Conference Committee

Conference Leadership Team

Conference Chairs

Assoc. Prof. Tan Yan Weng, Head of Programme, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore – Chairman
Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, USA and Chief Executive Officer, IEOM Society International

Program Chairs

Dr. Sugoutam Ghosh, Senior Lecturer and Head, Graduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Programme, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Prof. Don Reimer, Chief Operating Officer, IEOM Society International

Organizing Committee

Dr Robert de Souza, Executive Director and CEO, The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific & Senior Fellow, National University of Singapore
Dr. Aldy Gunawan, Associate Professor of Computer Science (Practice) at School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Dr. Tan Kok Choon, Associate Professor (Practice), Department of Analytics & Operations, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore

Competition Chairs

High School STEM Competition

Dr. Aldy Gunawan, Associate Professor of Computer Science (Practice) at School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Dr. Liu Shubin, Senior Lecturer, Centre of Innovation for Supply Chain Management, Republic Polytechnic Singapore

Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS

A/P Yuan Xuchuan, SUSS

Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied

Dr. Mizanur Rahman, IEOM Australia

Doctoral Dissertation Competition sponsored by Airbus

Dr. Aldy Gunawan, Singapore Management University, Singapore

Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation

Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, UTHM, Malaysia

Master Thesis Competition

Dr Zengqi Xiao, SUSS

Final Year Project (FYP)/Senior Design Project Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group

Dr. Anwar Rahman, Central Connecticut State University, USA

Supply Chain Management Competition sponsored by aThingz

Mr Chee Wai Meng, SUSS

AI-ML Competition

Dr. Abu Taher, European University of Bangladesh

Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition

Professor Don Reimer, IEOM Society, USA

Simulation Competition

David Chan, Director at Advent2 Labs Consultation Pte. Ltd., Singapore

Lean Six Sigma Competition

Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

Global Design Competition

Dr. Ir. Wahyudi Sutopo, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Professor of Industrial Engineering, Surakarta, Indonesia

Poster Competition – Undergraduate + Graduate

Dr. Tony Prensa, CEO & Founder, TP Global Business Consulting, LLC, Orlando, Florida, USA

Program Committee

Dr B.T. Hang Tuah Baharudin, Professor Ir. Ph.D., Deputy Vice Chancellor – Industry and Community Relations, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr NG Kien Ming, Associate Professor (Educator Track) and Deputy Head (Administration), Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore
Dr Xiaoge Zhang, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Zhongwen He (Jack), Industrial Engineer in China Minmetals Corporation, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Dr Sean Lam, PhD, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Singapore Health Services, Duke NUS Medical School and Singapore Management University
Dr Li Ma, Northeast Agricultural University, China
Dr Chunhua Feng, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
Dr Lin Li, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China
Dr Zhen Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Dr Chaozhong Guo, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Dr Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
Dr Mohammad Yeakub Ali, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam
Dr Paul TSANG, Lecturer at Dept of ISE, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Dr Shukui LIU, Senior Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr Pasura Aungkulanon, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Handling and Logistics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand
Dr Kasin Ransikarbum, Industrial Engineering Department, Ubonratchathani University, Ubonratchathani, Thailand.
Pham Minh Hoang, Manager of VNPT-IT’s Product Quality Department, Vietnam
Dr Tung Nhu Nguyen, Lecturer, School of Business, International University – Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dr Feng-Jang Hwang, Institute of Information Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Dr Lena Stephanie, Senior Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr TN Goh, Professor Emeritus, National University of Singapore (NUS), Founding President, Singapore Institute of Industrial Engineers, Former Head of Dept of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, NUS and Former Dean of Engineering, NUS
Dr Ng Yin Kwee, Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Khairol Anuar Mohd Ariffin, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia
Dr. Erialdi Syahrial, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr Asep Denih, Universitas Pakuan, Bogor, Indonesia
Dr Bertha Maya Sopha, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia
Dr Budi Santosa, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia
Dr Dwi Agustina Kurniawati, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta
Dr Feliks P.S. Surbakti, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Indonesia
Dr Fitra Lestari, UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim, Riau, Indonesia
Dr Hasbiullah, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Indonesia
Dr Hendro Sasongko, Universitas Pakuan, Bogor, Indonesia
Dr I. Yodfiatfinda, Trilogi University, Indonesia
Dr Ir. Abdul Hakim Halim, M.Sc., Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Dr Ir. Hj. Yuary Farradia, Universitas Pakuan, Bogor, Indonesia
Dr Ir. Rahmat Nurcahyo, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Dr Ir. Renita Manurung, Universitas Sumatera, Utara Medan, Indonesia
Dr Iskandar Hamid, Universitas Iqra Buru, Indonesia
Dr Khristian Edi Nugroho Soebandrija, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Indonesia
Dr Lina Gozali, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia
Dr Muh. Hisjam, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Surakarta, Indonesia
Dr Muhammad Ikhsan Setiawan, Narotama University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Dr Ratna Purwaningsih, Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP), Indonesia
Dr Ririn Diar Astanti , Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Dr Surya D. Liman, Ph.D., P.E., Sampoerna University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr Wahyudi Sutopo, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Surakarta, Indonesia
Dr Yugowati Praharsi, Shipbuilding Institute of Polytechnic Surabaya, Indonesia

