Southeast University (SEU) in Dhaka hosted the two-day 12th IEEE International Women in Engineering Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering 2026 on 30 – 31 October, 2026.

Jointly organised by the IEEE Bangladesh Section and the IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group, Bangladesh Section, the international conference brought together researchers, academics, industry professionals, and students from Bangladesh and abroad to exchange research findings, share technological innovations, and promote women’s participation in engineering, according to a press release.

The inaugural ceremony was held on the first day at the SEU multipurpose hall. Professor Md Aslam Hossain, member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, attended the ceremony as the chief guest.

Other guests included Professor Celia Shahnaz, general chair of the conference; Professor Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, technical programme committee chair; Professor M Imamul Hassan Bhuiyan, IEEE Bangladesh Section chair and organising chair; and Professor Yusuf Mahbubul Islam, patron of the conference and vice-chancellor of SEU. The vote of thanks was delivered by Professor M Mofazzal Hossain, general chair of the conference and pro-vice-chancellor of SEU. Authors, session chairs, faculty members, and students of the university also attended the event.

The conference received more than 600 paper submissions from public and private universities in Bangladesh and international institutions. Authors represented countries including the US, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan. Following the peer-review process, 25% of the submitted papers were accepted for presentation.

The event featured keynote addresses and invited talks by international experts, including Margaretha Eriksson, senior information security specialist and chief information security officer from Sweden; Professor Lina Bertling Tjernberg, IEEE fellow at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and visiting professor at Stanford University in the US; Jyothi Ramaswamy of the University of Kerala in India; Padmaja Pulivarthy from Austin, Texas in the US; Raisa Fabiha, application engineer for lithography at Raith; and Manjira Sinha, senior scientist at TCS Research in Kolkata, India.

The conference concluded yesterday (31 October) with a closing ceremony, where three best paper awards were presented in recognition of research contributions. Additionally, best presenter awards were handed over to the top presenters from each technical session.