IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026 Program Committee

2026 Program Chairs

Renee Thiesing, Promita LLC
Denny Yu, Purdue University
Yisha Xiang, University of Houston

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
Russell Milam, Louisiana State University
Caren Monteiro, Louisiana State University
Jun Wang, Mississippi State University

Cybersecurity

Lynette Wilcox, Resiliently Engineered, LLC

Data Analytics and Information Systems

Presented by the Data Analytics and Information Systems Division
Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Sam Houston State University - Secondary Coordinator
Ivan Garibay, University of Central Florida
Narjes Sadeghiamirshahidi, University of New Haven
Hyeong Suk Na, University of Missouri - Primary Coordinator

Energy Systems Track

Sivaranjani Seetharaman, Purdue University - Primary Coordinator

Engineering Economy Track

Presented by the Engineering Economy Division
Taner Cokyasar, Argonne National Laboratory

Engineering Education Track

Jenna Johnson, Mississippi State University - Primary Coordinator
Christina Scherrer, Kennesaw State University

Engineering Management Track

Presented by the Society for Engineering & Management Systems   
Beth Cudney, Maryville University
Sandy Furterer, The Ohio State University
Raja Jayaraman, New Mexico State University
Chad Laux, Purdue University - Secondary Coordinator
Amir Momenipour, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - Primary Coordinator

Facilities Design & Planning Track

Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain Division
Mohamed Awwad, Cal Poly
Reem Khir, Purdue University - Primary Coordinator
Babananda Kini - Secondary Coordinator

Health Systems Track

Presented by the Society for Health Systems
Ying Liao, Wuhan University
Mina Ostovari, Binghamton University
Feifan Wang, Tsinghua University - Primary Coordinator
Qingpeng Zhang, University of Hong Kong

Human Factors & Ergonomics Track

Presented by the Applied Ergonomics Society
Boyi Hu, University of Florida
Jundi Liu, Iowa State University
Changwon Son, Texas Tech University - Secondary Coordinator
Renran Tian, North Carolina State University - Primary Coordinator

Industry Case Studies, ISE Tools and Professional Development

Presented by the IAB and the Young Professionals Group
David Hampton, Frito-Lay (retired), - Secondary Coordinator
Senthikumar Thiyagarajan, Medline Industries - Primary Coordinator

Lean & Six Sigma Track

Presented by the Operational Excellence Division
Prushothaman Damodaran, Northern Illinois University - Primary Coordinator

Logistics & Supply Chain Track

Presented by the Logistics & Supply Chain Division
Erin Gerber, University of Louisville - Primary Coordinator
Senthil Kumar
Junfeng Ma, Mississippi State University  - Secondary Coordinator

Manufacturing & Design Track

Presented by the Manufacturing & Design Division
Zipeng Guo, Rochester Institute of Technology
Ashif Iquebal, Arizona State University - Primary Coordinator
Jihoon Jeong, Texas A&M University
Sri Ramesh, Oklahoma State University
George Tan, University of Houston

Modeling & Simulation Track

Presented by the Modeling & Simulation Division
David Claudio, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Chaitra Gopalappa, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Zeyu Liu, West Virginia University
Marzieh Soltanolkottabi, University of New Haven
Huaiyang Zhong, Virginia Tech

Operations Research Track

Presented by the Operations Research Division
Tanveer Bhuiyan, University of Texas at San Antonio
Bahar Cavdar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rob Curry, University of Arkansas
Xin Jiang, University of Houston
Suchi Suchithra Rajendran, University of Missouri

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 - Primary Coordinator
Shubin Si, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Chao Wang, University of Iowa - Secondary Coordinator
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
John Corliss, PEER Consultants - Primary Coordinator

Systems Engineering

Presented by the Integrated Systems Technical Interest Group
Edward Huang, Auburn University - Primary Coordinator
Yiliu Liu, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Leon McGinnis, Georgia Tech - Secondary Coordinator

Work Systems & Services Track

Presented by the Work Systems Division
Laila Cure, Wichita State University - Primary Coordinator
CS Nam, Northern Illinois University
Ike Ohu, Gannon University