2026 IEEE World Congress on SERVICES
(SERVICES 2026)

13-18 July 2026, Sydney, Australia

2026 IEEE World Congress on SERVICES – Organizing Committee

Congress Steering Committee
Rong N. Chang, IBM Research, Yorktown (Chair)
Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University (Chair Emeritus)
Elisa Bertino, Purdue University
Peter Chen, Carnegie Mellon University
Ernesto Damiani, University of Milan
Sumi Helal, University of Bologna
Hong Mei, Peking University
Dejan Milojicic, Hewlett Packard Labs
Dennis Gannon, Indiana University
Frank Leymann, University of Stuttgart
Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University

2026 TCSVC Chair
Shangguang Wang, BUPT

2026 Congress Honorary Chair
Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University
Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University

2026 Congress General Chairs
Michael Sheng, Macquarie University
Xiaofei Xu, Harbin Institute of Technology

2026 Congress Program Chairs
Boualem Benataliah, Dublin City University
Zhongjie Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology

2026 Finance Committee
Wensheng Zhang, Iowa State University (Chair)
Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University
Rong N. Chang, IBM Research, Yorktown
Michael Sheng, Macquarie University
Xiaofei Xu, 
Harbin Institute of Technology

2026 Congress Local Committee
Xuyun Zhang, Macquarie University
Adnan Mahmood, Macquarie University

2026 Chair’s Papers Committee Chair
Rong N. Chang, IBM Research, Yorktown

2026 Congress Symposia Chairs
Claudio Ardagna, University of Milan
Jian Yang, Macquarie University
Jianwei Yin, Zhejiang University

2026 Congress Workshops Chairs
Yan Wang, Macquarie University
Jian Yu, Auckland University of Technology
Xiaolin Zheng, Zhejiang University

WISC Scholarship Chair
Lorraine Herger, IBM Research, Yorktown

2026 Congress Publication Chairs
Nimanthi Atukorala (Senior Publication Chair), Augsburg University
Mingyi Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology
Sira Yongchareon, Auckland University of Technology

2026 Publicity Chairs
Xiang He, Harbin Institute of Technology
Sajib Mistry, Curtin University
Flavia Monti, Sapienza University of Rome
Yacine Sam, University of Tours
Xiaoyu Shaw Xia, RMIT
 

2026 Congress Registration Chairs

Hongyi Bian, Iowa State University
Haihua Xie, Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (BIMSA)
Yimeng Feng, Macquarie University

2026 Web Chairs

Boyu Fan, University of Helsinki
Venus Haghighi, Macquarie University

2026 EasyChair Sites Chair
Jingwei Yang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

2026 Congress Impact Committee

Kumar Bhaskaran, IBM
Athman Bouguettaya, University of Sydney
Geoffrey C. Fox, University of Virginia
Tevfik Kosar, University at Buffalo
Omer Rana, Cardiff University

2026 Congress Metrics & Advocacy Committee

Claudio Ardagna, University of Milan
Bing Dang, IBM Research, Yorktown
Sebastian Feld, Delft University of Technology
Xiao Liu, Deakin University
Yutao Ma, Central China Normal University
Jun Shen, University of Wollongong
Jian Yang, Macquarie University

2026 Congress Review Governance Committee

Marco Aiello, University of Stuttgart

Madhushi Bandara, University of Technology Sydney

Abdelkarim Ben Sada, Dublin City University (Submission Compliance Coordinator)

Jian Cao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Cinzia Cappiello, Politecnico di Milano

Sahraoui Dhelim, Dublin City University

Zhijun Ding, Tongji University

Zhiyong Feng, Tianjin University

Massimiliano Garda, University of Brescia

Azadeh Ghari-Neiat, University of Queensland

Daniela Grigori, LAMSADE, University Paris-Dauphine

Bing Li, Wuhan University

Mingyi Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology (Submission Compliance Coordinator)

Shijun Liu, Shandong University

Salvador de la Puente, IBM Research

Yacine Sam, University of Tours

Siwei Tan, Zhejiang University

Farouk Toumani, ISIMA / University of Clermont Auvergne

Hongbing Wang, Guizhou Normal University

Xianzhi Wang, University of Technology Sydney

Bo Wen, Digital Health

Zhuofeng Zhao, North China University of Technology

IEEE Event Program Manger
Laura Perry, IEEE Computer Society
 
IEEE Conf. OPS
Patrick Kellenberger, IEEE Computer Society
 
IEEE Conf & Event
Silvia Ceballos, IEEE Computer Society
 
IEEE CPS
Patrick Kellenberger, IEEE Computer Society
Lisa O’Conner, IEEE Computer Society

