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Conference Committee<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Conference Chair<\/p>\n

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  • Dr. Ignasi Florensa Ferrando, Director of EUSS School of Engineering, Barcelona, Catalu\u00f1a, Espa\u00f1a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Conference Co-Chairs<\/p>\n

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    • Dr. Keivan Amirbagheri, Head, Department of Management Engineering, Escola Universit\u00e0ria Salesiana de Sarri\u00e0 (EUSS School of Engineering), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain<\/li>\n
    • Dr. Hiroyuki Goto, Full Professor in the Faculty of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Hosei University, Japan<\/li>\n
    • Dr Ahad Ali, Professor, Director of Doctor of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA and CEO of IEOM Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Program Chair<\/p>\n

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      • Professor Don Reimer, Chief Operating Officer, IEOM Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Organizing Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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        • TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          IEOM Global Supply Chain and Logistics Chairs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • Prof. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes<\/strong>, Professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, The University of Derby, UK<\/li>\n
          • Prof. Vikas Kumar<\/strong>, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), University of Portsmouth, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            Track Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
            ID<\/strong><\/td>\nTrack Name<\/strong><\/td>\nTrack Chair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            1<\/td>\nArtificial Intelligence and Data Science<\/td>\nKathiresan Jayabalan<\/p>\n

            Ph.D. Research Scholar,<\/p>\n

            Mastercard Technologies, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

            2<\/td>\nAutomation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            3<\/td>\nBusiness Management and Operations Management<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            4<\/td>\nDigital Transformation, Industry 4.0 and IoT<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            5<\/td>\nEngineering Education and Curriculum Improvement<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            6<\/td>\nEngineering Management and Project Management<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            7<\/td>\nEntrepreneurship and Innovation<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            8<\/td>\nFacility Planning and Layout<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            9<\/td>\nHuman Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare Systems<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            10<\/td>\nLean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            11<\/td>\nManufacturing, Assembly and Design<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            12<\/td>\nQuality, Reliability and Maintenance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            13<\/td>\nSimulation, Optimization and Productivity Improvement<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            14<\/td>\nSupply Chain and Logistics<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            15<\/td>\nSustainability, Green Systems and Energy<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            16<\/td>\nCase Studies and Best Practices<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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            Competition Chairs<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
            ID<\/strong><\/td>\nTrack Name<\/strong><\/td>\nTrack Chair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            1<\/td>\nUndergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            2<\/td>\nUndergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            3<\/td>\nGraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            4<\/td>\nDoctoral Dissertation Competition sponsored by Airbus<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            5<\/td>\nMaster\u2019s Thesis Competition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            6<\/td>\nSenior Design Project Competition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            7<\/td>\nHigh School STEM Competition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            8<\/td>\nAI-ML Competition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            9<\/td>\nGlobal Design Competition sponsored by Amatrol Inc.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            10<\/td>\nHuman Factors and Ergonomics Competition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            11<\/td>\nLean Six Sigma Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            12<\/td>\nSimulation Competition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            13<\/td>\nSupply Chain and Logistics Competition sponsored by aThingz<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            14<\/td>\nPoster Competition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

