WiDS PSU 2024: 2024 Seventh International Conference of Women in Data Science at Prince Sultan University Prince Sultan University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 3-4, 2024 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=widspsu2024 |
Submission deadline | February 4, 2024 |
Seventh International Women in Data Science(WiDS) Conference will be organized by Prince Sultan University(PSU), Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics (AIDA) Lab, in collaboration with Stanford University. The conference aims to foster women's interest and professional participation in data science, engineering, and computer science. WiDS PSU 2024 will bring together high-profile international researchers and industry pioneers. Prince Sultan University (PSU) is the WiDS Ambassador for Stanford, and the conference aims to expose the latest data science research and practices in the Arab Middle East by promoting the exchange of ideas, encouraging mentorship, and interdisciplinary collaboration in line with technological advances in the Kingdom under the umbrella of the Saudi Vision 2030.
WiDS PSU 2024 will allow national and international researchers to present their novel research findings and exchange information with the research community. It will bring specialists, leading researchers, scholars, scientists, and professors from computer science, technology, engineering science, business, education and alternative connected areas to act and exchange ideas concerning the state-of-the-art technologies associated with artificial intelligence, IoT & big data analytics.WiDS PSU will comprise oral sessions, keynote speeches, technical workshops, panel discussions, best regular paper & poster awards, Poster shows, and video shows by specialists in AI, Data Science and IoT domains. WIDS PSU 2024 will be held in a HYBRID MODE from March 03-04, 2024, with LIVE INTERACTIVE SESSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS ONLY opened to REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS.
Submission Guidelines
- Full papers should describe original and unpublished work about the above or related topics. Each manuscript will be reviewed by three reviewers with a blind review process. Authors are invited to submit their papers in English of up to 6 double-column pages in IEEE format, with up to 2 extra pages with additional fees. The format of the paper should follow IEEE guidelines for the two-column IEEE-sponsored conference proceedings. Templates for Microsoft Word and LaTeX are available here. Authors may use the online submission system hosted by EasyChair Conference System to submit their papers. The submission Web page for WiDS PSU 2024 can be found here Easy Chair Conference Submission System
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Authors can submit up to 6 pages for a full paper (including references) and up to 3 pages for a short paper (including references) per IEEE guidelines.
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Paper submissions can have multiple authors (of any gender). Still, at least one author of each accepted paper must be identified as a woman expected to present the paper at the conference aligned to SDG5.
- All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Accepted papers should not have more than 10% similarity and not more than 5% from a single source.
Registration
Regular paper (6 pages): $200
Student paper/ IEEE Member: $150
All registrations are handled through the authors' EasyChair account
Important Dates
- Paper Submission Open: October 20, 2023
- Full paper submission deadline: December 10, 2023
- Acceptance Notification: January 20, 2024
- Camera Ready Paper Submission: January 30, 2024
- Paper Registration: February 5, 2024
- Conference Dates: March 3-4, 2024
Topics
We focus on challenges and applications of all fields: computer science, computational biology, cybersecurity, social sciences, medicine, physics, chemistry, law, engineering, mathematics, digital humanities, etc, in the fields of data science.
