This book provides an insight into the 11th International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (SocProS 2022). This international conference is a joint technical collaboration of the Soft Computing Research Society and the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi. This book presents the latest achievements and innovations in the interdisciplinary areas of Soft Computing, Machine Learning, and Data Science. It brings together the researchers, engineers, and practitioners to discuss thought-provoking developments and challenges, in order to select potential future directions. It covers original research papers in the areas including but not limited to algorithms (artificial neural network, deep learning, statistical methods, genetic algorithm, and particle swarm optimization) and applications (data mining and clustering, computer vision, medical and healthcare, finance, data envelopment analysis, business, and forecasting applications). This book is beneficial for young as well as experienced researchers dealing across complex and intricate real-world problems for which finding a solution by traditional methods is a difficult task.
Dr. Manoj Thakur is Associate Professor at the School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, India. His research interests include optimization, machine learning, and computational finance.
Dr. Samar Agnihotri received the M.Sc. (Engg.) and Ph.D. degrees in electrical sciences from IISc Bangalore. From 2010 to 2012, he was Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Information Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is currently Associate Professor with the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, IIT Mandi. His research interests include communication and information theory.
Dr. Bharat Singh Rajpurohit received the M.Tech. degree in power apparatus and electric drives from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India, in 2005 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India, in 2010. He is currently Professor with the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, India. His major research interests include electric drives, renewable energy integration, and intelligent and energy-efficient buildings. He is Member of the International Society for Technology in Education, the Institution of Engineers, India, and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.
Dr. Millie Pant is Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) in India. Her areas of interests include numerical optimization, operations research, decision-making techniques, and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Kusum Deep is Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Her research interests include numerical optimization, nature-inspired optimization, computational intelligence, genetic algorithms, parallel genetic algorithms, and parallel particle swarm optimization.
Prof. Atulya K. Nagar holds Foundation Chair as Professor of Mathematical Sciences and is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Liverpool Hope University, UK. He is responsible for developing Sciences and Engineering and has been the Head of the School of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering which he established at the university. He received a prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship for pursuing his doctorate (D.Phil.) in Applied Nonlinear Mathematics, which he earned from the University of York (UK) in 1996. He holds B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., and M.Phil. (with distinction) in Mathematical Physics from the MDS University of Ajmer, India. Prior to joining Liverpool Hope, he was with the Brunel University, London. He is an internationally respected scholar working at the cutting edge of nonlinear mathematics, theoretical computer science, and systems engineering. He has edited volumes on intelligent systems andapplied mathematics. He is well published with over 450 publications in prestigious publishing outlets. He has an extensive background and experience of working in universities in the UK and India. He has been an expert reviewer for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) grants peer-review committees for Bioinformatics Panel; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for High Performance Computing Panel; and served on the Peer-Review College of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as Scientific Expert member. Prof. Nagar sits on the JISC Research Strategy group, and he is Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its applications (FIMA) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
