Bhushan Gopaluni
Professor, UBC Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning
bhushan.gopaluni@ubc.ca
Home department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Website: UBC Data Analytics and Intelligent Systems Lab
Research Interests
- Data Analytics
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- Optimization and Control
Current Research Projects
- Deep Learning for Process Control: Inspired by the recent successes of deep learning in computer vision and natural language processing, our group is exploring deep reinforcement learning (DRL) as a model-free and maintenance-free framework for process control in industrial settings. Recent work that we’ve published shows promising results for DRL in terms of setpoint tracking performance and adaptability, but there are still many fundamental questions left to explore, including sample efficiency (big data is not always good data), stability guarantees, interpretability and computational challenges. Ultimately, we are interested in the development of smart plants and advanced controllers that can provide a high level of safety and reliability for the industry.
- Development of Smart Plants and Intelligent Processes