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Conference Committee

Conference Chairs
Dr. Mohammad Anwar Rahman, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), USA
Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA

Technical Chair
Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, Canada

Program Chair
Dr. Mohammad Khadem, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Industry 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

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. 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

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
Dr. MAS Kamal, Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Japan
Tarun Mohan Lal, Mayo Clinic, USA
Dr. Joseph Ogundu, Emerald Global Consulting Inc., USA
Dr. Jayant Trewn, Lean and Six Sigma Coach, Troy, Michigan, USA

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 (KFUPM), 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. 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
Dr. M. El-Sharkh, University of South Alabama, USA

Automation and Control
Dr. Rajab Abdullah Hokoma, University of Tripoli, Libya

Case Studies
Dr. Gulnara Abitova, L. N. Gumilev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan

Construction Management
Hossam Hassaan, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

Data Analytics
Dr. Farooq Sheikh, State University of New York (SUNY), Geneseo, USA

Decision Sciences
Dr. Josef Herget, Donau-Universität Krems, Austria

E-Business/E-Service
S. M. Tofayel Ahmad, Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh

E-Manufacturing
Dr. Arun Nambiar, California State University, Fresno, USA
Energy
Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

Engineering Education
Dr. Chee-Ming Chan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

Engineering Management
Dr. Mario Fargnoli, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Dr. Jinwoo Park, Seoul National University, South Korea

Facility Planning and Management
Dr. Joshua A/L Jaya Prakash, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Perak Campus, Malaysia

Healthcare Operations and Services
Tarun Mohan Lal, Mayo Clinic, USA

Human Factors and Ergonomics
Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippine

Industrial Services
Dr. Tauseef Aized, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Information Technology
Dr. Mohammad Abdus Salam, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Inventory Management
Dr. Gede Agus Widyadana, Petra Christian University, Indonesia

Lean and Six Sigma
Abdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia

Logistics Services
Dr. José A. Santiváñez, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico

Maintenance Services
Dr. Paulo Sampaio, University of Minho, Portugal

Manufacturing and Design
Matteo Savino, University of Sannio, Italy

Modeling and Simulation
Dr. Ali ElKamel, University of Waterloo, Canada

Operations Management
Dr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana

Operations Research
Dr. Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Mississippi State University, USA

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Dr. Bashir Khoda, North Dakota State University, USA

Production Planning and Management
Dr. Javier Darío Fernández Ledesma, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Project Management
Dr. Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

Quality and Reliability
Dr. Andy Pandian, Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan, USA
Service Systems and Management
Dr. Kannapha Amaruchkul, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand

Supply Chain
Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia

Sensors and Sensing Systems
Dr. Mukti Rana, Delaware State University, USA

Sustainability
Dr. Asela K. Kulatunga, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Systems Engineering
Dr. Ing. Maria Grazia Gnoni, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy

Technology Management
Dr. Elkanah Oyetunji, Lagos State University, Nigeria
Dr. Ayodeji E. Oluleye, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Traffic and Transportation
Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Department of Industrial Engineering, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran

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