Dr. R. Venkata Rao is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. His institute is directly under the financial and administrative control of the Government of India. He has 21 years of teaching and research experience. He was deputed by the Government of India to Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand as a visiting Professor in 2008 and 2010. He gained his B.Tech in 1988, M.Tech in 1991, and Ph.D. in 2002. Dr. Rao's research interests include: CAD/CAM, CIMS, advanced optimization techniques, and fuzzy multiple attribute decision making methods. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings and received national and international awards for best research work. He has been a reviewer to many national and international journals and on the editorial boards of few International journals. He has already authored three books entitled “Decision Making in the Manufacturing Environment Using Graph Theory and Fuzzy Multiple Attribute Decision Making Methods” and “Advanced Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Processes: International Research and development” and “Mechanical Design Optimization Using Advanced Optimization Techniques” and all these books have been published by Springer Verlag, UK in 2007, 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Advanced Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Processes: International Research and Development presents a comprehensive review on the latest research and development trends at international level for modelling and optimisation of various manufacturing processes, particularly the machining processes... The book consists of six chapters... In isolation, all these chapters would also be deemed good pieces of academic work. They are well laid out with good contemporary referencing. Throughout the book, using examples of various processes, the author has demonstrated the possibilities for process modelling and optimisation with advanced techniques. The book presents thorough literature review on each of the manufacturing processes considered, various mathematical models, traditional and advanced optimisation techniques, results of applications of the proposed techniques and highlights the best optimisation strategies to achieve the best process performance. The algorithms and computer codes for the advanced optimisation techniques included in the Appendix of the book will be very useful to the readers. The author has presented the techniques to a correct level and readers of this book will easily be able to follow and implement the techniques on comparable problems. The structure of the book is clear and easy to follow. J. Paulo Davim (Int. J. Machining and Machinability of Materials, Vol. 10, Nos. 1/2, 2011) The book presents thorough literature of various manufacturing processes, mathematical models, traditional and non-traditional optimisation techniques, real case studies, results of applications of the proposed methods, and highlights the best modelling and optimisation strategies to achieve the best process performance... This book, in its six-chapter structure, consists of numerous references and reveals a detailed overview of international research and development efforts in the subject area. This is considered a big advantage of the book for interested readers who wish to collect relevant information in one single volume for quick references. The examples included in the book will certainly help the readers to better understand the advanced modelling and optimisations techniques and re-apply them properly to their practical problems both in academic and in industrial settings. Lihui Wang. (International. Journal of Manufacturing Research, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2011)

• 1. Overview.- 2. Modeling and Optimization of Machining Processes.- 3. Modeling and Optimization of Modern Machining Processes.- 4. Modeling and Optimization of Nano-finishing Processes.- 5. Modeling and Optimization of Rapid Prototyping Processes.- 6. Environmental Aspects of Manufacturing Processes.

Dr. R. Venkata Rao is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. His institute is directly under the financial and administrative control of the Government of India. He has 21 years of teaching and research experience. He was deputed by the Government of India to Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand as a visiting Professor in 2008 and 2010. He gained his B.Tech in 1988, M.Tech in 1991, and Ph.D. in 2002. Dr. Rao's research interests include: CAD/CAM, CIMS, advanced optimization techniques, and fuzzy multiple attribute decision making methods. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings and received national and international awards for best research work. He has been a reviewer to many national and international journals and on the editorial boards of few International journals. He has already authored three books entitled “Decision Making in the Manufacturing Environment Using Graph Theory and Fuzzy Multiple Attribute Decision Making Methods” and “Advanced Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Processes: International Research and development” and “Mechanical Design Optimization Using Advanced Optimization Techniques” and all these books have been published by Springer Verlag, UK in 2007, 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Advanced Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Processes: International Research and Development presents a comprehensive review on the latest research and development trends at international level for modelling and optimisation of various manufacturing processes, particularly the machining processes... The book consists of six chapters... In isolation, all these chapters would also be deemed good pieces of academic work. They are well laid out with good contemporary referencing. Throughout the book, using examples of various processes, the author has demonstrated the possibilities for process modelling and optimisation with advanced techniques. The book presents thorough literature review on each of the manufacturing processes considered, various mathematical models, traditional and advanced optimisation techniques, results of applications of the proposed techniques and highlights the best optimisation strategies to achieve the best process performance. The algorithms and computer codes for the advanced optimisation techniques included in the Appendix of the book will be very useful to the readers. The author has presented the techniques to a correct level and readers of this book will easily be able to follow and implement the techniques on comparable problems. The structure of the book is clear and easy to follow. J. Paulo Davim (Int. J. Machining and Machinability of Materials, Vol. 10, Nos. 1/2, 2011) The book presents thorough literature of various manufacturing processes, mathematical models, traditional and non-traditional optimisation techniques, real case studies, results of applications of the proposed methods, and highlights the best modelling and optimisation strategies to achieve the best process performance... This book, in its six-chapter structure, consists of numerous references and reveals a detailed overview of international research and development efforts in the subject area. This is considered a big advantage of the book for interested readers who wish to collect relevant information in one single volume for quick references. The examples included in the book will certainly help the readers to better understand the advanced modelling and optimisations techniques and re-apply them properly to their practical problems both in academic and in industrial settings. Lihui Wang. (International. Journal of Manufacturing Research, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2011)

• 1. Overview.- 2. Modeling and Optimization of Machining Processes.- 3. Modeling and Optimization of Modern Machining Processes.- 4. Modeling and Optimization of Nano-finishing Processes.- 5. Modeling and Optimization of Rapid Prototyping Processes.- 6. Environmental Aspects of Manufacturing Processes.