Conference Committee

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Conference Leadership Team

Conference Chairs

• Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA (Chairman)
• Dr. Shahram Taj, Chair and Professor, Department of Data Science & Business Analytics, Florida Polytechnic University, USA
• Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
• Dr. Ivan Garibay, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

• Dr. Hector Florez, Professor, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia
• Dr. Luis Rabelo,Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
• Dr. Cesar Diaz, AI Chair, Omashu, Barcelona, Spain

Program Chair

• Professor Don Reimer, Chief Operating Officer, IEOM Society International, Southfield, Michigan, USA

11th NA IEOM Conference Chair (2026 Milwaukee)

• Dr. Wilkistar Otieno, Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Co-Director, UWM Industrial Assessment Center, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA

Competition Committee

1. Graduate Student Paper Competition (Dr. Niloofar Yousefi – UCF) Sponsored by EATON Corporation
2. Master Thesis Competition (Dr. Ozlem Garibay – UCF)
3. Doctoral Dissertation Competition (Dr. Abdulaziz Alhamadani – Florida Polytechnic University)
4. Senior Capstone Design Project Competition (Dr. Mansooreh Mollaghasemi – UCF) sponsored by Tooling Tech Group
5. Undergraduate Research Competition (Dr. Dennis Tribby/Dr. Marwen Elkamel – UCF) sponsored by Daikin Applied
6. Undergraduate Paper Competition sponsored by Siemens (Dr. John Pastrana)
7. High School STEM Competition (Dr. Charles Davis – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
8. Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition (Dr. Abdulaziz Alhamadani – Florida Polytechnic University) sponsored by CINTAS
9. Lean Six Sigma Competition (Dr. Jorge Sarmiento, UCF) sponsored by BrassCraft Manufacturing Company
10. Simulation Competition (Dr. Karina Perez – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico)
11. Supply Chain and Logistics Competition (Dr. Edgar Gutierrez – MIT)
12. Poster Competition (Dr. Bijun Wang – Florida Polytechnic University)
13. AI-ML Competition (Dr. Heather Keathley/Dr. Gulsah Hancerliogullari Koksalmis)
14. Global Design Competition (Dr. Anna Zsopa)

Competition Committee

• Graduate Student Paper Competition (Niloofar Yousefi – UCF) Sponsored by EATON Corporation
• Master Thesis Competition (Ozlem Garibay – UCF)
• Doctoral Dissertation Competition (Abdulaziz Alhamadani – Florida Polytechnic University)
• Senior Capstone Design Project Competition (Mansooreh Mollaghasemi – UCF)
• Undergraduate Research Competition (Dennis Tribby/Marwen Elkamel – UCF) sponsored by Daikin Applied
• Undergraduate Paper Competition sponsored by Siemens (John Pastrana)
• High School STEM Competition (Charles Davis – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition (Abdulaziz Alhamadani – Florida Polytechnic University)
• Lean Six Sigma Competition (Jorge Sarmiento, UCF)
• Simulation Competition (Karina Perez – UNAM, Mexico)
• Supply Chain and Logistics Competition (Edgar Gutierrez – MIT)
• Poster Competition (Bijun Wang – Florida Polytechnic University)
• AI-ML Competition (Heather Keathley and Gulsah Hancerliogullari Koksalmis – UCF)
• Global Design Competition (Anna Zsopa – UCF)

Program Committee

• Catherine Maware, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
• Craig Schluttenhofer, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio
• Dr Aidin Delgoshaei, University of Kansas, Edwards Campus, Kansas
• Dr Mohammad A Rahman, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain
• Dr Shahriar Hossain, Northwestern State University of Louisiana
• Elizabeth O’Neill, SUNY Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
• Hayder Zghair, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas
• Jacqueline Chestnut, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
• Jim Burns, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Michigan
• Kuldeep Agarwal, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
• Lee Wells, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Masud Rana, Delaware State University, Delaware
• Mohamed Awwad, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
• Muhammad Sohail Ahmed, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
• Omar Abbaas, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas
• Pawan Bhandari, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
• Reza Akhavian, California State University, East Bay, California
• Sampson Gholston, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama
• Sarah Ali, Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois
• Som R. Soni, Central State University, Ohio
• Tariq Masood, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland
• Wilkistar Otieno, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA

Advisory Committee

• Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
• Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada
• Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
• Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
• Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
• Alireza Ghasemi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
• Arun Kumar, RMIT University, Australia
• Charles Mbohwa, University of South Africa
• Devdas Shetty, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
• Hamid Parsaei, Texas A&M University (College Station) and Qatar
• Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
• Henk Zijm, University of Twente, Netherlands
• Ho Hwi Chie, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Indonesia
• Ho Thanh Phong, International University – VNUHCM, Vietnam
• Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
• Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
• Jay Lee, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
• Jihong Yan, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
• Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, University of Derby, UK
• Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China
• Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Sendai, Japan
• Mehmet Savsar, Turkey
• Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
• Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, UAE
• Mukondeleli Grace Kanakana, TUT, South Africa
• Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Robert de Souza, The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, Singapore
• Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
• Samar Mukhopadhyay, USA
• Syed Ahmad Helmi Al Haddad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
• Umar AL-Turki, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
• Vitor M. Caldana, IFSP – Instituto Federal de São Paulo, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil

Technical Committee

• A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Aayush Agarwal, Meta Platforms Inc.
• Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco
• Abderrahmane Mellak, University of Boumerdes, Algeria
• Abdulaziz Alhamadani, Florida Polytechnic University
• Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, UAE
• Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK
• Adam Meyers, University of Miami
• Adeel Shahzad, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore
• Adewole Adegbola, Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Ahm Shamsuzzoha, University of Vaasa, Finland
• Ahmad Elshennawy, University of Central Florida
• Alexandra Desaulniers, Florida Polytechnic University
• Ali Ahsan Boyac, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye
• Ali Elkamel, Khalifa University & University of Waterloo
• Ali I. Al-Mosawi, Miskolic University, Hungary
• Amine Belhadi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
• Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
• Amjad Hussain, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
• Andy Myungjin Chae, Central Connecticut State Univ.
• Arda Vanli, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Artem Malinin, Florida Polytechnic University
• Arun N. Nambiar, California State University – Fresno, USA
• Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
• Bandar A. Alkhayyal, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Bappa Acherjee, Birla Institute of Technology: Mesra, Jharkhand, India
• Basel Alsayyed, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
• Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
• Bhuvenesh Rajamony, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
• Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France
• Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada
• Carlos D. Paternina, San Diego State University
• Carlos Urbina, Universidad de Lima
• Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
• Celso Alvarado, NYU
• Chad Laux, Purdue University
• Changchun Zeng, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Charles Major, University of Central Florida
• Chelsea Armbrister, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Chhaya Gunawat, DevOps Leader, Amazon, USA
• Chris Mejía Argueta, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
• Cristian Hidalgo-Coronado, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
• D.K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
• Daniel Eilen, University of Central Florida (UCF)
• Daniel Georgiadis, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• David Gross, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Debra Frank, Florida Polytechnic University
• Dinusha Gamage, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
• Edgar Gutiérrez-Franco, Departamento de la Propiedad Intelectual, Colombia
• Eldon Caldwell, University of Costa Rica
• Elizabeth Cudney, Maryville University
• Emadelden Fouad, Florida Polytechnic University
• Ernesto Garcia, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Faieza Abdul Aziz, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
• Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China
• Francisco Silva, School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP), Portugal
• Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa
• Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada
• Hadis Anahideh, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
• Himanshu Shee, Victoria University
• Hossein Mohammadi Dolat-Abadi, University of TehranGhom, Iran
• Huan-Huan Zhao, Wuxi Institute of Technology, Jiangsu, China
• Hui Wang, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
• I Nyoman Gde Antara, Udayana University, Indonesia
• Ilgin Acar, Western Michigan University
• Ilias Mamat, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Malaysia
• Ismet Söylemez, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, Türkiye
• Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia
• Jiju Antony, Northumbria University, England, UK
• Jim Dewey, Florida Polytechnic University
