Seminars

The following are the talks that have previously taken palce in 2018:

Date	Title	Presenter
04/12/2018	Artificial Intelligence and Cryptology	Stjepan Picek
07/11/2018	Blind image/video quality assessment and optimal pacing strategies for road cycling	Dietmar Saupe
24/10/2018	In-vivo and offline optimisation of energy use in the presence of small energy signals	Mahmoud Bokhari
23/10/2018	Gene-pool Optimal Mixing Evolutionary Algorithms - From Foundations to Applications	Peter Bosman
19/10/2018	Bayesian inference for large-scale and computationally expensive landscape evolution models	Rohitash Chandra
17/10/2018	S.T. (Shafiabady-Teshnehlab) Optimization Algorithm	Neusha Shafiabady
10/10/2018	Using a recurrent neural network for change prediction in dynamic constrained optimization problems	Maryam H Shoreh
19/09/2018	Optimising time use for best health	Dorothea Dumuid
12/09/2018	Optimal Engineering Design Using Genetic Programming	Hirad Assimi
05/09/2018	Optimal Modeling and Solving Research of Facility Layout Problem Basing on MIP	Yue Xie
13/06/2018	Bio-Inspired Computing for Problems with Dynamically Changing Constraints	Vahid Roostapour
09/05/2018	On the Impact of Dynamic Constraint Changes for Problems with Linear Constraints	Maryam H Shoreh
02/05/2018	Randomised Greedy Algorithms for Covering Problems	Wanru Gao
21/02/2018	Bots, Political Bots and Damned Lies	Derek Christopher Weber
14/02/2018	Challenges in Practical Surgery Scheduling	Thomas Runarsson

The following are the talks that have previously taken palce in 2017:

Date	Title	Presenter
15/11/2017	Introduction to Quantum Computing and its Applications	Mark Hanson
13/09/2017	An Impact of Repair Methods in Differential Evolution for Dynamic Constrained Optimization Problems	Maryam H Shoreh
06/09/2017	Improved Runtime Analysis of RLS and (1+1) EA for the Dynamic Vertex Cover Problem	Vahid Roostapour
16/08/2017	Exact Approaches for Packing While Traveling and the Traveling Thief Problem	Frank Neumann
12/07/2017	Speed up Automated Mechanism Design by Sampling Worst-Case Profiles: An Application to Competitive VCG Redistribution Mechanism for Public Project Problem	Mingyu Guo
05/07/2017	Evolution of Artistic Image Variants Through Feature Based Diversity Optimisation	Aneta Neumann
05/07/2017	Just-in-Time Batch Scheduling Problem with Two-dimensional Bin Packing Constraints	Alexander Makarowsky
28/06/2017	Deep Parameter Optimisation on Android Smartphones for Energy Minimisation - A Tale of Woe and a Proof-of-Concept	Mahmoud Bokhari
14/06/2017	Reoptimization Times of Evolutionary Algorithms on Linear Functions Under Dynamic Uniform Constraints	Feng Shi
01/06/2017	Features, Diversity, Random Walks and Digital Art	Frank Neumann
12/05/2017	Differential Evolution to Solve Dynamic Constraint Optimization Problems	Yaneli Ameca Adulcin
07/05/2017	Average-Case Analysis of Parameterized Problems	Tobias Friedrich
06/05/2017	Optimal Scheduling Behavior of a Building Operator in Demand Response Aggregation	Maryam H Shoreh

The following are the talks that have previously taken place in 2016:

Date	Title	Presenter
30/09/2016	The Evolutionary Process of Image Transition in Conjunction with Box and and Strip Mutation	Aneta Neumann
19/10/2016	A Fully Polynomial Time Approximation Scheme for Packing While Traveling	Junhua Wu
26/10/2016	A gentle introduction to Deep Learning	Chunhua Shen
14/09/2016	Parameterized Analysis of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms and the Weighted Vertex Cover Problem	Feng Shi
07/09/2016	A Feature-Based Prediction Model of Algorithm Selection for Constrained Continuous Optimisation	Frank Neumann
31/08/2016	A case study of algorithm selection for the traveling thief problem	Markus Wagner
24/08/2016	Local Search Heuristics for Minimum Vertex Cover Problem	Wanru (Kelly) Gao
17/08/2016	On Detection of Non-Hamiltonicity via Linear Feasibility Models	Asghar Moeini (Flinders University)
17/08/2016	Revenue Maximizing Markets for Zero-Day Exploits	Mingyu Guo
10/08/2016	Runtime Analysis of Evolutionary Diversity Maximization for OneMinMax	Frank Neumann
06/07/2016	On the Impact of the Renting Rate for the Unconstrained Nonlinear Knapsack Problem	Junhua Wu
11/02/2016	Maptek mine scheduling software and its open peoblems	Christie Myburgh and Simon Ratcliffe from Maptek

The following are the talks that have previously taken place in 2015:

Date	Title	Presenter
10/12/2015	Clustering as a Real-world Benchmarking Problem for Black-box Optimization Algorithms (room 5.56)	Marcus Gallagher
09/12/2015	Engineering Features for the Analysis and Comparison Black-box Optimization Problems and Algorithms (room 5.55)	Marcus Gallagher
25/11/2015	False-name-proof Mechanism Design without Money	Taiki Todo
28/10/2015	Algorithms for the Maximum Agreement Forest problem	Feng Shi
14/10/2015	Recognising Activities in Real Time Using Body Worn Passive Sensors With Sparse Data Streams: To Interpolate or Not To Interpolate?	Asanga Wickramasinghe
07/10/2015	Managing End-Users Behaviour to Optimise A Smart Grid System: A Case Study of Electricity Supply in Regional South Australia	Ashraf Zaghwan
02/09/2015	An introduction to "Modelling and optimisation of submerged buoys for improved ocean wave energy production” project	Junhua Wu
26/08/2015	A Feature-Based Comparison of Evolutionary Computing Techniques for Constrained Continuous Optimisation	Shayan Poursoltan
19/08/2015	Adaptive Submodularity	Frank Neumann
17/06/2015	Improved Runtime Bounds for the (1+1) EA on Random 3-CNF Formulas Based on Fitness-Distance Correlation	Frank Neumann
10/06/2015	Application of Computational Intelligence for Food and Energy Security in Indonesia (Room 4.63)	Yandra Arkeman
03/06/2015	On the Impact of Local Search Operators and Variable Neighbourhood Search for the Generalized Travelling Salesperson Problem	Mojgan Pourhassan
20/05/2015	Optimization of Multi-Commodities Consumer Supply Chains Part II: Simulation Modeling	Zeinab Hajiabolhasani
13/05/2015	Expected Fitness Gains of Randomized Search Heuristics for the Traveling Salesperson Problem	Samadhi Nallaperuma
06/05/2015	On the Runtime of Randomized Local Search and Simple Evolutionary Algorithms for Dynamic Makespan Scheduling (Room 4.63)	Frank Neumann
08/04/2015	Runtime Analysis of Evolutionary Diversity Optimization and the Vertex Cover Problem	Wanru Gao
01/04/2015	On Evolutionary Approaches to Wind Turbine Placement with Geo-Constraints (Room 4.63)	Markus Wagner
25/03/2015	Improving Test Coverage of Formal Verification Systems via Beam Search (Room 4.63)	Mahmoud Bokhari
18/03/2015	Approximate Approaches to the Traveling Thief Problem	Hayden Faulkner
11/03/2015	Maintaining 2-Approximations for the Dynamic Vertex Cover Problem Using Evolutionary Algorithms	Mojgan Pourhassan
04/03/2015	A Feature-Based Analysis on the Impact of Set of Constraints in Constrained Optimisation Problems	Shayan Poursoltan

The following are the talks that have previously taken place in 2014:

