Nov112026
Your Work Won't Speak for Itself: Building Visibility as a Woman in Science and Tech
Dr. Enas Qudeimat of NYU Abu Dhabi on communicating your impact and building your professional visibility.
Welcome to WHPC MENA
We are the official Women in HPC affiliate for the Middle East and North Africa. We connect women working in high-performance computing, advanced computing and related fields, highlight female role models, and help the next generation into the field.
Founded by NYU Abu Dhabi, MoroccoHPC, Kuwait University and KAUST, and open to everyone who wants a more inclusive computing community in the region.
Our community across the region
- United Arab Emirates
- Morocco
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Affiliate since
- Dec 2025
- Countries
- 7
- Founding institutions
- 4
- LinkedIn followers
- 300+
Events
All events →Coming up
Recent
Jun222026
ISC High Performance 2026
Three sessions: a WHPC community meet-up, Women in HPC tech talks including Safae Bourhnane on adaptive mixed precision, and the Super(computing)heroes panel.
Apr212026
Her HPC Journey: the official kick-off of WHPC MENA
Our first webinar: three women in HPC on how they entered the field, what the work is really like, and the advice they wish they'd had.
Latest news
All news →Our next webinar: Your Work Won't Speak for Itself
We're excited to announce our first webinar since the WHPC MENA kick-off and our ISC presentations!
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WHPC MENA at ISC 2026: bringing the MENA community to the global HPC stage
ISC 2026 was a memorable milestone for WHPC MENA. As one of the newest affiliates of the global Women in HPC network, we introduced our community to the…
Read more →From a conversation at ISC 2025 to a regional network
What began as a conversation at ISC 2025 has grown into the first official Women in HPC affiliate for the Middle East and North Africa. Our mission from the start:…
Read more →Community
Explore the community →Founding institutions
WHPC MENA is a collaboration between four institutions in four countries.
An affiliate of Women in HPC, the global organisation working to diversify high-performance computing.
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