Brief Introduction to My Research

My main research interests include:

• MOEA/D: Population Based Method+ Aggregation Methods for Multiobjective Optimization

• RM-MEDA: Using regularity property to design efficient multiobjective estimation of distribution algorithm

• Multiobjective Optimization Test Problems with Many Objectives and Complicated Pareto Set

• Expensive Optimization

• Estimation of Distribution Algorithm + Genetic Algorithm: Guided Mutation

• Evolutionary Algorithm + Experimental Design: Orthogonal Crossover

• Different Evolution

• Theory of Estimation of Distribution Algorithm

• Principal Component Analysis and Independent Component Analysis

• EAs for Telecommunication Networks

• Linear Programming

Some of my funded projects:

• Network Design by Multi-Objective Optimisation (BT short-term fellowship), 2007.

• Modelling Distribution of Pareto-optimal Solutions for Multi-Objective Optimisation (Funded by Honda Research Institute Europe, 2004– )

  • Researchers at Essex: Qingfu Zhang, Edward Tsang, and Aimin Zhou (project PhD student)

  • Researchers at Honda: Yaochu Jin and Bernhard Sendhoff.

• Market-based Workforce Management (Funded by BT, 2005– )

  • Researchers at Essex: Edward Tsang, Qingfu Zhang, Tim Gosling, Wudong Liu (project PhD student).

  • Researchers at BT: Botond Virginas (BT), Chris Voudouris (BT & Essex) and G Owusu (BT)

• Advanced Evolutionary Methods for Learning Finite State Machines (Funded by RPF of Essex University, 2006)

  • Researchers: S. Lucas, Qingfu Zhang, R. Poli, Hui Li (Research Assistant), A. Moraglio (Research Assistant).

• Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (Funded by EPSRC, 2002–2003)

  • Researchers: Qingfu Zhang, Edward Tsang and John Ford and Jianyong Sun (Project RA)

• Heuristics for Routing in Telecommunication (Funded by Royal Academy of Engineering, 2003)

  • Researchers: Qingfu Zhang, Gaoxi Xiao (Academic visitor from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Jianyong Sun, and Edward Tsang.

• Hybrid Optimization Methods (Funded by University of Essex, 2001–2002)

  • Researchers: Qingfu Zhang, Edward Tsang, John Ford, Hui Li and Tim Gosling

Studentships may be available for strong and appropriate applicants from time to time.