Registration (Deadline: 31 October, 2019)
The interested participants may register for both the
A Short Course on
Pragmatic Optimization for
Practical Problem Solving
(12-14 November 2019)
& 2. Post form-submission, you will receive an automated
A Workshop on
Computational Intelligence and Its
Applications (15 November 2019)
at
Greater Noida Educational Centre
(GNEC) IIT-Roorkee, Plot No. 20,
Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida,
201310
Coordinators:
Dr. Dhish Kumar Saxena
Department of Mechanical & Industrial
Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISC
Bangalore
Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb & Prof. Erik Goodman
Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, MSU, USA
Webpage
https://sparcinnovization.weebly.com
Short-course and Workshop, or any one of these, through
the following procedure before the deadline1 :
1. Visit https://sparcinnovization.weebly.com & click at
the ’Register’ icon. Alternatively, scan the Q–R code
below.
e-mail stating the amount (in INR) to be paid along with
bank account details (for online transfer). If accommo-
dation at GNEC-IIT Roorkee is opted for, the commu-
nicated amount is the sum of accommodation-fee (AC
Room: Rs 1000/day) and the event-fee detailed below;
else only event-fee is to be paid.
Event-fee (INR) Course Workshop Course & Workshop
Students 2500 1500 3500
Faculty 5000 2500 6500
Govt. Org. 5000 2500 6500
Corporates 8000 4000 10000
3. Post payment, you need to forward the mail received
above to sparc.innovization@gmail.com, along with
the transaction-ID for the payment made, leading up to
successful registration.
4. The registration fee includes the course material
and dining arrangements (breakfast, lunch, and dinner for
the duration of the event(s)).
Event-venue
These events shall be conducted at the Greater Noida Ed-
ucational Centre (GNEC)-IIT Roorkee, located in Knowl-
edge Park-II, Greater Noida. It is at about 50 kms from
the New Delhi airport(s), and 40 kms from the New Delhi
Railway Station. Private Taxis, Ola/Uber etc. provide
smooth transit on these routes.
Accommodation at/near the venue
Booking for a limited number of rooms at the GNEC guest
house is possible, on first-come-first-serve and separate
payment basis (Rs 1000/day), if opted and payed for dur-
ing the registration. Several hotels are available within
3-5km radius of the venue, and could be booked online.
1 For any queries, please write to us at sparc.innovization@gmail.com
Short Course: Pragmatic Optimiza- Workshop: Computational Intelli-
tion for Practical Problem Solving gence & Its Applications
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Course: Aim Workshop: Aim

The aim of this course is to equip the par- This workshop aims to bring together key and
ticipants with – the fundamentals of classical eminent National and International researchers
and evolutionary optimization; a practical ori- in the area of Computational Intelligence (CI)
entation through applications of single-, multi- under one roof, on a single day, to showcase
and many-objective problems; while catering their latest research and application results.
to emergent concepts such as Innovization, and
emergent application domains such as additive Workshop: Who shall Attend?
manufacturing. This workshop provides a unique opportunity
for the UG/PG students, research scholars, fac-
Course: Who shall Attend?
ulty members, scientists, and corporates, who
This course is suitable for the UG/PG stu-
are already working or intend to work in CI area,
dents, research scholars, faculty members, sci-
to listen to and discuss with experts, and en-
entists, and corporates, who can appreciate the
hance their networks.
optimization-driven value addition to their self-
candidature or organizations at large. The
course content (detailed below) rooted in funda- Keynote Speakers Affiliation
mentals of classical and evolutionary optimiza- Prof. Sanghamitra Director, ISI
tion while catering to emergent, practically rele- Bandyopadhyay Kolkata
vant optimization trends, makes the course suit- Dr. Matthijs van Leiden University,
able for novice, amateurs and even active opti- Leeuwen Netherlands
mization practitioners. Invited talks Affiliation
Prof. G.K. Anantha- IISc Bangalore
Course: Content suresh
• Introduction to Optimization Prof. P.V.M. Rao IIT Delhi
Prof. Kusum Deep IIT Roorkee
• Classical Optimization theory Prof. Diptesh Ghosh IIM Ahmedabad
• Evolutionary Algorithms Dr. P. Priyadarshi VSSC, Thiru-
• Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization vananthapuram
(EMO) Dr. V. Shankar & Dr. Mahindra Research
S. Gunti Valley, Chennai
• Discovering the problem structure of Many-
Arioli Arumugam GE Aviation, India
Objective Optimization problems
Dr. Sunith Bandaru University of
• Evolutionary Many-objective Optimization Skövde, Sweden
• Innovization: Innovation through Optimiza- Prof. Pranab Muhuri South Asian Un-
tion viersity, New Delhi
• Topology Optimization (TPO): stiff & com- Prof. Erik Goodman MSU, USA
pliant mechanisms; additive manufacturing Moderators Affiliation
Dr. Dhish K. Saxena IIT Roorkee
• Practice/Hands-on sessions Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb MSU, USA

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https://sparcinnovization.weebly.com/
• Dr. Dhish Kumar Saxena, has actively contributed towards machine-learning-based decision
support for many-objective design optimization problems; when to invoke decision support and
when to time an optimizer’s termination. He has been engaged in optimization projects with Air-
bus UK, British Aerospace Systems UK, HP UK, and GE Aviation. He is currently an Associate
Editor of Elsevier’s Swarm and Computational Intelligence Journal.
• Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb, a Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize and an Infosys Prize Awardee, has
made pioneering contributions in multi-objective optimization and is the main proponent of In-
novization. His research is followed extensively; for example, one of his papers on a multi-
objective genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) has over 32,000 citations to date.
• Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh, a Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awardee, has pioneering contribu-
tions in compliant mechanisms and multi-criteria topology optimization. He has strong Indus-
trial collaborations on optimization projects in additive manufacturing, automotive and aerospace
domains.
• Prof. Erik Goodman, co-founder of Red Cedar Technology Inc., has strong contributions in
application of evolutionary optimization in automotive sector and mechatronics. He is the Di-
rector of BEACON NSF Center dedicated to multidisciplinary research and applied evolutionary
computing.