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Research Interests
The author’s work spans AI-driven optimization, machine learning-inspired methods, and control engineering for automation. Across publications, the core focus converges on integrating advanced optimization and adaptive strategies with real-world control systems and educational tooling. A recurring thread is the use of multi-objective optimization and fractional/order-aware approaches to model, tune, and enhance performance in AI, neural networks, adaptive filtering, and computer-vision–driven tasks, alongside robust controller design for pneumatic and air-pressure systems. Methodologies include evolutionary algorithms, Pareto-front analysis, fractional calculus in optimization, Hammerstein–Wiener nonlinear identification, MPC, fuzzy logic, PID variants, and LabView/MATLAB-driven prototyping. The work emphasizes practical deployment (PID, MPC, fuzzy controllers), interpretability of trade-offs through Pareto analysis, and didactic platforms for hands-on learning in control theory. Impact centers on delivering structured design frameworks for modeling and controlling nonlinear, high-variance systems, enabling improved convergence, robustness, and educational value, while acknowledging computational overhead and convergence considerations in fractional methods.
Key Topics:
- Control Systems, Automation & Industrial Control (SCADA/PLC)
- Optimization, Operations Research & Decision Support
- Education, Pedagogy, Teacher Training & Inclusion
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Science
- Computer Vision, Medical Imaging & Signal Processing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of Control and Automation Systems with a Multi-Objective Optimization Approach to Improve the Performance of Multivariable Processes Within Digitalized Industrial Environments
Huilcapi Subia, V. M. (PI), Diaz Solis, G. E. (Col) & Franco Reina, R. C. (Col)
1/07/25 → …
Project: Research and Development
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Development of Modern Control Strategies for Multivariable Processes Using a Multi-Objective Optimization Approach and Bio-Inspired Algorithms (DEC-MOBA)
Huilcapi Subia, V. M. (PI), Mora Saltos, N. S. (Col), Diaz Solis, G. E. (Col), Ghia Pogo, E. A. (Student), Rivera Duarte, C. J. (Student), Franco Reina, R. C. (Col), Miranda Delgado, L. A. (Col), Garcia Flor, G. X. (Col) & Soto Noboa, B. R. (Student)
12/12/23 → 27/02/25
Project: Research and Development
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Multivariable Process Control Using Multi-Objective Optimization Techniques and Algorithms with Computational Intelligence – Phase I
22/09/21 → 22/09/22
Project: Research and Development
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Development and Implementation of Control Techniques Applied to Mechatronic Platforms to Improve the Performance of Industrial Systems
Lima Cedillo, B. X. (PI), Huilcapi Subia, V. M. (Col) & Cajo Diaz, R. A. (Col)
23/06/15 → 23/06/16
Project: Research and Development
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Modeling and Control of a Peltier Thermoelectric System Applying a Multi-objective Optimization Approach
Huilcapi, V., García, G., Ghia, E. & Soto, B., 2025, Information and Communication Technologies - 12th Ecuadorian Conference, TICEC 2024, Proceedings. Berrezueta-Guzman, S., Torres, R., Zambrano-Martinez, J. L. & Herrera-Tapia, J. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 303-317 15 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 2273 CCIS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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The Role of Fractional Calculus in Modern Optimization: A Survey of Algorithms, Applications, and Open Challenges
Fernandez, E., Huilcapi, V., Birs, I. & Cajo, R., Oct 2025, In: Mathematics. 13, 19, 3172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Educational Prototype for Teaching Automatic Control. Application to Speed Control of a Direct Current Motor
Huilcapi, V., Ghia, E., Rivera, C., Rodriguez, K. & Briones, M., 2024, IEEE Andescon, ANDESCON 2024 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (IEEE Andescon, ANDESCON 2024 - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Optimization of an Air Pressure System: A Multi-Objective Control and Modeling Approach
Huilcapi, V., Castillo, C., Sanchez, D. & Cajo, R., 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 96691-96703 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Educational Platform for Teaching Automation and Control Engineering: A Pneumatic Levitation System
Huilcapi, V., Cajo, R., Ponguillo, V. & Gomez, G., 2023, EDUNINE 2023 - 7th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Reimaging Engineering - Toward the Next Generation of Engineering Education, Merging Technologies in a Connected World, Proceedings. da Rocha Brito, C. & Ciampi, M. M. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (EDUNINE 2023 - 7th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Reimaging Engineering - Toward the Next Generation of Engineering Education, Merging Technologies in a Connected World, Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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