The ECML group has hosted talks by some distinguished Computational Intelligence researchers. See past events below. The ECML group holds its group meeting every Wednesday, from 4:00 - 5:00pm, at 14.08.14 meeting area. Everyone is welcome!

Upcoming Events

Date Title Presenter Location

Past Events

Date Title Presenter Location
3 Feb 2020 (16:00 - 17:00) Evolutionary/Automated Deep Learning and Applications Professor Mengjie Zhang, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 12.08.02 (Building 12, Level 8, Room 2)
19/12/2019 (15:30 - 16:30) Randomization-Based Deep and Shallow Neural Networks (IEEE CIS Distinguished Lecture) Professor Ponnuthurai N. Suganthan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 12.08.02 (Building 12, Level 8, Room 2)
18/09/2019 (11:30 - 12:30) Challenges in applying Evolutionary Algorithms to real-world problems(Download slides) Professor Xiaodong Li, RMIT University, Australia 14.08 open meeting area
16/08/2019 (10:30 - 11:30) Machine Learning for Optimal Decision Making under Uncertainty(Download slides) Dr Vu Nguyen, University of Oxford, UK 008.11.068
27/03/2019 (16:00 - 17:00) Experimental optimization at University of Manchester(Download slides; photo) Dr Richard Allmendinger, The University of Manchester, UK 14.08.14 meeting area
26/10/2018 (12:30 - 13:30) Gene-pool Optimal Mixing Evolutionary Algorithms - From Foundations to Applications (Download slides, photo) Professor Peter A.N. Bosman, Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica (CWI),(Center for Mathematics and Computer Science); Professor of Evolutionary Algorithms at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands 80.04.19
3/10/2017 (11:30 - 12:30) Introduction to Brain Storm Optimization Algorithms Professor Yuhui Shi, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China 09.03.12
17/08/2017(18:00 - 19:00; refreshment from 17:30) Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization Using Hybrid Approaches (IEEE CIS Distinguished Lecture)(photo1 and photo2) Professor Carlos Coello Coello, Computer Science Department, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico 14.08.07 Open Lounge
10/08/2017(11:00 - 12:00) Exact Approaches for Packing While Traveling and the Traveling Thief Problem Professor Frank Neumann, School of Computer Science, The University of Adelaide 005.03.001
17/03/2017(11:30 - 12:30) Recommender Systems (Download talk slides, photo1, photo2) Dr Maksud Ibrahimov, Chief Data Scientist, InfoReady, Melbourne, Australia 12.08.02
22/11/2016(18:00 - 19:30; refreshement starts from 17:30) Niches of Population-based Optimization Algorithms in Practice (IEEE Distinguished Lecture)(Download talk slides, photo1, photo2, photo3) Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, USA 80.07.01 (Building 80, Level 7, Room 1)
25/11/2016(11:30 - 12:50) Research Topics on Evolutionary Many-Objective Optimization (IEEE Distinguished Lecture)(Download talk slides, photo1, photo2) Prof. Hisao Ishibuchi, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan 80.09.12
18/03/2016 (11:30 - 12:30) Evolutionary algorithms for supply chain optimisation Dr Maksud Ibrahimov, Chief Data Scientist, InfoReady, Melbourne, Australia 14.08.7 meeting area
22/03/2016 (13:30 - 14:30) Transferring learning of knowledge and functionality from simple problems to larger scale and related problems. Associate Prof Will Browne, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 12.13.02
11/12/2015 (11:30 - 12:30) Towards Evolutionary Multitasking - A New Paradigm Professor Yew-Soon Ong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 80.05.12
18/11/2015 (11:30 - 12:30) From Data to Decisions - 16 years perspective Emeritus Professor Zbigniew Michalewicz, School of Computer Science, University of Adelaide, and Chief Scientist at Complexica 12.10.02
12/12/2014 (11:30 - 12:30) From Ensemble Learning to Learning in the Model Space (IEEE Distinguished Lecture) Professor Xin Yao, Chair (Professor) of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham, UK, and President of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society RMIT Kaleide Theatre
06/02/2014 (11:30 - 12:30) Data-driven Evolutionary Complex Engineering Optimisation (IEEE Distinguished Lecture) (Photo) Professor Yaochu Jin, University of Surrey, UK 12.08.02
17/01/2014 (14:30 - 15:30) Advances in multi-instance multi-label learning Professor Zhi-Hua Zhou, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University, China 10.08.04
14/01/2014 (11:30 - 12:30) Evolutionary Computation for Computer Vision and Image Processing Professor Mengjie Zhang, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 10.08.04
22/11/2013 (11:30 - 12:30) Interactive Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimisation Professor Juergen Branke University of Warwick, UK 10.08.03
11/10/2013 (11:30 - 12:30) Population-based Algorithm Portfolio for Numerical Optimization Professor Ke Tang, University of Science and Technology of China 10.08.03
17/05/2013 (11:30 - 12:30) Some Thoughts on the Complexity of Real-World Problems Professor Zbigniew Michalewicz, Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide 10.08.04
16/05/2013 (16:30 - 17:30) Introduction to Evolutionary Game Theory Professor Garrison Greenwood, Portland State University, USA 12.07.02
08/08/2012 (18:00 - 19:00) Discovery Without Objectives Associate Professor Kenneth O. Stanley, University of Central Florida, USA 12.02.05
24/11/2010 (18:30 - 19:30) Evolutionary Optimisation and Constraint Handling (IEEE Distinguished Lecture) (Photos) Professor Xin Yao, University of Birmingham, UK 10.04.27
18/03/2005 (12:30 - 13:30) Adaptive Business Intelligence Professor Zbigniew Michalewicz, University of Adelaide, Australia 12.08.02
26/03/2003 (18:30 - 20:00) Evolutionary Computation: Darwinian Thinking Solves Real-World Problems (RMIT University & IEEE Signal Processing & Computer Chapters Presentation) Professor David Fogel, Natural Selection, Inc., USA 10.11.03