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6th IEOM India International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Bangalore, India, November 5-7, 2026
Host: Bharatiya Engineering, Science & Technology Innovation University (BESTIU)

Submission Deadline: September 20, 2026

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Venue
Day 1 and 2: FKCCI, Bangalore
Day 3: BESTIU Campus

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Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=1lT6RL5
Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=b0OaOpL

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Templates

• Paper Template  (click here to download)
• Abstract Template (click here to download) 
• Poster Template (click here to download)

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Travel and Accommodations: https://ieomsociety.org/india2026/travels/

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IEOM Society International is organizing the 6th IEOM India International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Bangalore, India, on November 5-7, 2026. Host is Bharatiya Engineering, Science & Technology Innovation University (BESTIU).

The conference will provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, and practitioners to exchange ideas and explore recent developments in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The conference is also expected to foster networking, collaboration, and joint effort among the conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.

The IEOM Society International, a nonprofit professional organization registered in Michigan, USA, is a premier global platform dedicated to the advancement of industrial engineering and operations management discipline for the betterment of humanity. IEOM is a global platform for academics, researchers, scientists, and practitioners to exchange ideas. Most importantly, it provides insights into the latest technologies, tools and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The IEOM Society has successfully planned and organized international conferences around the world including Dhaka (2010), Kuala Lumpur (2011), Istanbul (2012), Bali (2014), Dubai (2015), Orlando (2015), Kuala Lumpur (2016), Detroit (2016), Rabat (2017), Bristol, UK (2017), Bandung (2018), Paris (2018), Washington DC (2018), Pretoria (2018), Bangkok (2019), Pilsen (2019), Toronto (2019), Riyadh (2019), Dubai (2020), Detroit (2020), Harare (2020), Singapore (2021), Sao Paulo (2021), Haiti (2021), Harbin (2021), Rome (2021), Bangalore (2021), Indonesia (2021), Monterrey (2021), Istanbul (2022), Nigeria (2022), Orlando (2022), Paraguay (2022), Rome (2022), India (2022), Sydney (2022), Manila (2023), Zambia (2023), Peru (2023), Houston (2023), Lisbon (2023), Vietnam (2023), New Delhi (2023), Melbourne (2023), Dubai (2024), Pretoria (2024), Bogota (2024), Washington, DC (2024), Germany (2024), Tokyo (2024), Detroit (2024), Sydney (2024), Hyderabad (2024), Oman (2024), Singapore (2025), Brazil (2025), Orlando (2025), Paris (2025), Bali (2025), Melbourne (2025), India (2025), Dhaka (2025), Tabuk (2026), Bangkok (2026), Cape Town (2026), Milwaukee (2026), Ankara (2026), Barcelona (2026) and Panama (2026).

The IEOM Society currently has 308 student chapters in 60 countries. There are 180 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has more than 50,000 members.

Topics – Best track paper award from each track

1. Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
2. Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
3. Business Management and Operations Management
4. Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IoT
5. Engineering Management and Project Management
6. Entrepreneurship and Innovation
7. Facility Planning and Layout
8. Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare Systems
9. Engineering Education and Curriculum Improvement
10. Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence
11. Manufacturing, Assembly and Design
12. Quality, Reliability and Maintenance
13. Simulation, Optimization and Productivity Improvement
14. Supply Chain and Logistics
15. Sustainability, Green System and Energy
16. AI for Industrial IoT
17. Green IoE in 6G network for Industry 4.0
18. Case Studies and Best Practices
19. Systems Computing and Computer Science

Competitions – 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed are awarded from each competition

1. Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
2. Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation
3. Master Thesis Competition
4. Doctoral Dissertation Competition sponsored by Airbus
5. Senior Design Project Competition
6. Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied
7. High School STEM Competition
8. AI-ML Competition
9. Global Design Competition sponsored by Amatrol
10. Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition
11. Lean Six Sigma Competition
12. Simulation Competition
13. Supply Chain and Logistics Competition sponsored by aThingz
14. Poster Competition

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Panels

• Industry 4.0 and Industry Solutions
• Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) sponsored by Ford Motor Company
• Supply Chain and Logistics
• Industrial Engineering for Operations Excellence in India
• Social Entrepreneurship

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Double Peer Review

All full papers are subjected to double peer review. Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. IEOM Society encourages to submit full paper(s).  Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings and indexed.

