2019 IISE Annual Conference Program Chairs
Program Chairs
Edwin Romeijn, Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrew Schaefer, Rice University
Rob Thomas, Intel Corporation
Program Advisory Committee
Kash Barker, University of Oklahoma
Diana Berry, Harsco Rail
Chase Rainwater, University of Arkansas
2020 Program Chairs
Lauralee (Lee) Cromarty, HID Global Corporation (retired)
Rohan Shirwaiker, North Carolina State University
Pingfeng Wang, University of Illinois
Track Chairs
Construction Track
Presented by the Construction Division
Invited
Session Track Chair
Gary Moynihan
University of Alabama
Contributed
Session Track Chair
Gary Moynihan
University of Alabama
Industry
Track Chair
Robert Ranallo
FedEx
Data Analytics & Information Systems Track
Presented by the Data Analytics & Information
Systems Division
Invited Session Track Chairs
Sebastian Pokutta
Georgia Institute of Technology
Hui Yang
Pennsylvania State University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Xin Chen
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Changqing Cheng
Binghamton University
Industry Track
Chair
Ajay Deshpande
IBM
Emerging Directions Track
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Edwin Romeijn
Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrew Schaefer
Rice University
Industry
Track Chair
Rob Thomas
Intel
Energy Systems
Presented by the Energy Systems Division
Invited
Session Track Chairs
David Morton
Northwestern University
Zhimin Xi
Rutgers University
Bo Zeng
University of Pittsburgh
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Sandra Eksioglu
Clemson University
Zhi Zhou
Argonne National Lab
Industry
Track Chair
Jean-Paul Watson
Sandia National Labs
Engineering
Economy Track
Presented by the Engineering Economy Division
Invited
Session Track Chair
Joe Hartman
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Cameron MacKenzie
Iowa State University
Bayram Yildirim
Wichita State University
Industry
Track Chair
Jacob Kirpes
TPG Companies
Engineering
Education Track
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Joel Sokol
Georgia Institute of Technology
Jill Wilson
Northwestern University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Tuba Ketenci
Georgia Institute of Technology
Lisa Miller
University of Minnesota
Engineering
Management Track
Presented by the Society for Engineering &
Management Systems
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Jennifer Cross
Texas Tech University
Eileen Van Aken
Virginia Tech
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Fernando González Aleu
Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)
Lizzette Pérez Lespier
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Industry
Track Chair
Niranjan Kulkarni
CRB
Facilities Design
& Planning Track
Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain
Division
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Dima Nazzal
Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrew Johnson
Texas A&M University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Mohamed Awwad
University at Buffalo
Pratik Parikh
Wright State University
Industry
Track Chair
Ravi Vengadam
Target
Health Systems
Presented by the Society for Health Systems
Invited Session Track Chairs
Julie Ivy
North Carolina State University
Sanjay Mehrotra
Northwestern University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Ozgur Araz
University of Nebraska
Sreenath Chalil Madathil
Binghamton
University
Eduardo Perez
Texas State University
Industry
Track Chairs
Robert Allen
Greenville Health Systems
Wen
Cao
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Thomas
Roh
HDR
Inc.
Human Factors
& Ergonomics Track
Presented by the Applied Ergonomics Society
Invited Session Track Chairs
Amy Bisantz
University at Buffalo
Xudong Zhang
Texas A&M University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Anil Kumar
San Jose State University
Ranjana Mehta
Texas A&M University
Industry
Track Chair
Dennis Schmidt
Spirit AeroSystems
Lean Systems Track
Presented by the Lean Division
Invited Session Track Chairs
Valerie Maier Spereledozzi
University of Rhode Island
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Nadiye Erdil
University of New Haven
Gary Teng
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Logistics &
Supply Chain Track
Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain
Division
Invited Session Track Chairs
Benoit Montreuil
Georgia Institute of Technology
Julie Swann
North Carolina State University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Murat Erkoc
University of Miami
Ridvan Gedik
University of New Haven
Industry
Track Chair
Michael Prokle
Fortune Brands
Manufacturing
& Design Track
Presented by the Manufacturing & Design Division
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Paul Leu
University of Pittsburgh
Chuck Zhang
Georgia Institute of Technology
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Dennis Cormier
RIT
Sanjay Joshi
Pennsylvania State University
Industry
Track Chair
Kevin Vliet
Target
Modeling &
Simulation Track
Presented by the Modeling & Simulation Division
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Christos Alexopoulos
Georgia Institute of Technology
Jeff Hong
Fudan University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Faisal Aqian
Pennsylvania State University-Behrend
Dusan Sormaz
The Ohio State University
Industry
Track Chair
Katie Prochaska
Simio
Operations
Research Track
Presented by the Operations Research Division
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Archis Ghate
University of Washington
Uday Shanbhag
Pennsylvania State University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Serhat Aybat
Pennsylvania State University
Mert Gürbüzbalaban
Rutgers University
Amin Khademi
Clemson University
Zizhuo Wang
University of Minnesota
Industry
Track Chair
Christina Rinaudo
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Engineer Research and
Development Center
Performance
Excellence
Presented by IAB and CISE
Invited Session Track Chairs
Scott Sink
The Ohio State University
Industry
Track Chairs
Jared Frederici
The Poirier Group
Kaz Takeda
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Production
Planning & Scheduling
Presented by the Process Industries Division
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Feng Ju
Arizona State University
Jie Song
Peking University
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Grace Guo
Rutgers University
Mary Beth Kurz
Clemson University
Quality Control
& Reliability Engineering
Presented by the Quality Control & Reliability
Engineering Division
Invited Session Track Chairs
Jeff Kharoufeh
University of Pittsburgh
Kamran Paynabar
Georgia Institute of Technology
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Adel Alaeddini
University of Texas-San Antonio
Ramin Moghadass
University of Miami
Industry
Track Chair
Trevor Craney
UTC Aerospace Systems
Security
Engineering
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Eva Lee
Georgia Institute of Technology
Pitu Mirchandani
Arizona State University
Jun Zhuang
University at Buffalo
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Charles Nicholson
University of Oklahoma
Sarah Nurre
University of Arkansas
Sustainable
Development
Presented by the Sustainable Development Division
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Tory Chen
University of Texas-Arlington
Valerie Thomas
Georgia Institute of Technology
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Krystel Castillo
University of Texas-San Antonio
Ricardo Thierry Aguilera
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Industry
Track Chair
Brion Hurley
BPI
Systems
Engineering & Design
Invited
Session Track Chairs
Paul Collopy
University of Alabama-Huntsville
Leon McGinnis
Georgia Institute of Technology
Contributed
Session Track Chairs
Babak Heydari
Northeastern University
Zoe Szajnfarber
George Washington University
Industry
Track Chair
Joan Wagner
Spirit AeroSystems
Work Systems &
Services
Presented by the Work Systems Division
Invited
Session Track Chair
Miguel Gonzalez
University of Texas-Rio Grande
Contributed
Session Track Chair
Miguel Gonzalez
University of Texas-Rio Grande
Industry
Track Chair
Ed Eisbrenner
Ford
Greg Melroy
West Monroe Partners