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Artificial Intelligence at Scale in the Chemical Industry: From Legacy to Leadership

Published in Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 1900

Ai in industry Machine learning

Artificial Intelligence at Scale in the Chemical Industry: From Legacy to Leadership

Recommended citation: Chiang, L., Christiansen, D., Malloure, M., Briceno-Mena, L. A., & Kim, S. H. (Under review). Artificial Intelligence at Scale in the Chemical Industry: From Legacy to Leadership. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering.

Machine learning for guiding high-temperature PEM fuel cells with greater power density

Published in Patterns, 2021

Electrochemical systems Machine learning

Machine learning for guiding high-temperature PEM fuel cells with greater power density

Recommended citation: Briceno-Mena, L. A., Venugopalan, G., Romagnoli, J. A., & Arges, C. G. (2021). Machine learning for guiding high-temperature PEM fuel cells with greater power density. Patterns, 2(2), 100187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2020.100187

Data mining and knowledge discovery in chemical processes: Effect of alternative processing techniques

Published in Data-Centric Engineering, 2022

Process monitoring Machine learning

Data mining and knowledge discovery in chemical processes: Effect of alternative processing techniques

Recommended citation: Briceno-Mena, L. A., Nnadili, M., Benton, M. G., & Romagnoli, J. A. (2022). Data mining and knowledge discovery in chemical processes: Effect of alternative processing techniques. Data-Centric Engineering, 3. https://doi.org/10.1017/dce.2022.21

Machine Learning-Based Surrogate Models and Transfer Learning for Derivative Free Optimization of HTPEM Fuel Cells

Published in 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE32), 2022

Electrochemical systems Machine learning

Machine Learning-Based Surrogate Models and Transfer Learning for Derivative Free Optimization of HTPEM Fuel Cells

Recommended citation: \Briceno-Mena, L. A., Arges, C. G., & Romagnoli, J. A. (2022). Machine Learning-Based Surrogate Models and Transfer Learning for Derivative Free Optimization of HTPEM Fuel Cells. In 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE32), Toulouse, France.

PemNet: A Transfer Learning-Based Modeling Approach of High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrochemical Systems

Published in Industrial \& Engineering Chemistry Research, 2022

Electrochemical systems Machine learning Hybrid modeling

PemNet: A Transfer Learning-Based Modeling Approach of High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrochemical Systems

Recommended citation: Briceno-Mena, L. A., Romagnoli, J. A., & Arges, C. G. (2022). PemNet: A Transfer Learning-Based Modeling Approach of High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrochemical Systems. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 61(9), 3350-3357. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c04237

Data mining and knowledge discovery in chemical processes: Effect of alternative processing techniques

Published in Data-Centric Engineering, 2022

Process monitoring Machine learning

Recommended citation: Briceno-Mena, L., Nnadili, M., Benton, M., & Romagnoli, J. (2022). Data mining and knowledge discovery in chemical processes: Effect of alternative processing techniques. Data-Centric Engineering, 3, E18. doi:10.1017/dce.2022.21 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/data-centric-engineering/article/data-mining-and-knowledge-discovery-in-chemical-processes-effect-of-alternative-processing-techniques/6E58B1133A9390177130A292422F4786

Deconvoluting charge-transfer, mass transfer, and ohmic resistances in phosphonic acid–sulfonic acid ionomer binders used in electrochemical hydrogen pumps

Published in Energy \& Environmental Science, 2023

Electrochemical systems Ionic separations

Deconvoluting charge-transfer, mass transfer, and ohmic resistances in phosphonic acid–sulfonic acid ionomer binders used in electrochemical hydrogen pumps

Recommended citation: Arunagiri, K., Wong, A. J., \textbfBriceno-Mena, L. Energy \& Environmental Science 2023 16, 5916-5932 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EE01776A

Machine learning-based surrogate models and transfer learning for derivative free optimization of HT-PEM fuel cells

Published in Computers \& Chemical Engineering, 2023

Electrochemical systems Machine learning Hybrid modeling

Machine learning-based surrogate models and transfer learning for derivative free optimization of HT-PEM fuel cells

Recommended citation: Briceno-Mena, L. A., Arges, C. G., & Romagnoli, J. A. (2023). Machine learning-based surrogate models and transfer learning for derivative free optimization of HT-PEM fuel cells. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 171, 108159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2023.108159

Determining Ion Activity Coefficients in Ion-Exchange Membranes with Machine Learning and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Published in Industrial \& Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023

Ionic separations Machine learning

Determining Ion Activity Coefficients in Ion-Exchange Membranes with Machine Learning and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Recommended citation: Gallage Dona, H. K., Olayiwola, T., Briceno-Mena, L. A., Arges, C. G., Kumar, R., & Romagnoli, J. A. (2023). Determining Ion Activity Coefficients in Ion-Exchange Membranes with Machine Learning and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62(24), 9533-9548. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00636

Unsupervised learning: Local and global structure preservation in industrial data

Published in Computers \& Chemical Engineering, 2023

Process monitoring Machine learning

Unsupervised learning: Local and global structure preservation in industrial data

Recommended citation: Seghers, E. E., Briceno-Mena, L. A., & Romagnoli, J. A. (2023). Unsupervised learning: Local and global structure preservation in industrial data. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 178, 108378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2023.108378

Introduction to Formulation Optimization

Published in The Digital Transformation of Product Formulation, 2024

Formulated products Ai in industry

Introduction to Formulation Optimization

Recommended citation: Schmidt, A., Briceno-Mena, L., Rajagopalan, S., Ma, K., Reiner, B., & Braun, B. (2024). Introduction to Formulation Optimization. In A. Schmidt & K. Wallace (Eds.), The Digital Transformation of Product Formulation. CRC Press.

A microfluidic approach to study variations in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alkaline phosphatase activity in response to phosphate availability

Published in Analyst, 2024

Bioanalytical

A microfluidic approach to study variations in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alkaline phosphatase activity in response to phosphate availability

Recommended citation: Rahnama, A., Vaithiyanathan, M., Briceno-Mena, L., Dugas, T. M., Yates, K. L., Romagnoli, J. A., & Melvin, A. T. (2024). A microfluidic approach to study variations in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alkaline phosphatase activity in response to phosphate availability. Analyst, 149, 4256-4266. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00619D

AI in Chemical Engineering - Unlocking the Power Within Data

Published in CRC Press, 2024

Ai in industry Machine learning

AI in Chemical Engineering - Unlocking the Power Within Data

Recommended citation: Romagnoli, J. A., Briceno-Mena, L., & Manee, V. (2024). AI in Chemical Engineering - Unlocking the Power Within Data. CRC Press.

The Incorporation of Qualitative Knowledge in Hybrid Modeling

Published in Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2025

Hybrid modeling Machine learning

The Incorporation of Qualitative Knowledge in Hybrid Modeling

Recommended citation: Arense-Feffin, E., Sagar, N., Briceno-Mena, L. A., Braun, B., Castillo, I., Rizzo, C., Bui, L., Xu, J., Chiang, L., & Braatz, R. (2025). The Incorporation of Qualitative Knowledge in Hybrid Modeling. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 109484.

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Undergraduate courses, Universidad de Costa Rica, School of Chemical Engineering, 2019

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Kinetics and Chemical Reactors, Laboratory of Measurements and Experimental Data Analysis, Thermodynamics I, Laboratory of Separation Operations of Phases

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Undergraduate and graduate courses, Louisiana State University, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, 2022

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