ACIT"2017 CFP
The International Arab Conference on Information Technology
The International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2017) is a forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of information technology. ACIT’2017 will include presentations to contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Tutorials on current issues and special sessions on new trends related to information technology and software industry could be organized. This conference is considered the official scientific conference for the Colleges of Computer and Information Society, stemming from the Association of Arab Universities. The permanent General Secretariat of ACIT is hosted by Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.ACIT’2017 will be organized by Zarqa University, Sfax University and Federal Association of Scientific Research, Technology and Information “FIRST”. At this ACIT edition, Hackaton will be organized at the last day “Training and competition” in order to evaluate the performance of Android applications.
LOCATION
ACIT'2017 will be held at Yassmine Hammamet, a very beautiful town located on the northern peninsula of Cape Bon. It sits on the edge of the Gulf of Hammamet and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea. Yassmine Hammamet is best known for its wide sandy beaches and water sports, and the city was actually the first tourist attraction in Tunisia.
Yassmine Hammamet is less than one hour from the capital Tunis and its Carthage International Airport and has become a favored touristic destination. The place has everything other than its stunning beach and its good climate; it has a beautiful and charming Medina, hotels of all classes, good restaurants and many options for daytrips.
TOPICS
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
AI & Expert Systems
Algorithms & Applications
Natural Lang. Processing (Arabic)
Bioinformatics
Computer Architecture
Computer Ethics
Computer Graphics
Computer Networks
Computer Simulation
Database Systems
Decision Support Systems
Digital Telecommunications
E-Commerce
E-Learning
Geographic Information Systems
Human Computer Interaction
Information Security
Information Systems
Web semantics
IT & Society
Machine Learning
Multimedia & Image Processing
Neural Networks
Parallel & Distributed Systems
Pattern Recognition
Reliability & Fault-Tolerance
Remote Sensing
Software Engineering
Virtual Reality Systems
Pervasive & adaptive systems
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Researchers should submit a full paper describing their work, maximum of 8 single-spaced double column pages that also include illustrations. The first page should include the paper title, a brief abstract, a set of keywords, and text. Be sure not to include the authors' names in your paper. The abstract should be concise and not longer than 250 words. Immediately following the abstract, no more than six keywords are to be supplied for subject indexing. Keywords should not simply be taken from the title of the paper, but should be representative of the content of the whole paper and characteristic of the terminology used within the particular field of study. The introduction of the paper must be clearly written and should explain the nature of the problem, previous work, purpose and the contribution of the paper. The introduction is assigned number “1”, and following sections are assigned numbers as needed. A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations, possible applications, and future work. The references section is not assigned a number. References should be numbered in alphabetical order by the first author’s last name. Citations in the text should be by number and enclosed in square brackets, e.g. [1].Electronic submission of papers as Microsoft’s Word document or PDF via ACIT OpenConf is a must. ACIT OpenConf is a conference management system that automates the paper submission and the whole reviewing process. It can be accessed via ACIT web site at www.acit2k.org. Any question regarding submission or the reviewing process should be directed to Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.. A final preparation format is available in the conference web site. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered and the paper must be formatted according to ACIT camera-ready instructions that are provided in the conference web site. Accepted papers for authors who complete registration will be published in the conference proceedings.
EVALUATION PROCESS
The evaluation of submitted papers is based on the importance and usefulness of the research topic. Technical merits, novelty of the approach, soundness of results, and clarity of presentation are also considered as factors of the evaluation process. Each article will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chairs
Monji Kherallah, Professor at University of Sfax
Mahmoud Neji, Professor at University of Sfax
Program Chair
Monji Kherallah,University of Sfax
Organizing Members
Ramzi Zouari, Sfax University
Mohamed Elleuch, Manouba University
Rania Maalej, Sfax University
Raouia Mokni, Sfax University
Anis Mezghani, Sfax University
Houcem Lahiani, Sfax University
Zeineb Neji Sfax University
Wided Baccari Sfax University
Program Committee Members
Monji Kherallah, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mohamed Adel Alimi, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mahmoud Neji, Sfax University, Tunisia
Chokri Ben Amar, Sfax University, Tunisia
Najoua Ben Amara, Sousse University, Tunisia
Mohamed Ali Mahjoub, SousseUniversity, Tunisia
Nacer Kachouri, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mounir Ben Ayed, Sfax University, Tunisia
Ahmed Toumi, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mohamed Masmoudi, Sfax University, Tunisia
Hefedh Trabelsi, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mohamed Ellouze, Sfax University, Tunisia
Najmeddine Abdelmoula, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mohamed Gargouri, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mohammad Hassan, Zarqa University, Jordan
Sahnoun Zaidi, University of Constantine, Algeria
Salah Al-Rawi, Al-Anbar University, Iraq
Mohamed Ben Ammar, Northern Borders University, Rafha
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mabrouk Chaabane, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mongi Lahiani, Sfax University, Tunisia
Abdessamad Malaoui, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco
Mohamed Djemel, Sfax University, Tunisia
Dorra Sellami Masmoudi, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mohamed Chaabane, Sfax University, Tunisia
Lotfi Krichen, Sfax University, Tunisia
Nabil Derbel, Sfax University, Tunisia
Lotfi Kammoun, Sfax University, Tunisia
Hafedh Abid, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mounir Samet, Sfax University, Tunisia
Mohamed Chtourou, Sfax University, Tunisia
STEERING COMMITTEE
Mustafa Mansi, University of Nizwa, Oman Emad Abuelrub, Ministry of Higher, UAE Aysh Alhroob, Al-Isra University, Jordan Mohammed Elammari, University of Benghazi, Libya Mohammad Hassan, Zarqa University, Jordan Yasser El-Sonbaty, AAST, Egypt Belaid Bouikhalene , Sultan Moulay Slimane University |
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Available on ACIT website: www.acit2k.org
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of papers: August 15, 2017.
Notification of acceptance: October 2, 2017.
Camera-ready submission & registration deadline: November 18, 2017
Hackaton Period: December 19-20, 2017
Conference period: December 18-20, 2017