Marco Castellani

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Marco Castellani is lecturer at the School of Mechanical Engineering. He has done research for almost twenty years in a broad interdisciplinary area encompassing engineering, biology, and computer science. He has worked on a wide range of application areas including motor control, remote sensing, pattern recognition, optimisation, systems modelling, natural language processing, and ecological modelling. He has published over 40 research papers in scientific journals and international conferences.

He has a keen interest in evolutionary and swarm intelligence, and is particularly active in the development and characterisation of the Bees Algorithm. He is a passionate communicator on the theme of nature-inspired intelligence, and gives frequent talks on the subject.

Research activity per year

41 Article
11 Conference contribution
7 Paper
4 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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2024
Gait Intention Prediction Using a Lower-limb Musculoskeletal Model and Long Short-term Memory Neural Networks
Bian, Q., Castellani, M., Shepherd, D., Duan, J. & Ding, Z., 20 Feb 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 32, p. 822-830 9 p., 10433200.
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Optimising Physics-Informed Neural Network Solvers for Turbulence Modelling: A Study on Solver Constraints Against a Data-Driven Approach
Fox, W., Sharma, B., Chen, J., Castellani, M. & Espino, D., 25 Nov 2024, In: Fluids. 9, 12, 35 p., 279.
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The SVD-Enhanced Bees Algorithm, a Novel Procedure for Point Cloud Registration
Lan, F., Castellani, M., Zheng, S. & Wang, Y. W., Jul 2024, In: Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 88, 101590.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
A competitive learning scheme for deep neural network pattern classifier training
Zheng, S., Lan, F. & Castellani, M., 28 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Soft Computing. 36 p., 110662.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Autonomous remanufacturing for sustainability
Ramírez, F. J., Castellani, M. & Xu, W., Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 124, p. 2969-2970 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Online Hierarchical Conformance Refinement Planning for Autonomous Robots
Kamperis, O. M., Wang, Y. & Castellani, M., 16 Oct 2023, 2023 28th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 6 p. 10275162. (International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC)).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
On the correctness of using two-dimensional representations in the analysis of cylindrical peg–hole insertion and withdrawal
Lan, F., Castellani, M., Pham, D. & Wang, Y. W., 30 Aug 2023, In: Royal Society Open Science. 10, 8, 11 p., 221021.
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2022
Applications of the Bees Algorithm - nature-Inspired optimisation of manufacturing processes
Castellani, M., Baronti, L., Laili, Y. & Pham, D., Feb 2022, Handbook of Research on New Investigations in Artificial Life, AI, and Machine Learning. Habib, M. K. (ed.). IGI Global, p. 242-268 27 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Artificial neural network tools for predicting the functional response of ultrafast laser textured/structured surfaces
Baronti, L., Michalek, A., Castellani, M., Penchev, P., See, T. L. & Dimov, S., Mar 2022, In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 119, 5-6, p. 3501-3516 16 p.
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Automatic identification of mechanical parts for robotic disassembly using the PointNet deep neural network
Zheng, S., Lan, F., Baronti, L., Pham, D. & Castellani, M., 2022, In: International Journal of Manufacturing Research. 17, 1
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Global Optimisation for Point Cloud Registration with the Bees Algorithm
Lan, F., Castellani, M., Wang, Y. & Zheng, S., 20 Nov 2022, Intelligent Manufacturing and Production Optimisation – The Bees Algorithm Approach. Pham, D. T. & Hartono, N. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 129-144 (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Primitive shape recognition from real-life scenes using the PointNet deep neural network
Zheng, S. & Castellani, M., 2 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.
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Shape Recognition for Industrial Robot Manipulation with the Bees Algorithm
Castellani, M., Baronti, L., Zheng, S. & Lan, F., 20 Nov 2022, Intelligent Manufacturing and Production Optimisation – The Bees Algorithm Approach. Pham, D. T. & Hartono, N. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Springer, p. 97–110 14 p. (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
The Bees Algorithm – A Gentle Introduction
Castellani, M. & Pham, D., 20 Nov 2022, Intelligent Manufacturing and Production Optimisation – The Bees Algorithm Approach. Pham, D. T. & Hartono, N. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Springer, p. 3–21 19 p. (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
2021
Neural network identification of water pipe blockage from smart embedded passive acoustic measurements
Baronti, L., Castellani, M., Hefft, D. & Alberini, F., 24 May 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering.
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2020
An Analysis of the Search Mechanisms of the Bees Algorithm
Baronti, L., Castellani, M. & Pham, D., 21 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 59, 100746.
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Machine learning of electro-hydraulic motor dynamics
Baronti, L., Zhang, B., Castellani, M. & Pham, D., Jan 2020, In: SN Applied Sciences. 2, 12 p., 130.
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Model-based evaluation of the genetic impacts of farm-escaped Atlantic salmon on wild populations
Bradbury, I., Duffy, S., Lehnert, S., Jóhannsson, R., Fridriksson, J., Castellani, M., Burgetz, I., Sylvester, E., Messmer, A., Layton, K., Kelly, N., Dempson, J. & Fleming, I., 13 Feb 2020, In: Aquaculture Environment Interactions. 12, p. 45-59 15 p.
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2019
Primitive shape fitting in point clouds using the bees algorithm
Baronti, L., Alston, M., Mavrakis, N., Ghalamzan Esfahani, A. & Castellani, M., 29 Nov 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 9, 23, 5198.
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Printed circuit board assembly time minimisation using a novel bees algorithm
Castellani, M., Otri, S. & Pham, D., Jul 2019, In: Computers & Industrial Engineering. 133, p. 186-194 9 p.
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2018
Estimating the relative fitness of escaped farmed salmon offspring in the wild and modeling the consequences of invasion for wild populations
Sylvester, E. V. A., Wringe, B. F., Duffy, S. J., Hamilton, L. C., Fleming, I. A., Castellani, M., Bentzen, P. & Bradbury, I. R., 4 Dec 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Evolutionary Applications.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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8 Citations (Scopus)
Modelling fitness changes in wild Atlantic salmon populations faced by spawning intrusion of domesticated escapees
Castellani, M., Heino, M., Gilbey, J., Araki, H., Svåsand, T. & Glover, K. A., 20 Feb 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Evolutionary Applications.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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19 Citations (Scopus)
Optimisation of engineering systems with the Bees algorithm
Pham, D., Baronti, L., Zhang, B. & Castellani, M., Jul 2018, In: International Journal of Artificial Life Research . 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
Analysis of the Inertia and Dynamics of Grasped Objects, for Choosing Optimal Grasps to Enable Torque-Efficient Post-Grasp Manipulations
Mavrakis, N., Ghalamzan Esfahani, A. M., Stolkin, R., Baronti, L., Kopicki, M. & Castellani, M., 2 Jan 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) 2016 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. IEEE Xplore
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
11 Citations (Scopus)

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An experimental study on competitive coevolution of MLP classifiers
Castellani, M. & Lalchandani, R., 1 Jun 2017, In: Mendel. 23, 1, p. 41-48 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

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An Experimental Study on Competitive Coevolution of MLP Classifiers
Castellani, M. & Lalchandani, R., Jun 2017, Mendel 2017 - 23rd International Conference on Soft Computing. 1 ed. Brno, Czech Republic, Vol. 23.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Competitive co-evolution of multi-layer perceptron classifiers
Castellani, M., 4 Apr 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Soft Computing.
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2015
A comparative study of the Bees Algorithm as a tool for function optimisation
Pham, D. T. & Castellani, M., 7 Oct 2015, In: Cogent Engineering. 2, 1, 1091540.
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27 Citations (Scopus)
Bees algorithm for multimodal function optimisation
Zhou, Z., Xie, Y., Pham, D., Kamsani, S. & Castellani, M., 12 Mar 2015, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science .
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IBSEM : an individual-based Atlantic salmon population model
Castellani, M., Heino, M., Gilbey, J., Araki, H., Svåsand, T. & Glover, K. A., 18 Sept 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 9, e0138444.
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2014

Benchmarking and comparison of nature-inspired population-based continuous optimisation algorithms
Pham, D. T. & Castellani, M., May 2014, In: Soft Computing.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

