PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

James M. Keller

Also known as Jim Keller

Keller works in computational intelligence, a field built on fuzzy systems, neural networks and evolutionary computation. He earned a PhD in mathematics in 1978, and he served as vice president for publications of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society from 2005 to 2008 and again from 2017 to 2020. He was the society's president in 2022 and 2023. The IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Technical Field Award, which he won in 2021, honors outstanding contributions to biologically and linguistically motivated computational paradigms. As of October 2026, he is a Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri.

Works
629
Citations
18,804
h-index
52

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1978

    A PhD in mathematics

    He earns a PhD in mathematics in 1978.

  2. 2005–2008

    Vice president for publications

    He serves as vice president for publications of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society from 2005 to 2008. The role follows a six-year term as editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems.

  3. 2007–2010

    Awards for fuzzy systems and service

    He receives the 2007 Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award and the 2010 Meritorious Service Award from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.

  4. 2016

    A textbook on computational intelligence

    He co-writes Fundamentals of Computational Intelligence with Derong Liu and David B. Fogel, published by Wiley-IEEE Press in 2016. The book covers the three topics that form the basis of computational intelligence: neural networks, fuzzy systems and evolutionary computation.

  5. 2017–2020

    Vice president for publications, again

    He serves another term as vice president for publications of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society from 2017 to 2020.

  6. 2021

    A Frank Rosenblatt Award

    He wins the 2021 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Technical Field Award. The award honors outstanding contributions to biologically and linguistically motivated computational paradigms, including neural networks and fuzzy systems.

  7. 2021–2023

    Computational Intelligence Society president

    He becomes president-elect of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society in 2021 and president in 2022 and 2023.

  8. As of October 2026

    Emeritus professor at Missouri

    He is a Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the David L. Payne Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Missouri.

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  1. Jim Keller engineering.missouri.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Interview with Jim Keller: CIS Oral History Project | CIS | Computational Intelligence resourcecenter.cis.ieee.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Fundamentals of Computational Intelligence: Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, and Evolutionary Computation - King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals pure.kfupm.edu.sa. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Jim Keller serves as president-elect of Computational Intelligence Society showme.missouri.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.