Editors
- Series Editor
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- Liang Gao
- Akhil Garg
About the Editor
Liang Gao is a Professor at the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China. He is an Associate Director of the State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology (DMET). He is a member of the Operations Research Society of China, Artificial Intelligence Society of Hubei, Operations Research Society of Hubei and Mechanical Engineering Society of Hubei. He was also the guest co-editor of the special issues of International Journal of Advancements in Computing Technology on “Particle Swarm Optimization and Applications” in 2011 and International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology on “Process Planning and Production Scheduling in Sustainable Manufacturing” in 2012. He was a referee for the International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing and other related international journals. His main research areas are the modern optimization method and its applications in mechanical design and manufacturing. Over the last 5 years, he has published 2 books and 53 papers in respected journals. He has received a number of awards, including the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award first prize in 2013 and the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society Youth Science and Technology Achievement Award in 2013. He was selected for the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University by the Ministry of Education in 2008.Akhil Garg is currently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2015. He worked at Shantou University, China as lecturer and associate professor during 2016 - 2019 and then relocated to HUST. His main research interests include mathematical modelling, robust optimization, evolutionary algorithms, design for energy storage systems, applications of AI in sustainable manufacturing. He has published over 70 SCI journal articles, 2 books and over 1000 Web of Science citations. He has around 15 papers listed as “Highly Cited” in Web of Science and 2 ESI hot papers. He is currently serving as an editorial board member of SCI Mathematical Problems in Engineering and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing.