Scientific journals

academic editor
since Nov 2014
associate editor
Oct 2006 – May 2019
editorial board member
since June 2019
area editor
Dec 2007 – Dec 2013
editorial board member
since Mar 2012
editorial board member
since Jan 2009
editorial board member
Feb 2007 – Jan 2011

Organization of conferences

vice-general chair
Eleventh International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
Rome, Italy
Oct 29 – 31, 2018
vice-chair
Tenth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 7 – 9, 2016
track co-chair
Artificial Intelligence Video Competition 2015
Austin TX, USA
Jan 26, 2015
organization co-chair
Ninth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 10 – 12, 2014
track chair
Artificial Intelligence Video Competition 2014
Québec City, Canada
Jul 28, 2014
track co-chair
Artificial Intelligence Video Competition 2013
Bellevue WA, USA
Jul 15, 2013
organization co-chair
Eight International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 12 – 14, 2012
track co-chair
Artificial Intelligence Video Competition 2012
Toronto, Canada
Jul 23, 2012
organization co-chair
Seventh International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 8 – 10, 2010
as co-chair
Engineering Stochastic Local Search Algorithms
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 3 – 4, 2009
track co-chair
Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence
Montréal, Canada
Jul 8 – 12, 2009
publication chair
Sixth International Conference on Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 22 – 24, 2008
co-chair
Engineering Stochastic Local Search Algorithms
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 6 – 8, 2007
as track co-chair
Ant Colony Optimization, Swarm Intelligence, and Artificial Immune Systems
London, UK
Jul 7 – 11, 2007
publication chair
Fifth International Workshop on Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 4 – 7, 2006
publication chair
Fourth International Workshop on Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 5 – 8, 2004
local organization chair
Third International Workshop on Ant Algorithms
Brussels, Belgium
Sep 12 – 14, 2002

Program Committees

  • IJCAI 2022: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence. Vienna, Austria. 2022
  • CEC 2022 AUTODESIGN4EC: Automated Algorithm Design for Evolutionary Computation. Padua, Italy. Jul 18-23 2022
  • ICINCO 2022: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Lisbon, Portugal. Jul 14-16, 2022
  • GECCO 2022: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Boston MA, USA. Jul 9-13, 2022

  • IJCAI 2021: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence. Montreal, Canada. Aug 21-26, 2021
  • GECCO 2021: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Lille, France. Jul 10-14, 2021
  • ICINCO 2021: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Online. Jul 6-8, 2021
  • DARS-SWARM 2021: Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics. Kyoto, Japan. Jun 1-4, 2021

  • SWARM 2020: Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics. Kyoto, Japan. Nov 24-27, 2020
  • DARS 2020: Int. Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems. Kyoto, Japan. Nov 24-27, 2020
  • PPSN 2020: Parallel Problem Solving from Nature. Leiden, Netherlands. Sep 7-9, 2020
  • LOD 2020: Int. Conf. on Machine Learning, Optimization and Data Science. Siena, Italy. Jul 19-22, 2020
  • IJCAI 2020: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence. Yokohama, Japan. Jul 11-17, 2020
  • GECCO 2020: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Cancún, Mexico. Jul 8-12, 2020
  • ICINCO 2020: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Lieusaint-Paris, France. Jul 7-9, 2020
  • ECAI 2020: European Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Jun 8-12, 2020

  • TPNC 2019: Int. Conference on the Theory and Practice of Natural Computing. Kingston, Canada. Dec 9-11, 2019
  • SWARM 2019: Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics. Okinawa, Japan. Nov 20-22, 2019
  • LOD 2019: Int. Conf. on Machine Learning, Optimization and Data Science. Siena, Italy. Sep 10-13, 2019
  • ICINCO 2019: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Prague, Czech Republic. Jul 29-31, 2019
  • GECCO 2019: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. Jul 13-17, 2019

  • TPNC 2018: Int. Conference on the Theory and Practice of Natural Computing.Dublin, Ireland. Dec 12-14, 2018
  • CIE48: Int. Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. Auckland, New Zealand. Dec 2-5, 2018
  • DARS 2018: Int. Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems. Boulder, CO, USA. Oct 15-17, 2018
  • LOD 2018: Int. Conf. on Machine Learning, Optimization and Data Science. Volterra, Italy. Sep 13-16, 2018
  • PPSN 2018: Parallel Problem Solving from Nature. Coimbra, Portugal. Sep 13-16, 2018
  • ICINCO 2018: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Porto, Portugal. Jul 29-31, 2018
  • GECCO 2018: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Kyoto, Japan. Jul 15-19, 2018
  • IJCAI 2018: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence. Stockholm, Sweden. Jul 13-19, 2018
  • RoSE 2018: International Workshop on Robotics Software Engineering. Gothenburg, Sweden. May 28, 2018

