[IISE Faculty List] Reminder: Paper Submission for IISE-QCRE Best Track Paper Competition (Due on Feb. 9th)

[Zimo Wang]

Greetings!

This is Zimo Wang from SUNY Binghamton University. I would like to share
the following information for the best track paper competition of the
IISE-QCRE division.

Thanks so much for helping share this information with the community!


Regards,
Zimo
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*Call for Papers: QCRE Best Track Paper Competition*

*2024 IISE Annual Conference & Expo*

May 18-21, 2024, Montreal, Canada

*Quality Control and Reliability Engineering Track*





Dear Colleagues,

The Quality Control and Reliability Engineering (QCRE) Division of the
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) announces the *QCRE
Best Track Paper Competition*. Four finalists for the Best Track Paper will
be selected to make oral presentations at the 2024 IISE Annual Conference
to be held in Montreal, Canada, May 18-21, 2024.

The purpose of this competition is to honor outstanding papers in research
and practice of quality control and reliability engineering. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to, the following:


·     Big Data in Quality and Reliability

·     Deep Learning in Quality Control and Reliability Engineering

·     Data Streams and Online Data Analysis

·     Reliability, Availability, Maintainability

·     Reliability Prediction, Modeling and Analysis

·     Physical Reliability Modeling

·     Reliability Growth Modeling

·     Degradation and Lifetime Testing

·     Accelerated Life Testing

·     System Reliability and Optimization

·     Warranty Data Analysis

·     Distributed Sensing and Data Analysis

·     Decision Analysis and Risk Management

·     High-dimensional Data Analysis

·     IoT & Cyber Manufacturing

·     Systems Resilience Analysis

·     Quality Engineering and Applied Statistics

·     Quality Improvement in the Service Sector

·     Quality Planning and Management

·     Statistical Quality Control and Diagnosis

·     Six Sigma Methods and Process Capability

·     Statistical Process Control & Tolerancing

·     Design and Analysis of Experiments

·     Profiles and Multiple Responses

·     Multivariate Data Analysis

·     Bayesian Methods

·     Response Surface and Surrogate Modeling

·     Sampling and Inspection

·     Nonparametric Methods

·     Data Analytics in Cybersecurity



*Eligibility Requirements*

·       The paper topic should fit the QCRE themes. The paper must present
original research results and cannot be accepted for publication elsewhere
at the time of submission. (it can, however, be submitted and/or under
review for possible publication at the time of submission for this
competition).

·       The submitted paper MUST follow the paper formatting guidelines and
requirements of the IISE conference proceedings.

·       The paper must primarily be submitted to the QCRE track.

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

·       Previous finalists who wish to compete again should submit an
entirely different paper.

·       Papers considered for this competition may not be simultaneously
submitted to other competitions at the 2024 IISE Annual Conference.

·       Finalists must attend the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, May 18-21,
2024.

*Evaluation Process*

·       Each eligible paper will be reviewed by two or three external
referees, each of whom will assign a numerical score using the following
five criteria.

o   Contribution to quality control and reliability engineering research

o   Significance of the problem

o   Research methods/techniques are appropriate

o   Results are interpreted correctly, and conclusions are reasonable

o   Organization and quality of writing

·       Four finalists for the Best Track Paper will be selected by ranking
the review scores of all eligible papers. The winner(s) will be selected
during the 2024 IISE Annual Conference based on the review evaluation and
oral presentation. The winner(s) will be announced at the town hall meeting
of the QCRE Track during the 2024 IISE Annual Conference.



*Formatting and Submission Guidelines*

Paper format: follow the paper formatting guidelines and requirements (6
pages including title and author data, references, and figures and tables)
of IISE conference proceedings.

·       *Step 1 Abstract Submission (Presume that this is already done in
November 2023): *The authors *must *have *an accepted oral abstract *to be
able to submit full papers for the competition. Please directly submit your
abstract using the conference submission system before the abstract
submission deadline (*November 17, 2023*). Please select the *primary *topic
as Quality Control and Reliability Engineering Track during your abstract
submission.

Abstract Submission Link Available on
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiise.confex.com%2Fiise%2F2024%2Fcfp.cgi&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Ce2fc72801df34b2a754108dc214998e8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421847567652887%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RsnomNlmSjphoTQnopTkjqgnz3I435MuTu93VAwZAik%3D&reserved=0

Conference Website: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iise.org%2FAnnual%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Ce2fc72801df34b2a754108dc214998e8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421847567652887%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fbRKrV3VgzypQVuVu8aP2Iw1WSUDMi9d%2FQNxNWsodM4%3D&reserved=0



·       *Step 2 Full Paper Submission After the Abstract is Accepted*:
Submit your paper using the conference submission system before the paper
submission deadline (*February 9, 2024*). During the paper submission
process, please first select the primary topic as the Quality Control and
Reliability Engineering Track. Then, please check *A. I plan to submit a
full paper (6 pages) via the online portal to be reviewed for (i) potential
publication in IISE Conference Proceedings and (ii) a best-track paper
competition. *Next, please select *Yes, please consider my paper for the
Best Paper Competition*. Late or incomplete submissions will not be
eligible. The authors have the option to decide whether the papers will be
included in the conference proceedings and transfer the copyright to IISE
or not.



*Deadlines (may be updated accordingly based on the IISE main Conference
Submission Dates: *https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiise.confex.com%2Fiise%2F2024%2Fcfp.cgi*&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Ce2fc72801df34b2a754108dc214998e8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421847567652887%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nUN8NpTrUbOQBhGCmQhdASalznfyb0plJjomrt%2BZWMs%3D&reserved=0)*

·       Paper Submission Deadline: *February 9, 2024*

·       Notification of Decision on Paper: March 8, 2024

·       Notification of Finalists: March 31, 2024
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-- 
Zimo Wang, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE),
The State University of New York at Binghamton
Office: EB-J16
Tel.: 607-777-5012
E-mail: zimowang at binghamton.edu
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