7th Latin American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Panama City, Panama, August 4-6, 2026

Venue: InterContinental Miramar Hotel, Panama City, Panama

Days 1 and 2 at InterContinental and Day 3 at Universidad Latina de Panama's Learning Villa

Website: https://ieomsociety.org/panama2026/

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=z2ODlfN

Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=sejdN9d

Organizer:

§  IEOM Society International, USA

Host:

§  Universidad Latina de Panama

Co-Hosts:

§  Quality Leadership University (QLU)

§  Technological University of Panama (UTP)

§  Universidad de Panama

§  University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, USA

Venue

InterContinental Miramar Hotel, Panama City, Panama
Balboa Avenue (Avenida Balboa) in Panama City, Panama
Overlooking the Bay of Panama and the Pacific Ocean
The hotel is situated in a central area, close to the financial district and shopping.
Address: Avenida Balboa, Panama City, Panama

Discounted Root Rates

§  The hotel extends the following special rates for this group – 7th IEOM Latin America Conference

Above rates are subject 10% occupancy tax.

Room Rate Includes:

§  Breakfast buffet at Bay View

§  Complimentary wireless internet in sleeping

For reservations, please contact at miramarpty@miramarpanama.com
For any questions, please contact Ms. Claudia Jones at claudia.jones@bernhotelspanama.com, Cellular: +507 6679-7391

You can also use Quality Leadership University discount rates for hotel reservations.

Travel Information – Easy Access from North America

Panama City is one of the most accessible destinations in Latin America, with extensive direct flight connections from major cities in the United States and Canada through Tocumen International Airport (PTY), the region's leading aviation hub.

Direct Flights from the United States

·        Atlanta (ATL) – Delta Air Lines and Copa Airlines

·        Miami (MIA) – American Airlines and Copa Airlines

·        Orlando (MCO) – Copa Airlines

·        Tampa (TPA) – Copa Airlines

·        New York (JFK) – Copa Airlines

·        Newark (EWR) – United Airlines and Copa Airlines

·        Washington, DC (IAD) – United Airlines and Copa Airlines

·        Houston (IAH) – United Airlines and Copa Airlines

·        Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) – American Airlines and Copa Airlines

·        Los Angeles (LAX) – Copa Airlines

·        San Francisco (SFO) – Copa Airlines

Direct Flights from Canada

·        Toronto (YYZ) – Air Canada and Copa Airlines

·        Montreal (YUL) – Air Transat (seasonal) and Copa Airlines

·        Vancouver (YVR) – Copa Airlines (seasonal)

Tocumen International Airport is approximately 25 minutes from the conference venue, the InterContinental Miramar Hotel Panama, providing convenient transportation for international participants.

Participants from other countries can also connect through Panama City via Copa Airlines' extensive network serving more than 80 destinations across North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Conference Chairs:

·        José Barrios Ng, President and Chairman of the Board, Universidad Latina de Panama (Chairman)

·        Oscar León, Founder, Chairman of the Board and President of Quality Leadership University (QLU), Panama

·        Dr. Humberto Alvarez, Professor, Associated Dean of Research, Graduate Studies, and Outreach Programs, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad Tecnologica de Panamá (UTP), Panama

·        Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA, Luis.Rabelo@ucf.edu

·        Dr. Maximiliano E. Jiménez Arbeláez, Consultor Gerencial, Panama and Past Decano de la Facultad de Negocios, USMA – Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua de Panamá

·        Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA

Program Chair

·        Professor Don Reimer, COO, IEOM Society International, USA

IEOM Society International is organizing the 7th Latin American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Panama during August 4-6, 2026. The host is Universidad Latina de Panama. Co-hosts are Quality Leadership University, The University Technological of Panama, and Santa María La Antigua Catholic University.  Venue is the InterContinental Miramar Hotel Panama.

The conference will provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, and practitioners to exchange ideas and explore recent developments in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The conference is also expected to foster networking, collaboration, and joint effort among the conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.

The IEOM Society International, a nonprofit professional organization registered in Michigan, USA, is a premier global platform dedicated to the advancement of industrial engineering and operations management discipline for the betterment of humanity. IEOM is a global platform for academics, researchers, scientists, and practitioners to exchange ideas. Most importantly, it provides insights into the latest technologies, tools and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.

