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April 8-9, 2026 • Casablanca

IC-SMAI 2026
International Conference on Statistical Modeling & Artificial Intelligence

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Organized by the Industrial Engineering & Logistics Team / LP2MGI Laboratory : Higher School of Technology of Casablanca, Morocco

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Conference Highlights

Context

Statistical modelling and artificial intelligence have become fundamental tools in modern scientific research. With the exponential growth of data across various domains such as industry, healthcare, logistics, and energy, there is an increasing need for robust quantitative methods for data analysis, prediction, and decision-making.

IC-SMAI 2026 is organized within this scientific and technological context and aims to highlight recent advances in statistical modelling, data analysis, and artificial intelligence applied to industrial and interdisciplinary systems.

Objectives

1 Promote advanced research in statistical modelling and artificial intelligence for scientific and industrial applications.
2 Present innovative approaches for complex data analysis, prediction, and decisionmaking.
3 Strengthen scientific exchange and knowledge sharing among researchers, PhD students, and practitioners.
4 Foster interdisciplinary collaboration between academic and industrial communities.
5 Provide an international platform for disseminating research outcomes and technological innovations.

Speakers

Dr. Mohammed HADINI

Dr. Mohammed HADINI

National School of Electricity and Mechanics (ENSEM), Casablanca, Hassan II University

Dr. Mohammed Hadini holds a PhD in Engineering from the National School of Electricity and Mechanics (ENSEM), Casablanca. His expertise includes project management, change leadership, and performance improvement in industrial systems. His work focuses on decision-making strategies and operational efficiency in complex engineering environments.

Dr.Mohammed Said Bensbih

Dr.Mohammed Said Bensbih

Researcher & Guest Lecturer, Digital Transformation

Bridging the gap between data and meaning, his work explores the human and organizational complexities of digital transformation. While statistical models excel at identifying patterns, his qualitative research uncovers the "why" behind the numbers. He specializes in leveraging qualitative methodologies within engineering sciences to provide deep, contextual insights that empower more robust and human-centric technological innovations.

Pr. Abdelhak Bouaziz

Pr. Abdelhak Bouaziz

Higher School of Technology of Casablanca (ESTC), Morocco

Prof. Abdelhak Bouaziz is a former Professor of Higher Education (PES) at the Higher School of Technology of Casablanca (ESTC), Morocco. His academic work focuses on epistemology, worldviews, and paradigms in the process of knowledge production, with particular interest in the philosophical and methodological foundations of scientific research.

Topics

The conference covers a wide range of fields related to statistical modeling, data analysis, and AI applied to industrial systems.

Statistical Modelling & Applied Mathematics

Applied mathematical and statistical modelling Statistical analysis and inference Probabilistic and predictive modelling Multivariate and high-dimensional data analysis Time series analysis and forecasting

Artificial Intelligence & Data-Driven Modelling

Artificial intelligence and machine learning Hybrid AI-statistical models Explainable and interpretable AI Intelligent data-driven systems AI for decision support and optimization

Engineering Systems Modelling

Mechanical systems modelling and simulation Electrical and electronic systems modelling Control systems and signal processing Energy systems and smart grids Digital twins and intelligent engineering systems

Industrial, Chemical & Parachemical Applications

Modelling in chemical and parachemical processes Process optimization and quality control Industrial data analytics and monitoring Reliability engineering and risk analysis Logistics, supply chain and operations research

Health, Safety & Interdisciplinary Applications

Occupational health and safety modelling Ergonomics and human-system interaction Biomechanical and musculoskeletal modelling AI and statistics in healthcare systems Ethical and responsible AI applications

Biostatistics & Biomedical Data Mining

Biostatistical modelling and biomedical data analysis Clinical, biological and epidemiological data mining Statistical learning and predictive health analytics AI and statistics in biomedical and healthcare systems Decision support and medical data-driven applications

Didactics, Pedagogical Modelling

Didactics, Educational Innovation & Digital Learning Didactics & Teacher Education Didactics, Pedagogical Modelling & Teacher Education

Important Dates

March 10, 2026

Abstract submission deadline

March 12, 2026

Notification of acceptance

March 20, 2026

Final paper version

April 08, 2026

IC-SMAI 2026 Conference

Registration Fees

PhD Students

With valid enrollment proof
600 Dhs

Professors-Researchers

University & Academic
1000 Dhs

Professionals

Industry & Corporate
2000 Dhs

Preliminary Program

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Day 1 – Wednesday, April 08, 2026

 

  • 09:30 – Official Opening and Welcome Address
  • 09:45 – Plenary Lecture 1: Statistical Modeling and Artificial Intelligence

Speaker 1: Dr. M. Hadini

11:30 – Oral Presentation Sessions

14:00 – Plenary Lecture 2: Qualitative Research and Artificial Intelligence

Speaker 2: Dr. M. S. Bensbih

  • 16:30 – Poster Sessions
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Day 2 – Thursday, April 09, 2026

 

