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NEW TRENDS IN IMAGE COMMUNICATION AND SIGNAL PROCESSING WORKSHOP

15-16 January 2026, SUP'COM Tunisia

About the Workshop

The 3rd NTRICS Workshop, organized by the COSIM lab, will gather researchers, practitioners, and graduate students to present and discuss state-of-the-art advances in Artificial Intelligence, Wireless Communication, Internet of Things (IoT), Autonomous Systems, Image Processing, Computer Vision and Signal Processing, with applications in healthcare, environmental sustainability, agriculture, and communication networks. The program features keynote seminars by invited international experts, SUP’COM researchers, and distinguished Alumni.

We invite Master's and PhD students to present their research in the Poster Competition, highlighting innovative contributions in the above fields. Posters addressing applications in healthcare, environmental protection, agriculture, and communication networks are especially encouraged.

Download Call for Extended Abstracts and Posters

Dates

15-16 January 2026

Location

SUP'COM Tunisia

Important Dates

Mark your calendars and don't miss these key deadlines.

Abstracts Submission Deadline

October 17, 2025 Extended: 31 October 2025 Final Deadline: November 7th, 2025

Acceptance Notification

November 30, 2025

Camera-ready Submission

December 30, 2025

Submission

All you need to know about participating in the poster competition. Download the Call for Extended Abstracts and Posters here.

Submission Requirements

Accepted Posters

  • Camera-ready abstract
  • Final A1 poster
  • A 5-minute video presentation
  • All accepted papers are required to be showcased in the poster sessions.

Awards

Find out more about the prizes and recognition for outstanding contributions in the Awards Section.

Invited Speakers

We are honored to host leading experts in their fields.

Moncef Gabbouj

Moncef Gabbouj

Tampere University, FINLAND

Hakim Ghazzai

Hakim Ghazzai

KAUST, SAUDI ARABIA

Noureddine Lasla

Noureddine Lasla

ENSIA, ALGERIA

Wael Jaafer

Wael Jaafer

ETS, CANADA

Abderrahmen Trichili

Abderrahmen Trichili

OXFORD, UK

Anis YOUSSEF

Anis YOUSSEF

Telnet, TUNISIA

Ibtissem MALOUCHE

Ibtissem MALOUCHE

ACTIA ES, TUNISIA

Sofia Ben Jebra

Sofia Ben Jebra

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Fethi Choubani

Fethi Choubani

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Imen Nasr

Imen Nasr

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Fatma Rouissi

Fatma Rouissi

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Soumaya Hamouda

Soumaya Hamouda

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Rahma Gharslaoui

Rahma Gharslaoui

ANF, TUNISIA

More speakers to be announced soon.

Program

Detailed schedule of the workshop sessions.

DAY 1: Thursday, January 15th, 2026

OPENING

09:00 - 09:15
Pr. Ridha Bouallegue (SUP'COM, Tunisia)
SUPCOM Director Opening Speech
09:15 - 09:30
Pr. Hichem Besbes (SUP'COM, Tunisia)
COSIM Director Opening Remarks

KEYNOTE SESSION

09:30 - 10:30
Pr. Moncef Gabbouj (Tampere University, Finland)
Topic: Echocardiography-based Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction
10:30 - 11:30 | Coffee Break & Poster Competition: 1st Session

SESSION 1: AI ENABLERS & SMART SYSTEMS

11:30 - 12:00
Pr. Sofia Ben Jebara (SUP'COM, Tunisia)
Topic: Multimodal Cough Detection: Use of Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence
12:00 - 12:30
Pr. Fethi Choubani (SUP'COM, Tunisia)
Topic: Beyond Smart Agriculture: A General and Comprehensive Approach
12:30 - 13:00
Dr. Imen Nasr (SUP'COM, Tunisia)
Topic: Embedded AI for Energy Intelligence: An AI-Driven Smart Home for Energy Disaggregation and P2P Energy Trading
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break

SESSION 2: COMMUNICATION & NETWORKS

14:00 - 14:30
Pr. Noureddine Lasla (ENSIA, Algeria)
Topic: Decentralization for Secure Systems
14:30 - 15:00
Dr. Abderrahman Trichili (Northumbria University, UK)
Topic: Measuring VLC Wiretap Channels
15:00 - 15:30
Pr. Fatma Rouissi (SUP'COM, Tunisia)
Topic: Cooperative Communication in Impulse Noise Impaired PLC Channel: AI-based Solutions
15:30 - 16:00
Pr. Soumaya Hamouda (SUP'COM, Tunisia)
Topic: 5G Lessons Learned: Implications for 6G

DAY 2: Friday, January 16th, 2026

SESSION 3: NTN (NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS) SESSION

09:00 - 09:30
Pr. Wael Jaafar (ETS, Canada)
Topic: Non-Terrestrial Networks for Ubiquitous and Reliable Communications, Computing, and AI
09:30 - 10:00
Dr. Rahma Gharssallaoui (ANF, Tunisia)
Topic: NTN: Frequencies and Associated Equipment
10:00 - 10:30
Dr. Yosra Abbes, Hend Baklouti, Akrem Hadji (INT, Tunisia)
Topic: Exploring the Sky's Limitless Opportunities: Regulation and the Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks
10:30 - 11:30 | Coffee Break & Poster Competition: 2nd Session

SESSION 4: INDUSTRIAL SESSION

11:30 - 12:00
Dr. Anis Youssef (Telnet, Tunisia)
Topic: Sensing Space: AI-Driven IoT Networks for Nanosatellite Earth Observation
12:00 - 12:30
Dr. Ibtissem Malouche (ACTIA, Tunisia)
Topic: AI-Driven Transformation at ACTIA ES: Scaling Innovation Across All Business Units
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break

SESSION 5: PRESENTATIONS AND CLOSING CEREMONY

14:00 - 15:00
Student Pitches
Presentations of the Selected Posters
15:00 - 15:30
Dr. Hakim Ghazzai (KAUST, Saudi Arabia)
Topic: Bridging AI Research and Real-World Smart City Applications
15:30 - 16:00
Awards and Closing Remarks

Poster Sessions & Accepted Papers

Interactive presentations of research contributions

Day 1

Poster Competition: Session 1

Thursday, Jan 15th • 10:30 - 11:30

Interactive presentation of research papers focusing on AI Systems and Biomedical Engineering.

Day 2

Poster Competition: Session 2

Friday, Jan 16th • 10:30 - 11:30

Continuation of technical exchanges covering IoT, Energy, and Advanced Communications.

Highlight

Student Pitches & Awards

Friday, Jan 16th • 14:00 - 15:00

Flash presentations of selected top posters followed by the awards ceremony.

Accepted Technical Papers

Total Accepted: 20 Papers

Day 1 Posters (10 papers)

Computer Vision

Evaluating a tracking-by-detection approach across challenging datasets for cow monitoring

Roua Mkadmi Rabaa Youssef-Douss (SUP'COM), Amel Benazza-Benyahia (SUP'COM)

SUP'COM

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_1_RouaMKADMI.mp4

LIDAR / Auto

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Clustering Algorithms for LiDAR Object Detection

Yasmine Maalej Ferdaous Chaabene (COSIM, SUP'COM, Carthage University), Sofiane Sayahi (Innovation Department, ACTIA ES), Hichem Besbes (SUP'COM, Tunisia)

COSIM, SUP'COM, ACTIA ES

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_2_YasmineMAALEJ.mp4

Biomedical

fNIRS Signal Processing to Study of Attentional Networks in Rapid Event Paradigms

Sofia Ben Jebara

SUP'COM

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_3_SofiaBENJEBARA.mp4

Remote Sensing

Quantifying the impact of co-registration and satellite jitter filtering on the accuracy of multi-temporal elevation differences

Imen Brini Denis Feurer (IRD), Riadh Tebourbi (Supcom), Fabrice Vinatier (INRAE), Riadh Abdelfattah

IRD, SUP'COM, INRAE

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_4_ImenBRINI.mp4

Energy / IoT

Real-Time Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring on Raspberry Pi: An Edge-Cloud BERT4NILM

Imen Nasr Anis Nsir (SUPCOM), Hichem Besbes (SUPCOM)

SUP'COM

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_5_ImenNASR.mp4

Networking / Optimization

Comparative Analysis of Q-Learning and PSO for AoI Minimization in Hybrid NOMA/OMA Systems

Hamdi Akram Bouallegue Ammar (ENIT), Najeh Sameh

ENIT

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_6_HamdiAKRAM.mp4

Autonomous Systems

Sector-based BEV Fusion in Limited Communication Conditions for Optimized Collaborative Perception

Eya Besbes

EPT

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_7_EyaBESBES.mp4

IoT / Energy

Design of an IoT Architecture for Data Acquisition and Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring

Fathi Chelly Lotfi Charaabi (ENIT), Sejir Khojet El Khil (ENIT), Sofiane Sayahi (ACTIA Engineering Services)

ENIT, ACTIA ES

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_8_FathiCHELLY.mp4

Networking / AI

Aerial and RIS-assisted Edge Computing for Intelligent Transportation Services

Insaf Rzig

Sup'Com Tunis

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_9_InsafRZIG.mp4

Antennas / RF

Reconfigurable Phoenix-Inspired Unit Cells for X-Band Reflectarray Weather Radar

Ikram Dendani Erwan Fourn (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes), Saber Dakhli (CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay), Fethi Choubani (SUPCOM)

SUP'COM, INSA Rennes, Centrale Supélec

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_10_IkramDENDANI.mp4

Day 2 Posters (10 papers)

Biomedical / AI

Predicting Human Attention States from EEG Signals using K-means Clustering to Drive Conventional Features-Based Classifiers and CNN Topographic

