Prof. habil. dr. LMA member Antanas Žilinskas 
Department: Global Optimization Group
Position: Professor Emeritus
Address: Akademijos st. 4, room 604A, Vilnius
Tel: (+370 5) 210 9332
E-mail:
Website: www.mii.lt/antanas
Education, scientific titles and degrees
- 1968: Kaunas University of Technology awarded the qualification of electrical engineer (diploma with honours).
- 1973: Kaunas University of Technology awards the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences (specialisation in technical cybernetics and information theory); Doctor of Science in Technology degree.
- 1980: The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences has conferred the title of Senior Research Fellow.
- 1985: Doctorate in physics and mathematics from St Petersburg University (specialisation in theoretical cybernetics); Habilitated Doctorate Nostrified.
- 1989: Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences conferred the title of Professor.
Languages spoken: native Lithuanian, fluent English, fluent Russian, German - with vocabulary.
Research interests
- Global optimisation: algorithms, theory, applications
- Optimal design
- Visualisation of multidimensional data
Work activities
- VU Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, formerly known as the Institute of Mathematics and Cybernetics and the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics; junior to senior researcher, professor emeritus (1973-present); administrative positions: head of the Department of Informatics (1993-1998), head of the Optimization Sector (2007-2019).
- VU Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics; Professor (2008-2017).
- Vytautas Magnus University; professor (1994-2008); administrative position: head of the Department of Applied Informatics (1994-2008).
- Vilnius University of Educational Sciences; Professor, (1986-2008 with interruptions); administrative position: head of the Department of Informatics (1988-1993).
Long-term visits abroad
- Konrad Zuse Visiting Professor at the University of Dortmund (academic year 1990/1991).
- Visiting Researcher - Professor at Aachen University of Technology (six months, 1992/1993).
- Visiting Researcher - Professor at the University of Copenhagen (three months in 1996).
- Visiting Researcher - Professor at Copenhagen and Technical University of Denmark (6 months 1997/1998).
- Visiting Principal Research Fellow, University College London (12 months 2000/2001).
- Visiting Lecturer at Cardiff University (2001-2004, combined with work in Lithuania).
Research projects
Key projects managed and implemented over the last 10 years:
- Managed the LMT-supported project "Innovative Methods for Stochastic Global Optimisation", 2017 - 2019
- Managed the LMT-funded project "Methods and Algorithms for Non-convex Multicriteria Optimisation", 2012 - 2014
- Managed VU's work on the project "Development of methods and software for modelling and visualisation of business processes" with business partner Orgsoft, 2011-2013. The project was supported by MITA under the High Technology Development Programme.
- Participated in the grant project "Effectiveness and Efficiency Analysis of Education Systems in EU Countries Employing Secondary Big Data (EFECTAS)", 2018-2019.
- Participated in the grant project "Development of computational methods, algorithms and tools for efficient modelling and optimisation of complex geometry biosensors", 2011-2015.
Participated in COST projects B-27 and IC-0602 and coordinated the work of these projects in Lithuania.
International cooperation
The project "Probabilistic Analysis of Global Optimization Algorithms" (1997-1999), supported by the National Research Council (USA), was carried out in collaboration with Prof. J. Calvin (New Jersey Institute of Technology). This project started a long-term collaboration which continues to the present.
A successful collaboration with Prof. E. Fraga (University College London) on chemical process and machine optimisation problems.
Prof. A. Zhygliavsky (Cardiff University) has been collaborating for many years on various global optimisation issues.
Discussions with Prof. P. Pardalos, a world leader in the theory and application of GO, have been very valuable in the choice of specific research topics.
Expert activities
Multiple evaluations of LMT, LMA, MITA projects. Including participation in LMT expert working groups: in 2010, which prepared guidelines for the development of research infrastructures in Lithuania and in 2009, which prepared a feasibility study for the creation of IITMC. Expert of the Agency for Science Innovation and Technology 2012-2018.
