Supervision of PhD students
I am the supervisor of the following PhD theses that are currently in progress:
- David Alfredo Garzon Ramos Automatic design of robot swarms with respect to multiple criteria Sep 2017
- Miquel Kegeleirs Flexible, scalable and fault-tolerant SLAM with a robot swarm Oct 2018
- Guillermo Legarda Herranz Designing robot swarms with guaranteed properties Co-supervisor: Emanuele Garone Sep 2021
- Ilyes Gharbi Swarm mission specifications by exemplars via imitation learning Oct 2022
- Jeanne Szpirer Persistent monitoring with robot swarms Oct 2023
Past PhD students
as supervisor
- Muhammad Salman Automatic design of pheromone-based stigmergy in robot swarms 2024
- Jonas Kuckling Optimization in the automatic modular design of control software for robot swarms Co-supervisor: Thomas Stützle 2023
- Antoine Ligot Assessing and forecasting the performance of optimization-based design methods for robot swarms: Experimental protocol and pseudo-reality predictors 2023
- Ken Hasselmann Advances in the automatic modular design of control software for robot swarms: Using neuroevolution to generate modules 2023
- Lorenzo Garattoni Cognitive abilities in swarm robotics. Developing a swarm that can collectively sequence tasks Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2021
- Gianpiero Francesca A modular approach to the automatic design of control software for robot swarms. From a novel perspective on the reality gap to AutoMoDe Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2017
as co-supervisor
- Zhi ``Eric'' Yuan Automated algorithm configuration for hard optimization problems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2019
- Arne Brutschy Enabling research on complex tasks in swarm robotics: Novel conceptual and practical tools Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2014
- Jérémie Dubois-Lacoste Anytime local search for multi-objective combinatorial optimization: design, analysis and automatic configuration Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2014
- Carlo Pinciroli On the design and implementation of an accurate, efficient, and flexible simulator for heterogeneous swarm robotics systems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2014
- Manuele Brambilla Formal methods for the design and analysis of robot swarms Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2014
- Eliseo Ferrante Information transfer in a flocking robot swarm Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2013
- Giovanni Pini Towards autonomous task partitioning in swarm robotics: experiments with foraging robots Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2013
- Prasanna Balaprakash Estimation-based metaheuristics for stochastic combinatorial optimization: case studies in stochastic routing problems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2010
- Paola Pellegrini ACO: parameters, exploration and quality of solutions Università Ca' Foscari Venice, Italy 2007
- Guillaume Levasseur Human activity recognition in water meter data Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2023
- Christian L. Camacho Villalón Designing new metaheuristic implementations: From metaphors to automatic design Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2023
- Nicolás Bono Rosselló Active monitoring of large-scale phenomena Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2022
- Jean-Philippe Hubinont Multi-criteria benchmarking: on the generation of long-term improvement strategies Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2022
- Dimitri Van Assche New methodological perspectives on PROMETHEE methods Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2019
- Leslie Perez Caceres Automatic algorithm configuration: Analysis, improvements and applications Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2017
- Gaëtan Podevijn Effects of the interaction with robot swarms on the human psychological state Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2017
- Leonardo Bezerra A component-wise approach to multi-objective evolutionary algorithms: From flexible frameworks to automatic design Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2016
- Andreagiovanni Reina Engineering swarm systems: A design pattern for the best-of-n decision problem Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2016
- Mohamed Saifullah bin Hussin Stochastic local search algorithms for single and bi-objective quadratic assignment problems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2015
- Stefan Eppe Three contributions to the PROMETHEE II method Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2015
- Luca Maria Gambardella Coupling ant colony system with local search Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2015
- Julien Roland Inverse multi-objective combinatorial optimization Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2013
- Marco Montes de Oca Incremental social learning in swarm intelligence systems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2011
- Alexandre Campo On the design of self-organized decision making in robot swarms Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2011
- Rehan O'Grady Morphologically responsive self-assembling robots Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2010
- Anders Christensen Fault detection in autonomous robots: endogenous fault detection through fault injection and learning — exogenous fault detection based on firefly-inspired synchronization Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2008
