Shankar Chakraborty Editor & Author

Shankar Chakraborty, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Production Engineering at Jadavpur University, India. He has published more than 200 research papers in international journals and is an Associate Editor of the journal OPSEARCH and is an editorial board member of several journals. He is also a regular reviewer for numerous international and national journals. He has guided 15 PhD and 30 postgraduate theses. His research interest includes multi-criteria decision-making, operations research, and soft computing techniques. He graduated from the University of Calcutta and obtained his postgraduate degree and PhD in Engineering from Jadavpur University.

Prasenjit Chatterjee, PhD, is currently the Dean (Research and Consultancy) at the MCKV Institute of Engineering, West Bengal, India. He has over 100 research papers published in international journals and peer-reviewed conferences. He has authored and edited more than 15 books on intelligent decision-making, supply chain management, optimization techniques, risk, and sustainability modelling. He has received numerous awards, including Best Track Paper Award, Outstanding Reviewer Award, Best Paper Award, Outstanding Researcher Award, and University Gold Medal. Dr. Chatterjee is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Decision Analytics and Intelligent Computing. He has also been a guest editor of several special issues in different SCIE/Scopus/ESCI (Clarivate Analytics) indexed journals. He is also the Lead Series Editor of the book series Smart and Intelligent Computing in Engineering; Founder and Lead Series Editor of several book series: Concise Introductions to AI and Data Science; AAP Research Notes on Optimization and Decision-Making Theories; Frontiers of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; and River Publishers Series in Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering. Dr. Chatterjee is one of the developers of two multiple-criteria decision-making methods called Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to COmpromise Solution (MARCOS) and Ranking of Alternatives through Functional mapping of criterion sub-intervals into a Single Interval (RAFSI).

Partha Protim Das, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, India. He has published numerous research articles in international journals. He is also serving as a regular reviewer for several national and international journals. His research interests include decision-making, soft computing techniques, optimization, artificial intelligence techniques, machining processes, etc. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Annamalai University and master’s degree in Design and Manufacturing from the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India. He was awarded with PhD degree in Engineering from Jadavpur University, India.