I
graduated
from
my
BASc
program
at
the
University
of
Waterloo
in
2015.
During
my
BASc,
I
had
an
interest
in
MATLAB
and
process
control.
I
started
my
MASc
in
the
fall
of
2015,
researching
process
optimization/scheduling,
and
received
the
Ontario
Graduate
Scholarship
(OGS)
for
my
high
academic
standing.
My
current
research
is
on
integrated
optimization
of
design,
control,
and
scheduling.
Traditional
methods
are
insufficient
at
providing
robust
optimal
solutions
that
remain
feasible
under
disturbances
and
uncertainty.
Our
proposed
framework
uses
a
two-stage
iterative
algorithm,
which
returns
the
optimal
design,
control,
and
scheduling
determined
for
the
worst-case
scenario
of
disturbance
and
uncertainty.
This
approach
has
been
applied
to
a
typical
CSTR
system,
and
the
results
show
that
this
can
be
a
promising
method
for
complete
process
optimization.
Thesis: Optimization
Algorithms
for
Integration
of
Design,
Control,
and
Scheduling
for
Chemical
Processes
Subject
to
Disturbances
and
Uncertainty
