Erik Goodman
Erik Goodman
Professor
Research Biography
Goodman is Director of the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, an NSF Science and Technology Center, which began operation in August, 2010. The center conducts multidisciplinary research on evolution going on in the lab and field, in "digital organisms" in the computer, and in evolutionary computation applied to solution of problems in engineering and computer science. Goodman's personal research centers on evolutionary computation, particularly heterogeneous and parallel genetic algorithms and genetic programming. He is a founder of Red Cedar Technology, Inc., which writes and supports design automation and optimization software for industry. He is also involved in information and communications technology research and outreach in Africa.
Research Interests
- computational biology
Selected Publications
- Hu, J., E. Goodman, S. Li, and R. Rosenberg, "Automated Synthesis of Mechanical Vibration Absorbers Using Genetic Programming," Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2008, pp. 207-217
- Fan, Z., J. Wang, S. Archiche, E. Goodman, and R. Rosenberg, "Structured Synthesis of MEMS Using Evolutionary Approaches," Journal of Applied Computing, 8, pp. 579-589, January 2008.
Selected Achievements and Awards
- MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, 2011
- MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan Quality in Teaching Award, 2007
- 2009 Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year, named by Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan
- Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award from Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, 2005
- Senior Fellow, International Society for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, 2004
- Withrow Exceptional Service Award, College of Engineering, Michigan State University
- Founding Chair, ACM Special Interest Group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (SIGEVO), 2005