David E. Goldberg

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David E. Goldberg
Born (1953-09-26) September 26, 1953 (age 72)
Alma mater University of Michigan
Known forWork in the field of genetic algorithms
Scientific career
Fields Genetic algorithms
Institutions
Doctoral advisor
Doctoral students

David Edward Goldberg (born September 26, 1953) is an American computer scientist, civil engineer, and former professor. Until 2010, he was a professor in the department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering (IESE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was noted for his work in the field of genetic algorithms. He was the director of the Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory (IlliGAL) and the co-founder & chief scientist of Nextumi, which later changed its name to ShareThis. He is the author of Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning, one of the most cited books in computer science. [1]

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Early life and education

David E. Goldberg received a Ph.D. in civil engineering in 1983 from the University of Michigan. His advisors were E. Benjamin Wylie [2] and John Henry Holland. His students including Kalyanmoy Deb, Jeff Horn, and Hillol Kargupta. [3]

Career

Goldberg began his academic career at the University of Alabama, where he was assistant professor (1984–1987) and then associate professor (1987–1990) in the Department of Engineering Mechanics. [4] At Alabama, he supervised the doctoral work of Kalyanmoy Deb, who would become a leading figure in evolutionary multi-objective optimization. [4]

In 1990, Goldberg joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he became professor in the department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering and director of the Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory (IlliGAL). [4] In 2003 he was appointed as the first holder of the Jerry S. Dobrovolny Professorship in Entrepreneurial Engineering. [5]

He is also a co-founder of ShareThis and, in 2007, co-founded the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education (iFoundry) at the University of Illinois. [3] Through his work, Goldberg has been involved globally as a movement leader, leadership coach, and change management consultant, collaborating with individuals, organizations, and networks to promote systemic change in education. [6]

Furthermore, he is the president of Big Beacon, a nonprofit organization focused on the transformation of engineering education. [7]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ Most Cited Computer Science Citations, CiteSeerX
  2. ↑ "E. Benjamin Wylie". Archived from the original on 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
  3. 1 2 "David E. Goldberg - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". Mathematics Genealogy Project.
  4. 1 2 3 "Curriculum Vitae: David E. Goldberg" (PDF). ThreeJoy. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  5. ↑ Inside Illinois Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine Vol. 23, No. 9, Nov. 6, 2003,
  6. ↑ "A Whole New Engineer author interviews faculty member and students on radio program | Texas A&M University at Qatar". www.qatar.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  7. ↑ "David E. Goldberg | Keynote Speaker | AAE Speakers Bureau". www.aaespeakers.com. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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