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Message from the Division President
A bit late, but Happy New Year! To friends and colleagues from China, the Chinese New Year was more recent and I wish all who celebrate this a happy and prosperous year. And I especially wish a fast resolution to the coronavirus outbreak in southeast China.
If you are new to our division, welcome to IISE's Quality Control and Reliability Engineering (QCRE) division. With the ongoing help of our diverse and exceptional supporting division directors, we will deliver on our goals and continue to strive to make IISE-QCRE the benefit that you and your fellow members deserve. I'm looking forward to the upcoming IISE Annual conference in New Orleans and I believe this year's program and venue will be exceptional.
We're only a few months away from the IISE Annual Conference and Expo. The division leadership team has been meeting regularly to be ready for this event. We have two best paper awards to be considered. There is a QCRE track best paper award and a best student paper award. We will also have numerous QCRE sessions, exciting one-on-one presentations with posters, and a deep learning workshop. There are valuable presentation and learning opportunities for all.
I continue to encourage all members to participate in our division's activities and contribute to the success of the division. Our volunteer leaders are driven and motivated to make your experiences in QCRE a success. You, too, can be an influence by joining committees, participating in division events, and attending conferences sponsored by IISE. At this year's RAMS conference in Palm Springs, CA, held last month, a QCRE meeting was held for which our Golomski award winners were recognized. Additionally, while not present, Geoffrey Okogbaa was recognized for his 25 years of service to IISE, representing the organization on the RAMS board of directors.
Don't hesitate to reach out and get involved. Your inputs, contributions, and participation in our year-round activities are crucial to the division's success. Please feel free to contact me (trevor.craney@collins.com) if you are interested in organizing new activities or serving on division committees.
IISE QCRE Division President
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The QCRE Nominating Committee is making a call for nominations for
two directors
(two-year terms), and the position of president-elect (three-year term and must be a current or past board member). All nominees must be current QCRE members of IISE.
The new term will begin on June 1. Board members are expected to be an active participant in monthly board conference calls and to participate in various initiatives, some of which are led by committees working in partnership with the full board.
Board members are also expected to attend the IISE Annual Conference and to participate in the Town Hall meeting held during the annual conference.
Please contact Dr. Pingfeng Wang (
pingfeng@illinois.edu
) if you have any questions about the positions and responsibilities. Please consider giving back to your profession through a QCRE leadership position.
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The IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2020 will take place May 30 - June 2, 2020, at the
Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. The QCRE Division of the Institute of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) will be sponsoring the QCRE Track at the 2020 IISE Annual Conference and Expo.
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Call for Papers: QCRE Best Student Paper Competition 2020
The QCRE division of IISE is sponsoring a student paper competition. The purpose of this competition is to honor outstanding papers in the field of quality and/or reliability engineering research and practice. Awards will be presented at the QCRE town hall meeting during IISE Annual Conference & Expo May 30 - June 2, 2020, in New Orleans, Lo. The winners will be acknowledged in the QCRE newsletter and website.
Entrants must submit a blinded and unblinded version of the paper along with a formal signed statement from the student's advisor, all in electronic format (PDF files ONLY) to both coordinators, Dr. Wilkistar Otieno (otieno@uwm.edu) and Dr. Xiaolei Fang (xfang8@ncsu.edu), NO later than March. 9th, 2020. Late or incomplete submission will be ineligible for the competition. For the details and updates, please check the IISE website (https://www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=29058), IISE Connect (in QCRE Library folder), our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/iise.qcre) and upcoming emails.
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Call for Participation: Best Student Poster Competition
The QCRE division of IISE is inviting QCRE student members to participate in the Best Student Poster Competition at IISE Annual Conference 2020. The Best Student Poster Competition will be held during the general poster presentation. All posters will enter the competition automatically. A winner will be selected by a panel of judges and awarded a certificate.
If interested, please use the following link to register:
QCRE Best Student Poster Competition Registration
Participation in the best student poster competition session is free of charge. The session plans to have 20 student speakers due to the limited capacity. For inquiries and registration, please contact the chair of Best Student Poster Competition Dr. Yisha Xiang at yisha.xiang@ttu.edu.
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Call for Participation: Student Introduction and Interaction Session
The QCRE division of IISE is inviting QCRE student members to participate in the Student Introduction and Interaction Session at IISE Annual Conference 2020. This session is designed for QCRE student members to build their professional network, show up their talents, and learn from invited guests. Each student will be given three minutes to deliver a brief speech about his/her research interests and accomplishments. Senior QCRE members will be invited to discuss QCRE opportunities for students, job market preparation (academic vs. industry), and interact with the attendees.
Participation in this session is free of charge. The session plans to have 20 student speakers due to the limited capacity. Students who are on the job market and/or have poster presentations will be given higher priority. For inquiries and registration, please contact the chair of the Student Introduction and Interaction Session Dr. Hongyue Sun at hongyues@buffalo.edu.
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William A.J. Golomski Best Paper Award Winners
The annual Golomski best paper award is sponsored by IISE through the QCRE Division, to recognize the best paper submitted to the annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) by a member of IISE. In 2020 RAMS conference, there were many highly competitive papers submitted, but the paper shows below ascended to the top in scoring by the panel of judges therefore won the 2020 William A.J. Golomski Best Paper Award. A presentation for the award took place at RAMS on Jan 27 - 30, 2020.
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Optimal Planning and Inference for Sequential Accelerated Life Testing with Two or More Experimental Factors"
Arun Bala Subramaniyan, Arizona State University
Rong Pan, Arizona State University
Wendai Wang, Lumentum
From left to right: Ed Pohl (IISE RAMS Board of Directors rep), Haitao Liao, Trevor Craney (IISE QCRE Division President), Om Yadav, Joel Nachlas, Rong Pan (Golomski Award co-author), Wendai Wang (Golomski Award co-author), Pingfeng Wang (IISE QCRE Division Immediate Past President), Yisha Xiang.
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Call for Entries to the Division's Quarterly Newsletter
The division is publishing its quarterly newsletters and hereby soliciting news entries. This is a great opportunity to showcase interesting yet impactful researches, professional practices and educational efforts within the division. The solicited story will go into the following blocks in the newsletter: Research on the News, Practical Applications, and Education and Outreach. It would be great if you could:
(1) Prepare your story write-up within 300 words (write it in plain language for diverse audiences);
(2) Provide a nice picture together with the story;
(3) Provide a link (if possible) to a detail version of the story (hyperlink to your project public webpage, etc.).
Please email your information and materials to
Dr. Chenang Liu and your entry will appear in the next available division newsletter.
PDF version of our newsletters are available for our members on the IISE Connect (QCRE division Library folder), as well as our Facebook Page at
https://www.facebook.com/iise.qcre/
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