  • BNAIC 2017: Benelux Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Groningen, Netherlands. Nov 8-9, 2017
  • SWARM 2017: Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics. Kyoto, Japan. Oct 29-Nov 1, 2017
  • CIE47: Int. Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. Lisbon, Portugal. Oct 11-13, 2017
  • MOD 2017: Int. Workshop on Machine learning, Optimization and big Data. Volterra, Italy. Aug 14-17, 2017
  • ICINCO 2017: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Madrid, Spain. Jul 29-31, 2017
  • GECCO 2017: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Berlin, Germany. Jul 15-19, 2017
  • AAAI Video Competition 2017. AI video competition. San Francisco CA, USA. Feb 4-9, 2017

  • BNAIC 2016: Benelux Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Nov 10-11, 2016
  • DARS 2016: Int. Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems. London, UK. Nov 7-9, 2016
  • CIE46: Int. Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. Tianjin, China. Oct 29-31, 2016
  • PPSN 2016: Parallel Problem Solving from Nature. Edinburgh, UK. Sep 17-21, 2016
  • MOD 2016: Int. Workshop on Machine learning, Optimization and big Data. Volterra, Italy. Aug 26-29, 2016
  • VALID 2016: Advances in System Testing and Validation Lifecycle. Brussels, Belgium. Aug 21-25, 2016
  • ICINCO 2016: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Lisbon, Portugal. Jul 29-31, 2016
  • GECCO 2016: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Denver CO, USA. Jul 20-24, 2016
  • HM 2016: Tenth International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Plymouth, UK. Jun 8-10, 2016
  • COGNITIVE 2016: Cognitive Technologies and Applications. Rome, Italy. Mar 20-24, 2016
  • AAAI Video Competition 2016. AI video competition. Phoenix AZ, USA. Feb 12-17, 2016

  • SIS 2015: IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium. Cape Town, South Africa. Dec 7-10, 2015
  • VALID 2015: Advances in System Testing and Validation Lifecycle. Barcelona, Spain. Nov 15-20, 2015
  • CIE45: Int. Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. Metz, France. Oct 28-30, 2015
  • SWARM 2015: Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics. Kyoto, Japan. Oct 28-30, 2015
  • IJCAI 2015: Int. Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jul 25-31, 2015
  • ICINCO 2015: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Colmar, France. Jul 21-23, 2015
  • GECCO 2015: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Madrid, Spain. Jul 11-15, 2015
  • MIC 2015: Metaheuristics International Conference. Agadir, Morocco. Jun 7-10, 2015
  • COGNITIVE 2015: Cognitive Technologies and Applications. Nice, France. Mar 22-27, 2015
  • AlgoConf 2015: AAAI-15 Workshop on Algorithm Configuration. Austin Texas, USA. Jan 25, 2015
  • AAAI-15: AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Austin Texas, USA. Jan 25-29, 2015
  • LION 9: Learning and Intelligent Optimization. Lille, France. Jan 12-15, 2015

  • VALID 2014: Advances in System Testing and Validation Lifecycle. Nice, France. Oct 12-16, 2014
  • PPSN 2014: Parallel Problem Solving from Nature. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Sep 13-17, 2014
  • ICINCO 2014: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Vienna, Austria. Sep 1-3, 2014
  • ECAI 2014: European Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Prague, Czech Republic. Aug 18-22, 2014
  • GECCO 2014: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Vancouver, Canada. Jul 12-16, 2014
  • HM 2014: Ninth International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Hamburg, Germany. Jun 9-13, 2014
  • COGNITIVE 2014: Cognitive Technologies and Applications. Venice, Italy. May 25-29, 2014
  • AAMAS 2014: Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. Paris, France. May 5-9, 2014
  • LION 8: Learning and Intelligent Optimization. Gainesville FL, USA. Feb 16-21, 2014

  • TPNC 2013: Theory and Practice of Natural Computing. Caceres, Spain. Dec 3-5, 2013
  • GCIS 2013: Global Congress on Intelligent Systems. Hong Kong. Dec 3-4, 2013
  • BNAIC 2013: Benelux Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Delft, Netherlands. Nov 7-8, 2013
  • CIE43: Int. Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. Hong Kong. Oct 16-18, 2013
  • ECAL 2013: European Conference on Artificial Life. Taormina, Italy. Sep 2-6, 2013
  • MIC 2013: Metaheuristics International Conference. Singapore. Aug 5-8, 2013
  • ICINCO 2013: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Reykjavik, Iceland. Jul 29-31, 2013
  • GECCO 2013: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Jul 6-10, 2013
  • COGNITIVE 2013: Cognitive Technologies and Applications. Valencia, Spain. May 27-Jun 1, 2013
  • HM 2013: Eight International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Ischia, Italy. May 23-25, 2013
  • AAMAS 2013: Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. St. Paul MN, USA. May 6-10, 2013
  • LION 7: Learning and Intelligent Optimization. Catania, Italy. Jan 7-11, 2013

  • ICMDM 2012 PHD Student Forum : Int. Conference on Data Mining. Bruxelles, Belgium. Dec 10-13, 2012
  • BNAIC 2012: Benelux Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Maastricht, Netherlands. Oct 25-26, 2012
  • TPNC 2012: Theory and Practice of Natural Computing. Tarragona, Spain. Oct 1-5, 2012
  • PPSN 2012: Parallel Problem Solving from Nature. Taormina, Italy. Sep 1-5, 2012
  • ECAI 2012: European Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Montpellier, France. 27-31 Aug 2012
  • ICINCO 2012: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Rome, Italy. Jul 28-31, 2012
  • COGNITIVE 2012: Advanced Cognitive Technologies and Applications. Nice, France. Jul 22-27, 2012
  • ICIEA 2012: 7th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications. Singapore. Jul 18-20, 2012
  • GECCO 2012: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Philadelphia PA, USA. Jul 7-11, 2012
  • LION 6: Learning and Intelligent Optimization. Paris, France. Jan 16-20, 2012

  • Bayesian Optimization, Experimental Design and Bandits. Sierra Nevada, Spain. Dec. 16, 2011
  • COGNITIVE 2011: Advanced Cognitive Technologies and Applications. Rome, Italy. Sep 25-30, 2011
  • ECAL 2011: European Conference on Artificial Life. Paris, France. Aug 8-12, 2011
  • ICINCO 2011: Inform. in Control, Automation and Robotics. Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. Jul 28-31, 2011
  • MIC 2011: Metaheuristics International Conference. Udine, Italy. Jul 25-28, 2011
  • GECCO 2011: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Dublin, Ireland. Jul 12-16, 2011
  • ICIEA 2011: 6th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications. Beijing, China. Jun 21-23, 2011
  • CSIE 2011: Computer Science and Information Engineering. Changchun, China. Jun 17-19, 2011
  • AAMAS 2011: Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. Taipei, Taiwan. May 2-6, 2011
  • SIS 2011: IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium. Paris, France. Apr 11-15, 2011
  • LION 5: Learning and Intelligent Optimization. Rome, Italy. Jan 17-21, 2011

  • GCIS 2010: Global Congress on Intelligent Systems. Wuhan, China. Dec 16-17, 2010
  • HM 2010: Seventh International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Vienna, Austria. Oct 1-2, 2010
  • EMACS: Exp. Methods for the Assessment of Computational Systems. Krakow, Poland. Sep 11, 2010
  • GECCO 2010: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Portland OR, USA. Jul 7-11, 2010
  • ICINCO 2010: Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Madeira, Portugal. Jun 15-18, 2010
  • ICIEA 2010: 5th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications. Taichung, Taiwan. Jun 15-17, 2010
  • LION 4: Learning and Intelligent Optimization. Venice, Italy. Jan 18-22, 2010

  • ISDA'09: Intelligent Systems Design and Applications. Pisa, Italy. Nov 30-Dec 2, 2009
  • HM 2009: Sixth International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Udine, Italy. Oct 16-17, 2009
  • SLS-DS 2009: SLS Doctoral Symposium. Brussels, Belgium. Sep 4, 2009
  • CIE39: International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. Troyes, France. Jul 6-8, 2009
  • ICIEA 2009: 4th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications. Xi'an, China. May 25-27, 2009
  • GCIS 2009: Global Congress on Intelligent Systems. Xiamen. China, May 19-21, 2009
  • CEC 2009: IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation. Trondheim, Norway. May 18-21, 2009
  • SIS 2009: IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium. Nashville TN, USA. Mar 30-Apr 2, 2009
  • LION 3: Learning and Intelligent Optimization. Trento, Italy. Jan 14-18, 2009

  • HM 2008: Fifth International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Málaga, Spain. Oct 8-9, 2008
  • HIS 2008: 8th Int. Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems. Barcelona, Spain. Sep 10-12, 2008
  • WCCI 2008: IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence. Hong Kong. Jun 1-6, 2008

  • HM 2007: Fourth Int. Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Dortmund, Germany. Oct 8-9, 2007
  • SIS 2007: IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium. Honolulu HI, USA. Apr 1-5, 2007

  • EMAA 2006: Empirical Methods for the Analysis of Algorithms. Reykjavik, Iceland. Sep 9, 2006
  • HM 2006: Third International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Agaete, Spain. Oct 13-15, 2006

  • HM 2005: Second International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics. Barcelona, Spain. Aug 29-30, 2005