Home page of Yoshiaki KATADA
(Last modified on Feb. 17, 2026)

Dr. Eng.  Professor Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Faculty of Science and Engineering Setsunan University E-mail: katada(at)ele.setsunan.ac.jp   (at) 2 @

Go to the Robotic System Lab.
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Research interests

• Swarm robotics
• Flight plan for multicopters
• Theory of evolutionary algorithms
• Evolutionary robotics
• Theory of neutral networks
• Evolutionary artificial neural networks
• Robotics hands

Publications 

• Y.Katada, Y.Yasuda, K.Ohkura, K.Ueda, " Evolutionary Dynamics on Neutral Networks", Proceedings of The 4th International Workshop on Emergent Synthesis (IWES), pp.35-40,(2002).
 
• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura and Kanji Ueda, " The effect of population size on evolutionary speed on the problems including neutral networks" Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on Complex Systems (CS02), pp.353-360,(2002).
 
• Yoshiaki Katada，Kazuhiro Ohkura and Kanji Ueda， " Artificial Evolution of Pulsed Neural Networks on the Motion Pattern Classification System", Proceeding 2003 IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation(CIRA) July 16 - 20,2003,Kobe,Japan(7,2003).pp.318-323 [ ps , pdf ]
 
• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura and Kanji Ueda, " Tuning Genetic Algorithms for Problems Including Neutral Networks -The Simplest Case: The Balance Beam Function-", The Sixth International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Natural Computing (CINC),  Proceedings of The 7th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, pp.1657-1660, (2003). [ ps ,  pdf ]
 
• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura and Kanji Ueda, " Tuning Genetic Algorithms for Problems Including Neutral Networks -A More Complex Case: The Terraced NK Problem-", The Sixth International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Natural Computing (CINC), Proceedings of The 7th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, pp.1661-1664, (2003). [ ps , pdf ]
 
• Yoshiaki Katada，Kazuhiro Ohkura and Kanji Ueda， "Measuring Neutrality of Fitness Landscapes Based on the Nei's Standard Genetic Distance", Proceedings of  2003 Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems: Technology and Applications, pp.107-114, (11,2003) . [ ps , pdf ]
  
 
• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura and Kanji Ueda, "The Nei's Standard Genetic Distance in Artificial Evolution", Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC2004), pp1233-1239, (2004).   [ ps , pdf ]
 
• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura and Kanji Ueda, "An Approach to Evolutionary Robotics Using a Genetic Algorithm with a Variable Mutation Rate Strategy", Proceedings of  The 8th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN VIII) ,  pp. 952-961, (2004). [ps,pdf]
 
• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura, Kanji Ueda, "An Approach to Evolutionary Robotics Problems from the Genetic Algorithm with the Variable Mutation Rate Strategy", Proceedings of The 5th International Workshop on Emergent Synthesis (IWES),  pp. 117-124, (2004) .
  
