Research visits since 2009



Visiting on December 9- December 23, 2023

Bhupinder Saini

  • Institute: University of Malaga
  • Host: Prof. Francisco Ruiz and Dr. Ana-Belen Ruiz
  • Project: NAUTILI (DESIDES) and UI Experiments with Students
  • Visiting Lecture::
    • Work done in interactive Multiobjective Optimization for my doctoral studies

Visiting on December 4- December 8, 2023

Bhupinder Saini

  • Institute: Czech Technical University
  • Host: Dr Pavel Bastl
  • Project: Robot Caliberation (DESIDES)
  • Visiting Lecture::
    • Introduction to interactive Multiobjective Optimization

Visiting on December 3-December 20, 2023

Babooshka Shavazipour

  • Institute: Skogforsk, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Host: Dr. Lovisa Engberg Sundström

Visiting on November 26- December 16, 2023

Juuso Pajasmaa

  • Institute: University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • Host: Dr. Rudolf Vetschera
  • Visiting Lecture::
    • Trade-off free search in multiobjective group decisions: Introducing NAUTILI method

Visiting on November 2-November 11, 2023

Babooshka Shavazipour

  • Institute: TUDelft, Netherlands
  • Host: Prof. Jan Kwakkel

Visiting on May 22-May 25, 2023

Babooshka Shavazipour

  • Institute: Skogforsk, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Host: Dr. Lovisa Engberg Sundström

Visiting on October 1- November 30, 2021

Pouya Aghaei Pour

  • Institute: University of Skovde, Skovde, Sweden
  • Host: Prof. Amos Ng
  • Visiting doctoral student:
    • Applications of surrogate-assissted interactive methods

Visiting on November 4-22, 2019

Bekir Afsar

  • Institute: University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
  • Host: Prof. Francisco Ruiz
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Comparing Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Methods

Visiting on November 4-5, 2019

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Company: Jeppesen Systems, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Visiting Lectures:
    • Introduction to Multiobjective Optimization
    • On Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Methods

Visiting on November 19-23, 2018

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
  • Host: Prof. Rob Corless
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Introduction to Multiobjective Optimization: Some Interactive Methods

Visiting on August 29-31, 2018

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Host: Prof. Kim Allan Andersen
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Some Approaches for Dealing with Computationally Expensive Multiobjective Optimization Problems

Visiting on May 15-20, 2018

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: Tamkang University
  • Host: Prof. Hsu-Shih Shih
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Introduction to Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization and Interactive Methods

Visiting on November 6-18, 2017

Karthik Sindhya

  • Institute: University of Skovde, Sweden
  • Host : Dr. Sunith Bhandaru
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Multicriteria decision making at Jyvaskyla

Visiting on October 5-7, 2017

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
  • Host : Associate Prof. Regina Burachik
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Introduction to Some Interactive Methods for Multiobjective Optimization

Visiting on September 30 - October 4, 2017

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute : University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia
  • Host : Prof. Tapabrata Ray
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Some Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Methods with Elements of Evolutionary Approaches

Visiting on Oct 3-Oct 13, 2017

Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute : Honda Research Institute Europe,, Offenbach, Germany
  • Host: Drs Markus Olhofer and Tobias Rodemann
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Solving multiobjective optimization problems by iteratively interacting with a decision maker

Visiting on August 22-Sep 03, 2017

Tinkle Chugh


Visiting on April 2-June 2, 2017

Yue Zhou-Kangas

  • Institute: University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
  • Host: Prof. Anita Schöbel
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Solving multiobjective optimization problems with parameter uncertainty: an interactive approach

Visiting on Oct 1-Oct 22, 2016

Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute: University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
  • Host: Prof. Yaochu Jin
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Solving multiobjective optimization problems by iteratively interacting with a decision maker

Visiting on Oct 18-Oct 20, 2016

Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute: University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  • Host: Dr. Richard Allmendinger
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Solving multiobjective optimization problems by iteratively interacting with a decision maker