- Track 1: Data Science & Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
- Track 2: Generative AI and ChatGPT: Applications, Challenges, and AI-human Collaboration
- Track 3: Data Security, Cybersecurity, IoT
- Track 4: Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing & Large Language Models
- Track 4: Big Data Analytics, Data Visualization & Forecasting
- Track 5: Data Science & AI Applications in Healthcare; Renewable Energy; Education; Smart Agriculture; Business; Interior Design; Architecture Engineering; Law & Digital Humanities
Honorary Program Chair
- Dr.Ahmed Al-Yamani President, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, KSA
Program Executive Chair
- Dr.Heba Khoshaim Vice President, Women Campus; Executive AIDA Lab Member, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, KSA
Program Advisory Board
- Dr. Muhammad AlShara Dean of the College of Computer & Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Prof.Mamodouh Alenezi Dean of Quality Assurance & Development, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Prof. Gwanggil Jeon Professor, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
- Prof. Seifedine Kadry Professor, Noroff University College, Norway
- Prof.Robertas Damaševičius Professor, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
- Dr. Layla Alfawzan Vice Dean of the College of Computer & Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Prof.Maysaa Al Qurashi Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
- Prof. Hadeer Abouelnagah Director of Translation & Authoring Centre, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Prof. Hoshang Kolivand Professor, Liverpool University, United Kingdom
- Dr. Connie Mitchell Vice Dean, College of Humanities & Sciences, Director of TLC, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
- Prof.Ali Kashif Bashir Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom
- Dr.Syed Ahmad Chan Bukhari Director of Healthcare Informatics at St. John's University, New York, United States
Keynote Speakers
- Dr.Lamya Abdulaziz Alomair Executive Expert (Advisor) at the Technology Foresight and Digital Economy Deputyship, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology(MCIT)
- Dr. Samar Khan Head of Strategic Partnerships - at Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites, KSA
- Dr. Reema Mahjoub. Data Governance Senior Consultant, STC, KSA
- Dr. Norah AlMusharraf Vice Dean of Admission and Registration| The Educational Research Lab (ERL)Leader, College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Panelists
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Dr. Sana Farid Extended Reality LeadExtended Reality Lead, 3 Lines XR
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Elina Idrisova Regional Director of Digital Transformation, Elevatus
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Zainab abdul Salem, Senior Solution Advisor, SAP BTP Pre-Sales, KSA
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Dr. Christiane Mueck, Human Capital Development – Advisor
Program Chair
- Prof.Tanzila Saba Ambassador Prince Sultan University, Women in Data Science, Leader Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics(AIDA) Lab; Associate Chair, Information Systems Dept, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Program Organizing Chair
- Ms Fatima Khan WiDS Co-Ambassador; Associate Director Evaluation and Academic Accreditation Center; Research Member AIDA Lab, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Publication Chairs
- Dr.Amjad Rehman Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) Lab, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Prof. Ahmad Taher Azar Automated Systems & Soft Computing Lab (ASSCL), College Of Computer & Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Committees
Technical Program Committee Chairs
- Prof.Tanzila Saba Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Suliman Fati Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Anees Ara Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Tariq Mehmood Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Technical Program Committee
- Prof.Mubashir Husain Rehmani Munster Technological University, Ireland
- Prof.Ali Kashif Bashir The Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
- Prof.Usman Ghani University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore,Pakistan
- Dr.Izzat Alsamdi Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USA
- Prof.Shafry Rahim University of Technology, Malaysia
- Dr.Afraz Syed McKeil School of Business, Mohawk College, Canada
- Prof.Abbas Malik. Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Deep Kothadiya Charotar University of Science and Technology, India
- Dr.Firdous Kousar Fisk University, USA
- Dr.Khalid Haseeb Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Gabriella Casalino Università degli Studi di Bari, Apulia, Italy
- Dr.Jaber Jemai Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
- Dr.Ashir Ahmed Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
- Dr. Ijaz Ul Haq Oakland University, USA
- Dr Soumaya chaffered CÈgep de la GaspÈsie et des Iles, Canada
- Dr.Anis Zarrad University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Dr.Majid Haroun Duke University, Durham, North Carolina,USA
Local Organizing Committee
- Ms. Fatima Khan Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Tanzila Saba Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Fatima Azmi Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Samha Al Ayoubi Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Fadhah Alenezi Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms. Somaiah Saeed Haif Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms. Roaa Abid Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms.Fawzia Goni Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms.Fatima Ambreen Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms Salma Idris Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms Ishrat Khan Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Yasir Javed Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Rehman Khan Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Datathon Committee
- Prof.Tanzila Saba Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Anees Ara Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Workshops & Posters Committee
- Dr.Walaa Wmetwally Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr.Maya John. Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms Roohi Jan Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms.Jalila Zouhair Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ms Nermeen Hakim Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Publicity Chairs
- Mr Musharraf Muhana Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabi
IEEE Liaison Committee Chairs
- Dr. Ibrahim Abu Nadi Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Ibrahim Nasar IEEE Western Saudi Arabia Section, Saudi Arabia
Logistics Committee
- Ms Nora Al-Mohaya Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Publication
WiDS PSU 2024 proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore. Extended high-quality selected papers will be published in the Journal of Advances in Information Technology (Scopus-indexed; IF:1.0), International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics (Scopus Indexed,IF :(Clarivate Analytics) 2023 6.3), International Journal of Computers and Applications. (Scopus-indexed)
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to widsriyadh@psu.edu.sa
Venue
The conference will be held at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, location "Auditorium Building 105, PSU''. There will be online live participation for presenters and attendees outside KSA.
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