We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline for the APORS Youth Forum 2026 has been extended to August 31, 2026.
📅 Dates: November 19–20, 2026
📍 Venue: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
📝 Extended abstract deadline: August 31, 2026
📢 Notification of acceptance: By September 15, 2026
Jointly organized by the Association of Asia-Pacific Operational Research Societies (APORS), the Operational Research Society of Singapore (ORSS), and the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, the Forum aims to bring together the next generation of Operations Research researchers for academic exchange, networking, and regional collaboration.
PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and other young OR researchers are warmly invited to submit their ongoing or recently completed research.
Submissions are welcome across a broad range of OR theory and applications, including:
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Optimisation, game theory, and metaheuristics
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Machine learning and data science
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Simulation and stochastic models
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Environment and energy
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Finance and healthcare
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Manufacturing and marketing
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Logistics and supply chain management
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Telecommunications and transportation
Authors may submit an abstract of up to 400 words via EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aporsyouthforum2026
Registration is also now open. Researchers are welcome to register and attend the Forum even if they do not submit an abstract. The same EasyChair link is used for both abstract submission and registration:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aporsyouthforum2026
The early-bird registration deadline is October 1, 2026.
To support participation by young researchers, IFORS will offer 10 Travelling Fellowships of up to US$500 each toward travel and accommodation expenses for researchers presenting their work at the Forum.
More information:
http://apors.org/apors-youth-forum-2026/
For enquiries, please contact the Organizing Committee at orss.soc@gmail.com.
We warmly encourage young researchers in the OR community to take advantage of the extended deadline and look forward to welcoming you to Singapore this November!
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Qinshen Tang
Assistant Professor
Nanyang Business School
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
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