Visiting on Oct 1-Oct 17, 2016

Karthik Sindhya

  • Institute: University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
  • Host: Prof. Yaochu Jin
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • E-NAUTILUS: A decision support system for complex multiobjective optimization problems based on the NAUTILUS method

Visiting on Sep 22-Oct 28, 2016

Tinkle Chugh

  • Institute: University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
  • Host: Prof. Yaochu Jin
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • On handling infeasible solutions with K-RVEA

Visiting on July 10-July 22, 2016

Karthik Sindhya

  • Institute: Centre of hydraulic research at Olomouc, Lutin, Czech Republic
  • Host: Mr. Tomas Kratky
  • Joint Visiting Lecture:
    • On handling computationally expensive multiobjective optimization problems with decision making

Visiting on June 26-July 1, 2016

Karthik Sindhya


Visiting on July 1-31, 2016

Markus Hartikainen

  • Institute: IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, USA

Visiting on May 1-30, 2016

Vesa Ojalehto

  • Institute: University of Malaga, Spain
  • Host: Prof. Mariano Luque
  • Visiting Lectures: Colloquium of the Research Training Group
    • A Software Architecture and Implementation of the NAUTILUS Framework for Interactive Multiobjective Optimization
    • A Decision Support System for Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Without Trading-off: NAUTILUS Navigator

Visiting on March 27-April 10, 2016

Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Host: Prof. Patrick M. Reed
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Solving multiobjective optimization problems by iteratively interacting with a decision maker

Visiting on March 5 - June 2, 2016

Mohammad Tabatabaei

  • Institute: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Host: Dr. Matthias Tan
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • A new metamodeling technique to approximate computationally expensive functions globally

Visiting on February 8-9, 2016

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: University of Gottingen, Germany
  • Visiting Lecture: Colloquium of the Research Training Group
    • Brief Introduction to Multiobjective Optimization and Some Interactive Methods

Visiting on Nov 5 - Dec 31, 2015

Mohammad Tabatabaei

  • Institute: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Host: Dr. Matthias Tan
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • A new metamodeling technique to approximate computationally expensive functions globally

Visiting on Sep 16 - Nov 30, 2015

Tinkle Chugh

  • Institute: University of Surrey, UK
  • Host: Prof. Yaochu Jin
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • A surrogate-assisted reference vector guided evolutionary algorithm for many objective optimization

Visiting on Sep 26 - Oct 17, 2015

Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute: University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
  • Host: Prof. Yaochu Jin
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • On challenges of solving multiobjective optimization problems in practice - own experiences


Visiting on November 4-6, 2014

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Visiting Lectures:
    • PhD Student Course: Introduction to Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization - Some Methods and Applications
    • Some Experiences on Interactive Multiobjective Optimization and Engineering Applications

Visiting on May 10 - June 11, 2014

Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute: University of Malaga, Spain
  • Host: Associate Prof. Mariano Luque
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • On challenges of solving multiobjective optimization problems in practice - own experiences

Visiting on May 13-16, 2014

Kaisa Miettinen


Visiting on December 4-5, 2013

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: University of Turku, Finland
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Optimization Activities in Jyväskylä: Past and Present

Visiting on November 12-13, 2013

Karthik Sindhya

  • Institute: Wärtsilä, Vaasa
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Optimization, Design studies and Analysis

Visiting on November 4-7, 2013

Kaisa Miettinen


Visiting on November 4-7, 2013

Vesa Ojalehto


Visiting on November 4-7, 2013

Mohammad Tabatabaei


Visiting on October 15-25, 2013

Dmitry Podkopaev

  • Institute: Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Introduction to Multiobjective Optimization

Visiting on January 7 - February 7, 2013

Markus Hartikainen

  • Institute: University of Wuppertal, Germany
  • Host: Prof. Kathrin Klamroth
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • PAINT: Pareto Front Interpolation for Nonconvex Multiobjective Optimization

