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SUMMARY:Mixed-Integer Fractional Programming: Models\, Algorithms\, and Ap
 plications in Process Operations\, Energy Systems\, and Sustainability - P
 rof Fengqi You\, Cornell University
DTSTART:20180525T130000Z
DTEND:20180525T143000Z
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CONTACT:Vanessa Blake
DESCRIPTION:A wide range of optimization problems arising in practical app
 lications can be formulated as mixed-integer fractional programming (MIFP)
  problems\, which combine the combinatorial difficulty of optimizing over 
 discrete variable sets with the challenges of handling the non-convex frac
 tional objective function. This talk will explore recent results on the de
 velopment of tailored global optimization algorithms to address the comput
 ational challenge of solving large-scale MIFP problems. These MIFP methods
  will be illustrated through three applications: (1) function-unit-based l
 ife cycle optimization of sustainable product systems and supply chains un
 der sustainability criterions\, (2) integrated optimization of production 
 scheduling and process dynamics of continuous multi-grade polymerization r
 eactors\, and (3) optimal design and synthesis of energy processes for the
  production of algal biofuels and bioproducts. For each application proble
 m\, we will discuss the modeling framework\, solution algorithms\, and com
 putational results.\n\n
LOCATION:Large Meeting Room (4th floor)\, Department of Chemical Engineeri
 ng and Biotechnology\, West Cambridge Site
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