WISC Organizers
General Chairs
Manar Abu Talib, University of Sharjah
Jing Fan, Zhejiang University of Technology
Lorraine Herger, IBM Research, Yorktown
Program Chairs
Houda Chakiri, Al Akhawayn University
Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61
Jordan Murray, IBM Research, New York
Chen Wang, IBM Research
Wei Zhang, Adelaide University
2026 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WOMEN IN SERVICES COMPUTING (WISC 2026)
MONDAY JULY 13-18, Sydney, Australia
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, in order to extend their personal associations in the field as a basis for advancement, recognition, mentoring and exchange of ideas. It is a cross-conference event at IEEE SERVICES 2026. 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).
WISC will also be hosting a PhD forum, providing the opportunity for emerging scholars and leaders to present their work to a worldwide network of academic and professional researchers. This is a unique opportunity for those just starting their careers to gain experience in presenting and to make relationships to assist them in the future.
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 is constantly changing 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 computing as a vibrant, up-to-date and meaningful community, which we can foster, and nurture our careers, long-term goals, and next endeavors!