Research: Projects
Research: Projects
Current research projects
As a member
Valorization of CO2 waste streams into polyester for a sustainable circular textile industry (THREADING-CO2)
(specific objective) WP5: Development of modular learning resources
Team: Farbrics, UAntwerpen, Tecnalia, LUT University, Aimplas, CiaoTech, DITF, Lappeenranta, DigioTouch, Faurecia, Naldeo, THX SurePure BV, LTDC
Funding: European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)
2023-2026
Data analysis in chemical recovery boilers from kraft pulp mills in the context of digital transformation
Team: UFMG, LUT University, USP
2022-2023
XAI-based software-defined energy networks via packetized management for fossil fuel-free next-generation of industrial cyber-physical systems (X-SDEN)
Team: LUT University, Aalto University
Funding: Academy of Finland
2022-2026
Hydrogen and carbon value chains in green electrification (HYGCEL)
Team: LUT, Other Universities, Companies
Funding: Business Finland
2021-2024
Installation of a causticizing pilot plant for green liquor with control and industrial automation infrastructure for educational purposes
Team: UFMG (Dept of Chemical Eng, Dept of Electronics Eng, and Dept of Sanitary and Environmental Eng)
Funding: UFMG
Ref: Call PROGRAD/UFMG PALEG 01/2021
2021-
Past research projects
As coordinator
Continuous chemical process monitoring via machine learning
Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Ref.: Call PRPq/UFMG 04/2022
2022-2023 (not executed)
Energy efficiency monitoring of multiple effect evaporation systems in kraft pulp mills
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Foundation (FAPEMIG)
Ref.: Call PRPq/UFMG 09/2021
2021-2022
Fault detection in continuous chemical processes: An approach via statistical moments
Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Ref.: Call PRPq/UFMG 05/2021
2021-2022
Construction of a computational model of a multiple-effect evaporation system of a kraft pulp mill
Objective: Modeling and sensitivity analysis study (scenario analysis) of a multiple-effect evaporation system of a kraft pulp mill in Brazil.
Team: Cenibra, UFMG, UFV
Funding: CENIBRA (Celulose Nipo-Brasileira SA)
2021-2022
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Classification of SO2 emissions through artificial neural networks
Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Ref.: Call PRPq/UFMG 03/2020
2020-2021
Fault detection in continuous chemical processes: An unsupervised learning approach
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Foundation (FAPEMIG)
Ref.: Call PRPq/UFMG 04/2018
2019-2020
Fault detection in continuous chemical processes: A dimensionality reduction approach
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Foundation (FAPEMIG)
Ref.: Call PRPq/UFMG 05/2017
2018-2019
Detection of abrupt and incipient faults in shell and tube heat exchangers
Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Ref.: Call 001/2013/PROPE_PIBIC/CNPq/UFSJ, 2013-2014
Process monitoring using a hidden Markov model based approach
Brazil-Portugal (U. of Coimbra) bilateral project, 2011
Detection and diagnosis systems for abnormal situations based on statistical and computational intelligence techniques
Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Ref.: 482455/2010-1, 2010-2012
Monitoring of abnormal situations in chemical systems with hidden Markov models
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Foundation (FAPEMIG)
Ref.: APQ-02544-09, 2009-2011
Comparative study of fault detection and diagnosis systems in control valves
Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Ref.: Call 002/2009/PROPE_PIBIC/CNPq/UFSJ, 2009-2010
As a member
Graduation Follow-Up Project - Chemical Engineering Department / UFMG
Team: Professors in the Chemical Engineering Department
Funding: UFMG
Ref: Call PROGRAD/UFMG 03/2021
2022-2023
Team: Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT), Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Research and Education Laboratory in Information Technologies (AIT), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University of Oulu (UOulu), Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo (SEAT), UFMG
Funding: CHIST-ERA
2019-2023
Artificial intelligence applied to customer relationship
Team: Cemig, Radix, UFMG
Funding: National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) / Cemig
2019-2021
Challenges of the digital transformation of electric power companies, through the application of disruptive technologies, seeking the benefits and mitigating the socio-economic and cultural aspects, that can be generated with the application of robotization in large scale
Team: EDP Brazil, Ernst Young (EY) Brazil, USP, UFMG
Funding: National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) / EDP Brazil
2017-2020
Pulp, paper and biorefinery modeling and flowsheeting
Objective: Dynamic modeling and simulation of unit operations of the Kraft pulp mill process.
Team: USP, FEI and UNICAMP, UFMG, Klabin and FATEB, UFPR
2017-
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