My Research

My primary research interest is in the field of Computational Intelligence (CI) - particularly, in the application of CI heuristics (such as Genetic Algorithms, Particle Swarm Optimisation and Estimation of Distribution Algorithms) to single- and multi-objective optimisation problems. Such heuristic optimisation enables one to effectively search through a very large set of potential solutions to a problem with the purpose to find either the best solution or at least a set of solutions that satisfy the problem's constraints. Also, I am interested in deleveloping novel approaches to tuning the performance of CI algorithms so that an acceptable solution to an optimisation problem can be found in real time (esp. online) or on resource-starved platforms (e.g. mobile computing devices).

Secondly, since my undergraduate years I have a long-lasting interest in computer-assisted measurements and virtual instrumentation systems. The main benefits of such systems are in their provision of remote monitoring facilities (in particular over the Internet), improved versatility and customisation of instruments, as well as in creating a framework for adding intelligent features to measurement systems (such as sensor fusion, adaptive control of complex dynamic systems, fuzzy diagnostics and calibration).

Application domains of my research activity include optimisation of cancer chemotherapy treatment, creation of generalised problem solving environment for medical treatment, development of a communication system for downhole measurement and monitoring in the oil and gas industry.

Research Projects

• ODS-Petrodata
• Design and Optimisation of Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment (Oncology Workbench)
• Wireline Communication System for Expro North Sea (KTP project  #3979, finished in 2005)

2008

McCall, J., Petrovski, A., Shakya, S. (2008).  Evolutionary Algorithms for Cancer Chemotherapy Optimization.  In Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics by Fogel D., Corne D., and Pan Y. (Eds.).  IEEE Press, pp. 265-96.  ISBN: 978-0-470-10526-9.

Brownlee, A., Pelican, M., McCall, J., Petrovski, A. (2008). An Application of a Multivariate Estimation of Distribution Algorithm to Cancer Chemotherapy. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO’08), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.  ACM 2008, pp. 463-4.  ISBN: 978-1-60558-131-6.

2006

Petrovski, A., Shakya, S., & Mccall, J. (2006). Optimising Cancer Chemotherapy Using an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm and Genetic Algorithms. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO’06), Seattle WA, USA.  ACM 2006, pp. 413-8.  ISBN: 1-59593-186-4.

2005

Petrovski, A., Brownlee, S., & Mccall, J. (2005). Statistical optimisation and tuning of GA factors.. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, (CEC’05), Edinburgh, UK, on September 2005.

Petrovski, A., & Mccall, J. (2005). Smart Problem Solving Environment for Medical Decision Support.. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference(GECCO’05) , Washington, USA, on June 2005.

2004

Petrovski, A., Sudha, B., & Mccall, J. (2004). Optimising Cancer Chemotherapy Using Particle Swarm Optimisation and Genetic Algorithms. The 8th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature , Birmingham, UK

2001

Petrovski, A., & McCall, J. A. W. (2001). Multi-objective optimisation of cancer chemotherapy using evolutionary algorithms. First International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimisation , Zurich, Switzerland

2000

McCall, J. A. W., & Petrovski, A. (2000). OWCH - a decision support system for designing novel cancer chemotherapies. 1st International Symposium on Soft Computing in Biomedicine (SCB'99) , Rochester, NY

Petrovski, A., Wilson, A., & Mccall, J. (2000). Statistical identification and optimisation of significant GA factors. Fifth Joint Conference on Information Sciences (JCIS 2000), Atlantic City, NJ

1999

McCall, J. A. W., & Petrovski, A. (1999). A decision support system for cancer chemotherapy using genetic algorithms. International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation , Vienna, Austria

Petrovski, A., & McCall, J. A. W. (1999). Computational optimisation of cancer chemotherapies using genetic algorithms. Workshop on Recent Advances in Soft Computing, Soft Computing Techniques and Applications , Leicester, UK

1998

Petrovski, A., McCall, J. A. W., & Forrest, E. (1998). An application of genetic algorithms to optimisation of cancer chemotherapy. In International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol 29(3), page(s) 377-388

1997

Petrovski, A., & McCall, J. A. W. (1997). Optimising GA parameters using statistical approaches. 1st International Workshop on Frontiers in Evolutionary Algorithms , Durham, NC

1996

McCall, J. A. W., & Petrovski, A. (1996). Searching for optimal strategies in cancer chemotherapy using genetic algorithms. Seventh IMA Conference on Mathematics Applied in Medicine and Biology , Oxford, UK