Welcome to WINCOM'19

The international conference on wireless networks and mobile communications (WINCOM) is a flagship conference of MobiTic association. The 7th edition will be held in the imperial city and Scientific capital of Morocco, Fez, on October 29-November 01, 2019.

WINCOM'19 aims at examining the various challenges in the areas of wireless networks & mobile communications. The conference will provide a forum for exchanging ideas, discussing solutions, and sharing experiences among researchers and professionals from both academia and industry interested in wireless networks and mobile communications.

After the success of the six previous editions (Fez’2013, Rabat’2014, Marrakech’2015, Fez’2016, Rabat’2017, Marrakech’2018), WINCOM '19 comes back in Fez with the aim of becoming a ranked international IT conference. Thus, the main objectives of WINCOM are:

  • Study the environmental impacts of communications and network technologies
  • Gather Moroccan and foreign researchers on advanced topics including: Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Mobile Wireless Networks
  • Promote research at the National level and especially at the University Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Fez
  • Allow a meeting and exchange between industry and research, Moroccan and foreign
  • Prime the mounting research projects
  • Participate in the development and influence of the kingdom, both scientifically as tourist

Accepted papers will be submitted for possible inclusion into IEEE Xplore.

Important Dates

Paper Submission
Extended deadline

Firm

June 14, 2019
June 30, 2019
Special Session ProposalsMay 18, 2019
Acceptance NotificationAugust 19, 2019
August 28, 2019
Camera-readySeptember 10, 2019
RegistrationSeptember 10, 2019
ConferenceOctober 29, 2019

Non-Exhaustive List of Topics

WINCOM 2019 solicits high-quality and original contributions in ubiquitous networking in, but not limited to, the following directions:

  • Cooperative/non-cooperative communications
  • Game theory applied to networking problems
  • Learning theory to solve networking problems
  • Modeling and performance evaluation
  • Signal processing for Wireless communication
  • Interference mitigation
  • Physical layer design
  • Channel capacity estimation, modeling and equalization
  • Radio resource management, allocation and scheduling
  • Congestion, load and admission control
  • Smart antennas: MIMO, Massive MIMO and beamforming
  • Reconfigurability, adaptivity in MAC and PHY layers
  • Adaptive and cognitive MAC
  • Cross-layer design involving MAC layer
  • Routing and QoS provisioning
  • Multihop communications: Ad hoc, WSN, DTN, VANET
  • Mobility Issues and continuity of services
  • Multi-homing in 4G, B4G and 5G Networks
  • Beyond 4G and 5G communications
  • M2M and MTC communications
  • Cognitive radio networks
  • Implementation, testbeds and prototypes
  • Security issues and privacy
  • Body area networks
  • Internet of things
  • Future Internet and Next-Generation Networking
  • Mobile cloud computing
  • Emerging Internet applications
  • Context and location-awareness in pervasive systems
  • Emerging wireless and mobile applications
  • User interfaces, user-machine interactions
  • P2P services for multimedia
  • Secure network and service access
  • Self-adaptation on the service layer
  • Service discovery and portability
  • Service oriented architectures
  • Mobile health care and medical applications
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • M-commerce, M-learning & M-entertainment

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Adel Belouchrani, Ph.D.

Full Professor

IEEE Senior Member

Senior Area Editor of the IEEE transactions on signal processing

Founding Member of the Algerian Academy of Science and Technology

Abstract/Biography

Prof. Helen Karatza

Professor Emeritus

Department of Informatics

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract/Biography

Prof. Tarek S. El-Bawab

Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jackson State University, USA

Abstract/Biography

Prof. RangaRao Venkatesha Prasad

Associate Professor, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, Fellow IETE

Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands

Abstract/Biography

WINCOM 2019 Executive Committee

Honorary General Chairs

Redouane Mrabet, President of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Mustapha Ijjaali, Dean of Faculty of Science & Technology, Fez, Morocco
Mohammed Benlemlih, Dean of Faculty of Science Dhar El Mahraz, Fez, Morocco
Abdelmajid Badri, Director of Higher School of Technology, Casablanca, Morocco

General Chairs

Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Cheng Li, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Vice General Chair

Mohamed El Kamili, Higher School of Technology, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco

Executive-Chair

Hicham Ghennioui, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco

Local Chair

Farid Abdi, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco

Program Committee Chairs

Ismail Berrada, FSDM, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Hyunbum Kim, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA
Marwane Ayaida, University of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Keynote and Panels Chairs

Abdellatif Kobbane, ENSIAS, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
Jalel Ben-Othman, Paris 13 University, France

Publication Chairs

Moulay Youssef Hadi, EST, Kenitra, Morocco
Khalil Ibrahimi, FS, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
Adlen Ksentini, Eurecom, France

Publicity Chairs

Ahmed Drissi El Maliani, FSDM, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Shuai Han, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Luca Foschini, DEIS-LIA, University of Bologna, Italy
Jun Zheng, National Mobile Communications Research Lab, Southeast University, China

Sponsorship Chairs

Amal Tmiri, FS El-Jadida, Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco
Fatiha Mrabti, FST, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco

Special sessions and Tutorials Chairs

Lynda Mokdad, Univ. of Paris-Est, Creteil, France
Yann Ben Maissa, , INPT, Rabat, Morocco

Local Committee

Mhamed Lahbabi, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Mohamed Ouzzarf, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Tijani Lamhamdi, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Nabih El Ouazzani, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Hassan El Moussaoui, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Mona Abarkan, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Aicha Alami, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
Rachid Benabbou, FST, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco

Special sessions

ICO2S

Intelligent control and optimization in smart systems

Co-Chairs:

  • Prof. Adnane Addaim : ENSA, Ibn-Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
  • Prof. El Houssine El Mazoudi : Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
  • Prof. Amal Tmiri : FS El-Jadida, Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco

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CSPSC

Cyber Security and Privacy for Smart Cities

Co-Chairs:

  • Prof. Mohamed Lahby : University HASSAN II of Casablanca, Morocco
  • Prof. Driss Benhaddou : University of Houston, USA
  • Prof. Jihene Rezgui : College Maisonneuve, Canada

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ORGANIZERS



Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah



Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Fès



Faculté des Sciences Dhar El Mehraz



Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes



Association Mobitic

Technical Sponsorship



IEEE ComSoc



IEEE SPS Morocco

Sponsors and Partners



High Education Ministry



CNRST



Aïn Saïss

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