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Biography: Prof. Abdellatif KOBBANE is currently serving as a Full Professor at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes (ENSIAS), Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, since 2009, jointly awarded by Mohammed V-Agdal University (Morocco) and the University of Avignon (France). He previously received a Master of Science in Computer Science, Telecommunication, and Multimedia from Mohammed V-Agdal University in 2003. Additionally, Dr. Kobbane holds the position of Adjunct Professor at the L2TI laboratory, Paris 13 University, France. His research interests primarily revolve around wireless mobile networking, performance evaluation, flexible resource management, and distributed AI in 5G/6G networks utilizing AI and advanced techniques in distributed mean-field game theory. He is the author of numerous scientific publications in prestigious IEEE conferences and journals such as IEEE ICC, IEEE Globecom, IWCMC, ICNC, IEEE WCNC…

Dr. Kobbane's research also delves into the application of artificial intelligence , Generative AI mean-field game theory in modeling and evaluating the performance of various systems, including Digital Twins and Internet of Things, SDN and NFV, Use cases of 5G networks, flexible resource management in wireless mobile networks, emerging technologies, Blockchain, Trust and cybersecurity issues, Mobile cloud computing, Mobile Social networks, Caching and backhaul problems, Heterogeneous networks, 6G, and Future networks. He is the author of numerous scientific publications in prestigious IEEE conferences and journals such as IEEE ICC, IEEE Globecom, IWCMC, ICNC, IEEE WCNC…Dr. Kobbane's research extends beyond technical domains, aiming to apply AI and Generative AI to address real-world challenges in various fields, including: Agriculture, Healthcare, Natural resource management (water, energy, climate change), Societal well-being,…

Furthermore, Dr. Kobbane He actively participates in the research community and holds the distinction of being a Senior Member of ComSoc IEEE, an Ex-Chair of the IEEE Communication Software Technical Committee, and the Ex-President and Founder of the Association of Research in Mobile Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (MobiTic) in Morocco. He is also the founder of the WINCOM conference and has previously served as the responsible for the Master (MS) of Internet of Things and Mobile Services (IOSM).

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Biography: Cedric Adjih in a research scientist in Inria, Saclay, France - in the TRiBE Team.

He received his doctoral degree in 2001 from the University of Versailles (France). He graduated from the ECP in 1994.

His research interests have focused on all aspects of wireless multi-hop networks (ad-hoc networks, mesh networks, sensor networks): performance evaluation, conception, implementation, and experimentation, with a specific focus on multi-hop routing, and also additional aspects such as quality of service, auto-configuration, security, multicast, broadcast, resilience….

More recently, he has focused on Internet of Things (IoT), and modern methods and architectures of communications, such as network coding, and information centric networking (mostly applied to IoT), and on 5G-and-beyond communication.

He is one of the co-authors of the OLSR protocol (for ad-hoc networks), of the protocol DRAGONCAST (for network coding) and a contributor to the OPERA/OCARI protocol stack (for wireless sensor networks).

Cedric Adjih is/has been involved in several projects, including: CEFIPRA (D2D 5G+, on D2D and access, 2014-2017), H2020 AGILE (2016-2019), H2020 ARMOUR, Equipex-FIT (2011-2019), GETRF (2011-2014, innovative protocols to improve multi-hop military networks, including ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks), FUISmartMesh (2009-2013, a System@tic project that designed and demonstrated a smart sensor system based on mesh networking to prevent intrusions), DIM ACRON and DIM SWAN (2010-2014, with focus on network coding at different levels: new network coding/decoding methods, on one side, and new vehicular network coding protocols on the other), ETARE (funded by European Defense Agency, on communications for military tactical networks).

For the Equipex FIT, he is co-managing the IoT-LAB site at Rocquencourt: the site is a testbed for Internet of Things/Wireless Sensor Networks with 300+ nodes. Moreover, he is also active in standardization, in the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) and Engineering Task Force (IETF).

Abstract: Modern networks, especially complex systems like the Internet of Vehicles (IoV), are plagued by challenges in management, risk, and efficiency. Digital Twin Networks (NDT) have emerged as the definitive solution, creating dynamic virtual replicas for data-driven, cost-effective control.

This keynote delivers a focused, actionable classification of how NDT is being deployed. We will dissect its applications in the IoV across four key domains: resource allocation, path planning, power management, and predictive maintenance. Furthermore, we will demonstrate how the power of NDT extends to solve foundational issues like comprehensive risk management and the complex deployment of Intent-Based Networking (IBN). 

This overview provides a clear understanding of both the immediate benefits and the future opportunities for leveraging NDT across the technological landscape.

Biography: Dr. Sana GHANNAY is a researcher specializing in advanced networking and digital twin technologies. He earned both his Master's and PhD degrees from the renowned CRISTAL Laboratory at the National School of Computer Sciences (ENSI), Tunisia, where his research focused on mesh networks and routing protocols.

His current work is centered on the development and application of Digital Twins across a diverse range of fields. This includes modeling and optimizing vehicular networks, enhancing risk assessment and management frameworks, and pioneering the implementation of Intent-Based Networking. 

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Biography: Doctor Hajer Tounsi received her Ph.D. degree in computer sciences in 2003 from Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l’Informatique (ENSI), Manouba University, Tunisia. She received the M. Sc. (DEA) in 1997 and the Engineering Diploma in 1995 from the same higher engineering school (ENSI). She has been holding the position of assistant professor at Higher School of Communications (SUP’COM), Carthage University, since 2004. She is a research member at Mediatron Lab within SUP’COM. Her research interests span resources and quality of service management for wireless networks, the Internet and Internet of things.

Abstract: The Internet is at a turning point. The rise of immersive applications, the deep softwarization of networks, and the unprecedented reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLMs) open the door to a new era where networks are no longer manually engineered but autonomously designed and evolved. In this keynote, I will present FlexNGIA 2.0, a next-generation Internet architecture that leverages Agentic AI to rethink how protocols, services, and traffic engineering are conceived, deployed, and managed.

FlexNGIA 2.0 introduces a collection of specialized LLM-based AI agents that can perceive, reason, and coordinate in real time to autonomously design, implement, deploy and orchestrate service function chains, configure network functions, design transport protocols, and adapt congestion control and traffic engineering strategies under evolving conditions. These agents transform the Internet into a self-evolving ecosystem—capable of continuous adaptation, optimization, and resilience.

I will outline the design principles of FlexNGIA 2.0, present proof-of-concept experiments that showcase its ability to automate end-to-end networking tasks, and highlight the paradigm shift from static, human-driven configurations to dynamic, agentic, and AI-managed networks. Finally, I will discuss the key research challenges and opportunities ahead, charting a path toward fully autonomous, adaptive, and intelligent networks for the next generation of digital society.

Biography:  Mohamed Faten Zhani is currently Assistant Professor with the department of Networks and Multimedia at the Institut Supérieur d'Informatique et des Techniques de Communication (ISITCom, University of Sousse) in Tunisia and founder of the FlexNGIA international project that focuses on the design of future Internet architectures and protocols. Before that, he was Associate Professor with the department of software and IT engineering at l’École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS Montreal) in Canada (2015-2023). His research interests include future Internet architectures and protocols, cloud computing, network function virtualization, software-defined networking and resource management in large-scale distributed systems. Faten received the IEEE/IFIP IM 2017 Young Researchers and Professionals Award as a recognition for outstanding research contribution and leadership in the field of network and service management. He is a senior IEEE member.