AMCAI 2023: 1st Afro-Mediterranean Conference on Artificial Intelligence Hotel Hammamet, Tunisia, December 13-15, 2023

Conference website	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=amcai2023
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=amcai2023
Submission deadline	May 15, 2023
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=amcai2023

AMCAI 2023: 1st Afro-Mediterranean Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Organized by ATIA (Association Tunisienne pour l'Intelligence Artificielle) with a technical Co-sponsorship of IEEE Africa Council

Objectives

AMCAI’2023 is the premier Afro-Mediterranean meeting in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Its purpose is to bring together researchers, engineers, and practitioners from both Mediterranean and African countries to discuss and present their research results around Artificial Intelligence and its applications. 

AI is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines and systems. AI is an important multidisciplinary field that has become an integral part of the technology industry. AI is shaping the future of humanity in all sectors and performing as a technological innovator. AI is the main driver of emerging technologies such as big data, robotics and IoT. Over the last several years, the advancements in/of artificial intelligence made across a variety of industries have been major, and the potential for an even greater impact over the next several decades is certain. The conference emphasizes applied and theoretical researches in Artificial Intelligence to solve real problems in all fields, including engineering, science, education, agriculture, industry, automation and robotics, transportation, business and finance, design, medicine and biomedicine, bioinformatics, human-computer interactions, cyberspace, security, Image and Video Recognition, agriculture, etc.

Topics

Scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia are invited to contribute in order to make successful this first edition of AMCAI. The aim of the AMCAI’2023 is to attract high-quality papers in these areas including topics (but not limited) such as:

• Ambient Intelligence
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence
• Augmented Reality
• Automated problem solving
• Big Data Analytics
• Bio-informatics
• Blockchain applications
• Cloud manufacturing
• Cloud/Edge/Fog Computing
• Cognitive computing
• Cognitive thinking of humans
• Collaborative robots
• Computational Intelligence
• Constraint satisfaction and optimization
• Cyber-Physical Environment
• Digital and smart manufacturing in industry 4.0
• Distributed AI
• Distributed Problem Solving
• Electrical systems
• Evolutionary algorithms and Metaheuristics
• Expert systems
• Financial Technology
• Fuzzy Systems
• Games with AI
• Image and Video Recognition
• Intelligent agents
• Intelligent Data mining
• Intelligent databases
• Intelligent networks
• Intelligent user interface
• Intelligent web-based business
• Internet of Everything (IoE)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Inventory management
• Knowledge Discovery, Representation, Acquisition
• Learning and education
• Logistics and Supply chain management
• Machine/Deep learning
• Mobile and Wireless Systems
• Modeling and optimization
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Multi-objective optimization
• Natural language processing
• Networking
• Neural Networks
• Ontologies
• Predictive maintenance
• Production planning and Scheduling
• Real-Time Systems
• Recommendation systems
• Reinforcement Learning
• Robotics and Control
• Smart Agriculture Technology
• Smart Grids
• Social Network Analysis
• Swarm Intelligence
• System Software and Security
• Telecommunications
• Transportation
• Uncertainty models
• Virtual Reality
• XR and Metaverse

Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically through EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=amcai2023

The following paper categories are welcome:

• Regular papers are written in English, of up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables, and references)
• Posters are written in English, of up to 4 pages

Submitted papers should be original and not published elsewhere or intended to be published during the review period. The contributions should address research questions that relate to one of the topics listed above.

Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered.

To ensure high quality, All submissions are blind peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. All accepted papers must be presented by one of the authors who must register for the conference and pay the fees.

All accepted and presented regular papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. 

Committees

Honorary Chair

• Prof. Khaled GHEDIRA, UIK, Tunisia

General Chair

• Dr. Olfa BELKAHLA DRISS, ESCT-University of Manouba, LARIA-ENSI, Tunisia

General Co-Chair

• Dr. Farah BARIKA KTATA, ISSATS-University of Sousse, Tunisia

Program Committee Co-Chairs

• Prof. Najiba Mrabet Bellaaj, ISI-University of Tunis-Manar, Tunisia
• Dr. Tarek M. Hamdani, ISIMa, University of Monastir, REGIM Lab, ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
• Prof. Ouajdi Korbaa, ISITCom-University of Sousse, Tunisia
• Prof. Olfa Jemai, ISIMG, University of Gabes, Tunisia
• Prof. Najoua Essoukri Ben Amara, ENISo, University of Sousse, Tunisia
• Dr. Houssem Eddine Nouri, ISGG-University of Gabes, LARIA-ENSI, Tunisia
• Dr. Olfa Belkahla Driss, ESCT-University of Manouba, LARIA-ENSI, Tunisia
• Dr. Farah Barika Ktata, ISSATS-University of Sousse, Tunisia

Steering Committee

• Olfa Belkahla Driss (Chair), ESCT-University of Manouba, LARIA-ENSI, Tunisia
• Farah Barika Ktata (Co-Chair), ISSATS-University of Sousse, Tunisia
• Najiba Mrabet Bellaaj, ISI-University of Tunis-Manar, Tunisia
• Chaker Essid, FST-University of Tunis-Manar, Tunisia
• Fatma Siala Kallel, ISAMM-LARIA-ENSI-University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Bilel Marzouki, LARIA-ENSI-University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Rabii Razgallah, DACIMA Consulting, Tunisia
• Ahmed Ben Taleb, ITBS, Tunisia
• Radhwane Ben Rhouma, ENSIT, University of Tunis, Tunisia
• Houssem Eddine Nouri, ISGG-University of Gabes, LARIA-ENSI, Tunisia
• Amel Laabidi, ATIA, Tunisia

Poster Session Co-Chairs

• Prof. Olfa Jemai, ISIMG, University of Gabes, Tunisia

Special Session Co-Chairs

• Prof. Ouajdi Korbaa, ISITCom-University of Sousse, Tunisia

Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs

• Prof. Adel M. Alimi, REGIM Lab, ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
• Prof. Najiba Mrabet Bellaaj, ISI-University of Tunis-Manar, Tunisia

Industrial Panel Co-Chairs

• Prof. Chokri Souani, ISSATS-University of Sousse, Tunisia

Demo Track Co-Chairs

• TBA

Competitions & Challenges Co-Chairs

• TBA

Keynote Speakers

• Prof. Nozha BOUJEMAA, Global Vice President, Digital Ethics and Responsible AI - IKEA Retail (Ingka Group), Co-Chair of the OECD.AI Risk and Accountability expert group, Ex-Vice Chair of the AI-HLEG (EC), TEDx Speaker.

• Prof. Pascal YIM, Digital Innovation Advisor, Professor, Ecole Centrale Lille, France.

Poster Session

A poster is a single-page document, typically combining text and images, that embodies a succinct description of work that has been done. Presenting a poster is a good way to discuss and receive feedback on a work in progress that has not yet been fully developed into a paper. Posters should not re-present previously published work.

Accepted posters will have a specific session for being presented to a larger audience, between 45 and 60 minutes, during which authors must be next to their poster to answer questions. The poster must not exceed the A0 (84 cm X 118 cm) portrait format. Please use an appropriate font size for the posters so that they are readable by the participants from 1.5 meters away. The poster message should be clear and understandable even without oral explanation. Please assure the poster is placed on the board before the beginning of the poster session. Authors are required to stand by their posters during the whole poster session, during which the participation certificates will be distributed. The poster must be printed beforehand and brought along to the conference by the author.

Special Session

The AMCAI 2023 invites proposals for Special Sessions/Tracks to be held during the conference as a set of oral and poster presentations that are highly specialized in some particular theme applied in/to Artificial Intelligence. They intend to provide researchers in focused areas the opportunity to present and discuss their work, as well as to offer a forum for interaction among a broader community of researchers. A Special Session will consist of a group of papers in a sub-discipline of Artificial Intelligence related to the main topics of AMCAI 2023. The goal of special sessions (minimum 4 papers; maximum 9) is to provide a focused discussion on innovative topics around artificial intelligence. Special Session proposals have to be sent to Ouajdi Korbaa (Ouajdi.Korbaa@mars.rnu.tn) with the following information:

• Title & acronym of the special session
• Brief profiles of special session organizers
• General description of the special session scope
• List of topics
• Proposed special session Program Committee (to be invited)

The papers will be required to meet the same standards as AMCAI 2023 papers and will be published in the conference proceedings. All the Special Sessions and Doctoral Track will be centralized as tracks in the same conference submission and reviewing system as the regular papers. The organizers will be responsible for the advertisement and promotion of the special session and the conference including the Special Session webpage preparation. The management of papers review will be achieved by Special Session Committees, using the Conference System (a separate EasyChair track will be provided for each Special Session). The organizers are responsible for managing the review process. All the reviews should be submitted through the AMCAI 2023 conference system. Each paper should obtain at least two reviews. The final decision as for the acceptance will be taken by the AMCAI 2023 Program Committee based on recommendations provided by Special Session organizers.

Doctoral Consortium

A doctoral consortium (DC) is a symposium dedicated to helping Ph.D. students in the course of their research work. Each student must present a paper describing her/his work at an intermediate phase before an advisory board, composed of highly qualified and experienced professors. The student should prepare a set of slides that clearly illustrate the main points of her/his Ph.D. project, leaving time enough for a discussion period in order to let the advisory board be helpful regarding the project's progression. Each Ph.D. project presentation is expected to last about 15 minutes. Students are also invited to prepare a poster about their Ph.D. for the main conference poster session. Accepted and presented papers will be included in the digital support that includes the proceedings of the conference.

Industrial Panel

A panel is a one and a half hour to 2 hours session in which four to six speakers - distinguished members of the scientific and/or enterprise community, briefly present different perspectives/opinions on key issues with the goal of stimulating a lively, controversial, and provocative discussion. Panelists are expected to actively debate one another and engage the audience to help broaden understanding of the technologies and issues. Two types of panels are to be considered: Research Panels, oriented to the academic community and focused on the discussion of research topics; and Industrial Panels, oriented to promote knowledge exchanges between academia and industry.

Demo Track

The AMCAI-2023 Demonstrations Program aims to foster discussions and exchange of ideas among Afro-Mediterranean researchers and practitioners from academia and industry by displaying their software and hardware systems and research prototypes. Any written support materials may be distributed locally but not published in the proceedings. Authors who already present a paper at the conference may apply for a demonstration, to complement but not to replace their paper presentation. Demonstrations can also be made by sponsor companies or as a mixed initiative involving researchers and industrial partners. Demonstrations are based on an informal setting that encourages presenters and participants to engage in discussions about the presented work. This is an opportunity for the participants to disseminate practical results of their research and to network with other applied researchers or business partners.

Competitions & Challenges

TBA...

Important Dates

Conference date: December 13-15, 2023

Regular Papers

Paper Submission: May 15, 2023

Authors Notification: July 15, 2023

Camera Ready and Registration: August 31, 2023

Registration & payment: September 1, 2023

Poster Papers

Paper Submission: May 31, 2023

Authors Notification: July 15, 2023

Camera Ready and Registration: August 31, 2023

Doctoral Consortium

Paper Submission: June 1, 2023

Authors Notification: June 15, 2023

Camera Ready and Registration: June 30, 2023

Special Sessions

Proposals deadline for Invited Sessions: April 3, 2022

Authors Notification: April 18, 2023

Paper Submission: May 15, 2023 (see individual special session template)

Authors Notification: July 15, 2023 (see individual special session template)

Camera Ready and Registration: August 31, 2023

Demo Track

Demo Proposal: May 13, 2023

Industrial Panel

Panel Proposal: May 13, 2023

Competitions & Challenges

TBA

Program Committee

• Adel M. Alimi, REGIM Lab, ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia 
• Khaled Ghedira, UIK, Tunisia 
• Najoua Essoukri Ben Amara, ENISo, University of Sousse, Tunisia
• Olfa Jemai, ISIMG, University of Gabes, Tunisia
• Ouajdi Korbaa, ISITCom, University of Sousse, Tunisia
• Tarek M. Hamdani, ISIMa, University of Monastir, REGIM Lab, ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
• Sami Zhioua, INRIA, LIX, École Polytechnique, Paris, France
• Ahmed Guessoum, The National Higher School of Artificial Intelligence, Algeria
• Chokri Souani, ISSATS, University of Sousse, Tunisia
• Hind Bril El Haouzi, ENSTIB-CRAN, France
• Mohamed Hedi Bedoui, FMM, University of Monastir, Tunisia
• Mohamed Jmaiel, ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
• Olfa Belkahla Driss, ESCT, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Houssem Eddine Nouri, ISGG, University of Gabes, LARIA-ENSI, Tunisia
• Nadine Couture, ESTIA, France
• Serge Miranda, ESTIA, France
• Evgeniya Ishkina, ESTIA, France
• Farah Barika Ktata, ISSATS-University of Sousse, Tunisia
• Najiba Mrabet Bellaaj, ISI-University of Tunis-Manar, Tunisia
• Rabii Razgallah, DACIMA Consulting, Tunisia
• Najiba Mrabet Bellaaj, ISI-University of Tunis-Manar, Tunisia
• Rabii Razgallah, DACIMA Consulting, Tunisia
• Chaker Essid, FST, University of Tunis-Manar, Tunisia
• Fatma Siala Kallel, ISAMM, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Bilel Marzouki, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Madiha Harrabi, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Wided Lejouad Chaari, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Mouna Mnif, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Asma Ayari, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Raoudha Chebil, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Ahmed Ben Taleb, ITBS, Tunisia
• Makram Soui, Saudi Electronic University, Saudi Arabia
• Fethi Mguis, Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, Tunisia
• Kamel Barkaoui, Cedric-Le Cnam, Paris, France
• Imtiez Fliss, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
• Aroua Hedhili Sbaï, LARIA-ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia

Registration

TBA

Web and publication Chair

Aloulou Naycen, ISIMM, University of Monastir, Tunisia

Sirine Ben Abdallah, ISIMM, University of Monastir, Tunisia

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to