Expert for EUROSTARS; Lithuanian expert for the European Commission's Committee on Information and Communication Technologies (FP7 ICT), 2010-2012; expert for the Portuguese Science Foundation, 2012-2013; expert for the Danish Independent Research Foundation, 2018.
Organisation of international conferences
Every year, I participate in the programme committees of 2-5 international conferences; in 2020-2022, I will participate in these:
- 13th International Workshop on Computational Optimization (WCO'20), 6 - 9 September, 2020, Sofia, Bulgaria https://fedcsis.org/2020/wco
- The Sixth International Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science, July 19-23, 2020, Certosa di Pontignano, Siena – Tuscany, Italy, https://lod2020.icas.xyz/program-committee/
- The 14th Learning and Intelligent Optimization Conference, May 24-28, 2020, Athens, Greece http://www.caopt.com/lion14/
- 21st International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies (CompSysTech’20), 19-20 June, 2020, Ruse, Bulgaria, http://www.compsystech.org/_cst20/?cmd=gsPage&pid=index
- 22st International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies (CompSysTech’21), 18-19 June, 2021, Ruse, Bulgaria, http://www.compsystech.org/_cst21/index.php?cmd=gsPage&pid=index
- International Workshop on Computational Optimization (WCO'21) online, 2 - 5 September, 2021, https://fedcsis.org/2021/wco/committee
- The 16th Learning and Intelligent Optimization Conference, 5-10 June, 2022, Milos Island, Cyclades, Greece, https://lion16.sba-research.org/index.html
- 23st International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies (CompSysTech’22), 17-18 June, 2022, Ruse, Bulgaria, http://www.compsystech.org/index.php?cmd=dPage&pid=pc-2022
Membership of scientific organisations
- IFIP Working Group WG 7.6 - Optimisation-based computer modelling and design.
- International Society for Global Optimisation.
- European Society for Operations Research Working Group Stochastic Optimisation.
Scientific publications
Publication and citation statistics (viewed online 2023.07.23)
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Publons (Statistics are calculated based only on information which has been submitted to Publons) |
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| Total publications | 145 | Publications in Web of Science | 148 | ||
| h-index | 20 | h-index | 20 | ||
| Sum of times cited | 856 | Sum of times cited | 1552 | ||
| Scopus | Google Scholar | ||||
| Total publications | 117 | Total publications | 284 | ||
| h-index | 20 | h-index | 33 | ||
| Sum of times cited | 1011 | Sum of times cited | 6972 | ||
| GResearch Gate | MathSciNet (Žilinskas, Antanas, MR ID: 187230) |
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| Total publications | 189 | Total publications | 90 | ||
| h-index | 28 | Earliest indexed publication | 1972 | ||
| Sum of times cited | 3003 | Sum of times cited | 464 | ||
Presentations at international conferences
Main plenary/invited presentations of the last decade
- International Conference on Evolutionary and Global Optimization, 2007, Banach Center, Bedlewo, Poland
- 5th International Conference on Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence, 2008, Minsk.
- Mini EURO Conference on Continuous Optimization, 2010, Izmir, Turkey.
- Optimal Decisions in Statistics and Data Analysis, 2013, Cardiff, UK.
- Numerical Computations: Theory and Algorithms, NUMTA 2016, Pizzo Calabro, Italy.
- Global Optimization Conference, GOC 2017, College Station, Texas, USA.
- Int. Workshop on Global Optimization, 2018, Leiden, The Netherlands
Supervised PhD students
Supervised the following PhD students who completed their doctoral theses:
- A. Gimbutas (2019),
- G .Gimbutienė (2017),
- V. Jančauskas (2016),
- D. Baronas (2014),
- E. Jasutė (2014),
- M. Liogys (2013),
- A. Varoneckas (2011),
- J. Skūpienė (2010),
- I. Steponavičė (2010),
- A. Mackutė-Varoneckienė (2006),
- A. Podlipskytė (2003),
- V. Paliulionis (2000).
