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AAP Research Notes on Optimization and Decision Making Theories
This new volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between the United Nations the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and geospatial technology. The book analyzes how geospatial and statistical information, including satellite imagery, Geographic Information System, remote sensing, and statistical tools and data analysis techniques are effectively employed to assess, monitor, and facilitate sustainable development initiatives. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the book highlights the crucial role of geospatial data in understanding, monitoring, and addressing global challenges and other key facets of sustainable development. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Qazi Mazhar Ali, PhD Dean of Science and Professor, Department of Statistics & Operation Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Qazi Mazhar Ali, PhD, is Dean Faculty of Science and Professor of Statistics at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He earned his doctorate degree from the University of Oxford in 1993. His research interest includes image data analysis. Recently, he has been designated as Primary Point of Contact for United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). He is actively engaged and focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 2030 by the Statistical Data Network. He has published his work in the field of digital image analysis, classification (remotely sensed images), epidemiology, and bioinformatics in UK and Germany. His paper on epidemiology was published in the Journal of Helminthology (UK). He contributed to popularizing PC-based computer education in 1980s and continues to advance computer learning. Additionally, he contributed in the efforts to revive the instructions for the award of degrees in remote sensing at his university. In the past, he taught courses on various topics including, simulation, computer programming, demography, statistics for business studies, biostatistics, etc. Professor Ali has been actively involved in academic administration through various posts such as Director of the Computer Centre (AMU), Member-in-Charge Telephones (AMU), Warden of a Hostel (AMU), and Dean of Faculty (RUW Royal University, Bahrain). During his time in Bahrain, he successfully completed the process of getting the faculty programs passed through a set of very stringent procedures of quality assurance monitored by a team of international experts. Irfan Ali, PhD Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Irfan Ali, PhD, is currently working as Senior Assistant Professor with the Department of Statistics and Operations Research at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. His research interests include applied statistics, supply chain networks and management, mathematical programming, fuzzy logic and optimization, multi-objective optimization, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and renewable energy production modeling. He has supervised MSc projects, MPhil dissertations, and PhD theses in the area of operations research and applied statistics. He has completed a research project under a UGC–Start-Up Grant Project, UGC, New Delhi, India. He has published more than 100 research articles in reputed journals and serves as a reviewer for several journals. He has published several edited books for Springer and Taylor and Francis/CRC Press. He is a lifetime member of various professional societies, such as the Operational Research Society of India, the Indian Society for Probability and Statistics, the Indian Mathematical Society, and the Indian Science Congress Association. He has delivered invited talks at several universities and Institutions. He also serves as an associate editor and guest editor for some journals. Dr. Ali received his BSc, MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees from Aligarh Muslim University. He received a Post Graduate Merit Scholarship Award during his MSc (statistics), and the UGC-BSR Scholarship awarded during his PhD (statistics) programs. Rizwan Ahmad, PhD Guest Faculty, Interdisciplinary Department of Remote Sensing & GIS Applications, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Rizwan Ahmad, PhD (Earth Science) has vast research and teaching experience in India and abroad. He has worked with prestigious institutes such as Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation (on a Respond project), and the Forest Survey of India. He was an Assistant Professor of Geospatial Technology at the Eritrea Institute of Technology (EIT), Asmara, Eritrea (North East Africa) Dr. Ahmad is specialized in remote sensing and GIS applications and applied geology. His major publications are in applied geosciences using RS & GIS techniques. Dr Ahmad worked as a Knowledge Partner on UN-SDGs Goals 2030, using geospatial and statistical data at the LK Singhania Education Center (participating UNESCO asp.net), Rajasthan, by organizing UN-SDGs International Children Conference 2018. Presently, Dr. Ahmad is working in the capacity of Guest Faculty in the Interdisciplinary Department of Remote Sensing & GIS Applications at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Recently, Dr. Ahmad was designated as second point of contact for the United Nations–Global Geospatial Information Management (UN GGIM) Academic Network. He also serves as reviewer for many journals, including IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations & Remote Sensing and Disaster Advances. He has successfully completed certified NASA training in Remote Sensing and GIS. He is also associated with Springer to review preliminary book information for book proposals. Prasenjit Chatterjee, PhD Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean (Research and Consultancy), MCKV Institute of Engineering, West Bengal, India Prasenjit Chatterjee, PhD, is currently Dean (Research and Consultancy) at the MCKV Institute of Engineering, West Bengal, India. He has over 6400 citation and has published over 130 research papers in various 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 modeling. He has received numerous awards, including best track paper awards, outstanding reviewer awards, best paper awards, outstanding researcher awards, and university gold medals. He has been a guest editor of several special issues of various indexed journals. He has authored and edited several books on decision analysis, disruptive technologies, intelligent computing, supply chains, and sustainability modeling. He is the Lead Series Editor of the book series Disruptive Technologies and Digital Transformations for Society 5.0. He is the Founder and Lead Series Editor of the 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 Smart and Intelligent Computing in Engineering. Dr. Chatterjee is one of the developers of two multiple-criteria decision-making methods: 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). |
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