Call for Special Sessions

The goal of special sessions (5 papers) and special tracks (at least two sessions) is to provide focused discussions on new topics or innovative applications. Each prospective session/track organizer must submit a proposal, including the title of the session, a short description and the organizer name. Please contact us as soon as possible to help you in the organization of your special session.  The proposals should be submitted  to the Program co-chair (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) before November 6, 2017

Click here to download the template of Special Session proposal (.doc)


Deadline for initial submissions has been extended to

January 17, 2018

(Due to the tight review schedule, no further extension is possible)


Proposed Special Sessions

Special Session 1

Title: Optimisation in Electric Vehicle Fleet Operations

Proposed by: Prof. Dimitris Mitrakos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

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Special Session 2

Title: Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks for Monitoring, Diagnosis and Control (IWSN’18)

Proposed by: Prof. Dan Popescu, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania

     As.Prof. Loretta Ichim, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania

     As.Prof. Grigore Stamatescu, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania

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Special Session 3

Title: Nonlinear Systems Identification and Control

Proposed by: Prof. Adil Brouri, ENSAM, Moulay Ismail University, Morocco

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Special Session 4

Title: Cyber Physical System (CPS) based Proactive Collaborative Maintenance

Proposed by: Dr. Erkki Jantunen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

     Dr. Urko Zurutuza, Mondragon University, Spain

    Dr. Michele Albano, CISTER, ISEP/INESC-TEC, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal

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Special Session 5

Title: Knowledge Engineering for Decision Support Systems

Proposed by: Prof. Dr. Abdel-Badeeh Salem, Ain Sham University, Cairo, Egypt

     Prof. Dr. Francesco Sicurello, University of Milan Bicocca, Italy

     Prof. Dr. Anna Sołtysik-Piorunkiewicz, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

     Prof. Dr. Liliana M. Moga, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Galati, Romania

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Special Session 6

Title: Emergent Methods, Techniques and Tools for Systems’ Security (EMTTSS)

Proposed by: Dr. Jaouhar Fattahi, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

     Prof. Mohamed Mejri, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

     Ass. Prof. Manolo DulvaHina, ECE Paris École d'Ingénieurs, France 

                    Ass. Prof. Hatem Ben Sta, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

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Special Session 7

Title: Scheduling in the era of the Internet of Things (IoT)

Proposed by: Prof. Zied Bahroun, American University of Sharjah, UAE

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Special Session 8

Title: Healthcare Engineering and Management

Proposed by: Dr. Malek Masmoudi, University of Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

     Dr. Said Kharraja, University of Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

     Dr. Abdelahad Chraibi, University of Valenciennes, France

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Special Session 9

Title: Diagnosis, Inspection and Maintenance Planning in Manufacturing Systems

Proposed by: Dr. Imene Djelloul, Higher School of Applied Sciences of Algiers (ESSAA), Algeria

     Prof. Zaki Sari, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory of Tlemcen (MELT), Algeria

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Special Session 10

Title: Logistics and Intelligent Transportation Systems

Proposed by: Prof. Agostino Marcello Mangini, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy

     Prof. Maria Pia Fanti, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy

     Prof. Michele Roccotelli, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy

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Special Session 11

Title: Recent trends in Vehicle Routing Problem and applications

Proposed by: Dr. Abdelahad Chraibi, Université de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France

     Dr. Abdessamad Ait El Cadi, Université de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France

     Prof. Said Hanafi, Université de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France

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Special Session 12

Title: Virtual Data for the Cancer Computer-Aided Diagnosis

Proposed by: Prof. Noureddine Zerhouni, Femto-St, France

     As. Prof. Ryad Zemouri, CNAM/Cedric, France

     As. Prof. Zeina Al Masry, Femto-St, France

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Special Session 13

Title: Maintenance of Industrial Systems

Proposed by: Dr. Abdelahad Chraibi, Université de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France

