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Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs

Chikhaoui Belkacem (TELUQ University, Montreal, Canada) belkacem.chikhaoui (at) teluq.ca
Mohamed Reda Bouadjenek (Deakin University, Australia) reda.bouadjenek (at) deakin.edu.au

Reference Advisors

Khouloud Boukadi (University of Sfax, Tunisia) khouloud.boukadi (at) fsegs.usf.tn
Ilaria Matteucci (CNR, Italy) ilaria.matteucci (at) iit.cnr.it
TRACK 01

Distributed Systems and Cloud–Edge Continuum

Sami Yangui (LAAS-CNRS, France) Balsam Alkouz (KAUST, KSA) Saad Harous (University of Sharjah, UAE)

Scope

Architectures, algorithms, and engineering of modern computing infrastructures. Topics include edge/fog continuum, cloud-native systems (containers, Kubernetes, serverless), distributed systems, scalable storage/compute, HPC/parallel computing, networked systems, cyber-physical systems, digital twins (systems aspects), blockchain/DLT as infrastructure, observability, reliability, and green/sustainable computing at system level.

Topics

Edge/fog continuum Cloud-native systems Containers & Kubernetes Serverless computing Distributed systems Scalable storage & compute HPC & parallel computing Networked systems Cyber-physical systems Digital twins (systems aspects) Blockchain/DLT as infrastructure Observability & reliability Green & sustainable computing

Program Committee

Sami Yangui (LAAS-CNRS, France)
Balsam Alkouz (KAUST, KSA)
Saad Harous (University of Sharjah, UAE)
TRACK 02

Cybersecurity, Privacy Engineering, and Trustworthy Systems

Rasheed Husain (University of Bristol, UK) Riccardo Lazzeretti (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy) Bouziane Brik (University of Sharjah, UAE) Sabah Suhail (Munster Technological University, Ireland)

Scope

Protection, assurance, and compliance across systems and AI-enabled services. Topics include secure architectures, zero trust, authentication/authorization, secure protocols, vulnerability analysis, intrusion detection, malware, secure software/hardware, formal methods for security, post-quantum readiness, privacy-enhancing technologies (DP, MPC, HE), secure federated learning (security/privacy aspects), auditability, governance, risk, and safety/security evaluation.

Topics

Secure architectures Zero trust Authentication & authorization Secure protocols Vulnerability analysis Intrusion detection & malware Secure software/hardware Formal methods for security Post-quantum readiness Privacy-enhancing technologies (DP, MPC, HE) Secure federated learning Auditability & governance Risk & safety/security evaluation

Program Committee

Rasheed Husain (University of Bristol, UK)
Riccardo Lazzeretti (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy)
Bouziane Brik (University of Sharjah, UAE)
Sabah Suhail (Munster Technological University, Ireland)
TRACK 03

Data Engineering, Data Management, and Knowledge Infrastructure

Amani Abusafia (University of Melbourne, Australia) Haytham Elghazel (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France) Zaher El Aghbari (University of Sharjah, UAE)

Scope

End-to-end data lifecycle and knowledge-centric systems. Topics include databases (relational/NoSQL/NewSQL), lakehouse/data fabrics, data integration, data quality, provenance/lineage, stream processing, semantic data management, knowledge graphs/ontologies, information retrieval and search (including vector databases as retrieval infrastructure), data spaces/interoperability, metadata management, and data-centric benchmarking.

Topics

Relational/NoSQL/NewSQL databases Lakehouse & data fabrics Data integration & quality Provenance & lineage Stream processing Semantic data management Knowledge graphs & ontologies Information retrieval & search Vector databases Data spaces & interoperability Metadata management Data-centric benchmarking

Program Committee

Amani Abusafia (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Haytham Elghazel (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France)
Zaher El Aghbari (University of Sharjah, UAE)
TRACK 04

Machine Learning, Reasoning, and Autonomous Intelligent Systems

Amjad Rattrout (Université Grenoble Alpes, France) Khouloud Boukadi (University of Sfax, Tunisia) Mehdi Jemmali (University of Sharjah, UAE)

Scope

Core AI/ML methods beyond modality-specific NLP/CV. Topics include learning theory, deep learning, graph learning, causal ML, reinforcement learning, neuro-symbolic and logic-based AI, planning, multi-agent systems, trustworthy/responsible AI (fairness, robustness, interpretability as AI methodology), AutoML, MLOps/LLMOps methodology, and compute-efficient AI (distillation, compression).

Topics

Learning theory Deep learning Graph learning Causal ML Reinforcement learning Neuro-symbolic & logic-based AI Planning & multi-agent systems Trustworthy/responsible AI Fairness, robustness, interpretability AutoML MLOps & LLMOps methodology Compute-efficient AI (distillation, compression)

Program Committee

Amjad Rattrout (Université Grenoble Alpes, France)
Khouloud Boukadi (University of Sfax, Tunisia)
Mehdi Jemmali (University of Sharjah, UAE)
TRACK 05

Language, Speech, and Conversational Intelligence

Moshiur Farazi (UDST, Qatar) Nasredine Semmar (CEA LIST, France) Ashraf Elnagar (University of Sharjah, UAE)

Scope

Human-language technologies and language-centric foundation models. Topics include NLP, speech processing, multilinguality, low-resource NLP, information extraction, summarization, machine translation, dialogue systems, LLMs (prompting, fine-tuning, alignment, evaluation), agentic conversational systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) as a language-system design pattern, and human-centered language applications (education, healthcare, smart services).

Topics

Natural Language Processing Speech processing Multilinguality & low-resource NLP Information extraction Summarization & machine translation Dialogue systems Large Language Models (LLMs) Prompting, fine-tuning, alignment Agentic conversational systems Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Human-centered language applications

Program Committee

Moshiur Farazi (UDST, Qatar)
Nasredine Semmar (CEA LIST, France)
Ashraf Elnagar (University of Sharjah, UAE)
TRACK 06

Vision, Multimedia, and Multimodal Computing

Nadjia Benblidia (University Saad Dahlab, Algeria) Luigi Gallo (Pegaso University, Italy) Aura Conci (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil) Fatih Kurugollu (University of Sharjah, UAE)

Scope

Visual/audio signal understanding and generation, and multimodal fusion. Topics include computer vision, video analytics, 3D vision, remote sensing vision, medical imaging, AR/VR/XR, multimedia retrieval for visual/audio content, multimodal learning (vision–language–audio), generative media (diffusion, video generation), robustness, generalization, and evaluation for perception systems, and edge vision deployment (application side).

Topics

Computer vision Video analytics 3D vision Remote sensing vision Medical imaging AR/VR/XR Multimedia retrieval (visual/audio) Multimodal learning (vision–language–audio) Generative media (diffusion, video generation) Robustness & generalization Evaluation for perception systems Edge vision deployment

Program Committee

Nadjia Benblidia (University Saad Dahlab, Algeria)
Luigi Gallo (Pegaso University, Italy)
Aura Conci (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil)
Fatih Kurugollu (University of Sharjah, UAE)
Track selection guidance: If a paper spans multiple areas, authors should choose the track that best reflects the primary technical contribution. Cross-track review may be used when appropriate.

Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts must be prepared in IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format (10pt font). Maximum 8 pages. Double-blind review. All accepted papers will appear in IEEE Xplore and be indexed by Scopus and Web of Science.

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