Panels

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Global Engineering Education Panel

Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 2:00 – 3:45 pm
Room 1 (Onsite)

Panel Chair 

Dr. Erialdi Syahrial
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Business and Economics
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

Dr. Erialdi Syahrial is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia. He had been appointed as a Visiting Researcher at Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States for research collaboration with Goddard School of Business and Economics. Dr. Erialdi Syahrial obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical-Industrial) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia and Master of Science (Manufacturing System Engineering) from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

Dr. Erialdi Syahrial was a section head, lead engineer and project leader at Research and Development (R&D) Department at PROTON, Malaysia’s first national car manufacturing company. He worked in the R&D department, PROTON for 11 years and the main responsibility was associated with after-sales service and customer satisfaction. Dr. Erialdi Syahrial had also been appointed to perform after-sales service projects in United Kingdom, Italy, Korea, and Germany. He dealt with CEO, managing directors, customers, suppliers, and consultants to support after-sales service and customers. Then, he pursued his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Japan and graduated with a Doctoral degree in Engineering from Keio University, Yokohama, Japan. He stayed in Japan for almost 8 years.

Dr. Erialdi Syahrial teaching, and research fields are focusing on Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Operation Management, Project Management, Research Methodology, Work Design/Ergonomics, Logistic Management and Business Mathematics. He currently active with research and consultation as well as continuing looking for future collaboration with other universities and agencies.

Dr. Erialdi Syahrial presented his research during the Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) in Florida, United States. He was also a session chairperson during the Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) as well as he had been appointed as panel speaker and session chairperson during the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) in Dubai, UAE.

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Panel Speaker I 

Dr. Abdul Talib Bon
Professor of Technology Management
Department of Production and Operations Management
Faculty of Technology Management and Business
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Dr. Abdul Talib Bon is Professor of Technology Management in Department of Production and Operations Management, Faculty of Technology Management and Business at the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.  He has a PhD in Computer Science, which he obtained from the Universite de La Rochelle, France in the year 2008. His doctoral thesis was on topic Process Quality Improvement on Beltline Moulding Manufacturing. He studied Business Administration major in Quality Management at the master’s level in the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for which he was awarded the MBA in the year 1998. He’s bachelor degree and diploma in Mechanical Engineering which his obtained from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.  He received his postgraduate certificate in Mechatronics and Robotics from Carlisle, United Kingdom in 1997. He is Managing Director of UTHM Teaching Factory and Manager of Centre for Technology (Furniture Innovation Technology) from 1 September 2016 and Head of Program Bachelor of Technology Management (Furniture Design and Manufacturing) with Honours from 2014 until now. Before this he was the Deputy Dean (Research and Development) at the Faculty of Technology Management and Business in the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia from 2008 until December 2011. Dr. Abdul Talib Bon has had over 28 year experience of teaching in higher learning education. A major part of his teaching experience involves teaching mechanical engineering students in polytechnics.  However, from the year 1999, he was given the opportunity to be jointed in the Institut Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (ITTHO), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia as a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department. In this institute, he teaches engineering management and quality control at the under-graduate level. Dr. Abdul Talib Bon has multidisciplinary research interests that encompass industrial engineering, quality management and production and operation management.  His completed ten research grant projects include applications of forecasting in industries. His current research project is looking into developing process quality improvement (PQI) in manufacturing industries. He has supervised more than 65 undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. He has served as a reviewer for a number of engineering management and computer science conferences and journals as part of his expertise sharing initiatives. He had published more than 150 International Proceedings and International Journals and 8 books. He is also President of Industrial Engineering and Operation Management Society (IEOMS, Malaysia), Council member of Management Science and Operation Research Society of Malaysia (MSORSM), member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG), member of Institute of Industrial Engineer (IIE), USA, member of International Institute of Forecasters (IIF), member of Technological Association of Malaysia (TAM) and associate member of Malaysian Institute of Management (AMIM).

