2021 IISE Annual Conference Program Committee
2021 Program Chairs
Archis Ghate, University of Washington
Krishnan Krishnaiyer, Marathon Petroleum Company LP
Kamran Paynabar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Program Advisory Committee
Edwin Romeijn, Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrew Schaefer, Rice University
Rob Thomas, Intel Corporation
IISE Senior VP - Continuing Education
Cole Smith, Syracuse University
Track Chairs
Construction Track
Presented by the Construction Division
Javid Serif, California Polytechnic State University - Lead Coordinator
Mehdi Khazaeli, University of the Pacific
Henry Lester, University of South Alabama
Data Analytics and Information Systems Track
Presented by the Data Analytics and Information Systems Division
Xiaolei Fang, North Carolina State University - Lead Coordinator
Jian Liu, University of Arizona
Xiao Liu, University of Arkansas
Ziteng Wang, Northern Illinois University
Energy Systems Track
Presented by the Energy Systems Division
Kristen Schell, Carleton University - Lead Coordinator
Benjamin D. Leibowicz, University of Texas at Austin
Ahmed Aziz, Rutgers University
Andy Sun, Georgia Institute of Technology
Engineering Economy Track
Presented by the Engineering Economy Division
Ahmet Akgun, California University of Pennsylvania - Lead Coordinator
Krishnakumar Krishnan, Wichita State University
Nabil Nehme, Lebanese American University
Ramin Giahi, Principal Financial Group
Engineering Education Track
Faisal Aqlan, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Campus - Lead Coordinator
Tuba Ketenci, Georgia Institute of Technology
Patty Buchanan, University of Washington
Engineering Management Track
Presented by the Society for Engineering & Management Systems
Christina Rinaudo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Lead Coordinator
Fernando González Aleu, Universidad de Monterrey
Lizzette Perez Lespier, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Facilities Design & Planning Track
Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain Division
Hector Vergara, Oregon State University - Lead Coordinator
Ravi Vengadam, Target Corporation
Corinne H. Mowrey, University of Dayton
John Carlsson, University of Southern California
Health Systems Track
Presented by the Society for Health Systems
Yuan-Han Huang, Penn State Behrend - Lead Coordinator
Awatef Ergai, Kennesaw State University
Brian Galli, Hofstra University
Jing Li, Georgia Institute of Technology
Osman Ozaltin, North Carolina State University
Human Factors & Ergonomics Track
Presented by the Applied Ergonomics Society
Reuben Burch, Mississippi State University - Lead Coordinator
Thomas Ferris, Texas A&M University
Ben Zavitz, Ergo Human Performance
Chang Nam, North Carolina State University
Lean & Six Sigma Track
Presented by the Operational Excellence Division
William Edwards, Kettering University - Lead Coordinator
Sushil Shetty, Entegris Inc.
Logistics & Supply Chain Track
Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain Division
Sasha Zhijie Dong, Texas State University - Lead Coordinator
Payam Parsa, California State Polytechnic University
Chase Rainwater, University of Arkansas
Joe Geunes, Texas A&M University
Manufacturing & Design Track
Presented by the Manufacturing & Design Division
Jia Deng, Binghamton University - Lead Coordinator
Alaa Elwany, Texas A&M University
Mostafa Bedewy, University of Pittsburgh
Pedro Huebner, University of Oklahoma
Qiang Huang, University of Southern California
Modeling & Simulation Track
Presented by the Modeling & Simulation Division
John F. Shortle, George Mason University - Lead Coordinator
Prashanth Rajivan, University of Washington
Amrita Basak, Pennsylvania State University - University Park
Greg Zerr, Marathon Petroleum
Operations Research Track
Presented by the Operations Research Division
Siqian Shen, University of Michigan - Lead Coordinator
Lei Fan, University of Houston
Güzin Bayraksan, Ohio State University
Sharan Srinivas, University of Missouri
Thomas Sharkey, Clemson University
Performance Excellence Track
Presented by IAB, CISE and Young Professionals
Scott Sink, Virginia Tech & The Poirier Group - Lead Coordinator
David Olszewski, Raytheon Technologies
Elizabeth Almquist, FedEx
Quality Control & Reliability Engineering Track
Presented by the Quality Control & Reliability Engineering Division
Yisha Ziang, Texas Tech University - Lead Coordinator
Linkan Bian, Mississippi State University
Hui Yang, Pennsylvania State University
Youngjun Choe, University of Washington
Sustainable Development Track
Presented by the Sustainable Development Division
Ricardo Thierry, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - Lead Coordinator
Anuj Mittal, Dunwoody College of Technology
Gokhan Egilmez, University of New Haven
Roshi Nateghi, Purdue University
Vikas Kumar, University of West England
Work Systems & Services Track
Presented by the Work Systems Division
Laila Cure, Wichita State University - Lead Coordinator
Greg Melroy, West Monroe Partners