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Dr Matt Johns

Research Fellow

 M.B.Johns@exeter.ac.uk

Overview

Matt Johns is a Research Fellow in the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University of Exeter. After obtaining degrees in Mechanical Engineering (BEng) and Engineering and Management (MSc) he embarked on a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Exeter. Following the submission of his thesis entitled "Incorporating Domain Expertise into Evolutionary Algorithm Optimisation of Water Distribution Systems" he worked as an Associate Research Fellow in the Centre for Water Systems developing decision support tools to aid in the optimal design of waste water treatment systems. His research interests include evolutionary optimisation, water systems optimisation, human-computer interaction and interactive visualisation.

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Publications

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2020

2019

  • Johns MB, Mahmoud H, Keedwell E, Savic D. (2019) A Diameter Probability Distribution Genetic Algorithm for Least-cost Water Distribution Network Design, 17th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference, Exeter, United Kingdom, 1st - 4th Sep 2019.
  • Mahmoud HA, Johns M, Keedwell E, Savic D, Mahmoud H. (2019) Generalising human heuristics in augmented evolutionary water distribution network design optimisation, 17th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference, University Of Exeter, 1st - 4th Sep 2019.
  • Johns M, Keedwell E, Savic D. (2019) Knowledge Based Multi Objective Genetic Algorithms for the Design of Water Distribution Networks, Journal of Hydroinformatics, DOI:10.2166/hydro.2019.106.
  • Ross N, Johns M, Keedwell EC, Savic D. (2019) Human-Evolutionary Problem Solving through Gamification of a Bin-Packing Problem, Genetic and Evolutionary Computing Conference 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, 13th - 17th Jul 2019, Genetic and Evolutionary Computing Conference Companion, DOI:10.1145/3319619.3326871.
  • Johns M, Mahmoud H, Walker D, Ross N, Keedwell EC, Savic D. (2019) Augmented Evolutionary Intelligence: Combining Human and Evolutionary Design for Water Distribution Network Optimisation, Genetic and Evolutionary Computing Conference, GECCO 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, 13th - 17th Jul 2019.

2018

  • Visanji Z, Sadr S, Memon FA, Johns MB, Savic D. (2018) Emerging pollutants in developing countries: Optimising sustainable treatment solutions, HIC2018 – 13th International Hydroinformatics Conference, Palermo –italy, 1st - 6th Jul 2018.
  • Sadr SMK, Johns MB, Memon FA, Morley M, Savic D. (2018) Development and Application of a User-Friendly Decision Support Tool for Optimization of Wastewater Treatment Technologies in India, HIC2018 – 13th International Hydroinformatics Conference, Palermo –italy, 1st - 6th Jul 2018.
  • Johns M, Walker DJ, Keedwell E, Savic D. (2018) Interactive Visualisation of Water Distribution Network Optimisation, International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2018), 1st - 6th Jul 2018.
  • Walker DJ, Johns M, Keedwell E, Savic D. (2018) Generating Heuristics to Mimic Experts in Water Distribution Network Optimisation, Computing and Control in the Water Industry (CCWI 2018), 23rd - 25th Jul 2018.
  • Walker D, Johns M, Keedwell E, Savic D. (2018) Towards Interactive Evolution: A Distributed Optimiser for Multi- objective Water Distribution Network Design, 13th International Hydroinformatics Conference (HIC 2018).

2015

  • Keedwell E, Johns M, Savic D. (2015) Spatial and Temporal Visualisation of Evolutionary Algorithm Decisions in Water Distribution Network Optimisation, VizGEC Workshop, Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, 2015, Madrid, Spain, 10th - 15th Jul 2015.

2014

  • Marchi A, Salomons E, Ostfeld A, Kapelan Z, Simpson A, Zecchin A, Maier H, Wu Z, Elsayed S, Song Y. (2014) The Battle of the Water Networks II (BWN-II), Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, volume 140, no. 7, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000378.

2013

  • Johns M, Keedwell EC, Savic D. (2013) Pipe Smoothing Genetic Algorithm for Least Cost Water Distribution Network Design, Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Amsterdam, 5th - 10th Jul 2013.

2012

  • Wang Q, Liu H, McClymont K, Johns M, Keedwell E. (2012) A hybrid of multi-phase optimisation and iterated manual intervention for BWN-II, 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference 2012, WDSA 2012, volume 1, pages 126-132.
  • Johns M, Keedwell EC, Savic D. (2012) GRAMMAR CONSTRAINED GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR LEAST-COST WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DESIGN, 10th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, Hamburg, Germany, 14th - 18th Jul 2012.

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