[Iefac.list] Call for Papers: 2019 IISE-DAIS Best Student Paper Competition

[ying lin]

*CALL FOR PAPERS*

*2019 IISE Annual Conference Data Analytics & Information Systems Track*

*Best Student Paper Competition*

The Data Analytics & Information Systems (DAIS) Division of the Institute
of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) is pleased to announce the *DAIS
Track Best Student Paper Award* whose objective is to recognize excellence
among its student members. The award program brings prestige to the DAIS
Division as well as to the recipients honored.

Four finalists for the Best Student Paper Award will be selected to make
oral presentations at the 2019 IISE Annual Conference to be held in
Orlando, FL, from May 18-21, 2019. All finalists will receive an award
certificate. The winner will also receive a plaque. The Best Student Paper
Award will be presented at the town hall meeting of the DAIS Track during
the 2019 IISE Annual Conference.

The broad criteria for selecting the recipient of the DAIS Best Student
Paper Award are: (a) academic significance (originality, depth, and
completeness of the work and its potential impact on future research); and
(b) research relevance to DAIS (importance of the problem and its impact on
the practice of DAIS).

Eligibility Requirements and Application Process:

   - The paper topic should fit the DAIS themes.
   - The student should be the first author of the submitted paper.
   Moreover, a formal, signed statement by the student's advisor should be
   submitted along with the paper affirming that the majority of the original
   results presented in the paper are due to the student rather than the
   advisor or other collaborators involved in the work.
   - The paper should be completed during the first author’s undergraduate
   or graduate studies.
   - Previous finalists who wish to compete again should submit an entirely
   different paper. However, past winners are not eligible for the competition.
   - The finalists will be announced before the conference and will present
   their papers in the session of DAIS Best Student Paper Competition at the
   2019 IISE Annual Conference.
   - Paper considered for this competition MAY NOT be simultaneously
   submitted to other competitions in the IISE Annual Conference.
   -  IISE Conference and DAIS division do NOT own copyright of the papers
   submitted to this competition. However, all participants are encouraged
   to also submit abstracts / papers to the DAIS track using conference
   submission system.
   -  Paper format: Follow the paper guidelines and requirements of IISE
   conference proceedings.
   -  To enter, please submit a blinded and unblinded version of the paper
   along with a formal signed statement by the student’s advisor, all in
   electronic format (.PDF files ONLY), with subject “DAIS Best Student Paper
   Competition” to the 2019 contest coordinators Dr. Ying Lin ylin58 at uh.edu and
   Dr. Na Zou nzou1 at tamu.edu, no later than* Jan 18, 2019*. Late or
   incomplete submissions will not be eligible for the contest.

If you have any questions, please send an email (with subject “DAIS Best
Student Paper Competition”) to the coordinators. All submitted papers will
be reviewed and ranked by external referees and finalists will be announced
on *Mar 29, 2019*. The winner of the competition will be decided upon the
review evaluation and oral presentation.

Best Regards,

Competition Steering Committee Chairs:

Ying Lin (University of Houston, email: ylin58 at uh.edu
<ccheng at binghamton.edu>)

Na Zou (Texas A&M University, email: nzou1 at tamu.edu <xchen at siue.edu>)
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