IEEM2024

Program Committee

Rhea ARLANTE
Quezon City University

Philipp BAUMANN
University of Bern

Zhiqiang CAI
Northwestern Polytechnical University

AYON CHAKRABORTY
Federation University

Long-Sheng CHEN
National Taipeu University of Technology

Mu-Chen CHEN
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Tsung-Yi CHEN
National Cheng Kung University

Ying-Mei CHENG
China University of Technology

Zhi Lin CHONG
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Thierry COUDERT
University of Toulouse

Ahmed EL-BOURI
Sultan Qaboos University

Jakub GAJEWSKI
Lublin University of Technology

Siana HALIM
Petra Christian University

Janne HARKONEN
University of Oulu

Markus HARTONO
University of Surabaya

Adnan HASSAN
Islamic University of Madinah

Yu-Hsiang HSIAO
National Taipei University

Qingpei HU
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Li-Ting HUANG
Chang Gung University

Supachart IAMRATANAKUL
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

Tatsuya INABA
Kanagawa Institute of Technology

Ville ISOHERRANEN
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences

Shino IWAMI
NEC Corporation

RAJA JAYARAMAN
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

M. Rezaul KARIM
Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi

Shih-Wen KE
National Central University

Gitae KIM
Hanbat National University

Rae Yule KIM
Montclair State University

Yong-Hong KUO
The University of Hong Kong

Gwo-Liang LIAO
National Taitung University

S.C. Johnson LIM
Universiti Teknologi MARA

Shieu-Hong LIN
Biola University

Tyrone T. LIN
National Dong Hwa University

Weidong LIN
Singapore Institute of Technology

Bin LIU
University of Strathclyde

Hongrui LIU
San Jose State University

Mei-Chen LO
National United University & National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Yaqiong LV
Wuhan University of Technology

Shuang MA
University of Science and Technology Beijing

Tahir MAHMOOD
University of the West of Scotland

bheki MAKHANYA
University of Johannesburg

Nur Aini MASRUROH
Universitas Gadjah Mada

Rajesh MATAI
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Harekrishna MISRA
Institute of Rural Management Anand

Wai Yin MOK
The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Amitava MUKHERJEE
XLRI - Xavier School of Management

Indrajit MUKHERJEE
IIT Bombay

Nabil NAHAS
Université de Moncton

Dinh Son NGUYEN
The University of Danang, University of Science and Technology

Alan PILKINGTON
University of Westminster

Abroon QAZI
American University of Sharjah

Boitumelo RAMATSETSE
Stellenbosch University

Fernando ROMERO
University of Minho

Mojahid SAEED OSMAN
North Dakota State University

Premaratne SAMARANAYAKE
Western Sydney University

R.R.K. SHARMA
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Vinay SINGH
ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Ronnachai SIROVETNUKUL
Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University

Bertha Maya SOPHA
Universitas Gadjah Mada

Sergio SOUSA
University of Minho

Rawinkhan SRINON
Mahidol University

Aries SUSANTY
Diponegoro University

Charlle SY
De La Salle University

Quang Minh TA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Yoshinobu TAMURA
Yamaguchi University

Anders THORSTENSON
Aarhus University

Norbert TRAUTMANN
University of Bern

Mariza TSAKALEROU
Nazarbayev University

Yuan-Jye TSENG
Yuan Ze University

David VALIS
University of Defence

Junfeng WANG
Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Rui WANG
Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)

Yue WANG
The Education University of Hong Kong

Christina WIRAWAN
Maranatha Christian University

Haiyan XU
Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology & Research

Om Prakash YADAV
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Keng-Chieh YANG
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

Michael Nayat YOUNG
Mapúa University

Anies Faziehan ZAKARIA
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Aibo ZHANG
University of Science and Technology Beijing

Linda ZHANG
IÉSEG School of Management

Shun ZHANG
Cisco Systems (China) Research and Development Co., Ltd.

