Stream “OR for Development”  at IFORS 2026, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 July 2026

The 24th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies: Decision Support for a Sustainable World, 

12-17 July 2026, Vienna, Austria 



[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/streams | Stream “OR for Development” ] 




Dear colleague, 



We welcome you to the 24th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, 12-17 July 2026, in Vienna, Austria. 



The EURO Working Group on Operational Research for Development ( [ http://bit.ly/EWG-ORD | EWG ORD ] ) invites submissions to the IFORS 2026 stream on OR for Development. To submit to a particular session, click on the link embedded in the session name. We welcome theoretical, conceptual, and empirical contributions that apply operational research to social, economic, and environmental challenges in any region. Work that advances decision-making, governance, or resilience in developing economies and vulnerable communities is especially encouraged. More on our work in OR for Development see: https://bit.ly/EWGORD_Promo . 





Session Name 	

Session chair(s): 	

Code 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=3 | Sustainable and Generative AI in SCM for Emerging Economies ] 	

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=kamdem | Bruno Kamdem ] ( [email protected] ) 

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=Sadia | Sadia Samar Ali ] ( [email protected] ) 	

32ad9f3a 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=4 | Advancing Online and Offline Learning in Developing Countries ] 	

Fatima Ezzahra Achamrah ( [email protected] ) 

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=milagros_baldemor | Milagros Baldemor ] ( [email protected] ) 	

e1e52e43 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=5 | OR and Health Informatics for Sustainable Societal Development ] 	

Helper Zhou ([email protected]) 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=ghdash | Gordon Dash ] ( [email protected] ) 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=gweber | Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber ] ( [email protected] ) 	

0354fc65 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=262 | Climate and Development Economies ] 	

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=ghdash | Gordon Dash ] ( [email protected] ) 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=ninakajiji | Nina Kajiji ] ( [email protected] ) 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=gweber | Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber ] ( [email protected] ) 	

a6871884 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=261 | Community OR ] 	

Helper Zhou ([email protected]) 


[ mailto:Gordon%20Dash | Gordon Dash ] ( [email protected] ) 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=gweber | Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber ] ( [email protected] ) 	

8ed74792 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=67 | Advancing Circular Economy and Urban Sustainability in Developing Countries: The Role of OR ] 	

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=sadiye2018 | Sadiye Eylul Sadanoglu ] ( [email protected] ) 



[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=ninakajiji | Nina Kajiji ] ( [email protected] ) 	

5612b6e9 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=7 | OR for Societal Development ] 	

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=eadelrosario | Elise del Rosario ] ( [email protected] ) 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=milagros_baldemor | Milagros Baldemor ] ( [email protected] ) 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=Jinal_13 | Jinal Parikh ] ( [email protected] ) 	

9b88b8ba 


[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=163 | Digital twins and Industry 5.0: Building Resilience ] 	

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=Sadia | Sadia Samar Ali ] ( [email protected] ) 

Helper Zhou ([email protected]) 	

5c7b6005 




[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/streams | Stream organizers: ] 

Gordon Dash ( [email protected] ) 

Nina Kajiji ( [email protected] ) 

Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber ( [email protected] ) 




The link to the Abstract Submission System is https://www.ifors2026.at/home/ 

You may submit an abstract in one of your preferred organized sessions by inserting the corresponding Session Code and then putting in your abstract (max. 1500 characters). 



[ https://www.ifors2026.at/home/ | Important dates & general information ] 

1 December 2025 - Opening of abstract submissions 

15 March 2026 - Deadline for abstract submissions 

25 April 2026 - Early bird registration deadline 

25 April 2026 - Final registration deadline for authors 


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