Message from the President
By: Rick Haberlin
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Dear M&S Division Members,
As the weather warms up this Spring, I’ve been reflecting on our division successes over the past year and look forward to a great Annual Conference in Montreal. The conference is a great opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues, and to make new connections as well. Spring is also a time of transition as we introduce our new M&S Board members and I transition my duties to our President-Elect, Shima Mohebbi.
The division continues to grow, and we rely on our members to advertise the benefits of membership. Please continue to connect with your colleagues and introduce them to our vibrant community - anyone interested in M&S is welcome to join. You can also follow the M&S Division on LinkedIn, which is a great way to communicate with the Board and to network with other like-minded modelers. Find our group here.
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This newsletter contains:
- M&S Election Results for the 2024-25 Board
- 2024 Award Recipients
- 2024 IISE Annual Conference and Expo Preview
- Presidential Transition
- Call for Entries to the Division Newsletter and Social Media
- Join the M&S Division!
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Best regards,
Rick Haberlin
IISE M&S Division President
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M&S Division Election Results for the 2024-25 Board |
After an extremely competitive election season, we have selected four new members of the M&S Division Board of Directors to replace our outgoing officers. Members serve a two-year term; their 2024-25 roles and responsibilities will be revealed in the Fall newsletter.
Welcome to our new Leaders:
- David Claudio, from University of Massachusetts Lowell, has been selected as our next President-Elect.
- Brian Smith, from Mississippi State University , will join us as the Technical Vice President.
Welcome new M&S Board members:
- Andres Acero, Tecnologico de Monterrey
- Jean-Marc Frayret, Polytechnique Montreal
- Chaitra Gopalappa, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Gerda Trollip, MOSIMTEC LLC
New board members will be officially installed at the M&S Division Town Hall session of the 2024 Annual Conference and the term starts on June 1, 2024.
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The IISE M&S Division presents four awards to recognize excellence in research and teaching within our modeling and simulation domain. These awards will be presented at the M&S Division Town Hall meeting at the IISE Annual Conference in May. |
Congratulation to the following winners!
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Dr. Karthyek Murthy & Dr. Nuno Ribeiro from Singapore University of Technology and Design will receive this year's Annual Teaching Award.
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Dr. Bahar Biller from SAS Institute Advanced Analytics Center of Excellence will receive this year's Outstanding Practitioner Award.
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Kelvin Ekun et al from the University of Massachusetts Amherst will receive the Division’s Best Track Paper Award for their paper entitled "Online Lead Time Quotation Under Contingency.”
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Cole Zanni et al from Binghamton University will receive this year’s Best Student Paper Award for their paper entitled "Tree-Based Recursive Modeling for Optimizing Baseball Lineups Using Expected Runs Metric."
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2024 IISE Annual Conference and Expo Preview |
We look forward to an exciting annual conference this year in Montreal where we are again sponsoring the M&S Track. The conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the Industrial and Systems Engineering research and practitioner communities. |
We have 70 presentations and 32 papers scheduled for presentation that will be organized into ~15 sessions in areas such as:
- Methodological advances
- Simulation applications
- Digital twins
- Modeling in decision support system
- Human factors and human-computer interaction
- Virtual reality and training
- Simulation education
- Industry 4.0 models
- Modeling and Machine/deep learning
- Process modeling
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The M&S Division is also hosting a Town Hall and a special session on Digital Twins. At the Town Hall we will install the new President and President-Elect, introduce new board members, present awards, discuss survey results, and have a discussion about the future of our community. Keep a close eye on the main schedule for these two events. |
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M&S Division Presidential Transition |
It’s been an eventful year as President of the IISE M&S Division. At the Annual Conference, my term will officially end, and Shima Mohebbi will take the reins. She will have a great team to support her, with several returning members, four new members, and David Claudio as President-Elect. My sincere thanks go out to the entire 2023-24 M&S Board of Directors for their time and effort to keep our community flourishing. |
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M&S Division Member Survey |
We are still collecting input from our members. Please take a few minutes to participate in this brief survey. Your answers will allow the board to tailor future podcasts, member spotlights, and panels content. |
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Call for Entries to the Division's Newsletter and Social Media |
The Division is publishing its newsletters and hereby soliciting news entries. We would also like to feature the accomplishments of IISE M&S Division Members in our LinkedIn group. This is a great opportunity to showcase interesting and impactful research, professional practice, and educational efforts within the Division. The solicited story will go into the following blocks in the newsletter: Research on the News, Practical Applications, and Education and Outreach. It would be great if you could:
(1) Prepare your story write-up within 200 words (write it in plain language for diverse audiences)
(2) Provide a nice picture together with the story
(3) Provide a link (if possible) to a detail version of the story (hyperlink to your project public webpage, etc.).
(4) Email your information and materials to Dr. Greg Zerr ( gzerr@marathonpetroleum.com) and your entry will appear in the next available division newsletter and LinkedIn group. |
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How to Join the M&S Division |
You can connect with us via the following:
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Have you considered a corporate membership? If not, why? Companies large and small enjoy the benefits. Include your entire team and receive all the benefits of individual membership, plus lowest rates to attend the Conferences and much more.
Contact Doug Long IISE Global Director for Strategic Alliances for more details. |
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