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Some Recent Publications (1992 - 2003)

Artificial Neural Networks

  1. Craddock, R.J., Kambhampati, C., Tham, M.T. and Warwick, K., (1998). 'A practical approach for training dynamic recurrent neural networks: use of apriori information', Proc. CONTROL'98, Swansea, UK, Sep 1-4 1998, p 324-329
  2. DiMassimo, C., Montague, G.A., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1992). 'Towards improved penicillin fermentation via artificial neural networks'. Comp. and Chemical Engineering, Vol.16, No.4, pp283
  3. Kambhampati, C., Craddock, R., Tham, M. and Warwick, K. (1998), 'Inverting recurrent neural networks for internal model control of nonlinear systems', Proc. ACC, pp975 - 979, Philadelphia
  4. Kambhampati, C., Craddock, R.J., Tham, M.T. and Warwick, K., (1998). 'Internal model control of nonlinear systems through the inversion of recurrent neural networks', Proc. 1998 IEEE Int. Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Anchorage, AK, USA, May 4-9, Vol.2, p 1361-1366
  5. Kambhampati, C., Craddock, R. J., Tham, M.T and Warwick, K. "Inverse Model Control Using Recurrent Networks," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Vol.51, pp.181-199.
  6. Kambhampati, C., Manchanda, S., del gado-Rivera, A, Green, G.G.R., Warwick, K. and Tham, M.T. (1996). 'On the relative order, inverses, and the architecture of a class of recurrent networks'. Automatica, Jan.
  7. Manchanda, S., Kambhampati, C, Tham, M.T. and Green, G.G.R. (1994). 'The Relative Order of a Class of Recurrent Networks'. Proc. IEE Conf. CONTROL'94, Uni. Warwick, March.
  8. Peel, C., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1992). 'A fast procedure for the training of neural networks'. J. Process Control, Vol.2, No.4.
  9. Swanston, D.J., Kambhampati, C., Manchanda, S., Tham, M.T. and Warwick, K. (1995), Proc. IEE Conf. Artificial Neural Networks, June, pp256-261.
  10. Wagner, M.G., Montague, G.A. and Tham, M.T. (1997). 'Neural networks for steady state modelling of an extruder'. J. Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, Vol. 11, pp375-382.
  11. Wang, Z., Di Massimo, C., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1994). 'A procedure for determining the topology of multilayer feedforward neural networks'. Neural Networks, Vol.7, No.2, pp291-300.
  12. Wang, Z., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1992). ' Multilayer feedforward neural networks: a canonical form approximation of nonlinearity'. Int. J. Control, Vol.56, No.3, pp655-672.
  13. Willis, M.J., Montague, G.A., DiMassimo, C., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1992). 'Artificial neural networks in process estimation and control'. Automatica, Vo.28, No.6, pp1181-1187.

Control

  1. Daniel, P., Cox, C.S., Tham, M.T and Lowdon, A. (1996), 'Automatic loop tuning at a water treatment plant: some implementation problems and their solutions', Proc. IEE Conf. CONTROL'96, Exeter, Sept.
  2. Corea, R., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1993). 'Deep knowledge representation by qualitative models in an intelligent process supervisory system'. Proc. 3rd IMACS Int. Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning and Decision Technologies, Barcelona, June 16-18.
  3. Corea, R., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1993). 'An application of qualitative modelling in an intelligent process supervisory system'. Proc. IEEE Conf. on Control Applications, Vancouver, Sept. 13-16.
  4. Feray-Beaumont, S., Corea, R., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1993). 'Process modelling for intelligent control'. J. Engng. Applic. Artif.l Intell., Vol.5, No.6, pp483-492.
  5. Goo, K.H.S and Tham, M.T. (1997). 'Monitoring Latent Structure Deviations for On-line Fault Diagnosis', IChemE Research Event, Nottingham.
  6. Kambhampati, C., Tham, M.T., Montague, G.A. and Morris, A.J. (1992). 'Optimising control of fermentation processes'. Proc. IEE, Pt. D, Vol. 139, No.1, pp 60-66.
  7. Luangpaiboon, P., Metcalfe, A.V., Rowlands, R.J., Tham, M.T. and Willis, M.J. (2000) "Comparison of Methods for Optimising a Chemical Process", Conf. Statistics in Action 2000, Uni. Newcastle, 8-10 Sept.
  8. Shukor, S. and Tham, M.T. (2002), 'Control of an intensified system', Proc. 2nd World Engineering Congress, Sarawak, Malaysia, 22-25 July.
  9. Shukor, S. and Tham, M.T. (2003), 'Performance envelopes of process intensified systems', to be presented at ADCHEM'2003, Hong Kong.
  10. Taip, F. and Tham, M.T. (2003), 'Revisiting PID control', to be presented at ICCBPE, Sabah, Malaysia, August.
  11. Wilkinson, D.J., Morris, A.J. and Tham, M.T. (1994). 'Multivariate constrained predictive control (with application to high performance distillation)'. Int. J. Control, Vol. 59, No.3, 841-862.
  12. Wilkinson, D.J., Morris, A.J. and Tham, M.T. (1994). 'An evaluation of constrained predictive control on a liquid mixing process'. Journal A, Vol.35, No.3, pp5-17.
  13. Zhang, J., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1995), 'Distillation control structure selections through robust performance analysis', Proc. IFAC YAC'95, August, Beijing.
  14. Zhang, J., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1995). 'High performance distillation column control through novel control configurations'. Proc. IFAC Symp. DYCORD'95, Denmark.

