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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is a reminder of the special issue on Recent Advances in Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Health Systems Engineering in the Journal of IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">By exploring the intersections of AI, data analytics, and systems engineering, this special issue aims to publish high-quality papers that have a strong methodological focus and innovation to
address pressing issues in healthcare. Detailed information can be found through this official link
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important Dates:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Deadline for Manuscript Submission: August 1, 2025.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Completion of 1st Round Review: October 1, 2025.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Completion of 2nd Round Review: December 1, 2025.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Final Decision: February 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Expected Publication: May 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Guest Editors:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Haifeng Wang, Mississippi State University, USA (<a href="mailto:wang@ise.msstate.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">wang@ise.msstate.edu</span></a>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville, USA (<a href="mailto:faisal.aqlan@louisville.edu">faisal.aqlan@louisville.edu</a>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas, USA (<a href="mailto:shengfan@uark.edu">shengfan@uark.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Muhammad Noor E Alam, Northeastern University, USA
<a href="mailto:md.alam@northeastern.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">(</span></a><a href="mailto:mnalam@neu.edu">mnalam@neu.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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