Modern Optimization Techniques for Advanced Machining: Heuristic and Metaheuristic Techniques

Engr. Dr. Okokpujie Imhade Princess MNSE, NIMechE is Senior Lecturer/Researcher in Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. She obtained her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), from Covenant University in 2020. Her Ph.D. research focus is on Nano-lubricant in End-milling Machining Process for Advance Manufacturing. She has authored over one-hundred and fifty (150) scholarly scientific papers. Okokpujie is formally Chief Editor of Covenant Journal of Engineering Technology (CJET) and has served as Reviewer to many international journals and conferences. She is one of the top-rated researchers in her institution and has won numerous awards for her scholarly sagacity, which include Covenant University Chancellor’s Exceptional Researcher of the year (won twice, 2018 and 2019 successively). Her research areas are design and production, advanced manufacturing such as machining, tool wear, vibration, nano-lubricant, energy systems, modeling, optimization, mechatronics, and a multi-disciplinary research. Recently, she was awarded the Global Excellence Stature Fellowship Grant Industry 4.0 2021 for advanced research in University of Johannesburg. Dr. Okokpujie is Registered Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and Corporate Member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (MNSE). She is very passionate about the Girl Child's Education, committed to women development initiative, and offers quality mentorship to Young Researchers and Engineers’.

Lagouge is Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Johannesburg. He received a Doctorate degree in mechanical engineering focusing on engineering optimization and thermo-acoustic technology and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering focusing on mechanical vibration from Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electromechanical engineering from the University of Lubumbashi. Lagouge’s primary research areas are engineering optimization, applied thermal engineering, electricity generation, and refrigeration using thermo-acoustic technology, artificial intelligence, and mechanical vibration.