BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T205659Z UID:B946B954-E38D-4040-A5D4-F4CEA831CFAB DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260512T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260514T190000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nThe 6th Middle East and North Africa COMMunications Confe rence (MENACOMM 2026: https://menacomm.org/) will be held in Hybrid mode ( in-person and virtual) from 12–14 May 2026 in the beautiful coastal city of Hammamet\, Tunisia.\n\nTheme: Innovating Tomorrow: Connecting Minds\, Empowering Intelligence\n\nMENACOMM 2026 is technically sponsored by IEEE and organized by the IEEE Tunisia Section and the IEEE Communications Soci ety Tunisia Chapter. It is technically co-sponsored by a consortium of IEE E ComSoc chapters.\n\nThe Steering Committee includes representatives from all technical co-sponsor MENA IEEE ComSoc chapters\, ensuring a strong re gional and international presence.\n\n🌍 Conference Focus\n\nMENACOMM 20 26 will explore the rapidly evolving domains of artificial intelligence an d its applications in computing\, communications\, and networking. The con ference aims to bring together researchers\, industry leaders\, and practi tioners to exchange ideas on technologies shaping the future\, including:\ n\n-\nAdvanced computing architectures and software systems\n\n-\nNext-gen eration communication technologies\n\n-\nSecure and scalable networking in frastructures\n\n-\nAI-driven systems\, data analytics\, and cognitive com puting\n\nThis event provides a unique opportunity for scientists\, engine ers\, and students from the region to engage with internationally renowned researchers and industrial experts.\n\n🎀 Keynote Speakers\n\nWe are ho nored to host distinguished keynote speakers:\n\n-\nProf. Nizar Ben Neji – Former Minister of Communication Technologies\, Tunisia\n\n-\nProf. Mi chele Luglio – University of Rome Tor Vergata\, Italy\n\n-\nProf. Imad E lhajj – American University of Beirut\, Lebanon\n\n-\nProf. Abdallah Mak houl – University Marie et Louis Pasteur\, France\n\n-\nProf. Suat Γ–zde mir – Hacettepe University\, Turkey\n\nπŸ“‘ Technical Program\n\nThe con ference will feature:\n\n-\nPeer-reviewed technical paper sessions\n\n-\nD istinguished keynote talks\n\n-\nTutorials\, workshops\, and forums\n\nAll accepted and presented papers will be submitted for publication in IEEE X plore\, and indexed in DBLP and Scopus\, subject to IEEE quality requireme nts.\n\nπŸ“Œ Main Topics Include\n\n-\nEmerging Communication Technologies \n\n-\nCommunications and Cybersecurity\n\n-\nCommunication Technologies a nd AI\n\n-\nAI/ML and Data Analytics for Communications\n\n-\nCommunicatio n & Networking\n\n-\nSignal Processing for Communications\n\n-\nIntelligen t IoT and Sensor Networks\n\n-\nAI for Smart Cities Applications\n\nπŸ“ P aper Submission\n\nProspective authors are invited to submit high-quality original full papers describing novel research contributions supported by evaluation results.\n\n-\nPapers are limited to eight (8) pages\, includin g up to two additional extra pages.\n\n-\nSubmission platform: https://eda s.info/N34259\n\nπŸŽ₯ Hybrid Participation\n\nMENACOMM 2026 (https://menac omm.org/) will be conducted in hybrid format. Authors unable to travel may present their work virtually through uploaded presentations.\n\nSpeaker(s ): Pr. Khaled B. Letaief\, Pr. Imad Elhajj\, Pr. Abdallah Makhoul\, Pr. Su at Γ–zdemir\, Pr. Michele Luglio\n\nMedina Solaria & Thalasso Hotel\, Yasm ine Hammamet\, Nabeul\, Tunisia LOCATION:Medina Solaria & Thalasso Hotel\, Yasmine Hammamet\, Nabeul\, Tuni sia ORGANIZER:jacques.demerjian@gmail.com SEQUENCE:143 SUMMARY:6th Middle East and North Africa COMMunications Conference (MENACOM M'26) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537810 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui /media/display/eeb39214-e38e-4c00-a1e4-cc6a77820cb6" alt="" width="983" he ight="890"></p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: justify\;">Th e <strong>6th Middle East and North Africa COMMunications Conference (MENA COMM 2026: https://menacomm.org/)</strong>&nbsp\;will be held in <strong>H ybrid mode (in-person and virtual)</strong> from <strong>12&ndash\;14 May 2026</strong> in the beautiful coastal city of <strong>Hammamet\, Tunisia< /strong>.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: justify\;"><str ong>Theme:</strong> <em>Innovating Tomorrow: Connecting Minds\, Empowering Intelligence</em></p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: justif y\;">MENACOMM 2026 is <strong>technically sponsored by IEEE</strong> and o rganized by the <strong>IEEE Tunisia Section</strong> and the <strong>IEEE Communications Society Tunisia Chapter</strong>. It is technically co-spo nsored by a consortium of IEEE ComSoc chapters.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">The Steering Committee includes representatives from all techn ical co-sponsor MENA IEEE ComSoc chapters\, ensuring a strong regional and international presence.