Student Competitions
Students can sign up for competitions till July 1
Competitions for Undergraduate Students
- Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
- Undergraduate Research Competition
- Final Year Project (FYP)/Senior Capstone Design Project Poster Competition
- Undergraduate Poster Competition
Competition for High School Students
Competitions for Graduate Students
- Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation
- Master Thesis Competition
- Doctoral Dissertation Competition
- Graduate Poster Competition
Case Study Competitions to solve current challenge problems
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Simulation Competition
- Lean Six Sigma Competition
- Supply Chain and Logistics Competition
- COVID-19
Poster Competition – http://www.ieomsociety.org/rome2020/poster-competition/
Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
The IEOM UNDERGRADUATE Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS will recognize outstanding papers in the field of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, operations research, engineering management and operations management written by student(s). Selected papers will be considered for the competition and must be presented at the IEOM Rome Conference. They will be judged based on the technical content and presentation. A group of academics / professionals will serve as judges. Scoring rubrics will be used for both parts of the judging. Winners will receive award certificates.
Please contact Competition Chair for details:
Abbas Mahmoudabadi Ph.D.
Director, Master Program in Industrial Engineering
MehrAstan University, Gilan, Iran
Tel: +98 13 4216 6112, Cell: +98 912 159 7537
Other email: abbasmahmoudabadi@gmail.com
Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation
The IEOM GRADUATE Student Paper Competition sponsored by Eaton will recognize outstanding papers in the field of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, operations research, engineering management and operations management written by student(s). Selected papers will be considered for the competition and must be presented at the 2021 IEOM Rome Conference. They will be judged based on the technical content and presentation. A group of academics / professionals will serve as judges. Scoring rubrics will be used for both parts of the judging. Winners will receive award certificate.
Competition Chair
Dr. Suat Kasap, Industrial Engineering, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
Master Thesis Presentation Competition
IEOM Master Thesis Presentation Award recognizes outstanding research in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, operations research, engineering management, operations management and related areas. Students must enroll in the masters’ program during the current academic year.
Submit a synopsis of your thesis synopsis online and present at the conference event.
Competition Chair
Dr. Seifedine Kadry, Beirut Arab University Lebanon
Doctoral Dissertation Presentation Competition
IEOM Doctoral Dissertation Presentation Award recognizes outstanding research in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, operations research, engineering management, operations management, and related areas. Students must enroll in the doctoral program during the current academic year.
Submit your dissertation synopsis online and present at conference event.
Competition Chair
Dr. Mehran Doulat, Center for Quality and Sustainability, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Capstone Design / Senior Design / Final Year Project Poster Competition
The IEOM Capstone Student Design Project / Final Year Project (FYP) Presentation Competition will recognize outstanding design projects in the field of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, engineering management and operations management prepared by student team. Capstone student design project team can showcase their engineering design project by submitting a summary of the project as an abstract and present it. It should highlight problem solving, creative thinking, innovation, project planning, and teamwork through a challenging design and build project. Each submission must be presented at the 2021 IEOM Rome Conference. The presentations will be judged based on the technical content and presentation. Winners will receive award certificates.
Competition Chair
Dr. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE (mshamsuzzaman@sharjah.ac.ae)
Undergraduate Research Competitions
The IEOM Undergraduate Research Competition will recognize outstanding research presentation in the field of industrial engineering and operations management presented by student(s). Students can submit abstract only and present at the IEOM Rome Conference. The presentation will be judged based on the presentation only. A group of academics / professionals will serve as judges. Scoring rubrics will be used for both parts of the judging. Winners will receive award certificates. The winning awards will be given at the IEOM Rome Conference.
Chair:
High School/Middle School STEM Poster Competition
The IEOM High School/Middle School STEM Competition recognizes the outstanding students for their accomplishment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for their innovative and creative projects. High school students can submit individual and/or team research projects in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or similar areas. Each submission can provide a summary of the STEM project. The projects will be judged based on the technical content and presentation. Winners will receive award certificates. These awards are presented at the conference awards ceremony.
Competition Chair
Professor Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA (dreimer@ltu.edu)
Simulation Competition
The IEOM Simulation Competition will recognize outstanding simulation and visualization projects in the field of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, engineering management, operations management and related fields. Students can showcase their engineering simulation or design project by submitting a summary of the project as an abstract or paper and present it. Each submission must be presented at the IEOM Rome Conference. The poster presentation will be judged based on the technical content and poster presentation. Winners will receive award certificates. The winning awards will be given at the IEOM Rome conference awards ceremony.
Chairs:
- Dr. Neil Murray, Adjunct Professor in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Manager – ZF Corporation (nmurray@ltu.edu)
- Dr. Duane Shortt, Adjunct Professor in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Manager – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (dshortt@ltu.edu)
Lean Six Sigma Competition
The IEOM Lean Six Sigma Competition will recognize outstanding case studies in the area of lean and six sigma. Selected papers will be considered for the competition and must be presented at the IEOM Rome Conference. The paper will be judged based on the technical content and presentation. Winners will receive award certificates. The winning awards will be given at the IEOM Rome conference awards ceremony.
