SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Multi-Conference program of OCTA & Projects : SIIE, ISKO-Maghreb, CITED, TBMS & OCTA

in Nov. 6-7, 2025 HIDE University of Tunis (Tunisia) :

  • With the integration of the 5 scientific programs of SIIE’2025, ISKO-Maghreb’2025, CITED’2025, TBMS’2025, and OCTA’2025 :  Multi-Conference Scientific Program OCTA’2025 & Projects.
  • Keynotes speakers :

– Keynote 1 : Pr. Mohamed LOUADI (Institut Supérieur de Gestion [ISG] University of Tunis, Tunisia)  ,

Intelligence or Truth? AI in the Face of New Regimes of Knowledge and Knowledge Management.

– Keynote 2 : Pr. Wadii BOULILA (RIOTU Laboratory, Prince Sultan University, KSA,   

The Data-Efficient Path to Action: Self-Supervised Pretraining for Large Action Models.

– Keynote 3 : Pr. Kamel SMAÏLI (Head of SMART Team LORIA Lab. University of Lorraine, France) ,

(in progress) Generative Artificial Intelligence: Theories, Ethics, and Applications.

– Keynote 4 : Dr-HDR. Nazim FATES (Inria institute & Loria Lab., France) ,

(in progress) Simulator for Cellular Automata and other discrete dynamical systems.

  • Schedule of OCTA in Nov. 6-7, 2025 :
program updated: OCT. 30, 2025

Thursday, November 6th., 2025 :

8h00-9h00 : Welcome desk & Rigistration

9h00-10h00 : Multi-Conference opening

Welcome inauguration:        

  • Organizing Committee Chairs
  • Steering Committee Chairs
  • Honorary Academic Presidents

10h00-11h00 : Plenary  Conference & Keynote

Keynote Chair.s: Lamia LABED-JILANI (Vice-President ISKO- Maghreb, Vice-President of Virtual University of Tunis) & Habib M. KAMMOUN (Chair IEEE Tunisia, University of Sfax)  

Keynote : Intelligence or Truth? AI in the Face of New Regimes of Knowledge and Knowledge Management. By : Pr. Mohamed LOUADI (Institut Supérieur de Gestion [ISG] University of Tunis, Tunisia).

Discussion with Multi-Conference audience

11h00-11h30 : Coffee break 

11h30-13h00 : Parallel sessions for authors

Session S1 :   AI for Medical Imaging and Cognitive Diagnostics

Chair.s : Marouene CHAIEB (ENSI, University of Manouba, LARODEC Lab., University of Tunis) & Narjes BELLAMINE (RIADI Lab. , ENSI, University of La Manouba, Tunisia)

OCTA_326 – Ali Hamdi, Sawsan Selmi and Hedi Sakli – AI-Enhanced Multi-Filter X-Ray Preprocessing for Real-Time Posture Monitoring and Skeletal Anomaly Detection in Smart Medical Chairs
OCTA_2728 – Feriel Lamirem, Wyssem Fathallah, Imen Helal, Nizar Sakli, Hedia Bellali and Hedi Sakli – MS-HAF-Net: Automatic Segmentation and Quantification of T Lymphocytes in Colorectal Cancer Histopathology
OCTA_7053 – Sana Ben Sassi, Boutheina Ben Ismail and Hedi Sakli – Multi-Label Lung Disease Detection Using Optimized MobileNetV2
OCTA_8111 – Jawhara Lazhar, Boutheina Ben-Ismail, Wyssem Fathallah and Hedi Sakli – Multimodal Deep Learning for COVID-19 Diagnosis: Chest X-ray vs. CT Scan Evaluation

Session S2 :   Trustworthy and Verified AI in Clinical and Healthcare Systems

Chair.s : Sana BEN ABDALLAH    (RIADI Lab., ENSI, University of Manouba) &            Anja HABACHA       (RIADI Lab., ENSI, University of La Manouba, Tunisia)

