Reza Langari

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3123
Phone: +1-979-845-918
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Email: rlangari@tamu.edu

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