Biography: Prof. Hisao Ishibuchi was born in Kumamoto, Japan. After completing his BS and MS studies on Precision Mechanics in Kyoto University in 1985 and 1987, he had been with Osaka Prefecture University for 30 years. Currently he is a Chair Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. His research interests include evolutionary multiobjective optimization, fuzzy rule-based systems and evolutionary games. He received a Best Paper Award from GECCO 2004, HIS-NCEI 2006, FUZZ-IEEE 2009, WAC 2010, SCIS & ISIS 2010, FUZZ-IEEE 2011, ACIIDS 2015, GECCO 2017, GECCO 2018, EMO 2019, GECCO 2020, GECCO 2021, GECCO 2024 and EMO 2025. He also received 2007 JSPS Prize, 2019 IEEE CIS Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award, 2020 IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Outstanding Paper Award, and 2023 IEEE CIS Enrique Ruspini Award for Meritorious Service. He was the IEEE CIS Vice-President for Technical Activities (2010-2013) and an IEEE CIS Distinguished Lecturer (2015-2017, 2021-2023). He has been a Chair or Co-Chair of a number of conferences such as Program Chair of IEEE CEC 2010, General Chair of ICMLA 2011, General Chair of IEEE CIFEr 2019, General Chair of EMO 2021, Program Chair of IEEE SSCI 2022, General Chair of IEEE WCCI 2024, Program Chair of FUZZ-IEEE 2027, and General Chair of EMO 2027. He was the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (2014-2019) and Journal of Japanese Society for Evolutionary Computation (2014-2020), and an IEEE CIS AdCom member (2014-2019). He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Trans. on Evolutionary Computation, Evolutionary Computation Journal, and ACM Computing Surveys. He is an IEEE Fellow (2014), and an IEEE CIS AdCom member (2021-2026).
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Abderazek Ben Abdallah is a research scientist specializing in computer architecture, neuromorphic circuits & systems, anthropomorphic androids, and embedded systems. He is recognized for groundbreaking contributions to fault-tolerant 3D Networks-on-Chip, advanced neuromorphic AI circuits and systems, and innovative AI-powered renewable energy solutions. He is a Full Professor and Dean of the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Aizu, Japan. Previously, he was Head of the Computer Engineering Division from 2014 to 2022. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo (2002).
Prof. Ben Abdallah has authored four books, including "Neuromorphic Computing: Principles and Organization" and "Multicore Systems On-Chip: Practical Software/Hardware Design." His scholarly contributions comprise more than 160 peer-reviewed articles published in reputable journals and conferences, 15 research grants, and 14 patents. Notably, he pioneered the world's first AI-powered off-grid solar carport for renewable energy storage, which was developed in collaboration with industry partners between 2022 and 2023. Dr. Ben Abdallah has delivered over 23 keynote addresses and invited lectures worldwide.
Prof. Ben Abdallah has contributed to over 30 international conferences and is the founder and steering chair of the IEEE MCSoC Forum series. His editorial roles include serving as Associate Editor for the IEEE Computer Magazine since 2025 and Guest Editor for IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (2014). He has received recognition for his work, including the President’s Prize for Scientific Research (2010) and seven Best Paper Awards. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM and a member of Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Honor Society.