Advisory Committee

Dr Abdul Hakim Halim, Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia
Dr Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada
Dr Abu Masud, Wichita State University, USA
Dr Adedeji Badiru, Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA
Dr Albertus Retnanto, Program Chair of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Dr Ali Elkamel, Professor of Process Systems Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Dr Bhaskar M Bhandarkar, Director General, Institution for Innovation, Industrial Engineering and Entrepreneurship, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Dr Charles Mbohwa, University of South Africa
Dr Devdas Shetty, Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA
Dr Devinder Kumar Banwet, Vice Chancellor (Founding), University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, India and Former Professor and HOD, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi, India
Dr Edly Ferdin Ramly, Certification Director, EFR Certification, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Dr Eldon Caldwell, Director, Industrial Engineering Department, University of Costa Rica
Dr Grace Mukondeleli Kanakana-Katumba, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Montana, Pretoria, South Africa
Dr Gunduz Ulusoy, Emeritus Professor of Industrial Engineering, Sabanci University, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr Hamid Parsaei, Texas A&M University (College Station) and Texas A&M University Qatar
Dr Ho Hwi Chie, Dean, Binus Aso School of Engineering, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Dr Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
Dr Jafri Mohd. Rohani, Associate Professor, Materials, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Dr Jiri Tupa, Vice Dean for Faculty Development, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Dr Jihong Yan, Professor, School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Dr Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement at the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK
Dr Leonardo Frizziero, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
Dr Leslie Monplasir, Chair of IME at Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
Dr Lianfeng (Linda) Zhang, Professor, IESEG School of Management, Paris, France
Dr Luz María Valdez de la Rosa, Professor of Engineering Department, University of Monterrey, México
Dr M. Affan Badar, CPEM, Professor, Applied Engineering and Technology Management Department, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Dr Mario Chauca, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru
Dr Mario Fargnoli, Associate Professor, Universitas Mercatorum, Rome, Italy
Dr Matthew Pepper, Associate Professor, School of Business, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Dr Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr Mohammed Ahmed, Professor and Director of Engineering, Management, College of Engineering and Technology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
Dr Mohammed Alkahtani, Professor of Department of Industrial Engineering and Vice-Dean of Advanced Manufacturing, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr Mohammed Khadem, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Dr Mohammed Manzoor Hussain, Registrar, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Dr Paul Ako, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Dr Renduchintala Raghavendra Sharma, Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Dr Rosemary Seva, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Gokongwei College of Engineering, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Dr Sarma Yadavalli, Head of Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr Shahram Taj, Chair and Professor, Department of Data Science & Business Analytics, Florida Polytechnic University, USA
Dr Shekar Babu, Associate Dean & Professor, AMRITA University, Mysuru, India
Dr T. Yuri M. Zagloel, Professor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
Dr Vikas Kumar, Prof. of, Director of Research and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Faculty of Business and Law (FBL), University of the West of England, UK
Dr Wahyudi Sutopo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Surakarta, Indonesia
Made Dana Tangkas, Plant Manager, Toyota plant, Indonesia
Steve Sibrel, Senior Quality Manager at Harman International, Novi, MI, USA

