Markus Wagner
Deputy Director (Research) at Monash AI Institute
Greater Melbourne Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolMarkus Wagner is a research-driven optimisation expert and academic leader with over a decade steering multidisciplinary teams and translating search-based algorithms into real-world applications across renewable energy, professional cycling, and mining. As Deputy Director (Research) at Monash AI Institute and Associate Professor with broad faculty leadership roles, he blends deep technical work in multi-objective optimisation with strategic engagement between university research and industry. He has authored 100+ papers with 100+ co-authors, evidencing a prolific collaborative network and a knack for turning complex optimisation problems into implementable solutions. Markus pairs academic rigor (PhD in Computer Science) with commercial impact through advisory work at Complexica, bringing optimisation into supply-chain and decision platforms. A self-described problem solver who eschews “I can’t,” he also brings international collaboration experience and an unusual track record applying bio-inspired algorithms to areas as diverse as wave energy and professional team cycling.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at University of AdelaideUniversity of GeorgiaDiplom Informatik, Diplom Informatik at University of Koblenz and Landau
German, English
Github Skills (15)
genetic6
eas5
evolutionary-algorithms4
benchmark3
benchmarking3
machine-learning3
blockly3
optimization3
carbon-emissions1
renewable-energy1
sustainability1
climate-science1
risk-assessment1
climate-change1
data-analysis1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
markuswagnergithub/SBSEcourse
Oct 2017 - Oct 2022
Contributions:31 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
markuswagnergithub/TOYlib
Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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