{"id":54,"date":"2017-01-15T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T16:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/ieom2018\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:28:18","slug":"keynotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/ghana2027\/keynotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Keynote Speakers<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<h3>8:30 &#8211; 8:45: <strong>Opening and Welcome Address <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Welcome Speaker from the Host University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>8:45 &#8211; 9:15: Keynote I<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>9:15 &#8211; 9:45 Keynote II<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">9:45 &#8211; 10:15<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>10:15 &#8211; 10:45: Keynote III<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>10:45 &#8211; 11:15: Keynote IV<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">8:30 &#8211; 8:45 am<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>8:45 &#8211; 9:15 am: Keynote V<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>9:15 &#8211; 9:45 am, Keynote VI<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>9:45 &#8211; 10:15 am,<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>10:15 &#8211; 10:45 am, Keynote VII<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>10:45 &#8211; 11:15 am: Keynote VIII<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8:45 &#8211; 9:15 am: Keynote IX<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>9:15 &#8211; 9:45 am<\/p>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2432 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/singapore2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/luis.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/ghana2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/luis.png 577w, https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/ghana2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/luis-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/ghana2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/luis-170x195.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Dr. Luis Rabelo<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Professor<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Department of Industrial Engineering &amp; Management Systems<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>University of Central Florida<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Orlando, FL, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Topics: New Ways to do Humanitarian Logistics Using Space Exploration Technologies<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Luis Rabelo received the BS in Electro-Mechanical Engineer from the Technological University of Panama in 1983, an MS in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1987 Master\u2019s and Doctorate in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri. He was a Postdoc at the University of Missouri in Nuclear Engineering. Dr. Rabelo received a dual MS in Systems and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has worked for the Advanced Technology Group (Goodrich) and Honeywell Laboratories. Dr. Rabelo was a NASA Fellow from 2002 to 2005, and a Project Manager at NASA from 2009 to 2011. He is currently Professor in the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Department at UCF. He is also the Undergraduate Coordinator. He has written more than 300 articles and a book in Artificial Intelligence. He has been the principal advisor for 39 Master\u2019s students and 29 PhDs. He received the award for the Best Scientific Article of the Year 2004 from the Society of Automotive Engineers, received the distinction \u201cONE NASA\u201d in 2006. He was the recipient of the Fulbright Distinction in 2008. In November 2008, he received the honor of the Technological University of Panama (UTP) of being the 2008 Distinguished Alumni. In 2011, he was the Henaac Award Winner in Education. In 2013 and 2018, he received the Forest R. McFarland Award from the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE). Lately, he received the SAE Russell S. 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