
Prof.
YUEN Shiu Yin, Kelvin
AP,
MPhil, HKP, D.Phil. Sus., SMIEEE
Associate
Professor
Room:
G6359
Tel: (852) 3442-7717
Fax (EE Dept.):
(852) 3442-0562
Email:
kelviny.ee@cityu.edu.hk
Research Interests:
Black box
optimization Artificial Intelligence
Personal Profile
Shiu Yin Yuen, Kelvin was born in Hong Kong. He was awarded
the Associateship (AP) in Electronic Engineering by the Hong Kong Polytechnic
(now Hong Kong Polytechnic University) in
November 1985, and became the first person to be awarded the MPhil Degree by the
Polytechnic in November 1988. He was awarded the Doctorial degree (DPhil) from the School
of Cognitive and Computing Sciences, University of Sussex, UK in January 1992. Dr. Yuen
joined City University in March 1992 as a Lecturer, and is now an Associate Professor.
He has published more than 30 international journal papers,
including IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Journal of Machine
Learning Research, and International Journal of Computer Vision, and more than
60 international conference papers. (Papers can be found using
Google scholar). The current research direction is
black box optimization. He is also using artificial intelligence to improve
teaching and learning. (See
AI in Learning and Teaching Symposium 2024/25).
He has served as Program Committee Member in more than 20 international conferences and
Reviewer of more than 30 international journals in his research areas. Most
of his final year projects are
social services related. He is particularly interested in developing with his final
year project students
aids for the visually impaired. Recently, he works with his fyp
student to develop apps for badminton serve analysis and teaching better high
clear techniques for beginners (iphone/iPad app
badminton serve analysis and iphone app
UT Swing Coach). He was an
Adjudicator and Supervisor of the Joint School Science Exhibitions.
He was the recipient of the
Hong Kong Government Scholarship for Outstanding
Performance in
the Secondary School Entrance Examination,
the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship and the Croucher Foundation
Scholarship.
His personal (non-technical) sharing may be found in
personal web page.
RESEARCH
Selected Recent Publications
- W. Liu, S.Y. Yuen, and C.W. Sung, "A
Hybrid CMAES method with convex hull surrogate model," IEEE Congress
on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Yokohama, Japan, 2024, pp. 1-8, doi:
10.1109/CEC60901.2024.10612122.
- W. Liu, S.Y. Yuen, K.W. Chung, and C.W. Sung, “A
General-purpose multi-dimensional convex landscape generator,”
Mathematics, vol. 10(21), 3974, 2022.
- W. Liu, S.Y. Yuen, and C.W. Sung, "A
Generic method to compose an algorithm portfolio with a problem set of
unknown distribution," Memetic Computing,
vol. 14, pp. 287-304, 2022.
- Y. Lou, S.Y. Yuen, and G. Chen,
“Non-revisiting stochastic search revisited:
results, perspecives, and future directions,"
Swarm and
Evolutionary Computation, vol. 61, 100828, March 2021.
- Y. He and S.Y. Yuen, "Black box algorithm selection by convolutional neural
network," Proc. International Conference on Machine Learning,
Optimization and Data Science, pp. 264-280, July 2020.
- S.Y. Yuen, Y. Lou, and X. Zhang,
“Selecting evolutionary algorithms for black box design
optimization problems,”
Soft Computing,
vol.
23, pp. 6511-6531, 2019.
- Y. He, S.Y. Yuen, Y. Lou and X. Zhang, “A Sequential
algorithm portfolio approach for black box optimization,” Swarm and
Evolutionary Computation,
vol. 44, pp. 559-570, 2019.
-
Y. Lou, S.Y. Yuen, and G.
Chen, “Evolving benchmark functions for optimization algorithms,” in From
Parallel to Emergent Computing, Editors: A. Adamatzky, S. Akl, G.
Sirakoulis, Publishers Taylor & Francis/CRC (UK, USA), pp. 239-260, 2019.
Full Publication
List
Source Code
Research Students
Graduated Research Students
PhD Graduates
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W. Liu, “Techniques for
combining multiple algorithms in black-box optimization problems,” 2024.
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Y. He, “Techniques for improving black box algorithm selection approaches,”
2020.
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Y. Lou, “Techniques
for improving online and offline history-assisted evolutionary algorithms,”
2017.
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J.Y. Liang, “A Novel saliency
prediction method based on fast radial symmetry transform and its
extensions,” 2015.
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J. Ahlgren, “Automated
programming using constrained inductive logic programming”, 2014.
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X. Zhang, “Techniques for
improving differential evolution and artificial bee colony algorithms,”
2013.
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S.W. Leung, “Applying entire search
history for parameter control of evolutionary algorithms,” 2013.
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C.Y. Lam, “Methodologies of 2D object recognition: a robust
hypothesis/verification approach,” 1997.
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T.S. Lam, “2-D object recognition by
computer: a robust Hough-like prediction/correction approach,” 1995.
MPhil Graduates
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S.F. Chen, “Graph-based stereo
correspondence algorithms and occlusion detection,” 2005.
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Y.Y. Tsui, “A Study of fast marching method for shape from shading under
orthographic and perspective projection,” 2003.
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C.K. Fong, “A Study of statistical design for genetic algorithm and its
application on object localization,” 2001.
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C.H. Tse, “Object boundary estimation using successive approximating genetic
algorithm,” 2000.
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C.H. Ma, “An Investigation of Hough transform and genetic algorithm for
multi-modal pattern recognition,” 1998.
TEACHING
Core Courses
EE3001 Foundations of Data Engineering (Undergraduate)
Electives
EE5808
Topics in Computer Graphics (Undergradute and Postgraduate)
EE6435 Multi-dimensional Data Modeling and Its Applications (Postgraduate)
Useful Links
Study
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Advice for 1st year students
Final year project guidelines
Techniques to find information
How to
write good programs: structured programming
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Research
Quotes
“We all know that
there are regions of the human spirit untrammeled by the world of physics. In
the mystic sense of the creation around us, in the expression of art, in a
yearning towards God, the soul grows upward and finds the fulfillment of
something implanted in its nature. The sanction for this development is within
us, a striving born with our consciousness or an Inner Light proceeding from a
greater power than ours. Science can scarcely question this sanction, for the
pursuit of science springs from a striving which the mind is impelled to follow,
a questioning that will not be suppressed. Whether in the intellectual pursuits
of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead
and the purpose surging in our nature responds.” –
A. Eddington.
General articles
香港家書 -
沈祖堯
Four stages of a scientific discipline; four
types of scientist
How to choose a good scientific problem