Laboratory IntroductionThe State Key Laboratory of Synthetical Automation for Process Industries (SAPI) pursues fundamental research and advanced cutting-edge technology development to meet the requirements on high automation performance, intelligent and optimal manufacturing in process industries under green environment. Technically, SAPI focuses on the development of data-driven control theory and technology, including intelligent data modelling, advanced control and smart decision-making techniques for complex process industries. SAPI promotes automation technology with national characteristics and keeps the top international and national reputation in mind and establishes an innovative-talent-cultivation mechanism through combining scientific researches with teaching and talents training programs.SAPI has very strong leadership in the working field and attracted many outstanding academics around the world to work in the lab, including 4 NSFC innovative research groups, 2 Discipline Basements of Innovation and Talent Recruitment (111 Plan), 4 Academicians, 7 IFAC Fellows, 13 IEEE Fellows, 11 “Thousand Talent Plan” scientists, 9 Distinguished Young Scholars of Natural Scie...