Dear Colleagues:
We hope this message finds you well.
We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper or abstract to the 4th Australian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), to be held in Melbourne, Australia, from November 25–27, 2025.
All accepted papers will have DOIs and published in reputable databases, including CrossRef, Google Scholar, the IEOM Index Online Library, and EBSCO.
We appreciate your support in submitting a paper/abstract and attending the conference onsite or online.
With best Regards,
Dr Felix Kin Peng Hui,
Conference Chair &
Associate Professor
Program Director and Academic Coordinator
Master of Engineering Management Program
Leader of the Sustainable Production Systems and Systems Engineering Group
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
4th Australian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, November 25-27, 2025, Melbourne, Australia
Venue: Batman's Hill Hotel on Collins, Melbourne
The IEOM Society International is organizing the 4th Australian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Melbourne, Australia during November 25-27, 2025. The Venue is Batman's Hill Hotel on Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia. The conference will provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, and practitioners to exchange ideas and explore recent developments in 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 and identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Templates and Guidelines
Keynote Speakers
- Dr Daniel Prior FAMI CPM SFHEA MILT, Associate Professor, Director, Supply Chain Sustainment Research Group, University of NSW Canberra, Australia
- Professor Dr Fitra Lestari, Vice Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, Professor in Industrial Engineering Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Riau, Indonesia
- Chris Gaspardis, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, PACCAR, Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Gary Yu-Hsin Chen, Professor, Department of Logistics Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Dr Tetsuo Yamada, Dr Eng., Professor, Program Chair of Management Science and Social Informatics, Director of Laboratory for Environment-Conscious Life Cycle Design with Products Information, Department of Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
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), Tokyo (2025), Sydney (2024), Hyderabad (2024), Oman (2024), Singapore (2025) and Morocco (2025). The IEOM Society currently has 250 student chapters in 55 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has more than 25,000 members: https://ieomsociety.org/chapters/.
All papers will have DOIs and unique landing pages and indexed in world's known databases: CrossRef, Google Scholar, IEOM Index Online Library and EBSCO. It will be published in the IEOM Index - https://index.ieomsociety.org/.
IEOM Index - https://index.ieomsociety.org/
IEOM Index – Publication Database
- This unique database is dedicated to research and achievements in the "Industrial Engineering and Operations Management" disciplines
- Each paper will have its unique DOI (Digital Object Identified) from CrossRef.
- Check all previous conference papers in the IEOM Index Publication Database Library - https://index.ieomsociety.org/.
- IEOM Conference DOI - https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/
- Conference Proceedings will be published with an ISSN (2169-8767) in a soft form – OPEN ACCESS.
- All accepted papers will be published with an ISBN Number.
- All full papers submitted for conference proceedings will be evaluated using a double-blind review process and published electronically in proceedings with a DOI number.
All full papers will be subjected to double peer review.
Authors can submit a full paper or abstract only. Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. IEOM Society encourages to submit a full paper. Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings and indexed. Any submission implies that an author will attend the IEOM 2025 Melbourne Conference and present the paper or abstract. SELECTED PAPERS WILL BE ASKED TO SUBMIT TO Scopus Indexed IJIEOM (International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management) with an extended version. It will go through the journal review process.
Tracks: Topics covering industrial issues/applications and academic research include, but are not limited to:
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Business Management and Operations Management
- Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IoT
- Engineering Management and Project Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Facility Planning and Layout
- Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare System Management
- Innovation in Engineering Education
- Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence
- Manufacturing, Assembly and Design
- Quality, Reliability and Maintenance
- Simulation, Optimization and Productivity Improvement
- Supply Chain and Logistics
- Sustainability, Renewable and Alternative Energy
- Case Studies and Best Practices
Students can join various competitions (both onsite and virtual options are available)
Competitions
- Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by Siemens
- Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by Eaton
- Doctoral Dissertation Competition Sponsored by Airbus
- Master Thesis Competition
- Undergraduate Research Competition Sponsored by Daikin Applied
- Senior Capstone Design Project Competition Sponsored by Tooling Tech Group
- High School STEM Competition
- Human Factors Competition Sponsored by CINTAS
- Lean Six Sigma Competition Sponsored by Tooling Tech group
- Logistic Supply Chain Competition
- Simulation Competition
- Poster Competition
Panels
- Global Engineering Education
- Diversity and Inclusion Panel
Plenary
- Digitization, Disruption, and Sustainability in Supply Chain/Operations Management
- Resilience and Responsible AI for Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
- Global Business Management Education
Workshops
- Workshop 1: Effective Consensus Decision Making-Utilizing Practical Game Theory Techniques
- Workshop 2: Industry 4.0: Digital Manufacturing Made Easy!
