Kalyanmoy Deb

Kalyanmoy Deb

Computational optimization; optimal design; process optimization; optimal modeling and optimal system design; multi-objective optimization and multi-criterion decision analysis; large-scale optimization; evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO) for handling practicalities -- uncertainties, constraints, multi-modalities, noise, and mixed variables; meta-modeling in optimization; hybrid optimization algorithms using evolutionary and classical methods;  evolutionary computation in search, optimization of control of engineering problems; multi-modal optimization; design of self-adaptive evolutionary algorithms; combinatorial optimization; computational intelligence; neural networks; fuzzy logic systems; machine learning; practical applications of optimization in science, engineering, finance and in multi-disciplinary domains.

Education:

Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1991

M.S., Engineering Mechanics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1989

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1985

 Award:

TWAS Prize in Engineering Sciences, Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy, 2012

INFOSYS Prize, Infosys Science Foundation, Bangalore, India, 2011

J.C. Bose National Fellowship, Dept. of Science &n Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, India, 2011

Cajastur Mamdani Prize, European Centre for Soft Computing, Spain, 2011.

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2011

Velux Foundation Guest Professorship at Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 2011-2012

MCDM Edgeworth-Pareto Award, International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MC M), 2008