PUBLICATIONS

 

2007

  • Xie, W. and N. V. Sahinidis, A branch-and-bound algorithm for the continuous facility layout problem, Computers & Chemical Engineering, accepted.
  • Ahmed, S. and N. V. Sahinidis, Selection, acquisition, and allocation of manufacturing technology in a multi-product environment, European Journal of Operational Research, accepted.
  • Rios, L. M. and N. V. Sahinidis, Portfolio optimization for wealth-dependent risk preferences, Annals of Operations Research, accepted.
  • Smith, A. B., H. Xu and N. V. Sahinidis, An integer minimal principle and triplet sieve method for phasing centrosymmetric structures, Acta Crystallographica A, 63(2), 164-171, 2007.
  • Naraharisetti, P. K., B. Y. S. Ong, J. W. Xie, T. K. Y. Lee, C.-H. Wang, and N. V. Sahinidis, In vivo performance of implantable biodegradable preparations delivering Paclitaxel and Etanidazole for the treatment of glioma, Biomaterials, 28(5), 886-894, 2007.
  • Xie, W. and N. V. Sahinidis, A reduction-based exact algorithm for the contact map overlap problem, Journal of Computational Biology, 14(5), 637–654, 2007.
  • Chang, Y. and N. V. Sahinidis, Global optimization in stabilizing controller design, Journal of Global Optimization, 38(4), 509-526, 2007.

2006

2005

  • Sahinidis, N. V., M. T. Harandi, M. T. Heath, L. Murphy, M. Snir, R. P. Wheeler, and C. F. Zukoski, Establishing a Master’s degree program in bioinformatics: Challenges and opportunities, IEE Proceedings Systems Biology, 152(4), 269-275, 2005.
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and M. Tawarmalani, Accelerating branch-and-bound through a modeling language construct for relaxation-specific constraints, Journal of Global Optimization, 32, 259-280, 2005.
  • Vaia, A. and N. V. Sahinidis, Polynomial-time algorithms for the integer minimal principle for centrosymmetric structures, Acta Crystallographica A, 61(4), 445-452, 2005.  Copyright © International Union of Crystallography. Acta Crystallographica A, 61(4), 445-452, 2005. 
  • Tawarmalani, M. and N. V. Sahinidis, A polyhedral branch-and-cut approach to global optimization, Mathematical Programming, Ser. B, 103, 225-249, 2005.
  • Chang, Y. and N. V. Sahinidis, Optimization of metabolic pathways under stability considerations, Computers & Chemical Engineering, Special Issue on Systems Engineering Challenges and Opportunities in Systems Biology, 29(3), 467-479, 2005.

2004

  • Furman, K. C. and N. V. Sahinidis, Approximation algorithms for the minimum number of matches problem in heat exchanger network synthesis, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 43(14), 3554-3565, 2004.
  • Ahmed, S., M. Tawarmalani, and N. V. Sahinidis, A finite branch-and-bound algorithm for two-stage stochastic integer programming, Mathematical Programming, Ser. A, 100(2), 355-377, 2004.
  • Sahinidis, N. V., Optimization under uncertainty: State-of-the-art and opportunities, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 28(6-7), 971-983, 2004.
  • Tawarmalani, M. and N. V. Sahinidis, Global optimization of mixed-integer nonlinear programs: A theoretical and computational study, Mathematical Programming, Ser. A, 99(3), 563-591, 2004.

2003

  • Vaia, A. and N. V. Sahinidis, An integer programming approach to the phase problem for centrosymmetric structures. Copyright © International Union of Crystallography. Acta Crystallographica A, 59(5), 452---458, 2003.  Read the news at UIUC NEWS, Chemie.de NEWS, and spectroscopyNOW.
  • Ryoo, H. S. and N. V. Sahinidis, Global optimization of multilinear problems, Journal of Global Optimization, 26(4), 387-418, 2003.
  • Sahinidis, N. V., M. Tawarmalani, and M. Yu, Design of alternative refrigerants via global optimization, AIChE J., 49(7), 1761-1775, 2003.
  • Ahmed, S. and N. V. Sahinidis, An approximation scheme for stochastic integer programs arising in capacity expansion, Operations Research, 51(3), 461-471, 2003.
  • Vaia, A. and N. V. Sahinidis, Simultaneous parameter estimation and model structure determination in FTIR spectroscopy by global MINLP optimization, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 27(6), 763-779, 2003.

