Conference Chair
Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Honorary Chair
Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada
Industry Solutions Chairs
Majid Abab, The Boeing Company, USA
Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK
Global Engineering Education Chairs
Dr. Funso Falade, Professor at University of Lagos, Nigeria and President, African Engineering Education Association
Dr. Abu Masud, Interim Dean of Graduate School and Boeing Global Engineering Professor, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
Program Chairs
Dr. M. Khadem, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Technical Chairs
Dr. Ali Diabat, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Fikri Dweiri, University of Sharjah. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Publication Chair
Dr. Mohammed Rahman, University of Southern Mississippi, USA
Sponsors and Exhibitors Chair
Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Student Paper Competition Chair
Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, University of Vaasa, Finland
Senior Design Capstone Project Poster Competition Chair
Dr. Md. Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE
Conference Secretary
Ms. Luba Kagan, Accountant, Business Services, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Website Coordinator
Christian Forrest, Manager of Web Services, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Suvro Sudip, Undergraduate Student at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Local Committee
Dr. Fouad Al-Sunni, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia – Local Co-Chair
Dr. Zain Alabideen Tahboub, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP), United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Local Co-Chair
Dr. Khalid Hafeez, University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Md. Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Dr. Fouad Al-Sunni, Chairman, Department of Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Hamidi Bashir, Chairperson, Department of Industrial and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University
Dr. Ismail Tag, SVP & Provost, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dr. Muhammad Abid, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Umar AL-Turki, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ronald G. Askin, Arizona State University, USA
Dr. Mohammed Ben-Daya, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Kudret Demirli, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Dr. Arun Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia
Dr. Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, USA
Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
Dr. Samar Mukhopadhyay, GSB-Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea
Dr. Leonard Perry, University of San Diego, USA
Dr. Ho Thanh Phong, International University – VNUHCM, Vietnam
Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Dr. Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, USA
Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Dr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Dr. Robert de Souza, The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, Singapore
Dr. Gündüz Ulusoy, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Hari Agung Yuniarto, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Dr. Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China
Dr. Henk Zijm, Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics, University of Twente, Netherlands
INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
Dr. Zeki Ayağ, Kadir Has University, Turkey
Abdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Sameh Moh. Nour El-Din A-Razek, Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co., Alexandria, Egypt
Dr. Kenichi Funaki, Hitachi, Yokohama, Japan
Dr. Adel Hejaaji, Engineering Services Management (ESM) Limited, Essex, UK
Dr. Anwar Hossain, Daikin Applied, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Dr. MAS Kamal, Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Ali Massaeli, National Iranian Gas Company, Iran
Alberto M. Merlo, Centro Ricerche Fiat, Torino, Italy
Paul Moore, International Mining, England, UK
Dr. Gerard O'Connor, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Mrs. Banu Ozkeser, R&D Team Leader, Temsa Global R&D Center, Turkey
Joseph Paris, XONITEK Corporation, New York, USA
TRACK CHAIRS
Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Mohamad El-Sharkh, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
Automation and Control
Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Mazhar, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Case Studies
Dr. Gulnara Abitova, L. N. Gumilev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
Construction Management
Hossam Hassaan, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
E-Business and E-Commerce
Dr. Ali Ahmad Mohammad Alawneh, Philadelphia University- Amman, Jordan
Energy
Dr. Muhammad Mahbubul Alam, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Engineering Economy
Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
Engineering Education
Dr. Peter Toth, Trefort Agoston Centre for Engineering Education. Obuda University, Hungary
Engineering Management
Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Dr. Jinwoo Park, Seoul National University, South Korea
Facilities Planning and Management
Dr. Hasan Hosseini Nasab, Yazd University, Iran
Healthcare Systems
Dr. Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippine
IE/OM in Asia
Dr. Ravi Gor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Ghulam Yasin Shaikh, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Information Technology and Information Systems
Dr. Aniruddha Bhattacharjya, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology (GNIT), Andhra Prdesh, INDIA
Muzammil Tanveer, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
Inventory Management
Dr. Salvatore Miranda, University of Salerno, Italy
Lean and Six Sigma
Dr. Bernardo Villarreal, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
Abdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Logistics Management
Dr. Rajab Abduallah Hokoma, University of Tripoli, Libya
Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Manufacturing and Design
Dr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA
Modeling and Simulation
Dr. Ali ElKamel, University of Waterloo, Canada
Operations Management
Dr. Teh Sin Yin, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penag, Malaysia
Operations Research
Dr. Akhmad Hidayatno, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, University of Vaasa, Finland
Production Planning and Management
Dr. Ali Allahverdi, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Project Management
Dr. Sharif, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India
Quality Control and Management
Dr. Raja Jayaraman, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research (KUSTAR), Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Paulo Sampaio, University of Minho, Portugal
Reliability and Maintenance
Dr. Basel Alsayyed, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
Sensors and Sensing Systems
Dr. Mukti M. Rana, Delaware State University, USA
Service Systems and Service Management
Dr. Kannapha Amaruchkul, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand
Supply Chain Management
Dr. Shao Hung Goh, Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) University, Singapore
Sustainability and Green Systems
Dr. Asela K. Kulatunga, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lnaka
Systems Engineering
Dr. Norzelawati Asmuin, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Johor, Malaysia
Transportation
Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran
Technology Management
Dr. Norizah Mohamad, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Dr. Elkanah Oyetunji, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria
Technical Committee
Dr. A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. Kondo H. Adjallah, Paul-Verlaine University, France
Dr. Abdollah Aghaie, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Ali I. Al-Mosawi, Technical Institute of Babylon, Iraq
Dr. Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan
Dr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
Dr. D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
Dr. Mahdi Bashiri, Shahed University, Iran
Dr. Vladimir Beresnev, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Russia
Dr. Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain
Dr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia
Dr. Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Dr. Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya
Dr. Dinusha Gamage, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile
Dr. Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece
Dr. Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA
Dr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Iraq
Dr. Md. Abdus Samad Kamal, Toyota Central R&D Labs, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Dr. Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada
Dr. Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China
Dr. Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France
Dr. Ilias Mamat, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Dr. Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr. Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
Dr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia
Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
Dr. Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana
Dr. Arun N. Nambiar, California State University – Fresno, USA
Dr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
Dr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr. Eui H. Park, North Carolina A&T State University, USA
Dr. Mohd Abdur Rashid, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Raja Zuraidah raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar
Dr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Dr. P. Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Dr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK
Dr. Sarbjit Singh, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Dr. Shahryar Sorooshian, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
Dr. Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA
Dr. Vladimir I. Tsurkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Dr. Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Dr. Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan
Dr. Suhaiza Hanim Zailani, University Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France
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