Program

Important Announcement: The conference has been rescheduled to September 24 - 25, 2025. The conference will be held on September 24 (Wednesday) and 25 (Thursday), 2025 at the Zayed University Dubai Campus.

Day 1

Time Activity
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
Continental Breakfast, Posters Setup
09:00 - 09:30 Opening Ceremony
Welcome Messages:
Prof. Michael Allen
Acting Vice President (CEO), Zayed University
Prof. Catherine Nickerson
Acting Provost & Chief Academic Officer, Zayed University
Prof. Omar AlFandi
Dean, College of Technological Innovation, Zayed University
Prof. Hussain AlAhmad
IEEE UAE Section Chair & Provost, University of Dubai
09:30 - 09:45 Keynote: H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
Head of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Council, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Speech Title: "TBA"
09:45 - 10:15 Keynote: Dr. Mike Roshchin
Senior Vice President, ENERGYai & Inception G42 Company, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Speech Title: "Fight of the AI Agents: Navigating the Battle for the Next Generation"
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15 Keynote: Dr. Marco Bellinzona
CEO & Board Member, ORS GROUP, Italy
Speech Title: "Innovations for Enhance Human Decisions. An Italian point of view on the future"
11:15 - 12:00 Panel Discussion
Session Title: TBA
Panellists:
Moderator: Dr. Andrew Marrington, Dean of Academic Affairs & Acting Associate Provost, Zayed University
Dr. Omar AlFarisi, Senior AI Technology Advisor, Distinguished Professor, Dragon Oil, Dubai, UAE 
Mrs. Worood Dabaas, Senior Azure Data and AI Technical Specialist @ Microsoft, Data & AI Lead @Women in AI, Ex-IBM
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:30 Poster and Full/Short Paper Presentations Session 1
P1, SCF1, SCS1
13:00 - 14:30 Workshop Session: Advanced Workshop on AI and Secure Simulated Systems
SWF1
13:00 - 16:30 Tutorial Session: Empowering AI Innovations for Tomorrow: Workshop on Edge Computing with TinyML
T1
13:00 - 14:30 Tutorial Session: Developing AI Applications with Low-Code and No-Code Tools
T3
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee Break & Poster Setup
15:00 - 16:30 Poster and Full/Short Paper Presentations Session 2
P2, SCF2, SCS2
15:00 - 16:30 Workshop Session: Cybercrime investigation And Digital forensics (CAD)
SWF2
09:00 - 15:00 CyberSecurity Competition: Exploit3rs CTF
09:00 - 15:00 Industrial Technology Show
18:00 - 20:00 Gala Dinner

Day 2

Time Activity
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
Continental Breakfast, Posters Setup
09:00 - 09:30 Keynote: Mr. Ahmad Almulla
CTO, Emirates Water and Electricity Company, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Speech Title: "TBA"
09:30 - 10:00 Keynote: Mrs. Shayma Alhayyas
Specialist - AI & Smart Data, e& enterprise, Dubai, UAE
Speech Title: "TBA"
10:00 - 10:45 Panel Discussion
Session Title: TBA
Moderator: Dr. Dina Tbaishat, Professor, College of Technological Innovation, Zayed University
Panellists:
Dr. Hany Moustapha, Professor and Director, Innovation SDG Network and Aerospace 4.0TM
Dr. Ibtisam Alawadi, Head of Post Graduate College at Dubai Police Academy, Dubai, UAE
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00 Poster and Full/Short Paper Presentations Session 3
P3, SCF3, SCS3
11:30 - 13:00 Workshop Session: Cybercrime investigation And Digital forensics (CAD)
SWF3
12:00 - 15:00 Tutorial Session: Fundamentals of Deep Learning: NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Workshop
T2
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 CyberSecurity Competition: EC-Council CTF
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00 Awards and Closing Remarks

Day 1 (April 9, Wednesday) and Day 2 (April 10, Thursday)

Industrial Technology Show

Time Booth
09:00 - 15:00
BOOTH #1: Etisalat
Presenter: TBA
Activities: TBA

BOOTH #2: Exploit3rs
Presenter: TBA
Activities: TBA

BOOTH #3: CyberE71
Presenter: TBA
Activities: TBA

BOOTH #4: EC-Council
Presenter: TBA
Activities: TBA

BOOTH #5: Keysight Technologies
Presenter: TBA
Activities: TBA

BOOTH #6: Honor E-Gaming
Presenter: TBA
Activities: TBA

BOOTH #7: Ericsson
Presenter: TBA
Activities: TBA



We are grateful to the generous support of our sponsors:

ZU Research       

Technical Sponsor

IEEE

EC Council Exploiters
CyberE71

If your organization is interested in sponsoring this conference, please email src@zu.ac.ae

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