Apoorva S Shastri holds a Ph.D. in Optimization Algorithms and Applications from Symbiosis International (Deemed to be) University, M. Tech in VLSI Design, and B.Tech. in Electronics & Product Design Technology from R.T.M.N.U, Nagpur. She has also earned a Diploma from the Govt. Polytechnic, Nagpur. She worked as a guest faculty at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune. Currently, she is a Research Assistant Professor at the Institute of Artificial Intelligence at the MITWPU, Pune, India. Her research interests include optimization algorithms, VLSI design, multi-objective optimization, continuous, discrete, and combinatorial optimization, complex systems, manufacturing, and self-organizing systems. Apoorva developed socio-inspired optimization methodologies such as multi-cohort intelligence algorithm and expectation algorithm. Dr. Shastri has published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals, chapters, and conferences.