13th IEOM Global Engineering Education

Bangkok, Thailand
March 5-7, 2019

IEOM Society International addresses the issues of Global Engineering Education. There are various levels of readiness of engineering graduates from various parts of the world. One of the main themes is how to reduce the readiness gap of engineering graduates around the world. The special focus is given to Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering including Engineering Management. Are the engineering graduates ready to take on the challenges of the current global economy? With the great success of Global Engineering Education Series of last IEOM conferences, IEOM 2019 Bangkok Conference will have the 13th Global Engineering Education where distinguished speakers will discuss the readiness of engineering graduates for workforce around the world. Thirty six featured speakers will be from various part of the world to address engineering education challenges and opportunities.

Talks can be delivered related on:

Problem based learning
Project based learning
Active collaborative learning
Student learning assessment
Teaching and learning
Pedagogy
Curriculum improvement
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Global engineering education challenges
IE Education

Each speaker needs to submit a title of the talk, photo and a short bio as well as power point presentation. All will be included in the IEOM 2019 Conference proceedings. If you are interested to be a distinguished global engineering education feature speaker, please send you bio and a title of your presentation at info@ieomsociety.org.

Global Engineering Education Chairs

Dr. Abu Masud, Boeing Global Engineering Professor – Retired, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA

Dr. Hamid Parsaei, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University (College Station) and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Academic Outreach, Texas A&M University Qatar

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Tuesday (March 5, 2019)

Tuesday (March 5, 2019)
Session I: Global Engineering Education (Room 1)
Session Chair: Dr. Syed Ahmad Helmi Al Haddad
8:00 – 9:30 am (Tuesday)

8:00 – 8:30 (Tuesday)

Ana Luísa Ferreira Andrade Ramos
Assistant Professor of Management and Industrial Engineering (MIE)
Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering (DEGEI)
University of Aveiro, Campo de Santiago
Aveiro, Portugal

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE): Visual Thinking to Engineer Modern Complex Systems

Ana Luísa Ferreira Andrade Ramos was born in Viseu (Portugal), in 1974. She received the M.Sc. degree in Computers Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 2002 and the Ph.D. degree in Industrial Management from the University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, in 2011. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Management and Industrial Engineering (MIE) with the Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering (DEGEI) of University of Aveiro, where she teaches since 1997 (Simulation, Operations Management and Logistics). She is member of the Executive Board of the Department. She was a member of the Department Council, vice-director of the MIE undergraduate and graduate programs and coordinator of the Socrates/Erasmus program for the MIE area.

She is an integrated member of the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) of the University of Aveiro being the research work focused on systems engineering and modeling & simulation of complex systems, with applications in the industrial and transportation sectors. She has participated in several scientific research projects and industry-based projects. She co-authored book chapters and numerous scientific papers published in peer reviewed international journals and international conferences proceedings. She received, in 2009, the international award “INCOSE Foundation/Stevens Institute Doctoral Awards for Promising Research in Systems Engineering and Integration”.

She served as reviewer for many scientific journals such as Computers and Industrial Engineering, IEEE Transactions, and Research in Engineering Design. She is a member of the IEEE Society, the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, the International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, the Systems Engineering & Architecting Network for Research (SEANET), and the Portuguese Association for the Development of Operational Research (APDIO).

8:30 – 9:00 (Tuesday)

Prof. Aurobindo Ogra
BTech (Construction), Masters (Urban & Regional Planning), Masters (Business Economics)
Pr Pln (A/1559/2012), MSAPI, MSAAPAM, AITPI, MIUT, MISRS
Lecturer: Department of Town and Regional Planning
Coordinator: Masters in Sustainable Urban Planning and Development (MSUPD)
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE)
University of Johannesburg
South Africa

Mr. Aurobindo Ogra joined University of Johannesburg in 2009 and presently lectures in areas of Sustainable Urban Infrastructure and Smart Cities Development at Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. He acquired Bachelor of Construction Technology (2000) and Masters in Urban & Regional Planning (2002) from CEPT University, Masters in Business Economics (2009) from Annamalai University and is currently finishing his doctoral research in Engineering Management at University of Johannesburg. He has also participated in specialized certificate programmes in urban sector from leading institutions namely Central European University (CEU), World Bank Institute, IGLUS-EPFL Switzerland, University of California, Berkeley and University of West Florida.

He has more than 16 years of international professional experience from South Africa, India and China. He had worked on multi-sectoral urban projects from multilateral & bilateral donor agencies like ADB, World Bank, JBIC, USAID, and National, Provincial and Local Governments. His key expertise and interest areas span across multidisciplinary domains of urban sector: Smart Cities, Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Infrastructure, Urban Development and Management, Local Government, Urban Financial Management, Metropolitan and City Regions, e-Governance, Geographic Information Systems, Urban/Spatial Analytics, Innovation & Technology Integration, Tourism, and Industrial Parks Development. He is currently acquiring further knowledge and skills in areas of Data Science, Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Geo-Computation and its application for solving complex real world problems in urban and regional sector. He is a registered Professional Planner with South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN), Member of International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), Associate Member of Institute of Town Planners India (ITPI) and among other key national and international professional and voluntary associations. At an institutional/ industry engagement level, he has provided technical inputs at various levels in the capacity of an Expert Panel Member, Working Commission Member, Scientific Committee Member, Editorial Board Member, Reviewer, Session Chair and as a Keynote Speaker.

During 2015-16, he served as a Technical Task Team Member, Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC), South Africa to provide strategic inputs in areas of SIP-6: Integrated Municipal Infrastructure Project, SIP 7: Integrated Urban Space and Public Transport Programme, and Innovative Building Technologies (IBT). As a Scientific Chair & Editorial Member for Planning Africa Conference during 2014 and 2016, he spearheaded the development of online conference management system, peer reviewing and publication of conference proceedings. He was interviewed and participated as a panelist on South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC News) South Africa, on a conversation on rapid urbanization and challenges in Johannesburg (March and July, 2016). During 2018, he presented at Smart Cities Africa Summit and Metropolis Annual Meeting held at Johannesburg as an invited Keynote & Parallel Session Speaker.

He is presently the Programme Coordinator for Masters in Sustainable Urban Planning and Development (MSUPD) offered by Department of Town and Regional Planning at University of Johannesburg. He has served as an external examiner/ dissertation examiner at an undergraduate and postgraduate level at other universities of South Africa. His current teaching and research responsibilities at postgraduate level includes: Sustainable Urban Infrastructure and Smart Cities Development (SUSC019), Masters Research Supervision/Minor Dissertation (MUSP019/029), and the undergraduate modules include: Planning Design: Introduction to Planning Survey (PLSTRB1), Urban Renewal / Project Work-C (EL3872C), Management for Planners (TPM431), and Research Project Supervision/ Dissertation (TRP406).

Mr Aurobindo Ogra is a recipient of Local Government & Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) Fellowship, Open Society Institute, Hungary (2008). He is an active researcher and has published and presented several peer-reviewed papers at national and international conferences. His current research projects are in areas of: Teaching Innovation, Industrial Parks, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Industrial Development Zones (IDZ), Planning Design, Urban Infrastructure, Waste Management, and Innovative Building Technologies that span across South Africa, China, Austria and other African Countries.

9:00 – 9:30 (Tuesday)

Dr. Syed Ahmad Helmi Al Haddad
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Fellow, Center for Engineering Education (CEE) – UTM

Dr. Syed Ahmad Helmi is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and is affiliated to the UTM Centre for Engineering Education. He is currently the Graduate Programme Coordinator for the Department of Material, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering. He has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Master in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Education. Prior to joining UTM, he worked as industrial extension officer in Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) and as an engineer in various industries, such as INTEL and SIME-DARBY. Syed Helmi was a visiting scholar in University of Waterloo, Canada, and one of a task force member in-charged of propagating active learning in UTM. Over the years, as a practitioner of Problem-Based Learning (PBL), he has conducted several workshops to train academics, especially those in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education areas, on Outcomes-Based Educaction (OBE) particularly in effective implementation of Student Centred Learning (SCL) throughout Malaysian higher institutions, and international institutions such as in China, India, Korea, Turkey, and Afganistan. Dr. Syed Helmi was invited as speaker in several international conferences. He also had published numerous articles related to his area of interest. His recent works include SCL, change management, complex engineering problems, manufacturing systems and optimization, and modelling of complex industrial systems.

9:30 am – Welcome Address: Dr. Nat Vorayos, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

9:40 am (Tuesday) – Opening Keynote I: Dr. Adedeji Badiru, Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA

10:20 am (Tuesday) Opening Keynote II: Dr. Devdas Shetty, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA

11:00 – 11:30 – Networking Break

Session II: Global Engineering Education (Room 1 )
Session Chair: Puteri Suhaiza Sulaiman, Universiti Putra Malaysia
11:30 – 1:00 (Tuesday, March 5)

11:30 – 12:00 (Tuesday)

Dr. Aezeden Mohamed
Senior Lecturer
University of Technology
Papua New Guinea

Aezeden Mohamed has a B.Sc., M.Sc., and PhD degrees in Mechanical and Manufacturing at the University of Manitoba, Canada. His areas of research are experimental in nature includes but not limited; mechanical properties, materials characterizations, corrosion and corrosion control, and biomedical engineering. He has carried out research and taught at the University of Manitoba and Memorial University in Canada. In addition to his technical research interests, he earned diploma in Higher Education Teaching from University of Manitoba, Canada. He has published over 10 papers in Canadian Engineering Education Association. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology, Papua New Guinea.

Dr. John Yuahan Pumwa
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Acting Dean of Engineering
PNG University of Technology
Papua New Guinea

John Yuahan Pumwa, is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Acting Dean of Engineering at the PNG University of Technology. Professor Pumwa’s research interests are in the areas of Tribology (friction, wear and lubrication), engineering materials, friction and wear, energy, biodiesel and renewable energy, modeling and simulation and engineering education. Prior to joining the faculty at Mechanical Engineering, PNG University of Technology, he was a member of the production engineering team at New Britain Palm Oil Limited. He joined the company immediately after graduating from the PNG University of Technology.

Professor Pumwa graduated from the PNG University of Technology with her BEng., degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also graduated from the University of Wollongong, N.S.W., Australia with a MEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering. He also graduated from Texas A&M University with a Ph.D. degree in Interdisciplinary engineering. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (FASME) and a Fellow of the Institution Engineers, PNG (FIEPNG) and a member and Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE), UK. Professor Pumwa completed his postdoctoral research at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) with Professor Nam Soo Woo. Professor Pumwa was also attached at Baylor University, Engineering Department as a research Professor conducting research in biodiesel production and testing using coconut oil with supervision of Professor Walter Bradley in Waco, Texas.

Professor Pumwa has taught a number of courses in mechanical engineering; statics, dynamics, mechanics, engineering materials, ethics, failure analysis, vibration and design of experiments. He has served as a Acting Vice Chancellor for almost a year while waiting for the Vice Chancellor to arrive on campus. He has served on a number of university committees (admissions, staffing and appeals) and also board member of PNG Ports for a number of years. He is currently teaching failure analysis to final year students and engineering ethics to third year mechanical engineering students. Educational Background:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
D., Interdisciplinary Engineering, Texas A&M University.
, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Eng., Mechanical Engineering, PNG University of Technology

ID 262 Reflections on Teaching, Research, and Service of a Faculty Member for Those Transitioning into a University Tenure Track Faculty Position
Aezeden Mohamed, PNG University of Technology, Papua New Guinea
John Yuahan Pumwa, Mechanical Engineering, PNG University of Technology, Papua New Guinea

12:00 – 12:30 (Tuesday)

Mohamed Ismail, Ph.D.
Senior IT Consultant
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Education City, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Mohamed Y. Ismail received his MS. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Florida. He progressed through several leadership positions at Verizon Communications. Dr. Ismail joined Texas A&M University at Qatar as a Senior IT Consultant and created several pioneering initiatives for promoting the use of digital technologies in the classroom. He has widely presented papers in national and international conferences and symposia and worked closely with engineering faculty at Texas A&M University at Qatar to develop and introduce new technologies to assist students’ learning. His research interests include application of Virtual and Augmented Reality to engineering instruction and the design of innovative instructional methods for engineering education.

Hamid R. Parsaei, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Education City, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). Additionally, he holds the rank of professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Dr. Parsaei is a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He is a leader in advancing teaching and learning by developing new initiatives for using technology in the classroom and enhancing excellence through diversity in educational programs. He has been a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on engineering education and the use of technology to further improve teaching and learning. His research currently focuses on application of optimization techniques to emergency evacuations and disaster mitigation. He has published over 280 articles in the peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has authored and edited 24 text and referenced books including those in progress. He has served as an ABET Program Evaluator (PEV) for the Engineering Accreditation Commission representing the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers since 2006. He has served as the college wide ABET Coordinator at Texas A&M University at Qatar. Dr. Parsaei served as professor and chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Houston (January 2001- August 2010) and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Texas A&M University at Qatar (September 2010-Augustu 2014). Dr. Parsaei is a registered professional engineer in Texas.

Boback Parsaei
Senior Consultant
Integrated Technology Systems, Inc.
Houston, Texas

Boback Parsaei holds B.S. and M. Engr. in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University, respectively. He has served as a senior consultant with Integrated Technology Systems, Inc. He is co-editor of the CRC Press book series on Technology Guides: Advancing Capacity Building in Contemporary Organizations and co-author of an upcoming CRC Press book, Leadership Excellence in Dynamic Organizations: The Art of Developing Leaders. Mr. Parsaei has presented several papers at international conferences on leadership, project management, and engineering education. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University.

ID 301 Applications of Virtual Reality (VR) as Teaching Tool to Enrich Students Learning
Mohammed Ismail and Hamid Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Boback Parsaei, Senior Consultant, Integrated Technology Systems Inc, Houston, texas

12:30 – 1:00 (Tuesday)

Dr. Puteri Suhaiza Sulaiman
Senior Lecturer
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Puteri Suhaiza Sulaiman is a senior lecturer in Universiti Putra Malaysia. She has Degree of Science (Computer) and Masters of Science (Computer Science), both from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She then received her PhD in Computer Graphics at in Universiti Putra Malaysia(UPM). She has more than 15 years experience in the field of computer graphics, computer vision, information visualization and advanced interaction. Her current research explores the realm of virtual and mixed reality, focusing on the interaction and visualization elucidation. She has been involved in designing and developing computer games for children and people with special needs.

ID 398 Engineering Education through Students Engagement in Virtual Learning Space
Puteri Suhaiza Sulaiman, Universiti Putra Malaysia

1:00 – 2:30 : Lunch Keynote and Networking Break (Buffet Lunch Provided)

Session III: Global Engineering Education (Room 1 )
Session Chair: Trynos Gumbo, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa
2:30 – 4:00 pm (Tuesday, March 5)

2:30 – 3:00 (Tuesday)

Abdelaziz Berrado, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering
EMI School of Engineering
Mohamed V University in Rabat
Morocco

Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado is Department Chair and Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering in EMI School of Engineering at Mohamed V University in Rabat. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Decisio“n Systems and Industrial Engineering from the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. His research, teaching and consulting interests are in the areas of Big Data Analytics, Industrial Statistics, Operations and Supply Chain Modelling, Planning and Control with applications in healthcare, education and other industries. He focuses on developing frameworks, methods and tools for systems” diagnostics, optimization and control with the aim of operational excellence. He published several papers in research journals and conferences with local and international funding. He reviews for many journals and is member of INFORMS, IEOM and IEEE. In addition to academic work, he interacts continuously with different Industries in the areas of Machine Learning, Quality Engineering and Supply Chain Management. He was also a senior engineer at Intel.

ID 439 A Critical review about performance management in education systems: Case of Morocco
HIND BENLHABIB and Abdulaziz Berrado, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco

3:00 – 3:30 (Tuesday)

Dr. Trynos Gumbo
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Town and Regional Planning
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
University of Johannesburg (UJ)
South Africa

Trynos Gumbo is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Town and Regional Planning within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment in the University of Johannesburg (UJ). He Holds a PhD from Stellenbosch University, South Africa as well as masters and honours degrees from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Zimbabwe. He has previously worked in the Africa Institute of South Africa of the Human Sciences Research Council as a research specialist and Acting Manager for the sustainable development programme. Prof Gumbo has also worked as an international instructor in the urban management masters programme within the Ethiopian Civil Service University College (ECSUC) in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Before, Prof Gumbo had worked as lecturer and Head of Department at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Zimbabwe. He has attended and presented at several national and international conferences and has published widely on urban development and management. His research interests include urban transportation planning and management, sustainable and smart cities development, housing and economic informality, green economy and renewable energy generation from waste and innovative building technologies and materials.

Dr. Emaculate Ingwani
Senior Lecturer
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
School of Environmental Science
University of Venda
South Africa

Emaculate Ingwani is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Environmental Science at the University of Venda in South Africa. Emaculate is a holder of a PhD from Stellenbosch University in South Africa; MSc in Rural and Urban planning from the University of Zimbabwe. Emaculate is registered with the South African Planning Institute, and the Zimbabwe Institute of Rural and Urban Planners. She holds experience in teaching at universities in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and South Africa.

3:30 – 4:00 (Tuesday)

Dr. Fauzia Jabeen
Associate Professor of Management
College of Business
Abu Dhabi University
UAE

Dr. Fauzia Jabeen is an Associate Professor of Management at College of Business, Abu Dhabi University. She holds a Ph.D. in Management and has notable academic and industrial experience of United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dr. Jabeen’s teaching and research interests pertain to Women Entrepreneurship & SMEs,Family Business, Organizational Behaviour, Leadership, Sustainability, and Emiratization. Her work has been published in the leading journals like International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, and Journal of Management Development. She has more than 15 years of experience in Teaching, Research and Consulting.

ID 656:Perceptions and Career Choices Linked to the UAE Youths Entrepreneurial Intention
Fauzia Jabeen, College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, UAE

4:00 – 4:30 : Networking Break

Session IV: PANEL SESSION – Global Engineering Education (Room 1 )
Panel Chair: Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
4:30 – 6:00 pm (Tuesday, March 5)

Panelists

Dr. Abu Masud, P.E.
Emeritus Professor
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Wichita State University
Kansas, USA

Dr. Abu Masud is an emeritus professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at Wichita State University. He was named the Boeing Global Engineering Professor at Wichita State University. Dr. Masud advanced the College of Engineering’s strategic alliances for global enrichment and experiential learning of students as well as international research collaborations and partnerships. He received Duane and Velma Wallace Outstanding Educator Award from WSU College of Engineering. Previously he was held various positions at Wichita State including dean and associate dean of graduate school (2008-2013), coordinator, college ABET affairs (2006-2008), associate dean, college of engineering (2004-2005), chair, industrial and manufacturing engineering department (1994-2004) and graduate coordinator of IME (1991-94, 1996-98, 2001-2004). Dr. Masud has engaged with various companies and governmental research centers including NASA Langley Research Center, VA, NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow (1991 and 1992), Boeing, Consulting Analyst, and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. He is member of Accreditation Review Council (2011-2014). Dr. Masud published book, book chapters, and numerous journal and conference papers. He is registered Professional Engineer at Kansas State. Dr. Masud is an IIE fellow. He received Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology.

Dr. Hamid Parsaei, PE
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Texas A&M University (College Station)
and
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University – Qatar

Hamid R. Parsaei is Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University (College Station) and also Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Texas A&M University at Qatar. He is a registered professional engineer (PE) in Texas, a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He has published over 200 articles in peer-refereed archival journals and conference proceedings. He has also served as editor/co-editor in chief for four academic journals and five book series. His research, in excess of $22 million, has been funded by numerous government and private institutions.

Dr. Adedeji Badiru
Dean
Graduate School of Engineering and Management
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB
Ohio, USA

Deji Badiru is the Dean and senior academic officer for the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He is responsible for planning, directing, and controlling all operations related to granting doctoral and master’s degrees, professional continuing cyber education, and research and development programs. In his post-high-school days, Deji worked as a graphic artist for children television programs, as a writer and columnist for community newspapers, and as an accounts clerk. These are practical skills that he frequently uses, even today, in his administrative and professional duties.

Deji Badiru was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at AFIT, Professor and Department Head of Industrial & Information Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of University College at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He is a registered professional engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He holds BS in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. His areas of interest include mathematical modeling, systems efficiency analysis, and high-tech product development. He is the author of over 30 books, 35 book chapters, 75 technical journal articles, 115 conference proceedings and presentations. He also has published 30 magazine articles and 20 editorials and periodicals. He is a member of several professional associations and scholastic honor societies.

Wednesday (March 6, 2019)

Session V: Global Engineering Education (Room – )
Session Chair: Dr. S. C. Naik, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India
8:00 – 9:30 am (Wednesday)

8:00 – 8:30 (Wednesday)

Dr. Paul A. Ozor
TWAS-NRF Research Fellow
University of Johannesburg
South Africa

Dr. Paul A. Ozor obtained a bachelor’s degree (B.Engr) in Mechanical/Production Engineering at Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria. He worked as project manager with some Engineering Companies before proceeding to Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) for higher studies, and specialized in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. He obtained both Masters and PhD degrees in 2008 and 2015 respectively from UNN. He has been a teaching and research staff of UNN for over a decade. He is a Professional Member of Nigeria Society of Engineers. Dr Ozor is currently a TWAS-NRF research fellow to University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and had been awarded the Association of Common Wealth Universities’ (ACU) early career scholarship in 2014. His research interests include Industrial Operations modelling, Quality management, Systems Analysis, Reliability Engineering, with special emphasis on System Sustainability, Failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMECA), Safety and Risk assessment (SRA) as well as Environmental influence modelling, including Waste Management, Water and Energy nexus.

Professor Charles Mbohwa
Professor
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
University of Johannesburg
South Africa

Professor Charles Mbohwa is a full professor in Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg. He was formerly the Vice-Dean for postgraduate studies research and innovation and Acting Dean of the faculty. He obtained B. Sc. Honours in Mechanical Engineering in 1986 from Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. He later bagged M. Sc. in Operations Management and Manufacturing Systems in 1992, with a distinction from Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK. He obtained PhD in Engineering (Production Systems focusing on Energy and life cycle assessment) from Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan in 2004. Professor Mbohwa is an NRF-rated established researcher. In January 2012 he was confirmed as an established researcher making significant contribution to the developing fields of sustainability and life cycle assessment. In addition, he has produced high quality body of research work on Southern Africa. He is an active member of the United Nations Environment Programme/Society of Environmental and Toxicology and Chemistry Life Cycle Initiative, where he has served on many taskforce teams.

ID 603 Engineering Education and Self Dependence: A Nigerian Experience
Paul Amaechi Ozor and Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

8:30 – 9:00 (Wednesday)

Dr. A. K. MALIK
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics
B. K. Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology
Pilani (Rajasthan), India

Topic of the talk: Applications of Optimizations in Engineering and Management

Dr. A. K. Malik, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, B. K. Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology Pilani, Rajasthan, India. He received his MSc degree with Mathematics from Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, haridwar, Uttrakhand and PhD from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He has more than 13 years’ experience in academic and research. His area of specialization is Operations Research, Inventory Control, and soft computing techniques. He has published more than forty research papers in reputed national and international journals. He has also attended various national and international seminar/conferences/symposiums/workshops and presented his research papers.

He is author/co-author of 18 books like Operations Research (Oxford University Press), Engineering Mathematics-I & II, Mathematics-III (for EC&EE), Advanced Engineering Mathematics (All New Age International Publication, New Delhi); Optimization Techniques, Topology, Measure Theory & Integration (I K International Publication, New Delhi); and Mathematics-III (for CS& IT) (Asian Publication, New Delhi) etc.

He has been invited to deliver talks on various research topics in several Institutes (IITs and others) and universities; and a visiting Professor in various prestigious institutes EISTI University, CERGY, Paris France for delivered lectures on “Thorough operational research: Modelling and Business Application” to MASTER IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS-ADEO during Nov 2014 -Dec 2014.

He has supervised 5 Ph.D. students in the field of Inventory control and soft computing techniques. He is a life member of learned societies, Association of Inventory Academicians and Practitioners (AIAP), Indian Association for Reliability and Statistics (IARS), Rajasthan Ganita Parishad (RGP). He is reviewer of various journals Opsearch, JIEI (Springer), IJPMB & IJSCM (Inderscience), IJPM, and editorial board member of IJSCE, AJMS,BSMSS, IJMSA, etc.