• Jin-Gyu Park, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Jizhe Cai, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Johanna Trujillo Díaz, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
• John Taylor, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• José Carlos de Sá, Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP), Portugal
• Juan Jacinto Gomez Meza, Universidad Ricardo Plama
• Kacy Lowe FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Kamrul Ahsan, RMIT University, Australia
• Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Karina Perez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
• Kashif Ishfaq, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore
• Ke Hu, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang, China
• Kiran Mughal, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore
• Kondo H. Adjallah, Université de Lorraine, France
• Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan
• Laurent Tchommo,  James Madison University, VA, USA
• Lichun Li, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France
• Qaiser Saleem, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore
• Mahdi Bashiri, Shahed University, Iran
• Mahmood Shafiee, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
• Maria Auxiliadora Cannarozzo Tinoco, UFRGS
• Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Marwen Elkamel, UCF
• Md. Mamun Habib, Universiti Utara Malaysia
• Mei Zhang  FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Messaoud Bounkhel, King Saud UniversityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Michael Kinzel, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
• Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana
• Michael Sony, Oxford Brookes University,  UK
• Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain
• Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
• Mohammed El-Amine Meziane, DepartmentofComputerSciences UniversityofOran1-AhmedBenBellaOran, Algeria
• Mohammed HAMOUMI, ENSEM- Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
• Morteza Nazari Heris, East Carolina University, USA
• Muhammad Bilal Arshad, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
• Muhammad Faisal Shahzad, University of Engineering and Technology (UET)
• Muhammad Salman Habib, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
• Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
• Nadeem Ahmad Mufti, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
• Naser Tibi, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia
• Ngakan Putu Sueca, Faculty of Engineering Udayana University, Indonesia
• Nicole Fowler, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia
• Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
• Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
• Nyoman Suprapta Winaya, Udayana University, Indonesia
• Okenwa Okoli, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Olivia McDermott, University of Galway, Ireland
• Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya
• Omer Asghar, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
• Özge Aslan, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey
• Özge Elmasta Gültekin, Department of StatisticsEge University, Izmir, Turkey
• Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
• Parisa Hajibabaee, Florida Polytechnic University
• Qiulian Wang, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
• Raghav Gnanasambandam, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Raja Jayaraman, New Mexico State University
• Raja Kothandaraman, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, India
• Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
• Rakhshanda Naveed, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
• Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA
• Randell McNair, Florida Polytechnic University
• Rashmi Jha, Gitarattan International Business School (GIBS), India
• Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India
• Rebekah Sweat, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile
• Roxana Yesenia Pastrana Alta, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería
• Ruchi Mishra, Institute of Management, Nirma Univ., Ahmedabad, India
• Sadaf Zahoor, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
• Sahil Thakkar, Senior Technical Program Manager at Apple
• Samuel Awoniyi, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Sana Ehsan, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
• Sarmad Khan, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore
• Satyar Foroughi, UCF
• Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand
• Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Shahryar Sorooshian, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Stephanie Salters, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Suhaiza Hanim Zailani,University Malaya, Malaysia
• Susan LeFrancois, Florida Polytechnic University
• Sven Guzmán, Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios, El Salvador
• Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar
• Syed Farhan Raza, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore
• Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Tarek Elgohary, UCF
• Tarik Dickens, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA
• Tobias Syring, Florida Polytechnic University
• Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece
• Veronica White, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Vinod Surange, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India
• Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia
• Walter Silva Sotillo, USF
• Wilkistar Otieno, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Yanshuo Sun, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan
• Youssef Boulaksil, UAE University
• Yuvraj Gajpal, University of Manitoba
• Zavala-Río Daniel, Monterrey Tech, Mexico
• Zhibin Yu, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Zimo Wang , Binghamton University
• Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia