Where is the Research on Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimisation Heading to?

[CFAR Distinguished Professor Lecture Series]
Where is the Research on Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimisation Heading to? (Hybrid Event) by Professor Carlos Artemio Coello Coello 

The first multi-objective evolutionary algorithm was published in 1985. However, it was not until the late 1990s that the so-called evolutionary multi-objective optimisation began to gain popularity as a research area. Throughout these 37 years, there have been several important advances in the area, including the development of different families of algorithms, test problems, performance indicators, hybrid methods and real-world applications, among many others.

In this talk, Prof Carlos Artemio Coello Coello from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN) will discuss some of these developments, focusing on the notable recent achievements. This will be followed by a critical analysis on the analogy research that has proliferated in recent years in specialised journals and conferences (perhaps as a side effect of the abundance of publications in this area). Despite having a low level of innovation and almost no scientific input, the research is backed by a large number of statistical tables and analyses. Prof Coello Coello will conclude the talk with some of the future research challenges for this area, which is just beginning to mature after 37 years of existence. 

Prof Carlos Artemio Coello Coello received a PhD in Computer Science from Tulane University (USA) in 1996. His research has mainly focused on the design of new multi-objective optimisation algorithms based on bio-inspired metaheuristics (e.g., evolutionary algorithms), an area in which he has made pioneering contributions. He currently has more than 550 publications, including more than 180 journal papers and 50 book chapters. Prof Coello Coello has received several awards, including the National Research Award (2007) from the Mexican Academy of Science (in the area of exact sciences), and the Medal to the Scientific Merit (2009) from Mexico City's congress. In 2012, he received the National Medal of Science in Physics, Mathematics and Natural Sciences from Mexico's presidency, which is the most prestigious award that a scientist can receive in Mexico. Additionally, he is the recipient of the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, “For pioneering contributions to single- and multiobjective optimisation techniques using bioinspired metaheuristics", and “The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Award in “Engineering Sciences”, in 2013 and 2016 respectively. More recently, Prof Coello Coello was awarded the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award in 2021. Since January 2011, he is an IEEE Fellow and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. Prof Coello Coello holds an appointment as Full Professor with distinction (Investigador Cinvestav 3F) at the Computer Science Department of CINVESTAV-IPN in Mexico City, Mexico.