9:00 – 9:30 (Wednesday)

Dr. Shiba Charan Naik
Professor, Former Head of Chemical Engineering and Dean
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India
Past President, The Institution of Engineers
Past Vice-President, The Federation of Engineering Institutions in South & Central Asia

Vision 2025-Global Engineering Education

Professor S C Naik obtained his BTech, MS & PhD degrees-all in Chemical Engineering from the Universities of Madras, Ottawa and UK (Swansea, Wales) respectively. He taught at the National Institute of Technology, Odisha State, India where Dr. Naik was Head of the Department and Dean. He guided many Research Fellows, some medium scale Industries and helped in establishment of an Engineering College. Dr. Naik authored/co-authored some books, published many papers in International and National Journals and presented papers in several countries. He was a Keynote Speaker at the Technical Events in Sri Lanka, South Korea, some Gulf countries, Naples, Tokyo and San Francisco in 2006. Dr. Naik was a Consultant to a prestigious Journal.

Dr. Naik was a President of The Indian Institution of Engineers, one of the largest professional bodies in the world, a Vice President of The Federation of Engineering Institutions of South & Central Asia and a Council Member of The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is a well-known writer in his own mother tongue, Odiya and has published several social novels, a book with one hundred poems and several articles for which he has been felicitated by his State Literature Academy and his name has found place in Central Literature Academy. Dr. Naik is associated with many Committees at the State and Central levels. Professor Naik has a deep involvement in social service for which he has been even appreciated by a world-based organization. For his achievements, he has been awarded and appreciated by Regional, State, Central and Global organizations.

9:40 – 10:20 (Wednesday): Keynote: Mr. Anurat Suthamniurn, Executive Vice President, Corporate Food Processing & Engineering, CPF (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Silom , Bangkok, Thailand

10:20 – 11:00 (Wednesday): Keynote: Prof. Thumrongrut MUNGCHAROEN (RUTT), Chairperson of Energy and Environment Cluster, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

11:00 – 11:30 Networking Break

Session VI: Global Engineering Education (Room 1)
Session Chair: Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
11:30 am – 1:00 pm (Wednesday)

11:30 – 12:00 (Wednesday)

Dr. Annamalai Pandian
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Saginaw Valley State University
Michigan, USA

Annamalai Pandian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan, USA and Director of B.S. in Engineering Technology Management program. He earned his B.Eng. & M. Eng. Degree in Mech. Eng. from University of Madras, Chennai, India, and M.S. Degree in Mech. Eng. from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA and D. Eng., Degree in Manufacturing Systems from Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, USA. He has wealth of experience in automotive tooling design and manufacturing having worked for Chrysler Corporation for more than 13 years. He has taught several mechanical and manufacturing engineering courses. His research interests include 3D printing, Simulation, DOE, Robotics, ARMA and ANN. He is a member of ASQ, ASEE, and IEOM. He is also a member of the editorial advisory board for the International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management. Journal paper reviewer for many International Journals.

ID 031 Vision Guided Robotics Research Study
Annamalai Pandian, Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan, United States

12:00 – 12:30 (Wednesday)

Dr. Manali Kshirsagar
Principal
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Research
Wanadongri, Nagpur, India

Dr. Manali’s wide professional experience of 26 years is a blend of rich experience from Academia and Industry. Dr Manali has Ph.D. (Computer Science), M.E.(Computer Science & Engineering), B.E. (Computer Technology) and Diploma (Computer Technology), M.B.A.(Finance & Marketing). Her specialization at post graduate and Ph.D. level includes Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Business Intelligence and Bioinformatics and other areas of interest include Advanced Operating Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, Business Analytics. Her job profile so far has been Education Leader, Vice President at ADCC Infocad Ltd., full Professor at UG and PG level, Ph.D. Supervisor, Head of the Department, Dean (Students Activities), Head of the Institution. Director, International Relations Office, Meghe Group, Project Director – The Kalam Impact –Signature Faculty Empowerment Programme of Meghe Group.

Currently Dr. Manali is working in the capacity of Principal at Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Research, Hingna Road, Nagpur Maharashtra, India and Strategic Advisor to Ceinsys Tech Ltd. Nagpur, a public listed Engineering Services company. Dr. Manali has been the member of various professional societies and also held various positions. She is the Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India), Chartered Engineer, Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (New Delhi), Elected Member of IE (I) Maharashtra State Center, Vice-chair of CSI Nagpur Chapter.

Dr. Manali has more than 50 technical and research publications in International Journals, International and National conferences. She has been a guide of 14 Ph. D. scholars out of which 07 scholars have been awarded with the Ph.D. degree, 03 scholars have submitted their thesis and 04 scholars are pursuing their research work. Dr. Manali has been Instrumental in signing MoUs with US universities for many collaborative ventures. Her International exposure includes visits to US universities e.g. Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), Boston ,University of Massachusetts, Lowell Michigan State University, Lansing, Arizona State University, Phoenix, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Purdue University, Indianapolise.

Dr. Manali has attended many workshops on topics like Content Development, Advances in Databases, Customer Relationship Management, Project management, E-learning Effective Teaching, Curriculum Innovation, Bioinformatics, Six Sigma Methodology, Gain and retain customers etc. She has delivered more than 50 invited talks in various workshops, national and international conferences. She has organized many Training programs, Workshops, events including an International workshop on “Effective Global Leadership Strategies” in association with SEGI University, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia.

Other significant contributions of Dr. Manali include -being certified lead auditor of QMS ISO 9001:2000 of TUV, Germany conducted many surveillance audits at government organisations like Maharashtra State Electricity Board power stations, Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s various departments etc. Instrumental in receiving CMMI Level 3 –SVC appraisal (two times) and DEV appraisal for ADCC Infocad Ltd.(now Ceinsys Tech Ltd.), contributed towards preparation of business plan for Atal Incubation Center.

12:30 – 1:00 (Wednesday)

Dr. Albertus Retnanto
Professor of the Practice
Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University at Qatar

Dr. Albertus Retnanto is Professor of the Practice of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University at Qatar and has been in the Petroleum Engineering program since 2009. He received his Ph.D. degree in Petroleum Engineering (1998) from Texas A&M University. He teaches undergraduate courses in numerical methods, well testing, petroleum production system, production engineering, petroleum technical presentation, natural gas engineering, and integrated asset development and makes significant curriculum enhancements to several courses. He held a Principal position with Schlumberger and has more than 18 years of experience worldwide in both technical and management positions in the area of well testing, field development, and production enhancement. He has received the Performed by Schlumberger Bronze Award four times. He has served as the Review Chairman of SPE Drilling & Completion Journal and chair on several committees on SPE. He received the A Peer Apart SPE Award, which is dedicated to the technical excellence of authors to the industry. He received the AFS College-level Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching in 2016, SGA Educator Award, SEC Best Faculty Award, and the Faculty of the Year Award in five times, and the Distinguished Teaching Award. He has authored and co-authored over 35 papers. He is a PETE undergraduate advisor, and ABET/SAC coordinator. He serves as an ABET Program Evaluator (PEV) for the Engineering Accreditation Commission representing the Petroleum Engineering.

Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ)

Boback Parsaei
Senior Consultant
Integrated Technology Systems, Inc.
Houston, Texas

ID 217 The Role of Program Advisory Board in Elevating the Degree Program Content
Albertus Retnanto and Hamid Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Boback Parsaei, Senior Consultant, Integrated Technology Systems, Inc., Houston, Texas

1:0o – 2:30 : Lunch Keynote and Networking Break (Buffet Lunch Provided)

Session VII: Global Engineering Education (Room 1)
Session Chair: Jedsada Tipmontian, King Mongkut’s institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) Thailand
2:30 – 4:00 pm (Wednesday)

2:30 – 3:00 (Wednesday)

Prof. Vitor Mendes Caldana
Federal Institute of Sao Paulo (IFSP) – Sorocaba Campus
Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Engineering Education for Industry 4.0

Began the academic career with a technician course in Electronics from Liceu de Artes e Ofícios (1999) followed by an undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2004. In 2016, finished the Masters course in Industrial Engineering with the Quality of Engineering Education and its Relation to Regional Development as his area of research.

