ACIT'2016

The International Arab Conference on Information Technology

Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni-Mellal, Morocco

December 6-8, 2016

CALL FOR PAPERS

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The International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2016) is a forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of information technology. ACIT'2016 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 could be organized. This conference is considered 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'2016 will be held at Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni-Mellal, Morocco. Beni-Mellal is one of the most important cities of the centre of Morocco with rich historical background and a wealthy agricultural centre.

Beni Mellal is also and mainly the starting point to discover mountains, cascades, forests and wild life in its pure state. It offers to lovers of tourism of adventure, the most beautiful reliefs of High and Middle Atlas. It also has many caves and pits appraised by speleologists.

Beni Mellal is mostly a destination of ecotourism and tourism of culture. This vast garden where fields and farms dispute the space dominated by green plains, is located at the centre of Morocco, easily accessible from Marrakech, Casablanca, Fez, Ouarzazate, Errachidia and Rabat.

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

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Researchers should submit a full paper describing their work, maximum of 8 single-spaced double column pages that also include illustrations. The first page should include the paper title, a brief abstract, a set of keywords, and text. Be sure not to include the authors' names in your paper. The abstract should be concise and not longer than 250 words. Immediately following the abstract, no more than six keywords are to be supplied for subject indexing. Keywords should not simply be taken from the title of the paper, but should be representative of the content of the whole paper and characteristic of the terminology used within the particular field of study. The introduction of the paper must be clearly written and should explain the nature of the problem, previous work, purpose and the contribution of the paper. The introduction is assigned number "1", and following sections are assigned numbers as needed. A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations, possible applications, and future work. The references section is not assigned a number. References should be numbered in alphabetical order by the first author's last name. Citations in the text should be by number and enclosed in square brackets, e.g. [1]. Electronic submission of papers as Microsoft's Word document or PDF via ACIT OpenConf is a must. ACIT OpenConf is a conference management system that automates the paper submission and the whole reviewing process. It can be accessed via ACIT web site at www.acit2k.org. Any question regarding submission or the reviewing process should be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. A final preparation format is available in the conference web site. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered and the paper must be formatted according to ACIT camera-ready instructions that are provided in the conference web site. Accepted papers for authors who complete registration will be published in the conference proceedings.

EVALUATION 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 refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees.

General Chair

Belaid Bouikhalene, Coordinator of Information Systems of Sultan Moulay Slimane University

Program Chair

Belaid Bouikhalene , Sultan Moulay Slimane University

Program Committee Members

STEERING COMMITTEE

Abdullah Altobi, University of Nizwa, Oman
Abdulqader Mohsen, University of Science and Technology, Yemen
Adnan Shaout, The Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Ahmad Dalal'ah, University of Hail, KSA
Badie Sartawi, Al-Quds University, Palestine
Emad Abuelrub, Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, UAE
Gasm ElSeed Ibrahim, International University of Africa, Sudan
Hamed Al-Fawareh, Zarqa University, Jordan
Hasan Alshehri, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, SA
Khalid Khanfar, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, SA
Mohammed Ababneh, Al Baqa Applied University, Jordan
Mohammad Al-Haj Hassan, Zarqa University, Jordan
Mohammad Ali H. Eljinini, Al-Isra University, Jordan
Mohammed Elammari, University of Benghazi, Libya
Mohammad Hassan, Zarqa University, Jordan
Mohammed Odeh, University of the West of England, UK
Osama Badawy, AAST, Egypt
Rehab Dwairi, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Sahnoun Zaidi, University of Constantine, Algeria
Salah Al-Rawi, Al-Anbar University, Iraq
Sulaiman Mustafa, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Talaat Mohyedin Wahby, SUST, Sudan
Thiab Taha, University of Georgia, US
Yasser El-Sonbaty, AAST, Egypt

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Available on ACIT website: www.acit2k.org

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of papers: August 15, 2016 , Extended to September 17, 2016

Notification of acceptance: October 2, 2016 Extended to October 16, 2016 

Camera-ready submission & registration deadline: November  6, 2016

Conference period: December 6-8, 2016

CORRESPONDENCE

Direct all Submissions to:

ACIT OpenConf http://acit2k.org/openconf/openconf.php

On Conference Web Site: www.acit2k.org

And for more information about submissions contact:

ACIT Secretariat, Zarqa University

P. O. Box 132010

Zarqa Code Number 13132, Jordan

Tel: +(962)-5-3821100 ext. 1452

Fax: +(962)-5-3821117

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Direct all Organizing queries to:

1)  El Mostapah Rakib ,

P. O. Box     591

Postal Code: Sultan Moulay Slimane Post Office 23000,

Béni Mellal, Morocco

Telephone: +212- 661269741

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2)    Belaid Bouikhalene

P. O. Box 22, 33

Postal Code: Sultan Moulay Slimane Post Office 23000,

Béni Mellal, Morocoo

Telephone: +212-661118521

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Or Contact:

ACIT'2016 Secretariat in Sultan Moulay Slimane University:

P. O. Box 591

Sultan Moulay Slimane Post Office 23000,

Béni Mellal, Morocco

Telephone: +212- 5 23 48 02 18

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Visit ACIT official website at:

www.acit2k.org