Visiting on June 19, 2012

Karthik Sindhya


Visiting on June 4, 2012

Karthik Sindhya


Visiting on June 1, 2012

Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Host: Prof. Anders Forsgren
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Interactive Multiobjective Optimization - Applications in Chemical Process Industry

Visiting on May 22-25, 2012

Markus Hartikainen

  • Institute: Padova University, Italy
  • Host: Alberto Lovison
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • A Computationally Inexpensive Approach in Multiobjective Wastewater Treatment Planning

Visiting on May 17, 2012

Karthik Sindhya

  • Institute: Indian Institute of Science, India
  • Host: Supercomputer Education and Research Center
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Towards Better Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization Algorithms

Visiting on May 10-11, 2012

Ingrida Steponavice

  • Institute: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Host: Prof. Anders Forsgren
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Application in Paper Industry

Visiting on April 20, 2012

Markus Hartikainen

  • Institute: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Host: Prof. Anders Forsgren
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Approximation through Interpolation in Nonconvex Multiobjective Optimization

Visiting on March , 2012

Karthik Sindhya


Visiting on February 15, 2012

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: University of Uppsala, Sweden
  • Host: Prof. Per Lötstedt
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization with Some Applications

Visiting on January 17-20, 2012

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: University of Wuppertal, Germany
  • Host: Prof. Kathrin Klamroth
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • On Some Hybridized Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Methods and Solving Design Problems

Visiting on November 29, 2011

Markus Hartikainen

  • Institute: Metla, Joensuu, Finland
  • Host: Mikko Kurttila
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • From Single Objective Optimization to Multiobjective Optimization in Less than Two Hours

Visiting on January 10 - March 6, 2011

Sauli Ruuska


Visiting on January 6 - February 6, 2011

Karthik Sindhya

  • Institute: Konan University (Kobe, Japan), Department of Information Science and Systems Engineering
  • Host: Prof. Hirotaka Nakayama
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Hybrid evolutionary multi-objective optimization algorithms with enhanced convergence speed and diversity preservation

Visiting on October 8 - 9, 2010

Dmitry Podkopaev


Visiting on November 2 - December 11, 2009

Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute: University of Wuppertal, Department C - Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Optimization and Approximation research group, Wuppertal, Germany
  • Host: Prof. Kathrin Klamroth
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Nonlinear Interactive Multiobjective Optimization - Some Methods, Software and Applications

Visiting on November 15-21, 2009

Markus Hartikainen


Visiting on October 6-9, 2009

Kaisa Miettinen, Jussi Hakanen

  • Institute: University of Leuven, Belgium
  • Host: Dr. Filip Logist
  • Visiting Lectures:
    • Kaisa Miettinen: Introduction to Some Interactive Methods for Multiobjective Optimization (in OPTEC Seminar, October 7, 2009)
    • Jussi Hakanen: Some Applications of Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Methods

Visiting on October 5-7, 2009

Timo Aittokoski, Karthik Sindhya

  • Institute: The National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), SOUMO'09 Workshop, Nice, France
  • Visiting Presentations:
    • Timo Aittokoski: Efficient evolutionary approach to approximate the Pareto optimal set in multiobjective optimization, UPS-EMOA
    • Karthik Sindhya: A concurrent Hybrid algorithm with Improved Convergence for Evolutionary Multi‐objective Algorithm

Visiting on September 25th, 2009

Kaisa Miettinen


Visiting on June 3th, 2009

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
  • Host: Prof. Christer Carlsson
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • NAUTILUS and Other Interactive Methods for Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization

Visiting on April 1-4, 2009

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: ETH Zurich, Switzerland
  • Host: Prof. Eckart Zitzler

Visiting on January 13-16, 2009

Kaisa Miettinen

  • Institute: University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
  • Host: Prof. Kathrin Klamroth
  • Visiting Lecture:
    • Some Methods for Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization involving Hybrid Approaches (in Doktorandenseminar OAP-WINFOR Vortragsankundigung Wintersemester)