 | APORS-YF 2025: APORS Youth Forum 2025 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon, Hong Kong, November 29, 2025 |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aporsyouthforum2025 |
| Submission deadline | September 15, 2025 |
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 organise 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
OR Applications
- Energy
- Environment
- Finance
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
Abstract Submission and Enquiries
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 conference will be held at 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.
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), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Dr. Yancheng YUAN (OC co-chair), The 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