B.Sc., M.Sc. (BUET), M.Sc. (Calgary), PhD (Alberta), P.Eng.

• Department Head, Process Engineering
• Professor

Contact Information

Ph: 709-864-6749
Em: simtiaz[at]mun.ca
Office: IIC3021

Expertise

• Process System
• Safety and Risk
• Simulation

Research Interests

Process Monitoring, Process Control, Modelling and Simulation

Personal Profile

I come from a chemical engineering background with a master’s degree in environmental engineering and a PhD in process control.

I joined the Faculty of Engineering at Memorial University in March 2010 as an assistant professor in the process engineering discipline.

From 2006 to until joining Memorial University I was working as a staff consultant in the Advanced Process Control group at Aspen Technology. I implemented advanced control solutions to a wide range of industries including different units (CDU, HDS, FCC) of refineries, Ethylene Plant, Methanol Plant and other Petro-Chemical plants.

Publications

For publications, please click the following link

‪Syed Imtiaz - ‪Google Scholar

Research Highlights

My research goal is to maximize yield while maintaining safe operation in processing industries. Currently I am working on developing advanced monitoring and control tools. I am using multivariate statistical tools and Bayesian belief network for complex reasoning and online diagnosis of process faults. In an Imperial Oil funded project I am working on modeling and simulation of Hydrogen Desulfurization process. I am also applying advanced control theories to automate managed pressure drilling (MPD) systems.

My research is motivated by practical problems and finds its application to two key areas relevant to this province: offshore oil and gas, and mineral processing. I have published more than thirty peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.