</p>\n<h3 style="text-align: justify\;">🌍 Confe rence Focus</h3>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: justify\;">M ENACOMM 2026 will explore the rapidly evolving domains of <strong>artifici al intelligence and its applications in computing\, communications\, and n etworking</strong>. The conference aims to bring together researchers\, in dustry leaders\, and practitioners to exchange ideas on technologies shapi ng the future\, including:</p>\n<ul style="text-align: justify\;" data-spr ead="false">\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Advanced computing architectu res and software systems</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Next-g eneration communication technologies</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelecte dEnd">Secure and scalable networking infrastructures</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">AI-driven systems\, data analytics\, and cognitive c omputing</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">This event pr ovides a unique opportunity for scientists\, engineers\, and students from the region to engage with internationally renowned researchers and indust rial experts.</p>\n<h3>🎀 Keynote Speakers</h3>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd ">We are honored to host distinguished keynote speakers:</p>\n<ul data-spr ead="false">\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Prof. Nizar Ben Neji< /strong> &ndash\; Former Minister of Communication Technologies\, Tunisia< /p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Prof. Michele Luglio</s trong> &ndash\; University of Rome Tor Vergata\, Italy</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n< p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Prof. Imad Elhajj</strong> &ndash\; Americ an University of Beirut\, Lebanon</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEn d"><strong>Prof. Abdallah Makhoul</strong> &ndash\; University Marie et Lo uis Pasteur\, France</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Prof. Suat &Ouml\;zdemir </strong> &ndash\; Hacettepe University\, Turkey</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h3 st yle="text-align: justify\;">πŸ“‘ Technical Program</h3>\n<p class="isSelec tedEnd" style="text-align: justify\;">The conference will feature:</p>\n<u l style="text-align: justify\;" data-spread="false">\n<li>\n<p class="isSe lectedEnd">Peer-reviewed technical paper sessions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p cla ss="isSelectedEnd">Distinguished keynote talks</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class= "isSelectedEnd">Tutorials\, workshops\, and forums</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p s tyle="text-align: justify\;">All accepted and presented papers will be sub mitted for publication in <strong>IEEE Xplore</strong>\, and indexed in <s trong>DBLP and Scopus</strong>\, subject to IEEE quality requirements.</p> \n<h3 style="text-align: justify\;">πŸ“Œ Main Topics Include&nbsp\;</h3>\n <ul style="text-align: justify\;" data-spread="false">\n<li>\n<p class="is SelectedEnd">Emerging Communication Technologies</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p clas s="isSelectedEnd">Communications and Cybersecurity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p cl ass="isSelectedEnd">Communication Technologies and AI</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">AI/ML and Data Analytics for Communications</p>\n</ li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Communication &amp\; Networking</p>\n< /li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Signal Processing for Communications< /p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Intelligent IoT and Sensor Netw orks</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>AI for Smart Cities Applications</p>\n</li>\n</u l>\n<h3>πŸ“ Paper Submission</h3>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-a lign: justify\;">Prospective authors are invited to submit <strong>high-qu ality original full papers</strong> describing novel research contribution s supported by evaluation results.</p>\n<ul data-spread="false">\n<li styl e="text-align: justify\;">\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Papers are limited to <strong>eight (8) pages</strong>\, including up to two additional extra p ages.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Submission platfo rm: <a>https://edas.info/N34259</a></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h3 style="text-ali gn: justify\;">πŸŽ₯ Hybrid Participation</h3>\n<p style="text-align: justi fy\;">MENACOMM 2026 (https://menacomm.org/) will be conducted in&nbsp\;<st rong>hybrid format</strong>. Authors unable to travel may present their wo rk virtually through uploaded presentations.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR