Multiobjective Optimization without Limits
This monograph presents a fresh perspective on Unconstrained Optimization by integrating quantum calculus with single-objective and multiobjective optimization. It introduces the fundamental concepts of quantum calculus and develops their application to several optimization methods.
The book presents novel quantum-calculus-based techniques for solving single-objective optimization problems and extends these ideas to multiobjective optimization involving competing objectives. Through mathematical formulations, algorithmic developments, and computational examples, it provides new insights into the theory and practice of optimization.
By connecting quantum calculus with different optimization paradigms, the book offers a distinctive framework for researchers, postgraduate students, and practitioners interested in optimization, computational mathematics, and emerging quantum-inspired methodologies.
Bhagwat Ram is currently an Assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM University AP. He has been the recipient ofMaharishi Kanad Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Delhi School of Analytics, Institution of Eminence, University of Delhi, India. He also served as a Centre Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Digital Transformation, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He completed his Ph.D. at the DST-Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. His research expertise spans optimization of healthcare capacity planning, numerical optimization, digital innovation and transformation, supply chain management, and complex networks. With eight years of teaching experience and eight years dedicated to research, he has authored 23 articles in the Science Citation Index/Expanded journals. Additionally, he has written three textbooks: Introduction to Linear Programming with MATLAB (CRC Press), Introduction to Unconstrained Optimization with R and Unconstrained Optimization and Quantum Calculus (Springer Nature, Singapore). He has presented his research at several prestigious institutions, including IITs, NITs, and international conferences in China and Australia. Bhagwat Ram has also received an international travel grant from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, to visit New South Wales University, Australia.
Kin Keung Lai earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in the USA. He is currently a Professor at the International Business School of Shaanxi Normal University and holds the position of Honorary Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at The University of Hong Kong. Previously, he served as a Chair Professor of Management Science at City University of Hong Kong. Prof. Lai is recognized as an Academician of the International Academy of Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (Austria) and was honoured as a Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor by the Ministry of Education (China). He has authored over 10 books and numerous journal articles. His research focuses on supply chain and operations management, business analytics, computational intelligence, and financial risk management. He is ranked as a top 2% scientist in the World by Elsevier and Stanford University. Professor Lai has published over 1020 academic papers, of which over 400 are indexed by SCI/SSCI. He has also published over 54 books. His Google citation rate is over 24000 and his h-Index is 74.