- Jodelson A. Sabino Otimização com colônia de formigas aplicada à programação de operações de locomotivas de manobras Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2008
as advisor
PhD examination committees
as president of the examination committee
- Guillaume Levasseur Human activity recognition in water meter data Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2023
- Christian L. Camacho Villalón Designing new metaheuristic implementations: From metaphors to automatic design Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2023
- Nicolás Bono Rosselló Active monitoring of large-scale phenomena Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2022
- Jean-Philippe Hubinont Multi-criteria benchmarking: on the generation of long-term improvement strategies Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2022
- Dimitri Van Assche New methodological perspectives on PROMETHEE methods Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2019
- Marco Montes de Oca Incremental social learning in swarm intelligence systems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2011
- Alexandre Campo On the design of self-organized decision making in robot swarms Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2011
- Shervin Nouyan Teamwork in a swarm of robots - an experiment in search and retrieval Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2008
as member of the examination committee
- Roman Miletitch On different communication modalities between foraging robot swarms 2023
- Jonas Kuckling Optimization in the automatic modular design of control software for robot swarms 2023
- Antoine Ligot Assessing and forecasting the performance of optimization-based design methods for robot swarms: Experimental protocol and pseudo-reality predictors 2023
- Ken Hasselmann Advances in the automatic modular design of control software for robot swarms: Using neuroevolution to generate modules 2023
- Alberto Franzin Empirical analysis of stochastic local search behaviour: Connecting structure, components and landscape Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2021
- Lorenzo Garattoni Cognitive abilities in swarm robotics. Developing a swarm that can collectively sequence tasks Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2021
- Federico Pagnozzi Automatic Design of Stochastic Local Search Algorithms: Analysis and Application Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2019
- Zhi "Eric" Yuan Automated Algorithm Configuration for Hard Optimization Problems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2019
- Bernát Wiandt Optimalization of Self Organizing Computing Systems Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hungary 2018
- Delphine Nicolay New insight into heuristic optimization using genetic algorithms and neural networks: application to evolutionary learning Université de Namur Belgium 2018
- Nithin Mathews Beyond Self-assembly: Mergeable Nervous Systems, Spatially Targeted Communication, and Supervised Morphogenesis for Autonomous Robots Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2018
- Leslie Perez Caceres Automatic Algorithm Configuration: Analysis, Improvements and Applications Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2017
- Gianpiero Francesca A modular approach to the automatic design of control software for robot swarms. From a novel perspective on the reality gap to AutoMoDe Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2017
- Gaëtan Podevijn Effects of the interaction with robot swarms on the human psychological state Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2017
- Leonardo Bezerra A component-wise approach to multi-objective evolutionary algorithms: From flexible frameworks to automatic design Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2016
- Gabriele Valentini The best-of-n problem in robot swarms Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2016
- Andreagiovanni Reina Engineering swarm systems: A design pattern for the best-of-n decision problem Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2016
- Miguel António Frade Duarte Engineering evolutionary control for real-world robotic systems University Institute of Lisbon Portugal 2016
- Mohamed Saifullah bin Hussin Stochastic local search algorithms for single and bi-objective quadratic assignment problems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2015
- Luca Maria Gambardella Coupling ant colony system with local search Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2015
- Manuel Castillo Cagigal A swarm intelligence approach based on coupled oscillators: an application in demand side management with photovoltaic distributed generation Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Spain 2014
- Arne Brutschy Enabling research on complex tasks in swarm robotics: Novel conceptual and practical tools Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2014
- Jérémie Dubois-Lacoste Anytime local search for multi-objective combinatorial optimization: design, analysis and automatic configuration Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2014
- Carlo Pinciroli On the design and implementation of an accurate, efficient, and flexible simulator for heterogeneous swarm robotics systems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2014
- Manuele Brambilla Formal methods for the design and analysis of robot swarms Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2014
