Preliminary Program subject to change
10C08 Poster Session: Recent Developments in Computers in Operations and Information Processing
OverviewPosters are solicited in the general area of process systems and operations. Topics of interest include but are not limited to optimization methods and case studies/applications, data analysis (algorithms and applications), supply chain management, Dynamic simulation, operation under uncertainty, use of IT in process operations and monitoring of chemical and biological processes in general. Contributions from industry and applications to new problems are particularly welcome.
Primary SponsorComputers in Operations and Information Processing (10c)

Chair

Miguel J. Bagajewicz
Professor
The University of Oklahoma
The Energy Center, 100 E. Boyd, Room T-335
Norman, OK 73019-0628
Phone Number: 405-325-5458
Fax Number: 405-325-5813
Email: bagajewicz@ou.edu

CoChair

Matt H. Bassett
Senior Scientist
Dow AgroSciences
9330 Zionsville Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone Number: (317)337-3891
Fax Number: (317)337-3628
Email: mhbassett@dow.com
Scheduling Chemical Transshipment Operations in Maritime Transportation
Cheng Huang and I.A. Karimi, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
Optimal Supply Chain of Light Aromatic Compounds
Chuei-Tin Chang and Dong-Hsiung Kuo, Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan, Taiwan
Heuristic Decomposition Methods for Complex Sequential Industrial Scheduling Problems
Pedro Castro1, Carlos Mendez2, Ignacio E. Grossmann3, Iiro Harjunkoski4 and Marco Fahl4, (1)Department of Process Modeling and Simulation, INETI, Lisbon, Portugal, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politecnica Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (4)Corporate Research, ABB, Ladenburg, Germany
Improved Genetic Algorithms for Deterministic Optimization and Optimization under Uncertainty
Weiyu Xu, Center for Uncertain Systems, Tools for Optimization and Management (CUSTOM), Vishwamitra Research Institute, 34 Cass Ave., Westmont, IL 60559 and Urmila Diwekar, Center for Uncertain Systems: Tools for Optimization and Management (CUSTOM), Vishwamitra Research Institute, Westmont, IL 60559
Strategy for the Diagnosis of a Biological Nutrient Removal Plant Using Projection Methods
Daniel Aguado1, Manuel Zarzo2, Aurora Seco3 and Jose Ferrer1, (1)Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Environment, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera, s/n, Valencia, 46020, Spain, (2)Applied Statistics, Operations Research and Quality, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera, s/n, Valencia, 46022, Spain, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Valencia, Doctor Moliner, 50, Burjassot (Valencia), 46100, Spain
Coordinating Production and Transport Scheduling in Scm through Rigorous and Heuristic-Based Methods
Anna Bonfill, Carlos Mendez, Antonio Espuña and Luis Puigjaner, Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - ETSEIB, Diagonal, 647, Barcelona, E-08028, Spain
Optimising Fruit Cultivars Irrigation Via a Hierarchical Partitioning Method
C. Esther Van Cauwenberghe and J. Alberto Bandoni, Planta Piloto de Ingeniría Química (PLAPIQUI - CONICET), Cno La Carrindanga Km 7, Bahía Blanca, 8000, Argentina
Probability Model-Based Analysis of Tumor Vasculature Data
Babatunde A. Ogunnaike1, Claudio A. Gelmi1, Amos Folarin2, Sylvia Nagl2 and Moritz A. Konerding3, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Colburn Lab, Newark, DE 19716, (2)Department of Oncology, Royal Free Hospital & University College Medical School, Roland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, United Kingdom, (3)Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Strategic Investment Planning in the Pulp and Paper Industry Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming
Jerker Björkqvist, Computer Science, Department of Chemical Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Lemminkäinenk. 14 B, Turku, Finland and Janne Roslöf, Information technology, Turku Polytechnic, Sepänkatu 1, Turku, Finland
Production Planning and Scheduling Practices in the Pharmaceutical and Specialty Chemical Industries
Demetri P. Petrides, INTELLIGEN, INC., 2326 Morse Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 and Charles Siletti, INTELLIGEN, INC., 700 Walton Ave., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Web-Based Integrated Modeling for the Safety, Health, and Environment Management in Chemical Process
Kyounghoon Han, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 414-ho, 311-dong, San 56-1, Shillim-dong, Kwanka-gu, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea, Sung Joon Ahn, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Shillim-dong, Kwanka-gu, Seoul, 151-744, Ku Hwoi Kim, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University, 3574 TAMU, TX 77843-3574, Dongil Peter Shin, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Myongji University, Nam-Dong, Yongin, 449-728, South Korea and En Sup Yoon, Scool of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Shillim-dong, Kwanka-gu, Seoul, 151-744, Korea
A Study of Differential Evolution and Tabu Search for Benchmark and Phase Stability Problems
Srinivas Mekapati, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,National University of Singapore, 10, Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Singapore, 119260, Singapore and Gade P. Rangaiah, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,National University of Singapore, 10, Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Singapore, 119260, Singapore
Developments in Computer-Aided Modelling
Heinz Preisig, Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway
Automata as Fault-Detection Algorithms
Heinz Preisig, Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway
Optimal Scheduling of Tanker Lightering Operations
Cheng Huang and I.A. Karimi, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
Optimum Waste Interception with Energy Integration Targets
Ahmad A. Hamad, Chemical Engineering, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
Crystal Structure Determination from X-Ray Diffraction Data Using Triplet and Quartet Invariants
Alexander B. Smith and Nick Sahinidis, University of Illinois, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
Towards a Novel Optimisation Approach with Simultaneous Knowledge Acquisition for Distributed Computing Environments
Patrick Linke1, Antonis C Kokossis2 and Siyu Yang2, (1)University of Surrey, Process & Information Systems Engineering, School of Engineering, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK, (2)Process & Information Systems Engineering, University of Surrey, Process & Information Systems Engineering, School of Engineering, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Optimized Routing Methodology for Hazardous Materials Transportation
Yuanhua QIAO, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A & M University, 3122 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3122, Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering, College Station, TX 77843-3122 and M. Sam Mannan, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University, 3122 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Symbolic Regression for Synthesis of Local Thermo-Physical Models
Ying Zhang, Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620 and Aydin Sunol, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620
Optimal Design of Batch-Storage Network under Random Failures and Waste Treatment Processes
Gyeongbeom Yi, Pukyong National University, Department of Chemical Engineering, San 100, Yongdang-Dong, Nam-Gu, Busan, 608-739, Korea and Gintaras Victor Reklaitis, Purdue University, School of Chemical Engineering, 1283 Chemical Engineering Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Development of a Feasibility Index for Bioprocess under Uncertainty
Hyunkee Kim, Josh M. P. King, Nigel J. Titchener-Hooker and Yuhong Zhou, Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom
The Role of Wavelet Denoising in Improving Reconciliation and Interpretation in Plant Performance Analysis
Patrick R. Hinkle and Dr. Colin S. Howat, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, 1530 W. 15th St., Room 4132, Lawrence, KS 66045-7609

Computing and Systems Technology Division