Genetic Algorithms: Fundamentals, Advances, Applications and Open Problems

Prof. Kusum Deep

Emeritus Professor, Department of Mathematics
Joint Faculty MF School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Abstract
Optimization is the art of selecting "the best" alternative among a given set of options. Optimization problems arise in almost all fields of science, engineering, finance and Industry – in fact, in all walks of human activity in which the problem may be mathematically modeled. The traditional optimization techniques are unable to tackle the complexities of real-world optimization problems. Recently, a number of nature inspired optimization techniques (NIOT) are being developed and proposed in literature. They are gaining popularity and are considered efficient due to their ability to find a reasonably acceptable solution within a fair amount of computational time. Genetic Algorithms are well known search and optimization techniques which find numerous applications to solve “difficult” real life problems. This talk will focus on the fundamentals, implementation, advances and challenges of Genetic Algorithms. A number of examples will be discussed and exercises will be provided to the listener. Towards the end numerous research topics and challenges will be presented.

Biography
Dr. Kusum Deep, is an Emeritus Professor (HAG), with the Department of Mathematics as well as Joint Faculty at the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. Also, she is a Visiting Professor, Liverpool Hope University, UK. With B.Sc Hons & M.Sc Hons. School from Centre for Advanced Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, she is an M.Phil Gold Medalist. She earned her PhD from UOR (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) in 1988. She has won numerous awards like Khosla Research Award, UGC Career Award, Starred Performer of IITR Faculty, best paper awards by Railway Bulletin of Indian Railways, special facilitation in memory of late Prof. M. C. Puri, AIAP Excellence Award. She is one of the four women from IIT Roorkee to feature in the e-book “Women in STEM 2021” celebrating the contributions made by 50 Indian women in STEM published by Confederation of Indian Industries. She is a Senior Member of ORSI, CSI, IMS and ISIM. She is one of the Editors of Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier and many reputed journals. She is the Founder President of Soft Computing Research Society, India. She is the General Chair of series of International Conference on Soft Computing for Problems Solving (SocProS). Her research interests are nature inspired optimization techniques, particularly Evolutionary Algorithms, and Swarm Intelligence Techniques and their applications to solve real life problems as well as artificial intelligence and data science.