Program at a Glance
EAI AFRICATEK 2026
9th EAI International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Developing Countries (25 - 27 June, 2026)
Hybrid conference (UTC+0 Time Zone)
Registration
Chairs: Organizing Committee
An opening message by the conference organizers Local chair ( CEO-RECIF )
Welcome by the Organizing Committee
Message of the General Chair (PTR-TIC CAMES)
Chairs: Organizing Committee
Message of EPO
Chairs: Organizing Chair
Opening message by Minister of Digital Transition, Postal Services, and Electronic Communications
Dr Aminata SABANE
Coffee Break
Keynote 1: AI Everywhere, AI Nowhere: What if we went back to basics
Speaker: Prof. MALO Sadouanouan
Chairs: Dr. Borli Michel SOME, Dr. Yaya TRAORE
Session 1 - Artificial Intelligence for cyber-security
Chairs: Dr. Boureima ZERBO, Dr. Didier Bassole
11:10-11:25
Id: 363584
Authentication of administrative documents
using blockchain technology
HIEN Zilèdem Pierre Canisius
( University Nazi BONI )
11:25-11:40
Id: 364789
A Systematic Approach to Securing
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Architectures
SOMDA Flavien Hervé
( University Joseph KI-ZERBO )
11:55-12:10
Id: 364400
LLM-Driven Semantic Unification of Antivirus Labels
Zeba Mohamed
(University Joseph KI-ZERBO)
Session 2 - Tutorial: Pack Digital (DAMA HAOUA)
Chairs: Dr Abdoulaye SERE
Ministry of Digital Transition, Postal Services, and Electronic Communications
Session 3 - Panel: IA and Sovereignty Cybation and Faso Code X
Yacouba SOW,
Chairs: Dr. Sibiri Tiemounou, Dr. Diarra Mamadou
Lunch
Session 4 - Artificial Intelligence application in e-health
Chairs: Dr. Ndeye Massata NDIAYE, Dr. ABDOUL KONFE
14:50–15:05
Id: 364416
INERAOpenData : An Open Benchmark Dataset for AI-based Plant Disease Diagnosis and Orchard Mapping in Burkina Faso
KEITA Zakaria Cheick Oumar
( University Nazi BONI )
15:05–15:20
Id: 364793
Chronic disease risk prediction from electronic health records using deep learning models: a case study of type 2 diabetes
TAPSOBA Lydie Simone
( University Joseph Ki-Zerbo )
15:20–15:35
Id: 363624
AI-Driven Epidemiological Surveillance: Predicting and Visualizing Health Alerts from TLOH Data at CHU Bogodogo
ZONON Hamidou
( CITADEL )
Session 5 - Artificial Intelligence for cyber-security
Chairs: Dr. Bikienga Moustapha, Dr. Poda Pasteur
15:35–15:50
Id: 364717
Resilient Behavioral Anomaly Detection in Obfuscated Android Applications
DEME, Alassane
( Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo )
15:50–16:05
Id: 364619
AIR-Net: An Adaptive Immune-Inspired Network for Incremental Cyber Threat Detection
Doffou Jerome, DIAKO
( ESATIC )
16:05–16:20
Id: 364479
Comparative Analysis of Stopword Handling in Machine Learning Pipelines for Suicide Risk Assessment
Mokheleli Tsholofelo
(University of Johannesburg)
16:20-16:35
Id: 364144
Towards Accurate Detection of Security-Related Misconfigurations in IaC Scripts
War Aïcha
(University of Luxembourg)
16:35-16:50
Id: 363611
Optimizing Multi-Camera Surveillance Systems for Real-Time Tracking of Objects of Interest
Bakary SANOU
(CITADEL)
16:50-17:05
Id: 364583
Federated Blockchain Architecture for Secure and Interoperable Management of Administrative Documents
ZOMBRE Payiri Gregoire Wenceslas
(University Joseph KI-ZERBO)
Keynote talk 2 : Towards Next-Generation Communication Networks for Developing Countries: Hybrid Classical–Quantum Optimization
Speaker: Trung Q. Duong
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Chairs: Prof. Agbotiname Lucky Imoize, Prof. Ayodeji O. Oluwatope
