Undergraduate Student Paper Competition

Sponsored by:

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=4NV4t3A
Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=oU2n27y

The IEOM Undergraduate Student Paper Competition sponsored by SIEMENS will recognize outstanding papers in the field of industrial engineering and operations management written by student(s). Selected papers will be considered for the competition. The paper will be judged based on the technical content. Winners will receive award certificates at the IEOM Cape Town, South Africa 2026 conference.

Eligibility Criteria:

The submitter must me student or recent graduate
Papers can be industry projects as part of a course or co-op/internship, or research projects done at the academic institution.
Faculty and/or an industry member may serve as an advisor on a project, but the work should primarily be done by the student(s).
The paper must be written by the student(s) with only minor outside editorial assistance. One or more advisors may appear as co-authors of a paper, but the student must be the ‘first author’.
The paper must be presented at the IEOM Cape Town, South Africa 2026 conference.

IEOM Competition Rubrics

Overall content: 1-5 points
Data analysis and results: 1-5 points
Presentation skills: 1-5 points
Knowledge of the topic / confident: 1-5 points
Answering questions: 1-5 points

Paper Guidelines:
Authors must follow the IEOM paper guidelines (under Authors menu) since the winning papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Submission:
Each paper must be submitted online.

For any question, please contact undergraduate student paper competition committee chairs:

Judging:
A group of academics / professionals will serve as judge. Scoring rubrics will be used for both parts of the judging.

Winners:
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive award certificates.

WINNERS – Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Award Sponsored by SIEMENS

1st place

2nd place

3rd place