Conference Committee

Conference Chairs

Dr. Mohammed Omar
Professor and Chair
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Khalifa University
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ahad Ali
Associate Professor
Director of Industrial Engineering Program
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Executive Director, IEOM Society International

Dr. Ali El Kamel
Professor, Department Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
and
Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Waterloo, Canada

Professor Don Reimer
Chief Operating Officer
IEOM Society International

Technical Chairs

Dr. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah
Dr. Mohammad Miftaur Rahman Khan Khadem, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah
Dr. Suzan Alaswad, Chair, College of Business, Zayed University
Dr. Mahmoud Awad, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Abroon Qazi, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing and Information Systems, School of Business Administration, American University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, Associate Professor, School of Business, University of Wollongong Dubai, Dubai Knowledge Park

Program Chairs

Dr. Andrei Sleptchenko, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Adriana Gabor, Associate Professor in Mathematics, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Abdulrahim Shamayleh, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Salah Haridy, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah
Dr. Raid Al-Aomar, Professor, Industrial Engineering and Director of the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program, Abu Dhabi University
Dr. Mohamed Alblooshi, Assistant Professor, College of Business/Operations Management, Zayed University
Dr Sujan Piya, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah
Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Associate Professor (Tenure Track), Industrial Systems Analytics, Digital Economy Research Platform, University of Vaasa, Finland

Conference Secretariat

Dr. Taufiqul Islam, Operations Manager, IEOM Society International
Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Associate Operations Manager, IEOM Society International

Track Chairs

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Dr. Fady Alnajjar
UAEU

Business Management

Soroush Avakh Darestani, Ph.D., CMILT, MAPM, FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Business & Management
Course Leader for MSc. International Business Management with Project Management
Guildhall School of Business and Law
London Metropolitan University
166-220 Holloway Road
London, N7 8DB, UK

Case Studies

Dr. Husham A. Ali Elbaloula
Research & Development & Manager
Alfa Star Global Oil Field Services LLC
1301/02, 13th Floor, Park Place Tower
Sheikh Zayed Road, Financial Centre First
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Construction Management

Farman Baig
Senior QAQC Engineer
Besix Construction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Data Analytics and Big Data

Ganji Kashmira
Research Scholar
IBS – ICFAI Business School
Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Digital Manufacturing

Mohamed Osman, PhD student at University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

E-Business and E-Commerce

Dr. Payam Hanafizadeh, Professor of Information Systems and Decision Sciences
Department of Information Technology and Operations Management
Faculty of Management and Accounting
Allameh Tabataba’i University
Tehran, Iran
Co-editor of Digital Business (Elsevier- Scopus index) and
Section Editor Journal of Telecommunication and Digital Economy (Telsco-Scopus index)

Energy

Ali Ahmadian
Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Waterloo, Canada

ERP

Dr. Rab Nawaz Lodhi
Associate Professor
Hailey College of Commerce
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan

Human Factors and Ergonomics

Dr. Mario Fargnoli, Rome, Italy

Industry 4.0

Dr. Rohit Sharma
National Institute of Industrial Engineering
Mumbai, India

IoT

Dr. Vishal Ashok Wankhede
Pandit Deendayal Energy University
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Lean

Dr. Cherrafi Anass
Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering
Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech – Morocco

Mathematical Sciences and Mathematical Modeling

Arshia Kaul, Lecturer in Mathematical Modelling, Data Analysis and Data Visualization, CQUniversity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mechatronics

Dr. Muthuramalingam Thangaraj, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, SRMIST, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Modeling and Simulation

Khairul E. Fahim
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Brunei

Operations Management

Dr. Pouria Liravi
University of Derby, UK

Product Design and Development

Waleed Ahmed, UAEU

Project Management

Dr. Abroon Qazi, PhD
Fellow Society of Actuaries
Associate Professor of Operations Management
School of Business Administration
American University of Sharjah
PO Box 26666, Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

Quality Control

Dr. M. Shamsuzaman
Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
College of Engineering
University of Sharjah
Sharjah, UAE

Six Sigma

Dr. Cherrafi Anass
Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering
Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech – Morocco

Supply Chain Management

Dr. Abroon Qazi
Associate Professor, Department of Marketing and Information Systems
School of Business Administration
American University of Sharjah
University City, Sharjah, UAE

Sustainability and Green Systems

Dr. Neyara Radwan, Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, Al Maarefa University, Saudi Arabia & Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Egypt