 
• Yoshiaki Katada and Kazuhiro. Ohkura, "An Update Method of Computer Simulation for Evolutionary Robotics", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems 9 (IAS-9), pp.357-364 (2006). [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Estimating the Degree of Neutrality in Fitness Landscapes by the Nei's Standard Genetic Distance -- An Application to Evolutionary Robotics --", Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC2006), pp.1590-1597 (2006). [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada and Jun Nakazawa, "Investigation of Simply Coded Evolutionary Artificial Neural Networks on Robot Control Problems", Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC2008), pp.2178-2184 (2008). [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada and Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Analysis on Topologies of Fitness Landscapes with Both Neutrality and Ruggedness Based on Neutral Networks", Proceedings of the 2009 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO2009), pp.1855-1856. [pdf][poster]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada and Yuta Handa, "Tracking the Red Queen Effect by Estimating Features of Competitive Co-Evolutionary Fitness Landscapes", Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC2010), pp.4417-4424. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada and Yuta Handa, "Measurements of Features of Fitness Landscapes on Competitive Co-Evolutionary Robotics", Proceedings of World Automation Congress (WAC 2010), IFMIP 217. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Distribution of Non-dominated Solutions and Preferred Solutions in the Objective Function Space for an Evolutionary Multiobjective Mobile Robot", Proceedings of Joint 5th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 11th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (SCIS&ISIS 2010), pp.710-715. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Evolutionary Dynamics of GAs in a Simple Model with Dynamical Environment and Neutrality", Proceedings of the European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL 2011), pp.388-395. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Estimating the Degree of Neutrality and Ruggedness of Fitness Landscapes",  in H. Richter and A. Engelbrecht (eds.): Recent Advances in the Theory and Application of Fitness Landscapes (Emergence, Complexity and Computation, Volume 6), Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 207-231, 2014.
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Connectivity of Swarm Robot Networks for Communication Range and the Number of Robots Based on Percolation Theory", Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, pp.93-98. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Akihiro Nishiguchi, Kazuya Moriwaki and Ryosuke Watakabe, "Swarm Robotic Network Using Levy Flight in Target Detection Problem", Proceedings of The First International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM2015), pp.310-315. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Akihiro Nishiguchi, Kazuya Moriwaki and Ryosuke Watakabe, "Swarm Robotic Network Using Levy Flight in Target Detection Problem", Artificial Life and Robotics (2016) Volume 21, Issue 3, pp.295-301. doi:10.1007/s10015-016-0298-1 [SharedIt][link]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Simple Case Study on Radius of Radial Basis Function Network for Sequential Approximate Optimization", SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration (2017) Volume 10, Issue 6, pp.551-556. doi:https://doi.org/10.9746/jcmsi.10.551 [link]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Automatic Design Method of Probabilistic Finite State Machine Using PSO for Swarm Robots Aggregation", Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM2017), pp.63-69. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada and Kazuki Kogo, "Development of the Shortest Path Display System Using Swarm LED Indicators Based on Signal Strength of Wireless Communication", Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Evolutionary Design Method of Probabilistic Finite State Machine for Swarm Robots Aggregation", Artificial Life and Robotics (2018) Volume 23, Issue 4, pp.600-608. This is a pre-print of an article published in Artificial Life and Robotics. The final authenticated version is available online at: [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-018-0496-0]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Swarm Robots Using Levy Flight in Targets Exploration -Computer Simulation for Performance of Levy Flight with Constant and Updated Minimum Movement Time", Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM2019), pp.224-231. [pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, "Swarm Robots Using A New Levy Walk Generator in Targets Exploration", Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM2021), pp.114-125. [Best Paper Award Finalist][pdf]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Kaito Yamashita, "Swarm Robots Using Levy Walk Based on Nonlinear Dynamics for Targets Exploration", Artificial Life and Robotics (2022) Volume 27, Issue 2, pp.226-235.[SharedIt][link]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Sho Hasegawa, Kaito Yamashita, Naoki Okazaki, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Swarm Crawler Robots Using Levy Flight for Targets Exploration in Large Environments", Robotics (2022) 11, no. 4: 76. [pdf][https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11040076]
  

• Ryo Sato, Shinya Watanabe, Yoshiaki Katada, "Study on the incorporation of PCA into EMO for high dimensional multi-objective problems", Proceedings of the SCIS&ISIS2022, W-2-A-3, (November 29 - December 2), 2022.
  

• Motoaki Hiraga, Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Echo state networks for embodied evolution in robotic swarms", Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM2023), pp.865-872. (January 25-27), 2023.
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Swarm Robots Using Levy Walk in Targets Exploration -Computer Simulation for Performance of LevyWalk with Concession", Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM2023), pp.1523-1528. (January 25-27), 2023 [pdf]
  

• Motoaki Hiraga, Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Echo state networks for embodied evolution in robotic swarms", Artificial Life and Robotics (2023), Volume28, Issue 1, pp.139-147. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-022-00828-w]
  

• Motoaki Hiraga, Daichi Morimoto, Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "When Less Is More in Embodied Evolution: Robotic Swarms Have Better Evolvability with Constrained Communications", Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics (2023) Vol.35, No.4, pp.988-996. [https://doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2023.p0988]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Takumi Hirokawa, Motoaki Hiraga, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "MBEANN for Robotic Swarm Controller Design and the Behavior Analysis for Cooperative Transport", Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics (2023) Vol.35, No.4, pp.997-1006. [https://doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2023.p0997]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Swarm Robots Using Levy Walk with Concession in Targets Exploration", Artificial Life and Robotics (2023), Volume28, pp.652-660.[SharedIt][link]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Shinya Watanabe, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "City Assignment by Multi-Objective Evolutionary Artificial Neural Networks for Multiple TSP", Proceedings of 2023 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), pp.611-612. (December 7th), 2023
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Shinya Watanabe, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization of Artificial Neural Networks for Multiple TSP", Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM2024), pp.67-74. (September 18th), 2024
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Takumi Kato, and Nao Nakajima, "Path Planning of a UAV Using Ant Colony Optimization with Penalty for Environment Including No-fly Zone", Proceedings of The Thirtieth International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB 30th 2025), pp.1016-1021. (January 22nd), 2025
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Takumi Kato, and Nao Nakajima, "Route Planning Of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Ant Colony Optimization For Environment Including a No-fly Zone And Obstacles", Artificial Life and Robotics (2026), Volume 31, pp.254-264.[link]
  

• Yoshiaki Katada, Shinya Watanabe, Kazuhiro Ohkura, "Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization With the Heuristic Solver For Multiple Traveling Salesman Problem", Artificial Life and Robotics (2026), Volume 31, pp.280-293.[link]