Prof. Carlos A. Coello Latin American Merit Award in Computer Science

Prof. Carlos Artemio Coello, Ikerbasque Visiting Research Professor affiliated with the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM), has received two prestigious international recognitions in Mexico, highlighting his career and contributions to computer science and computational intelligence.

On September 8, 2026, Prof. Coello was honored with the Latin American Merit Award in Computer Science (Premio al Mérito Latinoamericano en Informática), presented by the Latin American Center for Informatics Studies (Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios en Informática, CLEI). The ceremony took place during the annual CLEI Conference held at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City.

Following this milestone, on October 29, 2026, the Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH) conferred an Honorary Doctorate (Doctorado Honoris Causa) upon Dr. Coello in recognition of his scientific trajectory and leadership in the discipline. The conferment ceremony was hosted at the "Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez" Convention Center in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.

These accolades underscore Dr. Coello's global influence in multi-objective optimization and evolutionary algorithms, reinforcing the scientific collaboration between Latin American academic institutions and the Basque research community.