IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2027 Program Committee

2027 Program Chairs

Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville
Sharan Srinivas, University of Missouri
Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan, Medline

IISE Senior VP - Continuing Education

Iris Rivero, University of Florida 

Track Chairs

Construction Track

Presented by the Construction Division
Henry Lester, University of Dayton - Primary Coordinator
JuHyeong Ryu, West Virginia University
Jun Wang, Mississippi State University - Secondary Coordinator

Cybersecurity

Luis Segura, University of Louisville - Primary Coordinator
Hongyue Sun, University of Georgia - Secondary Coordinator

Data Analytics and Information Systems

Presented by the Data Analytics and Information Systems Division
Nasibeh Azadeh-Fard, Rochester Institute of Technology - Secondary Coordinator
Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Sam Houston State University - Primary Coordinator

Energy Systems Track

Presented by the Energy Systems Division
Lei Fan, University of Houston - Secondary Coordinator
Erick Jones, University of Texas at Arlington

Sivaranjani Seetharaman, Purdue University - Primary Coordinator
Yanwen Xu, University of Texas at Dallas

Engineering Economy Track

Presented by the Engineering Economy Division
Taner Cokyasar, Argonne National Laboratory
Noha Mostafa, British University in Egypt
Nabil Nehme - Secondary Coordinator
Md Sarder, Bowling Green State University - Primary Coordinator
Elin Wicks, Rutgers University

Engineering Education Track

Daniel Dunaway, Mississippi State University - Primary Coordinator
Awatef Ergai, Kennesaw State University - Secondary Coordinator

Engineering Management Track

Presented by the Society for Engineering & Management Systems   
Raja Jayaraman, New Mexico State University - Secondary Coordinator
Scott Sink, Virginia Tech & The Poirier Group - Primary Coordinator

Facilities Design & Planning Track

Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain Division
Joshua Joseph, Northeastern University - Secondary Coordinator
Reem Khir, Purdue University - Primary Coordinator

Health Systems Track

Presented by the Society for Health Systems
Zheming Gao, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Secondary Coordinator
Jacob Read, University of Louisville
Xiaomei Wang, University of Louisville - Primary Coordinator

Human Factors & Ergonomics Track

Presented by the Applied Ergonomics Society
Jundi Liu, Iowa State University - Primary Coordinator
Yunmei Liu, University of Louisville
Renran Tian, North Carolina State University - Secondary Coordinator
Wei Yin, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Industry Case Studies, ISE Tools and Professional Development

Presented by the IAB and the Young Professionals Group
David Hampton, Frito-Lay (retired), - Secondary Coordinator
Julianna LaRock, South Florida Water Management - Primary Coordinator

Logistics & Supply Chain Track

Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain Division
Wenquan Dong, Texas State University
Junfeng Ma, University of Central Florida  - Primary Coordinator
Prabhat Rao Pinnaka, Lowe's - Secondary Coordinator

Manufacturing & Design Track

Presented by the Manufacturing & Design Division
Zipeng Guo, Rochester Institute of Technology
Jihoon Jeong, Texas A&M University - Primary Coordinator
Hyunwoong Ko, Arizona State University
Ana Wooley, University of Alabama Huntsville - Secondary Coordinator
Lingxiang Yun, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Modeling & Simulation Track

Presented by the Modeling & Simulation Division
Mahmoud T. Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University - Secondary Coordinator
Zeyu Liu, West Virginia University - Primary Coordinator
Tariq H. Tashtoush, Texas A&M International University
Rui Zhu, University of Oklahoma

Operational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma)

Presented by the Operational Excellence Division
Thomas Beil, Perfect Planner
Purush Damodaran, Northern Illinois University - Primary Coordinator
Bill Edwards, Kettering University - Secondary Coordinator

Operations Research Track

Presented by the Operations Research Division
Ahmed Gaithan, Navajo Technical University - Secondary Coordinator
Monica Gentili, University of Louisville - Primary Coordinator
Hamed Rahimian, Clemson University - Secondary 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
Imtiaz Ahmed, West Virginia University - Secondary Coordinator
Chen Kan, University of Texas at Arlington - Primary Coordinator
Shubin Si, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Mengmeng Zhu, North Carolina State University

Student Track

Sandy Furterer, The Ohio State University - Primary Coordinator
Muheeb Hijazeen, The Ohio State University - Primary Coordinator

Sustainable Development Track

Presented by the Sustainable Development Division
Hua Cai, Purdue University - Primary Coordinator
John Corliss, PEER Consultants - Secondary Coordinator
Emerald Dudzinski, Virginia Tech
Neng Fan, University of Arizona

Systems Engineering

Presented by the Integrated Systems Technical Interest Group
Edward Huang, Auburn University - Primary Coordinator
Leon McGinnis, Georgia Tech
Christian Zamiela, Auburn University - Secondary Coordinator

Work Systems & Services Track

Presented by the Work Systems Division
Jay Kim, Texas A&M University
Mark Schall, Auburn University - Secondary Coordinator
Divya Srinivasan, Clemson University - Primary Coordinator