As a technical profession, from 1999 until 2016, started in Caltronic Automação Industrial, a service-based company in Brazil that represents American and European automation equipment for the printing industry, and finished as Service and Projects Manager, serving not only Brazil but the whole of South America with services performed also in USA and China. During the professional career took several courses in USA and Europe to Automation and dedicated equipment maintenance. In 2016 left the company for full-time dedication to IFSP.

In 2014 began his teaching career in FIEB as a substitute teacher for the Technical Course of Electronics. In 2016 moved to IFSP to start the electronics Technical Course in the city of Sorocaba and has been engaged with this project since. In this 4,5 years taught a variety of courses in electronics. In 2018 began his Research Group in Industry 4.0 and is currently working with colleagues in this research area as well as the project for the PhD.

3:00 – 3:30 (Wednesday)

Prof. Dr. Ripu Ranjan Sinha
Director General, Asia Africa Development Council
Founder, The India – Africa ICT Knowledge Consortium
Professor, S S Jain Subodh P G College, Jaipur
Associate Dean for Research Affairs, Suresh Gyan Vihar University
Jaipur, India

Prof. Sinha is Indian Academician Serving as a Director General of Asia Africa Development Council (ADCO), a Promising Council to support and promote sustainable peace and Development in Asian and African continent. Prof Sinha is born and raised in Bihar the Land of Gautam Buddha and Studied Computer Science and Knowledge Management. He holds an academic brilliance of Master’s and Bachelor’s from St. Xavier College of Computer Studies, Patna and, Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Sciences in Strategic Knowledge Management. He attained excellence in research through QIP on “Business Informatics” and ” Research Methodologies” form IIT Kanpur and IIT, Mumbai where he developed an innovative vision to contribute for sustainable peace and Development.

He spent two decades as a Professor and research administrator mainly at leading academic and research labs and is intimately involved in Computer Society of India as Vice Chairmen. He came to be known as “MAN WITH INNOVATIVE VISION” for his work on sustainable peace & Development. He also played a pivotal organizational, technical role in strategic alliances with a vision to promote innovation.

Prof Sinha is the Founder Leader of World Academy of Informatics and Management Sciences and Founder President of Innovation Society (India) a platform for Innovative Culture Establishment in PAN India focusing the Youth. He made contribution in framing of India Africa ICT Knowledge Consortium for the Promotion of Bilateral Relation among India and Africa. Prof. Sinha believes that without nourishment of Innovative culture a developing countries may not able to gain ‘Developed’ status and all his efforts are in same direction.

Prof Sinha is Secretory General of Indo Global Chamber of Commerce, Industries and agriculture an international agency promoting and supporting innovative culture through various chambers and professional excellence. He is also associated with Professional Body as Member/Board of Directors like CSI ,Brain Rhyme, AASGON United Kingdom, SMIACSIT Singapore , SIAEngg Hong Kong.

Prof. Sinha is Country Director of Public Opinions International an organisation involved in promoting attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through information Dissemination, Public Awareness, Public Relations, issues Research, training and mentor-ship, Investment Advisory services, etc.

He is recipient of several prestigious awards and Honored for Excellence to Promote innovate Culture and Made in India Initiative in conference/seminar/meetings in the SRI LANKA , BHUTAN , NEPAL, UAE , UNITED KINGDOM and PAN India. Presently he is associated with Rajasthan University. The professional journey of Prof Sinha leads him in values and ethics that aid him to discover innovate vision towards society and mankind. His writer heart loves shaping his innovative vision and thus making him great author of books like don’t kill innovation. Prof Sinha is Academician, Author of Numerous Books, Journals, Mentor of PhD Research Scholars, Innovative Leaders with SAP Consultants, Quality Assurance Professional.

3:30 – 4:00 (Wednesday)

Jedsada Tipmontian, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean at International Academy of Aviation Industry
King Mongkut’s institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) Thailand
Executive Board Member, Thai Association for Cooperative Education

The Implementation of Productivity and Quality Improvement Projects in Industrial workplaces through Cooperative and Work Integrated Education (CWIE)

Dr. J. Tipmontian is a faculty member in the field of Logistics Management, International Academy of Aviation Industry (IAAI) at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and serving as Executive Board Member for Thai Association for Cooperative Education (TACE). Before joining at KMITL, he worked for Manufacturing Business, Logistics Business, and Academic Institute, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB). He received a Bachelor’s degree in Agro-Industry from Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Thailand. He holds a Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from KMUTNB. He completed Certificate program in Industrial Engineering & Management from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. He completed PhD under Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Specialization in Industrial Engineering, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) at Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University (AU), Chennai, sponsored by Government of India Doctoral Scholarship. Tipmontian’s research interests include Supply Chain Risk Management, Quality & Production Management, Statistical and Fuzzy Quality Control, Application of Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network for Production and Distribution Problems, System Dynamics Simulation and Multi-Criteria Decision Models.

From last decade, he was in-charged as Associate Dean and chair for cooperative education committee at his academic department, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok. He had been responsible for planning, organizing, leading, monitoring, and controlling for cooperative and work-integrated education. Apart from administration and management functions above, he was in-charged as academic supervisor for more than 30 cooperative and work-integrated education (CWIE) students projects. Several CWIE projects that he had supervised were selected for awards both in regional and national level. He was a chair of steering committee for Cooperative Education National Conference (Consortium of Cooperative Education in Industry Management) in 2015 and 2017. Jedsada Tipmontian was awarded for Staff of the Year (faculty level) by King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok in 2015, and Sustained Superior Performance Award in 2015 by Cooperative Education Network of the Higher Central Region, Office of Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Royal Thai Government. He recently joined as faculty member of Logistics Management Program, International Academy of Aviation Industry, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL).

Session VII: Workshop on Outcome Based Education (OBE) – (Room 9)
Session Chair: Dr. Alina Shamsuddin, UTHM, Malaysia
2:30 – 4:00 pm (Wednesday)

WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

Alina Shamsuddin (Associate Prof. Dr.)
Deputy Director
Center of Academic Development and Training (CAD)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
86400 Parit Raja
Johor, Malaysia

Dr. Alina Shamsuddin is currently an Associate Professor (Technology Management) with the Faculty of Technology Management and Business of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. Being a founding member of her faculty, Dr. Alina is not only knowledgeable on the immediate related fields of performance measurement, production and management, she is also an expert on educational quality assessment and assurance, with 5-year experience as an auditor for the Malaysian Quality Agency (MQA). Her research concerns are myriad but inter-related, encompassing higher education quality assurance and reforms, effective teaching and learning, as well as innovative technology adoption for SMEs. Currently heading the Unit of New Programmes Development, Dr. Alina is consolidating her effort to make a difference in the quality of programme design and delivery in the overall higher educational arena, institutionally and nationally.

Dr. Chan Chee-Ming
Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research)
Centre for Graduate Studies
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

Dr. Chee-Ming Chan is an Associate Professor with the Civil Engineering Technology Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. She is presently holding the office of Deputy Dean in Academic and Research at the Centre for Graduate Studies in the University. Her area of expertise includes geo-materials, engineering education and higher education improvement. More recently, Dr. Chan’s current work on dredged materials from Malaysian waters has gained momentum and support from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and Department of Marine, Malaysia. She is also involved in professional bodies, including the Society for Engineering Education Malaysia (SEEM), Malaysian Geosynthetics Society (MyIGS), Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), and is an education quality auditor for the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA). From 2009-11, Dr. Chan served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI), Japan.

Dr. Azeanita Suratkon
Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Lead – Department of Building and Construction Engineering
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Johor, Malaysia

Dr. Azeanita Suratkon is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and leads the Department of Building and Construction Engineering. Dr. Azeanita had a multi-national education background: bachelor’s at UTM (Malaysia), Master’s at Herriot-Watt University (Scotland) and PhD at Chiba University (Japan). Her international exposure has given her the leverage for a multi-facet approach in her chosen field of study, which primarily revolves around construction management, risk assessment and procurement issues. Dr. Azeanita also aims to improve the current engineering education practice, in line with the nation’s Outcome-based Education philosophy, by drawing on her rich multi-discipline background. Her continuous effort in enriching construction management and higher educational reforms are driven forward in collaboration with Japanese counterparts too.

