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Conference Committee


Conference Chairs:

  • Dr. José Barrios Ng, President and Chairman of the Board, Universidad Latina de Panama
  • Dr. Oscar León, Founder, President and Chairman of the Board, Quality Leadership University (QLU), Panama
  • Dr. Humberto Alvarez, Professor and Associated Dean of Research, Graduate Studies and Outreach Programs, Industrial Engineering School, Technological University of Panama (UTP), Panama
  • Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • Dr. Maximiliano E. Jiménez, Management Consultant and Past Dean of Business School, Universidad Santa María La Antigua (USMA), Panama
  • Professor Eldon G. Caldwell Marin, Ph.D., Sc.D, Dr.Ed. – IEOM President, 2023-2025, Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, Engineering School, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor, Director, Doctor of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing and Director of Industrial Engineering Programs (BSIE and MSIE), Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA and CEO of IEOM Society International, USA

Program Chair

  • Professor Don Reimer, Chief Operating Officer (COO), IEOM Society International, USA

Organizing Committee

  • TBD

Track Chairs

ID Track Name Track Chair
1 Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
2 Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
3 Business Management and Operations Management
4 Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0 and IoT
5 Engineering Education and Curriculum Improvement
6 Engineering Management and Project Management
7 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
8 Facility Planning and Layout
9 Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare Systems
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 Systems and Energy
16 Case Studies and Best Practices

Competition Chairs 

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

Americas Program Committee

  • TBD

International Advisory Committee

  • Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Dr. Umar AL-Turki, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr. Shekar Babu, Founding Head, AMRITA School of Business, Bangalore, India
  • Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
  • Dr. Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Dr. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, University of Derby, UK
  • Dr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Dr. Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  • Dr. Arun Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia
  • Dr. Jay Lee, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
  • Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
  • Dr. Charles Mbohwa, University of South Africa
  • Dr. Leonard Perry, University of San Diego, USA
  • Dr. Ho Thanh Phong, International University – VNUHCM, Vietnam
  • Dr. Yassine Ouazene, University of Technology of Troyes, France
  • Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada
  • Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
  • Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of the District of Columbia, USA
  • Dr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
  • Dr. Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
  • Dr. Robert de Souza, The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, Singapore
  • Dr. Masine Md. Tap, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • Dr. Venkata Seshachala Sarma Yadavalli, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Dr. Hari Agung Yuniarto, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
  • Dr. Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China
  • Dr. Henk Zijm, Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics, University of Twente, Netherlands

Global Engineering Education Committee

  • Dr. Mario Chauca, URP, Lima, Peru (Chair)
  • Dr.  D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
  • Dr. Mukondeleli Grace Kanakana, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Dr. Vitor M. Caldana, Professor, Depto. de Eletroeletrônica, IFSP – Instituto Federal de São Paulo – Campus Sorocaba, Santana de Parnaíba, SP, Brazil
  • Dr. Chan Chee-Ming, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
  • Dr. Ilham Kissani, Faulty of Engineering & Management Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
  • Dr. Ho Hwi Chie, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Indonesia
  • Dr Hannelie Nel, Senior Lecturer, Postgraduate School of Engineering Management, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Dr. Jihong Yan, Professor in Industrial Engineering and Deputy Dean of School of Mechatronics Engineering, Head of intelligent Manufacturing Scientific Research Team, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Industry 4.0 / Industry Solutions Committee

  • TBD

Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Committee

  • Dr. Hannelie Nel, Senior Lecturer, Postgraduate School of Engineering Management, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Technical Committee 

  • Dr. Fernando González Aleu, Departamento de Ingeniería, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
  • Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco
  • Dr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia
  • Dr. Indra Gunawan, The University of Adelaide, Australia
  • Dr. Motah Mahendrenath, University of Technology, Mauritius
  • Dr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia
  • Dr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
  • Dr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand
  • Dr. Mohd Abdur Rashid, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
  • Dr. Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar
  • Dr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
  • Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
  • Dr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France
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