Master’s Thesis Competition

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=z2ODlfN
Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=sejdN9d

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 enroll in the master’s program during the current academic year. These awards are presented at the IEOM Panama 2026 Awards Ceremony on August 5, 2026.

Eligibility Criteria

• The submitter must enroll in a master’s program or be a recent graduate
• A synopsis of the thesis should be submitted
• Master’s research must be presented at the IEOM Panama 2026 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

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.

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.

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