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20242026
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5 papers

eess.SY2026

Switching-time bioprocess control with pulse-width-modulated optogenetics

Sebastián Espinel-Ríos

Biotechnology can benefit from dynamic control to improve production efficiency. In this context, optogenetics enables modulation of gene expression using light as an external inpu…

eess.SY2025

Reinforcement learning for robust dynamic metabolic control

Sebastián Espinel-Ríos, River Walser, Dongda Zhang

Dynamic metabolic control allows key metabolic fluxes to be modulated in real time, enhancing bioprocess flexibility and expanding available optimization degrees of freedom. This i…

eess.SY2025

Reinforcement learning for efficient and robust multi-setpoint and multi-trajectory tracking in bioprocesses

Sebastián Espinel-Ríos, José L. Avalos, Ehecatl Antonio del Rio Chanona +1

Efficient and robust bioprocess control is essential for maximizing performance and adaptability in advanced biotechnological systems. In this work, we present a reinforcement-lear…

eess.SY2025

Enhancing reinforcement learning for population setpoint tracking in co-cultures

Sebastián Espinel-Ríos, Joyce Qiaoxi Mo, Dongda Zhang +2

Efficient multiple setpoint tracking can enable advanced biotechnological applications, such as maintaining desired population levels in co-cultures for optimal metabolic division…

q-bio.QM2024

Omics-driven hybrid dynamic modeling of bioprocesses with uncertainty estimation

Sebastián Espinel-Ríos, José Montaño López, José L. Avalos

This work presents an omics-driven modeling pipeline that integrates machine-learning tools to facilitate the dynamic modeling of multiscale biological systems. Random forests and…