The IEOM Society has successfully planned and organized international conferences around the world including Dhaka (2010), Kuala Lumpur (2011), Istanbul (2012), Bali (2014), Dubai (2015), Orlando (2015), Kuala Lumpur (2016), Detroit (2016), Rabat (2017), Bristol, UK (2017), Bandung (2018), Paris (2018), Washington DC (2018), Pretoria (2018), Bangkok (2019), Pilsen (2019), Toronto (2019), Riyadh (2019), Dubai (2020), Detroit (2020), Harare (2020), Singapore (2021), Sao Paulo (2021), Haiti (2021), Harbin (2021), Rome (2021), Bangalore (2021), Indonesia (2021), Monterrey (2021), Istanbul (2022), Nigeria (2022), Orlando (2022), Paraguay (2022), Rome (2022), India (2022), Sydney (2022), Manila (2023), Zambia (2023), Peru (2023), Houston (2023), Lisbon (2023), Vietnam (2023), New Delhi (2023), Melbourne (2023), Dubai (2024), Pretoria (2024), Bogota (2024), Washington, DC (2024), Germany (2024), Tokyo (2024), Sydney (2024), Hyderabad (2024), Oman (2024), Singapore (2025), Morocco (2025), Brazil (2025), Orlando (2025), Paris (2025), Bali (2025), Windsor (2025), Tabuk (2026), Bangkok (2026) and Cape Town (2026).

Tracks - Best track papers

1.     Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

2.     Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems

3.     Business Management and Operations Management

4.     Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0 and IoT

5.     Engineering Education and Curriculum Improvement

6.     Engineering Management and Project Management

7.     Entrepreneurship and Innovation

8.     Facility Planning and Layout

9.     Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare Systems

10.  Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence

11.  Manufacturing, Assembly and Design

12.  Quality, Reliability and Maintenance

13.  Simulation, Optimization and Productivity Improvement

14.  Supply Chain and Logistics

15.  Sustainability, Green Systems and Energy

16.  Case Studies and Best Practices

Competitions - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for each competition.

·        Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS

·        Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation

·        Master's Thesis Competition

·        Doctoral Dissertation Competition – sponsored by Airbus

·        Senior Capstone Design Project Competition

·        Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied

·        High School STEM Competition

·        AI-ML Competition

·        Global Design Competition

·        Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition

·        Lean Six Sigma Competition

·        Simulation Competition

·        Supply Chain and Logistics Competition sponsored by aThingz

·        Poster Competition – undergraduate and graduate

The IEOM Society currently has 296 student chapters in 56 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM Society activities.

Double Peer Review

All full papers are subjected to double peer review. Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. IEOM Society encourages to submit full paper(s).  Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings and indexed.

Call for Papers IEOM Panama / Computer Science Tracks

This CS Track is a collaborative initiative developed by the Systems Engineering School at the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Universidad Distrital (Colombia), the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida, and the IEOM Society.

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IEOM Panama / Computer Science Tracks Committee Chairs

• Dr. Hector Florez, Professor, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia
• Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
• Dr. Javier Sanchez Galan – Technological University of Panama
• Dr. Paulo Picota – Technological University of Panama

Dr. Hector Florez. He is Full Professor at the Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia, the head of the ITI research group, and founder of the Itenrnational Conference on Applied Informatics. He has contributed with more than 70 publications in journals and conferences in the topics: Model Driven Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Analytics.

Dr. Luis Rabelo. He is Associate Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida. Throughout his academic career, he has served as major advisor or co-advisor to more than 50 Ph.D. graduates and has participated in over 50 additional doctoral dissertation committees. He has also supervised more than 40 master's thesis students. Dr. Rabelo's scholarly contributions include more than 300 publications, four books, three conference proceedings, and numerous technical research reports prepared for organizations such as NASA, the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Lockheed Martin, and Boeing. He is also the inventor of three U.S. patents in artificial intelligence and aerospace systems, with technologies deployed in both commercial and military aircraft.

