Industrial Engineering Faculty and Students Recognized at International Conference

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Members of the Department of Industrial Engineering representing the U of A at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences annual meeting.

The Department of Industrial Engineering was well represented at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INFORMS meetings and conferences provide the ultimate learning and networking events for operations research and analytics professionals and students — opportunities to exchange information, ideas and perspectives with colleagues from around the world.

Sandra Eksioglu, Hefley Professor in Logistics and Entrepreneurship, was a runner-up in the Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment Best Publication Award at the conference.

Eksioglu's article, "Optimal Governmental Incentives for Biomass Cofiring to Reduce Emissions in the Short-Term," was published in IISE Transactions and co-authored with Amin Khademi, Department of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University.

The Quality Statistics and Reliability section of INFORMS announces the Best Student Paper Award to recognize excellence among its student members.

Doctoral student Xinchao Liu was selected as a finalist of the Best Paper Competition of the Quality, Statistics and Reliability section. Xinchao is advised by assistant professor Xiao Liu. The co-authors of the paper are Tulin Kaman, Department of Mathematical Sciences at the U of A; Guang Lin, Department of Mathematics at Purdue University; and Liu.

Four finalists for the Best Student Paper Award are selected to make presentations at the INFORMS annual meeting. The winner is announced at the Quality Statistics and Reliability business meeting later at the conference. All finalists receive an award certificate and three years' free membership.

In addition to these recognitions, the INFORMS Student Chapter at the U of A received the Cum Laude Award for its chapter engagement over the past year. This was the group's second consecutive year to receive this award.

About INFORMS: The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is an international society for practitioners in the fields of operations research, management science, and analytics. INFORMS promotes greater public awareness, interest, and understanding about the benefits of operations research and analytics and provides a variety of programs and services that support lifelong learning and networking for and analytics professionals. This includes publishing 16 peer-reviewed journals, hosting numerous conferences and meetings, providing continuing education courses and professional certification, and administering dozens of special-interest communities that help professionals network and collaborate with colleagues from around the world.

About the Department of Industrial Engineering: The Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas was founded in 1950, led by department head John L. Imhoff who believed deeply in the global impact of industrial engineering. Today, the department averages over 200 undergraduate students and over 40 doctoral and master's students. In addition, the department has three online master's degrees: the Master of Science in Operations Management, Master of Science in Engineering Management and Master of Science in Operations Analytics. These three programs alone enroll over 600 students each academic year. To learn more about the Department of Industrial Engineering please visit our website.