Education

  1. Jones, R.W., Mace, B. and Tham, M.T. (2002), 'The evolution of mechanical engineering curricula: mechatronics', Proc. ICEE'2000, Manchester, August.
  2. Tham, M.T. (1998). 'Enhancing student support using the world wide web', Proc. IChemE Research Event, Uni. Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, 8-9 April.
  3. Tham, M.T. and Jones, R.W. (2002), 'A process engineering virtual teaching environment', Proc. ICEE'2000, Manchester, August.

Genetic Algorithms

  1. Hiden, H., Willis, M.J., Ming Tham, and Montague, G. (1997). 'Nonlinear Principal components Analysis using Genetic Programming', GALESIA'97, Glasgow, Sept.
  2. Hiden, H., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T. and Montague, G. (1999). 'Nonlinear Principal Components Analysis using Genetic Programming'. Computers in Chemical Engineering, Vol.23, No.3, pp.413-425
  3. Hinchliffe, M., Willis, M.J., Hiden, H., Tham, M.T., McKay, B. and Barton, G. (1996). ‘Modelling Chemical Process Systems using a Multi-Gene Genetic Programming Algorithm', Late breaking paper - 1st International Conference on Genetic Programming, San Francisco, USA, July, pp 56 - 65
  4. Hinchliffe, M., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1998), 'Modelling chemical process systems using multi-objective, Proc. 3rd Annual Conf. On Genetic Programming, Madison, Wisconsin
  5. Hinchliffe, M., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1999), ' Dynamical chemical process modelling using a multi-basis function genetic programming algorithm', Proc. GECCO'99, Vol. 2, pp 1782, Orlando, Florida, 13-17 July.
  6. South, M., Bancroft, C., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1996). 'System identification via genetic programming', Proc. IEE Conf. CONTROL'96, Exeter, Sept.
  7. South, M.C., Wetherill, B. and Tham, M.T. (1993). 'Hitch-hikers guide to genetic algorithms'. J. Appl. Statistics. Vol. 20, No. 1.

Inferential Estimation and Control

  1. Brodie, K.A., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T. (1996), 'Adaptive Inferential Control', Proc. IEE Colloquium "Adaptive Controllers in Practice - Part Two", 13th March, Savoy Place, London.
  2. Brodie, K.A., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T. (1996), 'Inferential predictive control', Proc. IChemE Research Event, April, Leeds.
  3. Brodie, K.A., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T. (1997), 'Performance Evaluation of Inferential Predictive Control', IChemE Research Event, Nottingham.
  4. Brodie, K.A., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T. (1997). "Performance Evaluation of an Inferential Predictive Control Algorithm", American Control Conference, Albuquerque NM, USA.
  5. Brodie, K.A., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T. (1997), "On Model Uncertainty in Adaptive Controller Design", Adaptive Controllers in Practice'97, University of Coventry, 1997
  6. Brodie, K.A., Tham, M.T. and Willis, M.J. (1999). 'A robust tuning procedure for adaptive inferential control'. Int. J. of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Vol. 13, pp 85-103.
  7. Brunet-Manquat, F., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1995). 'Integrated inferential measurement and control', Proc. ACC'95, June, Seattle.
  8. DiMassimo, C., Lant, P.A., Saunders, A., Montague, G.A., Tham, M.T. and Morris, A.J. (1992). 'Bioprocess applications of model based estimation techniques'. J. Chem. Tech. Biotechnol., Vol. 53, pp265-277.
  9. Lant, P.A., Tham, M.T. and Montague, G.A. (1993). 'On the applicability of adaptive bioprocess state estimators'. J. Biotech. and Bioeng., Vol.42, pp1311-1321.
  10. Mitchell, A., Willis, M. J., Tham, M. T., Johnson, N. and Bitar, S. S. (1995), 'Data analysis and inferential estimation applied to a lubricant production plant', Proc. IChemE Conf. Advances in Control Conference, York., Sept.
  11. Mitchell, A., Willis, M. J., Tham, M. T., Shooter, T. M. and Bitar, S. S. (1996), 'Implementation of an inferential estimation algorithm to a lubricant production plant', Proc. IChemE Research Event, Leeds, April
  12. Mitchell, A., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T., Johnson, N. and Skorge, L.M. (1995). 'Inferential measurement of viscosity index on a lubricant production plant', Proc. ACC'95, June, Seattle.
  13. Mitchell, A., Willis, M.J., Tham, M.T. and Bitar, S.S. (1996) ‘Inferential estimation of viscosity index on a lubricant production plant’, Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 4, No. 12, pp 1659-1667
  14. Montague, G.A., Morris, A.J. and Tham, M.T. (1992). 'Enhancing bioprocess operability with generic software sensors'. J. Biotechnology, 25, pp183-201.
  15. Nasir, I.H., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1999), 'A study of multivariable inferential estimation techniques', Proc. 2nd Conf. Control of Industrial Processes, Uni. Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, 30-31 March.
  16. Nasir, I.H., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1999), 'A comparison study of different PLS approaches', Proc. 18'th IASTED Conf. on Modelling, Identification and Control, February 15-18, Innsbruck, Austria.

