Professor TAN Kay Chen, Head of the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence, has been awarded the prestigious 2026 IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award — one of the highest global honors in the field of evolutionary computation. This accolade recognizes Prof. TAN’s groundbreaking and long-standing contributions to advancing evolutionary computation, particularly in addressing uncertain and complex optimization problems.
The IEEE CIS Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award is a highly esteemed international distinction, bestowed annually upon individuals or groups whose pioneering achievements have profoundly shaped the discipline of evolutionary computation. Prof. TAN’s recognition not only underscores his visionary leadership and sustained excellence in evolutionary computation but also highlights his influential role in bridging theoretical advances with transformative engineering applications.
The official award ceremony will take place at a flagship IEEE CIS conference in 2026, where Prof. TAN will be honored before an international audience of leading experts and pioneers in the field.
The DSAI community offers its warmest congratulations to Prof. TAN on this achievement. For more details about the IEEE CIS Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award, please visit:
https://cis.ieee.org/awards/ieeecis-awards
