Radoslav Paulen

Radoslav Paulen is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Informatization and Process Management at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the same institution. His research focuses on estimation and optimal control of nonlinear dynamic systems, particularly in chemical and biochemical industries. Key areas include guaranteed and statistical system identification, dynamic optimization, and predictive control.

Education:

• PhD in Chemical Engineering (2012)
• Master's in Engineering (2008)
• Bachelor's degree (2006)

Research Interests: Paulen's work emphasizes robust methodologies for system modeling and control, with applications in industrial processes. His group develops techniques for state and parameter estimation, global optimization, and model predictive control. Notable contributions include ellipsoidal ensemble methods for set-membership estimation and data-driven inferential sensor design for petrochemical processes.

Awards:

• 2020 Best Article Award in Journal of Process Control
• 2018 Marie Curie Fellowship
• 2017 STU Scientist of the Year

Advising & Collaboration: Paulen supervises a research team of 18 active and past students. Collaborations include Imperial College London, TU Dortmund, ShanghaiTech University, and industrial partners like Slovnaft and Siemens. His work bridges academic research with industrial applications, focusing on real-time optimization and control strategies for membrane separation, distillation columns, and polymerization reactors.

Labs & Teams: Active in the Institute of Informatics, Automation and Mathematics, leading projects on process informatics and model-based control systems.