Metaheuristics-Based Materials Optimization

Dr. Harbinder Singh received his B.Tech. (Hons.) degree in Electronics and Communication from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India, in 2011, followed by his M.Tech. degree in Antennas from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India, in 2014. He completed his Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Chandigarh University, Gharuan, India, in 2019. With over ten years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Singh currently holds the position of Associate Professor at Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. He has authored more than 55 research articles in SCI and Scopus indexed journals, is a qualified GATE engineer, and author of the book 'Electromagnetics and Antennas'. His research interests include a range of topics such as metamaterials, smart antennas, antenna arrays, radio absorbers, sensors, frequency reconfigurable antennas, MIMO antennas, wearable antennas, SAR and UWB antennas. Dr. Singh has also actively participated in many international and national conferences as a session chair, member of steering, advisory and technical program committees, and has served as an editor and Convenor for several conference proceedings and guest editor for SCI indexed journals. In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of technical education and research, Dr. Singh was awarded the ISTE Section Best Teacher Award by the Indian Society for Technical Education in 2021. Dr. Shailendra Rajput is an Associate Professor at Department of Physics, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Ariel University, Israel (September 2017-April 2021) and Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (May 2015-July 2017). His main research work is associated with Energy harvesting, Solar energy, Energy storage, Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, and biomedical application of electromagnetic waves. Dr. Abhishek Sharma received his master's degree in robotics engineering from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India, in 2014. He was a Senior Research Fellow in a DST funded project under the Technology Systems Development Scheme and worked as an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation, UPES. He also worked as a research fellow in Ariel university (Israel) and received Emerging Scientist award in 2021. Currently he is working as a research assistant professor at Graphic Era University (India). His research interests include machine learning, optimization theory, swarm intelligence, embedded system, control and robotics.