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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