Meimei ZHENG
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Yaoming ZHOU
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Name:	Mr Boon Hwang NG, Data Protection Officer/Associate (HR & Corporate Development)
Email:	dataprotection@meetmatt.net
Postal Address:	#06-23 ONE COMMONWEALTH, 1 Commonwealth Lane, Singapore 149544
Telephone Number:	+65 6472 3108

1.	Your Personal Data In this Privacy Policy, “Personal Data” refers to any data or information (true or false) about you from which you can be identified either (a) from that data; or (b) from that data and other information to which we have or are likely to have access. Examples of such Personal Data which you may provide to us include (depending on the nature of your interaction with us): Your full name, NRIC, passport or other identification number, personal mobile telephone number(s), mailing address, email address, facial image, voice, fingerprint, iris image, DNA profile, and any other information relating to you which you have provided us in any forms you may have submitted to us, or in other forms of interaction with you; Information about your use of Meet Matt’s website and services, including cookies, IP address, subscription account details and membership details, but only to the extent that Meet Matt can identify your from such information; Your employment history, education background and income levels; Your payment related information, such as your bank account or credit card information; Information about your usage of and interaction with our website and/or services including computer and connection information, device capability, bandwidth, statistics on page views, and traffic to and from our website
2.	Your Organisation Data Business contact information we collect are from Exhibition organisations and include the following: an individual’s name; position name or title; business telephone numbers/address/emails/fax; any other similar information about the individual, not provided by the individual solely for his personal purposes; Collection of Personal Data Generally Meet Matt collects your personal data in the following ways: When you submit forms relating to any of our events or services When you register for or use any of our services on websites owned or operated by us or when you register as a member of websites owned and/or operated by us, or use services on such websites; When you interact with our event services officers; When you use some of our services, e.g. our registration service When you establish any online accounts with us; When you request that we contact you; When you are contacted by, and respond to, our representatives and agents; When you respond to our request for additional Personal Data When you ask to be included in an email or other mailing list; When you respond to our promotions and other initiatives; When you submit a job or internship application When we receive references from business partners and third parties, for example, where you have been referred by them When you submit your Personal Data to us for any other reason. If you provide us with any Personal Data relating to a third party (e.g. information of spouse, children, parents, employees and/or authorised representatives), by submitting such information to us, you represent to us that you have obtained the consent of the third party to you providing us with their Personal Data for their respective purposes. You should ensure that all Personal Data submitted to us is complete, accurate, true and correct. Failure on your part to do so may result in our inability to provide you with the products and services you have requested.
3.	Purposes for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Data Generally, Meet Matt collects, uses and discloses your Personal Data for the following purposes Responding to your queries and requests and responding to suggestions/complaints; Managing the infrastructure and business operations of Meet Matt and complying with internal policies and procedures; Matching any Personal Data collected or held which relates to you for any of the purposes listed herein; Verifying your identity for access to our operations and infrastructure; Preventing, detecting and investigating crime, including fraud and money-laundering, and analyzing and managing other commercial risks Protecting and enforcing our contractual and legal rights and obligations; Conducting audits, reviews and analysis of our internal processes, action planning and managing commercial risks; Managing the safety and security of our premises and services (including but not limited to carrying out CCTV surveillance and conducting security clearances; managing health and public safety; Compliance with any applicable rules, laws and regulations, codes of practice or guidelines or to assist relevant authorities; and/or Any other purpose relating to any of the above. In addition, Meet Matt may collect, use and disclose your Personal Data for the following purposes, depending on the nature of our relationship with you If you have a subscription or user account with us: To maintain and protect your user account with us; To verify and process your personal particulars and payments in relation to provision of event services to you; To provide you with the goods and services which you have signed up for, including the delivery of publications and any other materials requested Communicating with you to inform you of changes and development to Meet Matt policies, terms and conditions and other administrative information, including for the purposes of servicing you in relation to products and services offered to you; Resolving complaints and handling requests and enquiries; Conducting market research for statistical, profiling and statistical analysis for