Christoph Plate
PhD Student in the MathOpt research group
at the Faculty of Mathematics
at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Address
Universitätsplatz 2, 02-207a
39106 Magdeburg, Germany
phone: +49 391 67 58270
fax: +49 391 67 41171
Short CV
A long version is available on request.
Education
| 01/2022 – present: |
Otto von Guericke University (Magdeburg) PhD student and research assistant |
| 10/2019 – 12/2021: |
Otto von Guericke University (Magdeburg) Master of Science in Mathematics |
| 10/2015 – 09/2019: |
Otto von Guericke University (Magdeburg) Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Engineering |
Research interests
- Optimization Methods for Machine Learning
- Optimal Control
- Applications in Chemical Engineering
Selected publications
11 / 11
2026
article
Optimal Experiments for Hybrid Modeling of Methanol Synthesis Kinetics
Computers and Chemical Engineering
@article{Kaps2026,
author = {Kaps, Lothar and Leipold, Johannes and Plate, Christoph and Martensen, Carl Julius and Kortuz, Wieland and Seidel-Morgenstern, Andreas and Kienle, Achim and Sager, Sebastian},
title = {Optimal Experiments for Hybrid Modeling of Methanol Synthesis Kinetics},
journal = {Computers and Chemical Engineering},
year = {2026},
volume = {204},
pages = {109387},
doi = {10.1016/j.compchemeng.2025.109387}
}
2026
article
Superstructure Optimization with Embedded Neural Networks for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
arXiv preprint
@article{Klimek2026,
author = {Klimek, Alexander and Plate, Christoph and Sager, Sebastian and Sundmacher, Kai and Ganzer, Caroline},
title = {Superstructure Optimization with Embedded Neural Networks for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production},
journal = {arXiv preprint},
year = {2026},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09796}
}
2025
article
Dynamic Programming for Mixed Integer Optimal Control Problems with Dwell Time Constraints
Journal of Process Control
@article{Esfeden2025,
author = {Abbasi Esfeden, Ramin and Plate, Christoph and Sager, Sebastian and Swevers, Jan},
title = {Dynamic Programming for Mixed Integer Optimal Control Problems with Dwell Time Constraints},
journal = {Journal of Process Control},
year = {2025},
volume = {154},
pages = {103522},
doi = {10.1016/j.jprocont.2025.103522}
}
2025
article
Two degress of freedom control of a multistage power to methanol reactor
Computers and Chemical Engineering
@article{Kessler2025,
author = {Kessler, T. and Plate, C. and Martensen, C.J. and Leipold, J. and Kaps, L. and Seidel-Morgenstern, A. and Sager, S. and Kienle, A.},
title = {Two degress of freedom control of a multistage power to methanol reactor},
journal = {Computers and Chemical Engineering},
year = {2025},
volume = {192},
pages = {108893},
doi = {10.1016/j.compchemeng.2024.108893}
}
2025
article
Optimal experimental design for universal differential equations
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
@article{Plate2025,
author = {Plate, Christoph and Martensen, Carl Julius and Sager, Sebastian},
title = {Optimal experimental design for universal differential equations},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control},
year = {2025},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.07143},
doi = {10.1109/TAC.2025.3609533}
}
2025
article
An analysis of optimization problems involving ReLU neural networks
arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.03016
@article{Plate2025a,
author = {Plate, Christoph and Hahn, Mirko and Klimek, Alexander and Ganzer, Caroline and Sundmacher, Kai and Sager, Sebastian},
title = {An analysis of optimization problems involving ReLU neural networks},
journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.03016},
year = {2025},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03016}
}
2024
misc
dynamicOED.jl
GitHub repository
@misc{Martensen2024b,
author = {Martensen, C.J. and Plate, C. and Sager, S.},
title = {dynamicOED.jl},
journal = {GitHub repository},
publisher = {GitHub},
year = {2024},
url = {https://github.com/mathopt/DynamicOED.jl}
}
2024
article
DynamicOED.jl: A Julia package for solving optimum experimental design problems
Journal of Open Source Software
@article{Martensen2024c,
author = {Martensen, Carl Julius and Plate, Christoph and Sager, Sebastian},
title = {DynamicOED.jl: A Julia package for solving optimum experimental design problems},
journal = {Journal of Open Source Software},
year = {2024},
volume = {9},
number = {98},
pages = {6605},
doi = {10.21105/joss.06605}
}
2024
article
Second-Order Partial Outer Convexification for Switched Dynamical Systems
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
@article{Plate2024,
author = {Plate, C. and Sager, S. and Stoll, M. and Tetschke, M.},
title = {Second-Order Partial Outer Convexification for Switched Dynamical Systems},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control},
publisher = {IEEE},
year = {2024},
volume = {69},
number = {7},
pages = {4643--4656},
doi = {10.1109/TAC.2024.3351567}
}
2024
misc
SecondOrderPOC.jl
GitHub repository
@misc{secondorderpoc,
author = {Plate, C. and Sager, S. and Tetschke, M.},
title = {SecondOrderPOC.jl},
journal = {GitHub repository},
publisher = {GitHub},
year = {2024},
url = {https://github.com/chplate/SecondOrderPOC.jl}
}
2023
inproceedings
Towards machine learning of power-2-methanol processes
Computer Aided Chem. Eng., 52:561-568
@inproceedings{Martensen2023,
author = {Martensen, C. J. and Plate, C. and Ke{\ss}ler, T. and {C. Kunde} and {L. Kaps} and {A. Kienle} and {A. Seidel-Morgenstern} and Sager, S.},
title = {Towards machine learning of power-2-methanol processes},
booktitle = {Computer Aided Chem. Eng., 52:561-568},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1016/B978-0-443-15274-0.50089-5}
}