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IEOM Index (DOI) – https://index.ieomsociety.org/

IEOM Index – Publication Database

• This unique database is dedicated to research and achievements in the “Industrial Engineering and Operations Management” disciplines
• Each paper will have its unique DOI (Digital Object Identified) from CrossRef.
• Check all previous conference papers in the IEOM Index Publication Database Library – https://index.ieomsociety.org/.
• IEOM Conference DOI – https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/
• Conference Proceedings will be published with an ISSN (2169-8767) in a soft form – OPEN ACCESS.
• All accepted papers will be published with an ISBN Number.
• All full papers submitted for conference proceedings will be evaluated using a double-blind review process and published electronically in proceedings with a DOI number.
• All approved full papers will be sent for indexation to the world-renowned databases:
  • CrossRef
  • Google Scholar
  • IEOM Index Online Library
  • EBSCO
• The IEOM Society Conference Proceedings will be submitted for evaluation in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI). However, indexing acceptance is not guaranteed. Acceptance of previous volumes does not guarantee acceptance of future volumes.

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Presentation Requirements

Any submission implies that an author will attend the 2026 IEOM Bangalore, India Conference and present the paper or abstract. It will be opened for questions and answers. Each technical paper presentation is for 15 minutes (12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for Q&A)

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Templates and Guidelines

• Paper Checklist– http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf
• IEOM Reference Format– http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx
• Publication Ethics – http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/
• Paper Review Process – http://ieomsociety.org/paper_review_process.pdf

Sample IEOM Papers can be followed to prepare a quality paper:
Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4, Paper 5, Paper 6, Paper 7, Paper 8, Paper 9, Paper 10 and a sample review paper.

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Keynote Speakers

Day 1 — November 5, 2026

1. Dr. Rupa Vasudevan — Chancellor, Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University (BEST IU), Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
2. Saishyam Narayanan — CEO, IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF)
3. Dr. BVK Sastry — Founder Chancellor, Yoga-Samskrutham University, USA
4. Dr. P. Balakrishna Shetty — Vice Chancellor, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education
5. Dr. Ahad Ali — CEO, IEOM Society International, USA
6. Sudhakar Rao — Director – Branding, ICFAI Group, Hyderabad, Telangana
7. Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni — Former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Indian Army; President, Information Security Council of India
8. Somjit Amrit — CEO and Director, IIT Mandi Technology Innovation Hub, Bengaluru, Karnataka
9. Dr. Kamel Ghazouani — Professor of Economics, Institut des Hautes Études Commerciales de Carthage (IHEC), University of Carthage, Tunisia

Day 2 — November 6, 2026

1. Purushendra Singh — Indian Geopolitical Analyst; Visiting Fellow, CUTS Global Affairs; Associate Director, CUTS International
2. Dr. Tony Prensa — Founder & CEO, TP Global Business Consulting LLC, USA; Director, IEOM Central America and Caribbean
3. Dr. Sharon Ravitz-Wyngaard — Academic Director, Arava International Center for Agricultural Training (AICAT), Israel
4. Anand Handa — Chief Strategy Officer, C3iHub, IIT Kanpur
5. Suresh Done — Chief AI Officer, AI Authority, Michigan, USA
6. Deeksha Awasthi — Founder, DeekshaLife; Business Mentor, Startup Incubation and Innovation Center, IIT Kanpur
7. Dr. T. Sasilatha — Principal – General Programs, AMET University, Chennai
8. Dr. Tharamani C. Nagaiah — Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry, IIT Ropar

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Committee

Patrons

• Shri Bharat Lal Meena, IAS (R), Chairman
• Dr. Rupa Vasudevan, Chancellor

Conference chair

• Nagajyothi Koripella, Vice Chancellor

Conveners

• Immanuel Anupalli, Registrar
• Ramgopal Mopuri, Dean Academics

Co convenors

• Muni Babu Mummela, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Technology
• Ganesh Kumar Rai, Dean, School of Arts and Management Studies
• Vandana, Dean, College of Agricultural Science and Applied Research

Coordinators

1. Venu BN, Professor, College of Agricultural Science and Applied Research
2. Shaik Chandini Banu, Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Technology
3. Dr Ashwini A, Professor, College of Agricultural Science and Applied Research
4. Anuhya Pola, Associate Professor, College of Agricultural Science and Applied Research
5. Sasi Chandra Gummadi, Associate Professor, College of Agricultural Science and Applied Research
6. Chakravarthy Thejesh, Associate Professor, College of Agricultural Science and Applied Research
7. Katta Subramanya Sai Teja, Associate Professor, College of Agricultural Science and Applied Research
8. Sreeja K, Associate Professor, College of Agricultural Science and Applied Research