OCTA_9168 – Imen Chebbi, Sarra Abidi and Leila Ben Ayed – Ensuring Safety in Clinical AI: Formally Verified Deep Learning for Heart Failure Detection
OCTA_3403 – Sarra Abidi, Imen Chebbi and Leila Ben Ayed – Safe Hybrid Deep Learning for Early Heart Failure Diagnosis: A Formal Verification Approach
OCTA_5611 – Chaker Nasri, Ahlem Ben Younes and Leila Ben Ayed – Enhancing Model Checking with LSTM-based Intelligent Filtering and Path Correction
TBMS_6 – Bourkache Noureddine, Laghrouche Mourad and Sahbi Sidhom – Deep Learning Model for Reliable Pneumonia Classification
CITED_2 – Bhaskar Jyoti Neog. – Weather and children’s allocation of time: Evidence from India

Session S3 :   AI for Renewable Energy Forecasting and Microgrid Optimization

Chair.s : Walid BAYOUNES (RIADI Lab., ENSI, University of Manouba ) & Amine BEN RHOUMA,        (LSE-COSYS, ENSIT , University of Tunis)

OCTA_2741 – Rami Ksouri, Jamel Belhadj and Habib Cherif – AI-Driven Defect Detection for Renewable Energy Assets in Microgrids Using YOLOv11
CITED_6 – Anouar Chebbi, Amira Haddouk and Hfaiedh Mechergui – Intelligent Monitoring of Photovoltaic Panels Using an ESP32-Based Embedded System
CITED_12 – Khaoula Saidani, Nejla Essaddi and Mongi Besbes – Resilient Long-Term Solar Energy Prediction Using Bayesian Time Series and Monte Carlo Simulations
OCTA_1560 – Haifa Aloui, Jamel Belhadj and Habib Cherif – Bayesian Regularized NARX Neural Networks for Accurate Meteorological Forecasting in Renewable Energy Applications
CITED_3 – Ben Soltane Bassem. –  Combustible Renewables and Waste as a Decarbonization Driver: Simultaneous Quantile Evidence from Mediterranean and MENA Regions

13h00-14h30 : Lunch

14h30-15h30 : Plenary  Conference & Keynote

Keynote Chair.s : Sahbi SIDHOM (President ISKO- Maghreb, LORIA Lab. University of Lorraine, France) & Henda BEN GHEZALA (RIADI, ENSI University of Manouba)  

Keynote : The Data-Efficient Path to Action: Self-Supervised Pretraining for Large Action Models. By : Pr. Wadii BOULILA (RIOTU Laboratory, Prince Sultan University, KSA).

Discussion with Multi-Conference audience

15h30-17h00 : Parallel sessions for authors

Session S4 :  Intelligent Energy Systems and Smart Power Management

Chair.s : Hassina ALIANE   (CERIST, Algeria) & Habib CHERIF (ENSIT, University of Tunis)

OCTA_1278 – Ahmed Jeridi, Safa Allagui and Abderrahmen Zaafouri – Accurate Parameters Identification of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Using the Artificial Foraging Thieves Method
OCTA_8135 – Houda Allagui, Ahmed Jeridi, Safa Slouma and Abderrahmen Zaafouri – Accurate PEM Fuel Cell Modelling Using Mountaineering Team-Based Optimization
CITED_7 – Naoures Arfaoui, Amine Ben Rhouma, Jamel Belhadj, Xavier Roboam and Bruno Sareni – Piecewise Linearization of Pump Characteristics for Water-Energy Microgrid Optimization
CITED_8 – Sarra Nadderi, Amine Ben Rhouma and Jamel Belhadj – Optimization of Pump-as-Turbine Systems Using Fuzzy Logic Control and Genetic Algorithms
CITED_16 – Sirine Maaroufi, Kawther Chehidi, Ikbal Chammakhi Msadaa and Khaled Grayaa. – From Detection to Explanation: LLM-Integrated Anomaly Analysis in Building Energy Data

