Nitin Padhiyar
Department : Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
● Process optimization and control
● Multi-objective optimization (MOO)
● Genetic algorithms
● Dynamic optimization
● Model predictive control (MPC)
● MOO based MPC
Professional Summary
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Sep 2023 to Present)
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (Apr 2009 to Sep 2023)
Research Engineer, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), Indian Corporate Research (INCRC), Bangalore (Sep 2007 – Sep 2008)
Publications
1. Md Zafar Ahmed and N. Padhiyar*, 2021. Comparative Study of the Optimal Operation of Methane Reforming Process in Cylindrical and Spherical Reactors using Multi-Objective Optimization, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46 (10): 7060–72.
2. S. Amin, P. Dayal and N. Padhiyar, 2020. Process design of batch reactors using multi-objective optimization for synthesis of butylated urea formaldehyde resins, Computers and Chemical Engineering. 140, 1-11.
3. Md Zafar Ahmed and N. Padhiyar, 2020. Multi objective optimization of a tri-reforming process with the maximization of H2 production and minimization of CO2 emission & power loss, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45, 22480-22491.
4. S. Shirude and N. Padhiyar, 2019. Optimal Grade Transition of a Non-Isothermal Continuous Reactor with Multi-Objective Dynamic Optimization Approach, Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 147, 63-72.
5. A. Markana, N. Padhiyar and K. Moudgalya, 2018, Multi-criterion control of a bioprocess in fed-batch reactor using EKF based economic model predictive control, Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 136, 282-294.
6. N. Patel, N. Padhiyar, 2017, Multi-Objective Dynamic Optimization Study of Fed-Batch Bio-Reactor, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 119, 160-170.
Complete List of Publications