Undergraduate Research Competition

Sponsored by Daikin Applied

Submission Deadline: March 30, 2026

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=1gz1a0I
Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=kfcuTzF

Templates

• Paper Template
• Abstract Template
• Poster Template

The IEOM Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied 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 11th NA International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations management to be held at Milwaukee. 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee 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

Important Dates
Deadline for submission: March 30, 2026.

Submission Guidelines
The author should submit an abstract or paper with IEOM formatting, which can be found under authors’ menu.

Submission
Submit an abstract and your presentation online: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=1gz1a0I

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.

Publication and Indexing – Proceedings

• Papers will be published in the proceedings with DOI at IEOM Index. Your papers will be in open access with ISSN and ISBN.

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

WINNERS – Undergraduate Research Competition Award

1st place

2nd place

3rd place