     Dr. Rachid Benmansour, INSEA, Rabat, Morocco

     Prof. Hamid Allaoui, Université d’Artois, Béthune, France

    Prof. David Duvivier, Université de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France

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Special Session 14

Title: Prognostics and Health Management for renewable energy systems

Proposed by: Dr. Jaouher Ben Ali, University of Tunis and University of Sousse, Tunisia

     Dr. Lotfi Saidi, University of Tunis and University of Sousse, Tunisia

     Dr. Eric Bechhoefer, Green Power Monitoring Systems, LLC, USA

    Prof. Mohamed Benbouzid, Univ. of Brest, France and Shanghai Maritime Univ., China

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Special Session 15

Title: Stability and Control for Nonlinear Systems: tools and methods based on Lyapunov functions

Proposed by: Dr. Olena Kuzmych, Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, Ukraine

     Prof. Oksana Mekush, Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, Ukraine

     Prof. Kateryna Solych, Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, Ukraine

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Special Session 16

Title: New Challenges in Medical Image Processing

Proposed by: Prof. Nawres Khlifa, Universiy Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

     Dr. Ines Rahmany, University of Kairouan, Tunisia

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Special Session 17

Title: IoT Based  Grid Integration of Renewable Energy System and its Challenges

Proposed by: Prof. M. Venkateshkumar, Chair IEEE Young Professional ,Madras Section, India

     Prof. S. Umashankar, Vice Chair IEEE Young Professional ,Madras Section, India

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Special Session 18

Title: Graphical Methods for Dynamical Systems control and software design

Proposed by: Prof. Belkacem Ould Bouamama Lille University, France

     Prof. Hafid HAFFAF, University of Oran, Algeria

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Special Session 19

Title: Simulation and Optimization in Renewable Energy Production Systems

Proposed by: Dr. M’hammed Sahnoun, CESI Rouen, France

     Dr. Mohammed Dahane, Université de Lorraine, France

     Dr. Navonil Mustafee, University of Exeter, UK

    Dr. Belgacem Bettayeb, IMT Atlantique, Nantes, France

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Special Session 20

Title: Knowledge discovery and Machine Learning in a Multilingual context

Proposed by: Ass. Prof. Ramzi Guetari, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

     Ass. Prof. Adel Khalfallah, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

     Ass. Prof. Olfa Mourali, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

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Special Session 21

Title: Supply Chain Planning On Uncertain and Disruptive Environments

Proposed by: Prof. Mohamed Naceur Azaiez, Tunisian Business School, Tunisia

     Prof. Abderrazek Jemai, National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Tunisia

     Dr. Hassen Gharbi, National School of Computer Sciences, Tunisia

    Dr. Malek Masmoudi, University of Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

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Special Session 22

Title: Heuristics and Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Problems

Proposed by: Prof. Imed Kacem, LCOMS Lab, University of Lorraine, France

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Special Session 23

Title: Signal and Power Integrity Automation Design and Modelling

Proposed by: Dr. Wael Dghais, University of Sousse, Tunisia

     Dr. Muhammad Alam, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

     Prof. Yuanfang chen, School of Cyberspace, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

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Special Session 24

Title: Softwarization in Next Generation Networks

Proposed by: Prof. Ghasem Mirjalily, Yazd University, Iran

                   Research Scientist at Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data, China

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Special Session 25

Title: Formal Methods applied to Transportation and Scheduling problems

Proposed by: Prof. Dimitri Lefebvre, University Le Havre, France

     Prof. Maria Pia Fanti, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy

     Dr. Achraf Jabeur Telmoudi, University of Sousse, Tunisia

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Special Session 26

Title: Petri Nets Models for Modelling, Control and Optimization

Proposed by: Dr. Patrice Bonhomme, University of Tours, France 

     Prof. Maria Pia Fanti, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy

    Dr. Achraf Jabeur Telmoudi, University of Sousse, Tunisia

    Prof. Dimitri Lefebvre, University Le Havre, France

    Prof. Cristian Mahulea, University of Zaragoza, Spain

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