Served as Chair of the VU Informatics Doctoral Committee 2010-2019.
Participated in the establishment of the Department of Informatics at Vilnius Pedagogical University in 1988 and the Department of Applied Informatics at Vytautas Magnus University in 2004, and was their first head.
Represented Lithuania in the IEEE Computer Society Central and Eastern Europe Initiative Working Group, which focused on the modernisation of computer science education (1999-2000). I also contributed to the modernisation of studies as the Director of the Tempus project (12382-97) in 1997-2000.
Developed 9 workbooks and teaching tools:
- Šaltenis V., Antanas Žilinskas, Techninių optimizavimo uždavinių sprendimas, Vilnius: Mokslas, 1986, 121 p.
- Antanas Žilinskas, R. Petrauskas, J. Klapatauskas, Programavimas Beisiko ir Fokalo kalbomis, Vilnius: Lietuvos Aukštojo ir Specialiojo Vidurinio Mokslo Ministerija, 1987, 100p.
- Antanas Žilinskas, Naujieji projektavimo metodai. Vilnius: Mokslas, 1990, 110p.
- Antanas Žilinskas, ir kiti, Sistemų analizė, projektavimas, optimizavimas ir taikymai, - Sibiro Aerokosminė Akademija, Krasnojarsk, 1996,-pirmoji dalis - 206p, antroji dalis - 290p, (bendraautoriai A. Antamoshkin, M. Volovik, B. Ganzhenko, G. Yin, S. Korobeinikov, A. Torn, HP. Schwefel, B. Scheludko), rusų kalba.
- Antanas Žilinskas, ir kiti, Informatikos Įvadas, Apyausris, Vilnius, 1996,- 195p, (bendraautoriai: A. Balčytiene, G. Leonavičius, J. Stankevičius, A. Talutis, E. Valavičius).
- Antanas Žilinskas, ir kiti, Informatics 1, Baltic Eko, 1997, - 277 p., (bendraautoriai A. Balčytienė, G. Leonavičius, J. Stankevičius, E. Valavičius);
- Antanas Žilinskas, ir kiti, Informatics 2, Baltic Eko, 1998, - 191 p., (bendraautoriai G. Dzemyda ir V. Šaltenis).
- Antanas Žilinskas, ir kiti, Informatics, Aldorija, 2000, - 344p., (bendraautoriai G. Leonavičius ir E. Valavičius).
- Antanas Žilinskas, Matematinis Programavimas, Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas, Kaunas, 1999, 184 p.., antras leidimas, 2000, 228p.
Rewards
Constantin Caratheodory Prize winners: Left: prof. Mauricio Resende (Amazon Research), Right: prof. Antanas Žilinskas. Middle - Chairman of the Prize Committee prof. Panos PardalosConstantin Caratheodory Prize 2017 of the International Society for Global Optimization for achievements in global optimization; iSoGO Prizes – International Society of Global Optimization.- Outstanding Achievement Award by the International Conference NUMTA 2016; https://www.numta.org/numta2016/awards.php.
- Article, Žilinskas, A.: On the worst-case optimal multi-objective global optimization, Optim. Lett. 7(8), 1921–1928 (2013), has been singled out as an honorable mention among the best articles of 2013 (DOI 10.1007/s11590-014-0826-7).
- VU Rector's Science Prizes 2015.
- 60th anniversary monograph by an international team of authors Models and Algorithms for Global Optimization, Springer 2007 (Eds. A.Torn, and J.Žilinskas).
- 70th anniversary monograph by an international team of authors Advances in Stochastic and Deterministic Global Optimization, Springer, 2016 (Eds. P.Pardalos, A.Zhigljavsky, and J.Žilinskas).
- Lithuanian Science Prize for the paper "Solution of Technical Optimization Problems", 2001, together with G. Dzemyda and V. Šaltenis.
Globally, Higly Ranked Scholar GPS scores in two areas (viewed 29/10/2023):
| Area | Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| Statistical model | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mathematical optimization | 265 |