Welcome to e-AGE24 – Innovative NRENs: Adapting to Trends
We are excited to welcome you to the 14th ASREN Annual Conference - e-AGE24, under the patronage of H.E. Mondher Belaid, Tunisia’s Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research. This prestigious event will be hosted by the Centre de Calcul El-Khawarizmi (CCK) and will bring together leaders in education, research, and technology to explore the future of collaboration, digital transformation, and innovation in the Arab region.
e-AGE24 Program: A Comprehensive Overview
We have an exciting program lined up for you, bringing together key sessions, meetings, and networking opportunities to foster collaboration and innovation. Check out the full program below or download a PDF copy
. All sessions will be held in Cartage 1, unless specified otherwise.
Successful Experience of Education Digitalization10:00-10:35
Technologies Enable Talent Cultivation10:35-11:00
Networking Coffee Break11:00-11:30
Innovative Infrastructure for Education11:30-12:15
Lunch Break 12:30-13:30
Tunisia Global Intelligent Education Showcase Visit 13:30-18:00
EUMEDplus Project Kick-off Meeting
EUMEDplus Kick-off Meeting (Closed Meeting) 08:00-17:00This Meeting is dedicated for the EUMEDplus project partners and beneficiaries to discuss the management, and implementation plans with a focus on the role of project partners and beneficiaries. Participants include DG-NEAR, GEANT, ASREN, NORDUNET, CYNET, SESAME, AUB, CNRST, CCK, CERIST, ENSTINET, JUNet, Libya & Palestine. Details will be shared directly with the meeting participants.
e-AGE24 Registration18:00-20:00
4th Arab Science Cooperation Forum
Session 1: Opening 09:00-10:30
High Level Opening Session under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Mondher Belaid, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research with high level speakers from Tunisia and high-level guests participating.
Coffee Break10:30-11:00
Session 2: Tunisian Successes in Digitalization 11:00-12:30
Lunch Break12:30-14:00
Session 3: Future of NRENs in the Arab Region14:00-15:30
This session will discuss the future of NRENs given the new challenges and looking at the opportunities and how NRENs can be innovative and adapt to trends. Panelists will represent various regional and national networks.
Coffee Break15:30-16:00
Session 4: Women in STEM, Overcoming Challenges, Inspiring Success16:00-17:30
This session will be led by women from the region, highlighting inspiring success stories of women in STEM fields across various age groups, career stages, and geographical areas. It will explore how they navigate day-to-day challenges—ranging from family obligations and country policies to economic constraints—and their determination to thrive in these fields despite the obstacles they face.
Gala Dinner19:00-21:00
4th Arab Science Cooperation Forum
2nd Arab Event on Open Science
Session 5: Keynotes for scientific research 08:30-9:00
Session 6: Scientific Contributions 09:00-10:15
This Session is dedicated to scientific contributions, submissions and presentations.
Coffee Break10:15-10:45
Session 7: Open Science Cooperation10:45-12:30
Lunch Break12:30-14:00
Session 8: Empowering Young Arab Researchers: Navigating Data Management, Tools, and AI Room14:00-15:00
Selected young Arab researchers (50% female) will have the opportunity to present their submissions through brief, 5-minute talks, sharing their personal research practices, challenges, and solutions across the various stages of the research data lifecycle. At the end, one researcher will be awarded for their exceptional contribution.
Session 9: Closing, Thank You and Next e-AGE2515:00-16:00
Goodbye Coffee16:00-17:00
Join Us at e-AGE24
Don't miss the chance to be part of the region’s most influential event in the field of research and education. Whether you're attending to share your insights, learn from others, or explore new opportunities for collaboration, e-AGE24 promises to be an enriching experience.
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Moderator: Zeineb Aziza, High schooler and junior expert in digitalization
• Welcome Speech, Prof. Saoussen Krichen, Director General, CCK, Tunisia
• Opening Speech, Huawei (TBD)
• Opening Speech, Mr. Yousef Torman, Managing Director, ASREN, Jordan
• Keynote: Accelerate Intelligence for Education, Mr. Frank Huang, CTO of Huawei Education Industry
• Opening speech, HE. Mr. Wan Li, Ambasador of China in Tunisia
• Opening Speech, HE. M. Mondher Belaid, Minister of HESR,Tunisia
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Moderator: Sandra Mouraly, University of Carthage
•Release of Tunisia Global Intelligent Education Showcase
• Keynote: Technology Drives Tunisian Libraries Digitalization, Prof. Khaled Kchir, Director General of the National Library, Ministry of Culture, Tunisia
• Keynote: Automatic control for Road Safety, M. Sami Saoudi, Senior expert, Ministry of Interior, Tunisia
• Keynote: Moving to digitalization for Business Intelligence in the MHESR, Prof. Hajer Ouerdani, Advisor of the Minister, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia
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Moderator: Zeineb Aziza, High schooler and junior expert in digitalization
• Keynote: Working with Huawei to cultivate ICT talent, CEO of King Abdelaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia (TBD)
• Cloud Service Experience Sharing, INSAT student, FSS student, ISI Kef student & ESIMS student
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Moderator: Medhat Mahmoud, CTO, Huawei Northern Africa Public Sector
• Majid El Sadeq, ENSTINET, Egypt
• Ahmed Siyad, SomaliREN, Mauritania
• Aouaouche El Mauohab, ARN, Algeria
• Redouane Merrouche, CNRST, Morocco
• Mohammad Vall, MOHE, Mauritania
• Muneer Al Battashi, OMREN, Sultanate of Oman
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• 13:30-15:30 ISLT, University of Carthage
• 15:30-18:00 CCK, University campus of Manouba
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Speakers
• Prof. Saoussen Krichen, Director General, CCK, Tunisia
• Mr. Yousef Torman, Managing Director, ASREN, Jordan, PPT • HE Prof. Abdelmajid Benamara, Secretary General, Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils, Egypt
• Ms. Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit, Regional Cooperation Neighborhood and Enlargement Plan, DG NEAR, Belgium
• HE Mr. Giuseppe Perrone, EU Ambassador to Tunisia, Tunisia
• HE Prof. Moez Chafra, President of "Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia" on behalf HEProf. Ezzat Salama, Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities, Jordan
• High Level Tour in the Arab Region: • HE Prof. Jamila El Alami, Director, CNRST, Morocco • HE Prof. Basri Saleh, Deputy Minister, Higher Education and Research, Palestine • HE Dr. Najah Mohamed Khamis. Director General of Innovation Center. Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Oman • HE Mr. Mondher Belaid, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia
• Keynote Message by Erik Huizer, Senior Advisor GÉANT, Netherlands, PPT • Tribute to Boubakar Barry by Venant Palangam, Chairman, WACREN, Video • Sponsors Short Messages
• Appreciation and Recognition
Tunisian High Institute of Music, Sousse will take part in the opening Master of Ceremony: Ms. Aida Snene
× Prof. Yasser Gaber Dessouky, Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation, AASTMT, Egypt - Chair
Speakers
• Mr. Nizar Yaiche, ELM platform for Arabic countries, Tunisia
• Prof. Slaheddine Ben Fraj, Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia, “Digitalization in Humanities and Social Sciences: Faculty of Humanities and Social sciences in Tunis as Example”, PPT • Mr. Saber Khefifi, Director General of ONSR, Ministry of Interior, Tunisia, “Road Security: opportunities and threats”, PPT • Prof. Ahlem Dakhlaoui, Director General of students’ affairs, MHESR, Tunisia, “Digitalization for students’ services”, PPT
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Setting the Scene: “GEANT-ASREN, 20 Years of Collaboration: Past and Future”, Helga Spitaler and Thomas Fryer, GEANT
John Chapman, Retired CIO, Georgetown University Qatar, Malaysia (Chair)
Panelists
• Mr. Majid M. Al-Sadek, Director, Egyptian National STI Network (ENSTINET), Egypt
• Mr. Lars Fischer, Chief Relations Officer, NORDUnet, Denmark
• Mr. Yousif Asfour, Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer, AUB, Lebanon
• Mr. George Konnis, Managing Director, CYNET, Cyprus
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Keynote: Prof. Islam Abou El-Magd, President, National Authority for Remote
Sensing and Space Science, Egypt, PPT
Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Head of Computer Engineering, AlQuds University, Palestine
(Chair)
• Dr. Najah Alrashdi, Director General of Innovation Center, Ministry of Higher
Education, Research and Innovation, Oman
• Dr. Mona Itani, Lebanese League for Women in Business, Lebanon