36 Citations (Scopus)
Nature-Inspired Intelligent Optimisation Using the Bees Algorithm
Pham, D. T., Castellani, M. & Le Thi, H. A., 2014, Transactions on Computational Intelligence XIII. p. 38-69 Chapter 2. (Transactions on Computational Intelligence XIII; vol. 8342).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution

7 Citations (Scopus)
Prediction of Long-Term Government Bond Yields Using Statistical and Artificial Intelligence Methods
Castellani, M. & Dos Santos, E. A., 2014, Innovations in Intelligent Machines-4: Recent Advances in Knowledge Engineering. p. 341-367 Chapter 11. (Innovations in Intelligent Machines-4; vol. 514).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
2013

A mass-balanced pelagic ecosystem model with size-structured behaviourally adaptive zooplankton and fish
Castellani, M., Rosland, R., Urtizberea, A. & Fiksen, Ø., 1 Feb 2013, In: Ecological Modelling. 251, p. 54-63
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Citations (Scopus)
Evolutionary generation of neural network classifiers—An empirical comparison
Castellani, M., 1 Jan 2013, In: Neurocomputing. 99, p. 214-229
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

16 Citations (Scopus)
Successful strategies in size structured mixotrophic food webs
Våge, S., Castellani, M., Giske, J. & Thingstad, T. F., 1 Sept 2013, In: Aquatic Ecology. 47, 3, p. 329-347
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
19 Citations (Scopus)
The Scaled Subspaces Method: A new trait-based approach to model communities of populations with largely inhomogeneous density
Castellani, M., Våge, S., Strand, E., Thingstad, T. F. & Giske, J., 1 Feb 2013, In: Ecological Modelling. 251, p. 173-186
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)
2012
A modified bees algorithm and a statistics-based method for tuning its parameters
Pham, Q., Pham, D. & Castellani, M., 1 Mar 2012, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering. 226, I3, p. 287-301 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus)
Automatic design of control systems for robot manipulators using the bees algorithm
Fahmy, A. A., Kalyoncu, M. & Castellani, M., 1 Apr 2012, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering. 226, 4, p. 497-508
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Citations (Scopus)
Dynamic optimisation by a modified bees algorithm
Castellani, M., Pham, Q. T. & Pham, D. T., 1 Aug 2012, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering. 226, 7, p. 956-971
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19 Citations (Scopus)
2011
A new non-contact automatic inspection method for micro-structuresg
Castellani, M., Landot, R., Yang, M. & Beyeler, F., Jun 2011, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 225, 6, p. 867-879 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Intelligent optimisation
Pham, D., Castellani, M. & Le-Thri, H., 1 May 2011.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2010
Adaptive selection routine for evolutionary algorithms
Pham, D. & Castellani, M., 1 Sept 2010, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering. 224, 6, p. 623-633 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Automated optical inspection method for MEMS fabrication
Yang, M., Castellani, M., Landot, R., Beyeler, F., Wang, Z. & Pham, D., 1 Jan 2010, p. 1923-1931. 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

4 Citations (Scopus)
2009
Evolutionary Artificial Neural Network Design and Training for wood veneer classification
Castellani, M. & Rowlands, H., Jun 2009, In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 22, 4-5, p. 732-741 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
59 Citations (Scopus)
Evolutionary Feature Selection for Artificial Neural Network Pattern Classifiers
Pham, D., Castellani, M. & Fahmy, A., 1 Jan 2009, Industrial Informatics, 2009. INDIN 2009. 7th IEEE International Conference on. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 658-663 6 p. (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
10 Citations (Scopus)
Learning the inverse kinematics of a robot manipulator using the Bees algorithm
Pham, D., Castellani, M. & Fahmy, A., 1 Jun 2009, p. 487-492. 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
Novel feature selection method using mutual information and fractal dimension
Pham, D. T., Packianather, M. S., Garcia, M. S. & Castellani, M., 2009, p. 3393-3398. 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
Novel Feature Selection Method using Mutual Information and Fractal Dimension
Pham, D., Packianather, M., Garcia, M. & Castellani, M., 1 Jan 2009, p. 3217-3222. 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
Pareto-based Bees Algorithm for multi-objective problems
Pham, D., Lee, J. & Castellani, M., 1 Jan 2009, p. 441-447. 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

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