Committee | IEOM GCC Saudi Arabia 2019

Honorary Chair

Dr. Ahmed S. Yamani, Rector – Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Conference Chair

Dr. Abdulhakim A. Almajid, Dean, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University

Conference Co-Chairs

Dr. Bandar A. Alkhayyal, Prince Sultan University
Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, USA

Organizing Committee

Dr. Bandar A. Alkhayyal, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Chairman – Organizing Committee
Dr. Abdulaziz T. Almaktoom, Operations and IM Department, Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ahmad Alkhaleefah, Dept. of Engineering Management, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ammar Y. Alqahtani, Industrial Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Areej Malibari, Dean, College of Engineering, Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Hamad Al Jassmi, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Dr. Hemaid Alsulami, Saudi Society for Industrial & Systems Engineering, General Secretary, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Hesham K. Al-Fares, Chair of Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ibrahim Falqi, Dean, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Khaled A. Abuhasel, Dean, College of Engineering, University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mahmood Al Kindi, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. Mohammed Alkahtani, Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Osama Al Jamal, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain
Dr. Umar Al-Turki, Systems Engineering Dept., King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Majid M Aldaihani, Assistant Vice President for Planning, Kuwait University, Kuwait
dr. Abdullah A. Alabdulkarim, Dean, College of Engineering, Majmaah University Al Majma’ah, Saudi Arabia

Steering Committee

Dr. Abdulhakim A. Almajid, Dean, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University
Dr. Bandar A. Alkhayyal, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University
Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, USA
Dr. Rafed A. Zawawi, General Supervisor, Public Relations & Media Center, PSU

Logistics Committee

Dr. Rafed A. Zawawi, General Supervisor, Public Relations & Media Center, PSU
Mr. Abdulaziz H. Al-Obaid: Director, Human Resources, PSU
Mr. Abdulrhman Al. Fehaid, Director, Public Relations & Events, PSU
Mr. Ayman Al-Shaikh, Director for Protocol Unit, PSU
Mr. Musharraf AlMuhnna, Director, Media Unit, PSU
Mr. Anas Abdal Raziq, Director, Marketing & Publishing Unit, PSU
Mr. Jabr Ahmed Aljabr, Operation And Maintenance Office, PSU
Mr. Abdullah Saleh Alhashel, Government Relations Officer, PSU

Design Committee

Eng. Sara A. AlOmran
Ms. Shahad A. Alkhayyal

IEOM
Support Committee

Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada
Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
Dr. Mohammed Khadem, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Professor Don Reimer, IEOM Society international
Dr. Anwar Rahman, Central Connecticut State University, USA
Dr. Taufiq Islam, IEOM Society international

GCC Academic Committee

Dr. Ahmad Yassin, Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdelhakim Naif Abdelhadi, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Talal Al Sulaiman, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ahmed Attia, Effat University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ali A. Al-Matouq, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ali M Al Samhan, Industrial Engineering Department, King Saud University
Dr. Amir J. Majid, Ajman University of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Asif Haleem, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ateekh Ur Rehman Lateef ur Rehman, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Basil Al-Sasi, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Dhekra Ben Sassi, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Emad Hashiem Abdullah Abualsauod, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Fauzia Jabeen, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Fikri Dweiri, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Hamdi Bashir, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Husam Arman, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
Dr. Imad Jawhar, UAE University, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Islam El-Ghonaimy, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
Dr. Jean-Paul Arnaout, Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait
Dr. Kamal Taha, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Khalid Al-Ghamdi, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Kudret Demirli, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research (KUSTAR), United Arab Emirates
Dr. Mahmoud Al Kindi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Dr. Melfi Alrasheedi, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mian Ajmal, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Mohamed Ali Abdel-Fattah Mansour, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammad Al-Saleh, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammad Khadem, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. Mohammed AlKahtani, Industrial Engineering Department, King Saud University
Dr. Mohammed Alsumiri, Yanbu Industrial College, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mojahid Saeed Osman, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Priyabrata Pal, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Raed Rida Obaid, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Saifullah Sadi, Al Yamamah University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Suat Kasap, American University of Middle East, Kuwait
Dr. Umar Al-Turki, Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dr. Waleed Ahmed, UAE University, United Arab Emirates

Technical and Scientific Committee

Dr. Ahmad S Alkhaleefah, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Chair of the Scientific Committee
Dr. A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco
Dr. Abderrahmane Mellak, University of Boumerdes, Algeria
Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK
Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, University of Vaasa, Finland
Dr. Ahmad Taher Azar, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
Dr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Iraq
Dr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Anand Kumar, M.S. Engineering College, Bangalore Karnataka, India
Dr. Arjun K. Gupta, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA
Dr. Arun N. Nambiar, California State University – Fresno, USA
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
Dr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
Dr. Bhuvenesh Rajamony, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France
Dr. Bouloiz Hafida, ENSA, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
Dr. Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada
Dr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
Dr. D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
Dr. Dani Harmanto, University of Derby, UK
Dr. Dinusha Gamage, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Eui H. Park, North Carolina A&T State University, USA
Dr. Faieza Abdul Aziz, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. Fernando González Aleu, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
Dr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China
Dr. Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa
Dr. Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Haider Ali Biswas, Khulna University, Bangladesh
Dr. Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Dr. Ilias Mamat, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Dr. Indra Gunawan, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Jaouad Boukachour, Université Le Havre, France
Dr. Jayakanth Srinivasan, MIT Sloan School of Management
Dr. Jiří Tupa, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Kondo H. Adjallah, Paul-Verlaine University, France
Dr. Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan
Dr. Lina Aboueljinane, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Rabat (ENSMR), Morocco
Dr. Lina Gozali, Universitas Tarumanagara, Indonesia
Dr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France
Dr. Mahmood Shafiee, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Dr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Md. Abdus Samad Kamal, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia
Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Brac University, Bangladesh
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Sabah, Malaysia
Dr. Mehran Doulat, UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana
Dr. Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain
Dr. Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Dr. Mohd Abdur Rashid, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Motah Mahendrenath, University of Technology, Mauritius
Dr. Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Nani Kurniati, Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia
Dr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia
Dr. Noha Mostafa, Industrial Engineering Department, Zagazig University, Egypt
Dr. Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Dr. Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya
Dr. P. Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Dr. Raja Kothandaraman, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Ramakrishnan Ramamoorthy, Yanbu Industrial College, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA
Dr. Rashmi Jha, Gitarattan International Business School (GIBS), New Delhi, India
Dr. Ratri Parida, National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR), Pune, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile
Dr. Ruchi Mishra, Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Rushan Ziatdinov, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea
Dr. Salah Haridy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Sarbjit Singh, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Dr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr. Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Shahryar Sorooshian, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Sharan Shetty, Manipal International University, Putra Nilai, Malaysia
Dr. Suat Kasap, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
Dr. Suhaiza Hanim Zailani,University Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. T. Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Tan Chan Sin, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA
Dr. Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece
Dr. Vladimir Beresnev, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Russia
Dr. Vladimir I. Tsurkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Dr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia
Dr. Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan
Dr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. M. Manzoor Hussain, JNTU, Hyderabad, India
Dr. Qutubuddin Syed Mohammed, Industrial & Production Engineering Department, P.D.A. College of Engineering, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
Jumah E. Alalwani, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering at Yanbu, Taibah University-Yanbu branch,
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia