• The Third European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP2000, Edinburgh, UK.
• GECCO'99 Student Workshop. Orlando, Florida, USA.
• The First NASA/DoD Workshop on Evolvable Hardware (EH'99). Pasadena, California, USA
• Fourth International Conference on Artificial Neural  Networks and Genetic Algorithms (ICNGGA'99). Portoroz, Slovenia
•  The AISB Symposium on Creative Evolutionary Systems (CES'99). Edinburgh, UK.
• The 2nd International Conference on Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware, ICES'98, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1998.
• The 7th Workshop on Post-Binary Ultra Large Scale Integration Systems, ULSI'98, Fukuoka, Japan, 1998.
• The 4th International Conference on Applications of Computer Systems, ACS'97, Szczecin, Poland, 1997. Member of Organizing Committee.
• The 2nd Internetional Conference on Modern Connection Devices, CCC'97, Naroch, Belarus.
• The 5th European Congress on Intellegent  Techniques and Soft Computing, EUFIT’97, Aachen, Germany, 1997.
• The Biannual European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD'97, Budapest, Hungary, 1997.
• The 3rd Nordic Workshop on Genetic Algorithms and Their Applications, 3NWGA, Waasa. Finland, 1997.
• The 4th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Information Processing. PRIP'97, Minsk, Belarus, 1997. Member of Local Organizing Committee.
• The 19th International Scientific Symposium of Students and Young Research Workers. Zielona Gora, Poland. 1997.
• The 3rd International Conference on Applications of Computer Systems, ACS'96, Szczecin, Poland, 1996.
• The 2nd International Conference on New Information Technologies in Education, NITE'96, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, 1996. Member of Local Organizing Committee.
• The International Workshop on Design Methodologies for Signal Processing, Zakopane, Poland, 1996.
• The 26th International Symposium on Multiple-valued Logic, ISMVL'96, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1996.
• AISB96 Workshop on Evolutionary Computing, Brighton, UK, 1996.
• The International Workshop on the Banking Information Technologies & Financial Telecomunications, Szczecin, Poland, 1996.
• The 2nd International Conference on Applications of Computer Systems, Szczecin, Poland, 1995.
• The International Conference on Computer-Aided Design of Discrete Devices, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, 1995.
• The 3rd International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Information Processing, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, 1995.
• The 17th International Symposium of Students and Young Scientists, Zielona Gora, Poland, 1995.

• Member of program comittee of the 4th International Conference on Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware, ICES'2001, Japan, 2001.
• Reviewer of Journal on Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines.
• Member of program comittee of the 5th World Multi-Conference on Systematics, Cybernetics and Informatics, SCI 2001, USA, 2001.
• Member of program comittee of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2001, USA, 2001.
• Member of local organising comittee of The Third European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP2000, Edinburgh, UK.
• Member of local organising comittee of The Third International Conference on Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware, ICES'2000, Edinburgh, UK, 2000.
• Member of program comittee of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2000, Las Vegas, USA, 2000.
• Member of program comittee of The Third International Conference on Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware, ICES'2000, Edinburgh, UK, 2000.
• Representative of research students in the Reseach Committee of School of Computing, Napier Universitiy, 1999-2000.
• Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Neural Networks Council.
• Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks.
• Member of program comittee of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO'99, Orlando, Florida, USA, 1999.
• Reviewer of the International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL'99), Germany, 1999.
• Member of Local Organising Committee.The 2nd International Conference on New Information Technologies in Education, NITE'96, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, 1996.
• Member of Local Organising Committee. The 4th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Information Processing. PRIP'97, Minsk, Belarus, 1997.

1. Personal information

Name:	Dr. Tatiana Kalganova
Address:	Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering     Brunel University     Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK     UB8 3PH
Tel:	00(44) 1895 274 000 Ext. 2829
Fax:	00(44) 1895 230 883
E-mail:	tatiana.kalganova@brunel.ac.uk

2. Education
 

1997 - 2000	School of Computing, Napier University, UK    PhD student
1998	Tours, France. ESSEC'98: EvoNet Summer School on Evolutionary Computation
1998	English language, advanced level, Napier University, Edinburgh
1998	Winter School in Evolutionary Algorithms, Technical University of Denmark
1994 - 1997	Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics    Reseach student
1989 - 1994	Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics     Automation and Control Department
1979 - 1989	Secondary school number 13, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

3. Qualification
 

2000	Philosophy Doctor degree (PhD), Napier University
1998	Diploma of english classes (advanced level) at Napier University
1998	Tours, France. ESSEC'98: EvoNet Summer School on Evolutionary Computation
1997	Research-engineer degree
1994	Master degree. Diploma of High Education with distinction
1989	Diploma of Secondary school

4. Languages

Russian, English

5. Professional Experience
 

1997 - 2000	Work under the supervision of Prof. T.Fogarty, Department of Computer Studies, Napier University, UK in the following fields: "Evolvable hardware" "Circuit optimisation"
1997-2000	Demonstrator for courses "DataBases" (Access, SQL), "C++", "HelpDesk", "Evolutionary Computation" at School of Computing, Napier University
1996-1997	Part-time lecturer, demonstrator in Computing (MS Office) at  1. Belarussian State Economic University , Dept. of Information Technologies; 2. Belarussian Polytechnical Institute, Dept. of Management
1994-1997	An engineer, research laboratory of "Image Processing and Pattern Recognition", Belarussian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
1994 - 1998	Work under the supervision of the Head of ‘New Information Technologies" Laboratory, Belarus, Prof. Smerko V.P. in the following fields: "Logical data optimization based on evolutionary algorithms and neural nets" "Modeling and optimal design of multiple-valued programmable arrays" "Functional decomposition methods for multiple-valued logic functions and their system"
1993 - 1994	Investigation of dynamic features in control system at the guidance of PhD. Damanov A.T., Belarus
1989 - 1992	Development of signal coding methods at the guidance of M.Sc. Moroz A.V., Belarus

6. Professional skills
 

Platforms/Operating Systems	IBM PC Dos,  Windows  95/98/NT
Networking	Internet
Networking Services	Internet email, World Wide Web servers
Programming Languages	C++, C, C++ Builder Pro

7. Research interests

• Evolvable Hardware
• Evolutionary Computation, Genetic algorithms, Genetic programmimg
• Circuit design, Circuit optimization
• Multiple-valued logic
• Decomposition theory for logic functions

9. Research Grants Awarded

• The Nuffield Foundation. Awards to Newly Appointed Lectures in Science, Engineering and Mathematics 2000 (£ 4 000)
• Grant of Brunel Research Initiative & Enterprise Fund (BRIEF) 2000/2001 in the field of development evolvable hardware approach with bidirectional incremental evolution (£ 15 000)
• Grant of Department of Computer Studies of Napier University (1997-2000) (5 540 pounds per year)
• Grant of Education Ministry of Republic of Belarus in the field of exact sciences in 1997 (6 000 000 belarusian rubles)
• Grant of the Foundation of Fundamental Investigations of Republic of Belarus in the field of development of the decomposition methods for multiple-valued functions and their systems (M96-094) in 1997 (20 100 000 belarussian rubles)
• Grant of the International Soros Science Education Program (ISSEP) in the field of exact sciences in 1996 (M96/28, 800 USD)