Conference Program

Three days of cutting-edge research, keynotes, and panel discussions
on AI, Quantum Computing, Cybersecurity, and Smart Technologies

December 25-27, 2025
ALECSO Headquarters, Tunis
DRAFT VERSION — This program is subject to changes
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Research Papers
3
Keynote Speakers
3
Panel Discussions
4
Special Events
DAY 1

Thursday, December 25, 2025

09:00 – 09:30 🎊 Opening Ceremony Special
09:30 – 10:30 🎤 Keynote: Intelligent Autonomous IoT Systems Keynote Room 2
Prof. Mohsen Guizani
Prof. Mohsen Guizani

Professor of Machine Learning, MBZUAI, UAE

IEEE Fellow
Intelligent Autonomous IoT Systems
To meet the diverse requirements for intelligent autonomous IoT systems and ensure privacy, the concept of Federated Learning (FL) was proposed. An IoT using computing edge technologies, security related technologies and machine learning, to enable smart autonomous systems is envisioned. We showcase research activities and advocate solutions using these models, with ideas on future applications like LLMs, TinyAI and Robotics.
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10:30 – 10:45 ☕ Coffee Break Break
10:45 – 11:45 Session 1AI Frontiers – Large Language Models Session Room 1
Multi-Armed Bandit LLMs for Solving Mathematics
Soumaya Chaffar
Soumaya Chaffar, Ahmad Alsharif, Omar Alzoubi, Yazeed Alsaedi
15 min
Evaluating LLMs for Multilingual RAG-Based Chatbots
Houda Touati
Soura Boulaares, Anis Koubaa, Houda Touati
15 min
Deep Learning and T5-Based NLG for Thyroid Ultrasound
Ines Jemal
Ines Jemal, Omar Cheikhrouhou
15 min
Foundational Paradigms in Arabic LLMs
Serry Sibaee
Serry Sibaee, Adel Ammar, Wadii Boulila, Yasser Alhabashi
15 min
10:45 – 11:45 Session 2AI Frontiers – Business & Energy Session Room 2
Gradient Boosting for Predicting Missing Ratings
Abdalla Adam
Abdalla Adam, Loay Abuowaimer, Kholood Alnutaifi, Abd-Elhamid Taha, Nidal Nasser
20 min
Heuristic-Based Data Transmission in Two-Router Networks
Mahdi Jemmali
Mahdi Jemmali, Abdulrhman Hanfy
20 min
CNN-Informer Hybrid for EV Charging Demand Forecasting
Walid Mchara
Walid Mchara, Lazhar Manai, Mohamed Abdellatif Khalfa, Monia Raissi, Hezam Albaqami
20 min
11:45 – 12:00 Session Transition Time Break
12:00 – 13:00 Session 3AI Frontiers – Autonomous Systems & LLM Session Room 1
Dynamic Decision Table Generation from BPMN_DMN Models
Sourour Meddeb
Sourour Meddeb, Selma Batti, Habib Fathallah
15 min
Fine-Tuning vs RAG for Arabic QA
Soumaya Chaffar
Soumaya Chaffar, Muath Bamuqabil, Jawad Alrimi, Yasser Hireche
15 min
CogniFactory: Industrial LAM Framework
Iheb Chhaibi
Iheb Chhaibi, Aymen Yahyaoui, Maher Boughdiri, Wassim Sliti, Wadii Boulila
15 min
Multi-Channel EEG–EMG for Bionic Hand Control
Ismail Ben Abdallah
Ismail Ben Abdallah, Yassine Bouteraa
15 min
12:00 – 13:00 Session 4AI Frontiers – Medical Imaging & Healthcare Technologies Session Room 2
Brain MRI Segmentation via MEDU-Net+
Nourhen Yahyaoui
Nourhen Yahyaoui, Selma Batti, Habib Fathallah
20 min
YOLO Model for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Jinan Fiaidhi
Jinan Fiaidhi, Sabah Mohammed
20 min
BreatheEasy: Real-Time Sleep Apnea Detection
Kais Belwafi
Kais Belwafi, Mahdi Jemmali, Saad Mahfood, Omar Naqaweh, Ali Johar
20 min
13:00 – 14:30 🍽️ Lunch Break Lunch
14:30 – 15:30 🏥 Panel: AI in Healthcare – Future of Digital Medicine Panel Room 2
Prof. Adel Ben Mnaouer
Prof. Adel Ben Mnaouer

