This Thursday, I'll be visiting Europe for the first time in my life. I am attending a conference at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam called GECCO 2013, or the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. I will be presenting the academic paper that I have been working on for the past year. The paper is titled Fast and Effective Multi-Objective Optimisation of Wind Turbine Placement.
As you can imagine, my paper has to do with research into the real world applications of Evolutionary Computation. In this instance, genetic algorithms are used to arrange the layout of wind turbines inside a wind farm. My research involves fiddling with the mutation and crossover operators in order to get better results in multi-objective settings.
It was by chance that I was able to visit Amsterdam to attend the conference. The University of Adelaide offered the opportunity to me after my paper was accepted. So, thanks very much to my supervisors, team members and faculty for making this all happen. I won't forget the generosity of the School of Computer Science. Looking onwards, I hope I can enrich my knowledge in the field at the conference. Not only is it my first time to Europe, but it is also the first time I am attending a conference.
Look out for newly uploaded photos on my Flickr account. I am expecting to take as many photos as I can on my busy schedule! I might even update my Google+ if I have the chance.