• Dr. Ryma Abassi, Associate Professor and Director at ISETCOM Institute, Tunisia
• Dr. Ouafa Bentaleb, Scientific Researcher, CERIST, Algeria
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Chair: Raed Al Zoubi, Open Science Lead, ASREN
• Rawia Awadallah, Science Engagement Officer, ASREN, “Towards Arab Regional Open Science Cloud”, PPT • Emily Choynowski, Director, Forum for Open Research in MENA, UAE, “"Mapping the Arab region’s academic publishing landscape", PPT • Mohamad Mostafa, DataCite, “Enhancing Open Research Infrastructure in the Arab World through Persistent Identifiers”, PDF • Rania Osman, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, “Empowering Communities Through Understanding: The Library of Alexandria's Approach to Artificial Intelligence”, PPT • Franciska de Jong, CLARIN ERIC, EOSC Focus project, PDF • Nabil Aziz, ORCID, The Africa PID Alliance, “Driving Research Innovation: ORCID and ASREN's Collaborative Vision for North Africa”, PPT • Joy Owango, Training Centre in Communication, Kenya, “University of Nairobi Introducing the Digital Object Container Identifier (DOCiD): A Multilinear Object & Identifier Approach in Using PIDs to Build Equity”, Video
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Chair: Prof. Saoussen Krichen, Director General, CCK, Tunisia
• Closing Keynote: Majid Ounsy, “Open Science: a tremendous opportunity for scientists all over the world”, PPT • Closing Message: Prof. Saoussen Krichen • Closing Message: Yousef Torman • Young Researchers winner and appreciation
• Organizing team recognition
• Welcome to e-AGE25, the host TBA
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Moderator: Nisreen Al Kouz, ASREN
• Amal A. I. Shaikhah, Palestine, "Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting the Outcome of Therapeutic Intervention of Colorectal Cancer Patients in Palestine with a Global Comparison", PPT • Hager Ali, Egypt, "Osteoarchaeological insights into climate change and its effects on the population of the Predynastic Maadi Civilization ", PDF • Nihel Ziadi Ben Fadhel, Tunisia, "Playful Learning in the Age of Advanced Technologies: How AI and HPC Are Revolutionizing Education Through Play", PPT • Youcef Benrached, Algerie, "AI-Powered Medical Label Detection and Text Extraction Using Tesseract: Algeria as a case study", PPT • Samia BENADDA, Algerie, "Using Artificial Intelligence for Image Analysis of Microscopic Slides in Microbiology", PPT • Prof. Radwan Tahboub, Palestine, "Leveraging AI to Forge Zero Trust Security in Smart Meters IoT Systems", PPT • Dr. Asma Hadyaoui, Tunisia, "Adaptive Intelligent Collaborative eAssessment: A Generative AI-Driven Framework for Enhancing Collaborative Learning", PPT • Dr. Ines Sbai, Tunisia, "Artificial Intelligence algorithms for Ambulance Routing Problem: Tunisian hospitals case study", PPT
Public Poll Voting for Best Participation
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Ms. Ameni Romdhane, CCK - Chair
• Mr. Souheil Gazzah, “Scientific Research for the benefit of road safety”, ONSR, Ministry of Interior, Tunisia, PPT • Dr. Nesrine Baklouti, Director of Erasmus+ office, Tunisia, “Erasmus+ opportunities for 2021-2027”
• Prof. Youssef Ben Halima, Advisor of the Minister of HESR, Tunisia, “Sovereign, Executive AI and accountability”, PPT
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Ms. Zaineb Aziza, high schooler and junior expert, Tunisia - Chair
• Closing Keynote: Majid Ounsy, SOLEIL, “Open Science: a tremendous opportunity for scientists all over the world”, PPT • Closing Message: Prof. Saoussen Krichen and Mr. Yousef Torman • Young Researchers winner and appreciation
• Organizing team recognition
• Welcome to e-AGE25, the host TBA
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Mr. Jamel Aloui, CCK - Chair
• Ms. Tasnim AlGhorra, UKM, Malaysia, "Leveraging AI Tools in Business: Transforming NRENs for the Digital Age", PPT, Video • M. Nidhal Ziadi, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Tunisia, “Export Forecasts and Economic Recovery 2024: in Analysis of Tunisian Trade through Data Science Predictions.", PPT • Ms. Asli Hassan, Khalifa University, UAE, “GENS 101: Integrating Experiential Learning and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in STEM Education”, PPT • M. Mohamed B.O. Osman, Kornel Czimber, Sudan, “Open Cloud Geospatial Data as Catalyst to Leverage Environmental Management in Sudan Amidst Wartime”, PPT • Dr. Enas Mohammed AlQodsi, United Arab Emirates University, UAE, “Open Data and Digital Governance: The Legal Dimensions of Enhancing Educational Innovation in the UAE through Scientific Clouds”, PPT • Mr. Victor Turyahebwa, Research and Education Network Uganda, Uganda, “Greening the Internet Revolutionizing Research and Education Access with Solar Energy”, PPT • Dr. Saif Al-Jabri, President of the Union of Arab Academics and Scientists, UAE, “Open Scientific Collaboration in the Age of Innovation”,