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Panel Speaker II

Professor Donald M. Reimer
Chief Operating Officer
IEOM Society International
Southfield, Michigan, USA

Donald M. Reimer is an adjunct faculty at the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Michigan. He coordinates the Certificate of Entrepreneurial Engineering Skills. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He is a Certified Management Consultant with over 35 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, strategic management, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer is a member of the Lawrence Tech Kern Campus Committee, Coordinator of the Lawrence Tech Innovation Encounter. He is faculty Advisor of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Mr. Reimer serves as a Kern Fellow of The Kern Family Foundation, Co-Direct of the Coleman Fellows Program, member of the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Faculty Advisory Council and is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.

He has operated his own consulting company – The Small Business Strategy Group for 23 years. He published numerous articles on small business, entrepreneurship and strategic thinking. He has received several awards and recognition by local, state and federal agencies for his work in entrepreneurship and minority business development. Mr. Reimer served as member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. Mr. Reimer is member of the Small Business Advisory Council of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Reimer is a member of Advisory Board of the Milwaukee Junction Small Business Assistance Center. He is also a member of the Applied Innovation Alliance. Mr. Reimer serves as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation and is a member of United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Panel Speaker III

Professor Ichiro Sugimoto
Dean and Professor
Faculty of International Liberal Arts
Soka University, Japan
Representative of the Center for Malaysian Studies and the Director of the South Asia Research Center

Professor Ichiro Sugimoto is the Dean and a Professor at the Faculty of International Liberal Arts at Soka University, Japan. He also holds positions as the Representative of the Center for Malaysian Studies and the Director of the South Asia Research Center at the university, reflecting his commitment to advancing academic exchange and research in these fields. Ichiro earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Malaya, after completing his undergraduate studies at Soka University. His academic pursuits are primarily centered on the quantitative economic history and empirical analysis of long-term economic statistics for former British colonies in Malaya and Borneo. His early career was marked by a significant role in a research project led by HRH Sultan Nazrin Shah, which focused on constructing historical GDP estimates for Malaya from 1900 to 1939. This project provided him with invaluable expertise and insight into historical economic research, laying the foundation for his future endeavors. Building upon this experience, Ichiro has developed historical GDP estimates for Singapore for the periods 1900–1939 and 1950–1960. Leveraging these datasets, he has conducted several empirical studies that explore the economic growth and welfare dynamics of colonial Singapore. Currently, he is extending his research to construct comprehensive time series data on income and prices in former British colonies across Southeast Asia, aiming to shed light on the region’s economic history with a rigorous quantitative approach. Ichiro’s research is characterized by robust collaboration with scholars in Malaysia and Singapore, enhancing cross-border academic partnerships. His efforts have been recognized through the award of 11 competitive research grants, both public and private, including those from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). In addition to his research, Ichiro is deeply committed to education, teaching a wide range of courses in economics and statistics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His work not only contributes to the field of economic history but also fosters a deeper understanding of Southeast Asia’s colonial and post-colonial economic landscapes.

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Panel Speaker IV

Dr. Taku Jiromaru
President of OME Inc., Japan
President of Conference Service Inc., Japan
Part-time Lecturer of Kurume University, Japan
Member of The Japan Association for Research on Testing, The Japan Association for Developmental Education and Japan Association for Research into IB Education
Board member of International ICT Application Research Society

Dr. Taku Jiromaru is the president of two companies and a part-time lecturer of Kurume University. He graduated from Kyushu Institute of Technology in 2001 and worked for a general company for three years. In 2006, he established OME Inc., whose main business is a private teacher, and assumed the position of president. In 2011, he entered the doctoral program at Yamagata University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering and he established Conference Service Inc., whose main business is the support and management of academic conferences. In 2014, he took the degree of doctorate. Main research area is educational technology. He has started teaching basic mathematics and career education at Kurume University on same year.

OME Inc. is the company that dispatch of private teacher to students who want some special supports. Recently, the customer going abroad to study is increasing. The private teachers teach the customer while they return to Japan. A part of result is as follows; University of Washington, University of California, Irvine, Boston University, Kyushu University, Meiji University, Hyogo College of Medicine, and more.

