Data Envelopment Analysis at IFORS2026, July 2026, Vienna, Austria

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to issue an invitation to take part in the Data Envelopment Analysis and Performance Measurement Stream of the IFORS2026 Conference. This conference will be held on July 12 to 17, 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Contributions from both the academic and the non-academic communities are welcome. (see details at http://www.DEAzone.com/en/ifors2026).

This stream covers papers on the theme of efficiency and productivity analysis and performance management. Both parametric and non-parametric papers will be considered. We especially welcome papers on the theory, methodology and application of Data Envelopment Analysis and econometric methods in performance management. Of particular interest are successful applications of performance and efficiency analysis in the real world, for example in banking, healthcare, education, transportation, and so on.

If you are interested in making a presentation at https://ifors2026.at/home/, using the following session codes:
– For DEA and SFA applications: “8b965d9e”
– For DEA / SFA modeling and theory: “3334941e”

– If you are interested to organise a session on specific topic of DEA (or SFA) please contact me (ae0027@surrey.ac.uk). Each session normally consists of 4 papers.

Important dates:
Deadline for submission abstract: March, 01, 2026.
Early-bird Registration:  April 25, 2026.
Final registration: May 1, 2026
Conference date: July 12 to 17, 2026
Conference Venue: Vienna, Austria

Best regards
Ali Emrouznejad
Professor and Chair in Business Analytics
Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, UK
Email: a.emrouznejad@surrey.ac.uk
Web: http://www.emrouznejad.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emrouznejad
Online DEA course:
https://dataenvelopment.com/course/

https://dataenvelopment.com/course/  

a_emrouz