University of Prince Mugrin (UPM), Saudi Arabia

Moderator
The Future of Digital Medicine in the 6G Era
Discover how Agentic LLMs, medical multimodal models, and 6G networks are transforming healthcare. From holographic communication to AI-guided diagnostics and remote robotic interventions, explore the paradigm shift in digital medicine.
Agentic LLMs 6G Healthcare Medical AI Digital Twins
Prof. Riadh Gouider– World Fed. of Neurology Prof. Mohsen Guizani– MBZUAI Dr. Mohamed A. Bahloul– Alfaisal Univ. Dr. Adnan Ahmed– UPM
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15:30 – 16:30 Session 5AI Frontiers – Medical Image Analysis Session Room 1
YOLO for Kidney Stone Segmentation on CT Scan
Fatma Safi
Fatma Safi, Fadi Kacem, Walid Jallouli, Habib Fathallah
15 min
MRI Denoising: Classical Filters vs Deep Learning GANs
Nourhen Yahyaoui
Nourhen Yahyaoui, Selma Batti, Habib Fathallah
15 min
GANs for Multi-Plane MRI Augmentation
Hana Charaabi
Hana Charaabi, El Hamdi Ridha, Mohamed Njah, Fatma Kolsi
15 min
Optimal Transport–Based MRI-to-CT Image Synthesis
Mohamed Bahloul
Mohamed Bahloul, Saima Jabeen, Zehor Belkhatir
15 min
15:30 – 16:30 Session 6Cybersecurity & Trust – Smart Cities Session Room 2
BGP Hijack Detection in SD-WAN Architectures
Hichem Dachraoui
Hichem Dachraoui, Wafa Mefteh, Ali Mohsen Frihida
15 min
AI-Driven Obfuscated Malware Detection
Mohand Aljowaied
Mohand Aljowaied, Yassine Bouteraa, Ahmad O. Assiri
15 min
Collaborative Application Attacks on Mobile Platforms
Adnan Ahmed
Adnan Ahmed, Adel Ben Mnaouer
15 min
Blockchain-Based NFT for Sports Assets
Adel Ben Mnaouer
Adel Ben Mnaouer, Adnan Ahmed, Abdelaziz Hammouri, Omar Tayan, Sanaa Askool, Nour Mahmoud Bahbouh, Hanadi Aljohani, Muhammad Boughoula
15 min
DAY 2

Friday, December 26, 2025

09:00 – 10:00 🎤 Keynote: Large Action Models & Agentic AI Keynote Room 1
Prof. Wadii Boulila
Prof. Wadii Boulila

Professor of Computer Science, Prince Sultan University, KSA

IEEE Senior Member
Teaching Machines to Act: Large Action Models and the Era of Agentic AI
This keynote explores the pivotal shift from AI understanding to autonomous execution. We introduce Large Action Models (LAMs), engineered to map rich multimodal context directly into concrete actions over tools, software interfaces, and robots.
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10:00 – 10:30 ☕ Session Break & Networking Break
10:30 – 11:15 Session 7Cybersecurity & Trust – Secure Smart Cities Session Room 1
LoRaWAN Security: Vulnerabilities & Countermeasures
El Hamdi Ridha
El Hamdi Ridha, Mohamed Njah
15 min
Sm-CF2: Motion Planning for Autonomous Robots
Safa Ziadi
Safa Ziadi, El Hamdi Ridha, Mohamed Njah
15 min
Cybersecurity in Construction: Data Protection Framework
Adnan Ahmed
Adnan Ahmed, Maha Hassan, Adel Ben Mnaouer, Omar Tayan, Sana Askool, Nour Mahmoud Bahbouh
15 min
10:30 – 11:30 Session 8AI Frontiers – City Intelligence & IoT Session Room 2
Satellite Remote Sensing for Groundwater Monitoring
Eya Dridi
Eya Dridi
15 min
ML-Driven Risk Scoring for IoT Insurance
Mohamed Achraf Khemakhem
Mohamed Achraf Khemakhem, El Hamdi Ridha, Mohamed Njah
15 min
Security in Agent-to-Agent Protocols
Bessem Zaabar
Bessem Zaabar, Ouissem Ben Fredj, Omar Cheikhrouhou, Khaleel Mershad
15 min
11:30 – 12:15 Session 9AI Frontiers – Arabic LLMs Session Room 1
Enhanced LLMs for Maliki Jurisprudence
Hassan Ben Ayed
Hassan Ben Ayed, Omar Cheikhrouhou
15 min
Optimizing Academic Chatbot Design
Soumaya Chaffar
Soumaya Chaffar, Rasha Ashawe
15 min
MadinahGPT: Historical Guide with RAG & LLM
Abdulrahman Hassan
Abdulrahman Hassan, Mohammed Naseif, Ahmed Elhayek, Jarallah Alghamdi, Anis Koubaa
15 min
11:30 – 12:30 Session 10Cybersecurity & AI – Detection & Privacy Session Room 2
Self-Attention for Phishing Detection
Mariem Thaalbi
Mariem Thaalbi, Rania Bouattour, Ameni Azzouz
15 min
AI Lie Detector Test: Turnitin, Grammarly, ZeroGPT
Tahira Hoke
Tahira Hoke, Anis Koubaa
15 min
Preserving Ownership in Generative AI
Adnan Ahmed
Adnan Ahmed
15 min
Privacy-Preserving DL for Pneumonia Classification
Moez Krichen
Moez Krichen, Ammara Javaid
15 min
12:30 – 13:30 🍽️ Lunch Break Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 🎓 Panel: AI in Education – Transforming Learning Panel Room 1
Prof. Anis Koubaa
Prof. Anis Koubaa