2002

  • Tawarmalani, M. and N. V. Sahinidis, Convexification and Global Optimization in Continuous and Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming: Theory, Algorithms, Software, and Applications, 504 pages, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Vol. 65 in “Nonconvex Optimization And Its Applications” series, 2002. Ordering information.  Compare prices at addall.com.
  • Grossmann, I. E. and N. V. Sahinidis (eds.), Special issue on mixed-integer programming and its applications to engineering. Part I, Optimization and Engineering, 3(4), 2002.
  • Grossmann, I. E. and N. V. Sahinidis (eds.), Special issue on mixed-integer programming and its applications to engineering. Part II, Optimization and Engineering, 4(1), 2002.
  • Tawarmalani, M. and N. V. Sahinidis, Global optimization of mixed-integer nonlinear programs, in H. E. Romeijn and P. M. Pardalos (eds.), Handbook of Global Optimization, Vol. 2, 65-86, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, 2002. (reviewed)
  • Tawarmalani, M., S. Ahmed, and N. V. Sahinidis, Product disaggregation and relaxations of mixed-integer rational programs, Optimization and Engineering, 3(3), 281-303, 2002.
  • Furman, K. C. and N. V. Sahinidis, A critical review and annotated bibliography for heat exchanger network synthesis in the 20th Century, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 41(10), 2335-2370, 2002.
  • Tawarmalani, M. and N. V. Sahinidis, Convex extensions and envelopes of lower semi-continuous functions, Mathematical Programming, Ser. A, 93(2), 247-263, 2002.
  • Tawarmalani, M., S. Ahmed, and N. V. Sahinidis, Global optimization of 0-1 hyperbolic programs, Journal of Global Optimization, 24(4), 385-417, 2002.
  • Sahinidis, N. V., “S. Axsater,  Inventory Control,” Interfaces, 32(3), 91-92, 2002. (book review)

2001

  • Tawarmalani, M. and N. V. Sahinidis, Semidefinite relaxations of fractional programs via novel convexification techniques, Journal of Global Optimization, 20(2), 137-158, 2001.
  • Furman, K. C. and N. V. Sahinidis, Computational complexity of heat exchanger network synthesis, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 25(9-10), 1371-1390, 2001.
  • Ryoo, H. S. and N. V. Sahinidis, Analysis of bounds for multilinear functions, Journal of Global Optimization, 19(4), 403-424, 2001.
  • Ghildyal, V. and N. V. Sahinidis, Solving global optimization problems with BARON, in A. Migdalas, P. Pardalos and P. Varbrand (eds.), From Local to Global Optimization.  A Workshop on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of Professor Hoang Tuy, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, 2001, Chapter 10, pp. 205-230. (reviewed)
  • Ahmed, S. and N. V. Sahinidis, Chemical process planning, in C. A. Floudas and P. M. Pardalos (eds.), Encyclopedia of Optimization, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 1, 246-252, 2001. (invited)
  • Tawarmalani, M. and N. V. Sahinidis, The time dependent traveling salesman problem, in C. A. Floudas and P. M. Pardalos (eds.), Encyclopedia of Optimization, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 5, 445-450, 2001. (invited)
  • M. Mishra and N. V. Sahinidis, Heuristics and approximation schemes for mixed-integer linear programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Chemical Engineering, UILU-ENG-2001-5001, Dec. 2001.

2000

  • Sahinidis, N. V. and M. Tawarmalani, Applications of global optimization to process and molecular design, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 24(9-10), 2157-2169, 2000.
  • Ahmed, S. and N. V. Sahinidis, Analytical investigations of the process planning problem, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 23(11-12), 1605-1621, 2000.
  • Ahmed, S.,  N. V. Sahinidis, and E. N. Pistikopoulos, An improved decomposition algorithm for process planning under uncertainty, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 23(11-12), 1589-1604, 2000.

1999

  • Adhya, N., M. Tawarmalani, and N. V. Sahinidis, A Lagrangian approach to the pooling problem, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 38(5), 1956-1972, 1999.
  • VanAntwerp, J. G., R. D. Braatz, and N. V. Sahinidis, Globally optimal robust process control, Journal of Process Control, 9, 375-383, 1999.

1998

  • Ahmed, S. and N. V. Sahinidis, Robust process planning under uncertainty, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 37(5), 1883-1892, 1998.
  • Shectman, J. P. and N. V. Sahinidis, A finite algorithm for global minimization of separable concave programs, Journal of Global Optimization, 12(1), 1-36, 1998.
  • Ahmed, S. and N. V. Sahinidis, Techniques in long range planning in chemical manufacturing systems, in C. T. Leondes (ed.), Computer Aided and Integrated Manufacturing Systems Techniques and Applications, Gordon and Breach International Series in Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences, 1998. (invited)

1997

  • Vander Wiel, R. J. and N. V. Sahinidis, The assignment problem with external interactions, Networks, 30(3), 171-185, 1997.
  • Liu, M. L. and N. V. Sahinidis, Bridging the gap between heuristics and optimization: The capacity expansion case, AIChE Journal, 43(9), 2289-2299, 1997.
  • Liu, M. L. and N. V. Sahinidis, Process planning in a fuzzy environment, European Journal of Operational Research, 100(1), 142-169, 1997.
  • Van Antwerp, J. G., R. D. Braatz, and N. V. Sahinidis, Globally optimal robust control for systems with nonlinear time-varying perturbations, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 21, S125-S130, 1997.

