BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Algiers BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19810501T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260517T235320Z UID:9D866762-7017-43CF-9800-D129303213A5 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Algiers:20260418T200000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Algiers:20260419T120000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE SIGHT Day Congress 4.0 brought together over 340 students\ , young professionals\, researchers\, and industry experts on April 18–1 9\, 2026 \, at Hotel Le Royal\, Hammamet\, Tunisia\, united around a share d commitment to humanitarian engineering\, inclusive education\, and healt hcare technologies.\nHosted by the IEEE ESPRIT Student Branch and IEEE ESP RIT SIGHT Group \, in collaboration with the IEEE SIGHT Tunisia Section \, SDC 4.0 marked the fourth edition of this flagship IEEE event dedicated t o leveraging technology for social good.\nThis edition explored how techno logy can move beyond medical diagnosis to address learning accessibility\, spotlighting innovations at the intersection of medical engineering\, ass istive technologies\, artificial intelligence\, and inclusive education .\ n\nThe congress featured a rich two-day program:\n- A Distinguished Lectur er session by Mr. Kostas Karpouzis (IEEE Education Society) on "Gamificati on and Serious Games as Pedagogical Strategies in AI-Enhanced Education"\n - Technical workshops covering AI\, software architecture\, and accessible learning\n- YP Mentoring Roundtables \, with 15 in-person and 2 virtual t ables connecting ~138 participants with mentors from academia and industry \n- Code2Cure 3.0 Technical Challenge \, where teams developed and pitched innovative tech solutions\n- A Non-Technical Challenge in which IEEE SIGH T Groups across Tunisia showcased their year-long humanitarian impact init iatives\n- A Humanitarian Panel Discussion on "Smart Systems for Sustainab le Communities" \, held in collaboration with IEEE CEDA Tunisia Section an d SIGHT Global\n- A Night Ceremony featuring a keynote\, awards\, and a ta lent show\n\nThe congress concluded with the announcement of IEEE ENIT SIG HT Group as the host of SDC 5.0 \, passing the torch to the next chapter o f the congress.\n\nImpact\nSDC 4.0 reinforced the role of IEEE SIGHT as a catalyst for community-driven innovation by promoting:\n- Cross-disciplina ry collaboration between students\, researchers\, and professionals\n- Pra ctical exposure to humanitarian technology and inclusive engineering\n- A competitive platform that elevated Tunisia's IEEE SIGHT community on a reg ional scale\n\nOverall\, SDC 4.0 successfully demonstrated that technology \, when guided by human values\, can be a powerful force for equitable and sustainable development.\n\n[] []\n\n[] [] []\n\nSpeaker(s): Kostas Karpo uzis\, \n\nHammamet\, Nabeul\, Tunisia LOCATION:Hammamet\, Nabeul\, Tunisia ORGANIZER:balsem.khouni@ieee.org SEQUENCE:144 SUMMARY:IEEE SIGHT Day Congress 4.0 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516779 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>IEEE SIGHT Day Congress 4.0 brought togeth er <strong>over 340</strong> students\, young professionals\, researchers\ , and industry experts on&nbsp\;<strong>April 18&ndash\;19\, 2026</strong> \, at Hotel Le Royal\, Hammamet\, Tunisia\, united around a shared commit ment to humanitarian engineering\, inclusive education\, and healthcare te chnologies.<br>Hosted by the <strong>IEEE ESPRIT Student Branch and IEEE E SPRIT SIGHT Group</strong> \, in collaboration with the <strong>IEEE SIGHT Tunisia Section</strong> \, SDC 4.0 marked the fourth edition of this fla gship IEEE event dedicated to leveraging technology for social good.<br>Th is edition explored how technology can move beyond medical diagnosis to ad dress learning accessibility\, spotlighting innovations at the intersectio n of medical engineering\, assistive technologies\, artificial intelligenc e\, and inclusive education .<br><br>The congress featured a rich two-day program:<br>- A <strong>Distinguished Lecturer</strong> <strong>session</s trong> by Mr. Kostas Karpouzis (IEEE Education Society) on "Gamification a nd Serious Games as Pedagogical Strategies in AI-Enhanced Education"<br>- <strong>Technical workshops</strong> covering AI\, software architecture\, and accessible learning<br>- <strong>YP Mentoring Roundtables</strong> \, with 15 in-person and 2 virtual tables connecting ~138 participants with mentors from academia and industry<br>- <strong>Code2Cure 3.0 Technical Ch allenge</strong> \, where teams developed and pitched innovative tech solu tions<br>- A <strong>Non-Technical Challenge</strong> in which IEEE SIGHT Groups across Tunisia showcased their year-long humanitarian impact initia tives<br>- A <strong>Humanitarian Panel Discussion</strong> on "Smart Syst ems for Sustainable Communities" \, held in collaboration with IEEE CEDA T unisia Section and SIGHT Global<br>- A Night Ceremony featuring a <strong> keynote</strong>\, <strong>awards</strong>\, and a talent show<br><br>The congress concluded with the announcement of IEEE ENIT SIGHT Group as the h ost of SDC 5.0 \, passing the torch to the next chapter of the congress.</ p>\n<p><strong>Impact</strong><br>SDC 4.0 reinforced the role of IEEE SIGH T as a catalyst for community-driven innovation by promoting:<br>- Cross-d isciplinary collaboration between students\, researchers\, and professiona ls<br>- Practical exposure to humanitarian technology and inclusive engine ering<br>- A competitive platform that elevated Tunisia's IEEE SIGHT commu nity on a regional scale<br><br>Overall\, SDC 4.0 successfully demonstrate d that technology\, when guided by human values\, can be a powerful force for equitable and sustainable development.<br><br><img src="https://events .vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/119d3c04-2a9a-4cd1-8913-456fc188d 481" alt="" height="320">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; 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