Conference Service Inc. is a Professional Congress Organizer Company founded in 2011. It can support all Meeting, Incentive tour, Conference and Exhibition; especially it is working on medium/small scale Conferences. A part of past result is as follows; 4th CCPS Global Summit on Process Safety, The Seventh International Conference on Post-Quantum Cryptography, Japanese Society for Social Psychiatry 35th Annual Conference, and more.

Dr. Taku Jiromaru is a member of The Japan Association for Research on Testing, The Japan Association for Developmental Education and Japan Association for Research into IB Education. Also he is a board member of International ICT Application Research Society.

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Panel Speaker V

Professor Kazuyuki Inubushi
Professor
Department of Agricultural Chemistry  
Faculty of Applied Bio-Science  
Tokyo University of Agriculture  
Tokyo, Japan

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Panel Speaker VI

Abdullah Al Masud
Lead Data Scientist, Hiperdyne Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
Doctoral researcher in Computer Science, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
Former Process Engineer, Samsung-Fair Electronics Bangladesh
Former Machine Learning Consultant in Solera Advisors, Interplai.
Bachelors of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
Title: Anomaly detection, analysis and prediction in industrial engineering

Abdullah Al Masud is serving as the lead data scientist in Hiperdyne Corporation, located in Tokyo, Japan. He is leading AI-based technological innovations in multiple departments in Hiperdyne including computer vision, vehicle routing optimization, time series analysis, reinforcement learning and so on. He is pursuing his doctoral program in Keio University and his research works involve pose estimation and human activity recognition from mmWave radar, LIDAR point-clouds. He obtained Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2017 from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. He holds multiple certifications in advanced Machine Learning technologies. He also possesses certification in Data Science and Deep Learning by taking part in advanced professional training program in 2018. He was awarded honorary mention in IEEE Signal Processing cup in 2017. He was also awarded Bangladesh Government talent pool scholarship in 2010 by obtaining 43^rd merit position. His research projects fields span in multiple domains including ECG signal analysis, toxicity classification, pose estimation and human activity recognition, vehicle routing optimization etc. He is an active contributor in multiple Machine Learning related open source projects.

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Panel Speaker VIII

Dr. Tamer Sebaey
Professor
Production and Manufacturing Engineering
Prince Sultan University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tamer Ali Sebaey is a distinguished scholar and professor at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a career spanning over two decades in engineering education and research. He earned his PhD from the University of Girona in Spain. Prof. Sebaey’s expertise lies in the design of composite structures, optimal material selection, finite element analysis, automotive engineering, and the development of lightweight materials. He has published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented over 40 conference papers, achieving an h-index of 32. Currently, he leads the research efforts in composite design and mechanics at the Structures and Materials Research Lab at Prince Sultan University. Recognized among the top 2% of scientists globally by Stanford University list, Prof. Sebaey has been instrumental in promoting sustainable practices in materials engineering. In addition to his research, he leads the activities in the quality assurance and accreditation within the College of Engineering at Prince Sultan University and serves as an external reviewer for Saudi Arabia’s national accreditation agency. Prof. Sebaey is also engaged in training and consultancy to enhance productivity in various engineering sectors.

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Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Panel +
Diversity and Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company

Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 4:00 – 5:45 pm
Room 1 (Onsite)

Panel Chair 

Panel Speaker I

Hilda Kundai Chikwanda CEng FIMMM 
Professor of Engineering and Technology Management
Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM)
Enterprise Building, Room 2-50
University of Pretoria
South Africa

Hilda Kundai Chikwanda is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & IT (EBIT)’s Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) at the University of Pretoria (UP) in South Africa.  She holds a PhD in Engineering from Imperial College in London and an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Sciences in Johannesburg.  Before that, Hilda had received her BEng and MEng degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Donestk University of Technology. 

She started her metallurgical engineering career in industry, where she took up positions first as a graduate trainee and then as a product metallurgist of an integrated metallurgical plant (ZISCO).  During her time at ZISCO, Hilda was instrumental in enhancing the quality of rolled products.  Hilda left industry to be a research fellow at Imperial College in London.  Hilda took up lectureship positions at the University of Zimbabwe, where she was accountable for all the physical metallurgy activities in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering.  Later, she joined the Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa first as a guest researcher and senior lecturer and then as Head of Department for the Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering department.  Hilda moved to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) where she was appointed research group leader of the Powder Metallurgy (PM) Technologies group.  She made significant contributions to the development of lightweight materials using PM techniques, such as the mechanical alloying of TiPt-based High-Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (HTSMAs)alloys and TiMg alloys.  She then moved to the University of Pretoria where she is currently.  Hilda teaches operations management at the postgraduate level.  Hilda is active in continuous education and has successfully supervised postgraduate students.  Her current main area of research is operations management, with a specific focus on continuous improvement and the sustainability of operations. 

As an established researcher, Hilda Kundai Chikwanda leads the GSTM’s research work in operations management, a testament to her influence and impact on the academic community.  Her leadership and expertise in this area have led to significant advancements and have inspired others in the field.  Hilda is a chartered engineer and a fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IMO3).  She has published extensively, further cementing her reputation as a leading figure in her field. 

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Panel – Cyber-physical Approach for Optimal Traffic Control in the Next Generation Road Transportation Systems

Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 2:00 – 3:45 pm
Room 1 (Onsite)

Panel Chair 

Dr Md Abdus Samad Kamal
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Gunma University
Kiryu, Japan

Dr. Md Abdus Samad Kamal is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Japan. He received Ph.D. degree from Kyushu University, Japan, in 2006. Earlier, he was a Researcher at The University of Tokyo, Japan, a Visiting Researcher with Toyota Central R & D Labs., Inc., Japan, and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia campus. His research interests include intelligent transportation systems, cooperative control of connected and automated vehicles, and the applications of model predictive control. Over a decade, he has been jointly working in various research projects in collaboration with Japanese car manufactures and/or under the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Dr. Kamal is a member of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

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Panel Speaker I

Dr. Fuguo Xu
Specially Appointed Associate Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
Chiba University
Chiba, Japan

Fuguo Xu received the M.E. degree in control engineering from Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China, in 2016, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, in 2019. From October 2019 to October 2021, he has been a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Sophia University. From November 2021 to March 2023, he has been an Assistant Professor with the Advanced Research Laboratories, Tokyo City University. He is currently a Specially Appointed Associate Professor with the Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University.

His research interests include optimal control and applications in powertrain system of hybrid electric vehicles.

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Panel Speaker II

Dr. A. S. M. Bakibillah
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Department of Systems and Control Engineering
School of Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, Japan 

Presentation Title: Transportation for Future Smart City with Enhanced Sustainability

Dr. A. S. M. Bakibillah is a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Control Engineering, School of Engineering, at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He obtained the B.Sc.Eng. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Bangladesh, in 2008, the M.Sc. degree in Information Technology (INFOTECH) from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 2013, and the Ph.D. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Monash University, Australia, in 2020. He was a Project Engineer at Bay Power Limited, Bangladesh, in 2008 and then joined the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh as a Lecturer in 2009 and was promoted to an Assistant Professor in 2014. From 2014 to 2016, He was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at American International University Bangladesh (AIUB), Bangladesh. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at Monash University, Malaysia Campus, from 2021 to 2022. He was a Research Staff in the Department of Systems and Control Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, from 2022 to 2023. His research interests include intelligent transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, sustainable ecological driving, advanced control systems, and machine learning. For the past seven years, he has been collaborating with Japan on advanced transportation and traffic control projects funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He has published several papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) of Japan Annual Conference, the Student Travel Grant Award and the International Award for Outstanding Technical Paper, in 2019, the Monash Merit Certificate Commendation Award for Engineering Entrepreneurship, in 2017, etc. He is a Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

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Panel Speaker III

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Manufacturing Excellence Panel

Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 4:00 – 5:45 pm
Room 1 (Onsite)

Panel Chair: Prof. Don Reimer

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Panel Speaker I 

Takafumi CHIDA, Ph.D.
Principal Researcher
Connective Automation Innovation Center
Hitachi Ltd., Research & Development Group
Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Takafumi Chida is a Principal Researcher in Research & Development Group, Hitachi Ltd. in Japan. He holds a B.S. and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, as well as a Ph.D. in System Informatics from Kobe University, Kobe, Japan. He has been actively involved in the development of new production system concepts and their implementation through the use of digital technologies, with a particular focus on planning optimization as his research interest. He applies these achievements to both Hitachi’s product factories and digital solution business for their industrial customers. His research areas encompass production process design, manufacturing control, logistics management, and supply chain management. Dr. Chida is a member of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME), the Japan Industrial Management Association (JIMA), and the Operations Research Society of Japan (ORSJ).

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Panel Speaker II

Dr. Khidzir Zakaria
Head of Manufacturing Laboratory
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor, Malaysia

Khidzir Zakaria is a Head of Manufacturing Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. His research has been focused on areas of advanced manufacturing technologies, specifically in Additive Manufacturing @ 3D Printing Technology and STEM education to community. His research is formed in collaboration with numerous industrial end users in manufacturing, education and general engineering sectors. Instead of research and teaching, he also leads and members of various research projects with multi industries and communities such as under European Union grant, SMEs companies, Community strategic grant etc. He is the author or co-author of more than 80 articles and reports in the area of advanced manufacturing technologies and STEM educations. He also winning multi award through his contributions in research and innovation competition. He is an active members of various professional memberships and certified as Chartered Engineer and Technologist in the areas of manufacturing and industrial technology.

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Panel Speaker III

Ahad Ali, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
Director, Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma
Coordiantor, Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, USA

Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Programs (BSIE & MSIE), Director of Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma and Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA. He established Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab at LTU in 2019. Dr. Ali was the primary author of the ABET self-study report of the BSIE Program at LTU in 2022. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Dr. Ali was Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna. He received an Outstanding Professor Award of the Industrial Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico -Mayaguez, (2006-2007). He has published 60 journal and 150 conference papers. Dr Ali has conducted research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, New Center Stamping, Whelan Co., Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems modeling, simulation and optimization, intelligent scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. He supervised 11 doctoral students. Dr. Ali has involved with many international conference committees. He is the Founder of IEOM Society International and serving as an Executive Director. Dr. Ali serves as a Conference Co-Chair of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management and organized events in Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Bali, Dubai, Orlando, Detroit, Rabat, UK, Bogota, Paris, Washington, DC, Pretoria, Bangkok, Pilsen, Toronto, Costa Rica, Sao Paulo, India, Riyadh, Manila and Sydney. He is a member of IEOM, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.

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ONLINE PANELS

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EV Panel 

Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 pm – Online

Panel Chair 

Dr. Ir. Wahyudi Sutopo
Professor
Industrial Engineering Department
Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS)
Surakarta, Indonesia

Dr. Wahyudi Sutopo is a professor (since April 2020) and Head of Industrial Engineering and Techno-Economics (RITE) Research Group (since January 2014), Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret  (UNS). He is serving as President of IEOM Indonesia Profesional Chapter (since 2020). Since 2020, he has been assigned as Vice  Dean for Human Resources, Finance, and Logistics (2020-2023). He was as deputy dean of the general and financial affairs of the faculty of engineering UNS (2019-2020). He was the head of the industrial engineering undergraduate study program (2015-2019); as an asset auditor of the internal supervisory unit (2014-2019); the head of UNS technology innovation center (2014-2016); and the general chair of the Indonesian industrial engineering higher education institution cooperation agency/BKSTI (2017-2020). He is an Assessor of BAN-PT (Noreg. 2017-01215). He had experience working in the electronics industry as an engineer at PT. Panasonic Manufacturing Indonesia from 2000-2003. His educational background is the profession of an engineer (Ir) from the Professional Engineer Program – Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) in 2018; Doctor (Dr) in Industrial Engineering & Management from Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2011; Master of Management (M.Si.) from Universitas Indonesia in 2004, and Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (S.T.) from Institut Teknologi Bandung in 1999. He has professional qualifications as an associate professional engineer (P. Eng) since 2016.

Panelists

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Halal Supply Chain Panel

Thursday, September 12, 2024, Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm – Online

Panel Chair

Dwi Agustina Kurniawati, M.Eng., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering Department
Former Head of Industrial Engineering Department
Head of Faculty Quality System Controller
Faculty of Science and Technology
UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Indonesia

Dwi Agustina Kurniawati, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga, Indonesia. She finished her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia in 2003. Then she pursued her master’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2006. She got Ph.D degree from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2016, in Systems and Engineering Management, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU, Singapore. She has published numerous papers, both in journals and proceedings (conferences). She also has reviewed lots of papers in Industrial Engineering area. Her current research is in supply chain, cross-dock warehouse, modelling system, operation research, scheduling and special issue in halal supply chain. She has received many research grants in her research area. Her biography is included in Who’s Who in the World year 2015 and 2018 and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering year 2016 and 2017 by Marquis Publication, USA. She was the former head of Industrial Engineering Laboratory and former head of Industrial Engineering Department. Currently, she becomes the head of Quality System Controller in her faculty and the head of Optimization, Operation Research and Industrial Systems Research Group (2ORIS-RG). She also becomes the member of INFORMS, IEOM and IAENG.

Panelists

Dr. Nur Aini Rakhmawati
Professor of Information Systems Department
Deputy Head of Halal Centre
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya
Surabaya, Indonesia

Nur Aini Rakhmawati is a professor in the Information Systems Department and the Deputy Head of the Halal Centre at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) in Surabaya, Indonesia. She earned her PhD from the Insight Centre for Data Analytics at NUI Galway, Ireland, her Master’s degree from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and her Bachelor’s degree from ITS Surabaya. Her current research interests include knowledge graphs, big data, and computer ethics. She is the founder of several halal applications and has received multiple accolades, including the Graphie Award for Graph Community MVP Asia (2020), the ASEAN Scientist Leader Fellowship (2017), the Systers Pass It On Award (2011), the Grace Hopper Scholarship (2008), the N2Women Fellowship (2008), and the Google Summer of Code (2007). Recently, she has been actively involved in outreach to small and micro-businesses to support the implementation of Halal Assurance Systems.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Yandra Arkeman, M. Eng
Professor of Agricultural Industrial Technology
IPB University
Bogor, Indonesia

Yandra Arkeman is an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology. He earned a PhD in Manufacturing Systems Engineering with dissertation on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems using Genetic Algorithms from University of South Australia (2000). Then he conducted his first Post Doctoral research at Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, for 2 years (2004-2006) and his second Post Doctoral research at Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, for 4 months (2009/2010). His biography is included in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 1998/1999 by Marquis Publication, USA.

He had a Master of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing Technology from University of South Australia with the thesis on Application of Artificial Intelligence for Flexible Manufacturing Systems Design. He obtained his first degree in Agroindustrial Technology from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia, with the “skripsi” (undergraduate thesis) on CAQ (Computer Aided Quality).

He is a Professor at Department of Agroindustrial Technology as well as Department of Computer Science, IPB University. Since 2008, he also works at Surfactant and Bioenergy Research Center (SBRC) at IPB University, as a researcher on bioenergy sustainability and climate change. He was the Head of SBRC in 2019. He is now the Head of Master Program in Agro-Maritime Logistics, Post Graduate School, IPB University. He is also a researcher at Halal Science Center, IPB University.

In March 2014, he established a research group, namely CEALS (Center of Excellence for Agroindustrial Logistics and Supply Chain Management). In 2018 he established another research group, namely BRAIN (Blockchain, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Networks. He is now focusing his research in the areas of applications of AI, blockchain and IoT (Internet of Things) for Agri-food and Bioenergy Logistics and SCM.