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Andrew Lewis

Andrew Lewis is a Griffith University researcher whose work spans parallel computing and nature-inspired optimization. His career includes industrial applied research at BHP Billiton and coauthorship of a design optimization paper for computational fluid dynamics. His research includes binary particle swarm transfer functions and the Grey Wolf, Whale and Grasshopper optimization algorithms. As of August 2026, he is an adjunct associate professor at Griffith University.

Works
140

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Timeline

  1. 2001

    An automatic design optimization tool

    He coauthors the 2001 conference paper An automatic design optimization tool and its application to computational fluid dynamics with David Andrew Abramson, Thomas Charles Peachey, and Clive Fletcher. Before his Griffith University employment, he works in industrial applied research at BHP Billiton.

  2. 2013–2014

    Particle swarms and grey wolves

    In 2013, he coauthors a study with Seyedali Mirjalili that introduces and evaluates six S-shaped and V-shaped transfer functions for binary Particle Swarm Optimization. In 2014, he coauthors the Grey Wolf Optimizer with Seyedali and Seyed Mohammad Mirjalili; it models grey-wolf leadership and hunting.

  3. By 2015

    Senior research specialist at Griffith

    He earns a BE in Computer Engineering from the University of Newcastle and a PhD in Computer Science from Griffith University. By 2015, he works as a Senior Research Specialist in eResearch Services and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in ICT at Griffith; his research includes parallel optimization, evolutionary programming, particle swarm and ant colony systems.

  4. 2016

    The Whale Optimization Algorithm

    With Seyedali Mirjalili, he proposes the Whale Optimization Algorithm in 2016, inspired by humpback whale bubble-net hunting and tested on 29 mathematical optimization problems and six structural design problems.

  5. 2017

    The Grasshopper Optimisation Algorithm

    With Shahrzad Saremi and Seyedali Mirjalili, he coauthors the Grasshopper Optimisation Algorithm in 2017, which models grasshopper swarms for structural optimization.

  6. 2015–2018

    Senior lecturer at Griffith

    He serves as a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University from January 2015 to October 2018.

  7. August 2026

    Adjunct associate professor

    As of August 2026, he holds an adjunct associate professor role at Griffith University.

Career

  1. Since 2015Griffith UniversitySenior Research Specialist

Education

  1. University of NewcastleBE in Computer Engineering
  2. Griffith UniversityPhD in Computer Science

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  1. An automatic design optimization tool and its application to computational fluid dynamics research.monash.edu. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. IEEE Computational Intelligence Society: Call for Papers WCCI 2016 Special Session: Machine Learning Methods applied to Vision and Robotics (MLMVR) ieee-cis.blogspot.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. S-shaped versus V-shaped transfer functions for binary Particle Swarm Optimization research.torrens.edu.au. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Grey Wolf Optimizer research.torrens.edu.au. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. The Whale Optimization Algorithm research.torrens.edu.au. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. Grasshopper Optimisation Algorithm: Theory and application machinelibrary.ai. Checked 18 October 2026.
  7. Find Andrew Lewis's email & phone number - Adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University, Greater Brisbane Area | SignalHire signalhire.com. Checked 18 October 2026.