Sofia Ben Jebara

SUP'COM

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_11_SofiaBENJEBARA.mp4

Energy / IoT

Intelligent Energy Monitoring: Optimization and Implementation of a NILM Algorithm on STM32

Imen Nasr Nour Krichen (SUPCOM), Hichem Besbes (SUPCOM)

SUP'COM

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_12_ImenNASR.mp4

Networking / Optimization

Energy Efficiency Optimization in Heterogeneous Networks Using GA- and PSO-Based Switching Mechanisms

Khaled Hmidi Sameh Najeh (Supcom), Ammar Bouallegue (Enit)

ENIT, SUP'COM

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_13_KhaledHMIDI.mp4

Smart Grid

Energy Consumption Optimization in a Microgrid Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Lotfi Charaabi Chaima Ben Fraj (ENIT), Samir Sakrani (ENIT)

ENIT

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_14_LotfiCHARAABI.mp4

Energy

NILM Based on Clustering for Load Disaggregation

Wissal Ben Maatoug

ENIT

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_15_WissalBENMAATOUG.mp4

Underwater Comms

Cooperative Repeated Game with Q-Learning for Fair Multi-User Underwater Acoustic Networks

Khouloud Gharsalli Sameh Najeh (SUP'COM), Thierry le Pors (ISEN), Pierre Jean Bouvet (ISEN), Hichem Besbes (SUP'COM)

SUP'COM, ISEN

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_16_KhouloudGHARSALLI.mp4

Space / Antennas

Design of a Miniature Circularly Polarized Antenna for CubeSat

Najet Bougdima

SUP'COM

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_17_NajetBOUGDIMA.mp4

Energy / Microgrid

Modeling and an Energy Management strategy for a Residential Microgrid

Henda Ben Mansour Lotfi Charaabi (ENIT), Khaled Jelassi (ENIT)

ENIT

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_18_HendaBENMANSOUR.mp4

NTN / Optimization

Optimization of ON/OFF Control for Computing Servers in Non-Terrestrial Networks

Insaf Rzig

Sup'Com Tunis

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_19_InsafRZIG.mp4

Image Processing

Toward a New Definition of Ergodicity: An application to image texture analysis

Sonia Rezk

ISITC

Video Presentation

Filename: NTRICS2026_20_SoniaREZK.mp4

Proceedings

The official proceedings of the NTRICS 2026 Workshop are now available.

Full Workshop Proceedings

Includes all accepted papers, posters, and technical program details.

Download PDF

Organizing Committees

The teams behind the 3rd NTRICS Workshop.

Co-Chairs

Hichem BESBES

Hichem BESBES

COSIM, SUP'COM

Hakim GHAZZAI

Hakim GHAZZAI

KAUST

Sameh NAJEH

Sameh NAJEH

COSIM, SUP'COM

Leila NAJJAR

Leila NAJJAR

COSIM, SUP'COM

Abderrahman TRICHILI

Abderrahman TRICHILI

Oxford

Local Organizing Committee

Maha BEN ABDALLAH

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Henda BEN MANSOUR

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Amina ESSAHBI

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Team SUP'COM

SUP'COM, TUNISIA

Scientific Committee

Hichem BESBES

Hakim GHAZZAI

Sameh NAJEH

Leila NAJJAR

Abderrahman TRICHILI

Sofia BEN JEBARA

Amel BEN AZZA

Riadh ABDELFATTAH

Manel BEN ROMDHANE

Imen NASR

Ons BEN RHOUMA

Ferdaous CHAABANE

Leila NASRAOUI

Sadok EL ASMI

Anis BEN AICHA

Rabaa YOUSSEF

Safa REJICHI

Maymouna BEN SAID

Hatem BOUJEMÂA

Sejir KHOJET EL KHIL

Zouhair BEN JEMAA

Linda MARRAKCHI

Wafa REKIK

Douha ATTIA

Venue

SUP'COM in Technopark El Ghazala

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SUP'COM Location

Awards

Four prizes will be awarded to recognize outstanding contributions:

  • First Prize – Best Poster
  • Second Prize – Best Poster
  • Third Prize – Best Poster
  • Special Prize – Best Pitch

The three poster prizes will be selected by the jury based on scientific excellence, originality, and impact. The special award for the Best Pitch will honor the most engaging, clear, and impactful oral presentation.

Registration

Information regarding registration for the workshop.

Registration Fees

100 EUR (300 TND)

Registration Instructions

Registration MUST be done through this link: NTRICS'2026 Registration form

Payment of registration fees can be made by bank transfer or purchase order (bon de commande) to:

Tunisian Association for Scientific Innovation and Technology (TASIT)

Event: NTRICS

Address: SupCom, El Ghazela Technology Pole

Bank: UIB (El Ghazela Branch)

R.I.B: 12 046 000 0093002623 84

IBAN: TN 59 12 046 000 0093002623 84

SWIFT (TND): UIBKTNTT

Tax registration number: 1236569 /C

Deadline: 10th January 2026

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.