2026 IEEE World Congress on SERVICES – Conference Committees

IEEE CLOUD 2026

General Chair
Hubertus Franke, IBM Research, Yorktown
Xuanzhe Liu, Peking University

Program Chairs
Yehia Elkhatib, University of Glasgow
Adel N. Toosi, University of Melbourne
Zhiying Tu, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai

Publicity Chairs
Apoorve Mohan, IBM Research, Yorktown
Roberto Morabito, EURECOM
Sougata Sen, BITS Pilani

IEEE EDGE 2026

General Chairs
Aaron Ding, TU Delft
Surya Nepal, CSIRO Data61
Zibin Zheng, Sun Yat-Sen University

Program Chairs
Hai Dong, RMIT
Zhizhong Liu, Yantai University
Pengcheng Zhang, Hohai University

Publicity Chairs
Huiying Jin, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Chenhao Xu, Victoria University
Yueshen Xu, Xidian University

IEEE ICDH 2026

General Chair
Karuna Pande Joshi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Weiping Li, Peking University
Jeff Rogers, Yale University

Program Chairs
Yutao Ma, Central China Normal University
Katsunori Oyama, Nihon University
Lina Yao, UNSW Sydney

Publicity Chair
Lavanya Elluri, Texas A&M University

IEEE ICWS 2026

General Chairs
Amin Beheshti, Macquarie University
Xiaoping Li, Gungdong University of Technology

Program Chairs
Walid Gaaloul, Telecom SudParis
Zhihui Lu, Fudan University
Jia Wu, Macquarie University

Publicity Chair
Peng Chen, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

IEEE QSW 2026

General Chairs
Johanna Barzen, University of Stuttgart
Frank Leymann, University of Stuttgart

Program Chairs
Sebastian Feld, Delft University of Technology
Elisabetta Di Nitto, Politecnico Milano
Manuel Wimmer, University of Linz

Publicity Chair
Akash Kundu, University of Helsinki

IEEE SSE 2026

General Chairs
Tiberiu Seceleanu, Mälardalen University
Jun Shen, University of Wollongong
Shangguang Wang, BUPT

Program Chairs
Xiao Liu, Deakin University
Yingjie Wang, Yantai University
Sami Yangui, LAAS-CNRS

Publicity Chairs
Abdel Kader Chabi Sika Boni, Telecom SudParis
Kewen Liao, Deakin University
Lianyong Qi, China University of Petroleum

IEEE Symposium on Agentic Services (SAS)

Symposium Chairs

Amin Beheshti, Macquarie University
Fabio Casati, ServiceNow
Geoffrey Fox, University of Virginia
Yan Wang, Macquarie University

Program Chairs

Anthony Shaw, Microsoft
Yanjun Shu, Harbin Institute of Technology
Wei Zhang, Adelaide University

Honorary Chairs

Boualem Benatallah, Dublin City University
Rong N. Chang, IBM Research, Yorktown
Michael Sheng, Macquarie University
Xiaofei Xu, Harbin Institute of Technology

IEEE Symposium on Services for Data Product Ecosystems (SDPE)

Symposium Chairs

Arif Wider, Humboldt-University of Berlin
Wei Zhang, Adelaide University

IEEE Symposium on Data Spaces Enabled by Edge (DSEE)

Symposium Chairs

Gang Huang, Peking University
Bo Ding, Harbin University of Science and Technology
Di Wu, La Trobe University
Xiaohan Yu, Macquarie University

Program Chairs

Yongjun He, Harbin Institute of Technology
Tong Jia, Peking University

SSE Symposium on Software Services Engineering Education

Symposium Chairs

Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University
Sumi Helal, University of Bologna
Shijun Liu, Shandong University
Stephan Reiff-Marganiec, University of Derby
Zhiying Tu, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai)

Program Chairs

Shijun Liu, Shandong University
Stephan Reiff-Marganiec, University of Derby

IEEE Symposium on Digital Health

Symposium Chair

Bing Dang, IBM Research, Yorktown

WISC Symposium

General Chairs

Manar Abu Talib, University of Sharjah
Jing Fan, Zhejiang University of Technology
Lorraine Herger, [email protected] (WISC Scholarship)

Program Chairs

Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61
Jordan Murray, IBM Research, New York
Chen Wang, [email protected] (WISC Scholarship)
Wei Zhang, Adelaide University

Advisory Committee

Rong N. Chang, IBM Research, Yorktown (Chair)
Michael Sheng, Macquarie University
Shangguang Wang, BUPT
Zhongjie Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology
Xiaofei Xu, Harbin Institute of Technology