1. Optimization and Advanced Process Control
Study on various industrial process optimization theory and technology, predictive control and other advanced control algorithms, computer network management and information integration.
2. Modeling and Soft Measurement Techniques
Study on modeling approaches via mechanism analysis and multi-variable system identification; soft measurement techniques aimed at the key parameters in industrial process using statistics, neural networks and estimation theory etc.
3. Intelligent Control and Neural Network Techniques
Study on the approaches of intelligent control including fuzzy control, adaptive control, expert system, genetic algorithms, and applications of neural networks in modeling, signal processing and soft sensing.
4. Microscopic Quality Control for Polymerization Processes
Study on microscopic quality system modeling and control strategy consisting of pattern recognition and expert system for on-line quality control in polymerization processes.
5. Intelligent Measurement and Optimal Control for Complex Industrial Process
Study on theories and techniques of intelligent measurement in complex industrial process, soft sensing techniques and the development of intelligent measurement & control system based on network, information obtaining and processing in the intelligent measurement & control system.
6. Networked Measuring Techniques and Intelligent Measurement & Control System
Study on methods of networked measuring techniques and its application in complex industrial process, integration methods of intelligent measurement & control system based on network techniques and its application.
7. Intelligent Monitoring, Measurement and Safety Warning Techniques Of Complex System
Study on theories and techniques of intelligent monitoring and measurement of complex system, methods of system fault modeling and property intelligent detection, development and application of safety warning system.
8. New Type Sensor
Study on theories and techniques of new type sensor，its development and application.
9. Field Bus Technology
Study on techniques of intelligent instruments and system based on bus technology including FF，HART，its development and application.
10. Intelligent Instrument Technology
Study on theories and techniques of instrument，and its development and application.
11. Virtual Instrument Technology
Study on theories and techniques of virtual instrument and its system in multi-parameter measurement，and techniques of virtual instrument and its system based on network.
12. Industrial Process Real-Time Monitoring, Control and Management Information System
Study on techniques of real-time data acquisition, communication and processing, integration methods and development techniques of industrial process real-time monitoring, control and management information system based on network.
13. Artificial Intelligence Theories and Application
Study on the theories and techniques of artificial intelligence, neural networks, and theirs applications in the process modeling, optimization and control, study on rough set, fuzzy theory, knowledge discovery and data mining in the database.
14. Computer Aided Test Technology(CAT) and Embedded System
Study on the CAT techniques, test system for analogue linear integrated circuit, data acquisition and control system. For the embedded system, study on system software structure of real-time operating system (RTOS), real-time algorithms of RTOS and embedded system application, etc.
15. MIS System
Study on the network MIS system and information security.
16. Software Test and Software Reliability
Study on data automatic generation methods in software test, software reliability evaluation and methods of software test data generation based on embedded system.
17. Software Test and Software Reliability
Study on the theories and technologies of modern spectrum analysis, adaptive signal processing, radar imaging and digital signal processor application.
18. Simulation Technology of Process System
Study on the modeling methods by mechanism for the process in petrochemical, oil refining, oil field, etc. Develop the operator training system oriented to the overall process, the simulation systems for education, the simulation platform of control system, the universal object-oriented simulation platform and the dynamic simulation of chemical industry processes.
19. Safety Engineering
Study on the method of safety evaluation – HAZOP, the technique for assessing industrial hazards by quantitative risk evaluation - DOW/World Bank, the method of risk based inspection – RBI, the analysis and design of layers of protection – LOPA, and the safety integrity – SIL.
20. Computer Intelligent Safety Evaluation Technology
Study on the modeling and inference method based on deep-knowledge such as SDG, and combining with the main hazard analysis (MHA) and layers of protection analysis (LOPA) to analyze hazard and operability of auto-running.
21. Fault Diagnosis Technology Based on Deep-knowledge Model
Study on the fault diagnosis methods based on deep-knowledge model, and develop the fault diagnosis software platform combining with the fault diagnosis method based on historical databases, such as quantitative trend analysis, neural network, fuzzy set and rough set etc.
22. Information Guideline of Abnormal Situation
Study on the technology of modeling and real-time inference based on qualitative and semi quantitative deep-knowledge for evaluating abnormal situation, supporting the operator implement decision with failure cause, current risk and settlement evaluation.
23. Process Safety Management
Study on the integral management system for recognizing, evaluating, releasing and preventing the safety accident caused by process, operation and device etc. in petrochemical enterprises.
24. Applied Cryptography and Network Safety
Study on the following fields: design, security analysis, simulation & evaluation for cryptographic protocol; self-organized network security technology, designing authentication protocol and key management program for Adhoc network; application of trusted computing technology in self-organized network security and authentication; elliptic curve digital signature algorithm and its application; wireless heterogeneous network security, including methods of accessing to authentication, key management framework, and so on.
