Nature-Inspired Optimization in Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Systems
暫譯: 自然啟發的優化在先進製造過程與系統中的應用

製造系統正在因應工業4.0而經歷重大變革與發展。新的製造技術正在被開發和應用。在不同情況下，針對材料、工具、產品配置和過程參數，優化這些技術的需求變得愈加重要。

本書涵蓋了應用於製造的計算智能。它討論了自然啟發的過程優化及其在製造系統中的設計與開發。它探討了所有製造過程，無論是在宏觀還是微觀層面，並提供了製造哲學。書中還包括了非常規製造、真實的行業問題和案例研究、生成過程的研究，以及這些與工業4.0的相關性。

研究人員、學生、學者和行業專業人士將會發現這本參考書籍非常有用。

Ganesh M. Kakandikar is Professor Associate Head of School of Mechanical Engineering at Dr. V. D. Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune. He has completed Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded in 2014. He has 20 years of experience in Teaching, Research and Administration. He has authored 03 books published internationally by Lambert Academic and CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group and contributed book chapters published by Wiley, Springer, Elsevier. 65+ publications are at his credit in National/International Journals and conferences. He is reviewer of many reputed journals. He has chaired sessions in various national and international conferences and worked on their advisory committees. His publications have been widely cited by researchers. He is professional member of various society's including International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization and Sheet Metal Forming Research Association. He has executed many research projects with industries especially on optimization of automotive components. He has guided several M.Tech. Thesis and adjudicated many of other universities. He is recipient of many academic and industry awards including Indo Global Engineering Excellence Award - 2015 from Indo Global Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture for Research Work in Engineering, Cooper Engineering Prize for Best Paper in Mechanical Engineering for paper entitled "Thinning Optimization in Punch Plate using Flower Pollination Algorithm at Annual Technical Paper Meet 2015 of The Institution of Engineers (India) at Pune, Appreciation Award in ANSYS Hall of Fame 2017. He is awardee of Young Scientist International Travel Grant by Government of India. He regularly writes columns in India print media on education systems and reforms.

Dinesh G. Thakur is presently working as Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, [Deemed to be University, DRDO Ministry of Defence, ] Girinagar, Pune since 2011. He has 20+ years of Teaching, Administrative and Research Experience. He completed his masters and doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Prior 2011 he has worked with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere, Maharashtra. His areas of interest are Manufacturing considerations in Design, High Speed Machining/Green Machining, Metal Forming etc. He has organized 15 short term training programs. He has delivered 65 invited talks in various institutes. He is recipient of many awards as Teacher of the Award 2013 at DIAT, Pune, Member of Board of Management, DIAT, Pune, Member, Academic Council, DIAT, Pune. He has received best paper award World Congress on Engineering 2009 at London. He has been listed in Who's Who in the World 2010. He is member on various academic and management authorities of many universities/institutes. He is life member of Indian Society for Technical Education, Institution of Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Indian Institute of Metals, Aeronautical Society of India, MRSI etc. He is reviewer of many reputed journals. He has guided 35 M. Tech. students and 07 are ongoing. 04 research scholars have been awarded doctorate under his guidance and 04 are presently working. He has visited China, Hongkong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland etc. He has 50+ publications in reputed journals.

甘尼什·M·卡坎迪卡爾是印度普納V.D.卡拉德MIT世界和平大學機械工程學院的副院長兼教授。他於2014年在斯瓦米·拉馬南德·提爾特·馬拉瑟瓦達大學獲得機械工程博士學位。他擁有20年的教學、研究和行政經驗。他是國際出版的三本書的作者，分別由Lambert Academic和CRC Press、Taylor and Francis Group出版，並貢獻了由Wiley、Springer、Elsevier出版的書籍章節。他在國內外期刊和會議上發表了65篇以上的論文。他是多本知名期刊的審稿人，曾在各種國內和國際會議上擔任會議主席，並參與其顧問委員會。他的出版物被研究人員廣泛引用。他是多個學會的專業會員，包括國際多準則決策協會、國際結構與多學科優化協會和板金成形研究協會。他與工業界執行了多個研究項目，特別是在汽車零部件的優化方面。他指導了多篇碩士論文，並對其他大學的論文進行了評審。他獲得了多項學術和行業獎項，包括2015年印度全球商會、工業和農業頒發的印度全球工程卓越獎，因其在工程研究方面的貢獻，以及在2015年印度工程師學會年技術論文會議上發表的題為《使用花粉化算法進行沖壓板的薄化優化》的最佳機械工程論文的庫珀工程獎，還有2017年ANSYS名人堂的表彰獎。他是印度政府頒發的青年科學家國際旅行獎的獲得者。他定期在印度印刷媒體上撰寫有關教育體系和改革的專欄。

迪內什·G·塔庫爾目前擔任國防高級技術研究所（被認定為大學，DRDO國防部）機械工程教授，自2011年以來在印度普納的吉里納加爾工作。他擁有超過20年的教學、行政和研究經驗。他在印度理工學院馬德拉斯校區完成碩士和博士學位。在2011年之前，他曾在印度巴巴薩赫布·安貝德卡技術大學（Lonere，馬哈拉施特拉邦）工作。他的研究興趣包括設計中的製造考量、高速加工/綠色加工、金屬成形等。他組織了15個短期培訓計劃，並在各種機構發表了65場受邀演講。他獲得了多項獎項，包括2013年在DIAT普納的教師獎、DIAT普納管理委員會成員、DIAT普納學術委員會成員。他在2009年倫敦的世界工程大會上獲得最佳論文獎。他在2010年被列入《世界名人錄》。他是多所大學/機構的學術和管理機構的成員，並且是印度技術教育學會、工程師學會、美國機械工程師學會、印度金屬學會、印度航空學會、材料研究學會等的終身會員。他是多本知名期刊的審稿人。他指導了35名碩士學生，目前有7名在讀。4名研究學者在他的指導下獲得博士學位，另有4名目前在研究中。他曾訪問中國、香港、澳門、新加坡、馬來西亞、日本、英國、瑞士等地。他在知名期刊上發表了50篇以上的論文。