Prof. (FH) Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Michael Affenzeller
Head of HEAL research group
Department of Software Engineering
School of Informatics, Communications and Media
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Softwarepark 11, A-4232 Hagenberg AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 50804 22031
Fax: +43 50804 21599
E-Mail: michael.affenzeller@heuristiclab.com
Short Biography
| 1991 - 1997: | Studies in Industrial Mathematics (Mathematical Computer Science) at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria | |
| 10/1997: | MSc in Industrial Mathematics (Mathematical Computer Science) | |
| 1998: | Military Service at the Ostarrichi Kaserne Amstetten, Austria | |
| 1998 - 1999: | Designing Engineer at Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau, Linz, Austria | |
| 1999 - 2004: | University Assistant at the Institute of Systems Science, Department of Systems Theory and Information Technology at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria | |
| 10/2001: | PhD in Computer Science | |
| 04/2002: | Foundation of Michael Affenzeller's Genetic Algorithms Research Group | |
| since 2002: | Core developer of HeuristicLab | |
| 06/2004: | Habilitation in "Applied Systems Sciences with particlular regard to Heuristic Optimization" at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria | |
| 2004 - 2005: | Assistant Professor at the Institute of Formal Models and Verification at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria | |
| since 11/2005: | Professor for Applied Computer Science at the Department of Software Engineering of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg, Austria | |
| 2008 - 2013: |
Head of the Josef Ressel Center for Heuristic Optimization (Heureka!) |
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| 2014 - 2018: |
Head of the K Project for Heuristic Optimization in Production and Logistics |
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| 2014 - 08/2022: |
Head of the Master Degree Program for Software Engineering |
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| 2014 - 08/2022: | Vice dean for R&D | |
| 2019 - 06/2022: |
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Scientific Head of Softwarepark Hagenberg |
| since 07/2022: |
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Provost of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
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Research Interests
- Heuristic Algorithms
- Evolutionary Algorithms
- Algorithm Theory and Development
- Production Planning and Logistics Optimization
- Nonlinear Systems Identification
- Structure Identification, Regression and Time Series
- Heuristic Optimization Techniques in Bioinformatics / Chemoinformatics
Professional Activities
- Workshop Organization
- Simulation in Medicine (EMSS 2006, Barcelona, together with W. Jacak)
- Heuristic Problem Solving (EUROCAST 2007, Las Palmas, together with S. Wagner)
- Softcomputing and Modelling/Simulation (EMSS 2008, Briatico, together with W. Jacak)
- Logistics and Industrial Informatics (LINDI 2009, Linz, together with W. Jacak)
- Heuristic Problem Solving (EUROCAST 2009, Las Palmas, together with G. Raidl)
- Softcomputing and Modelling/Simulation (EMSS 2010, Fes, together with W. Jacak)
- Heuristic Problem Solving (EUROCAST 2011, Las Palmas, together with G. Raidl)
- Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2012, together with S. Wagner
- Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2013, together with S. Wagner
- Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2014, together with S. Wagner
- Heuristic Problem Solving (EUROCAST 2015, Las Palmas, together with G. Raidl)
- Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2015, together with S. Wagner
- Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2016, together with S. Wagner
- Heuristic Problem Solving (EUROCAST 2017, Las Palmas, together with G. Raidl)
- Reviewer for:
- Journal of Heuristics
- Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
- IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
- International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
- International Journal of Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines
- Annals of Operations Research
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks
- Journal of Artificial Evolution and Applications
- Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
- Journal of Computers
- Journal of Paralled and Distributed Computing
- International Journal of Computer Mathematics
- Journal of Evolutionary Computation
- International Journal of Parallel Emergent and Distributed Systems
- Dutch Technology Foundation (STW)
- National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Pakistan
- Several program committee memberships such as GECCO, NIDISC, IWANN, IWINAC, EMSS,...
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Publications
Find a list of Michael Affenzeller's publications under: http://gpbib.cs.ucl.ac.uk/gp-html/MichaelAffenzeller.html
or on his Research Documentation page (external link).
