Prof. You is the co-chair of the Technical Papers Program at Foundations Of Computer-Aided Process Operations 2012. The Technical Papers Program is the lead component of the prestigious FOCAPO conference series, which has for many years attracted the international community in process operations, optimization and sustainable enterprise management. Prof. You and his co-chair are responsible for ensuring that the scientific papers at FOCAPO 2012 continue FOCAPO’s tradition of presenting research results that are both timely and of the highest quality. For information on FOCAPO, see the web https://www.focapo.org/index.cfm?page=call