Coffee Break
Session 6 - Network for Artificial Intelligence
Chairs: Prof. Yelemou Tiguane, Prof. Frederic Ouedraogo
10:50–11:05
Id: 364481
FSO and mmWave Technologies for Rural and Remote Connectivity: Design and Performance Evaluation
Kiélem, Wilfried Albert Duniwangda
( University Iba Der Thiam )
11:05–11:20
Id: 363544
Hybrid 5G-NTN Architecture for Resilient Rural Broadband Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ouédraogo, Galiam
( University Joseph KI-ZERBO )
11:20–11:35
Id: 363582
Optimal Handover Threshold for 5G--LEO Hybrid Networks in Tropical Rural Regions
Ouédraogo, Galiam
( University Joseph KI-ZERBO )
11:35–11:50
Id: 363346
An Adaptive Hybrid Heuristic-Genetic Scheduling Framework for Data-Intensive Scientific Workflows in Cloud Environments
GNIMASSOUN Jean Edgard
( University de San Pedro )
11:50–12:05
Id: 364273
Integration of the developed CLOAK modules into the SDN controller
Badolo, Maliki
( Université Nazi BONI )
Session 7 - Tutorial: Artificial intelligence roadmap
Dr Rodrigue KAFANDO
Ministry of Digital Transition, Postal Services, and Electronic Communications
Lunch
Session 8 - Artificial Intelligence : Transformers, Pattern Recognition, Q-learning, Sentiment Analysis
Chair: Dr. Telesphore TIENDREBEOGO, Dr. Armand ATIAMPO
14:05-14:20
Id: 365077
Taurine cattle breed identification using computer vision
Bombiri Ozias
( University Nazi BONI )
14:20-14:35
Id: 363586
Faster Convergence in Lane-Change Decision-Making via Radical Action Bias and Linguistic State Representation
NIASSY Mamadou Jean Baptiste
( University Numerique Cheikh Hamidou Kane )
14:35-14:50
Id: 363610
Enhancing Q-Learning Efficiency Using Previous State-Action Influence in Continuous Environments
NIASSY Mamadou Jean Baptiste
( University Numerique Cheikh Hamidou Kane )
14:50-15:05
Id: 364420
Sentiment Analysis Under Uncertainty Using an Extended Belief Entropy Measure
Mambé Digrais Moïse
( Université Nangui Abrogoua )
15:05-14:20
Id: 364432
Detecting Style Inconsistencies Using Hybrid Stylometric and Transformer-Based Representations
NIKIEMA, Issoufou
( Universié Joseph KI ZERBO )
15:20-15:35
Id: 364871
Extraction and Categorization of Financial Records: Review, Methodological Framework, and Outlook
SERI Fousseni
(Universié Joseph KI ZERBO)
Session 9 - Network for Artificial Intelligence
Chairs: Dr. Kamagate Beman, Dr. Moustapha Diaby
15:35 - 15:50
Id: 365020
Reinforcement learning approach integrates into Cloak DHT load balancing strategy for MapReduce.
Diarra, Mamadou
( Ecole Polytechnique de Ouagadougou )
15:50 - 16:05
Id: 363612
Compact and Robust Neural Audio Fingerprinting for Continuous Music Identification on FM Broadcasts
KABRE Hamidou
( CITADEL )
16:05 - 16:25
Id: 363605
Sowing Decision Support System for Smallholder Farmers in Kenya Integrated in a Simulation Environment
Onyango Kevin
(University of Antwerp)
Session 10 - Artificial intelligence in Climate Change
Chairs: Dr. Lydie TAPSOBA, Dr. Paul Python Ndekou Tandong
16: 30 - 16: 45
Id: 363607
State of Art of Air Quality monitoring in West Africa. Specific case of Benin: Toward a Framework for Tools and Reproducible Methodologies for Long-Term Modeling
KPAVODE, Morel
( Inov Services Research Lab )
16: 45 - 17:00
Id: 363608
A Pattern Scaling Approach Based on Vapor Pressure Deficit for Air Quality in West Africa: Modeling and Projecting PM2.5 Concentrations in Cotonou, Benin (2025–2100)
KPAVODE, Morel
( Inov Services Research Lab )
Conference Gala Dinner
Closing remarks and Best Paper announcement
