[Iefac.list] Reminder: Call for proposals - 2022 IISE DAIS- Student Mobile App Competition

[Chen, Cheng-Bang]

2022 IISE Annual Conference & Expo

Data Analytics & Information Systems Track
Student Mobile/Web app Competition

The Data Analytics and Information Systems (DAIS) Division of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) announces the IISE-DAIS Mobile/Web App Competition to recognize creativity and excellence among its members and motivate them to commercialize their research/learning outcomes to accelerate the economic and societal benefits.

Scope of mobile/web app

Mobile/web apps that are based on any concept, principle, technique, or application related to the field of Industrial & Systems Engineering will be accepted.

Eligibility of Participants

  *   A team can consist of a maximum of four members (3 student members and 1 faculty advisor).
  *   Student members can be undergraduate or graduate students from higher education institutes in the field of Industrial & Systems Engineering (or related fields).
  *   Student members should be enrolled at the time of the submission of the proposal.
  *   At least one of the students must be a member of the IISE and DAIS.



Competition Process:

  *   Proposal Submission: Teams must submit a proposal (no more than 2 pages) describing their mobile/web app via email with the subject "DAIS Mobile/Web App Competition" to the chair of the competition steering committee by Monday, December 13, 2021. The proposal must include 1) a list of team members and their affiliations, 2) a list of features of the mobile/web app, and 3) the target market segment(s) of the mobile/web app.
  *   Mobile/web app submission: Teams must submit (a) a prototype of their mobile/we app, (b) a software design document, and (c) a demonstration video, via email to the chairs of the competition steering committee by Monday, February 21, 2022. The competition steering committee will evaluate the submissions and select a maximum number of four teams as finalists.
  *   Oral presentation: The selected finalist teams will attend the 2022 IISE Annual Conference & Expo  to present their mobile/web app. The presentation will include (a) technical details of the mobile/web app, (b) a business plan to justify the need for their mobile/web apps in the marketplace, (c) a demonstration of the prototype.



Evaluation Process:

  *   Each team will be evaluated by the following criteria:
  *   - Originality
  *   - Technical details of the mobile/web app
  *   - The business plan to justify the need for their mobile/web apps in the marketplace
  *   - The demonstration of the prototype

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  *   Decision on proposals (December 20, 2021)
  *   Selection of finalist teams (March 4, 2022)
  *   Selection of winners (May 21-24, 2022)



Important Dates:

December 13, 2021: Deadline for proposal submission

December 20, 2021: Notices of proposal acceptance

February 21, 2022: Deadline for submission of prototype mobile/web app and documents

March 4, 2022: Notification to finalist teams

March 7, 2022: Presenting author registration deadline

May 21-24, 2022: Oral presentations



Competition Steering Committee Chairs:

Cheng-Bang Chen<mailto:cxc1920 at miami.edu> (cxc1920 at miami.edu<mailto:cxc1920 at miami.edu>) University of Miami



Cheng-Bang Chen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering

University of Miami

1251 Memorial Dr.  McArthur Engineering Building, Room 279

Coral Gables, Florida 33146

Email: cxc1920 at miami.edu | Tel: 305-284-2367
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