Session S5 :   AI and Smart Transportation Systems for Sustainable Cities

Chair.s : Nabil BADRI (RIADI Lab, ENSI, University of Manouba) & Amira HADDOUK (ENSIT, Université de Tunis)

OCTA_4422 – Sonia Mrad and Rafaa Mraihi – Advancing Smart Transportation Through AI for Sustainable Traffic Management
CITED_10 – Rabeb Kammoun – Examining the Impact of Airport Transport on the Environmental Degradation of Airport Cities: A Case Study of European Cities
TBMS_4 – Manel Ouni and Rafaa Mraihi – Transport Infrastructure and Inclusive Growth in Tunisia: Evidence from Machine Learning Approaches
OCTA_3084 – Boulbaba Guedri, Naji Guedri and Rached Gharbi – Smart Flow Monitoring System: Optimizing Conveyor Performance with USB-Camera and Computer

Session S6 :   AI-Enhanced Learning Platforms and Educational Chatbots

Chair.s : Nacim YANES (RIADI Lab, ENSI, University of Manouba) &   Latifa BEN ARFA RABAI (Larodec Lab.,ISG – University of Tunis)

OCTA_2049 – Neji Ichrak and Oueriech Sabrine – An AI-Powered Personalized Learning Platform for the Tunisian Baccalaureate Exam
OCTA_6488 – Sonia Gannar, Chiraz Kilani and Lamia Labed Jilani – AI-Driven Social Learning Platform for Software Developers: An Agile Approach to Knowledge Construction
OCTA_7380 – Walid Bayounes and Ines Bayoudh Saâdi – A Learner-Centric Framework for Educational Chatbots Engineering
OCTA_4331 – Walid Bayounes and Ines Bayoudh Saâdi. – A Pedagogical Framework of Intelligent Chatbot Engineering for Personalized Tutoring
ISKO_3 – Sana Refai and Houneida Haddaji – From Prompts to Purpose: Leveraging Generative AI in Youth Environmental Education Through Arabic Digital Storytelling

17h00-17h30: Coffee break 

17h30-19h00: Parallel sessions for authors

Session S7 :   Learning Analytics, Skills Extraction and Career Guidance

Chair.s : Alya SLIMENE (LIMTIC Lab., ISI, University Tunis Elmanar  ) & Mabrouka EL HACHANI (ELICO, University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France)

OCTA_2720 – Arbiya Ochi, Sami Zghal, Fethi Ghazouani and Lamia Labed Jilani – RAG4Skills: Towards Normalized Skill Extraction with Retrieval-Augmented Generation
CITED_15 – Amal Hadj Slama, Lotfi Saidi and Majdi Saidi – Short-Term Load Prediction in Off-Grid Hybrid Energy Systems Using Hybrid Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models
TBMS_5 – Sara Ouald Chaib, Anass El Haddadi, Mouhcine Merrahi, Yasmina El Morabit and Fadwa Bouhafer – AI-Driven Career Guidance Through Learning Analytics: Bridging Education and Labor Market Needs
OCTA_1070 – Ali Abdelghafour Bejaoui and Kalthoum Rezgui – A Hybrid Course Recommendation System Using Clustering and Content-Based Filtering
OCTA_4630 – Olfa Layouni and Jalel Akaichi. –  Recommending Multidimensional Spatio-Temporal OLAP Queries

Session S8 :   Natural Language Processing and Generative AI for Multilingual Communication

Chair.s : Raoudha BELTAIFA (RIADI Lab, ENSI, University of Manouba) &            Jamel FEKI   (Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Sfax)

