Conference Committee

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Conference Leadership Team

Conference Chairs

Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA (Chairman)
Dr. Shahram Taj, Chair and Professor, Department of Data Science & Business Analytics, Florida Polytechnic University, USA
Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Dr. Ivan Garibay, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Computer Science Tracks Committee Chairs

Hector Florez
Luis Rabelo
Cesar Diaz

Program Chair

Professor Don Reimer, Chief Operating Officer, IEOM Society International, Southfield, Michigan, USA

11th NA IEOM Conference Chair (2026 Milwaukee)

Dr. Wilkistar Otieno, Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Co-Director, UWM Industrial Assessment Center, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA

Competition Committee

Graduate Student Paper Competition (Dr. Niloofar Yousefi – UCF) Sponsored by EATON Corporation
Master Thesis Competition (Dr. Ozlem Garibay – UCF)
Doctoral Dissertation Competition (Dr. Abdulaziz Alhamadani – Florida Polytechnic University)
Senior Capstone Design Project Competition (Dr. Mansooreh Mollaghasemi – UCF) sponsored by Tooling Tech Group
Undergraduate Research Competition (Dr. Dennis Tribby/Dr. Marwen Elkamel – UCF) sponsored by Daikin Applied
Undergraduate Paper Competition sponsored by Siemens (Dr. John Pastrana)
High School STEM Competition (Dr. Charles Davis – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition (Dr. Abdulaziz Alhamadani – Florida Polytechnic University) sponsored by CINTAS
Lean Six Sigma Competition (Dr. Jorge Sarmiento, UCF) sponsored by BrassCraft Manufacturing Company
Simulation Competition (Dr. Karina Perez – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico)
Supply Chain and Logistics Competition (Dr. Edgar Gutierrez – MIT)
Poster Competition (Dr. Bijun Wang – Florida Polytechnic University)
AI-ML Competition (Dr. Heather Keathley/Dr. Gulsah Hancerliogullari Koksalmis)
Global Design Competition (Dr. Anna Zsopa)

Program Committee

Dr. Sampson Gholston, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama
Dr. Hayder Zghair, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering & Physics, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas
Dr. Mohamed Awwad, Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
Dr. Reza Akhavian, California State University, East Bay, California
Dr Mohammad A Rahman, Ph.D., Manufacturing and Construction Management, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut
Dr. Masud Rana, Delaware State University, Delaware
Dr. Sarah Ali, Clinical assistant Professor, Engineering, Math and Honors Departments, Chicago, Illinois
Dr Aidin Delgoshaei, Ph.D., Professor of the Practice – Project Management Programs, School of Professional Studies, The University of Kansas, Edwards Campus, Kansas
Dr. Catherine Maware, Assistant Professor, Fujio Cho Engineering Technology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Dr Shahriar Hossain, Department of Engineering Technology, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Dr. Tariq Masood, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland
Dr. Muhammad Sohail Ahmed, Professor of Engineering Management, School of Engineering, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Dr. Lee Wells, Associate Professor, Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dr. Jim Burns, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Michigan
Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal, Professor, Department of Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
Dr. Pawan Bhandari, Assistant Professor, Department of Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
Dr. Elizabeth O”Neill, Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology, SUNY Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
Dr. Jacqueline Chestnut, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina
Dr. Craig Schluttenhofer, Agricultural Research and Development Program (ARDP), Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio
Dr. Som R. Soni, Central State University, Ohio
Dr. Omar Abbaas, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Wilkistar Otieno, Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Co-Director, UWM Industrial Assessment Center, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA

Advisory Committee

Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Umar AL-Turki, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, University of Derby, UK
Dr. Alireza Ghasemi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Dr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Dr. Arun Kumar, RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Jay Lee, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Sendai, Japan
Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
Dr. Charles Mbohwa, University of South Africa
Dr. Samar Mukhopadhyay, USA
Dr. Ho Thanh Phong, International University – VNUHCM, Vietnam
Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Mehmet Savsar, Turkey
Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA
Dr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Dr. Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr. Robert de Souza, The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, Singapore
Dr. Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China
Dr. Henk Zijm, University of Twente, Netherlands
Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
Dr. Hamid Parsaei, Texas A&M University (College Station) and Qatar
Dr. Mukondeleli Grace Kanakana, TUT, South Africa
Dr. Syed Ahmad Helmi Al Haddad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Vitor M. Caldana, IFSP – Instituto Federal de São Paulo – Campus Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
Dr. Ho Hwi Chie, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Indonesia
Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
Dr. Jihong Yan, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Technical Committee

Usama Khan, Manufacturing Quality Engineer, PE, MEng MET, Houston, TX, United Stated
Dr Ali Elkamel, Khalifa University and University of Waterloo
Dr. Morteza Nazari Heris, East Carolina University, USA
Dr. A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. Kondo H. Adjallah, Université de Lorraine, France
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Ali I. Al-Mosawi, Miskolic University, Hungary
Dr. Basel Alsayyed, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Dr. Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan
Dr. Faieza Abdul Aziz, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Bandar A. Alkhayyal, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Amine Belhadi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
Dr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
Dr. D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco
Dr. Mahdi Bashiri, Shahed University, Iran
Dr. Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain
Dr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia
Dr. Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya
Dr. Dinusha Gamage, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile
Dr. Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece
Dr. Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Dr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA
Dr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Raja Kothandaraman, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, India
Dr. Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada
Dr. Rashmi Jha, Gitarattan International Business School (GIBS), India
Dr. Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China
Dr. Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France
Dr. Ilias Mamat, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Malaysia
Dr. Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa
Dr. Abderrahmane Mellak, University of Boumerdes, Algeria
Dr. Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
Dr. Ruchi Mishra, Institute of Management, Nirma Univ., Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia
Dr. Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana
Dr. Arun N. Nambiar, California State University – Fresno, USA
Dr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
Dr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr. T. Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Bhuvenesh Rajamony, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar
Dr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Dr. P. Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Dr. Mahmood Shafiee, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, University of Vaasa, Finland
Dr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK
Dr. Shahryar Sorooshian, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr. Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
Laurent Tchommo, James Madison University, VA, USA
Dr. Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA
Dr. Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Dr. Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan
Dr. Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Suhaiza Hanim Zailani,University Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France