AFRICATEK 2017 PROGRAM
Keynote: 60mn (Exchange with Public during presentation)
Tutorial: 60mn (Exchange with Public during presentation)
Full paper: 20mn (Presentation + Questions)
Short paper:15mn(Presentation + Questions)
Poster: 10mn(Presentation + Questions)
Coffee break: 20mn
DAY 1 - 27 MARCH 2017
08:30 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:30 Opening Session
9:30 - 10:30 Keynote Speaker – Dr. M. Adel Serhani
Big Data: Trends, Technologies, Applications and key Challenges
Associate Professor, at the College of Information Technology, U.A.E University, Al Ain, U.A.E
10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break
10:50 - 12:30 SESSION 1: WSNs, VANs & Mobile Networks – Chair: Dr. John Beachboard
- Seamless WSN connectivity using diverse wireless links, Omar Alfandi, RB. Jagadeesha, John Beachboard
- Mixed method: an aggregated method for handover decision in heterogeneous wireless networks, Saida Driouache, Najib Naja, Abdellah Jamali
- Analysis of the impact of Cognitive Vehicular Network’s context on Spectrum Sensing, Amina Riyahi, Slimane Bah, Marouane Sebgui, Belhaj Elgraini
- High availability of charging and Billing In Vehicular ad hoc Network, Mohamed Darqaoui, Slimane Bah, Marouane Sebgui
- Trust and Energy based Cluster Head Election Mechanism in MANET, Aicha Ait Hacha, Slimane Bah
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Tutorial Session – Dr. Roch Glitho
The Internet of Things for Developing Economies: Fundamentals and Case Studies
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada - (https://users.encs.concordia.ca/~glitho)
14:30 - 15:50 SESSION 2: IOT and Cloud Computing – Chair: Dr. Zahi Marir
- Developing IoT to support the health sector: A case study from Kikwit, DR Congo, PiersW. Lawrence, TrishaM. Phippard, Ramachandran, GowriSankar, Danny Hughes
- Designing a Framework for Smart IoT Adaptations, Asmaa Achtaich, Nissrine SOUISSI, Raul MAZO, Camille SALINESI, Ounsa ROUDIES
- ABAC Based Online Collaborations in the Cloud, Mohamed Amine Madani, Mohammed Erradi, Yahya Benkaouz,
- A Comparative Analysis of Service Discovery Approaches for the Internet of Things, Meriem Aziez, Saber Benharzallah, Hammadi Bennoui
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee Break
16:10 - 17:10 SESSION 3: Smart Energy and Disaster Management – Chair: Dr. Rachida Dssouli
- Evaluating Query Energy Consumption in Document Stores, Duarte Duarte, Orlando Belo
- Downscaling Africa’s Drought Forecasts through Integration of Indigenous and Scientific Drought Forecasts using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps, Muthoni Masinde
- Machine learning framework for joint energy demand prediction and control, Mehdi Merai, Jia Yuan Yu
19:30 - 22:00 Gala Dinner
AFRICATEK 2017 Social dinner will take place in Lotus Privilege
9, Derb Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch,quartier des antiquaires Dar El Bacha, Marrakech
https://www.restaurantlotusprivilege.com
DAY 2 - 28 MARCH 2017
08:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote Session – Prof. Elhadj Benkhelifa
Cloud Forensics: Challenges and Opportunities, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Digital Tech, Staffordshire University, Beaconside UK
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee Break
10: 20 - 11:20 SESSION 4: Big Data, Data Analytics, and Knowledge Management – Chair: Dr. May Al Taei
- Trust Assessment-Based Multiple Linear Regression for Processing Big Data over Diverse Clouds, Hadeel El-Kassabi, MohamedAdel Serhani, Chafik Bouhaddioui, Rachida Dssouli
- Opinions Sandbox: Turning emotions on topics into actionable analytics, Feras Al-Obeidat, Eleanna Kafeza, Bruce Spencer
- E-Healthcare Knowledge Creation Platform using Action Research, May Al Taei, Eleanna Kafeza, Omar AlFandi
11: 20 - 12:20 SESSION 5: Web Services and Software Engineering - Chair: Dr. Feras Al-Obeidat
- Framework for Dynamic Web Services Composition Guided by Live Testing, Mounia Elqortobi, Jamal Bentahar, Rachida Dssouli
- Modernization of legacy software tests to model-driven testing, Nader Kesserwan, Rachida Dssouli, Jamal Bentahar
- Towards a standard Restful WADL implementation of Multi-view web services, Anass Misbah, Ahmed Ettalbi
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 SESSION 6: Mobile-Based Applications - Chair: Dr. Roch Glitho
- Porting the Pay with a (Group) Selfie (PGS) payment system to crypto currency, Ernesto Damiani, Perpetus Jacques Houngbo, Joel Hounsou, Rasool Asal, Stelvio Cimato, Fulvio Frati, Dina Shehada, Chan Yeob Yeun
- UmobiTalk: Ubiquitous mobile speech based translator for Sesotho language, Muthoni Masinde
- The Statistics of Phonemes in Arabic Language for Speech and Speaker Recognition, Khelifa Mohamed, Yahya Elhadj, Yousfi Abdellah, Mostafa Belkasmi
14:30 - 15:30 SESSION 6: Security – Chair: Dr. Omar AlFandi
- Cloud Digital Forensics Evaluation and Crimes Detection, Raja Jabir, Omar Alfandi
- Detecting Malware Domains: UAE cyber threat alarm system, Khalifa AlRoum, Abdulhakim Alolama, Rami Kamel, May El Barachi, Monther Aldwairi
- Intrusion Detection using an Unsupervised Approach, Jai Puneet Singh, Nizar Bouguila
15:30 -15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 -17:20 Short Papers and Posters Session - Chair: Dr. Rachida Dssouli
- Cloud and virtualization in developing Countries, Yness Boukhris
- Analysis and Effect of Feature Selection over Smartphone-based Dataset for Human Activity Recognition, Ilham Amezzane, Youssef Fakhri, Mohammed El Aroussi, Mohamed Bakhouya
- Empowering Graduates for Knowledge Economies in Developing Countries, Maurice Danaher, Kevin Schoepp, Ashley Ater Kranov, Julie Bauld Wallace
- Designing an Electronic Health Security System Framework for authentication with Wi-Fi, Smartphone and 3D face recognition technology, Lesole Kalake, Chika Yoshida
- The integrity of the schematic heterogeneity of Moroccan geological databases, tarik chafiq, Rida Azmi, Hassane Jarar Oulidi, Ahmd Fekri
- Development of an Artificial Neural Network Model for predicting surface water level: Case of Modder River catchment area (POSTER), Muthoni Masinde
- Investigating Key Factors Affecting the Adoption of a Cloud-Based EMR System in the Free-State, South Africa (POSTER), Nomabhongo Masana, GeraldMaina Muriithi
17:20-17:40 Conference Closing
