COMMITTEES
STEERING COMMITTEE
Sergio Rapuano, Steering Committee Chair, University of Sannio, Italy
Fadoua Drira, 2025 RTSI General Co-Chair, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Giambattista Gruosso, 2024 RTSI General Co-Chair, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Habib M. Kammoun, IEEE Tunisia Section Chair, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Tiziana Tambosso, IEEE R8 Conference Committee Chair, Consultant, Italy
Toni Matila, IEEE R8 Action for Industry Committee Chair, Business Finland, Finland
Marios Antoniou, IEEE R8 TA vice-chair, CYTA, Cyprus
Mahdi Pourakbari Kasmaei, 2026 RTSI General Co-Chair, Aalto University, Finland
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Vincenzo Piuri, 2023-2024 R8 Director, University of Milan, Italy
Antonio Luque, 2025 MGA Board Chair, IEEE IES Liaison, University of Seville, Spain
Michael G Hinchey, 2025-2026 R8 Director, Lero-the Irish Software, Ireland
Isaac Adeyemi Adekanye, Africa Council Chair, Nigeria
Adel M. Alimi, Africa Council Past Chair, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Jessica J Bian, IEEE Industry Engagement Committee Chair, Grid-X Partners, USA
Ahmed Hadj Kacem, University of Sfax President, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Khaled B. Letaief, New Bright Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
GENERAL CHAIRS
Fadoua Drira, University of Sfax ,Tunisia
Ernesto Damiani, Khalifa University, UAE
Hichem Turki, Novation City, Tunisia
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIRS
Ali Wali, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Hassen Mnif, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Javier Sanchez Medina, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Maide Bucolo, University of Catania, Italy
TRACKS CHAIRS
Track #1: AI Applications for Holistic Smart City Management
Ahmed Youssef, Egypt University of Informatics, Egypt
Massimo Martinelli, Institute of Information Science and Technologies, CNR, Italy
Ankit R. Patel, University of Minho Guimaraes, Portugal
Track #2: AI Applications to Energy and Transportation Systems
Ljiljana Trajkovic, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Abdallah Kouzou, University of Djelfa, Algeria
Samuele Grillo, Department of Electrical Engineering of Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Track #3: AI Applications to Health and Smart Living
Paolo Ceravolo, University of Milan, Italy
Berrin Yanikoglu, Sabanci University, Turkey
Mohamed Neji, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Track #4: AI Applications for Industry
Lucian Toma, Politechnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Najoua Essoukri Ben Amara, University of Sousse, Tunisia
Ala Khalifeh, German Jordanian University, Jordan
Serges Dos Santos, INSA Centre Val de Loire, Blois, France
Maria Beatrice Coltelli, Pisa University, Italy
Track #5: AI in Cybersecurity Applications
Andrejs Romanovs, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Maha Charfeddine, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Wajih Letaief, Smart Skills, Tunisia
ORGANIZING CHAIR
Habib M. Kammoun, University of Sfax, Tunisia
FINANCIAL CHAIR
Mohamed Neji, University of Sfax, Tunisia
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Ilhem Kallel, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Ana Madureira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
INDUSTRY EVENTS COMMITTEE
Nihel Ben Youssef, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Toni Matila, Business Finland, Finland
Costas Stasopoulos, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Cyprus
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS COMMITTEE
Rawane El-jamal, Mastercard, United Kingdom
Ken Stauffer, Technology Assurance Labs, USA
Surya Raghu, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, USA
Mondher Khanfir, Tunisia Africa Business Council, Tunisia
Mouna Marrakchi, ISSBAT, Tunisia
WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS COMMITTEE
Dajana Cassioli, University of L’Aquila, Italy
Hassen Seddik, University of Tunis, Tunisia
Ahmed Madian, Nile University, Egypt
Lobna Hsairi, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBITION COMMITTEE
Faouzi Kammoun, ESPRIT, Tunisia
Hela Lajmi, University of Gabes, Tunisia
Sohaib Qamar Sheikh, Google, United Kingdom
PUBLICATION CHAIR
Rim Walha, University of Sfax, Tunisia
PUBLICITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIRS
Wafa Ben Hmida, Ocado Technology United, Kingdom
Ahmed Ben Arab, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Jamel Aloui, CCK, Tunisia
LOCAL ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE
Abir Abid, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Asma Kharrat, University of Sfax, Tunisia
WEBMASTER
Malak Chniter, University of Sfax, Tunisia
