Machine learning & conventional approaches to process control & optimization: Industrial applications & perspectives

DB Raven, Y Chikkula, KM Patel, AH Al Ghazal… - Computers & Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Technologies based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
concepts are advancing at a rapid pace. The new paradigms are challenging the status-quo …

Advances in modeling analysis for multi-parameter bioreactor process control

X Lin, K Li, C Wu, C Zhang, G Zhang, X Huo - … and Bioprocess Engineering, 2025 - Springer
The multi-parameter intricate process control of bioreactor systems poses an urgent
challenge to cell culture. It is feasible to simulate and analyze the implications of each …

Reinforcement Learning for Process Control: Review and Benchmark Problems

J Park, H Jung, JW Kim, JM Lee - International Journal of Control …, 2025 - Springer
The success of reinforcement learning (RL) combined with deep neural networks has led to
the development of numerous RL algorithms that have demonstrated remarkable …

Control-Informed Reinforcement Learning for Chemical Processes

M Bloor, A Ahmed, N Kotecha, M Mercangöz… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This work proposes a control-informed reinforcement learning (CIRL) framework that
integrates proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control components into the architecture of …

Expensive deviation-correction drilling trajectory planning: A constrained multi-objective Bayesian optimization with feasibility-oriented bi-objective acquisition function

J Xu, X Chen, Y Zhou, M Zhang, W Cao… - Control Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
While conducting large-depth vertical drilling, correcting well trajectory deviations is a critical
and challenging task. Designing a feasible deviation-correction trajectory becomes an …

Towards a machine learning operations (MLOps) soft sensor for real-time predictions in industrial-scale fed-batch fermentation

B Metcalfe, JC Acosta-Pavas… - Computers & Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Real-time predictions in fermentation processes are crucial because they enable continuous
monitoring and control of bioprocessing. However, the availability of online measurements is …

Adaptive soft sensor using stacking approximate kernel based BLS for batch processes

J Zhao, M Yang, Z Xu, J Wang, X Yang, X Wu - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
To deal with the highly nonlinear and time-varying characteristics of Batch Process, a model
named adaptive stacking approximate kernel based broad learning system is proposed in …

[HTML][HTML] Safe, visualizable reinforcement learning for process control with a warm-started actor network based on PI-control

EH Bras, TM Louw, SM Bradshaw - Journal of Process Control, 2024 - Elsevier
The adoption of reinforcement learning (RL) in chemical process industries is currently
hindered by the use of black-box models that cannot be easily visualized or interpreted as …

Switching probabilistic slow feature extraction for semisupervised industrial inferential modeling

C Jiang, X Peng, B Huang, W Zhong - Journal of Process Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Predicting quality-relevant process variables is of paramount importance in optimizing and
controlling chemical processes. Probabilistic Slow Feature Analysis (PSFA), a potent data …

Data-driven adaptive and stable feature selection method for large-scale industrial systems

X Zhu, Y Song, P Wang, L Li, Z Fu - Control Engineering Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Data-driven modeling is a crucial technology for the real-time monitoring of large-scale
industrial systems. However, it often suffers from the redundancy of input variables, resulting …