Chairs:
- Dr. Saso Krstovski, Adjunct Professor in Industrial Engineering, Lawrence Technology University (skrstovsk@ltu.edu)
- Dr. Hayder Zghair, Adjunct Professor in Industrial Engineering, Lawrence Technology University (hzghair@ltu.edu)
Logistics Supply Chain Competition
The IEOM Supply Chain and Logistics Competition will recognize outstanding case studies in the area of lean and six sigma. Selected papers will be considered for the competition and must be presented at the IEOM Rome Conference. The paper will be judged based on the technical content and presentation. Winners will receive award certificates. The winning awards will be given at the IEOM Rome conference awards ceremony.
Chair:
Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition
Poster Competition (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
The IEOM Best Poster Competition Awards recognize the best poster presentations at the 2020 IEOM Rome Conference. All poster presentations will be judged. Three awards will be given for the first, second and third places. These awards are presented at the conference awards ceremony.
Submit your paper or abstract online and bring your poster at the conference event.
Posters must be displayed during conference.
Competition Chair:
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, University Technology Malaysia (mizanur@mail.fkm.utm.my)
Completion Awards
Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
First Place Winner
ID 334 How Industrial Internet of Things Enables Engineers to Work Remotely
Christopher Striff, John Takiff, Brandon Drury, Jimmy Algeo, MoummarNawaflehand Mohamed Awwad
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, California PolytechnicStateUniversity, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA
2nd Place Winner
ID 309 Inefficiencies of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in California
Jared McMullen, Matt Akins, Matt Grywczynski, Jack Rocca, Carter Bergquistand Mohamed Awwad
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA
3rd Place Winner
ID 557 A Math-Heuristic Approach for Two-Echelon Vendor Managed Inventory Routing Problem
UtkuYavuz, Mehmet Can Aydın, Alp OrhanÖzver, YarkınAkçıl, AslıErol, ÇağlaDenizÖzmen, BuseKüçükbükücü
Mehmet Can Aydın, Utku Yavuz, Yarkın Akçıl, Alp Orhan Özver, Çağla Deniz Özmen, Aslı Erol
Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering,
ÖzyeğinUniversity, Çekmeköy/ Istanbul, 34794, Turkey
4th Place Winner
ID 710 The Effect of ESG Rating on Credit Rating
Farhan AuliaRahman and YunietaAnny Nainggolan
School of Business and Management
Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia
5th Place Winner
ID 2 Reducing Inventory for a Mexican Convenience Store Network by Reducing the Order Cycle Time
Mireya Elizondo, Mariana Villarreal, Vanessa Ocañas and Bernardo Villarreal, Department of Industrial Engineering
Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L. Mexico
Undergraduate Research Competition
First Place Winner
ID 382 Using Aspen Plus to Simulate Pharmaceutical Processes –An Aspirin Case Study
Alisa Douglas, Integrated Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
Ali Elkamel, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
2ndPlace Winner
ID 388 Preferences and Opinions of the University of Jeddah Students Towards Electronic Exams
Ziyad Ahmed Alghamdi, Ali Yahya Albaheth, Mohammad Talal Himidah, Sultan Jamal Alqahtani, Murad Bazar Andejany, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
College of Engineering, University of Jeddah, UAE
3rdPlace Winner
ID 766Stringency Index and Stock Market Return Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Emerging Stock Market Countries
Muhammad Ilham Gunawan and Yunieta Anny Nainggolan, A. School of Business and Management, Management Department, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
4thPlace Winner
ID 611 Improving the Purchasing Order Process Of Model Auto And Equipment Supplies Inc. Using An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software
Jan Erica D.C. Aquino, Karlo Gabbriel D. Batto, Bonifacio A. De Jesus Iv, Aiden LemuelT. Lumibao, Lex Marco Paolo A. Miranda, Mikka Rosella C. Villarica and Grace Lorraine D. Intal
School of Information Technology
Mapua University, Philippines
5thPlace Winner
ID 556 Sustainable Echo Absorption Material with Recycled Plastic
Komalpreet Kaur Takhar, Undergraduate student, Department of Civil Engineering,, British Applied College, Umm Al Quwain, UAE
Dr. Saleema Panda, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, British Applied College, Umm Al Quwain, UAE
Sr. Design Project Competition Sponsored by Tooling Tech Group
First Place Winner
ID 559 Techno-Economic Analysis of Electrochemical Recovery of Metals from Waste Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
Matthew Lam, Aidan O’Gorman, Ryan Schleehahn, and Ali Elkamel, University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
2ndPlace Winner
ID 448 Material Feeder Systems for Manufacturing Operations
Paul Ilovan and Tim Powell, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48075, USA
George Pappas, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48075, USA
3rdPlace Winner
ID 531 No-Hands Health Helper
Laura Silverman, Rachel Kristian, Angeliki Dimopulos, and Katie Cyster, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Lawrence Technological University. Southfield, MI 48075, USA
George Pappas, Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering and Embedded Software Engineering, Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI, USA
High School STEM Competition
First Place Winner
ID 345 Ergonomic Design of Computer Workstation for College Students Studying at Home
Randolf Cabugawan, Homer Laguador, and Kelly Albert Lim, Young Innovators Research Center, Mapúa University,, Philippines
Ma. Janice J. Gumasing, School of Industrial and Engineering Management, Mapúa University, Manila, Philippines
2ndPlace Winner
ID 326 Sequential Pattern Mining of Electronic Health Record for Early Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Cindy Liang, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, TX, USA
Lily Sun, Stanford Online High School, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
William Jin, Community Middle School Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA
3rdPlace Winner
ID 349 BalletNetTrainer: An Automatic Correctional Feedback Instructor for Ballet via Feature Angle Extraction and Machine Learning Techniques
Jiayao (Emily) Li, ARQuest SSERN International, Irvine, CA, USA
Haridhar Pulivarthy, ARQuest SSERN International, Kirkland, WA, USA
4thPlace Winner
ID 790 Logic, Gambling, and Games
Samuel Feldman
Stanford Online High School
Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
5thPlace Winner
ID 717 Interest in STEM in Bay Area High School Students
Nicole Serrano
Stanford Online High School
Redwood City, CA 94063 5th
Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation
First Place Winner
ID 438 Design for Additive Manufacturing of a horizontal axis wind turbine
Simone Cantarelli, Daniela Francia, Alfredo Liverani, Leonardo Frizziero, Department of Industrial Engineering
Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
2ndPlace Winner
ID 565 Technology Acceptance and Digital Divide as Correlates of Performance Among Engineering Students and Teachers: Inputs to Educational Technology Acquisition and Adaptation Model
RomalynL. Galingan, Technological Institute of the Philippines; Pamantasanng Lungsodng Marikina, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines; SSS Village, Marikina City Philippines
3rdPlace Winner
ID 408 Porter’s Five Generic Strategies: A Case Study from Indonesia Automotive Industry Against Covid-19
Wirawan Pratama Suwardi, T C Kusuma, Bagas Muhamad Kartiko, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, 16424, Indonesia
4thPlace Winner
ID 612Design of Warehouse Management System using Mobile Application for Shoe Manufacturing Industry
Robimarl B. Torres, Marvis B. Halili, Donilyn D. Salazar, Grace Lorraine D. Intal
School of Information Technology
Mapúa University 658 Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila 1002, Philippines
Master Thesis Competition
First Place Winner
ID 292 Analysis and Improvement of Product Management Processes –a Case Study
Francisco Leite (1) and José Faria (1, 2) and Américo Azevedo (1, 2)
(1) Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
(2) INESC TEC, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Campus da FEUP, Porto, Portugal
Ivo Pereira, Polytechnic of Porto, Engineering Institute, Porto, Portugal
2ndPlace Winner
ID 458 Inventory Management Sourcing Policy Selection: A Focus on Wastewater Infrastructure
Mohommed Maharoof and Dr. Laoucine Kerbache
Engineering Management & Decision Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Education City, Qatar
ID 533 EMV& Biometric for Secure Online Purchases
Youness Ridani
SEDCO Technologies
Ifrane Fes-Meknes Region Morocco
3rdPlace Winner
ID 460 Impact of Aircraft Model and Delay Duration on the Air Traffic Flow Management
Abdelhamid Boujarif, Industrial Engineering Laboratory, Paris-SaclayUniversity, CentraleSupélec, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Sadeque Hamdan, College of Business and Economics, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Oualid Jouini, Industrial Engineering Laboratory, Paris-Saclay University, Centrale Supélec, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Doctoral Dissertation Competition
First Place Winner
ID 370 Data-driven throughput bottleneck analysis in production systems
Mukund Subramaniyan
Department of Industrial and Materials Science
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
2ndPlace Winner
ID 562 Optimization of consumable consumption in hypermarkets during the Coronavirus pandemic period
Kamilia Filali, Systems Engineering Laboratory, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco
Zoubida Benmamoun, GS laboratory ENSA, Kenitra, morocco
Hanaa Hachimi, Systems Engineering Laboratory, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco
Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition
First Place Winner
ID 537 Perceived Effect of Factors on Workers’ Task Performance in a Cold Storage Warehouse Facility
