S. Ranji Ranjithan
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Associate Professor of Civil EngineeringWater Resources/Environmental Engineering Office: 309 Mann Hall |
Research Interests
Mathematical modeling and optimization, evolutionary computation, systems analysis, computer-based decision support tools, decision making under uncertainty, artificial neural networks; areas of applications include air quality management, watershed management, animal waste management, solid waste management, and transportation engineering.
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992
- MEng., Industrial Engineering & Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1985
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1981
Representative Publications
Harrell, L. J. and S. Ranjithan, "Integrated Detention Pond Design and Land Use Planning for Watershed Management," Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 129(2), pp. 98-106, 2003.
Dorn, J.L. and S. Ranjithan, "Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization in Watershed Water Quality Management," In Fonseca et al. (eds), Evolutionary Multi-Criteria Optimization, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Vol. 2632, pp. 692-706, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2003.
Solano, E., R. D. Dumas, K. W. Harrison, S. Ranjithan, M. A. Barlaz, and E. D. Brill, "Life Cycle-Based Solid Waste Management - 2. Illustrative Applications," ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 128,(10), pp. 981-992, 2002.
Kumar, S. V. and S. Ranjithan, "Evaluation of the Constraint Method-Based Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm (CMEA) for a Three-Objective Optimization Problem," In Langdon et al. (eds), Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2002, New York, 9-13 July 2002. Morgan Kaufmann, pp. 431-438, 2002.
Loughlin, D. H., S. Ranjithan, J. W. Baugh, and E. D. Brill, "Genetic Algorithm Approaches for Addressing Unmodeled Objectives," Engineering Optimization, Vol. 33, pp. 549-569, 2001.
Ranjithan, S. S. K. Chetan, H. K. Dakshina, "Constrained Method-based Evolutionary Algorithm (CMEA) for Multiobjective Optimization," In Zitzler et al. (eds), Evolutionary Multi-Criteria Optimization, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Vol. 1993, pp. 299-313, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2001.
Loughlin, D. H., S. Ranjithan, J. W. Baugh, and E. D. Brill, "Application of Genetic Algorithms for the Design of Ozone Control Strategies," Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 50, pp. 1050-1063, 2000.
Loughlin, D. H. and S. Ranjithan, "Chance-Constrained Genetic Algorithms," In Banzhaf et al. (eds.). GECCO-99: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, July 13-17, 1999, Orlando, Florida USA. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann, pp. 369-376, 1999.
Heidari, M and S. Ranjithan, "A Hybrid Optimization Approach to the Estimation of Distributed Parameters in Two-Dimensional Confined Aquifers," Journal of American Water Resources Association, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 909-920, 1998.
Ritzel, B. J., J.W. Eheart, and S. Ranjithan, "Using Genetic Algorithms to Solve a Multi-Objective Groundwater Remediation Problem," Water Resources Research, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 1589-1603, 1994.
Ranjithan, S., J.W. Eheart, and J.H. Garrett, "A Neural Network-Based Screening for Groundwater Reclamation Under Uncertainty," Water Resources Research, vol 29, no. 3, pp. 563-574, 1993.
Michielssen, E., J. M. Sajer, S. Ranjithan, and R. Mittra, "Design of Lightweight, Broadband Microwave Absorbers Using Genetic Algorithms," IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 41(6/7), pp. 1024-1031, 1992.
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
International Society for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (ISGEC)
International Neural Networks Society (INNS)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Association of Environmental Engineering and Sciences Professors (AEESP)
©Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