             <\/p>\n

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            IEOM European Committee<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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            • Alexandra Tenera, FCT NOVA, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Ali I. Al-Mosawi, Miskolic University, Hungary<\/li>\n
            • Ammar Oulamara, Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, Metz, Lorraine, France<\/li>\n
            • Ana Barbosa-P\u00f3voa, University of Lisboa, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Ana Lu\u00edsa Ramos, University of Aveiro, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Ana R. Xambre of University of Aveiro, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Ana S. Camanho, University of Porto, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Ana Sofia Matos, FCT NOVA, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Andr\u00e9 Carvalho, FCT NOVA, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Andr\u00e9 Mendes de Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Andrea D\u2019Ariano, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi Roma Tre, Roma, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Andrea Falegnami, Sapienza-University of Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Andreas Sterzing, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology, Fraunhofer Institute, Chemnitz, Germany<\/li>\n
            • Andy TC Wong, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK<\/li>\n
            • Aneesh Zutshi, FCT NOVA, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Anouar Hallioui, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco<\/li>\n
            • Ant\u00f3nio Grilo, FCT da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Arunjoy Banerjee, Hochschule Rhein-Wall, Kleve, Germany<\/li>\n
            • Asl\u0131 \u00c7al\u0131\u015f Boyac\u0131, Ondokuz May\u0131s University, Samsun, Turkey<\/li>\n
            • Berna Dengiz, Baskent University, Baglica Campus, Ankara, Turkey<\/li>\n
            • Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France<\/li>\n
            • Cecilia Decesari, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Christoph Szedlak, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany<\/li>\n
            • Egon Mueller, Technische Universit\u00e4t Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany<\/li>\n
            • Erwin Rauch, Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Fabio Frugiero, University of Basilicata, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Faraj Bashir, The University of Sheffield International College, Sheffield, UK<\/li>\n
            • Flora M\u00aa D\u00edaz-P\u00e9rez, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain<\/li>\n
            • Francesco Costantino, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Francesco Simone, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Francisco Reis, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Frederik Desplentere, KU Leuven Bruges Campus, Bruges, Belgium<\/li>\n
            • Funlade Sunmola, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
            • George Agyekum-Mensah, Coventry University Coventry, UK<\/li>\n
            • Gian Maria Santi, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Giovanni Romagnoli, University of Parma, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Giulio Di Gravio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • G\u00fcnd\u00fcz Ulusoy, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey<\/li>\n
            • Hafida Bouloiz, ENSA, Agadir, Morocco<\/li>\n
            • Hakan Altunay, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey<\/li>\n
            • Helena Carvalho, FCT NOVA, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Henk Zijm, Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics, University of Twente, Netherlands<\/li>\n
            • Ihssen Abdelmomen, Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, Nancy, France<\/li>\n
            • Imane Benkhati. Facult\u00e9 des Sciences Semlalia Marrakech, Casablanca, Morocco<\/li>\n
            • Iryna Shvets, Donetsk National Technical University, Pokrovsk, Ukraine<\/li>\n
            • Jaouad Boukachour, University of Le Havre, France<\/li>\n
            • Jiri Tupa, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic<\/li>\n
            • Jo\u00e3o Basto, INESC TEC \u2013 Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Jo\u00e3o Matias, University of Aveiro, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Jos\u00e9 Fernando Oliveira, University of Porto, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark<\/li>\n
            • Kondo H. Adjallah, ENIM, Lorraine-INP, University of Lorraine, France<\/li>\n
            • Leonardo Frizziero, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Leonor Teixeira, University of Aveiro, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Luis Ferreira, University of Coimbra, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • M Khurshid Khan, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
            • Mara Lombardi, Sapienza-University of Rome, Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Mario Fargnoli, Universitas Mercatorum, Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Marlene Br\u00e1s, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Massimo Guarascio, Sapienza-University of Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Matteo Mario Savino, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Mehmet Kursat Oksuz, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey<\/li>\n
            • Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain<\/li>\n
            • Mouloud Dena\u00ef, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
            • Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Turkey<\/li>\n
            • Nacima Labadie, Universit\u00e9 De Technologie De Troyes, Troyes, Cedex, Aube, France<\/li>\n
            • Nadjib Brahimi, Rennes School of Business, Cedex, France<\/li>\n
            • Naila Fares, Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia, Spain<\/li>\n
            • Nihal Erginel, Anadolu University, TURKEY<\/li>\n
            • Nnamdi Ogbuke, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
            • Nuno Costa, Polytechnic Institute- Setubal School of Technology, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Onur Dogan, \u0130zmir Bak\u0131r\u00e7ay University, Turkey<\/li>\n
            • Oualid Jouini, CentraleSup\u00e9lec, Universit\u00e9 Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire G\u00e9nie Industriel, France<\/li>\n
            • P Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland<\/li>\n
            • Patrick Dallasega, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bozen, Bolzano, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Patrick P\u00f6tters, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Germany<\/li>\n
            • Peter Toth, Obuda University, Hungary<\/li>\n
            • R.M. Chandima Ratnayake, University of Stavanger, NORWAY<\/li>\n
            • Rafiu Dimeji Seidu, London South Bank University, UK<\/li>\n
            • Ricardo Machado, University of Minho, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Riccardo Patriarca, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Robert Valencia-Chapi, Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain<\/li>\n
            • Roberto Panizzolo, University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Rog\u00e9rio Puga Leal, FCT NOVA, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Salvatore Miranda, University of Salerno, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Sam Aflaki, HEC Paris, JOUY-EN-JOSAS, Il de France, France<\/li>\n
            • Sara SHAFIEE, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark<\/li>\n
            • Silvia Colabianchi, Sapienza-University of Rome, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Sofiene Dellagi, LGIPM, METZ, France<\/li>\n
            • Stefano Scialla, Universit\u00e0 Campus Bio-medico di Roma, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Stephen Disney, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK<\/li>\n
            • Steve Martin, Coventry University, Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
            • Susana Duarte, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Susana Duarte, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Ufuk Cebeci, Istanbul Technical University, Macka, Turkey<\/li>\n
            • Uwe G\u00f6tze, Technische Universit\u00e4t Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany<\/li>\n
            • Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece<\/li>\n
            • Virgilio Cruz Machado, FCT NOVA, Portugal<\/li>\n
            • Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia<\/li>\n
            • Wilfried Sihn, TU Wien \u2013 Institut f\u00fcr Managementwissenschaften, Bereich Betriebstechnik und Systemplanung and Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH, Austria<\/li>\n
            • Yahaya Yusuf, Lancashire Business School, Lancashire, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
            • Yasmine Sabri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<\/li>\n
            • Yassine Ouazene, University of Technology of Troyes, France<\/li>\n
            • Yevgen Zbykovskyy, Donetsk National Technical University, Pokrovsk, Ukraine<\/li>\n
            • Yiping Fang, CentraleSup\u00e9lec, B\u00e2timent Bouygues \u2013 Laboratoire LGI, Cedex, France<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
              \n

              Advisory Committee<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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              • Pr. Moulay Larbi Abidi, \u00c9cole Mohammadia d\u2019ing\u00e9nieurs, Rabat, Morocco<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Muhammad Abid, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ins. of Eng. Sci. & Tech., Pakistan<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Umar AL-Turki, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Ronald G. Askin, Arizona State University, USA<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Mohammed Ben-Daya, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Kudret Demirli, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, University of Derby, UK<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Alireza Ghasemi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, UAE<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Arun Kumar, RMIT University, Australia<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, USA<\/li>\n
              • Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Sendai, Japan<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Samar Mukhopadhyay, GSB-Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Nor Hasni Osman, Universiti Utara Malaysia<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Leonard Perry, University of San Diego, USA<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Ho Thanh Phong, International University \u2013 VNUHCM, Vietnam<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee \u2013 Knoxville, USA<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University \u2013 Manila, Philippines<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto, Portugal<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Robert de Souza, The Logistics Institute \u2013 Asia Pacific, Singapore<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Masine Md. Tap, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Zulkifli Mohamed Udin, Universiti Utara Malaysia<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Alok Verma, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Hari Agung Yuniarto, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Henk Zijm, University of Twente, Netherlands<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Ravi Inder S Jassar, Birla Institute of Technology and Sci., Pilani, India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                Program Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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                • Dr. Rushan Ziatdinov, Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea<\/li>\n
                • Dr. Lina Aboueljinane, Industrial Engineering Program, \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Mines de Rabat (ENSMR), Morocco<\/li>\n
                • Dr. Bouloiz Hafida, Industrial Engineering Department, National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA), Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco<\/li>\n
                • Dr. Jaouad Boukachour, Universit\u00e9 Le Havre, France<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  Global Engineering Education Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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                  • Dr. Abu Masud, Boeing Global Engineering Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Hamid Parsaei, Texas A&M University (College Station) and Qatar<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Mukondeleli Grace Kanakana, University of South Africa<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Syed Ahmad Helmi Al Haddad, Program Coordinator for MSc in Industrial Engineering and Associate Fellow, Center for Engineering Education (CEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Mehmet Savsar, Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Vitor M. Caldana, Professor, Depto. de Eletroeletr\u00f4nica, IFSP \u2013 Instituto Federal de S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Campus Sorocaba, SP, Brazil<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Chan Chee-Ming, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Ilham Kissani, Faulty of Engineering & Management Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Ho Hwi Chie, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Indonesia<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University \u2013 Manila, Philippines<\/li>\n
                  • Dr. Jihong Yan, Professor in Industrial Engineering and Deputy Dean of School of Mechatronics Engineering, Head of intelligent Manufacturing Scientific Research Team, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    Industry Solutions Committee<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                    • Dr. Zeki Aya\u011f, Kadir Has University, Turkey<\/li>\n
                    • Amine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco<\/li>\n
                    • Sameh Moh. Nour El-Din A-Razek, Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co., Alexandria, Egypt<\/li>\n
                    • Abdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n
                    • Natasha Dzulkarnain, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia<\/li>\n
                    • Dr. Kenichi Funaki, Hitachi, Yokohama, Japan<\/li>\n
                    • Dr. Adel Hejaaji, Engineering Services Management Limited, Essex, UK<\/li>\n
                    • Dr. Anwar Hossain, Daikin Applied, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA<\/li>\n
                    • Ihfasuziella Ibrahim, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM)<\/li>\n
                    • Dr. MAS Kamal, Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Nagoya, Aichi, Japan<\/li>\n
                    • Hwa Kooi Kok, Intel Malaysia<\/li>\n