the improvement of services provided to you; and The processing of your Personal Data in relation to any of the purposes stated above. If you use download or use any of our Apps: Where the App includes App Subscription Services, to process your application for these services; To maintain your account with us and to ensure access of the App is within the scope of your subscription; To verify and process your personal particulars and payments in relation to provision of goods and services connected to the App To provide you with the goods and services which you have signed up for and to push articles to you which may be relevant to you; Communicating with you to inform you of changes and development to Meet Matt policies, terms and conditions and other administrative information, including for the purposes of servicing you in relation to products and services offered to you; Resolving complaints and handling requests and enquiries; Conducting market research for statistical, profiling and statistical analysis for the improvement of services provided to you; and The processing of your Personal Data in relation to any of the purposes stated above. If you submit an application to us as a candidate for employment or an internship: Processing your application including pre-recruitment checks; Providing or obtaining employee references or other references where relevant for background screening/vetting; Collecting information about your suitability for the position applied for; Propose training and staff development programs; Monitoring and Assessing your performance; Administering benefits and payroll processing; Providing you with tools to facilitate or as required for you to do your job; Communicating with you as required by Meet Matt to comply with its policies and processes, including for business continuity purposes; and Any other purposes relating to the aforesaid.
4.	Disclosure of Personal Data Meet Matt will take reasonable steps to protect your Personal Data against unauthorised disclosure. Subject to the provisions of this Act and any applicable law, this Personal Data may be disclosed, for the purposes listed above (where applicable), to the following third parties, whether they are located overseas or in Singapore: Meet Matt service partners; Agents, contractors or third party service providers who provide operational services to Meet Matt, services such as telecommunications, technology, payment, payroll processing, training, market research, freight handling and immigration brokering services, delivery or other services to Meet Matt; Vendors or any third party business partners who offer goods and services or sponsor contests or other promotional programmes on Meet Matt’s sites, whether in conjunction with us or not; External business partners in relation to meetings, exhibition and conventions that Meet Matt manages; The Credit Bureau or in the event of default or disputes, any debt collection agencies or dispute resolution centres; Anyone to whom we transfer or may transfer our rights and duties; Banks, credit card companies and their respective service providers; Our professional advisors such as our auditors and lawyers; Relevant government regulators or authority or law enforcement agency to comply with any laws or rules and regulations imposed by any governmental authority; and Any other party to whom you authorize or disclose your personal data
5.	Third Party Sites Our website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties, such as our business partners. We are not responsible for the privacy policy practices of websites that are linked to our website. We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of such third party websites. Some of these third party websites may be co-branded with our logo, even though they are not operated or maintained by us. Once you leave our website, you should check the applicable terms, conditions and policies of the third party website to determine how they will handle any information they collect from you.
6.	Withdrawal, Access and Correction of Your Personal Data Should you wish to withdraw consent for the use of your Personal Data or request access to or make corrections to your Personal Data records, please log-in to the relevant account through which the Personal Data was provided, if any, failing which please contact the relevant Personal Data Protection Officer, contact details of which are found in the Personal Data Protection Statement or similar document elsewhere on the Meet Matt website. Please note that if your Personal Data are provided to us by a third party, you should contact such party directly to make any queries, feedback, and access and correction requests to Meet Matt on your behalf. Please note that if you withdraw your consent to any or all use of your Personal Data, depending on the nature of your request, Meet Matt may not be in a position to continue to provide its products or services to you or administer any contractual relationship in place, and this may result in the termination of any agreements with Meet Matt and your being in breach of your contractual obligations or undertakings, Meet Matt’s legal rights and remedies in such event are expressly reserved.
7.	Retention of your Personal Data Your Personal Data will not be retained when the purpose for which the personal data was collected is no longer being served by the retention of the data; The retention is no longer necessary for legal or business purposes;
8.	Transfer of your Personal Data We will not transfer your Personal Data to a country or territory outside Singapore except in accordance with the requirements prescribed under the PDPA.
9.	Governing Law This Privacy Policy shall be governed in all respects by this Act and the laws of Singapore.