Conference General Chair

• Dr. Ahad Ali, Director of Doctor of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing, Director of Industrial Engineering Program, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA and CEO of IEOM Society Internaitonal

Program Chairs

• Capt Dr Bhaskar Bhandarkar, Chairman Marine Division IEI and Chairman Centre Coordination Committee IEI
• Dr. SM Qutubuddin, Professor, Industrial and Production Engineering, PDA College of Engineering, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India
• Dr. Manzoor Hussain, Registrar (Retd.), JNTU Hyderabad
• Prof. Don Reimer, COO, IEOM Society

Industry Chairs

• Dr. Bhaskar M Bhandarkar, Chairman MRDB and Chairman Centre Coordination Committee, Institution of Engineers (India)

Technical Chairs

• Dr. Supriya Lamba Sahdev, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India
• Dr. M. Affan Badar, Professor and Director of Ph.D. in Technology Management Program, Bailey College of Engineering & Technology, Indiana State University, USA
• Prof. Shekar Babu, Associate Dean and Professor at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeeetham, Mysuru Campus, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
• Prof. V. Vasu, Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal (NITW) in India

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IEOM Student Chapters in India

1. College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2. College of Engineering Guindy (Anna University), Chennai
3. Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab
4. Pandit Dendayal Petroleum University, Ahmedabad, Gujrat
5. P.D.A. College of Engineering, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
6. Vellore Institute of Technology
7. Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
8. Universal College of Engineering & Technology (UCET), Dokiparru, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, South India
9. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal
10. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH)
11. Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS Pilani)
12. Amrita School of Business – Bangalore
13. Amrita school of Arts and Sciences, Mysuru
14. Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore
15. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
16. Mahant Bachittar Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
17. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab
18. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
19. Nawab Shah Alam Khan College of Engineering and Technology (NSAKCET), Hyderabad, India
20. Global Institute Of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad
21. VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology
22. Siddhartha Institute of Engineering & Technology
23. Osmania University – The University College of Engineering
24. VJTI Mumbai – Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
25. BML Munjal University, Gurugram, India –School of Management
26. Axis Institute of Planning and Management – AKTU University, Kanpur, India
27. Mufakkhamjah College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad
28. Methodist College of Engineering and Technology
29. Vardhaman College of Engineering
30. Engineering Institute, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
31. NITJ – Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
32. BVRIT – B. V. Raju Institute of Technology, Vishnupur, Narsapur
33. Anjuman College of Engineering and Technology
34. Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University, (BESTIU), Gownivaripalli, Gorantla, Andhra Pradesh
35. HITAM – Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management
36. JNTUH University College of Management Hyderabad (UCMH)
37. Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, Karnataka

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Key Dates

• Submission Deadline:  September 20, 2026
• Registration Deadline: September 30, 2026
• Final Paper: November 1, 2026
• Conference: November 5-7, 2026

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University Partners

1. BESTIU – Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University, Gownivaripaill, Gorantla, Andhra Pradesh, India
2. PDA College of Engineering (PDACE)
3. Binghamton University, The State University of New York (SUNY), USA
4. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
5. Florida Polytechnic University, USA
6. Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
7. Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
8. Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Surakarta, Indonesia
9. Universite De Lorraine, Nancy cedex – France
10. Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Johor, Malaysia
11. University of Derby, UK
12. University of Monterrey (UDEM), Mexico
13. University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada
14. University of the District of Columbia (UDC), Washington, DC, USA
15. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Corporate Partners

1. Airbus
2. Amatrol Inc.
3. aThingz
4. Cintas Corporation
5. Daikin Applied
6. Eaton
7. Ford Motor Company
8. FUTEK
9. Hexaly
10. SIEMENS
11. Tooling Tech Group

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Organization Partners

1. African Engineering Education Association (AEES)
2. BKSTI: Agency for Cooperation of Higher Education of Industrial Engineering, Indonesia
3. Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIIE)
4. International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)
5. Operations Excellence Society
6. Pakistan Society of Industrial Engineers (PSIE)
7. the lean mag

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Attendance Certificates will be provided for conference participants. Continuous Education Unit (CEU) is available. IEOM Society International will provide some awards and recognition.

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IEOM Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

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IEOM India Conference Proceedings – https://index.ieomsociety.org/

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• 1st Indian IEOM Conference, Bangalore, India, August 16-18, 2021

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Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International

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Phone: 1-248-450-5660, Email: info@ieomsociety.org

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