Part 1 Overview: intelligent systems for modelling and control, D.A. Linkens; AI in process control, G.A. Montague et al. Part 2 Process control: the role of expert systems in control engineering, D.P. Atherton; automatic tuning of PID regulators, D. Clarke; AI and future trends in process control, B. Simmonds. Part 3 Process monitoring: the role of expert systems and numerical algorithms in measurement validation and time series prediction, R.S. Powell and J.A. Hartley; COGSYS - the real-time expert system from ALVEY, S.J. Davison and D.K. Irving; sensor data validation using expert system techniques, B. Knight; an AI approach to process supervision, T. Wittig and W. Fedderwitz; a real-time system for fault diagnosis, P. Andow. Part 4 Optimization: enhancing the uptake of expert systems for energy applications, J. Huddleston; expert process scheduling, J.B.A. Epton; the use of optimization and expert systems in manufacturing, L. Daniel and J. Wilson; knowledge-based planning systems, A. Tate; optimization, microcomputers and control, M. Rijckaert; hybrid knowledge-based systems for managing multiline batch manufacture of FMCG products, M.G. Singh; the use of advanced optimization techniques in process control, K.B. Cheshire. Part 5 Case studies: the waterfront, K.A. Shaw; the application of on-line expert systems in nuclear fuel routes, B. Jack; systems engineering aspects of control and surveillance systems using knowledge-based technologies, J.A. Glen and A.W. MacDonald; case studies in condition monitoring, R. Milne.