OCTA_6650 – Malek Hedhli, Ferihane Kboubi and Anja Habacha Chaibi – Translating Arabic Dialects into MSA: A Comparison of TF-IDF and FastText Approaches
SIIE_2332 – Nabil Badri, Ferihane Kboubi and Anja Habacha Chaibi – Improving Arabic Hate Speech Detection via ArgMaxMajVote Ensemble Learning
ISKO_2 – Nada Tka and Marinela Burada – Cultural Value and Appropriation in the Ivorian Context: Fieldwork Reflections on the Pagne

Session S9 :   Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies and AI-Based Knowledge Organization

Chair.s : Sihem BEN SASSI (RIADI Lab., ENSI, University of La Manouba) & Yacine JAMOUSSI   (RIADI Lab., ENSI, University of La Manouba)

OCTA_1603 – Ali Khebizi and Ibtissem Bouhaouche – Knowledge Graph-Driven Approach to Intelligent Business Process Integration in Smart Grid
OCTA_7637 – Ines Meriah, Latifa Ben Arfa Rabai and Ridha Khedri – An Ontology Population Process for Security Risk
OCTA_2658 – Djamila Bouhaouan, Bakhta Nachet and Abdelkader Adla – A Fog-Ontology Supported Food Supply Chain Management
OCTA_3562 – Rahma Ferjani, Lilia Rejeb and Nour Chetouane. – An Online Rule Set Compaction Strategy for the sUpervised Classifier System UCS

Friday, November 7th., 2025 :

8h00-9h00 : Welcome desk & Rigistration

9h00-10h00 : Plenary  Conference & Keynote

Keynote Chair.s: Jamel BELHADJ (HIDE Université de Tunis) & Mohamed JEMNI (Director. ICT Department, ALECSO Tunis)

Keynote 3 : “Title in progress : Generative Artificial Intelligence: Theories, Ethics, and Applications”; By : Pr. Kamel SMAÏLI (Head of SMART Team LORIA Lab. University of Lorraine, France).

Discussion with Multi-Conference audience

10h00-10h30 : Coffee break 

10h30-12h00 : Parallel sessions for authors

Session S10 :   Cybersecurity, Risk Management and Resilient Intelligent Systems

Chair.s : Olfa FERCHICHI (RIADI Lab., SESAM – Tunisia) &   Ines BAYOUDH (RIADI Lab., University of Manouba, ENSIT – University of Tunis)

OCTA_2723 – Hayam Eid – Promoting Proactive Monitoring of User Behavior: A Framework for Enterprise Cyber Risk Management
SIIE_7718 – Hesham Said Abusaimeh, Okba Kazar and Mohamed Akram Khelili – Cybersecurity Challenges and Opportunities in E-Business and E-Commerce: Evidence from Jordan
OCTA_2464 – Eya Ben Hamida, Sarra Abidi and Leila Ben Ayed – Security Vulnerabilities in Modern OCR Models: A Taxonomy and Mitigation Framework
TBMS_3 – Ahmed Sarwar Mohammed – Economic Dynamics: Bounded Consumption Rule Data Structures

Session S11 :   Autonomous Robotics, IoT and Smart Embedded Systems

Chair.s : Abdelkrim MEZIANE (Vice-President ISKO-Maghreb, CERIST, Algeria) &         Lamjed BEN SAID (Smart Lab ISG  University of Tunis)

OCTA_7514 – Mohamed Amine Bouallegui and Imen Saidi – Design of the NOMAD Robot Based on ROS and SLAM for AI-Assisted Autonomous Navigation
ISKO_1 – Vinaykumar Chitukoori – Development of an IoT-Based Environmental Monitoring System Using Raspberry Pi for Real-Time Data Analysis
OCTA_5558 – Arbi Abdelwaheb and Ben Khader Bouzid Monia – Neural Network-Based Smart Battery Management System for Hybrid DC Standalone Microgrid
OCTA_3911  –  Wassim Ghommidh and Mohamed Farah  – Part-GNN: A partitioning-based graph neural Network for efficient large-scale memory data classification
SIIE_6265 – Fadoua Chergaoui and Brahim Erraha.  –  Barriers to Artificial Intelligence Adoption in SMEs Decision Support Systems: A Literature Review

