Engineering the Circular Economy: Leveraging Fuzzy Logic for Implementation

Implementing the circular economy necessitates innovative approaches capable of managing the complexity and uncertainty inherent in the shift from linear to circular systems. Fuzzy logic, a computational approach inspired by human reasoning, provides a framework for navigating complexities.

Dr. Biswadip Basu Mallik is currently a Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Basic Science & Humanities at the Institute of Engineering & Management, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India. With over 22 years of experience in teaching and research, he has published numerous research papers and book chapters in scientific journals from esteemed international publishers such as CRC Press, Apple, Wiley, IGI Global, Springer, Nova Science, IEEE etc. Dr. Basu Mallik has authored five undergraduate-level books on Engineering Mathematics, Quantitative Methods, and Computational Intelligence. He has also published five Indian patents and edited twenty one books. His research interests include Computational Fluid Dynamics, Mathematical Modeling, Optimization, and Machine Learning. He serves as the Series Editor for the book series titled Mathematics and Computer Science from Wiley-Scrivener, USA, and is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences & Computational Mathematics (JMSCM), USA. Additionally, Dr. Basu Mallik is an Editorial Board member and reviewer for several scientific journals. He holds senior life membership in the Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) and life membership in the Calcutta Mathematical Society (CMS), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), and the International Association of Engineers (IAENG).

Dr. Gunjan Mukherjee, PhD, is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computational Sciences, Brainware University. He has completed his BSc in physics from Calcutta University, MCA from IGNOU, MTech from Calcutta University, and obtained a PhD degree in engineering from Jadavpur University. He is a life member of CSI, ISOC, and IAENG. He has published a number of papers in different journals and international conferences of repute. Dr. Mukherjee also guided many students of BTech and MCA in their projects and research works. He has also acted as the reviewer for many technical books and worked as an Assistant teacher at Sree Aurobindo Institute of Education, as an education officer in CSI, Kolkata chapter, as a senior faculty in NIT Ltd, and as a lecturer at Calcutta Institute of Technology, respectively. Dr. Mukherjee also served as the visiting faculty at Aliah University, Techno India College, and JIS College. His research interests include computer vision, machine learning, soft computing, image processing, etc.

Rahul Kar is currently working as a faculty of Mathematics at Kalyani Mahavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal. He has completed an M.SC in PURE Mathematics and pursuing a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Bankura University. He has worked as a guest faculty of Gurunanak Institute of Technology and other 2 colleges. In total, he has 8 Years of teaching experience. He has published many research papers with the Scopus index. He also works as an editor of 4 national and international journals and a reviewer at 5 international journals. He is working as an editor of 15 mathematics/computer books. He is an annual member of the Indian Mathematical Society as well as an honorary member of Carmels Research Institute, Dakar, Senegal.

Dr. Youqing Fan is an Associate Professor in the Human Resource and Sustainability Management Department at the School of Business and Institute of Culture and Society, Australia. His research and teaching focus on the interaction of organizational management and sustainability, with a specific interest in understanding how managers incorporate the environmental, social, and economic aspects of sustainability goals into their organizational management practices at the workplace and along the supply chain. Dr Fan has contributed significantly to the fields of sustainability and business management. He has published 20 papers in various scientific journals, including papers published in major business journals as well. He has published an edited book and is also a regular reviewer for various journals. His viewpoints appear in independent academic media, and he has published 4 journal papers with PhD students.