This book presents select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Industrial and Manufacturing Systems (CIMS 2021) and discusses the applications of soft computing, modelling and optimization practices in industrial and manufacturing systems. Various topics covered in this book include advanced machining methods and performances, industrial operations, processing with hybrid manufacturing techniques, fabrication and developments in micro-machining and its applications, practical issues in supply chain, micro-structure analysis, additive manufacturing processes, reliability and system analysis, material science and metallurgical behaviour analysis, product design and development, etc. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in the modelling, optimization and soft computing related aspects of industrial and production engineering and its allied domains.
Dr. Ravi Pratap Singh is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial & Production Engineering at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. He has received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, India. He is a Life Member of IIIE, India, and SCIEI, Log Angeles, USA. His broad areas of research are advanced manufacturing processes, modelling and optimization methods, advanced engineering materials, etc. He has published over 75 research articles throughout the several SCI/Scopus indexed journals and conferences. He has awarded as Young Scientist in Mechanical Engineering in VIRA-2019 awards, and as Young Faculty in Engineering (Major Area: Mechanical Engineering) in VIFA-2019 awards. Dr. Singh has also awarded as Best Researcher Award in International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science, and Medicine, New Delhi, India. In addition to this, he is also serving as an Ambassador of Bentham Open, Sharjah, UAE as well as a Member of Visor Academic Committee, Singapore.
Dr. Mohit Tyagi is currently working an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. He did his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee in 2015. His research interests include industrial engineering, supply chain management, corporate social responsibilities, system optimization, performance measurement system, data science and fuzzy inference system. He has around 8 years of teaching and research experience. He has over 85 publications in international and national journals.
Prof. Ravinderjit Singh Walia is currently working as Professor and Head at Department of Production & Industrial Engineering at Punjab Engineering College (PEC). He pursued his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. His research interests are advanced manufacturing processes, production & industrial engineering, human factor engineering and FEM. He has 150 research articles in reputed international journals and various articles in international and national conferences. Dr. Walia is the member of various national and international bodies. He has received a number of prizes and honors. Dr. Walia has coordinated various STC on Advanced Manufacturing processes.
Prof. J. Paulo Davim received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Porto in 1997, the Aggregate title from the University of Coimbra in 2005, and a DSc from London Metropolitan University in 2013. Currently, he is a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has over 35 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing, materials, and mechanical engineering with a special focus on machining and tribology. He has also started taking an interest in management/industrial engineering and higher education for sustainability. He has worked as an evaluator of projects for international research agencies as well as an examiner of Ph.D. thesis for many universities. He is the editor-in-chief of several international journals, guest editor of journals, book editor, book series editor, and scientific advisory for many international journals and conferences. Presently, he is an editorial board member of 30 international journals and serves as reviewer for more than 95 prestigious Web of Science journals. In addition, he has also published, as author and co-author, more than 20 books, 90 book chapters, and 750 articles in journals and for conferences.