4:00 – 4:30 PM: Networking Break

Session VIII: Global Engineering Education (Room 1)
Session Chair: Dr. Eldon Caldwell, University of Costa Rica
4:30 – 6:00 pm (Wednesday)

4:30 – 5:00 (Wednesday)

Dr. Trynos Gumbo
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Town and Regional Planning
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
University of Johannesburg (UJ)
South Africa

Dr. Emaculate Ingwani
Senior Lecturer
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
School of Environmental Science
University of Venda
South Africa

ID 449 Exploring the efficacy of blended learning and innovative assessments in town planning students at the University of Johannesburg
Trynos Gumbo, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Emaculate Ingwani, University of Venda in South Africa

5:00 – 5:30 (Wednesday)

Dr. Niraj Gupta
Dean and Professor, FoME
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India

Dr. Niraj Gupta graduated in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay and did his Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1996. He was awarded PhD in supply Chain Management in 2011. He has a unique blend of teaching -Industry-Research experience of over 20 years. He had been a faculty member at Integral University, IIMT, NIILM and a visiting faculty at the AIMA, New Delhi and IMT Ghaziabad. He has also served in past Festo (German MNC) and Safexpress, New Delhi. At Festo, he has trained engineers from TATA Motors, Maruti, SAMTEL, Hero Honda etc. in the area of pneumatic & Eletropneumatic. At Safexpress, he was heading Safe extension cell. He has also worked in a DST sponsored project,” Technical back up in entrepreneurship development program” at IIT Delhi. He had also undergone training program at IIT Kharagpur & IIT Kanpur in the area of Quality & Supply Chain Management respectively. He has also worked in the consultancy project of Crompton Greaves, PAL & Garware in the area of Productivity, Quality and Integrated Production & Distribution System respectively. He has conducted 5 days short term course in supply chain management for teachers and industry practitioners in 2015 – 2016.

Presently, working as a Dean and Professor at Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki. He is responsible for all academic operation of FoME including the planning, delivery, performance and quality management of Teaching – Learning – Evaluation process. Some of the responsibilities, he has handled are designing of syllabus, academic instruction, ordinances (U.G+P.G), Supervision of 10 dissertations at M. Tech level, guiding 3 PhD in the area of Supply Chain Management, Lean Six Sigma and Knowledge Management, publication of 25 research paper and one book with Lambert Publication on ERP, Chairing of Technical Session at various conference etc. Dr Niraj Gupta is a Fellow of Institute of Engineers (India). His area of Interest include: Supply Chain Management, Quality (TQM, Six Sigma, ISO) & Operation Management related topics.

5:30 – 6:00 (Wednesday)

Dr. Eldon Caldwell
Director
Industrial Engineering Department
Engineering School
University of Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica

The Project based Learning combined with Problem Solving based Learning in Industrial Engineering Programs

Eldon Caldwell, is full professor/ Cathedraticus of the University of Costa Rica, Central America; Doctor (Ph.D.) in Industrial Engineering major in Lean Operations Engineering. He developed new heuristic sequencing algorithms in order to reduce cycle times and received Suma Cum Laude in his doctoral dissertation and Academic Crown Excellence Award in Autonomous University of Central America/ University of Nevada, USA. Currently, he is doctoral researcher at the (Dr. Sc.) Computing Science Program at the University of Alicante, Spain and doctoral researcher at the Dr. Ed. Program at University of Costa Rica, receiving the Academic Excellence Award 2013. Dr. Caldwellis “Lean Systems Certificated Specialist”, MAPV-University of Nevada, USA, ASQ-Six Sigma Black Belt Certified Trainer, and Spanish publications technical reviewer of Gary Conner, 2002 Shingo Prized. Also, Dr. Caldwell has been recognized by the IEOM Society with the “Outstanding Service Award” for his career of over 25 years as an educator, researcher and promoter of development of industrial engineering. Dr. Caldwell earn his B.Sc. and Master degree in Industrial Engineering at University of Costa Rica (Summa Cum Laude) and he earn a Master degree in Service Marketing, as well in Financial Analysis at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (Costa Rica); M.Sc. Health Management Systems at UNED, Costa Rica and a M.Sc. Operations Management at ITESM, México. He is author of many scientific articles and two books: “Marketing of Social Products & Services”, UCR Pub. and “Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals and techniques for cycle time reduction”, Kaikaku Ins. Press, USA. Dr. Caldwell served as Operations Manager at MASECA, CA; Lean Manufacturing Project Manager at Eaton Corp. Costa Rica, General Manager at Quirós & Cía-Bandag Inc. and General Manager at Lean Systems Intl., USA. He has 25 years of experience as advisor and consultant in Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing and Lean Logistics at Interamerican Bank for Development, WHO, UN, World Wide Bank, Coca-Cola, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá, Costa Rican Institute for Electricity, RTC- Perú, Young Electrical Signs, Nevada, USA, AirCare Inc., Reno, Nevada, Plan International-Honduras, and many others. Currently, Dr. Caldwell is Director of Industrial Engineering Department at Engineering School of University of Costa Rica.

7:00 – 10:00 pm, Wednesday – Awards Dinner

Awards Keynote: Dr. Robert de Souza, Executive Director, The Logisitcs Institute – Asia Pacific, NUS, Singapore

Thursday (March 7, 2019)

Session IX: Global Engineering Education (Room 1)
Session Chair: Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
8:00 – 9:30 am (Thursday)

8:00 – 8:30 (Thursday)

Sumit Shandilya
Director & C.E.O.
Academy for Performance & Excellence
Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Mr. Shandilya is an operations and quality management professional, consultant and a trainer. He is a key professional for deployment of Quality Management system, Lean manufacturing system, Six Sigma, TQM, TPM, Problem Solving and Operational Performance Excellence. His diverse range of consulting & training experience includes providing onsite vendor up-gradation through cluster activity, vendor system audit, conducting public & in-house trainings courses and onsite support. He has supported and mentored various organization for activities related to implementation of tools like SPC & MSA, FMEA, IATF 16949, APQP & PPAP, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Problem Solving, Plant Maintenance, DOE, TQM etc.
He has been a recipient of numerous prestigious awards for his contribution in Industry like National merit award, speaker of the session award, best researcher award, best trainer award, best consultant award, young leader award and so on.
He has worked with various big business houses of the country like HERO MotoCorp Limited, Maruti Center for Excellence – Maruti Suzuki India Limited and VISA Steel Limited. Currently, Sumit is associated with the following organizations:

Director – Institute for Industrial Performance and Engagement
Director & C.E.O. – Academy for Performance & Excellence
Executive Director – Global System Certifications
Adjunct Professor – School of Management, BML Munjal University

Academically, Sumit is a:

Ph.D. Research Fellow, BML Munjal University, Gurgaon
M.S. – Business Analytics, BITS Pilani
M.B.A. – Operations, Symbiosis, Pune
M.Sc. – Applied Statistics, I.G.N.O.U.
PGD – Project Management, MIT School of Distance Education, Pune
B.Tech. – Mechanical Engineering, Nagpur University

He is also a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, Lead Auditor – ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO 45001, Quality Council of India empanelled Lean consultant and a certified ZED consultant. He is continuously contributing to the professional world through his following associations: Member & Chair, Communication – American Society for Quality (ASQ) India, Delhi LMC, Life Member – Quality Circle Forum of India, Associate Member – Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE), India, Member & Core Committee member – National Institute for Quality & Reliability (NIQR), Northern Region. Apart from the academics, Sumit has been a national level sportsman in athletics and has won various medals for State, University and College.

8:30 – 9:00 (Thursday)

Dr. Kin Keung Lai
Honorary Professor
Department of Management Science
College of Business
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Professor Lai received his PhD at Michigan State University, USA. He is an Honorary Professor at the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Prior to his post, he was the Chair Professor of Management Science at the City University of Hong Kong. Before his academic appointment, he was a Senior Operational Research Analyst for Cathay Pacific Airways and an Area Manager on Marketing Information Systems for Union Carbide Eastern. Professor Lai’s main areas of research interests are operations and supply chain management, financial and business risk analysis and modeling using computational intelligence. He is the Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Operational Research Society of Hong Kong and currently the President of the Asia Association on Risk and Crises Management. In 2009, Professor Lai was the recipient of the Joon S. Moon Distinguished International Alumni Award of the Michigan State University and also appointed as the Chang Jiang Scholar Chair Professor by the Ministry of Education, China. In 2013, he has been selected as Fellow of the Asia Pacific Association of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems. In 2014, he was the recipient of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award, Michigan State University, USA. In 2017, Professor Lai is elected as the Academician of the International Academy of Systems and Cybernetic Sciences of Austria.

9:00 – 9:30 (Thursday)

Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani
Head of the Industrial Engineering Programme
Department of Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Occupational Safety and Health in Construction industry Management (OSHCIM) from perspective of Clients, Designers and Contractors

Jafri Mohd Rohani is a Senior Quality and Statistical Engineering Lecturer. He is also Head of the Industrial Engineering Programme at the Department of Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor. Currently, he is the President of Johor Cost and Quality Engineers Society. He is a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and Human Factor Society of Malaysia.

9:40: Keynote (Thursday): Dr. Chen-Fu Chien, Tsinghua Chair Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, Convener, Industrial Engineering and Management Program, Ministry of Science & Technology and Director, Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Research Center, Ministry of Science & Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan

10:20: Keynote (Thursday): Dr. Josu Takala, Professor, Industrial Management and Materials Management, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland

11:00 – 11:30: Networking Break

Session X: Global Engineering Education (Room 1)
Session Chair: Dr. Jiří Tupa, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
11:30 am – 1:00 pm (Thursday)

11:30 – 11:55 (Thursday)

Dr. Muhammad Hisjam
Department of Industrial Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS)
Surakarta, Indonesia

Title: Problem Based Learning for Techno-economic Analysis for Logistics System Course: Case in a State-owned Warehouse

Dr. Muhammad Hisjam is with the Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret, where he has been since 1998. He received his Bachelor degree from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia in 1986, and a Master degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia in 2002. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia in 2016, with his dissertation title is “Sustainable Supply Chain Model in Export Oriented Furniture Industry in Indonesia (Case in Perum Perhutani)”. His research interests are in supply chain, logistics, business and sustainable development. He has published some papers in Journals, Conference Proceedings, and chapter books in his research area.

ID 774: Problem Based Learning for Techno-economic Analysis for Logistics System Course: Case in a State-owned Warehouse
Muhammad Hisjam, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia

11:55 – 12:20 (Thursday)

Dr. Wahyudi Sutopo, ST, M.Si., P.Eng.
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Industrial Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS)
Surakarta, Indonesia

Title: Learning a Supply Chain Management Course by Problem Based Learning: Case Studies in the Newspaper Industry

Dr. Wahyudi is a Professional Engineer registered with Institute of Engineers Indonesia (PII). He obtained his Doctorate in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management from Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia), Master of Science in Management from Universitas Indonesia and Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung. He currently is the Head of Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS). In UNS, he is Asset Auditor for Internal Audit Unit and Coordinator of Industrial Engineering and Techno-Economy (RITE) Research Group. He also as General Chairman of BKSTI (Agency for Cooperation of Higher Education of Industrial Engineering in Indonesia) FY 2017-2020. His research interests are Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Engineering Economy & Cost Analysis, and Technology Commercialization. He obtained 25 research grants and published 86 articles (Scopus indexed). He also has published 3 monographs and 7 book chapters. He co-supervised and graduated 1 doctorate student, supervised 7 Masters students (4 has graduated), and supervised 74 undergraduate students (67 graduated).

ID 773: Learning a Supply Chain Management Course by Problem Based Learning: Case Studies in the Newspaper Industry
Wahyudi Sutopo, Department of Industrial Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Surakarta, Indonesia

12:20 – 12:45 (Thursday)

Thasaneeya Ratanaroutai Nopparatjamjomras, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Institute for Innovative Learning
Mahidol University
Phuthamonthon, Nakhonpathom, Thailand
Mahidol University Quality Development Committee
Mahidol University International Relation Committee

12:45 – 1:10 (Thursday)

Dr. Jiří Tupa
Vice Dean for Faculty Development
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
University of West Bohemia
Pilsen, Czech Republic

J. Tupa received his MSc (2002) and PhD (2006) in Electrical Engineering from Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen in Czech Republic. He is a Vice-dean of faculty and Senior Lecturer at Department of Technologies and Measurement. Dr. Tupa is member of executive management at Regional Innovation Centre for Electrical Engineering of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. He is also PhD supervisor, reviewer of journal and conference publications and co-organizer of conferences.

His research interests include Business Process Management, Quality Management, Risk and Performance Management in Electrical Engineering Industry, Industrial Engineering, Electronics Manufacturing and Diagnostics, Financial and Project Management, Copyrights and patents law, information law and transfer of IPR. Jiri Tupa is responsible for several international research and development projects with industrial and University partners.

The project RiMaCon – Risk Management Software System for SMEs in the Construction Industry is one of the important international projects. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program for research; technological development and demonstration (2013-2017). The RiMaCon project’s main goal is to implement a collaborative effort to promote the sharing of knowledge and competencies in a long-term strategic research partnership around the development, testing and validation of a cost effective and user-friendly risk management system for SMEs in the construction sector.

1:0o – 2:30 : Lunch Keynote and Networking Buffet Lunch

Session XI: Global Engineering Education (Room 1)
Session Chair: Professor Eui H. Park, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
2:30 – 4:00 pm (Thursday)

2:30 – 3:00 (Thursday)

Dr. Mohammad T. Khasawneh, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
Associate Director, Watson Institute for Systems Excellence
Director, Healthcare Systems Engineering Center
Graduate Program Director, Executive Master of Science in Health Systems
Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science
State University of New York at Binghamton
Binghamton, New York 13902, U.S.A.

Dr. Mohammad Khasawneh is a Professor and Chair of Systems Science & Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University, South Carolina, in August 2003, and his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, in 1998 and 2000, respectively. Dr. Khasawneh’s research is focused on healthcare systems engineering, operations management, and data science. Dr. Khasawneh currently serves as Associate Director for the Watson Institute for Systems Excellence (WISE), an institute for advanced studies that generates 2.5-3 million US$ in research funds annually. In addition, he currently serves as the founding director of the Healthcare Systems Engineering Center, an organized research center (ORC) at Binghamton University.

Since 2003, Dr. Khasawneh has been leading a wide spectrum of projects with U.S. hospital systems that focus on applied research in the areas of healthcare systems engineering, operational excellence, and data science. His health systems engineering center generates over one million US$ annually in sponsored research from various healthcare and hospital systems. Building on a successful research program and an academic concentration/minor, at the graduate/undergraduate levels, Dr. Khasawneh developed a 12-month Executive Master of Science with a Health Systems Concentration, which has been offered in Manhattan since 2013. He has also been instrumental in developing a new M.S. degree program in Healthcare Systems Engineering.

Over the years, Dr. Khasawneh presented his research at various national and international conferences, including China, India, Mexico, Jordan, Korea, Thailand, Japan, and Canada. Dr. Khasawneh’s research activities thus far have led to 40+ refereed journal articles, 100+ conference articles, one patent, and two new invention disclosures. In addition, his sponsored research efforts thus far have resulted in over eight million US$ in external funding and over 39 million US$ in software/equipment grants.

In 2006, Dr. Khasawneh received a U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship to evaluate the use of multi-sensory cues to improve the landing of unmanned aerial vehicles. In 2009, he received another fellowship from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research to design ergonomic computer workstations for very large displays. Dr. Khasawneh received the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2011, the University Award for Outstanding Graduate Director in 2015, and the University Award for Excellence in International Education in 2016. He is a member of the Alpha Pi Mu and Alpha Epsilon Lambda honor societies. Dr. Khasawneh was also recently honored with the Diplomate status with the Society for Health Systems (SHS), a professional society within the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) that supports the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity within healthcare. Dr. Khasawneh also holds an honorary visiting professor position with the Industrial Engineering Department at Hebei University of Technology in Tianjin, China.

3:00 – 3:30 (Thursday)

Aulia F. Hadining, Sukanta, Wachid Hidayat
Industrial Engineering Department
State University of Singaperbangsa Karawang
Karawang, Indonesia

Aulia F. Hadining is a fulltime junior lecturer in University of Singaperbangsa Karawang. She earned B.S in Industrial Engineering from Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia, She finished her Masters in Management and Industrial Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia. She has several journal and conference papers in the topics area of technology management, human behavior, online marketing, and optimization simulation. Mrs. Hadining has completed research projects with small and medium enterprises in West Jawa province and Agriculture Department. She has taught courses in marketing management, system modeling, and Database system. In her recent study she was awarded with Best Track Paper Award in IEOM Conference back in 2016 for her research in Facebook Ads study.