Technical Committee

Dr. David Lin Weidong, Assistant Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Singapore
Vaibhavi Vijay Chavan, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Department of Computing and Business, Ravensbourne University London, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Javid, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Sohar University, Sohar, Oman
Dr. Xiaohui Chen, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Vehicle School, Chongqing University, China
Ashish Kaushik, IIT, Delhi, India
Abdelmounaim Aggour, Assistant Professor – EST Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
Dr Sunarin Chanta, Department of Industrial Management, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Chayamarnie Bhiriyawanit, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Dr Yao Cheng, Department of Data and Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Dr Arvind Jayant, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University For Woman (IGDTUW), Kashmere Gate, Delhi, India
Eno Udoh, Pathways Operations Manager, Amazon, Auburn, Alabama, USA
Telsi Pavithra Rathnasiri, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Northumbria University UK
Dr Adcharawadee Keawwandee, School of Engineering, University of Phayao, Thailand
Dr Pornthipa Ongkunaruk, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Dr Parames Chutima, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand
Dr Vijayakumar Varadarajan, Visiting Professor, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Dr K. Koppiahraj, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr Zain ElAbideen Tahboub, Chief Researcher and Strategist at Industry, Amman, Jordan and Past Chief Advisor, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects
Dr Chih-Chin Liang, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Business Administration, National Formosa University, Huwei Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Dr Kung-Jeng Wang, PhD, Professor, Department of Industrial Management, School of Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech), Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Faradhina Azzahra, ST, MT, Departemen Teknik Industri, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
Dr. Hetty Karunia Tunjungsari, Director of Research and Community Engagement Program at Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia
Gautam Nandkishore Nayak, Manager, Manufacturing Quality Engineering, Facebook, Fremont, CA, USA
Dr Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan, Senior Supply Chain Analyst, Medline Industries, LP, Chicago, USA
Dr Ashish Kumar Gupta, Research & Development at Big River Steel a US Steel Co. II, USA
Dr Adnan Hassan, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Dr Tengku Nurainun, Industrial Engineering Department, UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Indonesia
Dr Muhammad Isnaini HAdiyatul Umam, Industrial Engineering Department, UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Indonesia
Dr Wresni Anggraini, Industrial Engineering Department, UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Indonesia
Jeremy Gabriel Uy, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Dr. Sivasakthivel Thangavel, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Global College of Engineering and Technology (GCET), Muscat, Oman
Ali al Kalbani, Lecturer – Logistics and Supply Chain, Head of Research, Consultations & Ethics Committee, College of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences – Al-Musannah Branch, Sultanate of Oman
Dr Vaibhavi V. Chavan, Senior Lecturer in Project Management, Department: Computing and Business – Project Management, Ravensbourne University London, UK
Dr Malek Almobarek, Industrial Engineering/ Engineering Management, AlFaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr Amir Alavifar (PhD), CEO of ArtinAzma and Lecturer at Bushehr Polymer University, Iran
Mohammad Fokhrul Islam Buian, Graduate Researcher, Lamar University, Texas, USA
Ms Hajer Al Kalbani, ICT Senior Lecturer, Global College of Engineering and Technology, Muscat Oman
Dr Vaibhavi Vijay Chavan, Senior Lecturer in Project Management at Ravensbourne University, London, UK
Dr Asela Kulatunga, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradneniya, Sri Lanka
Dr Geetha Selvaraj, Research Fellow at National University of Singapore
Revansidha D. Chabukswar, Product Engineering- Automotive Glass, AGC Automotive Americas, Michigan, USA
Dr Qutubuddin S.M., Associate Professor, Industrial & Production Engineering Department, P.D.A. College of Engineering, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
Dr Amol Gore, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Dr Abd Rahman Syiikhah, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr Abdul Rahman Siti Aisyah, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr Abdurrahman Abdurrahman, School of Business and Management, Bandung Institute of Technology
Dr Al-Enezi Abdulrahman, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Dr Alnassar Abdulrahman, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Dr Gomase Virendra, Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
Dr Kumar Abhishek, Lovely Professional University
Dr Lim Ean Heng, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of ICT
Dr MH Bala Subrahmanya, Department of Management Studies, IISc Bangalore
Dr Rahman Farhan Aulia, SBM ITB
Dr Rivera Michael Joh, Department of Science and Technology
Dr Sedaghat Ahmad, Australian University, Kuwait
Profa. MSc. Eliana de Jesus Lopes, Mestra em Engenharia de Produção, Doutoranda em Engenharia de Produção (UFSC), Professora do Centro de Ciências Humanas e Exatas e do Núcleo de Educação a Distância, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO INTA – UNINTA, Brazil