I also investigated the use and adaptation of Evolutionary Computation (EC) for considering user preferences via Eye-Tracking technology in Interactive EC, water current prediction in Hydrology, abnormalities detection via NeuroEvolution in flights boarding, Image Signal Processor tuning, and more recently Gene Regulatory Network parametrization by co-supervising Romain Michelucci with Pr. Comet
Before 2007, I was interested by Computer Aided Design, Collaborative Design and Geometric modelling for manufactured products.
Evolutionary Algorithms
Evolutionary Algorithms (EA) are nature inspired and stochastic algorithms that mimic Darwin theory for problem optimization.
The particularity of EA is its capacity to deal with multi-objectives (i.e. maximizing profits while minimizing costs), multi-modality (several best solutions) as the algorithm considers a population of solutions, discrete or continous optimization, dynamic optimization and many others fundamental problems…
As data mining deals now with Big Data, it is natural to consider EA for optimizing models (neural network, association rules, decision trees or SVM…) produced by a mining or a learning process. They can also be considered for hybridation.
A recent overview of EAs by Thomas Bartz-Beielstein, Jurgen Branke, Jorn Mehnen and Olaf Mersmann in 2014.
Participation in the Programm Comittee of 15th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI) in 2002 in Lyon
Participation in the Programm Comittee of First worskhop “From Functions to Shapes” in 2000/04 in Metz- France
Scientific Valorization
Scientific Expert Jeune Entrepise Innovante (JEI) for Ministry of Higher Education and Research since 2012/05 (for French-Riviera and Languedoc-Rousillon administrative regions)
Romain Michelucci (2021/10/01-??, Ministry of Higher Education and Research allocation) : Identification of Dynamic Parameters for Gene Networks using Bio-inspired computation and Reinforcement Learning
Kamel Slimani (2003-2006) : multi-agency framework for co-design and data exchange
Master Students
Marina Diaz Uzquiano (2022/09-2023/09) : EC Hybridization with MCTS in a biological context
David Neau (2019/04-2019/08) : Reinforcement Learning for Feature Selection with Monte Carlo Tree Search
FOTSING SIKADIE Gervais Sertilange (2017/09-2018/02) : Identification of key regulators of pancreatic cancer progression with evolutionary algorithms
Marco Carta Gullung (2014/03/17-2014/09) : Multimodal Evolutionary Algorithm for Content Based Image Retrieval
Betty Moreschini (2013/02-2013/07) : Machine Learning with NeuroEvolution for forecasting boarding data in Airline companies in collaboration with Amadeus Sophia
Romaric Pighetti (2012/03-2012/07) : Hybrid Content Based Image Retrieval combining Multi-objective Interactive Genetic Algorithm and SVM
Mihai Suciu (2012/05-2012/10) : Auto-adaptative and multiobjectif evolutionary algorithm for web services composition in collaboration with Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania thanks to international mobility program ECO-NET Egide
Florin-Claudiu Pop (2010/10-2010/12 & 2011/06-2011/07) : optimal web services composition in collaboration with Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania thanks to international mobility program ECO-NET Egide
Nabil Hammoud (2005) : survey on geomtric design by 2D sketching
Liu Jian (2003) : Managing consistency between several geometric models
Kinan Samaan (2001) : Towards a framework for cooperative design for 2IUF project
Undergraduate Students
Vincent Callegari (3 months in 2023/05) : Cellular GA
Smart Password Generator (3 weeks in June 2013) : Ancelin Arnaud, Aliénor Diaz, Olivier Fauvel-Jaeger, Frédéric Guégan
Genetic Invasion (3 weeks in June 2011) : Clément Léger, Côme Bernigaud, Loïc Jean David Arjanen, Romaric Pighetti.