This book presents new knowledge and recent developments in all aspects of computational techniques, mathematical modeling, energy systems, applications of fuzzy sets and intelligent computing. The book is a collection of best selected research papers presented at the International Conference on “Mathematical Modeling, Computational Intelligence Techniques and Renewable Energy,” organized by the Department of Mathematics, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, in association with Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Institution of Engineers (IEI) – Gujarat and Computer Society of India (CSI) – Ahmedabad. The book provides innovative works of researchers, academicians and students in the area of interdisciplinary mathematics, statistics, computational intelligence and renewable energy.
Manoj Sahni is working as Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. He has more than fifteen years of teaching and research experience. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Mathematics from Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Agra, M.Phil. from IIT Roorkee and a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University), Noida, India. He has published 48 research papers in journals, conference proceedings and book chapters with reputed publishers like Springer and Elsevier. He also serves as a reviewer for many international journals of repute. He has contributed to the scientific committee of several conferences and associations. He has delivered many expert talks at national and international levels. He has organized many seminars, workshops and short-term training programs at PDPU and various other universities. He has also organized special Symposia in an International Conference (AMACS2018) on Fuzzy Set Theory: New Developments and Applications to Real Life Problems held at London in 2018. He is a member of many international professional societies including American Mathematical Society, Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Indian Mathematical Society, IAENG and many more.
José M. Merigó is Professor at the School of Information, Systems & Modelling at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney (Australia) and Part-Time Full Professor at the Department of Management Control and Information Systems at the School of Economics and Business at the University of Chile. Previously, he was Senior Research Fellow at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (UK), and Assistant Professor at the Department of Business Administration at the University of Barcelona (Spain). He holds a master’s and a Ph.D. degree in Business Administration from the University of Barcelona. He also holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Lund University (Sweden). He has published more than 500 articles in journals, books and conference proceedings, including journals such as Information Sciences, IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, Expert Systems with Applications, International Journal of Intelligent Systems, Applied Soft Computing, Computers & Industrial Engineering and Knowledge-Based Systems. He has also published several books with Springer and with World Scientific. He is on the editorial board of several journals including Computers & Industrial Engineering, Applied Soft Computing, Technological and Economic Development of Economy, Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, Kybernetes and Economic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research. He has also been Guest Editor for several international journals, a member of the scientific committee of several conferences and a reviewer in a wide range of international journals. Recently, Thomson & Reuters (Clarivate Analytics) has distinguished him as a Highly Cited Researcher in Computer Science (2015–present). He is currently interested in decision making, aggregation operators, computational intelligence, bibliometrics and applications in business and economics.
Brajesh Kumar Jha is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. He has more than ten years of teaching and research experience. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Mathematics from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, and a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat. He has published more than 30 research papers in journals and conference proceedings like Springer, Elsevier and World Scientific. He also serves as a reviewer for many international journals of repute. He has contributed to the scientific committee of several conferences and associations. He has delivered many expert talks at national and international levels. He has organized many seminars, workshops and short-term training programs at PDPU. He is a member of many international professional societies including Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics, GAMS, FATER and many more.
Rajkumar Verma is working as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Management Control and Information Systems at the University of Chile. Before joining the University of Chile, he was Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Delhi Technical Campus, India. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Mathematics from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, and a Ph. D. degree in Mathematics from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India. He has published more than 40 research papers in journals and conference proceedings including the International Journal of Intelligent Systems, Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, Kybernetika, Informatica, International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness, and Knowledge-Based Systems and Neural Computing and Applications. He has contributed to the scientific committee of several conferences and associations. He also serves as a reviewer for many international journals. He is a member of many international professional societies including American Mathematical Society, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Indian Mathematical Society, and Indian Society of Information Theory and Applications.