                    • Ali Massaeli, National Iranian Gas Company, Iran<\/li>\n
                    • German Moya, President at IEEE Costa Rica Section, Costa Rica<\/li>\n
                    • Paul Moore, International Mining, England, UK<\/li>\n
                    • Dr. Gerard O\u2019Connor, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland<\/li>\n
                    • Dr. Banu Ozkeser, Istanbul, Turkey<\/li>\n
                    • Dr. Sushil K. Shetty, Wilsonart LLC, Temple, Texas, USA<\/li>\n
                    • Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      Woman in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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                      • Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK<\/li>\n
                      • Dr. Chan Chee-Ming, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/li>\n
                      • Dr. Mey Goh, Loughborough University, UK<\/li>\n
                      • Dr. Ilham Kissani, Faulty of Engineering & Management Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco<\/li>\n
                      • Dr. Stefanie Pillai, Dean and Associate Professo, Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                      • Dr. Funda Sivrikaya \u015eerifo\u011flu, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey<\/li>\n
                      • Dr. Adibah Shuib, Head of Strategic Planning (Monitoring), Centre for Strategic Planning,Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)<\/li>\n
                      • Dr. Vanajah Siva, Chalmers University, Sweden<\/li>\n
                      • Vanessa Victoire,\u00a0 University of Mauritius<\/li>\n
                      • Prof. Soumaya Yacout, \u00c9cole Polytechnique de Montr\u00e9al, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                        Technical Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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                        • Maram Al-Shammari, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n
                        • Peter M. Tase, IFEES – GEDC Secretariat<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Kondo H. Adjallah, Paul-Verlaine University, France<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Abdollah Aghaie, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, UAE<\/li>\n
                        • Gasim Al-Hawarii, Senior Fleet Management Engineer, Dubai Municipality, UAE<\/li>\n
                        • Ali I. Al-Mosawi, Miskolic University, Hungary<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Basel Alsayyed, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Faieza Abdul Aziz, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Bandar A. Alkhayyal, Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n
                        • Amine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus<\/li>\n
                        • Dr.\u00a0 D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d\u2019Ing\u00e9nieurs, Rabat, Morocco<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Mahdi Bashiri, Shahed University, Iran<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Vladimir Beresnev, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Russia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Haider Ali Biswas, Khulna University, Bangladesh<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Dinusha Gamage, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Universiti Utara Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Iraq<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Javad Khamisabadi, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Raja Kothandaraman, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, India<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Rashmi Jha, Gitarattan International Business School (GIBS), Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Ilias Mamat, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Abderrahmane Mellak, University of Boumerdes, Algeria<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Ruchi Mishra, Institute of Management, Nirma Univ., Ahmedabad, India<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Arun N. Nambiar, California State University \u2013 Fresno, USA<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Eui H. Park, North Carolina A&T State University, USA<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. T. Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Bhuvenesh Rajamony, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Mohd Abdur Rashid, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. P. Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Mahmood Shafiee, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, University of Vaasa, Finland<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Sarbjit Singh, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Shahryar Sorooshian, University of Gothenburg, Sweden<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Jayakanth Srinivasan, MIT Sloan School of Management<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE<\/li>\n
                        • Laurent Tchommo, Operations Management, Department of CIS & BSAN, College of Business, James Madison University, VA, USA<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Vladimir I. Tsurkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Suhaiza Hanim Zailani,University Malaya, Malaysia<\/li>\n
                        • Dr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France<\/li>\n
                        • Ashwin Ittoo, HEC Liege, Liege, Belgium<\/li>\n
                        • Petri Helo, University Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland<\/li>\n
                        • Lionel Amodeo, University of Technology of Troyes, Troyes, France.<\/li>\n
