Smart systems engineering contributing to an intelligent carbon-neutral future: opportunities, challenges, and prospects
Xiaonan Wang1(), Jie Li2, Yingzhe Zheng2, Jiali Li2
1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 2. Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore
This communication paper provides an overview of multi-scale smart systems engineering (SSE) approaches and their applications in crucial domains including materials discovery, intelligent manufacturing, and environmental management. A major focus of this interdisciplinary field is on the design, operation and management of multi-scale systems with enhanced economic and environmental performance. The emergence of big data analytics, internet of things, machine learning, and general artificial intelligence could revolutionize next-generation research, industry and society. A detailed discussion is provided herein on opportunities, challenges, and future directions of SSE in response to the pressing carbon-neutrality targets.
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