Upcoming conferences

Announcement & Call for Papers

APORS Youth Forum 2025

29 November 2025

Jointly Organized by

Association of Asia-Pacific Operational Research Societies

and

Operational Research Society of Hong Kong

and

Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies Department of Applied Mathematics

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

APORS (Association of Asia-Pacific Operational Research Societies) is a regional grouping within the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). The aim of APORS is to promote operational research as a highly-valued discipline and a well-respected profession within the Asia-Pacific region. APORS promotes exchanges and collaborations between OR societies within Asia-Pacific region and other OR societies within IFORS.

The Operational Research Society of Hong Kong (ORSHK) has been established since 1980. ORSHK aim to promote mutual interaction and cooperation among researchers, practitioners, and professional organizations, related to Operational Research and Management Science discipline, in Hong Kong. More information about ORSHK is available at https://orshongkong.wixsite.com/home.

At the APORS meeting in November 2024 in Hangzhou, it is proposed that an APORS Youth Forum be held in 2025, to enable young researchers from across the APORS region to interact with their peers and more established OR scientists, and for them to have an opportunity to present their on-going work to a broad audience. The Operational Research Society of Hong Kong (ORSHK) undertook to organize this APORS Youth Forum (APORS-YF) in Hong Kong. Young OR researchers (e.g., post-doctoral fellows and PhD students) are cordially invited to present their on-going or recently completed research in the Forum.

Presentation topics

Topics of the presentations include, but are not limited to:

OR Theory

Optimisation
Game Theory
Metaheuristics
Machine Learning and Data Science
Simulation
Stochastic Models

2. OR Applications

Environment
Energy
Finance
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Marketing
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Telecommunications
Transportation

Abstract submission and enquiry

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 400 words to https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=aporsyouthforum2025 by the deadline of 15 Sep 2025.

For enquiries, please contact the conference organizing committee at ors_hongkong@outlook.com.

Venue

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.

Language

All presentations and printed materials shall be in English.

Registration

The registration fee is HK$1200 (approx.. US$150 / RMB¥1100) for early bird registration before 15 Oct 2025, and HK$1600 (approx.. US$200 / RMB¥1500) afterwards. The registration fee covers the participation at all sessions, coffee breaks, lunch and conference dinner. The registration link will be available soon.

Travelling Fellowship

To encourage young researchers to participate in the APORS Youth Forum, IFORS will offer 10 Travelling Fellowships (of up to US$500 each) to support travel and accommodation expenses for young researchers who will be presenting their work at the APORS Youth Forum 2025. Application form can be found here.

Important dates

15 Sep 2025 Deadline for submission of abstracts

Early Oct 2025 Notification of acceptance of abstracts

29 Nov 2025 APORS Youth Forum 2025

Organizing and Program Committee

Prof. Miao SONG (OC co-chair), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Yancheng YUAN (OC co-chair), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Andy H.F. CHOW (PC co-chair), City University of Hong Kong
Dr. Yong-Hong KUO (PC co-chair), The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Yukun CHENG, Jiangnan University
Dr. Clint C.P. HO, City University of Hong Kong
Dr. Sin C. HO, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Janny M.Y. LEUNG, The University of Macau
Dr. Lishuai LI, City University of Hong Kong
Dr. Carrie Ka Yuk LIN, City University of Hong Kong
Dr. Daniel Z. LONG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Jin QI, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology