Undergraduate Research Competition
Sponsored by Daikin Applied

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

PAPER Template  (click here to download)            ABSTRACT Template (click here to download)

Authors must follow the exact IEOM Template and the IEOM Reference Style i.e. 
Last name, first initial. and last name, first initial., Title of the paper, Journal/Conference Name, vol., no., pp, year.

Poster Template (click here to download)

The IEOM Undergraduate STEM Research Competition will recognize outstanding research presentation in the field of industrial engineering and operations management presented by student(s). Students can submit abstract only and at the 2026 Bangalore, India Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations management to be held at 2026 Bangalore, India Conference. The presentation will be judged based on the presentation only. A group of academics / professionals will serve as judges. Scoring rubrics will be used for both parts of the judging. Winners will receive award certificates. The winning awards will be given at the 2026 Bangalore, India Conference.

Eligibility Criteria

• The submitter must be undergraduate student or recent graduate.
• Research can be industry sponsored 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 abstract must be written by the student(s) with only minor outside editorial assistance. One or more advisors may appear as co-authors of an abstract or paper, but the student must be the ‘first author’.
• The abstract/paper must be presented at the 2026 Bangalore, India Conference.

Submission Guidelines
Author should submit an abstract or paper with IEOM formatting which can be found under authors menu.

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

Winners
Award certificates will be given for the best student papers.

If you have any question for the IEOM Competitions, please contact: info@ieomsociety.org.

WINNERS – Undergraduate Research Competition Award

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2^nd Place
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3^rd Place
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