Heiner Zille

Dr.-Ing. Heiner Zille

Faculty of Computer Science
Chair of Computational Intelligence
Gebäude 29, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, G29-013
Vita

Heiner studied computer science and economics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. He finished his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in 2011, 2014 respectively, and received his Ph.D. degree from the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg in 2019. During his research, he studied at the Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan and at the Osaka Prefecture University in Sakai, Japan. Currently, he is working as a postdoctoral research and teaching associate in the areas of evolutionary computation and swarm intelligence. His research focuses on multi-objective evolutionary and particle swarm optimization, in particular on problems with large numbers of decision variables.

 

Publications

Journal Papers

  • Daria Kim, Maximilian Alber, Man Wai Kwok, Jelena Mitrovic, Cristian Ramirez-Atencia, Jesus Rodriguez Perez and Heiner Zille 
  • Ten Assumptions About Artificial Intelligence That Can Mislead Patent Law Analysis
  • Accepted for Publication in GRUR International. To be published in 2021. (Earlier Version available at Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 21-18)

 

  • Sanaz Mostaghim, Christoph Steup and Heiner Zille
  • Multi-Objective Distance Minimization Problems and its Application in Technical Systems
  • at - Automatisierungstechnik, 66(11), pp. 964-974. Nov. 2018, doi:10.1515/auto-2018-0054  --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille, Hisao Ishibuchi, Sanaz Mostaghim and Yusuke Nojima
  • A Framework for Large-scale Multi-objective Optimization based on Problem Transformation (Download) (Supplement Material) (Sourcecode)
  • IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Vol. 22, Issue 2, pp. 260-275, April 2018. --> Link

 

Reviewed Conference Papers

  • Heiner Zille, Fabien Evrard, Sanaz Mostaghim and Berend van Wachem
  • Unit-aware Multi-objective Genetic Programming for the Prediction of the Stokes Flow around a Sphere (Download) (Supplement Material)
  • Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 21) Companion, pp. 327–328, ACM, Lille, France, July 2021. --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille, Fabien Evrard, Julia Reuter, Sanaz Mostaghim and Berend van Wachem
  • Assessment of Multi-objective and Coevolutionary Genetic Programming for predicting the Stokes Flow around a Sphere (Download)
  • Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control (EUROGEN 2021), ECCOMAS, Athens, Greece, June 2021

 

  • Mahrokh Javadi, Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • The effects of Crowding Distance and Mutation in Multimodal and Multi-objective Optimization Problems
  • In: Gaspar-Cunha A., Periaux J., Giannakoglou K.C., Gauger N.R., Quagliarella D., Greiner D. (eds) Advances in Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control in Engineering and Sciences. Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, vol 55. Springer, Cham., pp. 115-130, 2021 --> Link

 

  • Jens Weise, Sebastian Mai, Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • On the Scalable Multi-Objective Multi-Agent Pathfinding Problem
  • In the Proceedings of IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Glasgow, UK, 2020. Doi: 10.1109/CEC48606.2020.9185585  --> Link to video presentation , Link to IEEE Xplore

 

  • Mahrokh Javadi, Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • The effects of Crowding Distance and Mutation in Multimodal and Multi-objective Optimization Problems (Download)
  • Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control (EUROGEN 2019), ECCOMAS, Guimarães, Portugal, September 2019.

 

  • Sebastian Mai, Heiner Zille, Christoph Steup and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Online Optimization of Movement Cost for Robotic Applications of PSO
  • EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2019, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11804. Springer, pp. 699-711, September 2019 --> Link

 

  • Sebastian Mai, Heiner Zille, Christoph Steup and Sanaz Mostaghim 
  • Multi-Objective Collective Search and Movement-based Metrics in Swarm Robotics
  • ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) Companion, Pages 387-388, ACM, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2019 --> Link

 

  • Mahrokh Javadi, Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Modified Crowding Distance and Mutation for Multimodal Multi-Objective Optimization
  • ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) Companion, Pages 211-212, ACM, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2019 --> Link

 

  • Marde Helbig, Heiner Zille, Mahrokh Javadi and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Performance of Dynamic Algorithms on the Dynamic Distance Minimization Problem
  • ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) Companion, Pages 205-206, ACM, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2019 --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Linear Search Mechanism for Multi- and Many-Objective Optimisation (Download) (Sourcecode)

  • 10th International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO 2019), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11411. Deb K. et al. (eds), Springer, Cham, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, March 2019 --> Link. The final authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12598-1_32.