                        • Zied Hajej, University of Lorraine, Metz, France.<\/li>\n
                        • Abraham Zhang, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.<\/li>\n
                        • Bingwen Yan, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.<\/li>\n
                        • Laoucine Kerbache, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.<\/li>\n
                        • Yue Wang, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.<\/li>\n
                        • Zhe Yuan, De Vinci Higher Education, De Vinci Research Center, Paris, France<\/li>\n
                        • Michel Aldanondo, Ecole des Mine d\u2019Albi, France<\/li>\n
                        • Armand Baboli, INSA Lyon, France<\/li>\n
                        • Philipp Baumann, University of Bern, Switzerland<\/li>\n
                        • Cedrick Beler , Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse \u2013 Ecole Nationale d\u2019Ing\u00e9nieurs de Tarbes, France<\/li>\n
                        • Eric Bonjour , ENSGSI \u2013 University of Lorraine, France<\/li>\n
                        • Robert Boute , KU Leuven, Belgium<\/li>\n
                        • Xavier Brusset , SKEMA Business School, France<\/li>\n
                        • \u00a0Kah Hin Chai, National University of Singapore, Singapore<\/li>\n
                        • Aur\u00e9lie Charles , University of Lyon France, France<\/li>\n
                        • Christine Di Martinelly , IESEG School of Management, France<\/li>\n
                        • Laurent Geneste , Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse \u2013 Ecole Nationale d\u2019Ing\u00e9nieurs de Tarbes, France<\/li>\n
                        • Ali Gharbi , ETS Montreal, Canada<\/li>\n
                        • Bernard Grabot , Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse \u2013 Ecole Nationale d\u2019Ing\u00e9nieurs de Tarbes, France<\/li>\n
                        • \u00a0Elise Gruhier, University of Bordeaux France, France<\/li>\n
                        • Vastag Gyula , Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University, Hungary<\/li>\n
                        • Khaled Hadj Hammou , Institut National des Sciences Appliqu\u00e9es de Lyon, France<\/li>\n
                        • Ramzi Hammami , ESC Rennes School of Business, France<\/li>\n
                        • Alaa Hassan , University of Lorraine, France<\/li>\n
                        • Petri Helo , University of Vaasa, Finland<\/li>\n
                        • Lazhar Homri , Arts et M\u00e9tiers ParisTech, France<\/li>\n
                        • Lars Hvam , Technical University of Denmark, Denmark<\/li>\n
                        • Emmanuel Hyon , Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 \u2013 LIP6, France<\/li>\n
                        • Peter Jacobsen , Technical University of Denmark, Denmark<\/li>\n
                        • Daouda Kamissoko , IMT Mines Albi, France<\/li>\n
                        • Laoucine Kerbache , HEC Paris, France<\/li>\n
                        • Nathalie Klement , Arts et M\u00e9tiers ParisTech, France<\/li>\n
                        • Elmar Kutsch , Cranfield University, UK<\/li>\n
                        • Samir Lamouri , ENSAM Arts et M\u00e9tiers ParisTech, France<\/li>\n
                        • Carman Lee , Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong<\/li>\n
                        • Danping Lin , Shanghai Maritime University, China<\/li>\n
                        • Chrity Yaqiong Lv , Wuhan University of Technology, China<\/li>\n
                        • \u00a0Lahcen Mifdal, Universiapolis Agadir, Morocco<\/li>\n
                        • Mehrdad Mohammadi , IMT Atlantique, France<\/li>\n
                        • \u00a0Banu Ozkeser, KOLUMAN Industry Automotive, Turkey<\/li>\n
                        • Maurice Pillet , Universit\u00e9 de Savoie Mont Blanc, France<\/li>\n
                        • Nidhal Regz , University of Lorraine, France<\/li>\n
                        • Turki Sadok , University of Lorraine, France<\/li>\n
                        • Samuel Bassetto , Ecole Polytechnique, Canada<\/li>\n
                        • J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Schutz , University of Lorraine, France<\/li>\n
                        • Sara Shafiee , Technical University of Denmark, Denmark<\/li>\n
                        • Dellagi Sofiene , University of Lorraine, France<\/li>\n
                        • Elyn Solano Charris , Universidad de La Sabana, Columbia<\/li>\n
                        • Ayeley Tchangani , Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse \u2013 Ecole Nationale d\u2019Ing\u00e9nieurs de Tarbes, France<\/li>\n
                        • Norbert Trautmann , University of Bern, Switzerland<\/li>\n
                        • \u00a0Jiri Tupa, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic<\/li>\n
                        • Yazg\u0131 T\u00fct\u00fcnc\u00fc , Izmir University of Economics, Turkey<\/li>\n
                        • Eric Villeneuve , Ecole Sup\u00e9rieure des Technologies Industrielles Avanc\u00e9es, France<\/li>\n
                        • \u00a0Junqiang WANG, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China<\/li>\n
                        • \u00a0Yue Wang, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong<\/li>\n
                        • Yong Wu , Griffith University, Australia<\/li>\n
                        • Esma Yahia , Arts et M\u00e9tiers ParisTech, France<\/li>\n
                        • Bingwen Yan , Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa<\/li>\n
                        • \u00a0Marc Zolghadri, Ecole des Ing\u00e9nieurs en M\u00e9canique de Paris, France<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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