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Dr. Mohammed Al Awadh
Assistant Professor
Industrial Engineering Department
King Khalid University
Abha, Saudi Arabia

Competition Committee

Chair, Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS

Dr. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman
Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
University of Sharjah

Chair, Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied

Dr. Mahmoud Awad
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering
American University of Sharjah

Chair, Senior Capstone Design Project Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group

Dr. Salah Haridy
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
University of Sharjah

Chair, Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation

Dr. Abdulrahim Shamayleh
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering
American University of Sharjah

Chair, Master Thesis Competition

Dr. Sujan Piya
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
University of Sharjah

Chair, Doctoral Dissertation Competition sponsored by Airbus

Aaron Rubel
University R&T Partnerships Manager
Americas Research and Technology – AATU
Intellectual Property Focal Point – AA
Airbus Americas, Inc.
Mobile, Alabama 36615, USA

Chair, Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition sponsored by CINTAS

Dr. Raid Al-Aomar
Professor, Industrial Engineering and Director of the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program
Abu Dhabi University

Chair, Lean Six Sigma Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group

Dr. Mohamed Alblooshi
Assistant Professor, College of Business/Operations Management
Zayed University

Chair, Simulation Competition

Dr. Suzan Alaswad
Chair, College of Business
Zayed University

Chairs, Supply Chain and Logistics Competition

Dr. Balan Sundarakani
Associate Professor, School of Business
University of Wollongong Dubai, Dubai Knowledge Park

Chair, High School STEM Competition

Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha
Associate Professor (Tenure Track), Industrial Systems Analytics, Digital Economy Research Platform
University of Vaasa, Finland

Chair, Poster Competition

Dr. Mohammad Miftaur Rahman Khan Khadem
Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
University of Sharjah

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Professor Dody Ariawan, S.T., M.T., Ph.D., Vice Dean for Deputy Dean for Academic, Research and Student Affairs, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret
Professor Dr. Cucuk Nur Rosyidi, S.T., M.T., Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret,
Dr. Muhammad Abid, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Pakistan,
Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa,
Dr. Umar AL-Turki, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ronald G. Askin, Arizona State University, USA,
Dr. Mohammed Ben-Daya, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia,
Dr. Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand,
Dr. Kudret Demirli, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE,
Dr. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, University of Derby, UK,
Dr. Alireza Ghasemi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada,
Dr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan,
Dr. Arun Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia
Dr. Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, USA,
Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA,
Dr. Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa,
Dr. Samar Mukhopadhyay, UWM, Milwauee, WI, USA
Dr. Nor Hasni Osman, Universiti Utara Malaysia,
Dr. Leonard Perry, University of San Diego, USA,
Dr. Ho Thanh Phong, International University – VNUHCM, Vietnam,
Dr. Yassine Ouazene, University of Technology of Troyes, France,
Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada,
Dr. Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait,
Dr. Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, USA,
Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines,
Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford, Connecticut, USA,
Dr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA,
Dr. Masine Md. Tap, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
Dr. Zulkifli Mohamed Udin, Universiti Utara Malaysia,
Dr. Alok Verma, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA,
Dr. Venkata Seshachala Sarma Yadavalli, University of Pretoria, South Africa,
Dr. Hari Agung Yuniarto, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Dr. Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China,
Dr. Henk Zijm, Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics, University of Twente, Netherlands
Dr. Devashis Mitra, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
Dr. Hamidi Bashir, Chairperson, University of Sharjah, UAE,
Dr. Hesham Kamal Al-Fares, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Khaled S. Al-Sultan, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohamed Essaaidi, Professor and Director (Dean), ENSIAS College of Engineering – Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco,
Ir. Lim Chye Ing, PhD, Curtin University, Malaysia,
Dr. Ir. H. A. Dirgahayu Lantara, MT, IPU, Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia,
Dr. Heri Setiawan, S.T., M.T., Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas
Dr. Ir. Eduart Wolok, ST, MT, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia
Professor Dr. Noordin Mohd. Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. Qutubuddin S.M, PDA College of Engineering and Technology, India

