Curriculum Vitae

Education and Qualifications

Diplomas

    • 2017 : HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches), University of Toulouse 2 - Jean Jaurès, France

    • 2005-2008 : Ph.D, University of Rennes 1, France

    • 2004-2008 : Ph.D (joint), ENSI, University of Manouba

    • 2000-2002 : Master in Computer Science, ENSI, University of Manouba

    • 1998-2001 : Computer Science Engineering Degree, ENSI, University of Manouba

Qualifications

    • Feb. 2018 : Qualifications françaises aux fonctions de Professeur des Universités Sections CNU 27 et CNU 61

    • Feb. 2014 : Qualification française aux fonctions de Maître de Conférences Sections CNU 27

Professional Experience

    • Since Nov. 2018 : Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences) in Computer Science at ENSI, University of Manouba

    • Since October 2018 : Coordinator/Chair of the N2TR Master Program at the Virtual University of Tunis (UVT).

    • March 2017-December 2018 : National Contact Point, Horizon 2020 program - ICT, UGPE-MESRST/European commission.

    • October 2014-September 2018 : Coordinator/Chair of the LASTIC Program at the Virtual University of Tunis (UVT).

    • 2009-2018 : Associate Professor (Maître Assistante) in Computer Networks at ENSI, University of Manouba

    • 2005 - 2009 : Assistant Professor (Assistante permanente) in Computer Sciences at ENSI, University of Manouba

    • 2003 - 2005 : Lecturer (Assistante contractuelle) at ISAMM, University of Manouba

    • 2001 - 2004 : (Industry experience) Networks Engineer then Training Manager at Opennet MEA

    • Visiting positions :

      • Visiting Professor at ESIGELEC-University of Rouen, France (Since 2019).

      • Visiting Professor at Ecole Polytechnique de Tunis, Univ. of Tunis-Carthage (since 2019)

      • IT Expert, FAO & Manouba Technopark

      • Visiting Lecturer at IUT Montpellier-Sète, France (Nov. 2017).

      • Visiting Lecturer at Virtual University of Tunis(UVT) (Since 2012)

      • Visiting Lecturer at the faculty of Science of Gabès (2017).

      • Visiting Lecturer at High School of Commerce (ESC) (2014).

      • Linux Expert (Subject Matter Expert) for LPI Canada/Starnix.

      • Research program evaluator for the Ministry of Higher education of Tunisia, the NRF (South Africa), and AUF.

Scientific Activities

    • Co-Chair of IEEE/IFAC CoDIT'22 Special Session on Metaheuristics, Heuristics and Optimization techniques for Green Vehicle Routing Problem and Internet of Things (MHO-GVRP-IoT), Turkey, May 2022.

    • Co-Chair of IEEE WETICE Track on Advances in Blockchain Technologies & Applications (ChainTech'2021), France, 2021.

    • Co-Chair of Ecole d'automne Blockchain'201, Tunisia, November 2019.

    • Co-Chair of Journée scientifique EDuPI 2019 "Agriculture connectée", Tunisia, November 2019.

    • Co-Chair of the International Workshop of Trends and challenges in Social Internet of Things (IEEE PIMRC - TC-SIoT’2018), September 2018, Italy

    • Co-Chair of Journée scientifique EDuPI 2018 "La santé connectée", Tunisia, Octobre 2018.

    • Tutorial "Multichannel Scheduling techniques for Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks" in 3ème journées scientifiques Hatem Bettaher, JSB'2016 : http://jsb2016.sciencesconf.org/, March 2016.

    • Tutorial "Cognitive Radio Networks : Overview and Challenges" in JNCT, Toulouse, France, May 2014.

    • Steering Committee member of the Middle-Est and Adjoining Countries School of Internet Governance (MEAC-SIG), Egypt 2018.

  • Technical Program Co-Chair of the IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Modeling in Wired and Wireless Networks, 2012-2018 editions (annual editions, different locations).

  • Posters co-chair of the International Conference on Security and Management (SAM), Las Vegas, USA, 2013, 2014 and 2015 editions.

  • Chair of the Special Track on "Wireless Networks Security" of the International Conference on Security and Management (SAM), Las Vegas, USA, 2014.

  • Organizing Committee Member of the "École d'automne en Analyse d'Algorithme et Modèles Aléatoires : ADAMA 2012", Tunisia 2012.

  • Program Committee member and Technical Program Committee Member of several international conferences

  • Reviewer for several international journals

Research

Main Topic : Secure and efficient communications in Wireless Networks and Internet of Things

    • Intelligent Security in IoT : Blockchain in IoT, Trust and reputation Management, IA-based security, etc.

    • Data dissimination and scheduling in large scale WSN and IoT networks

    • Wireless MAC protocols : QoS and Scheduling

    • IoT applications : e-health, VANET, Industry 4.0, crisis management

Teaching

  • Doctoral courses

      • Advanced Cybersecurity topics

      • Metaheuristics and IoT applications

    • Master level (Graduate) Courses (Research):

      • Blockchain

      • Internet of Things communication technologies

  • Master level (Graduate) Courses (professional):

      • Networks administration and security under Linux

      • Mobile networks

      • Computer Networks Protocols

      • Information Systems Engineering

      • Cybersecurity

  • Graduate courses for 3d and 4th levels of the computer sciences engineering studies:

      • Blockchain

      • Internet of Things fundamentals

      • Operating systems and Unix

      • Wireless Networks

      • Computer Networks

      • Local Area Networks

      • Langages and automata Theory

      • Compilation Techniques

Miscellaneous

  • KOIKA Fellow - fellowship program on Science Diplomacy and Policy -Capacity Building on Education Policy and Management Programs. The Korea International Cooperation Agency the Korea International Cooperation Agency and the Future Resources Institute(FRI) - International Cooperation Program of the Government of Korea. September 2021.

  • IBM Cloud IoT Developper certification, 2020

  • IBM Blockchain Developper certification, 2019

  • HUAWEI certifications : HCNA "Routing and Switching" and HCNI, 2018

  • LPIC-1 and RHCE certifications holder

  • Best paper award at 7th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Modeling in Wired and Wireless Networks, Toulouse, September 2018.

  • IEEE Senior Member

  • ISOC Member.

  • ICANN Member : NCUC member

  • ICANN Fellow

  • ISOC IGF Ambassador (IGF 2017, December Geneva)

  • Graduated from the "Next Generation Internet Leaders (NGL)" program of the Internet Society. On-line course : « Shaping the Internet – Histoiry and Future », May -October 2012 : an Internet Governance Capacity Building Program with ISOC and the DiploFoundation (diplomacy.edu).