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Leandro dos Santos Coelho

Leandro dos Santos Coelho is a professor of electrical engineering at the Federal University of Paraná whose research covers metaheuristic optimization and ensemble-learning forecasting. After a doctorate in electrical engineering at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in 2000, he did postdoctoral research at the Università degli Studi di Padova from January 2018 to January 2019. In 2016, he co-authored the Multi-objective Grey Wolf Optimizer paper, and in July 2018 he and Juliano Pierezan presented the Coyote Optimization Algorithm in Rio de Janeiro. His 2020 co-authored studies applied ensemble learning to COVID-19 cases in Brazil, Amazon rainforest fires and agribusiness time series, and in 2024 he was among the Federal University of Paraná professors in the Elsevier and Stanford University ranking of the world's top 2% scientists.

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Timeline

  1. 1994–2000

    Degrees at Santa Maria and UFSC

    He earns a bachelor's degree in computer science at the Federal University of Santa Maria in 1994 and another in electrical engineering in 1999. At the Federal University of Santa Catarina, he completes a master's degree in computer science in 1997 and a doctorate in electrical engineering in 2000.

  2. 2016

    The multi-objective grey wolf optimizer

    He is a co-author of "Multi-objective grey wolf optimizer: a novel algorithm for multi-criterion optimization", published in Expert Systems with Applications in 2016.

  3. January 2018–January 2019

    Postdoctoral research in Padova

    From January 2018 to January 2019, he carries out postdoctoral research in the Department of Information Engineering of the Università degli Studi di Padova in Italy.

  4. 2018–2020

    The Coyote Optimization Algorithm

    In July 2018, he and Juliano Pierezan present the Coyote Optimization Algorithm, a nature-inspired metaheuristic for global optimization, at the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation in Rio de Janeiro. Pierezan's 2020 doctoral thesis at the Federal University of Paraná, advised by Coelho, introduces the coyote algorithm and a second metaheuristic, the Whitefaced Capuchin Monkeys Optimizer.

  5. 2020

    Forecasting COVID-19 and Amazon fires

    In July 2020, he is a co-author of two arXiv studies: one forecasts COVID-19 cumulative confirmed cases in ten Brazilian states, and the other models Amazon rainforest fires with a decomposition-ensemble approach. He also co-authors a 2020 Applied Soft Computing paper on bagging, boosting and stacking for agribusiness time series.

  6. By 2021

    Professor at PUCPR and UFPR

    By 2021, he holds a full professorship in mechatronics and production engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná and an adjunct professorship in electrical engineering at the Federal University of Paraná.

  7. 2024

    Stanford and Elsevier top 2% list

    In 2024, he is among the 25 Federal University of Paraná professors in the Elsevier and Stanford University ranking of the world's top 2% scientists, and he also appears in its career-impact list.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor of electrical engineering at UFPR

    He is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Paraná.

Career

  1. NowFederal University of ParanáAdjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering
  2. 2018–2019University of PaduaPostdoctoral Researcher
  3. Pontifical Catholic University of ParanáFull Professor of Mechatronics and Production Engineering

Education

  1. 2000Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaDoctorate in electrical engineering
  2. 1999Federal University of Santa MariaBachelor's degree in electrical engineering
  3. 1997Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaMaster's degree in computer science
  4. 1994Federal University of Santa MariaBachelor's degree in computer science

From the biography.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Padua. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Padua. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Padua. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Especialistas Seniores em Covid-19 com atuação no Brasil pesquisa.ufabc.edu.br. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. GitHub - jkpir/COA: A new metaheuristic for global optimization problems proposed in the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), 2018 github.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Leandro dos Santos Coelho - Google Scholar scholar.google.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. New nature-inspired metaheuristics applied to the constrained optimization of a heavy-duty gas turbine operation acervodigital.ufpr.br. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Short-term forecasting COVID-19 cumulative confirmed cases: Perspectives for Brazil arxiv.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Short-term forecasting of Amazon rainforest fires based on ensemble decomposition model arxiv.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Professores da UFPR estão entre os melhores pesquisadores do mundo – Universidade Federal do Paraná ufpr.br. Checked 21 October 2026.