Keki Burjorjee

Current

• Graduate Student at Brandeis University

Past

• Graduate Student at University of Rochester
• Senior Applications Engineer at Oracle

Education

• Brandeis University
• University of Rochester
• Vassar College

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Connections

53 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• Homepage
• My Blog

Keki Burjorjee’s Summary

Of all the perspectives on evolution—molecular, developmental, game theoretic, etc.—the computational perspective is perhaps the least developed. Yet, it is this perspective—i.e., evolution as computation—that is most likely to unlock evolution's deepest secrets, and organize its future study. Interestingly, the front lines in the struggle to identify the computational underpinnings of evolutionary adaptation lie outside evolutionary biology, in a sub-discipline of computer science called genetic algorithmics. Genetic algorithms are search algorithms that mimic natural evolution. When applied to combinatorial optimization problems that are poorly understood or known to be hard, these algorithms frequently "evolve" solutions of high quality. Although genetic algorithms have been widely used for over three decades, the computational underpinnings of their adaptive abilities have remained mysterious. Over the past few years I have made breakthroughs that expose the essential nature of these computational underpinnings. My results have deep ramifications for the fields of genetic algorithmics, optimization, machine learning, and evolutionary biology.

I am looking to continue my research on evolutionary computation within a vibrant department/organization. If you know of one that will be supportive of my work, kindly contact me.

Keki Burjorjee’s Specialties:

Genetic Algorithms, Complex Systems, Optimization, Evolutionary Biology

Keki Burjorjee’s Experience

• Graduate Student

  Brandeis University

  (Computer Software industry)

  2002 — Present (6 years)

• Graduate Student

  University of Rochester

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2000 — August 2002 (2 years 1 month)

• Senior Applications Engineer

  Oracle

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ORCL; Computer Software industry)

  August 1998 — August 2000 (2 years 1 month)

Keki Burjorjee’s Education

• Brandeis University

  Ph.D., Computer Science, 2002 — 2008

• University of Rochester

  Graduate Student, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 2000 — 2002

• Vassar College

  A.B., Computer Science, Mathematics, 1994 — 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  Rowing Team

Additional Information

Keki Burjorjee’s Websites:

• Homepage
• My Blog

Keki Burjorjee’s Interests:

evolutionary computation, genetic algorithms, machine learning, optimization, complex systems

Keki Burjorjee’s Honors:

TinyGA competition Winner, Genetic and Evolutionary Compuation Conference (2006).

Sproull Fellowship (for unusually strong potential for graduate study. The most prestegious fellowship awarded by the University of Rochester, 2000)

Mary Evelyn Wells and Gertrude Smith Prize (for excellence in the study of undergraduate mathematics, Vassar College, 1998)

General Honors, Honors in Mathematics, Honors in Computer Science, Vassar College (1998)

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