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General Chair<\/b><\/td>\nNav Mustafee, University of Exeter, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Program Co-Chair<\/b><\/td>\nStephan Onggo, University of Southampton, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Business Chair<\/strong><\/td>\nCathal Heavey, University of Limerick, Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Proceedings Editors
<\/strong>Varun Ramamohan, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India
Christina Ruiz Martin, Carleton University, Canada
Masoud Fakhimi, University of Surrey, UK
Caroline Krejci, The University of Texas at Arlington, US
Anatoli Djanatliev, University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt, Germany<\/p>\n



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Publicity Co-chairs
<\/strong>Steffen Strassburger, Technische Universit\u00e4t Ilmenau, Germany
Tillal Eldabi, University of Bradford, UK
Mehdi Souier, University of Tlemcen, Algeria
Jos\u00e9 Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Universidade Federal de Itajub\u00e1, Brazil
Hasan Turan, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Jun Luo, Shanghai, Jiao Tong University, China
Enver Yucesan, INSEAD, France
Jayendran Venkateswaran, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, India
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Registration Chair
<\/strong>Anastasia Anagnostou, Brunel University of London, UK<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Exhibit & Sponsorship Co-chairs<\/strong>
Renee Thiesing, Promita LLC, US
Simon J.E. Taylor, Brunel University of London, UK<\/p>\n

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Diversity & Inclusion Chairs
<\/strong>Mamadou Kaba Traor\u00e9, University of Bordeaux, France
Neha Karanjkar, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Goa, India
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Simulation Challenge 2026 Co-chairs<\/strong>
Haobin Li, National University of Singapore, SG
Martino Luis, University of Exeter, UK<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Local Chair<\/strong>
Bernd Wurth, University of Glasgow, UK<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Mobile App Chair
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International Liaison<\/strong>
John Fowler, Arizona State University, US<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Chair
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