  • 09:00 – 12:30 – Training Workshops in Statistical Modeling

Topics covered:

  • Regression analysis
  • Multivariate analysis
  • Predictive models
  • Statistical validation
  • Practical case studies
  • Biostatistics and data mining
  • 09:00 – 10:30 – Plenary Lecture 3:
    Worldview and Paradigm: Epistemological Issues in the Process of Knowledge Production
    Delivered by: Pr. A. Bouaziz (Former professor at ESTC)
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break
  • 12:30 – Closing Ceremony and Certificate Awarding

Honorary Committee

Pr. Houssine Azeddoug

Pr. Houssine Azeddoug

President of Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco

Pr. Essamoud Rachid

Pr. Essamoud Rachid

Director of the Higher School of Technology, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco

Pr. Mustapha Lkhider

Pr. Mustapha Lkhider

Vice President for Scientific Research, Cooperation, and Partnerships, Hassan II University of Casablanca

Pr. Said Rifai

Pr. Said Rifai

Former professor at the Higher School of Technology of Casablanca, Morocco

Pr. Souad Houfaidi

Pr. Souad Houfaidi

Former professor at the Higher School of Technology of Casablanca, Morocco

Pr. Otmane Bouksour

Pr. Otmane Bouksour

Former professor at the Higher School of Technology of Casablanca, Morocco

General Chair

General Chair

Prof. Mohamed BEN ALI

ESTC, UH2C

Organizing Committee

Ben Ali Mohamed

Ben Ali Mohamed

UH2C, Morocco

Chafi Mohammed

Chafi Mohammed

UH2C, Morocco

Mejdoub Youssef

Mejdoub Youssef

UH2C, Morocco

Oullada Oumaima

Oullada Oumaima

UH2C, Morocco

Dhouib Diala

Dhouib Diala

ISGIS, Tunisia

Ifassiouen Hassan

Ifassiouen Hassan

UH2C, Morocco

Tizliouine Abdeslam

Tizliouine Abdeslam

UH2C, Morocco

El Moufari Meryem

El Moufari Meryem

UH2C, Morocco

Chajdi Mohcine

Chajdi Mohcine

UH2C, Morocco

Kouzbour Sanaa

Kouzbour Sanaa

UH2C, Morocco

Maine Mohamed

Maine Mohamed

UH2C, Morocco

Tribak Abdelwahed

Tribak Abdelwahed

INPT, Morocco

Sassi Abdellah

Sassi Abdellah

UH2C, Morocco

Elhaddadi Yassmine

Elhaddadi Yassmine

UH2C, Morocco

Bouarfa Abir

Bouarfa Abir

UH2C, Morocco

Ghailani Inssaf

Ghailani Inssaf

UAE / LSP Tétouan, Morocco

Kerak Ebrahim

Kerak Ebrahim

UH2C, Morocco

ElYoukdi Kaoutar

ElYoukdi Kaoutar

UH1 Settat, Morocco

Moukhliss Anass

Moukhliss Anass

UH2C, Morocco

Moumouni Wagé Abdoul Razak

Moumouni Wagé Abdoul Razak

FST, Université André Salifou, Zinder, Niger

Marouane Moukhliss

Marouane Moukhliss

Univ. Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida, Morocco.

Kamil Noureddine

Kamil Noureddine

Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

Scientific Committee

  • Abbou Rosa

    Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Nantes, France

  • Abouliatim Younes

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Aghzer Samir

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Ahcène Bounceur

    Bretagne University, Brest, France

  • Ajith Abraham

    Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), Washington, USA(Directeur MIR Labs)

  • Albert Zomaya

    School of Information Technologies, University of Sydney, Australia

  • Ammoumou abdelkrim

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Anand J. Kulkarni

    Symbiosis International, Deemed University, India

  • Bart Baesens

    KU Leuven, Belgium

  • Ben Ali Mohamed

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Benlakouiri Abderrahim

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Bich Tran

    Centre for Health Research, University of Western Sydney, Australia

  • Bonghee Hong

    Pusan National University, Korea

  • Boualem Benatallah

    UNSW, Australia

  • Bouragba Khalid

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Boutahar Ahlam

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Chafi Mohammed

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Chahouati Wadia

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Chajdi Mohcine

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Cherrafi Anass

    Univ. Cadi Ayyad , Morocco

  • Dhouib Diala

    Institut Supérieur de Gestion Industrielle de sfax, Tunisia

  • Douglas Craig C

    University of Wyoming, USA

  • El Hacen Bouna Mohamed

    ISGI Nouakchott, Mauritania

  • EL Hasbi Abbes

    Univ. Abdelmalek Essadi, Tétouan, Morocco

  • El Kamili Mohamed

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • El Kazini Rajaa

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • El Moufari Meryem

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • El Ouadi Abdelmajid:

