UBC Data Analytics and Intelligent Systems Lab

Paving the way for the next industrial revolution through data.


We develop novel algorithms and computational tools to bring a new level of automation to the process industry.

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Guiding Reinforcement Learning with Incomplete System Dynamics by Shuyuan Wang, Jingliang Duan, Nathan P. Lawrence, Philip D. Loewen, Michael G. Forbes, R. Bhushan Gopaluni, Lixian Zhang
Guiding Reinforcement Learning with Incomplete System Dynamics
, , , , , , | In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024, To Appear). 2024 [PDF] [Video] [Presentation] [arXiv]
Towards a Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimization of Heating Setup in Thermoforming Process by Iman Jalilvand, Bhushan Gopaluni, Abbas S. Milani
Towards a Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimization of Heating Setup in Thermoforming Process
, , | In Proceedings of the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2024. 2024 [PDF]

Welcome to the UBC DAIS Lab

Bhushan Gopaluni leads process control, machine learning and data analytics research at the UBC DAIS Lab

Prof. Bhushan Gopaluni leads research activities at the UBC DAIS Lab. He is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning in the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver. From 2017 to 2022, he was the Associate Dean for Education and Professional Development in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science. Read More.


DAIS Lab Research

Our research lies at the intersection of industrial process control, data analytics and machine learning.

Recent representative publications in these areas:

Machine Learning

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    Towards Self-Driving Processes: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach to Control
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    AIChE Journal. 2019 [PDF]
  • Data Analytics

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    Data-Driven Dynamic Modeling and Online Monitoring for Multiphase and Multimode Batch Processes with Uneven Batch Durations
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    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2019 [PDF]
  • Alarm Analytics

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    Univariate model-based deadband alarm design for nonlinear processes
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    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2019 [PDF]
  • Process Control

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    Machine Direction Adaptive Control on a Paper Machine
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    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2019 [PDF]

  • Research Themes

    We are at a unique historical moment with conditions ripe for a new industrial revolution that is going to take us to a level of automation that had never been seen before. This revolution is driven by a serendipitous confluence of ubiquitous cyber-physical systems or internet of things, gargantuan computing power, inexpensive memory and major algorithmic developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

    It is happening all around us in the form of self-driving cars to human-like robots.

    The process industries are in possession of treasure troves of heterogenous data that are gravely under utilized. These incredible volumes of data that industries already possess are poised to provide a level of insight and information never realized before, and thus alleviate economic and competitive pressures.

      DAIS Lab Research

    We often collaborate with industry partners and other academic researchers for problem-solving in specific domains. For a list of our projects and collaborators, please visit our Research page, check out our Publications and see our Team members:


    DAIS Lab Recruitment

    Please see our publications list for more information on our research on process control, machine learning and data analytics. Our team members and some examples of current and past projects are also available on our team page. We upload our presentations and workshops to the resources page.

    We recruit year-round for postdocs, MASc and PhD students, visiting students and undergraduate students. Please see our Opportunities page for more information.


    DAIS Lab Highlights

    21 July 2024

    Tx MED & UBC-Rogers partnership highlighted by Innovation UBC!

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    21 January 2024

    DAIS Lab publishes its 100th journal article in Automatica!

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