PhD Studentship on
“Big Data and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)”

Aston University – Aston Business School – Operations and Information Management (OIM)

Funding amount:   £14,777 tax-free bursary per annum for up to 3.5 years, plus tuition fees for 3 years, plus supplementary funding for trainings and conference attendance.

This studentship will commence in April 2019.

Academic qualifications

Students must be able to demonstrate a capability to undertake and benefit from research training through to completion, to qualify for a doctorate. This normally requires an upper second class honours degree, or a combination of qualifications and/or experience equivalent to that level. However, universities can use their discretion in deciding whether candidates are suitable for research training.

Residence requirements

UK/EU Students: To be eligible for a full award a student must have no restrictions on how long they can stay in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the studentship. For full details on how UK and  EU citizens, refugees or migrants may qualify  for a full or partial award please consult directly the EPSRC site   www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx.

Please send your CV to Professor Ali Emrouznejad (a.emrouznejad@aston.ac.uk) before 25^th November 2018.

Downlosd this call for papers HERE

Data Envelopment Analysis Journal Special issue on Measurement of Performance in Emerging Economies and New Leaders Guest editors: Ali Emrouznejad, Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK Subhash C. Ray, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT USA Nurhan Davutyan, Kadir Has University, ?stanbul, Turkey. LI Yongjun, University of Science and Technology of China

Measurement of Performance in Emerging Economies and New Leaders We invite high quality papers on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for a special issue of the DEA Journal on measurement of performance in Emerging Economies and New Leaders. The aim of this special issue is to publish state-of-the-art empirical research using the DEA methodology for evaluating performance in addressing problems including (but not limited to) productivity, physical infrastructure, management of natural resources, education, employment, health care, competition in different sectors, as well as regulation/reform. Manuscript Preparation /submission: Please refer to the Journal Information and Instructions for Author about manuscript preparation: http://www.nowpublishers.com/Journal/AuthorInstructions/DEA Important Dates: Submission Deadline: August 31, 2018 Anticipated publication: August, 2019 Notes for Prospective Authors: Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Reviewing: Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed in the same manner as any other submission to a leading international journal. The major acceptance criterion for a submission is the quality and originality of the contribution. Indexed in: Cabell’s International, Google Scholar, EconLit/JEL, Electronic Journals Library, RePEc/IDEAS, Ulrich’s. We plan to apply for other indexes such as SSCI and Scopus when we have built up the history to be eligible. Submit: Please send email “your paper and + a cover letter” to the DEA editorial office (editorial@nowpublishers.com).

16th International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis

DEA2018, Wuhan, China, October 26 to 28, 2018

Call for papers: (International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis)

The organizers of the 16th International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis have the great pleasure of inviting you to participate in the DEA2018 Conference to be held at Jianghan University, China, from October 26 to 28, 2018.

Jianghan University is located in Wuhan, one of the largest industrial centers in China. It is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China.

DEA2018 brings together researchers and practitioners interested in the development of the DEA methodology and its applications to performance evaluation and management. The conference will emphasize DEA in emerging economies. Theoretical and empirical papers on DEA and in related fields in efficiency and productivity analysis are also welcome.

Information and contact details

Website:      http://deaconference.com/dea2018
With warm regards,

Lei Chen, Jianghan University, China
Subhash Ray, University of  Connecticut, USA

Rajiv Banker, Temple University, USA
Ali Emrouznejad, Aston University, UK

6^th International Workshop on “Efficiency in Education, Health and other Public Services”

Huddersfield Business School, Huddersfield, England, September 6^th and 7^th, 2018

We are writing to circulate the Programme (provisional) for the 6^th International Workshop on “Efficiency in Education, Health and other Public Services”. Please find attached the same.

‘EARLY BIRD’ REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

If you have not already registered for the conference you can still do. The ‘early bird’ registration fees is £175 up to 15^th July 2018 and £225 thereafter. The payment includes the cost of the conference dinner on 6^th September. Payment information and registration is available via this link. Should you encounter any difficulties or have any queries please do get in touch at s.virmani@hud.ac.uk

We look forward to welcoming you to Huddersfield in September.

Best wishes

Dr Swati Virmani, s.virmani@hud.ac.uk

Professor Jill Johnes, j.johnes@hud.ac.uk

Call for Papers:

2nd International Conference on Computer Science & Application Engineering

Details: http://deazone.com/en/csae2018

Website: http://www.csaeconf.org/

When: October 22-26, 2018

Where: Hohhot, China

Submission Deadline: August 20, 2018

Publications:

All submissions will be peer reviewed 2-3 reviewers, and the accepted papers after registration will be published in the International Conference Proceedings Series by ACM, which will be archived in the ACM Digital Library, and indexed by Ei Compendex and Scopus and submitted to be reviewed by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI Web of Science).

Conference Chair & Keynote:

Ali Emrouznejad

Conference Chair of CSAE2018 & Keynote speaker

Title: Big Data & Smart Cities Evaluation
Abstract: Big Data is a major source of change in today’s world. It is without doubt a source of immense economic and social value with the potential to impact individuals, organizations, and society alike in ways that are yet to be fully explored.

A Smart City provides effective integration of physical, digital and human systems in the built environment to deliver a sustainable, prosperous and inclusive future for its citizens.
In this talk we introduce big data and smart cities and explain how big data analytics could benefit of mathematical modelling to improve the performance of smart cities.

Prof. Ali Emrouznejad
Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Call for Papers:

17th International Conference on Operational Research, Croatian Operational Research Society

Website: http://hdoi.hr/koi2018/

When: September 26-28, 2018

Where: Zadar, Croatia

Submission Deadline: July 15, 2018

KOI 2018:

17th International Conference on Operational Research, September 26-28, 2018 Zadar, Croatia

Conference will take place at the Hotel Falkensteiner Club Funimation Borik in the city of Zadar, a city of exceptional history and rich cultural heritage, a city of tourism. Situated in the heart of the Adriatic, Zadar is the administrative, economic, cultural and political center of the northern Dalmatia with 75,000 inhabitants. The coast is particularly indented, the islands and the untouched nature allures many boaters to this regions. The archipelago counts 24 bigger and about 300 smaller islands and rocks, 3 nature parks and 5 national parks classifying Zadar and its surroundings at the very top of the Croatian tourist offer.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Prof. Ali Emrouznejad, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Paper submission Deadline: July 15, 2018

Dear Researcher,

You are invited to submit your abstract to the 12th Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Ankara, Turkey, 11-12 September 2018.

 Main Reasons to Participate in NCM Conference

1. The keynote speakers of the conference are: Ali Emrouznejad &Serkan Eryilmaz.
2. The full papers of the conference will be reviewed (double-blind review) and published in one of the followingjournals based on the aim and scope of the journals and the papers’ quality (design, methodology, analysis, discussion, and language and style):
   3- The conference is held in collaboration with Ankara Y?ld?r?m Beyaz?t University.

Journals:

–  Heliyon (Abstracted and Indexed in Scopus and Thomson Reuters-ESCI)

–  International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (Scopus)

–  International Journal of Supply and Operations Management (ISC)

–  Journal of Turkish Operations Management

–  Conference Proceedings: The proceedings of the conference will be freely accessible in the SSRN eLibrary published by Elsevier: http://ssrn.com/link/12th–NCM- 2018.html
You may submit your abstract to NCMSubmissions@gmail.com

You can find more information at the conference website: WWW.NCMCONFERENCES.COM

Sincerely,

Conference Organizer