WITCOM Committees
We are supported by an international team of researchers, editors, and collaborators from from leading institutions around the world.
Chairs and editorial coordination
The main committee coordinates the scientific, editorial and organizational activities of WITCOM 2026.
Dr. Miguel Félix Mata Rivera
General Chair & Lead Editor
UPIITA-IPN, Mexico
Dr. Roberto Zagal Flores
Escuela Superior de Cómputo, ESCOM-IPN, Mexico
Dr. Carlos Hernández Nava
UPIITA-IPN, Mexico
Miriam Pescador
ESCOM-IPN, Mexico
Lorena Renata Galeazzi Ávalos
Universidad Mayor, Chile
Cristian Barria Huidobro
Universidad Mayor, Chile
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
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
- Clara Burbano — Unicomfacauca, Colombia
- 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 — ZHAW, 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
- Willington Siabato — Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
- Xiang Li — East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Andrea Ballatore — University of London, UK
- Carlos Di Bella — INTA, Argentina
- Haosheng Huang — University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Hassan Karimi — University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Luis Manuel Vilches — Spain
Mexico Committee
- Mario Aldape Pérez — CIDETEC-IPN
- Álvaro Anzueto Ríos — UPIITA-IPN
- Victor Barrera Figueroa — UPIITA-IPN
- Adrián Castañeda Galván — UPIITA-IPN
- Thomaz Eduardo Figueiredo Oliveira — CINVESTAV-IPN
- Hiram Galeana Zapién — CINVESTAV Tamaulipas
- Laura Ivoone Garay Jiménez — SEPI-UPIITA
- Domingo Lara — CINVESTAV-IPN
- Aldo Gustavo Orozco Lugo — CINVESTAV-IPN
- Omar Juárez Gambino — ESCOM-IPN
- Itzama López Yáñez — CIDETEC-IPN
- Miguel Ángel León Chávez — BUAP
- Alberto Luviano Juárez — UPIITA-IPN
- Mario H. Ramírez Díaz — CICATA-IPN
- Mario Eduardo Rivero Ángeles — 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 Rico — UPIITA-IPN
- Blanca Tovar — UPIITA-IPN
- Chadwick Carreto — ESCOM-IPN
Regional & Latin American Members
- Ana Herrera — UAQ, Querétaro
- Hugo Jiménez — CIDESI, Querétaro
- José Antonio León Borges — UQROO, Cancún
- René Rodríguez Zamora — ITMAZ
- Dr. Homero Toral — UQROO, Chetumal
- Lorena Renata Galeazzi Ávalos — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Marcela Rosana Ulloa Zamora — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Rosa María de la Paz Fuentes Valdebenito — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Hernaldo Andrés Salazar Mendoza — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Daniel Eduardo Soto Carabantes — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Saul Ortega Alvarado — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Lorena Fabiola Soto Silva — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Sergio Rosales Guerrero — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Cristian Arcadio Contreras Gómez — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Yenny Alexandra Méndez Alegría — Universidad Mayor, Chile
- Ismael Osuna Galán — Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Julio Cesar Ramírez Pacheco — Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Yolanda Pérez Pimentel — Quintana Roo, Mexico
- David Ernesto Troncoso Romero — Quintana Roo, Mexico
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.