Click here for location and access information as a PDF, including a map and parking instructions.

Click the names of the locations below to open them in Google Maps:
A – The Banquet on Tuesday will be held in the Buttery, located in the Alumni Memorial Hall
B – Les Prince Hall is where conference attendees will be staying
C – MDCL is the building in which the conference will be held
D – Parking lots G and H (marked as D1 and D2 on the map) is where conference attendees can park for free (See below for instructions)

An interactive map is also available here: Interactive Campus Map

PARKING:

Discover Honk Mobile's Seamless 24-Hour Parking Solution at McMaster University. HonkMobile simplifies parking for daily 24-hour access, offering a convenient way for students, staff, and visitors to find, and purchase parking using their smartphone, tablet, or computer.
How it Works:
Register your parking effortlessly with your license plate number, eliminating the need for a physical parking receipt in your vehicle. The app securely transmits your parking information to McMaster parking enforcement officers, ensuring hassle-free validation of your payment.
24 Hour Parking:
1. Park on campus in Lot G or H.
2. Scan QR code at entry gate, or text 75498 with your zone # of 4922, or Click Here
3. Enter license plate #.
4. Select Rate
5. Enter promo STATS2025 before payment.
6. Promo Code will reduce price to $0
7. Click park for free to register plate
Note: Unregistered vehicles on campus will be ticketed and the owner’s expense.

Multi-Day Parking:
Your parking permit is active for 24 hours from the time your vehicle is registered. Each additional day can be conveniently added through the HonkMobile app, clicking here or texting 75498 with your zone # of 4922. The app will send notifications when your time is nearing expiry.
Note: Unregistered vehicles on campus will be ticketed and the owner’s expense
Download HonkMobile:
1. Download the HonkMobile app from honkmobile.com, Google Play, or the App Store.
2. Easily set up your account to store your vehicle and payment details.
3. Enjoy quick and simple payment options for parking at any McMaster University lot or car park. We recommend purchasing parking after securing a parking space

CAMPUS INFORMATION
We want your stay at McMaster University to be as comfortable, convenient and smooth as possible! Please find some quick links for your stay HERE.

Click here to download the schedule as a PDF.

Day 1 (Tuesday, May 27, 2025)
Venue: MDCL 1110

08:30 - 09:15 Arrival & Registration
09:15 - 09:30 Welcome Message
09:30 - 09:55 A-Optimal Model-Based Design of Experiments for Processes with Uncertain Inputs - Bright Ofori, Queen’s University
09:55 - 10:20 Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture Through Optimized Polyculture Hydroponic Operating Strategies - Taylor Roth, University of Waterloo
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee Break (MDCL 1116)
10:50 - 11:15 Optimal operation of a cyclic solvent recovery process - Yulan Zhang, McMaster University
11:15 - 11:40 Integrated Scheduling and Control strategies for bioethanol production - Jaime McCormick Mantilla, University of Waterloo
11:40 - 12:05 Generation of corrective actions for operator assistance in proactive fault management of industrial systems. - Djogap Feujo Chrysler Jacobson, École Polytechnique de Montréal
12:05 - 12:30 Incorporating ARIMA-Inspired Disturbances in Fundamental Models for Online Use - Mouna Harb, Queen’s University
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (MDCL 1116)
14:00 - 14:25 Dynamic Surrogate Modelling using Latent Variable Methods & Neural Networks for Market-Driven Operation of an Air Separation Unit - Kieran McKenzie, McMaster University
14:25 - 14:50 Robust Economic Model Predictive Control For Continuous Fermentation Processes - Ali Ghodba, University of Waterloo
14:50 - 15:15 Instance segmentation in live cell culture images using texture-based markers - Félix-Antoine Demers, Université Laval
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break (MDCL 1116)
15:45 - 16:10 Constrained Extremum Seeking Controller Design for a Class of Second-Order Nonlinear Systems - Moein Mousavi, Queen’s University
16:10 - 16:35 Event Constrained Programming - Stefan Mazzadi, University of Waterloo
16:35 - 17:00 Data reconciliation of mineral liberation distributions - David-Alexandre Desrosiers, Université Laval
17:00 - 17:25 MIMO System Identification for Aqueous PVA Degradation in a Pilot-Scale UV/H2O2 Photoreactor - Zahra Parsa, Toronto Metropolitan University
18:00 Dinner (The Buttery – Alumni Memorial Hall)

Day 2 (Wednesday, May 28, 2025)
Venue: MDCL 1309

08:45 - 09:00 Arrival
09:00 - 09:25 Enabling adaptive chromatography: development of an integrated scheduling and control system for purification of antibodies - Ian Gough, McMaster University
09:25 - 09:50 Towards Model-Based Control of an Active Cooling System - Wiebke Mainville, École Polytechnique de Montréal
09:50 - 10:15 Software for Development of Hybrid Plant Models - Farbod Maghsoudi, McMaster University
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break (MDCL 1116)
10:45 - 11:10 Accelerating the Solution of Infinite-Dimensional Optimization Problems with InfiniteOpt.jl - Evelyn Gondosiswanto, University of Waterloo
11:10 - 11:35 Design of biocarbon by-product utilization processes for ironmaking and steelmaking - Jamie Rose, McMaster University
11:45 Lunch – Take out Boxes (MDCL 1116)