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Prof. Caro Lucas in University of Tehran (2005)
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Born | September 4, 1949 Isfahan, Iran |
Died | 8 July 2010 Tehran, Iran |
(aged 61)
Residence | Iran |
Nationality | Iran |
Fields | Control Engineering |
Institutions | University of Tehran |
Known for | BELBIC, Emotional Learning, Invasive weed optimization algorithm |
Notable awards | Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame, 2006 |
Caro Lucas Ghukasian (Armenian: Կարո Լուկաս Ղուկասեան); (Persian: کارو لوکاس قوکاسیان; September 4, 1949 – July 8, 2010) was an Iranian Armenian scientist. His many areas of contribution to Iranian scientific society include biological computing, computational intelligence, uncertain systems, intelligent control, fuzzy systems, neural networks, multiagent systems, swarm intelligence, data mining, business intelligence, financial modeling, knowledge management, systems science, and general design theory. He was honored as an Eternal Figure (Persian: chehreye mandegar چهره ماندگار) by the Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame, which is a distinguishing honor offered to prominent Iranian chancellor scholars..
Caro Lucas was born on September 4, 1949, in the historical city of Isfahan, in an Armenian family. Although he was born in Isfahan he grew up in Tehran as he explained in an interview: "As my family used to go to their hometown, Isfahan in summers, and as I was born in one of these summers, I was born in Isfahan. Most of my summers have been spent in Isfahan, and I have been grown in Tehran so I am from both Isfahan and Tehran."