Conference Chairs
Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Steven Sibrel, Harman International and Chair, ASQ Greater Detroit
Honorary Chair
Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada
Industry Solutions Chairs
Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK
Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Japan
Global Engineering Education Chairs
Dr. Funso Falade, Professor at University of Lagos, Nigeria
Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Prof. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University
Program Chairs
Prof. Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Mohammad Khadem, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Publication Chair
Dr. Anwar Rahman, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), USA
Industry Relations Chair
Professor Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Student Relations Chair
Ahmed Al-Jabr, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and President of IEOM Saudi Chapter
Exhibitor and Sponsor Chair
Professor Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Chair
Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran
Dr. Fatih Mutlu, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Graduate Student Paper Competition Chair
Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
High School STEM Project Presentation Competition Chair
Dr. Ahsanul Karim, Ford Motor Company
Doctoral Dissertation Competition Chair
Dr. Seifedine Kadry, American University of the Middle East in Kuwait
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, University Technology Malaysia
Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition Chair
Hayder Zghair, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, USA
Senior Design Project Competition Chair
Dr. Md. Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE
REGIONAL ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
Dr. Walid Abdul-Kader, University of Windsor, Canada
Dr. Srinivas R. Chakravarthy, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan
Dr. Matthew John Franchetti, University of Toledo, Ohio
Dr. Molu Olumolade, School of Engineering & Technology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Dr. Andy Pandian, Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan
Dr. Robert Van Til, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
Dr. Dan Steffy, Oakland University, Rochester Michigan (President - INFORMS Southeastern Michigan Chapter)
INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
Abdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Dr. M. Javad Barakchi Fard, Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio, USA
Dr. Anwar Hossain, Daikin Applied, USA
Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain, General Motors (GM), Michigan, USA
Tarun Mohan Lal, Mayo Clinic, USA
Dr. Joseph Ogundu, Emerald Global Consulting Inc., USA
Kush Shah, Sr. Mgr. - Global Operational Excellence - General Motors
Dr. Lihui Shi, Centerfield Corporation, Los Angeles, California, USA
Dr. Jayant Trewn, Lean and Six Sigma Coach, Troy, Michigan, USA
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Dr. Sabah Abro, College of Engineering - LTU
Dr. Daw Alwerfalli, College of Engineering - LTU
Dr. Lisa M. Anneberg, College of Engineering - LTU
Dr. Marija Franetovic, eLearning Services - LTU
Dr. Janice Means, College of Architecture and Design - LTU
Dr. Srikant Raghavan, College of Management - LTU
Prof. Don Reimer, College of Engineering - LTU
Dr. Annette Lerine Steenkamp, College of Management - LTU
Dr. Shahram Taj, College of Management - LTU
Filza H. Walters, Architectural Engineering - LTU
Robin Leclerc, University Special Events and Services University - LTU
Chevette White, Scheduling - LTU
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dr. Ing. Humberto R. Álvarez A., Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panama
Dr. Nadia Bhuiyan, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dr. Eldon Glen Caldwell, University of Costa Rica
Dr. Srinivas R. Chakravarthy, Kettering University, Flint, MI, USA
Dr. Wei Tong Chen, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech), Touliu, Taiwan
Dr. Robert de Souza, National University of Singapore
Dr. Victor Esteves, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Funso Falade, Professor at University of Lagos, Nigeria and President, African Engineering Education Association
Dr. Emilio Insfran, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Dr. Arun Kumar, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr. Eui Park, North Carolina A&T State University, USA
Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick – Fredericton, Canada
Dr. Cristian Rusu, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile
Dr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA
Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of District of Colombia, USA
Dr. S P Sarmah, IIT-Kharagpur, India
Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippine
Dr. Ing Eckart Uhlmann, Fraunhofer-Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK, Germany
Dr. Bernardo Villarreal, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Larry P. Bennett, Engineering Director, Vehicle Technology and Innovation, Eaton, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Dr. Uriel Cukierman, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional – Facultad Regional Buenos Aires, Argentina; President of International Federation of Engineering Education Societies and GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council) Committee Member
Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Wan Hamidon Wan Badaruzzaman, Director, Engineering Accreditation Department (EAD) – Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), Board of Engineers Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Dr. Andrew K.S. Jardine, Principal Investigator, Evidence Based Asset Management, Founding Director of Centre for Maintenance Optimization and Reliability Engineering and Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Hans-Juergen Hoyer, Secretary General of the International Federation for Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), Executive Secretary of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) and Resident Scholar in Global Engineering at Marquette University
Hulas King, Director, Diversity, Professional Affiliations & Global Community Relations at Siemens PLM Software
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Joseph I. Ajiri, South University, Novi, Michigan, USA
Dr. Mohsen Alardhi, College of Technological Studies, Kuwait
Dr. Hesham K. Alfares, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Farouq Alhourani, University of Tampa, Florida, USA
Dr. José R. Deliz Álvarez, Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico
Dr. Soroor Alkhafaji, Baghdad University, Iraq
Dr. Behrooz Arbabshirani, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Dr. Fatemeh Almasi, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran
Dr. D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
Vladimir Robles Bykbaev, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Ecuador
Dr. Omar Ghrayeb – Northern Illinois University, USA
Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Babylon City, Hilla, Iraq
Dr. Ajay Joneja, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dr. Anand Kumar, M.S. Engineering College, Navarathna Agrahara, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Muammer Koc, Istanbul Sehir University, Turkey
Dr. Vladimir Modrak, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
Dr. Yunos Ngadiman, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Galia Novakova, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Dr. Celestine A Ntuen, North Carolina A&T State University, USA
Dr. Kamran Paynabar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Dr. Kit Fai Pun, University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies
Dr. Kutub Uddin, Khulna University of Engineering & Tech, Bangladesh
Dr. Sarder E. Sadique, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
Dr. Sushil K. Shetty Wilsonart LLC, Temple, Texas, USA
Dr. Sarbjit Singh, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Dr. Seema Singh, Delhi Technological University, India
Dr. Nubia Velasco, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Dr. Li Xu, Old Dominion University, USA
TRACK CHAIRS
Artificial Intelligence
Peiman Pazhoheshfar, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Islamic Azad Univ., Iran
Mohd Helmy Abd Wahab, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Automation and Control
Dr. Rajab Abdullah Hokoma, University of Tripoli, Libya
Automotive Manufacturing
Dr. Daw Alwerfalli, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
CAE Applications in Design and Manufacturing
Dr. Ahsanul Karim, Ford Motor Company
Case Studies
Ghorbanmohammad Komaki, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Dr. A. John Rajan, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
Computer and Computing
Dr. Jatinderkumar R. Saini, Narmada College of Computer Application, Gujarat, India
Construction Management
Hossam Hassaan, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
Data Analytics
Dr. Lihui Shi, Centerfield Corporation, Los Angeles, California, USA
Decision Sciences
Dr. Md. Abdul Alim, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka
Mohamad Amin Kaviani. Young Researchers & Elite Club, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Design and Analysis
Mohammadsadegh Mobin, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA
E-Business/E-Commerce
Zahra Daneshfar, Aminparsian Insurance Services Company, Tehran, Iran
E-Manufacturing
Dr. Rajendra Patil, TSSM's Padmabhooshan Vasantdada Patil Institute of Technology, Bavdhan, Pune, India
Energy
Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
Dr. Mizanur Rahman, UTM
Engineering Education
Dr. Chee-Ming Chan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Peter Toth, Obuda University, Hungary
Engineering Management
Dr. Sabine Baumann, Jade University, Germany
Entrepreneurship
Ahmad Rashed, Nassar Stone, Palestinian Territory
Environmental Systems
Dr. Quazi K. Hassan, University of Calgary, Canada
Financial Engineering
S.M. Tofayel Ahmad, Bangladesh Bank, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Healthcare Operations and Services
Dr. Mohammad Dehghani, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Dr. Farzad Firouzi Jahantigh, Univeristy of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Dr. Fabio Frugiero, University of Basilicata, Italy
Information Technology
Dr. Sandhya Makkar, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India
Innovation
Afshin Jamshidi, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec - IRDPQ, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Inventory Management
Dr. Salvatore Miranda, University of Salerno, Italy
Lean
Dr. Faranak Fathi Aghdam, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Auburn Hills, MI, USA
Logistics
Ketut Gita Ayu, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Maintenance Services
Dr. Raja Jayaraman, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Manufacturing
Dr. Andy Pandian, Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), Michigan, USA
Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)
Dr. Wichai Chattinnawat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Modeling and Simulation
Dr. Mohammad Dehghani, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, Canada
Dr. Ali ElKamel, University of Waterloo, Canada
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
Edly Ferdin Ramly, EFR Management Consultant, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Operations Management
Dr. Shahla Yassaei, Sharif University, Iran
Operations Research
Dr. Michael Mutingi, National University of Science and Technology, Namibia
Behzad Nikjo, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol, Iran
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Dr. Ali Allahverdi, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Production Planning and Management
Dr. Gede Agus Widyadana, Petra Christian University, Indonesia
Project Management
Dr. Arun Nambiar, California State University – Fresno, USA
Afshan Roshani, Permasteelisa North America, CT, USA
Quality
Mehran Doulat Abadi, Genichi Taguchi Center for Quality and Sustainability, Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Afshan Roshani, Permasteelisa North America, CT, USA
Reliability
Aide Aracely Maldonado Macias, Autonomous Univ. of Ciudad Juarez Mexico
Mohammadsadegh Mobin, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA
Sensors and Sensing Systems
Dr. Mukti Rana, Delaware State University, USA
Service Systems and Management
Dr. Kannapha Amaruchkul, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
Six Sigma
Dr. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE
Statistics and Optimizations
Dr. Arjun K. Gupta, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Dr. Azadeh Maroufmashat, University of Waterloo, Canada
Supply Chain
Dr. Faisal Aqlan, Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Sustainability and Green Systems
Dr. Asela K. Kulatunga, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Sustainable Manufacturing
Dr. Omar Ashour, Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Systems Engineering
Dr. Hema Date, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India
Technology Management
Dr. Alina Shamsuddin, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Transportation and Traffic
Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran
GD&T Workshop Chair
Saso Krstovski, Ford Motor Company
STUDENT COMMITTEE
Altherwi Abdulhai, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia and MSIE Program – LTU
Arman Dehpanah, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
Behnam Malmir, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
Gomanth Duvvuru - Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Program - LTU
Hassan Hijry, Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia and MSIE Program - LTU
Leah Batty - Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Program - LTU
Salem Lakrash, Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems (DEMS) Program - LTU
Venkata Rajasekhar Gandavarapu - MS in Industrial Engineering Program – LTU
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