[Iefac.list] Call for Papers: 2021 IISE-DAIS Best Track Paper Competition

[Bing Si]

*CALL FOR PAPERS*

*Data Analytics & Information Systems Division*

*Best Track Paper Competition*

*2021 IISE Annual Conference*

*Sponsored by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville*



*May 22-25, Virtual Conference*



The Data Analytics & Information Systems (DAIS) Division of the Institute
of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) announces the *DAIS Best Track
Paper Competition*. The purpose of this competition is to honor outstanding
papers in research and practice of data analytics and information systems.

*Eligibility Requirements and Application Process:*

·         The authors should have an accepted oral abstract to be able to
submit full papers.

·         *Please directly submit your paper using the conference
submission system before the deadline of IISE annual conference.* Please do
NOT submit the papers to the committee chairs.

·         There are two options in the conference submission systems. *Please
carefully review the two options and indicate your preference when you
submit your full paper on the online portal. *

o   Option A: You plan to submit a full paper via the online portal to be
reviewed for:

§  publication in the conference proceedings *and*

§  best track paper competition

o   Option B: You plan to submit a full paper via the online portal to be
reviewed:

§  *only* for the best track paper competition

·         The paper topic must fit the DAIS themes (see the CFP of DAIS
track).

·         Please follow the paper guidelines and requirements of IISE
conference proceedings.

·         Previous finalists who wish to compete again should submit an
entirely different paper. However, past winners are not eligible for the
competition.

·         The paper must present original research results and cannot be
accepted for publication elsewhere at the time of submission.

·         Paper considered for this competition MAY NOT be simultaneously
submitted to other competitions in the IISE Annual Conference.

·         The finalists will be announced before the conference and will
present their papers in the session of DAIS Best Track Paper Competition at
the 2021 IISE Annual Conference.

·         Paper format: Follow the paper guidelines and requirements of
IISE conference proceedings. The selected papers should be included in the
conference proceedings.

*Evaluation Process: *

Each eligible paper will be reviewed by 2-3 external referees, each of whom
will assign a numerical score using the following five criteria. For each
criterion, an integer score between 1 and 10 (1 = Paper meets none of the
elements described for the component, 10 = Paper meets all of the elements
described for the component) will be assigned.

·         Contribution to data analytics and information systems research
(25%);

·         Significance of the problem (25%);

·         Research methods/techniques is appropriate (25%);

·         Results are interpreted correctly and conclusions are reasonable
(12.5%);

·         Organization and quality of writing (12.5%).

All eligible papers will be ranked by the sum of the weighted scores of
external referees. Four finalists for the Best Track Paper Award will be
selected based on the final ranking to make oral presentations at the 2021
IISE Annual Conference to be held online at May 22-25, 2021. The committee
will select the winner(s) based on the review evaluation and oral
presentation. All finalists will receive an award certificate. The winner
will receive a plaque and a partial reimbursement of the registration fee,
which is generously sponsored by the department of Industrial and Systems
Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Best Track Paper
Award will be presented at the town hall meeting of the DAIS Track during
the 2021 IISE Annual Conference.

If you have any questions, please send an email (with subject “DAIS Best
Track Paper Competition”) to the 2021 committee chairs Dr. Xiaochen Xian
(University of Florida, xxian at ufl.edu) and Dr. Bing Si (State University of
New York at Binghamton, bsi at binghamton.edu).
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