Prof Dua’s research interests are in developing novel modeling, design, control and optimisation tools for solving process and biological systems engineering problems to address the changing energy and healthcare needs of the society. In particular, model reduction and parameter estimation techniques are being developed to tackle the computational complexity of these problems. These techniques are being applied to solve real life problems in collaboration with the chemical industry and researchers from the biological disciplines.

Research interests: Optimisation under Uncertainty; Multi-parametric Programming; Model Predictive Control; Model-based Fault Detection; Parameter Estimation of Dynamic Systems; Data based Modelling using Neural Networks; Refinery-wide Energy Optimisation; Modelling of Ion Channels for Cystic Fibrosis; Synthetic Biology using Model-based Control; Pharmacokinetic & Pharmacodynamic Modelling; Modelling and Control for Gene Delivery.