeric Resolution with FBRM, Raman Spectroscopy and ATR-FTIR.” AIChE Annual Meeting (with S. Wong and G. Botsaris).  
  6.  “Operability of Multivariable Non-Square Systems.” Proceedings of ADCHEM 2006 (with Fernando Lima).
  7.  “Factors Affecting On-line Estimation of Diastereomer Composition using Raman Spectroscopy.” Proceedings of ADCHEM 2006 (with Sze Wing Wong, Gregory Botsaris, Kostas Saranteas, Roger Bakale).

2005

  1.   “Methodology for the steady-state operability analysis of plantwide systems” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 44 (20): 7770-7786 September 28, 2005 (with S. Subramanian).
  2. of the Seventh Italian Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering, Giadini di Naxos – Taormina, Italy May 15-18, 2005   

2004

  1. "Milestone report for area 7 industrial applications" Control Engineering Practice, v 12, n 1, January, 2004, p 113-119 (with McAvoy, Jounela, Patton, Perrier, and Weber)

2003

  1. "Optimal Measurement System Design for Chemical Processes"; AIChE J. 49 (6) p.1488 (2003) (with Kenneth R Muske)
  2. "Accounting for Batch Reactor Uncertainty in the Nonlinear MPC of End-Use Properties" AIChE J. 49 (5) pp.1178-1193, (2003) (with Jallel Valappil)
  3. "Control of a solution copolymerization reactor using multi-model predictive control" Chem. Engng. Sci. 58 (7) pp. 1207 -1223 (2003), (with Leyla Ozkan and Mayuresh V. Kothare)
  4. "On the operability of continuous processes" Control Engineering Practice, v 11, n 8, August, 2003, p 859-869 (with Derya Uzturk, Sivakumar Subramanian, and David R Vinson)
  5. "Evaluation of controller performance - Use of models derived by subspace identification" Int. J. of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, 17, n 7-9, 2003, p 527-552 (with Stella Bezergianni)

2002

  1. "Inherent Dynamic Operability of Processes: General Definitions and Analysis of SISO Cases" Industrial & Engineering chemistry research. 41, no. 3, (2002): 421-433 (with Derya Uztürk)
  2. "Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of End-Use Properties in Batch Reactors"; AIChE J. 48 (9) pp. 2006-2022 (2002), (with Jaleel Valappil)
  3. "Inventory Control Structures Independence of the Process Operability Index"; Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 41, pp. 3970-3983, (2002) (with David Vinson)
  4. "Reference System Model Predictive Control. 1. Continuous Time Formulation and Case Studies on Performance", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 41 (13), pp.3199 -3213 (2002) (with L. Kalra and L. C. Oliveira-Lopes)
  5. "A methodology for optimal sensor selection in chemical processes", Proceedings of the 2002 American Control Conference. 5, pp. 4274-4278, (2002) (with K. R. Muske)
  6. "A simple graphic approach for observer decomposition"; Journal of Process Control. 12 (8) pp. 857-873 (2002), (with C. T. Chang, and Y. S. Lin)

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