Session S12 :   AI and Computer Vision for Industrial Systems and Manufacturing

Chair.s : Meriem ENNIGROU (SMART lab, ISG University of Tunis) & Leila BEN AYED (ENSI, University of Manouba)

OCTA_8277 – Naji Guedri, Boulbaba Guedri and Rached Gharbi – Improved Surface and Volume Analysis of Moving Materials Using Camera Imaging and Algorithmic Scaling
OCTA_5054 – Ali Chouikhi, Sawsan Selmi, Khalil Jouili and Hedi Sakli – A Robust Model for Plant Disease Detection Using an Advanced Pre-processing Pipeline and MobileNetV2
OCTA_5519 – Olfa Ferchichi, Raoudha Beltaifa and Lamia Labed – Using A* Algorithms for Artificial Intelligence-Based Feature Model Configuration Generation
TBMS_7  – Sachin Babu Antony. – Large Scale Machine Learning for Medical Image Analysis and Diagnosis in Edge Computing Environments
CITED_14 – Amin Benassi, Faten Kardous, Rym Bouziri, Majd Souissi and Khaled Grayaa. – AlmBark ID: Enhancing Almond Tree Variety Identification via Wavelet Transform-Based Image Augmentation

12h30-14h00 : Lunch

14h00-15h00 : Plenary  Conference & Keynote

Keynote Chair.s : Rached GHARBI (Vice-President University of Tunis) & Sihem BEN SASSI (ISKO-Maghreb, ENSI, Manouba University)

Keynote 4 : “Title in progress : Simulator for Cellular Automata and other discrete dynamical systems.” By : Dr-HDR. Nazim FATES (Inria institute & Loria Lab., France)

Discussion with Multi-Conference audience

15h00-16h30 : Parallel sessions for authors

Session S13:   Signal Processing, Optimization and AI-Based Control Systems

Chair.s : Anass EL HADDADI (Vice-President, ISKO-Maghreb; ENSA Al-Hoceima, Morocco) & Hedia MHIRI SELLAMI (Smart Lab., ISG  University of Tunis)

OCTA_5206 – Albahloul Alhoush, Roya Sabri and Nasar Aldian Shashoa – Decomposition Technique Application of Two Stage Data Filtering Based RLS Estimation Algorithm for CARAR Systems
OCTA_669 – Fatma Ashrif, Munya A Arwin, Munyah Naji and Nasar Aldian Shashoa – Data Filtered Based Recursive Least Squares Algorithms for Multiple-Input-Single-Output Box-Jenkins of Systems
CITED_4 – Mohamed Amine Ben Helal, Achraf Jabeur Telmoudi and Abdelkader Chaari – A Novel Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Solving Complex Combinatorial Optimization Problems
CITED_5 – Tarek Bensidhoum – A New Adaptive Neural Network Scheme for a Class of Nonlinear Systems

Session S14:   Telecommunication Networks, 5G/6G and Quality of Experience

Chair.s : Fouad ZMOKHOL (Vice-President ISKO-Maghreb, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon) & Raoudha KHCHERIF (RIADI Lab., ENSI, University of Manouba)

OCTA_7106 – Sarah Mokrani and Meriem Ennigrou – Balancing Throughput and Fairness in 5G Resource Allocation Using a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm
OCTA_6470 – Youssef Bourass – Quality of Experience in Telecom Era: A Comprehensive Survey
OCTA_6366 – Jihene Sidhom and Lotfi Saidi – Robust Federated Learning for Wind Turbine Bearing Fault Prognosis under Limited and Non-IID Vibration Data
OCTA_4586 – Sawsan Selmi, Ali Hamdi and Hedi Sakli – Harnessing UAVs and 6G for Smart

Session S15:   AI for Financial Forecasting and Economic Intelligence

Chair.s : Marouen Kachroudi (ISAMM, University of Manouba) & Zahra KODIA (Smart Lab., ISG  University of Tunis)

