<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div>The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at <span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">Lehigh</span> University invites you to contribute to the <b>Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications</b> <b>(<span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span>) 2024</b> Conference, which will take place at <b><span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">Lehigh</span> University</b> in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA on <b>August 14-16, 2024</b>, and to participate in the <b>iMOPTA Workshop</b> and in the <b>AIMMS/<span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span> Competition</b>. <br></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div><b>Distinguished <span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span> Plenary Speakers</b></div><div>Miguel Anjos (University of Edinburgh), Harbir Antil (George Mason University), Edward Farhi (MIT), Dorit S. Hochbaum (University of California, Berkeley), Pinar Keskinocak (Georgia Tech), Madeleine Udell (Stanford University), René Vidal (University of Pennsylvania)</div><div><br></div><div><div><b>iMOPTA</b></div><div><div><font color="#000000">The <b>Industrial Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications (iMOPTA) 2024</b> is a new half-day satellite workshop created</font> to present and discuss industrial innovation and the research behind it, and to <b>connect industry and academia more actively</b>. A number of invited industrial partners and academicians will present needs from the industry and applied academic research. T<font color="#000000">he inaugural iMOPTA will </font>take place in the afternoon of <b>August 16, 2024</b>.<br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>16th AIMMS-<span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span> Optimization Modeling Competition</b></div><div><font color="#000000">The case study for the 16th AIMMS/<span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span> Optimization Modeling Competition is available at</font><font color="#ff0000"> </font><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoral.ise.lehigh.edu%2F~mopta%2Fcompetition&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0bbdde21491e46e58d2d08dc3352eb81%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638441678431983248%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=emK0fIvanSjbgao3UGrqKVxa%2FGj%2BKc7nMsPsIZdg%2FdU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition" shash="GLKN8yPiqDk79sLHAV+iSDSuVRmveIi9LiXtOhhL/dwdi+kCCKdhVpObEf6M9pnLfFXuPPxsiamOM7NlDOzXpeMzivvHZ6Sa4EYZ5fY/hCjKzzsI52v+az4apcHYT9QdnowpbB0kmKX77jAYODORXDI/iPL2NJmZzrk4vpYgrH8=" target="_blank">https://coral.ise.<span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">lehigh</span>.edu/~<span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">mopta</span>/competition</a><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span> 2024 OPTE Special Issue </b></div><div><font color="#000000">Selected contributions will be published in a Special Issue of the</font><font color="#ff0000"> </font><font color="#000000"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fjournal%2F11081&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0bbdde21491e46e58d2d08dc3352eb81%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638441678431983248%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hbx8s1VTxLz5yWAYdJsvsaIW3FElzmZlnTFghVflRAY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://link.springer.com/journal/11081" shash="MFInWrvd9PPNHtAj6QSbz4atJ6DBANgCB+cRIKUtZsd58z/Sg8jd6hbzX2bG6x5aa2wnINRtnYgAI2MAoMTRFilFAc8cgsHg510Am+w4A2GbBLQe1omdG8ra3nfCNWsa6BBjlMcx+WtERZNhGBlCE1b9ZWBVzcnYZbFlMWShUTQ=" target="_blank">Optimization and Engineering</a></font><font color="#ff0000"> </font><font color="#000000">(OPTE) journal. The call for papers is available at </font><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fcollections%2Fedjiaghdhb&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0bbdde21491e46e58d2d08dc3352eb81%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638441678431983248%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fnB0RIKNPj6PZjv7%2FEbioTl8dI5rS8i7%2Bilm%2B4zA7sg%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://link.springer.com/collections/edjiaghdhb" shash="kWLhUwP87/et9gC4vlJ7whiBwbws1LUl/Wi8M3qzld8QbQa+p9WTgzR2X4sKMPRxEbAGHZmyyWyRF5x/RsmsaaxqTqyhop6iGHsfAEza/ZPhTWS84qrDgLp0LOel5V+vClaLIIbwxoCgfBhthwALx6EFZyN+GoQS1n8n86Hn05c=" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/collections/edjiaghdhb</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Important Dates</b><br></div><div>- <span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span> Conference: August 14-16, 2024</div><div><div>- Abstract Deadline: Sunday, June 2, 2024<br></div><div>- iMOPTA Workshop: afternoon of August 16, 2024 (no abstract submission)</div><div><font color="#000000">- OPTE Special Issue Submission Deadline: October 30, 2024</font></div><div>- Early Registration Deadline: Sunday, June 9, 2024 (All speakers must register by this date)</div><div>- Registration Deadline: Monday, August 5, 2024 (Only on-site registration is allowed after this date)</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Registration</b></div><div><font color="#000000">Attendees of <span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span> and iMOPTA can register at</font><font color="#ff0000"> </font><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoral.ise.lehigh.edu%2F~mopta%2Fregistrationfees.php&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0bbdde21491e46e58d2d08dc3352eb81%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638441678431983248%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lGiEFgLXMiyYVXjDkiRGAYoUOoVpnMfMt%2FcWQOvZLD0%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/~mopta/registrationfees.php" shash="HCeQWWJQVM6N1otO4zvB839infWLVi0/UQAwceI9zsrv9At3sTGf+G2gPQ8cI/NBQwhORYxmre7288RtEul8b7yLiKoJwBkmzbpVGFga/0QFnqoXs3vNAyDLtd7zusm4A2aOtuWlBG4HbzQgE1qJdYKsoaGkY/SdQ+rCfqHkA6M=" target="_blank">https://coral.ise.<span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">lehigh</span>.edu/~<span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">mopta</span>/registrationfees.php</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Contributed Talks, Invited Talks, Poster Presentations, and Organized Sessions</b></div><div><div>Authors are allowed to submit more than one abstract and give more than one talk. <span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147)">MOPTA</span> conference sessions consist of three 25-minute presentations, including Q&A. 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