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Rodrigo Paredes is a dedicated professional with an academic background in Chemical Engineering. He completed his Master's in Chemical Engineering at the University of Coimbra in September 2021. Rodrigo is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Coimbra's Research Center CIEPQPF under the MIT Portugal Program. Its work is to develop decentralized process monitoring methodologies incorporating the concept of causality. In the academic and research realm, Rodrigo has published two articles in journals and sections of a book. His contributions were recognized with two awards and honors. As a Research Fellow, he has participated in a significant research project. Rodrigo's expertise lies in Engineering and Technology, focusing on Chemical Engineering. His curriculum vitae reflects his proficiency in various areas such as Processes, Environment, Energy, Statistical Process Monitoring, Simulation, and Programming (Matlab, Python, JMP...).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rodrigo Paredes

Citation names

  • Paredes, Rodrigo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AD17-ECE5-6DFE
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0447-3898

Email addresses

  • rparedes@uc.pt (Professional)
  • rodrigoparedes.eq@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 966956760 (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/11/01 - 2025
Ongoing
 PhD in Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra - CERES, Portugal
"An Advanced Framework to Distributed Plantwide Process Monitoring" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016/09 - 2021/09
Concluded
 Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Process, Environment and Energy
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
"Monitorização, Deteção e Diagnóstico de falhas baseada em Redes Causais" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14.46
2021
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Mestrado)
Major in Área de especialização: Processo, Ambiente e Energia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Monitorização, Deteção e Diagnóstico de falhas baseada em Redes Causais" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - 2022/11/01 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/11/02 - 2026/11/01 An Advanced Framework for Distributed Plantwide Process Monitoring MAG-NET
PRT/BD/154267/2022
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2022/11/01 Warehouse of the Future
POCI-01-0247-FEDER- 072638
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Paredes, Rodrigo; Rato, Tiago J.; Santos, Lino O.; Reis, Marco S.. "Hierarchical Statistical Process Monitoring based on a Functional Decomposition of the Causal Network". In 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 1417-1422. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2022.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-323-95879-0.50237-x
Journal article
  1. Rodrigo Paredes; Marco S. Reis. "Causality in Process Systems Engineering: Fundamentals, Applications, and Emerging Trends". Computers & Chemical Engineering (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2025.109345.
    10.1016/j.compchemeng.2025.109345
  2. Paredes, Rodrigo; Rato, Tiago J.; Reis, Marco S.. Corresponding author: Reis, Marco S.. "Causal Network Inference and Functional Decomposition for Decentralized Statistical Process Monitoring: Detection and Diagnosis". Chemical Engineering Science 267 (2023):
    Published • 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118338
Magazine article
  1. Paredes, Rodrigo. Corresponding author: Paredes, Rodrigo. "Monitorização Estatística de Processos na era Big Data: Causalidade como forma de lidar com a dimensionalidade crescente dos dados", Revista Qualidade, 2022
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Paredes, Rodrigo Gabriel Oliveira. "Monitorização, Deteção e Diagnóstico de falhas baseada em Redes Causais". Master, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/98264.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/15 Decentralized Process Monitoring: Unlocking causal insights for enhanced fault detection and diagnosis CHEMPOR 2023 - 14th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
2022/06/12 Hierarchical Statistical Process Monitoring based on a Functional Decomposition of the Causal Network ESCAPE-32, European Symposyum on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (Toulouse, France)
Distinctions

Award

2021 Best Presentation Award of a Master's Thesis
APQ, Associação Portuguesa para a Qualidade, Portugal

Other distinction

2021 Awards and Scholarships - Merit Board for top the 5% students
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal