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2026 IEEE World Congress on SERVICES – Organizing Committee<\/span><\/span><\/h2>

Congress Steering Committee
<\/span><\/strong>Rong N. Chang, IBM Researc<\/span>h, Yor<\/span>ktown (Chair)<\/span>
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<\/span><\/p>

2026 TCSVC Chair<\/strong>
Shangguang Wang, BUPT<\/p>

2026 Congress Honorary Chair
<\/strong>Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University
Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University<\/p>

2026 Congress General Chairs<\/strong>
Michael Sheng, Macquarie University
Xiaofei Xu, Harbin Institute of Technology<\/p>

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2026 Congress Program Chairs<\/span><\/strong>
Boualem Benataliah, Dublin City University
Zhongjie Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology<\/p>

2026 Finance Committee <\/span><\/strong>
Wensheng Zhang, Iowa State University (Chair)
Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University
Rong N. Chang, IBM Research, Yorktown
Michael Sheng, Macquarie University
Xiaofei Xu,\u00a0<\/span>Harbin Institute of Technology<\/p>

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2026 Congress Local Committee
<\/strong>Xuyun Zhang, Macquarie University
Adnan Mahmood, Macquarie University<\/span><\/p>

2026 Chair’s Papers Committee Chair<\/strong>
Rong N. Chang, IBM Research, Yorktown<\/p>

2026 Congress Symposia Chairs
<\/strong>Claudio Ardagna, University of Milan
Jian Yang, Macquarie University<\/span>
Jianwei Yin, Zhejiang University<\/p>

2026 Congress Workshops Chairs
<\/strong>Yan Wang, Macquarie University
Jian Yu, Auckland University of Technology
<\/span>Xiaolin Zheng, Zhejiang University<\/p>

WISC Scholarship Chair<\/strong>
Lorraine Herger, IBM Research, Yorktown<\/p>

2026 Congress Publication Chairs<\/strong>
Nimanthi Atukorala (Senior Publication Chair), Augsburg University
Mingyi Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology
Sira Yongchareon, Auckland University of Technology<\/p>

2026 Publicity Chairs<\/strong>
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<\/div>
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2026 Congress Registration Chairs<\/b><\/p>

Hongyi Bian, Iowa State University
Haihua Xie, Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (BIMSA)
Yimeng Feng, Macquarie University<\/p><\/div>

2026 Web Chairs<\/strong><\/div><\/div>

Boyu Fan, University of Helsinki
Venus Haghighi, Macquarie University<\/p><\/div>

2026 EasyChair Sites Chair<\/strong><\/div>
Jingwei Yang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology<\/div>
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2026 Congress Impact Committee<\/strong><\/p>

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

2026 Congress Metrics & Advocacy Committee<\/strong><\/p>

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<\/p>

2026 Congress Review Governance Committee<\/strong><\/p>

Marco Aiello, University of Stuttgart<\/p>

Madhushi Bandara, University of Technology Sydney<\/span><\/p>

Abdelkarim Ben Sada, Dublin City University (Submission Compliance Coordinator)<\/p>

Jian Cao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University<\/p>

Cinzia Cappiello, Politecnico di Milano<\/p>

Sahraoui Dhelim, Dublin City University<\/p>

Zhijun Ding, Tongji University<\/p>

Zhiyong Feng, Tianjin University<\/p>

Massimiliano Garda, University of Brescia<\/p>

Azadeh Ghari-Neiat, University of Queensland<\/p>

Daniela Grigori, LAMSADE, University Paris-Dauphine<\/p>

Bing Li, Wuhan University<\/p>

Mingyi Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology (Submission Compliance Coordinator)<\/p>

Shijun Liu, Shandong University<\/p>

Salvador de la Puente, IBM Research<\/p>

Yacine Sam, University of Tours<\/p>

Siwei Tan, Zhejiang University<\/p>

Farouk Toumani, ISIMA \/ University of Clermont Auvergne<\/p>

Hongbing Wang, Guizhou Normal University<\/p>

Xianzhi Wang, University of Technology Sydney<\/p>

Bo Wen, Digital Health<\/p>

Zhuofeng Zhao, North China University of Technology<\/p><\/div>

IEEE Event Program Manger<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Laura Perry, IEEE Computer Society<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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IEEE Conf. OPS<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Patrick Kellenberger, IEEE Computer Society<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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IEEE Conf & Event<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Silvia Ceballos, IEEE Computer Society<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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IEEE CPS<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Patrick Kellenberger, IEEE Computer Society<\/div>
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2026 IEEE World Congress on SERVICES – Conference Committees<\/span><\/span><\/h2>

IEEE CLOUD 2026<\/h3>

General Chair
<\/strong>Hubertus Franke, IBM Research, Yorktown
Xuanzhe Liu, Peking University<\/p>

Program Chairs
<\/strong>Yehia Elkhatib, University of Glasgow
Adel N. Toosi, University of Melbourne
Zhiying Tu, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai<\/p>

Publicity Chairs
<\/strong>Apoorve Mohan, IBM Research, Yorktown
Roberto Morabito, EURECOM
Sougata Sen, BITS Pilani<\/p>

IEEE EDGE 2026<\/h3>

General Chairs
<\/strong>Aaron Ding, TU Delft
Surya Nepal, CSIRO Data61
Zibin Zheng, Sun Yat-Sen University<\/p>

Program Chairs
<\/strong>Hai Dong, RMIT
Zhizhong Liu, Yantai University
Pengcheng Zhang, Hohai University<\/p>

Publicity Chairs
<\/strong>Huiying Jin, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Chenhao Xu, Victoria University
Yueshen Xu, Xidian University<\/p>

IEEE ICDH 2026<\/h3>

General Chair
<\/strong>Karuna Pande Joshi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Weiping Li, Peking University
Jeff Rogers, Yale University<\/p>

Program Chairs
<\/strong>Yutao Ma, Central China Normal University
Katsunori Oyama, Nihon University
Lina Yao, UNSW Sydney<\/p>

Publicity Chair
<\/strong>Lavanya Elluri, Texas A&M University<\/p>

IEEE ICWS 2026<\/h3>

General Chairs
<\/strong>Amin Beheshti, Macquarie University
Xiaoping Li, Gungdong University of Technology<\/p>

Program Chairs
<\/strong>Walid Gaaloul, Telecom SudParis
Zhihui Lu, Fudan University
Jia Wu, Macquarie University<\/p>

Publicity Chair
<\/strong>Peng Chen, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology<\/p>

IEEE QSW 2026<\/h3>

General Chairs
<\/strong>Johanna Barzen, University of Stuttgart
Frank Leymann, University of Stuttgart<\/p>

Program Chairs
<\/strong>Sebastian Feld, Delft University of Technology
Elisabetta Di Nitto, Politecnico Milano
Manuel Wimmer, University of Linz<\/p>

Publicity Chair
<\/strong>Akash Kundu, University of Helsinki<\/p>

IEEE SSE 2026<\/h3>

General Chairs<\/strong>
Tiberiu Seceleanu, M\u00e4lardalen University
Jun Shen, University of Wollongong
Shangguang Wang, BUPT<\/p>

Program Chairs
<\/strong>Xiao Liu, Deakin University
Yingjie Wang, Yantai University
Sami Yangui, LAAS-CNRS<\/p>

Publicity Chairs
<\/strong>Abdel Kader Chabi Sika Boni, Telecom SudParis
Kewen Liao, Deakin University
Lianyong Qi, China University of Petroleum<\/p>

IEEE Symposium on Agentic Services (SAS)<\/h3>

Symposium Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

Amin Beheshti, Macquarie University
Fabio Casati, ServiceNow
Geoffrey Fox, University of Virginia
Yan Wang, Macquarie University<\/p>

Program Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

Anthony Shaw, Microsoft
Yanjun Shu, Harbin Institute of Technology
Wei Zhang, Adelaide University<\/p>

Honorary Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

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

IEEE Symposium on Services for Data Product Ecosystems (SDPE)<\/h3>

Symposium Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

Arif Wider, Humboldt-University of Berlin
Wei Zhang, Adelaide University<\/p>

IEEE Symposium on Data Spaces Enabled by Edge (DSEE)<\/h3>

Symposium Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

Gang Huang, Peking University
Bo Ding, Harbin University of Science and Technology
Di Wu, La Trobe University
Xiaohan Yu, Macquarie University<\/p>

Program Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

Yongjun He, Harbin Institute of Technology
Tong Jia, Peking University<\/p>

SSE Symposium on Software Services Engineering Education<\/h3>

Symposium Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

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)<\/p>

Program Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

Shijun Liu, Shandong University
Stephan Reiff-Marganiec, University of Derby<\/p>

IEEE Symposium on Digital Health<\/h3>

Symposium Chair<\/strong><\/p>

Bing Dang, IBM Research, Yorktown<\/p>

WISC Symposium<\/h3>

General Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

Manar Abu Talib, University of Sharjah
Jing Fan, Zhejiang University of Technology
Lorraine Herger, lmherger@gmail.com (WISC Scholarship)<\/p>

Program Chairs<\/strong><\/p>

Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61
Jordan Murray, IBM Research, New York
Chen Wang, Chen.Wang1@ibm.com (WISC Scholarship)
Wei Zhang, Adelaide University<\/p>

Advisory Committee<\/strong><\/p>

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<\/p>

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