Call for Papers

IEEE Computational Intelligence Society

Tunisia Annual Congress (CISTAC 1.0)

7–8 November 2026
Hammamet, Tunisia

The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Tunisia Chapter invites undergraduate and graduate students, young professionals, researchers, and academics to participate in the inaugural IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Tunisia Annual Congress (CISTAC 1.0).

The congress provides a dedicated forum for presenting ongoing research, receiving constructive feedback from senior researchers and peers, and establishing professional connections within the computational intelligence community. The consortium seeks to support emerging researchers in advancing the future of cognitive and intelligent technologies.

Highlights of CISTAC 1.0

  • Distinguished Lecturer Sessions and Keynote Talks
  • Certification Sessions
  • Technical and Professional Development Workshops
  • Industry Roundtables and Exhibition Booths
  • Technical Challenge and Pitching Competitions
  • Networking, Experience Sharing, and Community Activities
  • Paper and Poster Presentations

Applicants should have a clearly defined research topic and preliminary results and contributions (length: 4 to 6 pages in IEEE format, including all figures, tables, and references).

The CISTAC Committee will evaluate all submissions based on originality, clarity, and research maturity. Accepted papers will be presented during a dedicated session and subsequently discussed in depth with a panel of senior researchers and mentors.

The best papers will be published in the special session “Multimodal and Multimodel Artificial Intelligence: Foundations, Architectures, and Real-World Applications” at the IEEE International Congress on Smart Innovations for Medicine and Engineering — SIME 2026 (sime-conf.org).

Registration and payment

Registration option Tunisian Non-Tunisian
IEEE member with accommodation 600 DT $400
Non-IEEE member with accommodation 660 DT $450
Without accommodation (online) 300 DT $200
Additional paper (same author) 300 DT $200

The additional-paper fee applies to one extra paper submitted by the same registered author, with a maximum of one additional paper per registration.

Non-Tunisian participants: payment is made onsite on the day of the event.

Congress leadership

Committees & Chairs

Honorary Chairs

  • Chahnez TrikiUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Chokri Ben AmarUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Fatma KamounUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Sushmita MitraIndian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

General Chair

  • Boudour AmmarIEEE CIS/CS Tunisia Chapter, University of Sfax

Program Chairs

  • Hamdi KchaouUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Khaled KhnissiIEEE CIS/CS Tunisia Chapter
  • Raouia MokniUniversity of Gabes, Tunisia
  • Wissem AbbesUniversity of Kairouan, Tunisia

Advisory Chairs

  • Faiza CharfiUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Ghadah AldehimPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
  • Habib M. KammounIEEE R8 Vice-Chair, TN
  • Hela LajmiUniversity of Gabes, Tunisia

Steering Committee

  • Amel KsibiPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
  • Emna GuermaziUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Ghada FekiUniversity of Monastir, Tunisia
  • Ghazi BouazizINTEG'RIT, ESIEE-IT, France
  • Hajer BrahmiUniversity of Carthage, Tunisia
  • Wafa GabsiUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Zeineb FkiUniversity of Monastir, Tunisia

Track Chairs

  • Kais LoukilUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Maha CharfeddineUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Naourez Ben HadjUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia

Collaborators & partners

The Community Behind CISTAC

IEEE CIS ENIS
IEEE CIS FSS Student Branch Chapter
IEEE ENIS Student Branch
IEEE Faculty of Sciences of Sfax Student Branch
IEEE Tunisia Section

Partner organizations