Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Process Systems Engineering，(Ministry of Education) was approved by the Ministry of Education in 2007. The Center aims to research the key scientific and engineering technology issues such as whole process modeling and simulation, digital twin, operation optimization, intelligent control and safety engineering that restrict the development of industrial process, on the basis of the comprehensive utilization of system engineering theory and method, artificial intelligence, control science and engineering, chemical engineering, computer science and technology and other interdisciplinary technologies, and carry out independent technological innovation to explore new technologies and methods of modern process system engineering, and achieve new breakthroughs in strengthening, optimizing, safety, energy saving and consumption reduction of production process and intelligent engineering; Develop intelligent modeling, optimization and safety control system and integration platform with independent intellectual property rights and intelligent organization that is suitable for China’s national conditions, and plan, coordinate, control and manage the production process, to achieve stable production, high quality, high yield and high benefit; Cultivate national-level backbone talents in the field of scientific research, technology research and development and engineering application in the field of intelligent engineering, and provide technical support and application demonstration projects for process industry enterprises. The Center has now the technological advantages in computational intelligence, intelligent modeling, advanced control, intelligent optimization, fault diagnosis and alarm management, multi-sensor fusion and intelligent detection, energy efficiency evaluation and system optimization, virtual reality and emergency rescue, etc., research and develop the practical software system driven by artificial intelligence, and carry out technology transfer, transformation and engineering popularization and application to produce a significant economic and social benefits, establish a distinctive important position among the same industry in the domestic and foreign market. The Center is widely praised by the domestic and foreign counterparts.

Director of the Center: Zhu Qunxiong, Ph.D., Professor, Ph.D. supervisor

The members of the Acceptance Panel include: Sun Youxian, Professor of Zhejiang University, Academician of Chinese Academy of engineering and Director of National Engineering Research Center of industrial automation, Chen Bingzhen, Professor of Tsinghua University and academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Gui Weihua, Professor of Central South University, academician of Chinese Academy of engineering, Director of Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of Nonferrous Metallurgy Automation, Huang Biao, Professor of the University of Alberta, Academician of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Professor of Changjiang Scholars, Ministry of Education, Liu Fei, Professor of Jiangnan University and director of Key Laboratory of Advanced Process Control of Light Industry of Ministry of education, Qi Xuezhong, professor level senior engineer and President of Yingke Information Technology Co., Ltd, Gu Xiangbai, professor level senior engineer, deputy chief economist and doctoral supervisor of Sinopec Refining Engineering Company. 

The structure of the center:

·Institute of Computer Application

·Data Science and Engineering Research Center

·Intelligent Engineering Research Room

·Beihua High-Tech Food Safety Big Data Research Institute

·Beihua-Aikesai Intelligent Monitoring Joint Research Center

·Technical Committee