IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2024 Program Committee
2024 Program Chairs
Claudio Contardo, Concordia University
Jean-Marc Frayret, Polytechnique Montréal
Amy Brown Greer, MOSIMTEC, LLC.
IISE Senior VP - Continuing Education
Young-Jun Son, Purdue University
Track Chairs
Construction Track
Presented by the Construction Division
Al Attah, MACVAL Associates
Henry Lester, University of Dayton - Primary Coordinator
Emily Wall, Mississippi State University - Secondary Coordinator
Data Analytics and Information Systems
Presented by the Data Analytics and Information Systems Division
Adam Meyers, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Primary Coordinator
Cesar Ruiz, Oklahoma State University - Secondary Coordinator
Arda Vanli, Florida State University - Secondary Coordinator
Energy Systems Track
Presented by the Energy Systems Division
Paritosh Ramanan, Oklahoma State University
Murat Yildirim, Wayne State University
Engineering Economy Track
Presented by the Engineering Economy Division
Ahmet Akgun, California University of Pennsylvania
Alok Ashwinkumar Dand, LendingTree
Nabil Nehme, American University of Beirut
Bayram Yildirim, Wichita State University
Engineering Education Track
Satya Akundi, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville - Secondary Coordinator
Jenna Johnson, Mississippi State University - Primary Coordinator
Engineering Management Track
Presented by the Society for Engineering & Management Systems
Fabiano Armellini, Polytechnique Montréal
Shelia Barnett, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Sandra Furterer, The Ohio State University - Primary Coordinator
Mike Graul, Texas A&M University
Mindy Holmes, Intel - Secondary Coordinator
Joseph B. Michels, Solomon Bruce Consulting L.L.C
Facilities Design & Planning Track
Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain Division
Erin Gerber, University of Louisville
Payam Parsa, California State Polytechnic University
Health Systems Track
Presented by the Society for Health Systems
Valérie Bélanger, HEC Montreal
Marilene Cherkesly, University of Quebec in Montreal - Secondary Coordinator
Claudio Contardo, Concordia University - Primary Coordinator
Martin Cousineau, University of Quebec in Montreal
Daniel Ding, McGill
Human Factors & Ergonomics Track
Presented by the Applied Ergonomics Society
Sylvie Nadeau, École de Technologie Supérieure - Primary Coordinator
Subhash Rakheja, Concordia University
Firdaous Sekkay, Polytechnique Montréal
Xu Xu, North Carolina State University - Secondary Coordinator
IAB/Young Professionals
Presented by the IAB and the Young Professionals Group
Bryan Denmark, Perdue University
David Hampton, Frito-Lay (retired), - Primary Coordinator
Karl Salvatore, Northeastern University
Helen Siegrist, Rochester Institute of Technology
Lean & Six Sigma Track
Presented by the Operational Excellence Division
Fernando González Aleu, University of Monterrey
Jasbir Kumar, JSK Consulting Services
Logistics & Supply Chain Track
Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain Division
Erin Gerber, University of Louisville
Payam Parsa, California State Polytechnic University
Manufacturing & Design Track
Presented by the Manufacturing & Design Division
Ahmed Qureshi, University of Alberta
Mohammed Shafae, University of Arizona
Modeling & Simulation Track
Presented by the Modeling & Simulation Division
Casey Canfield, Missouri S&T University - Primary Coordinator
David Claudio, University of Massachusetts Lowell - Secondary Coordinator
Jean-Marc Frayret, Polytechnique Montréal
Gerda Trollip, MOSIMTEC
Natural Resources
Jean-Marc Frayret, Polytechnique Montréal
Michel Gamache, Polytechnique Montréal - Primary Coordinator (Mining)
Luc Lebel, Laval University - Primary Coordinator (Forestry)
Operations Research Track
Presented by the Operations Research Division
Rob Curry, University of Arkansas
Danial Davarnia, Iowa State University
Suchithra Rajendran, University of Missouri - Secondary Coordinator
Yongjia Song, Clemson University
Jun Zhuang, University at Buffalo - Primary Coordinator
Performance Excellence Track
Presented by CISE
Scott Sink, Virginia Tech & The Poirier Group - Primary Coordinator
Quality Control & Reliability Engineering Track
Presented by the Quality Control & Reliability Engineering Division
Xiaolei Fang, North Carolina State University
Syed Faruqui, University of Texas at San Antonio
Zimo Wang, Binghamton University
Sustainable Development Track
Presented by the Sustainable Development Division
Joel Brock, West Monroe Partners
Curtis Bush, Avid Technology, Inc.
John Corliss, PEER Consultants - Primary Coordinator
Cilla Pemberton, University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
David Reitz, Matelex
Jeremy Rickli, Wayne State University
Chen Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Engineering
Presented by the Integrated Systems Technical Interest Group
Paul Griffin, Pennsylvania State University
Edward Huang, Auburn University
Steve Kiester, Bell-Textron
Leon McGinnis, Georgia Tech University
Work Systems & Services Track
Presented by the Work Systems Division
Jonathan Grooms, West Monroe Partners
Denny Yu, Purdue University