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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">May 16 – 19, 2026 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Track: Operations Research </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Abstract Submission Link available on Conference Website:
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear Colleagues, </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The
<b>Operations Research (OR) Division </b>of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the
<b>Operations Research </b>Track at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026. The conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the Industrial and Systems Engineering research and practitioner communities. The IISE Annual Conference & Expo
2026 will continue to integrate research and industry applications under one conference. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As track chairs of the
<b>Operations Research Track</b>, we encourage you to contribute to the conference and track by submitting a 250-word abstract or presentation summary. Authors will be able to claim these works as
<i>refereed extended abstracts</i>, which will be available on the conference website and can be cited. They will not be copyrighted or indexed in the official conference proceedings, and therefore there is no limitation on reusing this material for other purposes
(e.g., toward the publication of journal papers or subsequent conference proceedings). We highly encourage abstracts and presentation summaries that demonstrate international collaboration and the application of emerging technologies and methods. Key areas
include: </span></p>
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Deterministic Optimization </p>
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Stochastic Modeling </p>
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Simulation </p>
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Optimization under Uncertainty </p>
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Network Optimization </p>
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Game Theory </p>
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Approximation Algorithms </p>
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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence </p>
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Quantum Computing </p>
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Socially Responsible Approaches in OR </p>
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<i>Operations Research Applications in Energy, Healthcare, Finance, Military/Defense, Homeland Security, Disaster Management, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Illicit Trafficking, Social Good, Transportation & Logistics, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Pandemics,
Climate Change, and Other Areas </i></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Authors of accepted abstracts and presentation summaries will be invited to share their work in a conference session. Regular sessions will be 80 minutes and have up to four
presentations. There will also be an option where authors can elect to share their content in a poster session. In addition,
<b>there are opportunities to organize and/or participate in special sessions (panels, workshops, etc.). If you are interested in organizing a special session, please contact us directly by November 15, 2025. </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">While not required, we strongly encourage all presenters to submit a paper for publication so discoveries can be permanently documented. This year, two types of papers will
be considered: Research Papers and Case Study Papers. </span></p>
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<i>Research Papers </i>(with a limit of six pages) contain methods and results that are
<i>significant </i>and have <i>archival value </i>to the industrial and systems engineering community. They will undergo a double-blind peer review process and accepted papers will be copyrighted and indexed in the Conference Proceedings via ProQuest. </p>
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<i>Case Study Papers </i>(two to six pages) describe the application of a method or technology that addresses an
<i>important industry-motivated issue</i>. They will be reviewed to ensure that the content focuses on the value and lessons learned for the Industrial and Systems Engineering community. The case study papers should avoid significant marketing material. Accepted
manuscripts will be published with access via the IISE website. </p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Important deadlines: </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary: November 10, 2025 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary: December 15, 2025 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Paper submission deadline: January 18, 2026 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Notification on full paper decision: February 25, 2026 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Speaker registration deadline: March 8, 2026 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Paper final revision submission deadline: March 22, 2026 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Authors/presenters with approved abstracts must register for the conference by March 8, 2026. Authors/presenters that do not register by this date will have their presentations/papers
withdrawn from the program and the proceedings. The presenting author must attend and present the paper at the conference. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We look forward to seeing you in Arlington! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best Regards, </span></p>
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Tanveer Bhuiyan (<span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);" role="presentation"><a href="mailto:tanveer.bhuiyan@utsa.edu" class="ms-outlook-linkify" data-outlook-id="266d8db6-7ca5-488b-8e62-d95048d5fcfa" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">tanveer.bhuiyan@utsa.edu</a></span>),
University of Texas at San Antonio </li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;">
Bahar Cavdar (<span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);" role="presentation"><a href="mailto:cavdab2@rpi.edu" class="ms-outlook-linkify" data-outlook-id="d0e0c0d7-1ae2-4fe9-98e5-8346740410e1" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">cavdab2@rpi.edu</a></span>), Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute </li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;">
Rob Curry (<span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);" role="presentation"><a href="mailto:rmcurry@uark.edu" class="ms-outlook-linkify" data-outlook-id="d45f0626-877d-4a02-8d9f-5978e1c7e501" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">rmcurry@uark.edu</a></span>), University
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<div role="presentation">Xin Jiang (<span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="mailto:xinjiang@cougarnet.uh.edu" class="ms-outlook-linkify" data-outlook-id="93e5d716-c3c3-4c3e-b1cf-064a0a13bf10" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">xinjiang@cougarnet.uh.edu</a></span>),
University of Houston</div>
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<div role="presentation">Suchithra Rajendran (<span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="mailto:rajendrans@missouri.edu" class="ms-outlook-linkify" data-outlook-id="74b8431d-eed5-426b-bfde-6c6aa1876fba" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">rajendrans@missouri.edu</a></span><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">)</span>,
University of Missouri </div>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(47, 85, 151);">518-276-4852 | cavdab2@rpi.edu</span></p>
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