Call for Participation:
QSR Best Student Poster Competition at INFORMS 2026
Quality, Statistics, and Reliability (QSR) Section
INFORMS Annual Meeting 2026
San Francisco, CA, November 1-4, 2026
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The Quality, Statistics, and Reliability (QSR) section of Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) is inviting QSR student members to participate in the Best Student Poster Competition at INFORMS Annual Meeting 2026.
A winner will be selected by a panel of judges, announced at the QSR business meeting, and awarded a certificate. An electronical brochure will be prepared which includes all speakers' bio and posters. The brochures will be distributed to all attendees and among the QSR community for publicity and exposure. Invitations to this session will be sent to department chairs and employers that have interests in recruiting QSR students.
Registration. Participation in this session is free of charge, but it is required the poster presenter must be a QSR student member. Students who participated before are also welcome to participate again. If interested, please use this registration link,
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/eGafS6PM4o9Stp4e6
We request you to register before September 1st, 2026. Prior to the conference, qualified students will be notified and asked to submit the poster electronically, and the students are expected to bring their printed poster to the competition.
If you have any questions, please contact the session co-chairs.
Session co-chairs:
Mahathir Bappy
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Louisiana State University
Email: mmbappy@lsu.edu
Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui
Assistant Professor
Department of Engineering Technology
Sam Houston State University
Email: shf006@shsu.edu