Overall Conference Program

March 4, 2019 (Monday)

13:00 – 20:00 Registration
20:00 – 22:00 IEOM Global Council Meeting

March 5, 2019 (Tuesday)

07:00 – 17:00 Registration
08:00 – 09:30 Parallel Sessions
09:30 – 9:40 Welcome Address:
9:40 – 10:20 Opening Keynote I: Dr. Adedeji Badiru, Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA – “Achieving and Sustaining GLOBAL Operational Excellence Through Systems Engineering”
10:20 – 11:00 Opening Keynote II: Dr. Devdas Shetty, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA – Ballroom

11:00 – 11:30 Networking Break at Exhibition Hall
11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Sessions

13:00 – 14:30 Networking Buffet Lunch
13:40 – 14:00 Tuesday Lunch Keynote:

Prof. George G.Q. Huang, Chair Professor and Head, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Zhi Li (Piers), Associate Professor in School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology (China) and Deputy Director of National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Manufacturing Internet-of-Things Technology

14:30 – 16:00 Parallel Sessions
16:00 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 18:00 Parallel Sessions
18:00 – 19:30 Poster Session, High School STEM Competition, Sr. Design Poster Competition and Faculty Position Networking Opportunities
19:00 – 21:00 Student Chapter Activities Presentations and Student Chapter Recognition (Gold, Silver and Bronze Award) – Ballroom

March 6, 2019 (Wednesday)

07:00 – 17:00 Registration
08:00 – 09:30 Parallel Sessions
09:40 – 10:20 Wednesday Morning Keynote I: Mr. Anurat Suthamniurn, Executive Vice President, Corporate Food Processing & Engineering, CPF (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Silom , Bangkok, THAILAND – Innovation for Sustainability

10:20 – 11:00 Wednesday Morning Keynote II: Prof. Dr. 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 at Exhibition Hall
11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Sessions

13:00 – 14:30 Networking Lunch Buffet
13:40 – 14:00 Wednesday Lunch Keynote:

14:30 – 16:00 Parallel Sessions
16:00 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 18:00 Parallel Sessions

19:00 – 22:00 CONFERENCE AWARD DINNER and Fellows Recognition
Awards Keynote:

March 7, 2019 (Thursday)

07:00 – 17:00 Registration
08:00 – 09:30 Parallel Sessions

09:40 – 10:20 Thursday Morning Keynote I: 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 – Ballroom

10:20 – 11:00: Thursday Morning Keynote II: Dr. Josu Takala, Professor, Industrial Management and Materials Management, University of Vaasa, Finland

11:00 – 11:30 Networking Break at Exhibition Hall

11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Sessions
13:00 – 14:30 Networking Buffet Lunch
13:40 – 14:00 Thursday Lunch Keynote
14:30 – 16:00 Parallel Sessions
16:00 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 18:00 Parallel Sessions
18:00 – 19:00 How To Prepare for Higher Studies – Professor Don Reimer and Dr. Ahad Ali – Ballroom

Other Activities

Dedicated IEOM Global Engineering Education Sessions
Dedicated IEOM Industry Solutions Sessions
Poster Sessions
Undergraduate Student Paper Competition sponsored by SIEMENS
Graduate/Postgraduate Student Paper Competition sponsored by EATON Corporation
Capstone Senior Design Project Poster Competition
Undergraduate Research Presentation
Doctoral Dissertation Competition
Masters Thesis Competition
Simulation and PLM Competition
High School STEM Project Presentation Competition

Exhibitors and Sponsors Opportunities

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