[IISE Faculty List] Special Sessions in the Operations Research Track at IISE 2025

[Kelly M Sullivan]

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Dear IISE Conference Attendees,

We’re excited to announce a series of special sessions in the Operations Research Track at the upcoming IISE Annual Conference & Expo in Atlanta!  The sessions are scheduled consecutively on the afternoon of Monday, June 2 and feature cutting-edge research, a discussion about academia-industry collaborations, and other opportunities to get involved in the IISE Operations Research Division.  Whether you’re a researcher, practitioner, or student, these sessions are a great opportunity to gain new perspectives and connect with leaders in the field.

Quantum Paradigms for Optimization and Sampling
Monday, June 2 / 1:30 pm – 2:50 pm / Renaissance Waverly Hotel – Brayton

Join us to learn about cutting-edge research in quantum optimization and sampling!  This session aims to narrow the gap between theorists and practitioners and features presentations from leading researchers in the area:

  *   Dr. Jiaqi Leng (Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Berkeley)
  *   Dr. Lei Fan (Assistant Professor, University of Houston)
  *   Dr. Guanyang Wang (Assistant Professor, Rutgers University).
  *   Dr. Mohammadhossein Mohammadisiahroudi (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lehigh University)

OR Division Townhall
Monday, June 2 / 3:00 pm – 4:20 pm / Renaissance Waverly Hotel – Brayton

Join us as we welcome the newly elected IISE OR Division board members and celebrate outstanding achievements within our community!  We’ll also be engaging the community in a discussion about upcoming initiatives, including a new industry case competition in the works.  This is a great chance to connect, contribute, and help shape the future of our division!

Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry
Monday, June 2 / 4:30 pm – 5:50 pm / Renaissance Waverly Hotel – Brayton

Engage with leading experts as they explore both the exciting opportunities and the challenges of academia-industry collaborations!

Panelists:

  *   Dr. Natarajan Gautam (Professor; Syracuse University)
  *   Dr. Maria Mayorga (Professor; North Carolina State University)
  *   Dr. Russell Meller (Chief Scientist; FORTNA)
  *   Ricardo Rodrigues-Caceres (Senior Manager, Data Science & Machine Learning; IT Enterprise Data & Analytics; UPS)

Moderators: Dr. Bahar Çavdar (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and Dr. Muge Capan (University of Massachusetts Amherst)


We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!

Sincerely,

Kelly M. Sullivan, Ph.D. (IISE 2025 Operations Research Track Chair)
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering
University of Arkansas

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