About

The Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) at Michigan, the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech, and the Department of Management Science & Engineering (MS&E) at Stanford are co-organizing the 2nd IOE-ISyE-MS&E Rising Stars Workshop! The workshop will be held on Friday, March 27th, 2026.

Our goal is to broaden participation in research and increase ties between promising junior researchers in the areas of industrial engineering, operations research, and management science. The workshop will provide opportunities for researchers to learn about and interact with Michigan IOE, with each other, and to present their research and learn new skills. The workshop, in particular, will be comprised of:

• Presentations, lightning talks, and/or posters by participants that are accepted to the workshop;

• Mentorship, where small groups of participants will be matched with a faculty mentor and can ask questions about academia, research, the job market, etc.;

• "How to" sessions to help develop skills useful in research and on the job market;

• Roundtable discussions about topics of interest to the participants;

• Opportunities to learn about the research done in IOE, ISyE, and MS&E;

• Networking opportunities with faculty members from all three departments.

How to Apply

Please submit an application through this portal.

Application deadline (extended): February 6, 2026.

We expect to notify the acceptance decisions in late February or early March.

The application is now closed.

Hotel

Guests may book accommodations at the DoubleTree by Hilton Ann Arbor North at a group rate of $142 per night, plus tax. 

Please use this link for additional details and to reserve your room. 

Reservations must be made by March 13, 2026. 

Reimbursements

We kindly ask that you complete this form after the workshop so the University can promptly send your reimbursement check via U.S. Mail.  

If you have any additional concerns or questions regarding the reimbursement process, please do not hesitate to contact Valerie Martin at 734.764.6473 or by email valmarti@umich.edu. 

Map

The event will take place in the Industrial and Operations Engineering building, located at 1205 Beal Ave. For transportation, parking, and more see our campus maps (provided by Student Life and Campus Information).

Organizing Committee