Sukanta is a fulltime lecturer in University of Singaperbangsa Karawang. He earned B.S in Industrial Engineering and Masters in Management and Industrial Engineering. He has published several journal and conference papers in the topics area of production system, planning and management. Mr. Sukanta has completed research projects with several company in Karawang, Indonesia. He has taught courses in production system and so on. Currently he is the Dean of industrial engineering department in State University of Singaperbangsa Karawang.

Wachid Hidayat is undertaking Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering at University of Singaperbangsa Karawang. His research interest is sistem information managements.

ID 143: An Investigation of Student Perspective for E-Learning Readiness Measurement
Aulia F. Hadining, Sukanta and Wachid Hidayat, Industrial Engineering Department, State University of Singaperbangsa Karawang, Karawang, Indonesia

3:30 – 4:00 (Thursday)

Professor Eui H. Park, Ph.D.
Graduate Program Coordinator
Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Dr. Eui H. Park, Professor of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at North Carolina A&T (NC A&T) State University, received his Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in 1983. Upon completion of his Ph.D., he joined NC A&T and has since initiated and developed a successful Human-Machine Systems Engineering program and interdisciplinary manufacturing program. He has also conducted STEM outreach programs, the Para-Research Program, Partnership in Education and Research, REU, and RET, for the past sixteen years. He is the founder of teaching factory, Piedmont Triad Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Dr. Park was also the Chairperson of the ISE Department for sixteen years from July 1990. He has been an IIE Fellow since 2000. His research interest include Human-Machine Systems Engineering and Quality Assurance. He has been a principle investigator in 24 awarded funded research projects totaling over $12 million in the past ten years.

4:00 – 4:30: Networking Break

Session XII: Global Engineering Education (Room 1)
Session Chair: Manohar Madan, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, WI, USA
4:30 – 6:00 pm (Thursday)

4:30 – 5:00 (Thursday)

Denchai Woradechjumroen, Ph. D.
Head and Founder of Intelligent Building Collaboration (IBC) Research Unit
Kx Knowledge Exchange – KMUTT
Lecturer at Sripatum University
Thailand

Work integrated learning (WIL) under smart building technology collaboration from a research group to startup companies

Dr. Denchai Woradechjumroen is a Head and Founder of Intelligent Building Collaboration (IBC) Research Unit which is the collaboration between Sripatum University (SPU) and Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) located at KX Knowledge Exchange Building. This national smart building laboratory serves influential Government organization such as Bank of Thailand (BOT), manufacturers, building consultant and designer firms, building automation contractors and energy management companies such as EEC Engineering Network Co., Ltd, Africvs, Co., Ltd, Goldmarktech Co., Ltd, Jardine Engineering Corporation as R&D center. He received his Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering from University of Nebraska – Lincoln in August 2015, and his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in 2005 and 2009, respectively.

Dr. Woradechjumroen has special interest in developing low-cost, non-invasive, plug-n-play and high performance diagnostic technologies for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning unit and refrigeration (HVAC&R) operations, and smart building energy modeling and control in high-rise commercial buildings and commercial supermarkets. For the past 8 years as a leader and innovator of modern HVAC&R industry in Thailand, his experience involves developing and implementing monitoring, control, automated fault detection and diagnosis (AFDD) and soft-repair algorithms to successfully penetrate the Thai HVAC&R market.

Currently, he successfully launches modern and commercial products; one of them iBAS (intelligent building automation system based AFDD algorithms) used for monitoring based commissioning (MBCx) process for assuring overall system performance of green buildings. For this novel product in Thai HVAC&R areas, iBAS is implemented via the SPU and FIBO alumni students namely “TIE smart solutions Co., Ltd” under the work integrated learning (WIL) project between EEC Engineering Company and IBC Research Unit.

5:00 – 5:30 (Thursday)

Dr. Manoj Soni
Associate Professor
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Pilani, Jhujhunu, Rajasthan, India

Game Based Evaluation and Learning (GABEL)

Dr. Manoj Kumar Soni, is an Associate professor in Mechanical Engineering department at BITS Pilani. He is B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, M.E. in Thermal Power Engineering, Ph.D. in the area of Energy Efficiency. He has total 22+ yrs of teaching and research experience. He rendered his services as a faculty in VNIT Nagpur (NIT, Nagpur) for seven years (1995-2002). He joined BITS Pilani in 2002. He is also the coordinator of Centre for Renewable Energy and Environment Development (CREED) at BITS, Pilani. His research interest includes solar thermal, thermal engineering, renewable energy and energy efficiency. He has total 40 publications in high impact factor international journals and international conferences and one patent in his name. He has delivered key note addresses at various national conferences and workshops. As a research team member, he has visited PT Indo Bharat Rayon, Indonesia an Aditya Birla Group unit in 2011 and in 2015 he was awarded Summer Scholarship under university immersion scheme of BITS Pilani and he visited University of South Florida, Tampa and Columbia University, New York.

He has special interest in spirituality and he has mixed the philosophies of spirituality and thermodynamics. Based on it he has delivered special lectures on Thermodynamics- A philosophy of life and A date with entropy at various institutes. His coveted lecture on Spiritual thermodynamics is very well appreciated by the students, academicians and industries. He delivered his Spiritual Thermodynamics talk at University of South Florida, Tampa, USA and University of Baleric Island, Spain. Out of his five PhD students in the field of solar and solar thermal one has successfully completed. He has guided over 50 M. Tech and first degree thesis. He has experimented with lot of pedagogical innovations, like team based and game based learnings in his various courses.

At BITS he is actively involved in industrial collaborations in Work Integrated Programs Division as a coordinator of various collaborative programs: BS and B.Tech Power Engg (Aditya Birla Group, NTPC, NDPL, THDC, ESSAR Power, Tata Power, , JSW Energy), BS and B.Tech Process Engg (Aditya Birla Group Cement Business UltraTech, Hindalco Industries, Birla Cellulosic, Indogulf Fertilizers, Vedanta Aluminium), BS Engg Design (L&T iES, Vadodara), MS Engineering Management (Mahindra & Mahindra), MS Embedded Systems (L&TiES), MS Pharmaceutical Operations & Management (Wockhardt), MS Manufacturing Management (Vedanta Aluminium), and MS Automotive Engg Programs (Tata Technologies). He is Fellow of Institute of Engineers, and Life member of International Solar Energy Society (Gold Member), and Energy and Fuels Users Association of India (ENFUSE). He is associate member, Solar Cookers International, USA and Senior Member, Universal Association of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineers i.e UAMAE.

5:30 – 6:00 (Thursday)

Kingsley Gnanendran
OIM Department
The University of Scranton
Scranton, PA 18510, USA

Kingsley Gnanendran is a professor of operations management and director of the online MBA program at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Sri Lanka, an M. Eng. in industrial engineering and management from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, and a PhD in management science from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. His research interests involve the application of optimization modeling to supply chains, and his publications have appeared in: Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Production Research, European Journal of Operational Research, and International Journal of Production Economics, among others. Dr. Gnanendran has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada), Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing), and Dayeh University (Taiwan). He is a member of INFORMS and APICS.

Manohar Madan
ITSCM Department
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190, USA

Manohar Madan is a Professor in the Information Technology and Supply Chain Management Department in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. His teaching and research interests are in the area of Operations and Supply Chain Management. He has a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the University of Tennessee. Manohar’s research has been published in many professional journals such as the Journal of Operations Management, IIE Transactions, OMEGA, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Research and the Journal of Operational Research Society. He is a member of APICS, and also is certified as CPIM by APICS.

ID 674 Heuristics for Course Planning in Degree Programs
Kingsley Gnanendran, University of Scranton, PA, United States
Manohar Madan, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, WI, United States

Past Programs of IEOM Global Engineering Education

2014 IEOM Bali
2015 IEOM Dubai
2015 IEOM Orlando
2016 IEOM Kuala Lumpur
2016 IEOM Detroit
2017 IEOM Rabat
2017 IEOM Bristol, UK
2017 IEOM Bogota, Colombia
2018 IEOM Bandung
2018 IEOM Paris
2918 IEOM Washington DC
2018 IEOM Pretoria
2018 IEOM Bangkok

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