Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering   |  Faculty of Engineering   |   University of Alberta

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)



Abdelmoniem Abomosalam
(MEng)



Shuofan Li
(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
  • 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
  • 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