WENDY ABI ASSALI - CEPAC

Meg Jianying Gao
Curriculum Vitae
February 11, 2005
Local Address
Work Address
6-350 Erb St.
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 1W6
University of Waterloo
519. 729-8206
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1
519. 888-4567 ext. 5675
Email address: j5gao@engmail.uwaterloo.ca
1. Education
[1] Ph.D., 2004, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo. Thesis title: “Robust Control Design of
Gain-scheduled Controllers for Nonlinear Processes”. Supervisor: Dr. Hector M. Budman. Courses in Model Identification,
Robust Control, Multivariable and Nonlinear Control, Statistics, Biotechnology, Polymerization and Polymer Properties.
[2] M.A.Sc., 2000, Department of Chemical Engineering, DaLian University of Technology, DaLian, China. Thesis title:
“Design of fuzzy RBF (radial basis function) neural network controllers based on genetic algorithms”. Supervisor: Dr.
Xiaolin Zhou. Courses in Intelligent Control, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, and Genetic Algorithms.
[3] B.A.Sc., 1997, Department of Chemical Engineering, DaLian University of Technology, DaLian, China.
[4] Certificate, 2004, “Basic training in animal cell cultivation and bioreactor operation”, Biotechnology Research Institute,
Montreal, Canada.
2. Areas of Interest
[1] Mathematical Modeling of Nonlinear Processes: emphasis on process nonlinearity and model-process mismatch, and the
impact on performance degradation;
[2] High Performance Process Controller Design: application of robust control theory to advanced control techniques,
including Model Predictive Control (MPC), gain-scheduled control;
[3] Intelligent control and optimization: neural network, fuzzy logic control genetic algorithm (GA);
[4] Application of process control and optimization strategies to biopharmaceutical processes.
3. Employment Experience
[1] Sept. 2004- Aug. 2005. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, and Sanofi Pasteur Limited, ON. Project:
“Development of a Hybrid Control Strategy for Optimal MAb Production by Hybridoma Culture”.
[2] Sept. 2000-Aug. 2004, Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON. Project:
“Robust Control Design of Gain-scheduled Controllers for Nonlinear Processes”.
[3] May 2001-Dec. 2003, Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Demonstrator, Courses: Chemistry for Engineers (1st year,
ChE102), Chemical Engineering Concepts 2 (1st year, ChE 101), Probability and Statistics (2nd year, ChE 22), Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON.
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4. Publications
[1] Gao J. and H. M. Budman. Design of robust gain-scheduled PI controllers Journal of Process Control. (accepted for
publication, February, 2005).
[2] Gao J. and H. M. Budman. Reducing conservatism in the design of a robust gain-scheduled controller for nonlinear
chemical processes. International Journal of Control, 2004, Vol.77, No.11, 1060-1061.
[3] Gao J. and H. M. Budman. Design of sub-optimal robust gain-scheduled PI controllers, ADCHEM 2003 (International
Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes), Hong Kong, China. January 11-14, 2004.
5. Presentations
[1] Robust Control Design of Gain-scheduled Controllers for Nonlinear Processes. PSE (Process Systems Engineering)
meeting, University of Waterloo, Ontario. Feb. 25, 2005.
[2] Modeling and Control of Nonlinear Processes. Aventis Pasteur Limited, Toronto, Ontario. June 6, 2004.
[3] Control nonlinear processes: a robust gain-scheduled model predictive control approach. 1st Meeting on Nonlinear
Control Theory and its Applications, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. May 5-6, 2004.
[4] Conservatism reduction for robust controller design for nonlinear chemical processes. 53rd Canadian Society for
Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Conference, Hamilton, Ontario. October 26-29, 2003.
[5] Reducing conservatism of gain-scheduling PI controllers. Annual Meeting on Statistics, Control, and Optimization of
Ontario Chemical Engineering Departments, Ottawa, Ontario. June 2-3, 2003.
[6] Design of sub-optimal robust gain-scheduled controllers. 3rd Annual UW Graduate Student Research Conference,
University of Waterloo, Ontario. April 2-5, 2003.
[7] Analysis of robustness of gain-scheduling controllers for nonlinear chemical processes. 52nd Canadian Society for
Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Conference, Vancouver, BC. October 20-23, 2002.
[8] Robustness synthesis of gain-scheduling PI controllers using LMIs. Annual Meeting on Statistics, Control, and
Optimization of Ontario Chemical Engineering Departments, Waterloo, Ontario. May 30-31, 2002.
[9] Robust stability and performance analysis of robust gain-scheduling controllers for nonlinear chemical processes. 2nd
Annual UW Graduate Student Research Conference, University of Waterloo, Ontario. April 1-5, 2002.
6. Awards
[1] 2001-2004, Graduate Research Assistantship, CND$16,500/year, NSERC.
[2] 2004, Faculty of Engineering Women’s Incentive Scholarship, CND$1,000, University of Waterloo.
[3] 2004, Faculty of Engineering Entrance Fund Scholarship, CND$1,000, University of Waterloo.
[4] 2001-2004, Graduate Student Scholarship (4 times), CND$1,000/year, University of Waterloo.
[5] 2000-2001, Entrance Scholarship, CND$5,000, University of Waterloo.
[6] 1997, DuPont Scholarship, DuPont Scholarship Foundation in DaLian University of Technology, DaLian, China.
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