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Dr. A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado, EMI, Rabat, Morocco
Dr. Aidin Delgoshaei, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Dr. Abderrahmane Mellak, University of Boumerdes, Algeria
Dr. Abdollah Aghaie, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK
Dr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Iraq
Dr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Andi Cakravastia, ST, MT, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Dr. Anwar, Universitas Malikussaleh, Aceh, Indonesia
Dr. Arun N. Nambiar, California State University – Fresno, USA
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
Dr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
Dr. Bhuvenesh Rajamony, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada
Dr. Carles Sitompul, S.T., M.T., M.I.M., Universitas Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia.
Dr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
Dr. Faieza Abdul Aziz, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. Fernando González Aleu, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
Dr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China
Dr. Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr. Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Haider Ali Biswas, Khulna University, Bangladesh
Dr. Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Dr. Indra Gunawan, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Ing. Novie Susanto,ST, M. Eng, Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia
Dr. Ir. Rakhma Oktavina, MT, Universitas Gunadarma
Dr. Ir. Rosnani Ginting, MT, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Dr. Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Jayakanth Srinivasan, MIT Sloan School of Management
Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Kondo H. Adjallah, Paul-Verlaine University, France
Dr. Lamto Widodo, ST., MT, Universitas Tarumanegara, Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France
Dr. Mahdi Bashiri, Shahed University, Iran
Dr. Mahmood Shafiee, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Dr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Md. Abdus Samad Kamal, Gunma University, Kiryu, Japan
Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Independent University, Bangladesh
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia
Dr. Mehran Doulat, UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Meilita Tryana Sembiring, ST, MT, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Dr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana
Dr. Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain
Dr. Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. Mohd Abdur Rashid, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Nani Kurniati, Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Dr. Naniek Utami Handayani, S.Si, MT, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia
Dr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia
Dr. Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Dr. Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya
Dr. P. Sanjeevikumar, CTiF Global Capsule, Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr. Raja Kothandaraman, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, India
Dr. Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA
Dr. Rashmi Jha, Gitarattan International Business School (GIBS), New Delhi, India
Dr. Ratri Parida, National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR), Pune, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Rina Fitriana, Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Trisakti, Indonesia
Dr. Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile
Dr. Ruchi Mishra, Institute of Management, Nirma Univ., Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Salah Haridy, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Sarbjit Singh, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Dr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr. Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Shahryar Sorooshian, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Suat Kasap, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
Dr. Suhaiza Hanim Zailani,University Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar
Dr. T. Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Dr. Tanika D Sofianti, Industrial Engineering Dept., Engineering Faculty, Swiss German University BSD City Kav. Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Dr. Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA
Dr. Titah Yudhistira, ST, MT, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Dr. Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece
Dr. Vladimir Beresnev, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Russia
Dr. Vladimir I. Tsurkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Dr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia
Dr. Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan
Dr. Yosi Agustina Hidayat, ST, MT, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Dr. Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech, Singapore
Dr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia
Dr. D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
Eko Setiawan, ST, MT, Ph.D, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta
Jonrinaldi, ST, MT, Ph.D, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
Markus Hartono, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D, CHFP, Universitas Surabaya, Indonesia
Nurhadi Siswanto, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November, Surabaya, Indonesia
Prof. Dr. Anand Kumar, M.S. Engineering College, Bangalore Karnataka, India
Dr. Taufiq Immawan, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Halim Mahfud, Department of Industrial Engineering, UPN Veteraran Jakarta, Indonesia
Yun Arifatul Fatimah, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Indonesia
Andi Sudiarso, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Arian Dhini, ST, MT., Department of Industrial Engineering Universitas Indonesia
Dr.Eng. Ir. Irma Nur Afiah, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia
Dr. Wahyuda, ST, MT, Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Mulawarman
Dr. Ir. Adrian Nur, S.T., M.T., Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Eng. Hendri Widyandari, S.Si., M.Si., University Centre of Excellence for Electrical Energy Storage Technology, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
Retno Tanding Suryandari, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
Didiek Sri Wiyono, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Fethma M Nor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Muhammad Azizi Mat Yajid, Director (Materials,Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Auditya Purwandini Sutarto, University of Qomaruddin Gresik, Indonesia
Dr. Leo Aldianto, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Abroon Qazi, Ph.D., Fellow Society of Actuaries | Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing & Information Systems, School of Business Administration (AACSB accredited), American University of Sharjah, PO Box 26666, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Ali Ahmadian, Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
Dr. Sachin Solanke, Assistant Professor, General Engineering Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Dr. Kamran Yeganegi, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Dr. Abroon Qazi, Associate Professor of Operations Management, School of Business Administration, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Hesham Kamal Al-Fares, Past Department Head and Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia