International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology, Computing and Engineering
(ICACTCE) — 2021
March 24–26, 2021 · CyberSpace (Virtually from Morocco)
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Nabil Benamar
High School of Technology, Moulay Ismail University Meknes, Morocco
Title: The Role of Standardization Bodies in Research: the IETF as an Example
Dr. Benamar is an Associate Professor of Computer Networks at the School of Technology, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes. He holds a Ph.D. in Sciences from Faculty of Sciences-Meknes (2004), a Master degree in Physics (2001) and a Master degree in Computer Networks (INPT 2003). His main research topics are IPv6, IoT, Intelligent Transport Systems, and Next Generation networks. He is the author of several journal papers in highly ranked journals as well as IETF Standard documents. He is currently serving as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Access and the Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing journals, and reviewer for several IEEE, Elsevier, Wiley and Springer journals. Dr. Benamar is a TPC member of different IEEE flagship conferences (Globecom, ICC, PIMRC, WCNC, etc.) and a member of the Organizing Committee of WCNC'2019. He is an IPv6 expert and IPv6 trainer with many international organisms (RIPE/MENOG, AFRINIC, and Agence Universitaire de Francophonie).
Prof. Dr. Oulaid Kamach
National School of Applied Sciences, University of Abdelmalek Essaadi Tangier, Morocco
Title: Industry 4.0
Oulaid Kamach received a Master degree in applied mathematics from Franche-Comte University in France in 2001, and a Ph.D. in control engineering from the INSA of Lyon, France in 2004. Since 2018, he has been a Full Professor in Industrial Engineering and Logistics, within the Department of Electrical and Industrial Engineering of the University of Abdelmalek Essaadi Tangier, Morocco. His research interests include Flow Management, Simulation, Optimization, Monitoring and Planning & Scheduling. He has published over 72 research articles in refereed journals and conferences and has supervised over 15 Masters and PhD candidates.
Dr. Gürkan Solmaz
NEC Laboratories Europe, Germany
Title: Combining IoT and ML for Situation Awareness
Dr. Gürkan Solmaz is a Senior Researcher at NEC Laboratories Europe, Germany. His research interests include AI/ML, mobile computing, and cloud-edge systems for novel Internet of Things (IoT) applications to smart cities and smart mobility. He received his BS degree in Computer Engineering from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey and his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in the USA. He co-authored more than 35 papers in top-tier journals and conferences such as IEEE TMC, ACM/IEEE IPSN, and ACM MobiSys. He was co-recipient of two best paper awards (IEEE SCC'19, GIoTS'18) and is a member of the ACM Future of Computing Academy (FCA).
Prof. Dr. Yassine Rhazali
High School of Technology, Moulay Ismail University Meknes, Morocco
Title: Create Software from Specifications Automatically through MDA Approach
Yassine Rhazali is a Moroccan professor. He obtained his Ph.D. in computer science, more specifically in software engineering; his specialty is Model Driven Engineering. He proposed several approaches in model engineering, validated in various scientific papers published at international conferences and journals. He obtained his Ph.D. at Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco. He is a professor-researcher, reviewer, editorial board member and scientific committee member in several international scientific journals and conferences.
Dr. Addi Ait-Mlouk
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Title: Federated Learning: Privacy Preserving with FEDn
Addi Ait-Mlouk received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco, in 2018. Before joining the ISCL lab at Uppsala University he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Computing Science, Umea University, working on federated databases. His research interests include data mining, information retrieval, natural language processing, machine learning, semantic web and federated learning.
Dr. Sarah El Himer
Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University Fez, Morocco
Title: Concentrated Photovoltaic Technology (CPV) in Morocco
Dr. Sarah El Himer is a Ph.D. and Associate Researcher in the Intelligent Systems, Georesources and Renewable Energies Laboratory. She graduated in 2019 in renewable energies at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Fez. She is a trainer and IT consultant at the IT Support and Consulting Center, and was a Visiting Professor at FST Fez from 2015 to 2019. Her main research topics include optical elements for concentrated photovoltaics (CPV), acceptance angle, optical efficiency, micro-CPV and hybrid CPV. She has published over 15 papers in international journals and conferences and served as TPC chair of the ICACTCE'21 Conference.
Dr. Hajar Moudoud
University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
Title: Blockchain Integration with the Internet of Things: Integration Issues, Challenges, and Future Research Directions
Hajar Moudoud works in computer engineering at the Environment and Autonomous Networks Laboratory, University of Technology of Troyes, France, and the Faculty of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Science Engineering, Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada. She received an engineering degree from Mohammadia School of Engineers, Morocco, in 2018. Her research interests are in the security of Internet of Things and integration with Blockchain technology.
Dr. Nezha Mejjad
Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
Title: Does Open Innovation Increase Environmental Innovation Performances?
Nezha holds a Ph.D. in Geochemistry and Environment from the Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik (FSBM), where she pursued her postdoctoral research. She was involved in a research project supported by the IAEA Research Contract CRP K41016. After getting her second Master in Sustainable Blue Growth from the University of Trieste and OGS, Italy in 2019, Nezha participated in the DEEP BLUE Mobility Project and elaborated her research on deep-sea mining impact on the environment at the Institute of Marine Sciences ISMAR-CNR, Bologna, Italy. She contributed to the organization of 10+ international conferences in the field of Environment and received the prize of the best doctoral dissertation in 2018.