An excellent Australian researcher joined the REFRESH project

In the Industry 4.0 & Automotive Living Lab, he aims to apply machine learning and optimization approaches while working with colleagues from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (FEI) at the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava. His research interests include Optimization, Swarm Intelligence, Evolutionary Algorithms, and Machine Learning.

"Professor Seyedali Mirjalili, a leading researcher from Australia, specializes in nature-inspired optimization algorithms among other areas. We are implementing these methods at VSB-TUO and aim to advance them further in the REFRESH project," stated Radek Martinek, Vice Dean for Research and Development at FEI. Nature-inspired optimization algorithms draw inspiration from natural processes. "At the FEI, we apply these methods to effectively calibrate the parameters of hybrid algorithms used in various advanced signal processing techniques," Martinek added.

"My decision to join the REFRESH project was based on my passion for sustainable engineering and the opportunity to work with such a renowned team at the VSB which offers a unique infrastructure and equipment and, thanks to that, the opportunity to work with real-time data. Moreover, VSB-TUO has strong links with industry partners, which provides an exciting chance to implement research results into real-life situations. This project falls within my research interests and offers a platform for me to contribute towards meaningful progress in this area," said Seyedali Mirjalili.

Seyedali Mirjalili (Ali), a Professor at Torrens University, Australia, founded the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Optimisation in 2019. He is internationally recognized for his advances in optimization and swarm intelligence, including the first set of algorithms from a synthetic intelligence perspective - a radical departure from the traditional understanding of natural systems - and a systematic framework for the reliable evaluation and design of computationally simple robust optimization algorithms. He has published over 600 papers that have received more than 110,000 citations and H-index of 110. He has repeatedly been on the list of the world's most cited researchers and in 2021 The Australian newspaper recognized him as the top researcher in Australia in three fields: Artificial Intelligence, Evolutionary Computation, and Fuzzy Systems.