Elizabeth Wanner

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Elizabeth Wanner

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6450-3043

    • School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University

      B4 7ET Birmingham

      United Kingdom

    Personal profile

    Qualifications

    • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2006. 
    • MSc in Pure Mathematics (with distinction), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2002. 
    • Specialization in Matematics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2000.
    • Specialization in Mathematics (Teaching Degree), Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais, 1999.
    • BSc in Mathematics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 1997. 

    Biography

    I re-joined Aston in 2023, and am a Reader in Computer Science. My research is concerned with population-based multiobjective optimization and metaheuristics, multi-criteria decision analysis, and mathematical and statistical aspects of optimization theory. 

    Previously, I was a Professor at the CEFET-MG (CERCIA) in the Department of Computer Engineering, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. I obtained my Ph.D. at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, on the topic of Local Search operators for Genetic Algorithms based on derivative-free quadratic approximation.  I also hold an MSc in Mathematics from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and before that, I read for a BSc in Mathematics at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

    Employment

    • 2023- date: Reader in Computer Science, Aston University.
    • 2020 - 2022: Professor at CEFET-MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
    • 2017 – 2019: Lecturer in Computer Science, Aston University.
    • 2010 – 2016: Associate Professor at CEFET-MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • 2006 - 2010: Assistant Professor at the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil
    • 2008 - 2009: Visiting Research at the University of Algarve, in the Science and Technology Faculty, Faro, Portugal

    Teaching Activity

    My teaching includes programming, computational intelligence and mathematics. 

    Research Interests

    I am interested in multiobjective optimization, evolutionary algorithms, experimental assessment of algorithms, dynamical systems, and engineering design optimization.

    My work is concerned with both abstract problems as well as applied ones. I have a number of ongoing collaborations with engineers and international universities and have worked on hybrid micro grid systems for generation and distribution of renewable energy sources. 

    Education/Academic qualification

    SFHEA, Senior Fellow of HEA, The Higher Education Academy

    Award Date: 9 Jan 2019

    PhD, Quadratic approximation-based local search operators for Genetic Algorithms, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Award Date: 5 Sept 2006

    MSc, Rotation sets for torus homeomorphism, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Award Date: 13 Dec 2002

    Keywords

    • QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
    • Optimization Theory
    • Multiobjective Optimization
    • Decision Making
    • Real-world problems

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    • A cross-entropy based direct policy search algorithm for multi-objective energy storage control

      Leite, G. M. C., Marcelino, C. G., Jiménez-Fernández, S., Wanner, E. F., Salcedo-Sanz, S. & Pedreira, C. E., 13 Feb 2026, In: Neural Computing and Applications. 38, 3, 21 p., 46.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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    • A Solution Procedure for Fixed Mammography Unit Location-Allocation and Mobile Mammography Unit Routing Problems

      de Assis, R. D. S. L., de Campos, M. V. A., Souza, M. J. F., Souza, M. A. L., de Siqueira, E. C., Wanner, E. F. & de Souza, S. R., Jan 2026, Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Volume 1: ICEIS. Filipe, J., Smialek, M., Brodsky, A. & Hammoudi, S. (eds.). p. 523-533 11 p. (International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS - Proceedings; vol. 1).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication

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    • Empathy-Inspired Voice Companion Design for Older Adults

      Pathirana, N., Htait, A. & Wanner, E., 1 Jan 2026, HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers: 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I. Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S., Margetis, G. & Salvendy, G. (eds.). 1 ed. p. 289-299 11 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS); vol. 2771).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication

    • EvoNFuzz: A New Evolutionary Neuro-Fuzzy Network with Genetic Programming-Based Learning

      Brás, G., Silva, A. M. & Wanner, E. F., 2026, Progress in Artificial Intelligence: 24th EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2025, Faro, Portugal, October 1–3, 2025, Proceedings, Part II. Valente de Oliveira, J., Rodrigues, J., Dias, J., Cardoso, P. & Leite, J. (eds.). p. 493-505 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); vol. 16122).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication

    • Maximum Dispersion, Maximum Concentration: Enhancing the Quality of MOP Solutions

      Moreira, G., Meneghini, I. & Wanner, E., 30 Jan 2026, Intelligent Systems : 35th Brazilian Conference, BRACIS 2025, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, September 29 – October 2, 2025, Proceedings, Part II. de Freitas, R. & Furtado, D. (eds.). p. 150-165 16 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16180).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication

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