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International Conference on Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence

October 29, 2026 — Hybrid event (On-site & Online)
High School of Technology, Tetouan – Morocco

Key Dates

Sep 15, 2026
Paper Submission
Oct 7, 2026
Acceptance Notification
Oct 20, 2026
Registration closes
Oct 29, 2026
Conference Day

About the Conference

Organized by EST Tetouan – Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in partnership with the Mediterranean Association for Sciences and Sustainable Development, this event brings together researchers, industry leaders, and students to explore cutting-edge intersections of AI and cybersecurity.

Publication & Indexing

All accepted and presented papers will be published in a Special Book Edition (pending) and submitted for indexing. Extended versions may be invited for reputable journals.

Keynote Speakers

To be announced soon

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Conference Chairs

Prof. Jamal EL ABDELKHALKI

EST Tetouan, UAE

General Chair

Prof. Aziz MAHBOUB

FSTT, UAE

Co-General Chair

Prof. Anouar Abdelhakim BOUDHIR

TPC Chair

FSTT, UAE

Prof. Mohamed BEN AHMED

Publication Chair

FSTT, UAE

Mr. Yassine El Fadili

Finance Chair

EST Tetouan

Organizing Committee

Pr. Lotfi Benhaddou
Dr. Leila Mouftah
Pr. Youssef Idrissi
Dr. Amina El Kharraz

Junior Organizing Committee

Omar Tazi
Nadia El Ouazzani
Hamza Boukhris
Sara Mouline

Technical Program Committee

• A. F. Salami, Ilorin University, Nigeria • Abdellah Chehri, Univ. of Quebec, Canada • Ahmad Afif Supianto, BRIN, Indonesia • Ali Jamali, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia • Aziz Mahboub, FST Tangier, Morocco • Badr-Eddine BOUDRIKI SEMLALI, FSTT UAE • Constança Rigueiro, Polytechnic Inst. Castelo Branco • Dmitry Bystrov, Tashkent State Tech. Univ. • El Aachak Lotfi, FST Tangier, Morocco • Enrique Arias, Univ. Castilla-La Mancha, Spain • Esa Prakasa, LIPI, Indonesia • Fabio Angeletti, LUISS University, Roma • Filip Biljecki, National Univ. of Singapore • Heru Susanto, LIPI, Indonesia • Hicham GIBET TANI, UAE University, Morocco • Hossein Nematzadeh, Univ. of Málaga • Ibrahima Niang, UCAD, Senegal • Ikram Benabdelouahab, UAE University • Jamal Toutouh, University of Málaga • Javier Berrocal, Univ. of Extremadura • Joel Rodrigues, INATEL, Brazil • Kashif Saleem, King Saud University • Lawrence Nderu, Jomo Kenyatta University • Meriem Ouederni, IRIT/INP Toulouse • Murat Yakar, Mersin University, Turkey • Rachid SAADANE, EHTP Casablanca, Morocco • Ruben Rios, University of Málaga • Sahbi Sidhom, University of Lorraine • Sibel Senan, Istanbul University • Tolga Ensari, Istanbul Univ.-Cerrahpaşa • Tomader MAZRI, UIT Kenitra, Morocco • Wassila Aggoune-Mtalaa, LIST Luxembourg • Zakaria Elmrabet, Univ. of North Dakota, USA

Conference Topics

AI for Intrusion Detection Machine Learning & Deep Learning IoT & Edge Security Post-Quantum Cryptography Data Privacy Generative AI Threats & Deepfakes Blockchain Security Red Teaming & Ethical Hacking AI Risk Management

Call for Papers

Authors are invited to submit original research articles (6–10 pages, Springer format) via the CMT (Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit). All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review.

Registration Fees (Hybrid Event)

CategoryRegular Fee
On-site Participant600 MAD
On-line Participant500 MAD
Listener (no paper)400 MAD
Optional Indexing Fee+ 800 MAD

Fees include: access to all sessions, conference kit, coffee breaks & proceedings (digital). On-site participants get lunch included.

Conference Day Schedule – Oct 29, 2026

09:00 - 10:00Opening Keynote – To be announced soon
10:15 - 12:00Technical Sessions – AI Security & Threat Intelligence
12:00 - 13:30Lunch & Poster Exhibition
13:30 - 15:00Panel Discussion – "Future of AI Governance in Cybersecurity"
15:15 - 16:45Parallel Sessions – Crypto & IoT Security / Privacy-preserving ML
17:00 - 18:00Closing Ceremony & Best Paper Award