- Julien Roland Inverse multi-objective combinatorial optimization Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2013
- Eliseo Ferrante Information transfer in a flocking robot swarm Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2013
- Tianjun Liao Population-based heuristic algorithms for continuous and mixed discrete-continuous optimization problems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2013
- Giovanni Pini Towards autonomous task partitioning in swarm robotics: experiments with foraging robots Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2013
- Rehan O'Grady Morphologically responsive self-assembling robots Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2010
- Matteo Gagliolo Online dynamic algorithm portfolios for solving decision problems Università della Svizzera Italiana Lugano, Switzerland 2010
- Emmanuelle Vin Genetic algorithm applied to generalized cell formation problems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2010
- Prasanna Balaprakash Estimation-based metaheuristics for stochastic combinatorial optimization: case studies in stochastic routing problems Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2010
- Olivier Caelen Sélection séquentielle en environnement aléatoire appliquée à l'apprentissage supervisé Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2009
- Christophe Philemotte The Gestalt heuristic: dynamic and online meta-modeling as improvement method to the metaheuristic process Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2009
- Christos Ampatzis On the evolution of autonomous time-based decision-making and communication in collective robotics Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2008
- Anders Christensen Fault detection in autonomous robots: endogenous fault detection through fault injection and learning — exogenous fault detection based on firefly-inspired synchronization Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2008
- Krzysztof Socha Ant colony optimization for continuous and mixed-variable domains Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2008
- Roderich Groß Self-assembling robots Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2007
- Leonora Bianchi Ant colony optimization and local search for the probabilistic traveling salesman problem: a case study in stochastic combinatorial optimization Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 2006
Mauro Birattari
IRIDIA – CP 194/6
Université libre de Bruxelles
Av. F.D. Roosevelt 50
1050 Bruxelles - Belgium
IRIDIA – CP 194/6
Université libre de Bruxelles
Av. F.D. Roosevelt 50
1050 Bruxelles - Belgium
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Highlights
Communications Engineering
My article "Automatic design of stigmergy-based behaviours for robot swarms" has been published in Nature's Communications Engineering.
Feb 2024
Scientific Data
My article "On using simulation to predict the performance of robot swarms" has been published in Nature's Scientific Data.
Dec 2022
Nature Communications
My article "Empirical assessment and comparison of neuro-evolutionary methods for the automatic off-line design of robot swarms" has been published in Nature Communications.
Jul 2021
Nature Machine Intelligence
My article "Disentangling automatic and semi-automatic approaches to the optimization-based design of control software for robot swarms" has been published in Nature Machine Intelligence.
Aug 2020
Directeur de recherches
I have been promoted to directeur de recherches (research director) of the F.R.S.–FNRS
effective since October 1, 2019
Jun 21, 2019
In the ERC Spotlight
Article on the DEMIURGE project published in
ERC=Science²,
the Europe-wide communications campaign
that spotlights breakthrough science funded by the European
Research Council (ERC):
What can robots learn from ants?
Jul 2018
Science Robotics
My article "Autonomous task sequencing in a robot swarm" has been published in Science Robotics
Jul 2018
ERC Consolidator Grant
I have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant
for the project "DEMIURGE: automatic design of robot swarms"
project start date: Oct 1, 2016
Dec 2015
Highly cited papers
Two papers of mine are
highly cited papers according to Web of Science:
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M. Dorigo, M. Birattari, and T. Stützle (2006).
Ant colony optimization:
Artificial ants as a computational intelligence technique.
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IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 1(4):28-39 
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M. Brambilla, E. Ferrante, M. Birattari, and M. Dorigo (2013).
Swarm robotics: A review from the swarm engineering perspective.
Swarm Intelligence, 7(1):1-41
as of Feb 2015
SIGEVO Impact Award
The article A racing algorithm for configuring metaheuristics won the 2012 SIGEVO Impact Award.
Established in 2010, the SIGEVO Impact award recognizes up to three papers a year that were published in the GECCO conference 10 years earlier and which are both highly cited and deemed to be seminal by the SIGEVO Executive Committee
Jul 2012
Best Video Award
The video Swarmanoid, the movie, written and directed by Mauro Birattari and Rehan O'Grady, won the Best Video Award at the AAAI-11 AI Video Competition!
Aug 2011
Books
Tuning Metaheuristics: A machine learning perspective. M. Birattari. Springer, 2009
Tweets
Quote of the month
There is no secret ingredient: it's just you.
Po, Kung Fu Panda. 2008