CyntharaB. Leonardo and Marvin I. Noroña, School of Industrial Engineering and Service Engineering Management, Mapúa University, Intramuros, 1002 Metro Manila, Philippines
2nd Place Winner
ID 306 Retrofitting agricultural tractors with aftermarket weather cabins: safety issues for manufacturers and users
Gattamelata Davide, Puri Daniele, and Vita Leonardo, Department of technological innovations and safety of plants, products and anthropic settlements, National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (Inail), Italy
Mario Fargnoli and Mara Lombardi, Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment (DICMA), Sapienza -University of Rome, Italy
3rd Place Winner
ID 335 Development and Initial Testing of Lumbar Support for Traffic Police Motorcycle Seat With Built-In Massager System: A Preliminary Study In The View of Ergonomics
Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof, Karmegam Karuppiah, Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil, Irniza Rasdi, Vivien How, Sivasankar Sambasivam, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Kulanthayan KC Mani, Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Lean Six Sigma Competition Sponsored by Tooling Tech Group
First Place Winner
ID 366 Develop JMP 16_Based STEAMS and Six Sigma DMAIC Training Curriculum for Data Scientist
Mason Chen, Stanford Online High School, San Jose, CA 95131
Charles Chen, Morrill Learning Center, San Jose, CA 95131
2ndPlace Winner
ID 554 The Use of Lean Six Sigma Tools in a South African Multinational Organization
Bheki Makhanyaand Hannelie Nel
Department of Engineering Management
University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
3rdPlace Winner
ID 418 Applications of Lean Manufacturing in a manufacturing company in South Africa
Mpho Karen Masemola, Bheki Makhanya and Hannelie Nel
Department of Engineering Management
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Simulation Competition
First Place Winner
ID 391FDM-sourced Shinbone Cutting Guide in Polylacticacid-based Polymers: Heat Sterilization Effects on Part Quality
Christian Leon-Cardenas, Patrich Ferretti, MerveSali, Gian Maria Santi, Francesco Gianese, Nicola Crescentini, Leonardo Frizziero, Giampiero Donnici and Alfredo Liverani, Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento, 2 –40136, Bologna, Italy
Giovanni Trisolino, Paola Zarantonello, Stefano Stallone and Giovanni Luigi Di Gennaro, IRCCS–IOR –Rizzoli OrthopaedicInstitute, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 40136 Bologna, Italy
ID 553CAD-Aided Preoperative Simulation in Pediatric Orthopedics: The Case Study of Ollier’s Disease
Leonardo Frizziero, Alfredo Liverani, Gian MariaSanti, Paola Papaleo, Francesca Napolitano and Curzio Pagliari, Department of Industrial Engineering
Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Giovanni Trisolino, Giovanni Luigi Di Gennaro, and Paola Zarantonello
IRCSS –IOR—Rizzoli OrthopaedicInstitute
Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bologna Italy
2ndPlace Winner
ID 673 An Integrated Simulation Model for Water Purification and Distribution
Francesco Simone
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
ID 784 Efficient Optimization Model for Buffer Size Problem in Production Line with Rework Path
Hisham Alkhalefah, Mustufa Haider Abidi and Usama Umer
Advanced Manufacturing Institute, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Elkaseer
Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Fuad, Egypt, Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Supply Chain and Logistics Competition
First Place Winner
ID 630 Deadlock and Collision Prevention Algorithms for Mobile Robots in Automated Warehouses
Ecem Eroglu Turhanlar and Banu Yetkin Ekren
Department of Industrial Engineering
Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey
2ndPlace Winner
ID 469 The Role Of Regulatory Resilience In Supply Chain Optimization: A Case Study
Saloua SAID and Hafida BOULOIZ, Systems engineering and decision support laboratory, ENSA, Agadir, Morocco
Maryam GALLAB, MIS -LISTD Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, ENSMR, Rabat, Morocco
Supply Chain and Logistics Competition
3rdPlace Winner
ID 305 Applications of Augmented Reality to Reduce Risk in Supply Chain Management
Angela Colabella, Collette Lee, Lane Pledger, Monique Cendejas, Vikrant Mannemela and Mohamed Awwad
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA
Poster Competition
First Place Winner
ID 535 Demand Forecasting with Real Case Analysis for Effective Retail Decision-Making
SafikaThasin, Caroline Zeidan, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Mentors: Dr. Dua Weraikat, Dr Adolf Acquaye
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai
2ndPlace Winner
ID 653 A Model-Based Assessment of Cyber-Resilience Evaluation for Water Purification Plants with Societal Impact
Francesco Simone, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
3rdPlace Winner
ID 615 Improving the Packaging Unit at AEC
Abdulaziz Alsalamah, Abdullah Alnooh, Nawaf Alsalman, Abdulaziz Alhammadi and Sobhi Mejjaouli,
Department of Industrial Engineering, College Engineering
Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Please contact Dr. Taufiq Islam for further details: info@ieomsociety.org.