ICATH 2026: International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Humanity Faculty of sciences, University Mohammed V Rabat, Morocco, July 15-17, 2026 |
| Conference website | https://icath-conf.org/ |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icath2026 |
| Submission deadline | April 17, 2026 |
The 8th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Humanity (ICATH 2026) will be held at the Faculty of Sciences (FS) of Mohammed V University, in collaboration with the AVERROES Foundation, from July 15 to 17, 2026, in Rabat, Morocco.
ICATH 2026 aims to bring together researchers, academics, and industry experts to share their latest innovations and explore emerging technologies addressing critical challenges in diverse domains, contributing to the betterment of humanity.
The conference’s goal is to provide a forum for knowledge exchange and sharing, where researchers, experts, and innovators from around the world can present their most recent discoveries and discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with using advanced technologies for the benefit of humanity.
This prestigious event is organized in partnership with several leading institutions, including:
- The National Institute of Post and Telecommunications (INPT)
- The National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA)
- The Ecole Marocaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur (EMSI) (to be confirmed),
Submission Guidelines
We are living in an era where technological advances are common and accelerate progress on sustainable development goals.
Research questions related to this theme are: How could we be sure in advance that the changes that new technologies bring will make our society more sustainable? What if technological solutions to problems are creating or aggravating other problems? And how did our technological choices in the past affect our current societal challenges?
ICATH’2026 aims to pave the way toward achieving sustainable development goals by highlighting technological innovations in human-centred approaches.
ICATH’2026 will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important subject. It provides a high-level international forum and an excellent venue for scientists, researchers, students and industry leaders.
1- The conference will check plagiarism for all the articles before prior publication. If the plagiarism content is observed by scientific committee, peer reviewers or by staff members at any stage of publication process, at the time of editing or proof reading will be informed to author to rewrite the manuscript.
2- In any case if the submitted original manuscript is more than 20% plagiarized then the article will be rejected and the same will be notified to author.
3- Paper content (unpublished work) must be original and relevant to one of the many conference topics
4- The acceptance decisions will take into account paper novelty, technical depth, elegance, practical and theoretic impact
5- Each paper will be reviewed by three PC members .
6- The acceptance decisions will take into account the originality, practical & theoretical impact, and the paper presentation.
7- Manuscripts should respect the following MDPI template (8 to 10 pages maximum), including figures, tables, and references.( Word || Latex )
8- All submissions should be written in English.
9- Only electronic submissions in PDF format will be considered
10- All papers should be submitted to the ICATH’2026 Easychair online submission website at : https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icath2026
11-Changes cannot be made during the review process. If accepted, minor revisions may be made prior to final submission.
List of Topics
ICATH’2026 welcomes submissions from the whole spectrum of technologies for humanity field. The list of themes and topics includes, but is not limited to:
Track 1: Smart and Sustainable cities
Track 2: Communication and Information Technologies
Track 3: Renewable and Sustainable Energies
Track 4: Civil Engineering, Material and Smart buildings
Track 5: Industry X.0
Committees
Honorary Chairs
Mohamed El Ghachi, UM-5 President, Morocco
General Chairs
Younes Karfa Bekalli, FS-UM5, Morocco
Ayman Mosallam, UCI USA
Brahim El Bhiri, Harmony Technology Morocco
General Co-Chairs
Ziti Soumia, FS-UM5, Morocco
Yassine Maleh, ENSAK-UMS, Morocco
Fatima Ezzahraa Ben Bouazza, UM6SS, Morocco
Naoufal Rouky, FST-UH1, Morocco
Technical & Program Chairs
Amir Hussain, Napier, UK
Luciano Feo, UNISA, Italy
Yassine Maleh, ENSAK-UMS, Morocco
Ashraf Abdel Khalek-mostafa, Egypt
Pierre-Martin Tardif, UdS, Canada
Rosa Penna, UNISA, Italy
Sebastien Roy, UdS, Canada
Mohamed Hegab, CSUN, USA
Keynote and Panel Chairs
Shadi Saadeh, CSULB, USA
Mahmoud Bouraoui, ENISo, Tunisia
Publication Advisor
Mourad Amer, Founder & CEO of IEREK, Egypt
Ayman Mosallam, UCI USA
Amir Hussain, Napier, UK
Track Chairs
Track 1: Smart and Sustainable cities
Mohammed Rais El Fenni, INPT, Morocco
Sebastien Roy, UdS, Canada
Track 2: Information & Communication Technologies
Amir Hussain, Napier, UK
Yann Ben Maissa, INPT, Morocco
Arul Kumar Natarajan, SIUT, Uzbekistan
Subrata Chowdhury, SVCET, India
Track 3: Renewable and Sustainable Energies
Khalid Guissi, IAV Hassan II, Morocco
Badre Bossoufi, USMBA, Morocco
Track 4: Civil Engineering, Material and Smart buildings
Ayman Mosallam, UCI, USA
Luciano Feo, UNISA, Italy
Shadi Saadeh, CSULB, USA
Yasmina Ed-dariy, ENA-Fes
Track 5: Industry X.0
Mahmoud Bouraoui , ENISo, Tunisia
Brahim El Bhiri, Harmony Technology Morocco
SAYYOURI M’hamed, ENSA-USMB, Morocco
Sponsorship Chairs
Fatima Ezzahraa Ben Bouazza, UM6SS, Morocco
Hajar Slimani, ENCG-UMI, Morocco
Industrial Chairs
Brahim El Bhiri, Harmony Technology Morocco
Local Organizing Committee
Rajaa Saidi, INSEA Morocco
Mohammed Rais El Fani, INPT Morocco
Yann Benmaissa, INPT Morocco
Anis Moumen, ENSA-UIT, Morocco
Ziti Soumia, FS-UM5, Morocco
Fatima Ezzahraa Ben Bouazza, UM6SS, Morocco
Naoufal Rouky, FST-UH1, Morocco
Students’ Local Organizing Committee
Abir Bala, ENSAM-UH2, Morocco
Oussama Khalyl, FST-UH1, Morocco
Mounir Bzzou, FS-UM5, Morocco
Website & Online Activity Chair
Rida Berraho, Harmony Technology, Morocco
Dikra Masrour, Harmony Technology, Morocco
Y.F.Ebobisse Djene, EMSI, Morocco
Plenary Keynote Speaker
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Aawatif HAYAR: Former Minister of Solidarity, Social Inclusion and Family, UH2C Morocco Expert in Smart Cities
Keynote Speaker
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Mehdi Bennis: 6G Flagship, Centre for Wireless Communications HEAD of ICON, IEEE Fellow, University of Oulu
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Kuolin Hsu: Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Henry Saueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine
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Amir Hussain: School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, UK
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Bai Kendrick Blyden: Chief Technology Officer, IEEE senior life member, USA
Invited Keynote Speaker
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Lina Khaddour: EDINBURGH NAPIER, UK
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Mohammad Gouse Galety: SIUT, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Laila Fetjah: FS Ain Chock, University Hassan II, Morocco
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Ayoub Karine: LIPADE, Université Paris Cité, France
Publication
All accepted and presented papers at ICATH 2026 are expected to be published in the MDPI Engineering Proceedings open-access journal. Additionally, selected papers will be considered for publication by Advances in Cybersecurity Management Book Series and the International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange (IEREK) in the following SCOPUS-indexed book series:
- Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI)
- Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (SUCI)
- Sustainable Artificial Intelligence-Powered Applications (SAIPA)
Papers of particular merit will be recommended for possible publication in international indexed journals (SCOPUS, DBLP, Web Of Science). Cognitive Computation journal (SCI impact factor: 5.4), Information security and privacy Journal (IF: 0.8) …
Venue
The conference will be held in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco, at the Faculty of Sciences of Mohammed V University. Located in the heart of the capital, Rabat offers excellent accessibility and proximity to major governmental, academic, and research institutions, providing an ideal environment for high-level scientific exchange and international collaboration.
Contact
Harmony Technology
Pr. Brahim El bhiri
Bra.elbhiri@gmail.com
Harmony Technology, Morocco
FSR-UM5
Younes Bekali Karfa
FSR-UM5 Morocco