Date	Title	Presenter
17/12/2014	School of CS Christmas Party (3pm)	-
26/11/2014	A discussion of energy management algorithms that minimise battery cycling and fuel consumption in mild-hybrid electric vehicles	Manuel Salazar
19/11/2014	Packing While Traveling: Mixed Integer Programming for a Class of Nonlinear Knapsack Problems	Sergey Polyakovskiy
12/11/2014	A Feature-Based Analysis on the Impact of a group of Constraints for e-Constrained Differential Evolution	Shayan Poursoltan
05/11/2014	Population Diversity Maximization for Vertex Cover Problems	Wanru (Kelly) Gao
29/10/2014	Maintaining a 2-Approximation Solution for Dynamic Vertex Cover Problem by means of Evolutionary Algorithms	Mojgan Pourhassan
29/10/2014	An Introduction to Smoothed Analysis	Mojgan Pourhassan
10/10/2014	Understanding strengths and weaknesses of optimization algorithms with new visualization tools and methodologies (Location and time: Napier 102 at 15:10)	Kate Smith-Miles
24/09/2014	Parameter Prediction based on Features of Evolved Instances for Ant Colony Optimization and the Traveling Salesperson Problem	Samadhi Nallaperuma
10/09/2014	Particle swarm optimization: theoretical analysis, modifications, and applications to constrained optimization problems	Mohammad Reza Bonyadi
03/09/2014	Increasing VCG Revenue by Decreasing the Quality of Items	Mingyu Guo
27/08/2014	Optimisation of Water Distribution Testing a Verification System Supply chain design in the wine industry	Jingwei Liu Mahmoud Bokhari Mohsen Varsei (UniSA)
20/08/2014	Boosting Search for Recursive Functions Using Partial Call-Trees Maximizing Submodular Functions under Matroid Constraints by Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms	Brad Alexander Frank Neumann
13/08/2014	User preferences for Approximation-Guided Multi-Objective Evolution	Anh Quang Nguyen
19/03/2014	EVOR: An Online Evolutionary Algorithm for Car Racing Games	Samadhi Nethmini Nallaperuma
03/03/2014	Control of Condorcet Voting: Complexity and a Relation-Algebraic Approach	Rudolf Berghammer
26/02/2014	Parameterized complexity analysis of the (1+1) EA for the Generalized Traveling Salesperson problem	Mojgan Pourhassan

The following are the talks that have previously taken place in 2013:

Date	Title	Presenter
18/12/2013	Probabilistic Graphical Models: principles and methods	Qinfeng Shi
20/11/2013	Defining the Computational Capabilities of a Developmental Model	Pauline Haddow
06/11/2013	Revenue Maximization via Hiding Item Attributes	Mingyu Guo
16/10/2013	When Bin Packing Meets Scheduling	Sergey Polyakovskiy
09/10/2013	Analysis of e-constrained differential evolution with an archive and gradient-based mutation algorithm	Shayan Poursoltan
11/09/2013	Locating potentially disjoint feasible regions of a search space with a particle swarm optimizer	Mohammad Reza Bonyadi
27/08/2013	Multiplicative Approximations, Optimal Hypervolume Distributions, and the Choice of the Reference Point	Frank Neumann
20/08/2013	CRAB lab: Bio-inspired Technology and Techniques	Pauline Haddow
14/08/2013	Note on diversity in evolutionary algorithms + discussion on MIC interesting papers	Kewen Liao and Markus Wagner
07/08/2013	Simulated Car Racing	Mohammad Reza Bonyadi and Samadhi Nallaperuma
31/07/2013	Experiences from GECCO 2013	Free discussion
19/06/2013	Population size matters: rigorous runtime results for maximizing the hypervolume indicator	Anh Nguyen
12/06/2013	Parameterized Complexity Analysis and More Effective Evolutionary Algorithms for Euclidean TSP	Samadhi Nallaperuma
05/06/2013	A fast approximation-guided evolutionary multi-objective algorithm	Markus Wagner
29/05/2013	Fast and effective multi-objective optimisation of wind turbine placement	Raymond Tran
22/05/2013	Ruggedness Quantifying for Constrained Continues Fitness Landscapes	(Shayan) Amirshayan Poursoltanmohammadi
10/04/2013	Travelling thief problem: the first step in the transition from theoretical problems to realistic problems	(Reza) Mohammad Reza Bonyadi
24/04/2013	History of SolveIT Software	Zbigniew Michalewicz

