Dr Dinesh C. S. Bisht received his PhD with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Electronics and Communication Engineering from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand, India. Before joining the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology he worked as an assistant professor at ITM University, Gurgaon, India. He has been a Faculty Member for around eleven years and has taught several core courses in applied mathematics and soft computing at undergraduate and master levels. His major research interests include soft computing and nature inspired optimization. He has published more than 38 research papers in national and international journals of repute. He is the Associate Editor for International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, ESCI and SCOPUS indexed journals. He is the editor of the book Computational Intelligence: Theoretical Advances and Advanced Applications published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. He has also published seven book chapters in reputed book series. Dr Bisht is a member of the International Association of Engineers in Hong Kong and Soft Computing Research Society, India. He has been awarded for outstanding contributions in reviewing by the editors of Applied Soft Computing Journal, Elsevier. Professor (Dr) Mangey Ram received his PhD with a major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. He has been a Faculty Member for around twelve years and has taught several core courses in pure and applied mathematics at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels. He is currently the Research Professor at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Before joining Graphic Era, he was a Deputy Manager (Probationary Officer) with the Syndicate Bank for a short period. He is Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, Journal of Reliability and Statistical Studies, Editor-in-Chief of six book series with Elsevier, CRC Press-A Taylor and Frances Group, Walter De Gruyter Publisher Germany, River Publishers and the Guest Editor and Member of the editorial board of various journals. He has published 250 plus research publications (journal articles/books/book chapters/conference articles) in IEEE, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Elsevier, Emerald, World Scientific publications and many other national and international journals and conferences. Also, he has published more than 50 books (authored/edited) with international publishers like Elsevier, Springer Nature, CRC Press-A Taylor and Frances Group, Walter De Gruyter Publisher Germany, River Publishers. His fields of research are reliability theory and applied mathematics. Dr Ram is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Senior Life Member of the Operational Research Society of India, the Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management in India, Indian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, He has been a member of the organizing committee of a number of international and national conferences, seminars, and workshops. He was conferred with the Young Scientist Award by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun in 2009. He was awarded the Best Faculty Award in 2011; Research Excellence Award in 2015; and recently Outstanding Researcher Award in 2018 for his significant contributions in academics and research at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India.