Nominate yourself or your colleagues for an IEOM Award - https://ieomsociety.org/awards/
An IEOM award nominee
- must be a member of the IEOM Society International.
- has demonstrated a significant contribution to the IEOM Society's activities.
- has contributed significantly to the industrial engineering and operations management profession.
- is required to register and attend the respective IEOM conference to receive the award.
We also invite your institution or company to join as a partner:
Conference Chair
- Dr Felix Kin Peng Hui, Associate Professor, Program Director and Academic Coordinator, Master of Engineering Management Program, Leader of the Sustainable Production Systems and Systems Engineering Group, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Co-Chairs
- Dr Matthew Pepper, Professor, School of Business, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
- Dr Roberto Chavez Clavijo, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Swinburne Business School, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia
- Dr Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia
- Dr Azizur Rahman, Senior Lecturer – Occupational Health and Safety/Ergonomics, School of Property Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Australia
- Dr Peter Shi, FCILT, Deputy Director (MCom) and Head of Supply Chain Management, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University; Chair of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport NSW Section, NSW, Australia
- Dr Imran Ali, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Innovation Management, School of Business and Law , Central Queensland University, Australia
- Dr Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
- Dr Mizanur Rahman, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia; and Director, IEOM Australia Operations: mizanur@ieomsociety.org, +61 493 153 648.
Chair-Industrial Engineering Australia Stream
- Mohan Ganavarapu (CPEng, MIIEA), Federal President, Industrial Engineers Australia (IEA), Australia
Chair- IEOM Global Business Management Education
- Dr Arshia Kaul, Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
IEOM Australia Advisory committee
- CPEng David Aaron Karr, FIIEA, Past Federal President, Industrial Engineers Australia (IEA), Australia
- Dr Azharul Karim, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, School of Mechanical, Medical & Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
- Dr Ambika Zutshi,Professor, School of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
- Dr Nilupa Herath, Lecturer, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Paulo Vaz Serra, Senior Lecturer in Construction Management at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Ferry Jie, Associate Professor, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, Australia
- Dr Indra Gunawan, Associate Professor, Adelaide Business School, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics, The University of Adelaide, Australia
- Dr Imran Ali, Senior Lecturer, Operations & Innovation Management, School of Business and Law Centre for Regional Economies and Supply Chains, Central Queensland University (CQU), Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- Dr Mohsin Malik, Associate Professor & Director – Master of Project Management, Swinburn Business School, Swinburn University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Ki Pyung Kim, PhD, PMP, PMI-SP, MCTS, Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer in the Construction and Project Management, UniSA STEM University of South Australia, Australia, Visiting Professor, Hanyang University, Korea
- Dr Roberto Chavez Clavijo, Senior Lecturer, Supply Chain Management, Department of Management and Marketing, Swinburne Business School, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia
- Dr Gopinath (Gopi) Chattopadhyay, Professor, Maintenance and Reliability Engineering, Federation University Australia, VIC 3841, Australia, Chair of Asset Management Council Australia, Gippsland Chapter.
- Dr Ngoc Dang Khoa Nguyen, School of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Shamsul Huda, Lecturer in Computer Science, Cyber Security Research and Innovation Centre (CSRI), School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Dr Spring Zhou, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong, Australia
- Dr Peter Shi, Director of Research Centre for Transport, Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management, FoRC Champion in Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Department of Management, Macquaire Business School, Macquarie University, Australia
- Dr Marjia Haque, Systems Engineering, Supply Chain Management & Decision Analytics, UNSW Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Dr Mostafa Khatami, Lecturer, School of Business, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Local Partners
- The University of Melbourne
- University of Wollongong
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Industrial Engineers Australia (IEA)
- Papua New Guinea University of Technology- UniTech