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

   Theme Coordinators: A. Espuña   F. Boukouvala

    

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

   Theme Coordinators: A. Povoa   C. Gounaris

    

3. Safe and sustainable products by design

   • Molecular and materials systems engineering
   • Process intensification and additive manufacturing
   • Smart and agile manufacturing for the future

   Theme Coordinators: A. Bardow   F. You

    

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

   Theme Coordinators: S. Mansouri  B. Bakshi

    

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

   Theme Coordinators: J.Viell   C. Maravelias

    

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

   Theme Coordinators: F. Maréchal   F. Bezzo

    

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

   Theme Coordinators: F. Cecelja   E. Zondervan

    

8. Education and knowledge transfer

   • Interactive environments, pen science and education
   • Best practices in design education
   • Promoting systems thinking in engineering curricula

   Theme Coordinators: L. Montastruc   I. Mujtaba