The 19th International Arab Conference on Information Technology
ACIT'2018
Islamic University of Lebanon (IUL)
Lebanon , November 30-28, 2018
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
The 19th International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2018) is a forum gathering scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of information technology. ACIT'2018 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 will be organized. This conference is considered as 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.
LOCATION
ACIT'2018 will be held at Islamic University of Lebanon (IUL, Werdanye Campus); it is located on the Mediterranean coast, about 35 kilometers south of the capital, Beirut.
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
Engineering Systems
PAPER SUBMISSION
Authors are invited to submit papers in pdf using the IEEE format. Paper template could be downloaded from the following website: https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html
Electronic submission of papers should be done via ACIT OpenConf: http://acit2k.org/openconf/openconf.php. Questions regarding submission should be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Accepted papers for authors who complete registration will be published by ACIT and the conference proceedings will be submitted for inclusion to IEEE Xplore (IEEE application pending).
Authors of the best selected papers presented at the conference will be invited to prepare an extended version of their papers to be considered for publication in a special edition of The International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT). IAJIT is a Worldwide recognized Journal with an impact factor of 0.724 and is indexed in major scientific databases: ISI/SCI, SCOPUS, DBLP, among others.
REVIEW 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 reviewed by a minimum of two specialized referees.
KEYNOTE LECTURES AND INVITED SESSIONS
The conference will include keynote lectures. The program Committee is also soliciting proposals for invited sessions in one of the above theme areas. Interested organizers are invited to contact us: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
POSTER SESSION
Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit a poster presentation of their work to ACIT 2018. Interested students should submit maximum two- page summary of their poster by November 1, 2018 to contact us: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
General Chair
Hassan Noura, IUL, Lebanon
General Co- Chair
Mohammad Ayache, IUL, Lebanon
Program Chair
Hassan Noura, IUL, Lebanon
Program Co-Chairs
Mohammad Ayache, IUL, Lebanon
Nazih Khadaj Mallat, Al Ain University, UAE
Abdallah Kassem, NDU, Lebanon
Local Organizing Committee
Ahmad Chahine, LU, Lebanon
Ahmad Diab, LU, Lebanon
Ahmad el Rafhi, ULF, Lebanon
Ahmad Fadlallah, USAL, Lebanon
Ahmad Seroujni, ParisTech, France
Ali Beydoun, LU, Lebanon
Ali Haidar, BAU, Lebanon
Ali Hamie, AUL, Lebanon
Ali Kalakech, LU, Lebanon
Amine Bitar, UOB, Lebanon
Ayman Khalil, IUL, Lebanon
Bachar el Hassan, LU, Lebanon
Bassam Daya, IUT, Lebanon
Bernard Cousin, Rennes I, France
Charbel Fares, USEK, Lebanon
Ghaith el Zain, INSA de Rennes, France
Imad el Hajj, AUB, Lebanon
Jacques Demerjian, LU, Lebanon
Jean-François Hélard, INSA de Rennes, France
Joseph Issa, NDU, Lebanon
Majed NAjjar, UOB, Lebanon
Marc Ibrahim, USJ, Lebanon
Michel Oweijan, AUST, Lebanon
Mirna Attieh, LU, Lebanon
Mohamad Chakaroun, IUL, Lebanon
Mohammad Hassan, Zarqa University, Jordan
Mohammad Khalil, LU, Lebanon
Mohammed Odeh, West of England, UK
Mourad Gueroui, Versailles, France
Omar el Falou, AUST, Lebanon
Redouane Tlemsani, INTTIC, Algeria
Rida Khatoun, Paris Tech, France
Rochdi Merzouki, Lille 1, France
Sandy Rihana, USEK, Lebanon
Sara Abou Chakra, LU, Lebanon
Seifeddine Kadri, BAU, Lebanon
Thiab Taha, University of Georgia, US
Yehya Taher, Versailles, France
Saint-Quentin-en-Yevelines, France
Youssef Nasser, AUB, Lebanon
Zein el Abidin Ibrahim, LU, Lebanon
IMPORTANT DATES
Full Paper Submission: October 7 ,2018 - Extended
Notification of acceptance: November 1 ,2018
Camera-ready submission & registration: November 10 ,2018
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Visit ACIT official website at: www.acit2k.org
CONTACT
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