Machine lEarning and Operations Research (MEmORy) Lab

The MEmORy Lab is in the Division of Natural and Applied Sciences at Duke Kunshan University, China. Its aim is developing automated approaches for solving all kinds of computational search problems both from academia and industry, utilizing:

Automated Algorithm Design, Machine Learning, Automated Machine Learning (AutoML), Data Science / Analytics, Operations Research, Evolutionary Algorithms, Computational Intelligence, Meta/Hyper-heuristics, Adaptive/Reactive/Autonomous Search, Algorithm Portfolios (Selection), Algorithm Configuration (Hyper-parameter Tuning / Optimization + Control), Meta-learning, Empirical Algorithmics, Design of Experiments, Recommender Systems (Collaborative Filtering), Boolean Satisability, Constraint Programming, Combinatorial Optimisation, Data Mining (Knowledge Discovery), Expert Systems, Decision Support Systems

News

• Looking for under/-graduate students and postdocs to work on several research projects. Please contact.
  (招收计算机科学/数据科学方向的本科/研究生和博士后研究人员。 研究方向为机器学习、自动化机器学习、算法设计、数据科学和计算研究。 有兴趣的学生和研究人员可以联系我: mustafa.misir [at] dukekunshan.edu.cn)
• Mustafa Misir presented a keynote talk on Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) in ICIAAI, Singapore / Virtual, 08/2023
• A keynote speech on Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) was given by Mustafa Misir in MLCCIM, China, 08/2022
• A paper on Algorithm Portfolios / Hyper-heuristics for Protein Str. Prediction was accepted to IEEE CIBCB, 06/2022
• Mustafa Misir delivered an invited talk titled Cross-domain Algorithm Selection in IEOM Global SCM, Turkiye, 03/2022
• Mustafa Misir is appointed as the chair of IEEE Task Force on Hyper-Heuristics under Intelligent System Application Tech. Comm., 02/2022
• Mustafa Misir gave a lecture on Reinforcement Learning in Duke Kunshan U. - Southeast U. Short Term Program, China, 02/2022
• An article about Algorithm Selection for Team Orienteering got into EvoCOP (EvoStar), 01/2022
• A project on Algorithm Selection is supported by Kunshan Supercomputing Center (KSSC) Access Program, China, 11/2021
• Mustafa Misir gave keynote talks on AutoML in CENet and ICRAIC, China, 10-11/2021
• Two papers about Algorithm Selection for Protein Str. Prediction were accepted to IEEE SSCI, 10/2021
• Mustafa Misir got Interdisciplinary Seed Grant for a project on Molecular Docking by Duke Kunshan University, 07/2021

Achievements / Awards

• Mustafa Misir was granted COST STSM (Short-Term Scientific Misssions) Grant by Cost Action CA15140, for his research visit to University College Dublin, 09/2019
• Mustafa Misir was given COST ITC Conference Grant for Early Career Investigators (ECI) by Cost Action CA15140, 09/2019
• Mustafa Misir got TUBITAK 2224-A Support to Participate in International Scientific Activities, 09/2019
• Mustafa Misir was awarded TUBITAK 2232 Reintegration Research Fellowship, 08/2018
• Mustafa Misir was nominated for the China Thousand Young Talents Program, 05/2016