Master Thesis Competition

The IEOM Master Thesis Presentation Award recognizes outstanding research in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, operations research, engineering management, operations management and related areas. Students must enrol in the masters’ program during the current academic year. These awards are presented at the 2025 Melbourne Conference.

Eligibility Criteria

• The submitter must enrol in a masters’ program or be a recent graduate
• A synopsis of the thesis should be submitted
• Masters’ research must be presented at the 2025 Melbourne 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

Submission
Submit a synopsis of your thesis online and present at the conference event.

Submission link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=7k1Ao9E

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

Winners
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive award certificates and a monetary prize based the sponsorship.

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

WINNERS – Master Thesis Competition Award

1st place

2nd place

3rd place