Organizing Committee
General Chairs
Bouchra Bouqata, Principal Machine Learning & AI Scientist, Microsoft Azure Research
Ruchi Mahindru, Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, IBM Research, T.J. Watson Research Center
Manar Abu Talib, Professor and Chair of Research Outreach Department, University of Sharjah
Yanmei Zhang, Associate Professor, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Beijing
Program Chairs
Hadjer Benmeziane, Visiting Researcher, IBM Research, T.J. Watson Research Center
Houda Chakiri, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, AI Akhawayn University
Chen Wang, IBM Research, T.J. Watson Research Center
Lingyan Zhang, Central South University
Scholarship Chair
Lorraine Herger, Retiree and Former Director of AI Infrastructure, IBM Research, T.J. Watson Research Center
Doctoral Forum Chair
Hadjer Benmeziane, Visiting Researcher, IBM Research, T.J. Watson Research Center, Founder of School of AI Algiers
Publicity Chair
Manar Abu Talib, Professor and Chair of the Research Outreach Department, University of Sharjah
Committee Members
Shubhi Asthana, Senior Research Software Engineer, IBM Research, Almaden Research Center
Jordan Murray, Hybrid Cloud Software Engineer, IBM Research, T.J. Watson Research Center
Misbah Mubarak, Principal Software Architect, NVIDIA
Zhiling Lan, Professor of Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology
Yu Deng, Principal Research Staff Member, IBM Research, TJ Watson Research Center
Advisory Committee
Rong N. Chang, Principal Research Staff Member, IBM Research, TJ Watson Research Center
Kaoutar El Maghaouri, Principal Research Staff Member, IBM Research, TJ Watson Research Center
Shangguang Wang, Professor at the School of Computer Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Zhongjie Wang, Professor at Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
IEEE International Symposium on Women in Services Computing (WISC 2024)
The IEEE International Symposium on Women in Services Computing (WISC) was launched in 2020, evolving from the WISC Workshop, first held in 2017. The goal of the WISC Symposium is to provide an environment for women to exchange both technical and professional ideas and to network, to extend their associations in the field as a basis for advancement, recognition, mentoring, and exchange of ideas. It is a cross-conference event at IEEE SERVICES 2024. It is sponsored jointly by IEEE SERVICES, IEEE Technical Committee on Services Computing (TCSVC), and CCF (China Computer Federation) Technical Committee on Service Computing (TCSC).
The IEEE WISC Scholarship Program began in 2021 as a cornerstone of our commitment to growing the technical community of women in services computing all over the world. The scholarship program is sponsored jointly by IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES), IEEE Technical Community on Services Computing (TCSVC), and CCF (China Computer Federation) Technical Committee on Service Computing (TCSC).
One of the highlights of the symposium is the presentation of the IEEE TCSVC Women in Services Computing Award, which will also include a talk by the winner focused on her own professional and personal journey to becoming a recognized leader in the Services Computing field. The world has dramatically changed over the past year in terms of how we communicate in our day-to-day interactions. However, one thing remains constant and unchanging – the need to maintain the women in services community in which we can foster, and nurture each other in the various walks of life including our careers, long-term goals, and next endeavors!
4th IEEE WISC Scholarship Program
The IEEE International Symposium on Women in Services Computing (WISC) 2024 will once again be awarding scholarships, to both graduate and undergraduate students, as we continue our mission to support women pursuing technical education. Candidates must be attending an accredited engineering or computer science institution. Please note that past awardees are not eligible.
The IEEE WISC Scholarship Program began in 2021 as a cornerstone of our commitment to growing the technical community of women in services computing all over the world. The scholarship program is sponsored jointly by IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES), IEEE Technical Community on Services Computing (TCSVC), and CCF (China Computer Federation) Technical Committee on Service Computing (TCSC).
Read about the 2023 scholarship awardees and their short bios.
We will begin accepting applications immediately. Both the application and the consent/release forms are required. Please review the complete list of requirements for a complete application below.
Note: Attendance at the conference is NOT mandatory for scholarship winners.
Please carefully review the table below for application details. Applications will only be considered if all the materials are complete and submitted to: [email protected] by the May 31, 2024, deadline.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected]
AWARD TIMELINE
May 31, 2024: Submission Deadline
June 14, 2024: Acceptance Notification
July 7, 2024: Awardee public announcement
ITEMS REQUIRED FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
- Name and contact information of student (including email, phone, and home address)
- Short bio (maximum 200 words)
- Personal statement (limit of 500 words)
* Include Academic /Technical interests, contributions to the community, etc. - Transcript(s). All transcripts must be in English and legible. If the grading system is not easily understood, please clarify. (e.g., A grade = xxxx, B grade = xxxx, etc.)
- At least one recommendation letter
* Please ensure your name and email address are included in the recommendation letter, as well as your relationship to the recommender
* Limit 1 page - Completion of the IEEE SERVICES 2024 Consent and Release Form for public distribution of award acceptance speeches.
