<div dir="ltr"><div>Greetings! </div><div><br></div><div>This is Zimo Wang from SUNY Binghamton. I would like to share the latest updates on the IISE-QCRE track paper competition with the community. Thank you in advance for your help!</div><div><br></div><div><div>regards,</div><div>Zimo</div></div><div>=======================</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)">Call for Papers: QCRE
Best Track Paper Competition</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)">2024 IISE Annual
Conference & Expo</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)">Quality Control and
Reliability Engineering Track</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Quality Control and Reliability Engineering (QCRE)
Division of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE)
announces the <b>QCRE Best Track Paper Competition</b>. 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.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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:</p>
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Reliability Engineering </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 67.5pt 0.0001pt 16.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Reliability Prediction, Modeling and Analysis </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 67.5pt 0.0001pt 16.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IoT & Cyber Manufacturing</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)">Eligibility
Requirements</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>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).</p>
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</span></span>The submitted paper MUST follow the paper
formatting guidelines and requirements of the IISE conference proceedings.</p>
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</span></span>The paper must primarily be submitted to the QCRE
track.</p>
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</span></span>The authors should have an accepted oral
abstract to be able to submit full papers for the competition.</p>
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</span></span>Previous finalists who wish to compete again
should submit an entirely different paper.</p>
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</span></span>Papers considered for this competition may not
be simultaneously submitted to other competitions at the 2024 IISE Annual
Conference.</p>
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</span></span>Finalists must attend the IISE Annual Conference
& Expo, May 18-21, 2024.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)">Evaluation
Process</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>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.</p>
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</span></span>Contribution to quality control and reliability
engineering research</p>
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</span></span>Significance of the problem</p>
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</span></span>Research methods/techniques are appropriate</p>
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</span></span>Results are interpreted correctly, and
conclusions are reasonable</p>
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</span></span>Organization and quality of writing</p>
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</span></span>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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)">Formatting
and Submission Guidelines</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.</p>
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</span></span><b>Step 1 Abstract Submission: </b>The
authors <b><i>must </i></b>have <b><i>an accepted oral abstract </i></b>to be
able to submit full papers for the competition. Please directly submit your
abstract using the conference submission system before the abstract submission <span style="line-height:107%">deadline (<b>November 17, 2023</b>). Please select
the <b><i>primary </i></b>topic as Quality Control and Reliability
Engineering Track during your abstract submission.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%">Abstract Submission Link Available </span><span style="line-height:107%">on
</span><a href="https://iise.confex.com/iise/2024/cfp.cgi" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:107%">https://iise.confex.com/iise/2024/cfp.cgi</span></a><span style="line-height:107%"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%">Conference Website: </span><a href="https://www.iise.org/Annual/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:107%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://www.iise.org/Annual/</span></a><span style="line-height:107%"></span></p>
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</span></span><b>Step 2 Full Paper Submission After the
Abstract is Accepted</b>: Submit your paper using the conference submission
system before the paper submission deadline (<b><i>February 9, 2024</i></b>).
During the paper submission process, please first select the primary topic as the
Quality Control and Reliability Engineering Track. Then, please check <b>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. </b>Next, please select <b>Yes, please consider my paper for
the Best Paper Competition</b>. 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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)">Deadlines (may be updated
accordingly based on the IISE main Conference Submission Dates: </span></b><a href="https://iise.confex.com/iise/2024/cfp.cgi" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:107%">https://iise.confex.com/iise/2024/cfp.cgi</span></a><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)">)</span></b><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,34,37)"></span></p>
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</span></span>Abstract Submission Deadline: <b><span style="line-height:107%">November 17, 2023</span></b></p>
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</span></span>Paper Submission Deadline: February 9, 2024</p>
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</span></span>Notification of Decision on Paper: March 8, 2024</p>
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</span></span>Notification of Finalists: March 31, 2024</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you have any questions, please send an email (with the
subject "QCRE Best Track Paper Competition") to the QCRE track chairs
listed below.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Zimo Wang (<a href="mailto:zimowang@binghamton.edu" style="color:blue" target="_blank">zimowang@binghamton.edu</a>)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Xiaolei Fang (<a href="mailto:xfang8@ncsu.edu" style="color:blue" target="_blank">xfang8@ncsu.edu</a>)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui (<a href="mailto:shf006@shsu.edu" style="color:blue" target="_blank">shf006@shsu.edu</a>)</p></div><div>=======================<br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="georgia, serif">Zimo Wang, Ph.D.,</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">Assistant Professor,</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE),<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="georgia, serif"><font size="2">The State University of New York at </font><font size="2"><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><font size="2">Binghamton</font></font></font></font><font size="2"><br></font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">Office: EB-J16</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="georgia, serif">Tel.: 607-777-5012</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2"><font face="georgia, serif">E-mail: <font color="#888888"><a href="mailto:zimowang@binghamton.edu" target="_blank">zimowang@binghamton.edu</a></font></font><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br></div></div></div></div>