Evolvable Hardware Research Group

https://ehw.fit.vutbr.cz/

Principal researcher

Lukáš Sekanina is engaged in the research of bio-inspired artificial intelligence, especially genetic programming, and applications in the fields of automated design, approximation, and adaptation of hardware and software. He is among the 2% most cited scientists in the field of Information & Communication Technologies [Plos Biology 2020, updated 2024].

Books and Edited Proceedings

References and Citations

Citations: Scopus; Google Scholar
DBLP Bibliography Server
People Contributing to Cell Matrix Use, Application and Knowledge

Journal Editorial Boards

IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (Associate Editor, 2011 - 2014)
Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines (Editorial Board Member 2012 - 2016, Associate Editor 2016 - )
International Journal of Innovative Computing and Applications (2007 - )
Radioengineering (2017 - 2018)
Springer's Natural Computing book series (Advisory Board member, 2019 - )

Conference Invited Talks, Keynotes, and Tutorials

Conference Invited Talks and Keynotes (since 2020)
- Evolutionary Machine Learning in Electronic Design Automation at the International Symposium on Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems, DDECS (Lyon, France, 2025)
- Cartesian Genetic Programming in Electronic Design Automation at the Graph-Based Genetic Programming Workshop at GECCO 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal, 2023)
Tutorials (since 2020)
- Jelinek Summer Workshop on Speech and Language Technology, JSALT 2025 (Brno, CZ)
- 42nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, ICCD 2024 (Milan, IT)
- IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics SMC 2022 (Praha, CZ)
- IEEE World Congres on Computational Intelligence WCCI 2022 (Padua, IT)
- Symposium on Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems DDECS 2022 (Praha, CZ)
- Design Automation Conference DAC 2021 (San Francisco, US)
- IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation CEC 2021 (Glasgow, UK)
- European Test Symposium ETS 2021 (Tallinn, EE)
Invited talks (since 2020)
- CSE Seminar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US (June 5, 2024) link
- Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Brno (December 5, 2023)
- TU Dresden (January 19, 2023) link
- Universität Leipzig, ScaDS.AI, Leipzig (January 18, 2023)
- Prague computer science seminar, Prague (June 9, 2022) link
- University of Lyon - Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology, FR (May 10, 2022)
- Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava (February 11, 2020)
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Steering Committee

IEEE Symposium on Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems (since 2013; a chair 2020 - 2025)
European Conference on Genetic programming (2019 -)

Conference Chairing

DDECS 2026: Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems - PC co-chair
DATE 2026: Design Automation and Test in Europe - Vice Programme Chair
DATE 2025: Design Automation and Test in Europe - chair of track D (Design)
DATE 2024: Design Automation and Test in Europe - chair of track D (Design)
EvoStar 2023 - Local co-chair (Brno, CZ)
DATE 2023: Design Automation and Test in Europe - chair of track D (Design)
DATE 2022: Design Automation and Test in Europe - topic chair (D11 - Approximate computing)
DATE 2021: Design Automation and Test in Europe - topic chair (D11 - Approximate computing)
DDECS 2021: Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems (Vienna, AT) - PC co-chair
DATE 2020: Design Automation and Test in Europe - topic chair (D10 - Approximate computing)
DDECS 2020: Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems (Novi Sad) - topic chair
EuroGP 2019: European Conference on Genetic Programming (Leipzig, DE) - program co-chair
EuroGP 2018: European Conference on Genetic Programming (Parma, IT) - program co-chair
DATE 2017: Special Session - Biologically-inspired techniques for smart, secure and low power SoCs (Lausanne, CH) - SS co-chair
EuroGP 2017: 20th European Conference on Genetic Programming (Amsterdam, NL) - publication chair
DTIS 2016: 11th International Conference on Design & Technology of Integrated Systems in Nanoscale Era (Istanbul, TR) - program chair
IEEE DDECS 2014: Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems (Warsaw, PL) - general vice-chair
IEEE DDECS 2013: Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems (Karlovy Vary, CZ) - general chair
MEMICS 2011: Annual Doctoral Workshop on Mathematical and Engineering Methods in Computer Science (Lednice, CZ) - program co-chair
ICES 2008: International Conference on Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware (Praha, CZ) - program co-chair

Program Committee Membership

2025: DATE, DDECS, EuroGP, GECCO
2024: CEC, DATE, DDECS, EuroGP, GECCO, IEEE CAI
2023: CEC, DATE, DDECS, EuroGP, GECCO
2022: CEC, DATE, DDECS, EuroGP, GECCO
2021: AICAS, CEC, DATE, DDECS, EuroGP, GECCO, ICES-SSCI, IGSC
2020: AICAS, CEC, DATE, DDECS, EuroGP, GECCO, ICES-SSCI, SMC
2019: AICAS, AxC, AHS, CEC, DATE, DDECS, EuroGP, GECCO, SMC
2018: AxC, AHS, CEC, DATE, DDECS, EuroGP, GECCO, ICES-SSCI
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Researcher

Invited talks

Mrazek, V.: Evolutionary design methods in approximate computing, NTU Athens & University of Patras, GR (December 2024)
Mrazek, V.: Evolutionary approximation: From components to hardware accelerators, Invited keynote lecture, Approximate Computing workshop, ICCAD conference, New Jersey, USA (October 2024)
Mrazek, V.: Approximate computing in neural networks, Prague Embedded Systems Workshop, Prague, (June 30, 2023)
Mrazek, V.: Approximation of Hardware Accelerators driven by Machine-Learning Models, DDECS conference, Tallinn, ES (May 4, 2023)
Mrazek, V.: Approximate computing in neural networks, SMART-PLANT IEEE SEASONAL SCHOOL, Thessaloniki, GR (December 10, 2023)
Mrazek, V.: Energy-efficient neural networks for embedded systems, Colloquium of Faculty of Informatics, Brno, CZ (February 2, 2020)