**About the Editors**

**Jean-Pierre Corriou** is emeritus Professor at the National School of Chemical Industries, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France. Prof. Corriou is a specialist in the modeling, simulation, optimization, and control of chemical processes. He is the author of three books, including *Process Control–Theory and Applications* (Springer, 2nd edition, 2018), *Commande des Proc´ed´es* (in French), and *M´ethodes Num´eriques et Optimization* (in French). He has published more than 100 articles in international journals. Since his retirement in 2014, Prof. Corriou has worked as a simulation director in a startup company specializing in the simulation of fine chemicals and biochemical processes. He has also been an invited professor in Canadian, Brazilian, and Chinese universities.

**Jean-Claude Assaf** (Associate Professor) is a lecturer with the chemical department of the Faculty of Engineering at Lebanese University and Saint Joseph University. Dr. Assaf has won several national and international awards including the Lebanese Industrial Research Achievements (LIRA) award. His expertise lies in chemical and petrochemical process design, simulation, and optimization. Dr. Assaf is the owner of several industrial patents and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. Since 2018, Dr. Assaf has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer for a number of high impact journals in which he conducted successful reviews.
