Principal Investigator

Dr. Zukui Li
Professor

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Alberta
13th Floor DICE building, Room 13-271
9211 116 St NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6G1H9, Canada

Phone: 780.492.1107   
Fax: 780.492.2881   
Email: zukui@ualberta.ca

Students

Devavrat Thosar
(PhD)



Zhongyu Zhang
(PhD)



Adrian Enrique Paredes Bozzo
(MSc)



Chenjun Kong
(MSc)



Wenhao Yu
(PhD)



Qingqiang Meng
(Visiting PhD)



Jing Liao
(Visiting PhD)



Lu Qiao
(Visiting PhD)



Former group members

    PhD students
  • Sanjula Kammammettu, PhD student, 2019.09 - 2024.5
    Thesis: Applications of Optimal Transport Theory to Process Optimization and Monitoring
  • Shu-Bo Yang, PhD student, 2019.09 - 2023.05
    Thesis: Data-Driven Optimization under Uncertainty
  • Anjana Thimmaiah Puliyanda, PhD student, 2017.09 - 2022.01
    Thesis: Machine learning-based monitoring of complex reactive systems
  • Gokul Subraveti, PhD student, 2017.09 - 2021.09
    Thesis: Machine learning-based design and techno-economic assessments of adsorption processes for CO2 capture
  • Said Rahal, PhD student, 2016.09 - 2021.04
    Thesis: Decision Rules for Optimization under Uncertainty: Algorithms, Advances, and Applications
  • Farough Motamed Nasab, PhD student, 2016.09 - 2020.10
    Thesis: Multistage Stochastic Optimization Under Exogenous and Endogenous Uncertainty
  • Hossein Shahandeh, PhD student, 2014.09 - 2018.09
    Thesis: Optimal design, operation and development of oil sands upgrading plants
  • B M Sirajeel Arifin, PhD student, 2012.09 - 2018.01
    Thesis: Fault detection, isolation and remediation of real processes
  • Yuan Yuan, PhD student, 2012.09 - 2017.06
    Thesis: Process Data Rectification and Process Optimization with Uncertainty

    • MSc and MEng students
  • Abdelmoniem Abomosalam, MEng student, 2024.12 - 2025.05
    Thesis: Process Design and Simulation of Methanol Synthesis from Natural Gas Reforming
  • Ashish Pal, MEng student, 2023.09 - 2024.01
    Thesis: Study to Represent Chemical Processes Using Model-Driven Engineering and Simulation for Chemical Operations
  • Iryna Roever, MEng student, 2022.09 - 2023.04
    Thesis: Optimization of Natural Gas Pipeline Networks by Minimization of Fuel Consumption
  • Zhongyu Zhang, MSc student, 2021.09 - 2022.12
    Thesis: Modeling and Control for Renal Anemia Treatment with Erythropoietin Using Physics-Informed Neural Network
  • Enze Yan, MEng student, 2020.09 - 2021.12
    Thesis: Research on a multiproduct pipeline scheduling model based on time window
  • Chaitanya Manchikatla, MSc student, 2019.09 - 2022.01
    Thesis: Optimization and control of heat exchanger network under uncertainty
  • Aristarchus Gnanasekar, MSc student, 2019.01 - 2021.06
    Thesis: Modelling and control of hemodialysis systems for better treatment management of Chronic Kidney Disease patients
  • Yashas Mohankumar, MSc student, 2017.09 - 2019.11
    Thesis: Steam allocation optimization and control for SAGD process
  • Sanjula Kammammettu, MSc student, 2017.09 - 2019.7
    Thesis: Nonlinear Robust Optimal Design and Operation of Effluent Treatment Systems
  • Rosaline Tanugraha, MEng student, 2017.09 - 2018.12
    Thesis: Optimization Model for Surface Mining Haul Truck Allocation Considering Uncertainty in Shovel Idle Probability
  • Nirwair Singh, MSc student, 2016.09 - 2018.05
    Thesis: Hemoglobin modeling and simulation for anemia management in chronic kidney disease
  • Jayson McAllister, MSc student, 2015.09 - 2017.09
    Thesis: Modeling and control of hemoglobin for anemia management in chronic kidney disease
  • Wenhan Shen, MSc student, 2014.09 - 2016.11
    Thesis: Chance Constrained Model Predictive Control and Application to SAGD Process
  • Ruomu Tan, MSc student, 2013.09 - 2015.12
    Thesis: Data-driven Modelling For Process Identification with Flat-topped Gaussian Uncertainty
  • Zhuangzhi Li, MSc student, 2013.09 - 2015.08
    Thesis: Chance Constrained Optimization with Robust and Sampling Approximation
  • Shahed Rahim, MSc student, 2012.09 - 2015.01
    Thesis: Reservoir Geological Uncertainty Reduction and Its Applications in Reservoir Development Optimization

    • Visiting researchers
  • Shuofan Li, Visiting PhD student, 2024.08-2025.08
  • Linwei Ye, Visiting PhD student, 2024.01-2025.01
  • Ziyun Yuan, Visiting PhD student, 2023.10-2024.10
  • Yilin Shi, Visiting PhD student, 2023.09-2024.09
  • Lei Shih, Visiting MSc student, 2023.07-2023.12
  • Chengkai Zhang, Visiting PhD student, 2022.11-2023.11
  • Chengcheng Cui, Visiting PhD student, 2021.09 - 2022.08
  • Bo Yang, Visiting Professor, 2021.09 - 2022.08
  • Zhiping Fan, Visiting PhD student, 2019.09 - 2020.10
  • Na Li, Visiting Professor, 2018.05 - 2019.04
  • Jia Ren, Visiting Professor, 2015.07 - 2016.07
  • Zihao Wang, Visiting PhD student, 2014.10 - 2015.03

    • Undergraduate students
  • Zihan Zuo, 2024.6-2024.8
  • Adrian Enrique Paredes Bozzo, 2023.12-2024.3
  • Juzheng Bai, 2023.9-2023.12
  • Crystal Shi, 2023.9-2023.12
  • Shruthi Sridhar, 2023.5-2023.8
  • Jocelyn Huang, 2022.5 - 2022.8
  • Srivathsan Badrinarayanan, 2022.5 - 2022.8
  • Ethan Agena, 2021.1 - 2021.4
  • Reeby Joshi Puthur, 2020.1 - 2020.4
  • Minghao Xue, 2019.7 - 2019.8
  • Andy Wong, 2018.5 - 2018.8
  • Jessie Wang, 2018.1 - 2018.4
  • Malfrine Das, 2017.5 - 2017.8
  • Obaid Latif Madni, 2016.9 - 2016.12
  • Alvia Shafeeq, 2016.9 - 2016.12
  • Frost Xu, UARE program, 2016.7 - 2016.10
  • Madhav Mantri, UARE program, 2016.5 - 2016.8
  • Qiu Jun Liu, 2015.9 - 2015.12
  • Min Zhou, UARE program, 2015.8 - 2015.11
  • Jinyue Hu, UARE program, 2014.9 - 2014.12
  • Megha Panda, MITACS Globalink program, 2014.05 - 2014.08