Research

My current research interests include:

• Wireless Sensor Networks  (WSNs)

- Optimal topology design using heuristic algorithms
- Energy-conservation heuristics

• Evolutionary Computation 

   - Bio-inspired optimization algorithms

   - Evolutionary algorithms in optimal design

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in Controlled Environment Agriculture

   - Neural network systems for on-line failure detection and diagnosis in hydroponics

   - Predictive neural network models of chemical processes in deep-trough hydroponics

   - Heuristic and Evolutionary PID tuning methodologies for environmental control of greenhouses

• Artificial Neural Networks 

   - Heuristic design and parameterization of neural networks based on genetic algorithms

   - Performance of different backpropagation algorithm approaches in real-life engineering problems