    University Ibn Tofail, Kénitra, , Morocco

  • El Oualidi Moulay Ali

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Eleni Karatza

    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

  • ElHalil Alaâeddine

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Elmasaoudi Najat

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Ely EL Koumeini Moulay

    ISGI Nouakchott, Mauritania

  • Es-skali Khalid

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Faïcel Chamroukhi

    University of Caen, France

  • Fazle Baki

    Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, Canada

  • Francisco Herrera

    University of Granada, Spain

  • Ghailani Inssaf

    Univ.Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco

  • Guennoune Mohammed

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Guo Q.P

    Wuhan University of Technology, China

  • Hamido Fujita

    Iwate Prefectural University, Japan

  • Idrissi Jazouli Soumaya

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Ifassiouen Hassan

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Kamil Noureddine

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Kerak Ebrahim

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Kouzbour Sanaa

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Kriraa Mounir

    ENSA Safi, Morocco

  • Lakhlifi Soufiane

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Lissane El Haq Saad

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • M’barki Zakaria

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Mahjoub Dhiaf Mohamed:

    Liwa University bu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • Maine Mohamed

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Maizate Abderrahim

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Mejdoub Youssef

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Mengjie Zhang

    School of Engineering and Computer Science, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

  • Messnaoui Brahim

    ENSA Safi, Morocco

  • Mharzi Hasna

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Mohamed Quafafou :

    Aix-Marseille University, France

  • Mohand Tahar Kechadi

    University College Dublin, Ireland

  • Moukhliss Anass

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Moumouni Wagé Abdoul Razak

    FST, Université André Salifou, Zinder, Niger

  • Msiirdi Nacer

    Aix-Marseille University, France

  • Neggady Alami Touria

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Okar Chafik

    Univ. Abdelmalek Essadi, Morocco

  • Omari Lhaj El Hachemi

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Oullada oumaima

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Ouzzif Mohammed

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Pablo Jose Villacorta Iglesias

    Stratio, Madrid, Spain

  • Péter Kacsuk

    MTA SZTAKI, Hungar

  • Rachid Cherbi

    aris Sud Saclay University, France

  • Rahmouni Abdellatif

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Rifi Mounir

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Roy Cecil

    IBM Portugal, Portugal

  • Sahib Amal-Oudii

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Sassi Abdellah

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Schahram Dustdar

    Vienna University of Technology, Austria

  • Senad Mohamed Mahmoud

    ISGI Nouakchott, Mauritania

  • Sidha Sid’Ahmed

    ISGI Nouakchott, Mauritania

  • Soulhi Aziz

    ENSMR Rabat, Morocco

  • Thomas Tsui

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Tizliouine Abdeslem

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Tribak Abdelwahed

    INPT, Morocco

  • Vincent Blondel

    Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

  • W. Xu

    Jiangnan University, China

  • Yarba Ahmed

    ISGI Nouakchott, Mauritania

  • Yi-Ke Guo

    Imperial College, United Kingdom

  • Zoubeir Zeinebou

    ISGI Nouakchott, Mauritania

  • Marouane Moukhliss

    Univ. Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida, Morocco.

  • Laqui Zineb

    Univ. Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco

  • El-Abidi Abderrahim

    ENSA Safi, Morocco

  • Kamil Noureddine

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Adri Ahmed

    UH2C, Morocco

  • Foulad Rida

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Jebli Samir

    UH2C, Morocco

  • Amellah Saif

    UH2C, Morocco

  • Fakhreddine Hatim

    Ecole Royale Navale, Casablanca

  • Rhali Benamar

    EMI Rabat, Morocco

  • Salhi Hayat

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Bahja Bouchra

    Univ. Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco

  • Benaicha Houda

    ISPITS, Tangier

Junior Committee

EZZOUBAIDI Elmahdi

UH2C, Morocco

Akarouch Khalid

UH2C, Morocco

Bachirat Youssef

UH2C, Morocco

Belaoudi Sanae

UH2C, Morocco

Belmadani Zineb

UH2C, Morocco

Dahmani Nabil

UH2C, Morocco

Houssam Ouazzani My Mostapha

UH2C, Morocco

Moukhlis Chaimae

UH2C, Morocco

Talibi Omar

UH2C, Morocco

El Majdouli Khaoula

UH2C, Morocco

Tounasi Hafssa

UH2C, Morocco

Eddoukali Hind

UH2C, Morocco

Ait Lahsaine Meryeme

UH2C, Morocco

Partners

ESTC LP2MGI UH2C ENSA SAFI ISGI ENSEM INPT FST UAE ISGI SFAX UAS CNRST GASUP

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Venue & Travel

The conference will be held at the **École Supérieure de Technologie de Casablanca (ESTC)**, located in the heart of Morocco's economic capital.

Location

EST Casablanca, Route d'El Jadida, Km 7, B.P 8012 Oasis, Casablanca, Morocco.

Travel Info

Casablanca is well-connected via Mohammed V International Airport (CMN). Taxis and trains are available from the airport to the city center and the venue.

Accommodation

Various hotels are located near the venue ranging from 3 to 5 stars. We recommend booking in advance.

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