New Optimization Techniques in Engineering New Optimization Techniques in Engineering
The process of producing a book is the outcome of the inputs of many people. We are grateful to all the contributors for their ideas and cooperation. Working together with such a number of contributors from remotely located distances is both challenging and interesting; there was such a speedy response from contributors, that they deserve to be acknowledged. On the publishers’ side, we want to thank
Thomas Ditzinger, Heather King and other colleagues at Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany for their enthusiasm and editorial hard work to get this book out to the readers.
BVB acknowledges the Director, Prof. S. Venkateswaran; Deputy Director
(Administration), Prof. K.E.Raman; Deputy Director (Academic), Prof. L.K.Maheshwari; and Deputy Director (Off-Campus Programmes), Prof. V.S.Rao of BITS-Pilani for continuous encouragement, support, and providing him with
the required infrastructure facilities in preparing this book. He thanks his colleagues and Ph.D. Students Mr. Rakesh Angira and Mr. Ashish Chaurasia for helping him in making some of the figures and proof reading.
Producing a book is not without the support and patience of some close people to the authors. In this regard, GCO thanks his wife, Ngozi and their children Chioma, Chineye, Chukujindu, Chinwe and Chinedu for their supporting-role and forbearance. In addition, the undergraduate and graduate students who worked under my supervision are acknowledged for their hardwork. BVB thanks his wife Shailaja for unconditional support and understanding, and his children Shruti and
Abhinav for understanding the importance and seriousness of this project contribution by not complaining on reaching home late nights. BVB also thanks his parents Shri Venkata Ramana and Mrs. Annapurna for making him what he is today.
New Optimization
Techniques in Engineering
The process of producing a book is the outcome of the inputs of many people. We are grateful to all the contributors for their ideas and cooperation. Working together with such a number of contributors from remotely located distances is both challenging and interesting; there was such a speedy response from contributors, that they deserve to be acknowledged. On the publishers’ side, we want to thank
Thomas Ditzinger, Heather King and other colleagues at Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany for their enthusiasm and editorial hard work to get this book out to the readers.
BVB acknowledges the Director, Prof. S. Venkateswaran; Deputy Director
(Administration), Prof. K.E.Raman; Deputy Director (Academic), Prof. L.K.Maheshwari; and Deputy Director (Off-Campus Programmes), Prof. V.S.Rao of BITS-Pilani for continuous encouragement, support, and providing him with
the required infrastructure facilities in preparing this book. He thanks his colleagues and Ph.D. Students Mr. Rakesh Angira and Mr. Ashish Chaurasia for helping him in making some of the figures and proof reading.
Producing a book is not without the support and patience of some close people to the authors. In this regard, GCO thanks his wife, Ngozi and their children Chioma, Chineye, Chukujindu, Chinwe and Chinedu for their supporting-role and forbearance. In addition, the undergraduate and graduate students who worked under my supervision are acknowledged for their hardwork. BVB thanks his wife Shailaja for unconditional support and understanding, and his children Shruti and
Abhinav for understanding the importance and seriousness of this project contribution by not complaining on reaching home late nights. BVB also thanks his parents Shri Venkata Ramana and Mrs. Annapurna for making him what he is today.
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