OCTA_6986 – Zakia Zouaghia, Zahra Kodia and Lamjed Ben Said – RaT-HyperGAT: Regime-Aware Temporal Hypergraph Attention Network for Financial Forecasting
SIIE_752 – Oumaima Chtourou – Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Economic Intelligence: Enhancing Forecasting and Strategic Decision-Making in Emerging Economies
SIIE_8249 – Anis Elborgi – The Pressing Challenges of IS and Economic Intelligence: Trends and Applications for Tunisia
SIIE_29 – Anis Elborgi – From Qatar’s “U-Curve”: AI Governance, Economic Intelligence, and Intellectual Property as Pillars of Innovation Transformation for Tunisia

16h30-17h00: Coffee break 

17h00-18h30: Parallel sessions for authors

Session S16:   Affective Computing and Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

Chair.s : Ferihane KBOUBI (RIADI Lab, ENSI, University of Manouba) & Lilia  REJEB (Smart Lab., ISG  University of Tunis)

OCTA_9354 – Noussaiba Jaafar, Lucia Randzavola Raholinarivo and Zied Lachiri – Multimodal Fusion Based on Deep Learning for Depression Detection Using Facial Expressions and Speech
OCTA_5177 – Sirine Khlifi, Mouna Belhaj and Lamjed Ben Said – Transformers for Multi-Label Emotion Recognition: A Position Paper
OCTA_3810 – Nouh Boussif, Ala Balti and Mounir Sayadi – Hybrid Embedded Platform for Fall Detection by Artificial Intelligence
CITED_13 – Hajer Grira, Ikbal Chammakhi Msadaa and Khaled Grayaa. – Shape-Based Clustering of Smart-Meter Time Series with SSA–DTW Medoids

Session S17:   AI, Knowledge, and Society: Epistemology, Governance and Ethics

Chair.s : Emna AKKARI (LPV CRten, University of Carthage) & Mounir SMIDA (University of Tunis)

OCTA_3265 – Anis Elborgi – Economic Epistemology in the Era of Big Data and AI: Towards an Augmented Scientific Rationality
CITED_9 – Anis Elborgi – I-Powered Decision Support Systems in the Maghreb: Between Ecological Imperative and New Technological Colonialism
OCTA_4883 – Ines Meftehi – Artificial Intelligence in ERP Systems Evolutionary Phases and Research Insights
CITED_17 –  Sonia Mrad and Rafaa Mraihi. Forecasting of CO2 Emissions from Tunisia Transport sector using (ARIMA) Data Driven Intelligent Time Series Predicting Approach

Session S18:   Bibliometrics, Digital Humanities and Knowledge Transformation

Chair.s : Nasar Aldian SHASHOA (Vice-President ISKO-Maghreb, Libyan Academy Tripoli, Libya) & CHEBBI Aïda (ISD, University of Manouba)

OCTA_1505 – Abdelilah El Majjaoui, Anass El Haddadi, Fadwa Bouhafer and Sara Ouald Chaib – A Bibliometric Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Research in the Maghreb Region (2000–2025)
CITED_1 – Rim Zenzmi and Badreddine El Moutaqui – A Bibliometric Analysis on the Relationship Between Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention Among University Students
ISKO_4 – Yosr Békalti, Kaouther Azouz and Ibrahim Bounhas – Social Networks and Scientific Communication: Reconfiguring the Practices of Manouba University Researchers (2015–2025)
ISKO_5 – Bechir Boudhir – Multilingual Indexing and Standardization in the Era of AI: Towards an Inclusive Knowledge Organization
TBMS_2 – Dr.Shady Hamouda. – Data Integrity and Consistency Challenges in Migrating Relational Data to Document-Oriented Databases

18h30-19h00: Closing Ceremony of the Multi-Conference

  •  Best Paper Awards.
  • Conclusion by the Presidents