Dr. Javier Sanchez Galan. He is a distinguished professor and researcher at the Technological University of Panama (UTP), where he serves as a research coordinator and a member of the Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and Systems Biology Research Group (GIBBS) in the School of Computer Systems Engineering. He holds a BSc. in Computer Systems Engineering from the Technological University of Panama, an MSc. in Computer Science with a specialization in bioinformatics from McGill University, and a PhD in Experimental Medicine, also from McGill University. Recognized as a Distinguished Researcher by the National System of Researchers (SNI), Dr. Sánchez-Galán is actively involved in the scientific community. He is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Panamanian Association for the Advancement of Science (APANAC) and holds senior memberships in the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Society of Engineers in Medicine and Biology (EMBS). He served as President of the IEEE Panama Computer Society for the 2023–2025 term and is the current Treasurer for the 2025–2027 term. r. Sánchez-Galán also contributes to international research collaborations as a national representative for two CYTED Ibero-American networks: the Ibero-American Blockchain and Cybersecurity Network (RIBCI) and the Ibero-American Artificial Intelligence Network for Big Biodata (RIABIO).

Dr. Paulo Picota. He is a full-time faculty member within the Faculty of Systems Engineering at the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá. Paulo holds an Engineering degree in Computer Systems, as well as a master's degree in Computer Science and Information Security. Furthermore, he has participated in numerous national and international research projects. Paulo has developed an interest in the field of programming and the development of projects related to the use of artificial intelligence, computer vision, applied technologies, and the implementation of games for educational purposes. He has also served as an organizer of national events aimed at fostering research development in technology-related topics and has contributed as an author of research papers and as a presenter at various national and international conferences.

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Call for Papers IEOM Panama / Computer Science Tracks

We are pleased to invite submissions for the 7th South American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management – Computer Science Tracks. The conference will feature keynote addresses, technical sessions, competitions, and workshops. Submitted papers to the Computer Science Tracks should be related to one or more of the main topics proposed for the tracks:

Computer Science Track 1:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Business Analytics
• Decision Systems
• Generative AI Applications
• Data Science and Big Data Analytics
• Computational Industrial Engineering
• Computational Logistics
• Bioinformatics
• Enterprise Information Systems Applications
• Game Development
• Health Care Information Systems
• Interaction Design and Usability
• Learning Management Systems
• Mobile Information Processing Systems

Computer Science Track 2:

• Automation
• Robotics
• Autonomous Systems
• Digital Twins and Simulation
• Digital transformation
• Social and Behavioral Applications
• Software and Systems Modeling
• Virtual and Augmented Reality

Important Dates

• Paper Submission:
• Paper Notification:
• Camera Ready:
• Authors Registration:

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Submission Guidelines

Authors must submit an original full paper (12 to 16 pages) that has not previously been published. All contributions must be written in English. Authors should consult Springer's authors' guidelines and use their proceedings templates, either for LaTeX or for MSWord (http://www.springer.com/la/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines), for the preparation of their papers. Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers. In addition, the corresponding author of each accepted paper, acting on behalf of all of the authors of that paper, must complete and sign a License to Publish form, through which the copyright for their paper is transferred to Springer. The first anonymous version must be submitted in PDF

We encourage Overleaf users to use Springer's proceedings template for LaTeX.

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Review Process

All submissions will be reviewed by at least 2 experts. Authors must remove personal details; acknowledgments section and any other information related to the authors' identity. In addition, all submissions will be screened by Turnitin. Papers with overall similarity index over 20% or single source similarity index over 10% will be rejected without revision.

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Submission Process

To submit or upload a paper please go to: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=z2ODlfN

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Preprint Policy

IEOM Panama / Computer Science Tracks follows the policy established by Springer in the post: Open access policies for books -> Self-archiving and manuscript deposition -> Self-archiving of books and chapters published non-open access -> Preprints. It states: "… authors may deposit a portion of the preprint in a recognized preprint server such as arXiv, biorXiv, or RePEc. The preprint means the version of the author's manuscript prior to acceptance for publication which has not undergone editorial and/or peer review on behalf of the Publisher (when applicable). Preprints must not be archived/deposited under a Creative Commons license, such as a CC BY license…"

Consequently, a paper submitted to IEOM Panama / Computer Science Tracks may not be the same version as the paper deposited in a repository such as arXiv, biorXiv, or RePEc. Thus, the paper deposited in a repository may be an old version of the paper submitted to IEOM Panama / Computer Science Tracks.

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Conditions

• Papers that do not comply with the LNCS template or number of pages will be rejected without revision.
• Papers out of scope will be rejected without revision.
• All accepted papers should be presented by an author, who must be registered.
• Authors of accepted papers cannot be changed.

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