Atulya Nagar

Atulya K. Nagar is a mathematical physicist, academic and author. He holds the Foundation Chair as Professor of Mathematics and is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at Liverpool Hope University.

Nagar's research spans nonlinear mathematical analysis, theoretical computer science, and systems engineering, and addressing complex problems across scientific, engineering, and industrial domains with mathematical and computational methods. His publications include over 550 research articles and eleven books including ''A Nature-Inspired Approach to Cryptology'', ''Digital Resilience: Navigating Disruption and Safeguarding Data Privacy'', ''Sine Cosine Algorithm for Optimization'' and the ''Handbook of Research on Soft Computing and Nature-Inspired Algorithms''. He received the Commonwealth Fellowship Award, along with multiple Best Paper Awards.

Nagar is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and the Higher Education Academy. Among his editorial service, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the ''International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing'' (IJAISC), and co-edits two-book series: ''Algorithms for Intelligent Systems'' (AIS) and ''Innovations in Sustainable Technologies and Computing'' (ISTC).

Nagar holds an Erdős number of 3, indicating close academic proximity to the renowned mathematician Paul Erdős, established through collaborations. Provided by Wikipedia