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thematic areas
GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
1 Modelling and optimization for multi-scale integration
◆ Synthesis, design and optimization methods and algorithms
◆ Digital twins and data-enabled modelling
◆ Data engineering in multi-scale integration and decision support
2 Control, scheduling, and operability at the process and enterprise-level
◆ Advances in scheduling, planning, and supply chain optimization
◆ Integration of process control with data and network structures
◆ Decision making for security and resiliency
◆ Smart operations and knowledge extraction using machine learning and AI
3 Safe and sustainable products by design
◆ Molecular and materials systems engineering
◆ Process intensification and additive manufacturing ◆ Smart and agile manufacturing for the future
4 Green and sustainable processes for the circular economy
◆ Technology and process integration for circular economy ecosystems
◆ Integrated biorefineries using thermal and biochemical processes
◆ Use of waste as a feedstock: modelling and process development applications
5 Systems methods in industrial biotechnology and biomedical applications
◆ Tools and methods to expand the industrial exploitation of microbial biodiversity ◆ Simultaneous integration of strain and process design
◆ Digital twins and embedded models for autonomous bioprocesses
◆ Novel PAT instruments and biosensors for in-process monitoring
6 Multi-scale energy systems engineering (organized by the EFCE energy section)
◆ Energy efficiency and renewable energy integration
◆ Energy management and process system engineering in energy applications
◆ CO2 capture, usage and sequestration
◆ Mitigating Global Warming impact of industrial processes
◆ Water–Energy-Waste nexus, energy storage, power to renewable fuels and hydrogen
7 Sustainable supply chains and ecosystems
◆ Systems paradigms for eco-efficiency and intelligence in supply chains ◆ Social engagement and incentivization: methods and tools
◆ Urban systems engineering and social network models
◆ Life Cycle Analysis in the Digital Age
8 Education and knowledge transfer
◆ Interactive environments, pen science and education ◆ Best practices in design education
◆ Promoting systems thinking in engineering curricula
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