This award acknowledges significant contributions in evolutionary computation, highlighting mentorship and innovation in the field.
The SIGEVO Outstanding Contribution Award recognizes remarkable contributions to Evolutionary Computation (EC) when evaluated over a sustained period of at least 15 years. These contributions can include technical innovations, publications, leadership, teaching, mentoring, and service to the EC community. In 2025, two accomplished members of our community received this recognition: Mengjie Zhang and Frank Neumann. To celebrate these distinctions, they kindly answered our questions reflecting on their contributions and views on evolutionary computation, as well as their advice to young researchers in the field.
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