1996

  • Vander Wiel, R. J. and N. V. Sahinidis, An exact solution approach for the time-dependent traveling salesman problem, Naval Research Logistics, 43(6), 797-820, 1996.
  • Liu, M. L. and N. V. Sahinidis, Optimization in process planning under uncertainty, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 35(11), 4154-4165, 1996.
  • Liu, M. L. and N. V. Sahinidis, Long range planning in the process industries:  A projection approach, Computers & Operations Research, 23(3), 237-253, 1996.
  • Gutierrez, R. A. and N. V. Sahinidis, A branch-and-bound approach for machine selection in just-in-time manufacturing systems, Int. J. of Production Research, 34(3), 797-818, 1996.
  • Ryoo, H. S. and N. V. Sahinidis, A branch-and-reduce approach to global optimization, Journal of Global Optimization,  8(2), 107-139, 1996.
  • Sahinidis, N. V., BARON: A general purpose global optimization software package, Journal of Global Optimization, 8(2), 201-205, 1996.
  • Liu, M. L., N. V. Sahinidis, and J. P. Shectman, Planning of chemical process networks via global concave minimization, Chapter 7, pp. 195-230, in I. E. Grossmann (ed.), Global Optimization in Engineering Design, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, 1996. (reviewed)
  • Sahinidis, N. V., “C.A. Floudas and P.M. Pardalos (eds.) State of the Art in Global Optimization.  Computational methods and Applications,” Optima, 1996. (book review)
  • Sahinidis, N. V., “M. S. Bazaraa, H. D. Sherali and C. M. Shetty, Nonlinear Programming. Theory and Algorithms.  2nd ed.,” Interfaces, 26(1), 141-144, Jan.-Feb. 1996.

1995

  • Vander Wiel, R. J. and N. V. Sahinidis, Heuristic bounds and test problem generation for the time-dependent traveling salesman problem, Transportation Science, 29(2), 167-183, 1995.
  • Ryoo, H. S. and N. V. Sahinidis, Global optimization of nonconvex NLPs and MINLPs with applications in process design, Computers & Chemical Engineering,  19(5), 551-566, 1995.
  • Dorneich, M. C. and N. V. Sahinidis, Global optimization algorithms for chip layout and compaction, Engineering Optimization, 25(2), 131-154, 1995.
  • Liu, M. L. and N. V. Sahinidis, Computational trends and effects of approximations on MILP model for process planning, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 34(5), 1662-1673, 1995.
  • Sahinidis, N. V., “G. Infanger, Planning Under Uncertainty.  Solving Large-Scale Stochastic Linear Programs,” Interfaces, 25(5), 215-217, Sept.-Oct. 1995. (book review)

1992

  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I.E. Grossmann, Reformulation of the multi-period MILP model for capacity expansion of chemical processes, Operations Research, 40(S1), S127-S144, 1992.
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I. E. Grossmann, Theoretical and computational issues in generalized Benders decomposition and extensions, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, UILU ENG 92-4023, Sept. 1992.
  • Sahinidis, N. V., Molecular structure prediction by global minimization of molecular mechanics formulations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, UILU ENG 92-4020, August 1992.
  • Sahinidis, N. V., Global minima of molecular mechanics formulations, The Third Keck Symposium on Computational Biology, Houston, TX, Nov. 1992. (abstract)

1991

  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I.E. Grossmann, Convergence properties of generalized Benders decomposition, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 15(7), 481-491, 1991.
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I.E. Grossmann, Reformulation of multiperiod MILP models for planning and scheduling of chemical processes, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 15(4), 255-272, 1991.
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I.E. Grossmann, MINLP model for cyclic multiproduct scheduling on continuous parallel lines, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 15(2), 85-103, 1991.
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I.E. Grossmann, Multiperiod investment decision model for processing networks with dedicated and flexible plants, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 30(6), 1165-1171, 1991.
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I.E. Grossmann, Transshipment LP model for minimizing the utility cost in a heat exchanger network, in I.E. Grossmann (ed.): CACHE Design Case Study Volume 6: Chemical Engineering Optimization Models with GAMS, CACHE Corporation, Austin, TX (1991). (invited)
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I. E. Grossmann, Design of a chemical complex, in I.E. Grossmann (ed.): CACHE Design Case Study Volume 6: Chemical Engineering Optimization Models with GAMS, CACHE Corp., Austin, TX, 1991.  (invited)
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I. E. Grossmann, Multiperiod MILP model for planning chemical processes,  in I.E. Grossmann (ed.): CACHE Design Case Study Volume 6: Chemical Engineering Optimization Models with GAMS, I. E. Grossmann, ed., CACHE Corp., Austin, TX, 1991.  (invited)
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I. E. Grossmann, Multiperiod capacity expansion for optimal design of industrial complexes, Operations Research '90, H. Bradley, ed., Pergamon Press, London, 549-563, 1991.
  • Sahinidis, N. V. and I. E. Grossmann, Alternative mixed-integer optimization approaches for the long range planning of chemical processes, Operations Research Bulletin, The Hellenic Operations Research Society, No. 2, p. 17, 1991. (abstract)

1989

  • Sahinidis, N. V., I.E. Grossmann, R. E. Fornari, and M. Chathrathi, Optimization model for long range planning in the chemical industry, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 13(9), 1049-1063, 1989.

 1987

  • Kiparissides, C., E. Sidiropoulou, S. Voutetakis, and N. V. Sahinidis, A comparative study of LQC, DMC and extended STR control strategies, Proceedings of 10th IFAC World Congress on Automatic Control, 1987.

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