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Professor Adil Baghirov

Deputy Director, Centre for Smart Analytics

Campus

Mt Helen Campus

Biography

Dr Adil Baghirov is a professor of mathematics in the Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability (IISS) at Federation University. He has extensive experience in both teaching and research in higher education. Adil has been with Federation University, formerly the University of Ballarat, since 1999. Before joining the University of Ballarat, he held academic and research positions at several universities and research institutes in Azerbaijan and Russia. 

More about Adil

Qualifications

  • Master of Applied Mathematics, Baku State University (Azerbaijan)
  • PhD in Mathematics, University of Ballarat 

Areas of interest

  • Optimisation theory 
  • Computational optimisation 
  • Operations research 
  • Data science  
  • Optimisation of water supply systems 

Areas of expertise

Adil has expertise in optimization theory and methods, and their application to modelling and solving problems in machine learning and water management. 

Grants

  • A.M. Bagirov, Approximate bundle methods in non-smooth optimisation and their applications to some complex systems, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant, DP0344039, 2003–2005. ($193,000) 
  • A.M. Rubinov, A.M. Bagirov, Operations research without convexity, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant, DP0343998, 2003–2007. ($360,000) 
  • A.M. Bagirov and A.M. Rubinov, Application of non-linear optimisation techniques for production optimisation. Industry Research Grant with Woodside Energy Ltd., 2003–2006. ($120,000) 
  • A.M. Bagirov, Derivative free algorithms for large scale non-smooth and global optimisation and their applications, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant, DP0666061, 2006–2010. ($466,000) 
  • A.M. Bagirov, J. Yearwood and A. Barton, Integrating dynamic and optimisation models for efficient pipeline system operations in an evolving water and energy market, Australian Research Council Linkage Grant, LP0990908, 2009–2013. ($270,000) 
  • A.M. Bagirov, J.E. Martinez-Legaz and E. Carrizosa, Exploring and exploiting structures in nonsmooth and global optimization problems, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant, DP140103213, 2014–2017. ($270,000) 
  • A.M. Bagirov, Large scale nonsmooth nonconvex optimisation: theory, numerical methods and applications, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant, DP190100580, 2019–2022. ($330,000) 

Awards

  • 2002: Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship 
  • 2006: Australian Research Council Australian Research Fellowship 
  • 2009: EUROPT (EURO Research Activity Group in Continuous Optimization) Fellow 
  • 2022: Honorary Doctor of the University of Turku, Turku, Finland 
  • 2022–2025: Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts  

  • Linear algebra and applications 

Specialist roles

  • Deputy Director, Centre for Smart Analytics 

Associate editor for the following journals: 

  • Journal of Global Optimization, Springer, Quartile 1 journal 
  • Optimization, Taylor & Francis, Quartile 1 journal 
  • Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, American Mathematical Sciences Institute, Quartile 3 journal 
  • Pacific Journal of Optimization, Yokohama, Quartile 3 journal 
  • International Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Optimisation, Inderscience Publishers, Quartile 4 journal 
  • Springer Nature Operations Research Forum, Springer 

Centre for Smart Analytics (CSA)

Adil is part of the Centre for Smart Analytics (CSA), which creates new knowledge and innovative solutions to develop smart and resilient cities, regions and industries.
  • Publications

Hybrid Subgradient and Simulated Annealing Method for Hemivariational Inequalities

IBK-Means: An Iterative Batch K-Means Algorithm for Big Data Clustering