 

  • Frederick Sander, Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Transfer Strategies from Single- to Multi-objective Grouping Mechanism (Download) (Supplement Material) (Sourcecode)
  • ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), Pages 729-736, ACM, Kyoto, July 2018 --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Comparison Study of Large-scale Optimisation Techniques on the LSMOP Benchmark Functions (Download) (Sourcecode)
  • IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), IEEE, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 2017 --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille, André Kottenhahn and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Dynamic Distance Minimization Problems for dynamic Multi-objective Optimization (Download)
  • IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Pages 952 - 960, IEEE, San Sebastian, Spain, June 2017 --> Link

 

  • Ruby V. L. Moritz, Heiner Zille, and Sanaz Mostaghim 
  • Elitism and aggregation methods in partial redundant evolutionary swarms solving multi-objective tasks
  • IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Pages 1467 - 1473, IEEE, San Sebastian, Spain, June 2017 --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille, Hisao Ishibuchi, Sanaz Mostaghim and Yusuke Nojima
  • Mutation Operators Based on Variable Grouping for Multi-objective Large-scale Optimization (Download) (Sourcecode)
  • IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), IEEE, Athens, Greece, December 2016 --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille, Hisao Ishibuchi, Sanaz Mostaghim and Yusuke Nojima
  • Weighted Optimization Framework for Large-scale Multi-objective Optimization (Download) (Sourcecode)
  • Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), ACM, Denver, USA, July 2016 --> Link

 

  • Patrick Laack, Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Multi-objective Fitness-proportional Attraction Approach with Weights (Download)
  • IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), IEEE, Vancouver, Canada, July 2016 --> Link

 

  • Kei Harada, Misato Tanaka, Satoru Hiwa, Heiner Zille, Sanaz Mostaghim and Tomoyuki Hiroyasu
  • Functional brain network extraction using a genetic algorithm with a kick-out method
  • IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), IEEE, Vancouver, Canada, July 2016 --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Using ε-Dominance for Hidden and Degenerated Pareto-Fronts (Download)
  • IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), IEEE, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2015 --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille and Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Properties of Scalable Distance Minimization Problems using the Manhattan Metric (Download)
  • IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), IEEE, Sendai, Japan, May 2015 --> Link

 

  • Heiner Zille, Sakito Nunokawa, Sanaz Mostaghim, Mitsunori Miki and Tomoyuki Hiroyasu
  • Comparison Study of MOEAs with High Dimensional Objective and Decision Spaces
  • Japanese Society for Evolutionary Computation Symposium, Kirishima, Japan, December 2013

 

Theses

  • Heiner Zille
  • Large-scale Multi-objective Optimisation: New Approaches and a Classification of the State-of-the-Art (Link) (Download)
  • PhD Thesis, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, 2019

 

  • Heiner Zille
  • Cooperative Coevolution for large-scale multiobjective Distance Minimization Problems
  • Master Thesis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 2014

 

  • Heiner Zille
  • Finding Simple Routes Guaranteeing Distance Thresholds
  • Bachelor Thesis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 2011

 

Teaching Activities

Lectures and Seminars

  • Tutorials for the lecture Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization, Summer 2021
  • Tutorials for the lecture Intelligente Systeme, Winter 2020/21
  • Tutorials for the lecture Intelligente Systeme, Winter 2019/20
  • Tutorials for the lecture Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization, Summer 2019
  • Tutorials for the lecture Intelligente Systeme, Winter 2018/19
  • Seminar Computational Intelligence in Multi-Agent Systems, Summer 2018
  • Tutorials for the lecture Intelligente Systeme, Winter 2017/18
  • Seminar Intelligent Systems, Summer 2017
  • Tutorials for the lecture Evolutionäre Algorithmen, Summer 2017
  • Tutorials for the lecture Organic Computing, Winter 2016/17
  • Tutorials for the lecture Evolutionäre Algorithmen, Summer 2015
  • Tutorials for the lecture Organic Computing, Winter 2014/15
  • Seminar Social Robotics, Winter 2014/15

 

Advisor of Bachelor and Master Theses:

Finished topics:

  • Julia Reuter
  • Genetic Programming-Based Inverse Kinematics for Robotic Manipulators
  • Master Thesis, OVGU
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim 
  • Advisor: Christoph Steup and Heiner Zille
  • July 2021

 

  • Yilin Liu
  • Bachelor Thesis, OVGU
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim 
  • Advisor: Heiner Zille
  • March 2021

 

  • Max Frick
  • Master Thesis, OVGU
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim 
  • Advisor: Christoph Steup, Heiner Zille
  • January 2021

 

  • Hoang Tony Nguyen
  • Effects of Repulsion Based Concepts on Performance of PSO in Multimodal Search Space
  • Bachelor Thesis, OVGU
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Advisor: Christoph Steup, Heiner Zille
  • August 2020

 

  • Martin Wieczorek
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Advisor: Christoph Steup, Heiner Zille
  • July 2020

 

  • Lars Wagner
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Advisor: Christoph Steup, Heiner Zille
  • June 2020

 

  • Bachelor Thesis, OVGU
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Advisor: Heiner Zille
  • July 2019

 

  • Michael Andrés Mera
  • Data-driven Brain Connectivity Network Exploration - An Evolutionary Approach
  • Master Thesis, OVGU
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Advisor: Heiner Zille
  • March 2019

 

  • Andreas Petrow
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Advisor: Heiner Zille
  • March 2019

 

 

  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Advisor: Christoph Steup, Heiner Zille
  • June 2018

 

 

 

 

  • Patrick Laack
  • Multi-objective Fitness-proportional Attraction Approach with Weights
  • Master Thesis, OVGU
  • Supervision: Sanaz Mostaghim
  • Advisor: Heiner Zille
  • November 2015

 

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