IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025

Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries

Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Centre | Atlanta, Georgia

May 31 – June 3, 2025

Track: Sustainable Development

 Abstract Submission Link available on Conference Website: https://www.iise.org/Annual/

 The Sustainable Development Division of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the Sustainable Development Track at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025. The conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the Industrial and Systems Engineering research and practitioner communities. The IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025 will continue to integrate research and industry applications under one conference.

As Track Chairs of the Sustainable Development Track, we encourage you to contribute to the Conference and Track by submitting a 250-word abstract or presentation summary. Authors will be able to claim these works as refereed extended abstracts, which will be available on the conference website and can be cited. They will not be copyrighted or indexed in the official conference proceedings, and therefore there is no limitation on reusing this material for other purposes (e.g., toward the publication of journal papers or subsequent conference proceedings). We highly encourage Abstracts and Presentations Summaries that demonstrate international collaboration and the application of emerging technologies and methods (if you think your presentation fits these criteria, please note that in the abstract).

We are interested in research, case studies, workshops, etc. that include the application of industrial and systems engineering methods in support of environmental, community, or corporate and non-profit sustainability. We welcome presentations identifying how ISEs can take or have taken a leadership role in Sustainable Development, guiding and inspiring those interested in a similar career, as well as presentations identifying areas where ISE technologies and methods need to be improved or expanded to incorporate social and environmental factors in addition to economic optimization. There is also great interest in the potential effect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on sustainable development.

As appropriate, all abstracts should indicate one or more directly or indirectly related UN Sustainable Development Goal.

Goal 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Goal 2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Goal 3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Goal 4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Goal 6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all

Goal 8 Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all

Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Goal 10 Reduce inequality within and among countries

Goal 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable

Goal 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Goal 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Goal 14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development

Goal 15 Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Goal 16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels

Goal 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Authors of accepted abstracts and presentation summaries will be invited to share their work in a conference session. Regular sessions will be 80 minutes and have up to four presentations. There will also be options where authors can elect to share their content in a “Poster Session”. In addition, there are opportunities to organize and/or participate in Special Sessions (Panels, Workshops, etc.). If you are interested in a special session, please contact us directly by November 1, 2024. 

While not required, we strongly encourage all presenters to submit a paper for publication so discoveries can be permanently documented. This year, two types of papers will be considered: Research Papers and Case Study Papers. 



• Research Papers (with a limit of six pages) contain methods and results that are significant and have archival value to the industrial and systems engineering community. They will undergo a double-blind peer review process and accepted papers will be copyrighted and indexed in the Conference Proceedings via ProQuest.
• Case Study Papers (two to six pages) describe the application of a method or technology that addresses an important industry-motivated issue. They will be reviewed to ensure that the content focuses on the value and lessons learned for the Industrial and Systems Engineering community. The case study papers should avoid significant marketing material. Accepted manuscripts will be published with access via the IISE website.

Important Note

Authors/Presenters with approved abstracts must register for the Conference by

March 23, 2025. Authors/Presenters that do not register by this date will have their presentations/papers withdrawn from the program and the proceedings. The presenting author must attend and present the paper at the conference.

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!

Best Regards,



John Corliss (Lead Coordinator) (corlissj@peercpc.com) – practitioner

Curtis Bush (curtis_bush@yahoo.com) – practitioner

Julianne LaRock (jlarock@sfwmd.gov) - practitioner

Andres Acero (Secondary Coordinator) (andres.acero@tec.mx) – academic

Chen Zhou (cz3@gatech.edu) – academic

Ricardo Thierry (thierry@tec.mx ) – academic

Sustainable Development Track Chairs