The following are the talks that have previously taken place in 2012:

Date	Title	Presenter
24/10/2012	Finding the Best Algorithm for a given Constrained Optimisation Problem	(Shayan) Amirshayan Poursoltanmohammadi
17/10/2012	Informal Introduction to Important Concepts in Financial Portfolio Management and Applications of Computational Intelligence	Adam Ghandar
10/10/2012	A locally convergent rotation invariant particle swarm optimizer	Mohammad Reza Bonyadi
03/10/2012	Constraint Satisfaction Problems and Multi-Objective Optimisation: first steps	Markus Wagner
17/09/2012	Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimisation for Men’s Elite Level Track Cycling - A Real World Hierarchical Multiobjective Optimisation Problem	Diora Jordan
11/09/2012	Features of Easy and Hard Instances for Approximation Algorithms and the Traveling Salesperson Problem	Samadhi Nallaperuma
05/09/2012	Designing a Navigational Control System of an Autonomous Robot for Multi-requirements Planetary Navigation using Evolutionary Algorithms Approach	Mohd Faisal Ibrahim
29/08/2012	Improved Computational Complexity Results for Weighted ORDER and MAJORITY	Anh Nguyen
22/08/2012	Towards the Rigorous Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms on Random k-Satisfiability Formulas	Andrew M. Sutton
08/08/2012	Computational Complexity Analysis of Muli-Objective Genetic Programming	Frank Neumann
06/06/2012	Quo Vadis, Evolutionary Computation? On a Growing Gap between Theory and Practice	Zbigniew Michalewicz
30/05/2012	Model checking with ACO techniques - verifying the Mobile IP protocol	Charles Lakos
23/05/2012	Paths, Trees and Flowers	Samadhi Nallaperuma
16/05/2012	Application of Evolutionary Methods to 3D Geoscience Modelling	Brad Alexander
09/05/2012	Model Complexity and Performance in Algorithmic Trading	Adam Ghandar
02/05/2012	Taming the Reservoir: Feedforward Training for Recurrent Neural Networks	Oliver Obst
18/04/2012	A Parameterized Runtime Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms for MAX-2-SAT	Jareth Day
28/03/2012	Parameterized Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization	Andrew Sutton
14/03/2012	Beginning of year meeting	Chaired by Andrew Sutton
07/03/2012	Evolutionary Search at the Knowledge Level	Andrew Tuson
16/02/2012	Creating Web Apps with Spreadsheet Formulas	Eddy Parkinson
30/01/2012	Hyperheuristics to solve combinatorial optimisation problems.	Tommaso Urli

The following are the talks that have previously taken place in 2011:

Date	Title	Presenter
02/11/2011	Discussion of current research	N/A
19/10/2011	Determining the importance of data windowing in financial time series data	Muneer Buckley
12/10/2011	Planning and optimization of a complex multinational supply chain – a real-life case study	Behnam Fahimnia
14/09/2011	Evolving 3D Magnetotelluric Models using Blobs	Brad Alexander
07/09/2011	Selecting an Optimiser: for a multinational supply chain - real world case study	Eddy Parkinson
31/08/2011	Computational Complexity Analysis of Genetic Programming	Frank Neumann
24/08/2011	Topological containment in graphs: New characterizations from computer search	Rebecca Robinson
17/08/2011	Mutation Rates of the (1+1)-EA on Pseudo-Boolean Functions of Bounded Epistasis	Andrew Sutton
10/08/2011	Fixed Parameter Evolutionary Algorithms	Frank Neumann