Derek Machalek

Integrating a Microturbine into a Discrete Manufacturing Process with Combined Heat and Power Using Smart Scheduling and Automation

Derek Machalek, Kody M. Powell, Moriah Henning, 2019, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering.

Dynamic Economic Optimization of a Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor Using Reinforcement Learning

Derek Machalek, Kody M. Powell, Titus Quah, 2020, 2020 American Control Conference (ACC).

Automated electrical demand peak leveling in a manufacturing facility with short term energy storage for smart grid participation

Derek Machalek, Kody M. Powell, Derek Machalek, 2019, Journal of Manufacturing Systems.

Real-time optimization using reinforcement learning

Derek Machalek, Kody M. Powell, Titus Quah, 2020, Comput. Chem. Eng..

Mine operations as a smart grid resource: Leveraging excess process storage capacity to better enable renewable energy sources

Derek Machalek, Kody M. Powell, Aaron Young, 2020 .

Smart Scheduling of a Batch Manufacturer’s Operations by Utilization of a Genetic Algorithm to Minimize Electrical Demand

Derek Machalek, Kody M. Powell, Paige Brimley, 2019, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems.

Comparing Reinforcement Learning Methods for Real-Time Optimization of a Chemical Process

Derek Machalek, Kody M. Powell, Titus Quah, 2020 .

A novel implicit hybrid machine learning model and its application for reinforcement learning

Derek Machalek, Kody M. Powell, Titus Quah, 2021, Comput. Chem. Eng..