Dr. Bogdan Filipič

• Contact information
• Education
• Research interests
• Membership and service
• Awards
• Selected bibliography

Contact information

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Thesis: Genetic algorithms in combinatorial optimization, 1993
• M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Thesis: An expert system for signal spectrum estimation, 1989
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Thesis: Implementation of an inference mechanism for medical diagnostics, 1983

Research interests

• Stochastic optimization
• Evolutionary computation
• Intelligent data analysis
• Applications of the above techniques in industrial process optimization, production scheduling and energy efficiency management

Membership and service

• Editorial board member, journals Applied Intelligence, Journal of Computing and Information Technology
• Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Applied Soft Computing, Applied Intelligence, Computers in Industry, Journal of Computing and Information Technology, Kinesiologia Slovenica, Informatica
• Programme committee chair: International Conference on Bioinspired Optimization Methods and their Applications BIOMA 2004, 2006, 2008
• Programme committee member: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN), International Multiconference Information Society (IS)
• Cochair and coorganizer of postgraduate student workshops on nature-inspired algorithms held in Ljubljana, Maribor and Portorož, Slovenia, since 2004
• Chair of the working group WG4 Optimization Methodologies, project COST 526: Automatic Process Optimization in Materials Technology (APOMAT), funded by the European Science Foundation, 2001-2005
• Member of IEEE Computer Society and Computational Intelligence Society (see also Slovenia Section IEEE)

Awards

• Best presentation award at the Final COST 526 Working Group Meeting, WG Optimization Methodologies, Besançon, France, 2005
• Best presentation award at the First COST 526 Joint Working Group Meeting, WG Liquid-Solid Processing, Saint-Dié des Vosges, France, 2002
• Best poster award at PPSN VI, The Sixth International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, Paris, France, 2000 (B. Filipič and J. Štrancar)
• B. Kidrič innovations prize for the development of the KRONOS timing and attendance data acquisition system, 1990 (with coauthors)

Selected bibliography

VALENTINČIČ, Joško, FILIPIČ, Bogdan, JUNKAR, Mihael. Machine learning induction of a model for online parameter selection in EDM rough machining. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2009, vol. 41, no. 9-10, pp. 865-870.

FISTER, Iztok, MERNIK, Marjan, FILIPIČ, Bogdan. Optimization of markers in clothing industry. Engineering Applicationsof Artificial Intelligence, 2008, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 669-678.

FILIPIČ, Bogdan, TUŠAR, Tea, LAITINEN, Erkki. Preliminary numerical experiments in multiobjective optimization of a metallurgical production process. Informatica, 2007, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 233-240.

TUŠAR, Tea, KOROŠEC, Peter, PAPA, Gregor, FILIPIČ, Bogdan, ŠILC, Jurij. A comparative study of stochastic optimization methods in electric motor design. Applied Intelligence, 2007, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 101-111.

BRATKO, Andrej, CORMACK, Gordon V., FILIPIČ, Bogdan, LYNAM, Thomas R., ZUPAN, Blaž. Spam filtering using statistical data compression models. Journal of Machine Learning Research, 2006, vol. 7, pp. 2673-2698.

BRATKO, Andrej, FILIPIČ, Bogdan. Exploiting structural information for semi-structured document categorization. Information Processing and Management, 2006, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 679-694.

GANTAR, Gašper, KUZMAN, Karl, FILIPIČ, Bogdan. Increasing the stability of the deep drawing process by simulation-based optimization. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2005, vol. 164/165, pp. 1343-1350.

FILIPIČ, Bogdan, LAITINEN, Erkki. Model-based tuning of process parameters for steady-state steel casting. Informatica, 2005, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 491-496.

KAVALENKA, Aleh A., FILIPIČ, Bogdan, HEMMINGA, Marcus A., ŠTRANCAR, Janez. Speeding up a genetic algorithm for EPR-based spin label characterization of biosystem complexity. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2005, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 1628-1635.

ŠTRANCAR, Janez, KOKLIČ, Tilen, ARSOV, Zoran, FILIPIČ, Bogdan, STOPAR, David, HEMMINGA, Marcus A. Spin label EPR-based characterization of biosystem complexity. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2005, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 394-406.

FILIPIČ, Bogdan. Optimizing production schedules and energy consumption with an evolutionary algorithm. Informatica, 2004, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 353-357.

URSEM, Rasmus K., FILIPIČ, Bogdan, KRINK, Thiemo. Exploring the performance of an evolutionary algorithm for greenhouse control. CIT, Journal of Computing and Information Technology, 2002, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 195-201.

FILIPIČ, Bogdan, ŠTRANCAR, Janez. Tuning EPR spectral parameters with a genetic algorithm. Applied Soft Computing, 2001, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 83-90.

FILIPIČ, Bogdan, ŽUN, Iztok, PERPAR, Matjaž. Skill-based interpretation of noisy probe signals enhanced with a genetic algorithm. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2000, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 517-535.

FILIPIČ, Bogdan, JUNKAR, Mihael. Using inductive machine learning to support decision making in machining processes. Computers in Industry, 2000, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 31-41.

FILIPIČ, Bogdan, URBANČIČ, Tanja, KRIŽMAN, Viljem. A combined machine learning and genetic algorithm approach to controller design. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 1999, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 401-409.

ŽUN, Iztok, FILIPIČ, Bogdan, PERPAR, Matjaž, BOMBAČ, Andrej. Phase discrimination in void fraction measurements via genetic algorithms. Review of Scientific Instruments, 1995, vol. 66, no. 10, pp. 5055-5064.

VARŠEK, Alen, URBANČIČ, Tanja, FILIPIČ, Bogdan. Genetic algorithms in controller design and tuning. EEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1993, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1330-1339.

JUNKAR, Mihael, FILIPIČ, Bogdan, BRATKO, Ivan. Identifying the grinding process by means of inductive machine learning. Computers in Industry, 1991, vol. 17, no. 2/3, pp. 147-153.