International Scientific Network

WITCOM Committees

We are supported by an international team of researchers, editors, and collaborators from from leading institutions around the world.

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Leadership

Chairs and editorial coordination

The main committee coordinates the scientific, editorial and organizational activities of WITCOM 2026.

General Chair

Dr. Miguel Félix Mata Rivera

General Chair & Lead Editor
UPIITA-IPN, Mexico

Program Chair

Dr. Roberto Zagal Flores

Escuela Superior de Cómputo, ESCOM-IPN, Mexico

Program Chair

Dr. Carlos Hernández Nava

UPIITA-IPN, Mexico

Program Chair

Miriam Pescador

ESCOM-IPN, Mexico

Program Chair

Lorena Renata Galeazzi Ávalos

Universidad Mayor, Chile

Program Chair

Cristian Barria Huidobro

Universidad Mayor, Chile

Steering Committee

Strategic committee

Members supporting the long-term direction and continuity of WITCOM.

Carlos Hernández Nava

UPIITA-IPN, Mexico

Alfonso Sandoval

Portugal

Ingrid Alitzel Sánchez Elgea

Steering Committee Member

Program Committee

International scientific committee

Program Committee members are listed below. Some affiliations may be updated as confirmations are completed.

International Members

Christophe Claramunt — Naval Academy Research Institute, France
Gerardo Rubino — INRIA, France
Cesar Viho — IRISA, France
Jose E. Gomez — Université de Grenoble, France
Ken Arroyo Ohori — Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Ludovic Moncla — LIUPPA, UPPA, France
Jose M. Lopez Becerra — Hochschule Furtwangen University, Germany
Walter Renteria-Agualimpia — University of Zaragoza, Spain
Shoko Wakamiya — Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan
Patrick Laube — ZAUW, Switzerland
Sergio Ilarri — University of Zaragoza, Spain
Sisi Zlatanova — TU Delft, Netherlands
Stephan Winter — University of Melbourne, Australia
Stephen Hirtle — University of Pittsburgh, USA
Steve Liang — University of Calgary, Canada
Tao Cheng — University College London, UK
Xiang Li — East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Andrea Ballatore — University of London, UK
Haosheng Huang — University of Zurich, Switzerland
Hassan Karimi — University of Pittsburgh, USA
Luis Manuel Vilches — Spain
Cristian Arcadio Contreras Gómez — Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Mexico Committee

Mario Aldape Pérez — CIDETEC-IPN
Álvaro Anzueto Ríos — UPIITA-IPN
Hiram Galeana Zapién — Laboratorio de TI, CINVESTAV-Tamaulipas
Laura Ivoone Garay Jiménez — SEPI-UPIITA
Domingo Lara — CINVESTAV-IPN
Aldo Gustavo Orozco Lugo — CINVESTAV-IPN
Itzama López Yáñez — CIDETEC-IPN
Miguel Ángel León Chávez — BUAP, Facultad de Ciencias de la Computación
Mario H. Ramírez Díaz — CICATA-IPN
Mario Eduardo Rivero Angeles — Communication Networks Laboratory, CIC-IPN
Francisco Rodríguez Henríquez — CINVESTAV-IPN
Patricio Ordaz Oliver — Universidad Politécnica de Pachuca
Izlian Orea — UPIITA-IPN
Rolando Quintero Téllez — CIC-IPN
Grigori Sidorov — CIC-IPN
Rosa Mercado — ESIME UC
Blanca Tovar — UPIITA-IPN
Ana Herrera — UAQ, Querétaro
Hugo Jimenez — UAQ, Querétaro
Jose Antonio Leon Borges — UQROO, Cancún
Rene Rodriguez Zamora — ITMAZ
Homero Toral — UQROO, Chetumal
Ismael Osuna Galán — Quintana Roo, México
Julio Cesar Ramírez Pacheco — Quintana Roo, México
Yolanda Pérez Pimentel — Quintana Roo, México
David Ernesto Troncoso Romero — Quintana Roo, México
Larissa Jeanette Peniche-Ruiz — Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, México
Gina Gallegos-García — Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
Victor Huitron — Tecnológico Nacional de México / Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro, México
Jesús Guillermo Falcón Cardona — UPIITA-IPN, México
Daniel Antonio Gutiérrez Jiménez — Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica AC, México
Rolando Menchaca-Mendez — CIC, México
Ricardo Menchaca Méndez — IPN, México
Vidal Paez — OTERRA, México
Miriam Pescador-Rojas — ESCOM-IPN, México
Carlos Couder-Castañeda — Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
Saul Tovar — Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México
Jorge Campos — UPIITA-IPN, México
Oscar Hernandez — CIATEQ, A.C., México
Christian García-Aquino — Tecnológico Nacional de México, Campus Tapachula, México
Esau Bermudez — IEEE, México
Anna Lucia Diaz Vazquez — CIATEQ, México
Gerardo Arno Sonck — México
René Tolentino-Eslava — IPN-ESIME Zacatenco, México
Blanca Tovar Corona — Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
Mario Maya — IPN, México
Vladimir Avalos-Bravo — Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
Manuel de Jesus Matuz — IT Tapachula-TecNM, México
Sara De Jesus — CIC, México
Umanel Hernandez — Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
Jesus Carlos Pedraza — Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México
Ricardo Meneses — Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
Sergio Sandoval-Reyes — CIC-IPN, México
Sonia Mendoza — CINVESTAV, México
Moisés Salinas Rosales — Computing Research Center, México
Sergio Domínguez-Sánchez — UPIIZ-IPN, México
Alejandra Silva Trujillo — UASLP, México
Carlos Armando Soto Barrera — Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, México
Florian Hruby — CONABIO, México
Anna Lucía Díaz Vázquez — Universidad Veracruzana, México
Elizabeth Moreno — ESCOM-IPN, México

Regional & Latin American Members

Clara Burbano — Unicomfacauca, Colombia
Willington Siabato — Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
Carlos Di Bella — INTA, Argentina
Marcela Rosana Ulloa Zamora — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Daniel Eduardo Soto Carabantes — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Saul Ortega Alvarado — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Lorena Fabiola Soto Silva — Universidad Santa Tomas, Chile
Sergio Rosales Guerrero — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Christian Cepeda Galarza — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Lorena Galeazzi Ávalos — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Lorena Renata Galeazzi Ávalos — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Cristian Barría Huidobro — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Waldo Pérez Martínez — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Leonardo Durán Garate — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Paulina Vidal Pávez — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Idania Briceño De Urbaneja — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Blanca Ríos Ramos — Universidad Mayor, Chile
Juan Collio — Universidad Andres Bello, Chile
Thamara Villegas — Universidad Mayor / Universidad Simón Bolívar, Chile
Idania Briceño — Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
Víctor Rodriguez — Falabella, Chile
Diana Burbano — Universidad Cooperativa, Colombia

Committee Overview

Academic and institutional diversity

The committee brings together expertise in telematics, computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, communications, GIScience, software engineering and data science.

Europe

France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK and Portugal.

Americas

Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Canada and the United States.

Asia & Oceania

Japan, China and Australia.

Mexico Network

IPN, CINVESTAV, BUAP, UAQ, CIDESI, UQROO and other institutions.

Chile Collaboration

Universidad Mayor academic network.

WITCOM Community

Researchers and collaborators supporting the 15th edition.