Alfaisal University | ScaleX Innovation

Moderator
Transforming Learning for the Future
Explore how AI is redefining higher education—accelerating innovation in curriculum design, personalized learning pathways, assessment, accreditation, and university operations.
Agentic AI Personalized Learning Quality Assurance Digital Transformation
Prof. Khalil Amiri– Former Dep. Minister, Tunisia Dr. Sanaa Askoul– UPM Dr. Tahira Hoke– PSU
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14:30 – 15:15 Session 11AI Frontiers – Autonomous Systems Session Room 1
Intelligent Energy Management in Hybrid EVs
Toumi Ghada
Toumi Ghada, Sahbani Abdelaziz, Mahersia Hela
15 min
Agentic UAVs: LLM-Driven Autonomy
Anis Koubaa
Anis Koubaa, Khaled Gabr
15 min
Private 5G Meets Global Networks
Jorge Schmidt
Jorge Schmidt, Michael Sonnberger, Gregor Stangelmayer
15 min
14:30 – 15:30 Session 12Quantum & Immersive – Metaverse & AI Session Room 2
Immersive XR for Autism Intervention
Adnan Ahmed
Adnan Ahmed, Mohammad Belayet Hossain
15 min
Systems Mapping for Metaverse Economies
Walaa Alharthi
Walaa Alharthi
15 min
DCDM: Generative AI and Metaverse
Adnan Ahmed
Adnan Ahmed, Adel Ben Mnaouer, Nour Mahmoud Bahbouh, Ahmad B. Alkhodre, Omar Tayan, Sanaa Askool, Sami Albouq
15 min
Silicon Photonics for AI & Quantum Computing
Driss Benhaddou
Driss Benhaddou, Naif Alshamrani, Abdulrahman Alsolami, Dhafullah Almutairi, Abdullah Almansouri
15 min
15:30 – 18:00 🎉 Social Event Special
19:30 – 23:00 🏆 Conference Dinner Special
DAY 3

Saturday, December 27, 2025

09:00 – 10:00 🎤 Keynote: Quantum Information – The New Frontier Keynote Room 1
Dr. Hichem Eleuch
Dr. Hichem Eleuch

Prof-Chair of Excellence in Quantum Information and AI, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Fellow - African Academy of Sciences
Quantum Information: The New Frontier of Computation
Quantum computing promises to reduce computation times and solve previously intractable issues. Quantum cryptography presents possible solutions to security threats. This talk provides a concise introduction from basic ideas to applications.
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10:00 – 10:30 ☕ Coffee Break & Networking Break
10:30 – 11:30 🔐 Panel: AI-Driven Zero Trust for Critical Infrastructures Panel Room 1
Prof. Mohamed Hamdi
Prof. Mohamed Hamdi

Sup'Com, Tunisia

Moderator
AI-Driven Zero Trust Architectures for Critical Infrastructures
Explore how AI can be both a powerful ally and serious threat in cybersecurity. This panel pivots from general risk discussion to hard scientific problems impeding trustworthy AI, including adversarial bounds, neuro-symbolic integration, and gradient leakage.
Zero Trust Adversarial AI Gradient Leakage Privacy
Prof. Driss Benhaddou– Alfaisal Univ. Prof. Iman AlMomani– U. Jordan / PSU Prof. Hella Kaffel– U. Tunis El Manar
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11:30 – 12:00 🏆 Closing Ceremony, Awards & Certificates Special
Closing Ceremony & Awards
Join us for the official closing of SmartTech 2025. We will announce and present:
  • Best Paper Award – Recognizing outstanding research contributions
  • Best Presentation Award – For exceptional oral presentations
  • Participation Certificates – For all registered attendees and authors
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