PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Hisao Ishibuchi

Hisao Ishibuchi is an AI researcher whose work spans evolutionary multiobjective optimization, fuzzy-rule learning and general-purpose AI system design. He studied at Kyoto University and Osaka Prefecture University, spent 30 years at Osaka Prefecture University, and coauthored a 1995 paper on genetic selection of fuzzy classification rules. He received the JSPS Prize in 2007, became an IEEE Fellow in 2014, served as IEEE CIS Vice-President for Technical Activities from 2010 to 2013, and edited IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine from 2014 to 2019. He is Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at SUSTech, and his recent work examines evolutionary optimization and general-purpose AI design.

Timeline

  1. 1981–1992

    Degrees at Kyoto and Osaka

    He studies at Kyoto University from 1981, receives a BS in 1985 and an MS in 1987, and completes a PhD at Osaka Prefecture University in 1992.

  2. 1987–2017

    Professor at Osaka Prefecture

    At Osaka Prefecture University, he joins as a research associate in 1987, becomes an assistant professor in 1993 and an associate professor in 1994. He becomes a professor in 1999 and stays through 2017.

  3. 1995

    Genetic algorithms select fuzzy rules

    In 1995, he coauthors a paper that uses genetic algorithms to select fuzzy if-then rules for classification problems.

  4. 2007

    A JSPS Prize

    In 2007, he receives the JSPS Prize.

  5. 2010–2019

    IEEE service and fellowship

    From 2010 to 2013, he serves as Vice-President for Technical Activities of IEEE's Computational Intelligence Society. In 2014, he becomes an IEEE Fellow. From 2014 to 2019, he serves as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine.

  6. 2019–2020

    Fuzzy systems and paper awards

    In 2019, he receives the IEEE CIS Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award. In 2020, he receives the IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Outstanding Paper Award.

  7. 2024–2025

    Evolutionary computation for AI

    In 2024, he coauthors a survey on how evolutionary computation can design and enrich general-purpose AI systems. In 2025, he coauthors a GECCO paper that finds the shape of the Pareto front is the main factor in NSGA-III's search behavior.

  8. As of October 2026

    Chair Professor at SUSTech

    Since 2017, he is Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at SUSTech.

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Sources and credits

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  1. ISHIBUCHI Hisao - Faculty - SUSTech sustech.edu.cn. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Difficulties in Fair Performance Comparison of Evolutionary Multi-Objective Algorithms : vTools Events | vTools IEEE events.vtools.ieee.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Computer Science Professor wins Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award - News & Updates - News - Computer Science and Engineering - SUSTech cse.sustech.edu.cn. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Evolutionary Computation for the Design and Enrichment of General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence Systems: Survey and Prospects arxiv.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. GECCO '25: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference sigevo.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Tenure-track Faculty | Ritas ritas.sustech.edu.cn. Checked 19 October 2026.