Non-linear Process Control

  1. McColm, E.J., Manchanda, S. and Tham, M.T. (1994). 'On the Applicability of a Nonlinear Control Strategy'. Proc. IEE Conf. CONTROL'94, Uni. Warwick, March.
  2. McColm, E.J. and Tham, M.T. (1995). 'On globally linearising control about singular points', Proc. ACC'95, June, Seattle.
  3. Peel, C., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1994). 'Globally Linearising Control using Artificial Neural Networks'. Proc. IEE Conf. CONTROL'94, Uni. Warwick, March.

Process Modelling

  1. Chen, L., Kent, C.A., Norton, J.P., Alves, T.D. and Tham, M.T. (1995). 'Modelling issues in on-line monitoring and optimisation of bioprocesses', Proc. 1995 IChemE Research Event.
  2. Chen, L., Kent, C.A., Norton, J.P. and Tham, M.T. (1994). 'Approaches to modelling for improved bioreactor operation and control'. Proc. 1994 IChemE Research Event, UCL, Jan.
  3. Harris, S.J., Tham, M.T. and Willis, M.J. (1995). 'A graph-based framework for integrated dynamic systems modelling'', Proc. SICICI'95, July, Singapore.
  4. Zhang, J., Morris, A.J., Montague, G.A. and Tham, M.T. (1994). 'Dynamic system modelling using mixed node neural networks'. Proc. IFAC Symp. ADCHEM'95, Kyoto, Japan, May.

Sensor Validation

  1. Searson, D. and Tham, M.T. (2002), 'An assessment of an online sensor validation and reconstruction method', Proc. MIC'2002, Innsbruck, Austria, Feb.
  2. Tham, M.T. and Parr, A. (1994). 'Succeed at online data validation and reconstruction'. Chemical Engineering Progress, May, 46-56.

Statistical Process Control

  1. Efthimiadu, I., Kaluluma, J. and Tham, M.T. (1992). 'An SPC strategy for chemical processes'. Proc. IChemE Conf. Advances in Process Control, Sept. 23-24, York.
  2. Efthimiadu, I., Tham, M. T., Adgar, A. and Cox, C. S. (1995). 'Integrating statistical and engineering control techniques', Trans. Inst. Meas. Control, Special Issue on Statistical Process Control, Vol.28, 3, pp78-82.
  3. Efthimiadu, I., Tham, M.T. and Willis, M.J. (1993). 'Engineering control and product quality assurance in the process industries'. Proc. 1st Int. Conf. on Quality and Its Applications, Uni. Newcastle upon Tyne, Sept. 1-3.
  4. Ibrahim, K.A. and Tham, M.T. (1995). 'Towards active statistical process control', Proc. ACC'95, June, Seattle.
  5. Nasir, I.H., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1999), 'A study of multivariable inferential estimation techniques', Proc. 2nd Conf. Control of Industrial Processes, Uni. Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, 30-31 March.
  6. Nasir, I.H., Willis, M.J. and Tham, M.T. (1999), A comparison study of different PLS approaches', Proc. 18'th IASTED Conf. on Modelling, Identification and Control, February 15-18, Innsbruck, Austria.