Harnessing Computational Power to Tackle Air Pollution Modeling, Simulation, and Prediction Techniques

Akhilesh Kumar Yadav graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India. He subsequently obtained a Master of Technology in Environmental Engineering from Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur, India (affiliated with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow). His doctoral degree, with a research focus on air pollution, was awarded by the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India. Dr. Yadav has served at various institutions, including Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India; Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India; Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India (as a research collaborator); and Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan. He has authored/co-authored several research and review articles, book chapters, and edited/authored books, and holds a patent. Dr. Yadav received the Young Engineer Award from the Institution of Engineers (India) and the Young Scientist Award from VDGOOD Technology Factory, Kolkata. His research interests include air, water, and soil pollution; climate change; vulnerability; human health risk assessments; and GIS applications in environmental pollution and management. He is an active member of several reputed international professional bodies, including the IEI (Kolkata), ECI (New Delhi), AEACI (Mumbai), MSI (New Delhi), and IASTA (Mumbai).

Hsi-Hsien Yang graduated his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Environment, National Cheng Kung University in 1998. He is now the Dean of Research and Development Office at Chaoyang University of Technology. He has also been the Dean of College of Science and Engineering and Head of Department of Environmental Engineering and Management at Chaoyang University of Technology. His main research interests include atmospheric air pollution monitoring and measurement, environmental pollution monitoring and measurement, mobile emission monitoring and control technology, PM2.5 measurement and control. He has published more than 100 journal papers and served as Editor of international journals.