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Researcher

Carlos A. Coello Coello

Also known as Carlos Artemio Coello Coello

Carlos A. Coello Coello is an Ikerbasque research professor at the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, where he leads research in optimization with bio-inspired metaheuristics. He was born in Tonalá, Chiapas, in 1967 and earned a computer science PhD at Tulane University in 1996; his book Evolutionary Algorithms for Solving Multi-Objective Problems appeared from Kluwer in 2002. The Mexican Academy of Sciences gave him its National Research Award in Exact Sciences in 2007, and he received the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award in 2013. In January 2021 he became the first Latin American editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, and in 2026 he joined the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.

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Timeline

  1. 1967

    Born in Chiapas

    He is born in Tonalá, Chiapas, in 1967.

  2. 1996

    A computer science PhD

    He completes a computer science PhD at Tulane University in 1996.

  3. 2002

    A textbook on evolutionary algorithms

    He publishes Evolutionary Algorithms for Solving Multi-Objective Problems with Kluwer in 2002, and Springer issues a 2007 edition. The book becomes a text for graduate courses in various parts of the world.

  4. 2007–2013

    Awards from Mexico and IEEE

    The Mexican Academy of Sciences grants him its National Research Award in Exact Sciences in 2007, and he receives the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award in 2013.

  5. 2021

    Editor of IEEE's evolutionary journal

    In January 2021 he becomes the first Latin American editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society gives him its Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award in 2021.

  6. January 2023

    Member of El Colegio Nacional

    The council of El Colegio Nacional de México elects him in January 2023. He becomes the first computer scientist to join the institution.

  7. 2026

    Member of the UN AI panel

    In 2026 he joins the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, a body of 40 members.

  8. As of October 2026

    Optimization research at BCAM

    He is an Ikerbasque Research Professor at the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM), where he leads research in optimization using bio-inspired metaheuristics.

Sources and credits

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  1. El Colegio Nacional elije a Cristina Rivera Garza y Carlos A. Coello como miembros de ese organismo - Semanario ZETA zetatijuana.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Panel Members | Independent International Scientific Panel on AI un.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. The National College of Mexico elects BCAM researcher Carlos A. Coello Coello as its next member | BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics bcamath.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. BCAM's Combinatorial Optimization research group leader Carlos Coello has been appointed a member of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence launched by the UN | BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics bcamath.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Carlos Coello | Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science ikerbasque.net. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. “La IA es la primera tecnología en afectar directamente el trabajo cognitivo y creativo” – La Crónica de Hoy cronica.com.mx. Checked 14 October 2026.