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2022 IISE DAIS Track Best Student Paper Competition: Call for Papers

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    Call for Papers: Best Student Paper Competition

    2022 IISE Annual Conference & Expo
    May 21 – 24, 2022 Seattle, WA
    Data Analytics & Information Systems Track

     

    The Data Analytics & Information Systems (DAIS) Division of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) announces the DAIS Track Best Student Paper Award whose objective is to recognize excellence among its student members. The award program brings prestige to the DAIS Division as well as to the recipients honored.

    Four finalists for the Best Student Paper Award will be selected to make oral presentations at the 2022 IISE Annual Conference May 21 - 24, 2022. All finalists will receive an award certificate. The Best Student Paper Award will be presented at the town hall meeting of the DAIS Track during the 2022 IISE Annual Conference.

    Eligibility Requirements

    • The award nominee must be a student member of the DAIS division.
    • The paper topic should fit the DAIS themes. The paper must present original research results and CAN NOT be accepted for publication elsewhere at the time of submission.
    • The first author must be a member of IISE and the DAIS division.
    • The submitted paper MUST follow the paper formatting guidelines and requirements of IISE conference proceedings.
    • The student should be the first author of the submitted paper. Moreover, a formal, signed statement by the student's advisor should be submitted along with the paper affirming that the majority of the original results presented in the paper are due to the student rather than the advisor or other collaborators involved in the work.
    • The paper should be completed during the first author's undergraduate or graduate studies.
    • Previous finalists who wish to compete again should submit an entirely different paper. However, past winners are not eligible for the competition.
    • The finalists will be announced before the conference and will present their papers in the session of the DAIS Best Student Paper Competition at the 2022 IISE Annual Conference.
    • Papers considered for this competition MAY NOT be simultaneously submitted to other competitions at the 2022 IISE Annual Conference.
    • Finalists must be able to attend the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, May 21- 24, 2022.

    Evaluation Process:

    Each eligible paper will be reviewed by two-three external referees, each of whom will assign a numerical score using the following five criteria. For each criterion, an integer score between 1 and 5, with 5 being the highest rating, will be assigned.

    • Originality
    • Depth and completeness of the work
    • Significance
    • Organization and quality of writing
    • Relevance to DAIS (importance of the problem and its impact on the practice of DAIS)

    Formatting and Submission Guidelines

    • Paper format: follow the paper formatting guidelines and requirements of IISE conference proceedings. You can submit your paper through one of the two submission options below.
    • Submission Option 1: To enter, please submit one blinded and one unblinded version of the paper and a formal signed statement by the student's advisor, all in electronic format (PDF files ONLY), with the subject "DAIS Best Student Paper Competition" to the 2022 contest coordinator Dr. Haifeng Wang (wang@ise.msstate.edu) and copy daisbsp@gmail.com no later than January 20, 2022 (conference paper submission deadline). Late or incomplete submissions will not be eligible. IISE Conference and DAIS division do NOT own the copyright of the papers submitted to this competition through this option
    • Submission Option 2: Papers submitted to the DAIS track using the conference submission system will also qualify for this competition. If you would like to participate, please email the signed statement by the student's advisor and the paper ID with the subject "DAIS Best Student Paper Competition" to the contest coordinator and copy daisbsp@gmail.com no later than January 20, 2022 (conference paper submission deadline). IISE Conference and DAIS division own the copyright of the papers submitted to the competition through this option.

    If you have any questions, please send an email (with the subject "DAIS Best Student Paper Competition") to the coordinator. All submitted papers will be reviewed and ranked by external referees and finalists will be announced on March 1, 2022. The winner of the competition will be decided based on the review evaluations and oral presentations.

    Deadlines

    Paper submission: January 20, 2022

    Notification of Finalists: March 1, 2022

    Submissions should be sent to the contest coordinator:

    Dr. Haifeng Wang (wang@ise.msstate.edu) and copy daisbsp@gmail.com



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    Haifeng Wang
    Assistant Professor
    Mississippi State University
    Mississippi State MS
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