Yury Nikulin
Dosentti, Yliopistonlehtori, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics yurnik@utu.fi +358 29 450 4343 +358 50 351 8638 Vesilinnantie 5 Turku Työhuone: 260 ORCID-tunniste: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6409-9423 |
nonsmooth optimization
multiobjective optimization
mixed-integer nonlinear programmin (MINLP)
global optimization
sensitivity analysis and robust optimization
combinatorial optimization
parameterization and regularization techniques
scheduling, time-tabling, resource allocation, assignment
multiobjective heuristics and evolutionary optimization
MCDM, Finnish OR Society
I graduated with honors from Belarusian State University, Minsk (Belarus). In 2003, I received my doctoral degree from Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg (Germany).
Following my PhD, I held several postdoctoral research positions at leading European institutions, including the University of Warsaw (Poland), Kiel University (Germany), the University of Southern Denmark in Odense (Denmark), and Imperial College London (United Kingdom).
I am currently a University Lecturer and Docent in Applied Mathematics and Optimization at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Turku (Finland).
Sensitivity analysis and Stability theory Multicriteria optimization and and scheduling Theory of Robustness Interactive decision making and methodology Heuristics, metaheuristics and evolutionary optimization Applied graph theory and game theory Transportation, Assignment and Scheduling problems
since 2009 Lecturing at the University of Turku
o Multiobjective Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis Spring’09 28 lectures+14 demos, 56+28 hours;
o Game Theory Autumn’09, Spring’16, Spring'18, Spring'20 14 lectures+7 demos, 28+14 hours;
o Robust Optimization Autumn’09, Autumn’14 14 lectures+7 demos, 28+14 hours;, 28+12 hours;
o Heuristics Spring’10, Spring’12, Autumn’16 14 lectures+ project work, 28+56 hours;
o Combinatorial Optimization Algorithms Autumn’10, Autumn’12 14 lectures+6 demos, 28+12 hours;
o Scheduling Theory Spring’11,Autumn'17 28 lectures+13 demos, 56+26 hours;
o Vector Optimization Autumn’11, Spring’16 14 lectures+6 demos, 28+12 hours;
o Game Theory 1. Game Theory 2 Spring’12 28 lectures+14 demos, 56+26 hours;
o Simulation Autumn’12, ’15, Spring'19 14 lectures+6 demos, 28+12 hours;
o Operations Research Autumn'13 14 lectures+6 demos, 28+12 hours;
o Decision Making Spring'14 14 lectures+7 demos, 28+14 hours;
o Calculus of Variations Spring'15, Autumn'18 14 lectures+7 demos, 28+14 hours;
o Control Theory Spring'15; Autumn'18 14 lectures+7 demos, 28+14 hours;
o Partial Differential Equations Spring’17, Autumn’19 28 lectures+13 demos, 56+26 hours;
- KKT conditions for optimization with generalized invex fuzzy functions (2026)
- arXiv.org
(O2 Muu julkaisu ) - On invex functions with the same mapping η in single-and multivalued nonsmooth optimization (2026)
- Control and Cybernetics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Persistent Monitoring of Large Dispersed Areas Using Drone Swarms: Algorithms and Experimental Validation (2026) DroneAI for Resilient Nature Fikri, Muhamad; Silvennoinen, Eetu; Atman, Made Widhi Surya; Nikulin, Yury; Gusrialdi, Azwirman
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa) - On invex functions with same η in single- and multivalued nonsmooth optimization with Clarke’s subdifferential (2025) Rinne, Ville; Nikulin, Yury; Mäkelä, Marko M.
(O2 Muu julkaisu ) - Optimal Language Design is Hard: A Case Study in ECMAScript (JavaScript) Standardization (2025) SLE '25: Proceedings of the 18th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Software Language Engineering Riemer, Philipp; Nikulin, Yury; Claymore, Ashley; Barash, Mikhail
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa) - Correntropy-Based Constructive One Hidden Layer Neural Network (2024)
- Algorithms
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Efficient Multi-Robot Task Allocation with Nonsmooth Objective Functions for Persistent Monitoring in Large Dispersed Areas (2024)
- IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa) - Empirical analysis of different hybridization strategies for solving systems of nonlinear equations (2023)
- Control and Cybernetics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Stability in Discrete Games with Perturbed Payoffs (2023) Impact of Scientific Computing on Science and Society Emelichev Vladimir A., Mäkelä Marko M., Nikulin Yury V.
(A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa) - Stability kernel in finite games with perturbed payoffs (2022)
- Control and Cybernetics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )



