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Imane BACHANE

Founder & CEO of BLUESEC | Cyber SOC Consultant

Imane Bachane is a distinguished professional in the field of cybersecurity, with a strong emphasis on incident resolution, threat detection and response, and team leadership. Her expertise is backed by a decade of experience in Security Operations Center (SOC) consultancy. Throughout her career, Imane has consistently demonstrated a sharp analytical approach, complemented by an exceptional ability to anticipate and adapt to the ever-evolving industry landscape. Her extensive qualifications, including a GSOM certification, further highlight her depth of knowledge and commitment to excellence. This unique blend of skills and insight led her to co-found BLUESEC, a specialized cybersecurity startup based in Casablanca, focusing on strengthening cyber defenses through expert SOC, CSIRT, and CERT support, along with advanced Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics, and Incident Response services. With over a decade of experience, the startup empowers organizations enhancing their security operations and training teams to effectively tackle emerging cyber threats.

Youssef BENCHARHI

CEO & co-founder NEARSECURE

Youssef Bencharhi, CEO and co-founder of NearSecure, a leading company in information security systems established by some of the best defensive & offensive security experts. He brings extensive experience and a collection of prestigious certifications to his role, including ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CEH v9, Ethical Hacking, ISO 27002, and ITIL V3. This combination of practical experience and specialized certifications underpins his profound expertise and strategic insight.

Zineb Said, CISSP, CCRP, CCSP

Information and Computer Science Engineer | Cloud Infrastructure | Cybersecurity

In 2022, Ms. Zineb Said was appointed as the Information Technology Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Architect at United States Steel (U. S. Steel), where she is responsible for developing the IT Service Continuity program and leading related integration, training, and testing initiatives. With over a decade of experience at a Tier I automotive supplier, she advanced from Management Information Staff to Management Information Manager for North American Regional Operations, overseeing IT governance, compliance, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives, including OCR technology implementation and disaster recovery. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Information and Computer Science Engineering from Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan, supported by a MEXT scholarship, and has certifications as a CISSP, CCRP, and CCSP. Renowned for her expertise in cybersecurity, particularly in threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management.

Dr. Anas Abou El Kalam

Expert in Network and Systems Security Head of the Cyber Defense Engineering and Embedded Telecommunications Systems Program ENSA Marrakech, Morocco

Dr Anas Abou El Kalam holds the position of Full Professor at ENSA Marrakech and serves as the President of the Moroccan Association of Digital Trust. Additionally, he is the Team Leader of the Moroccan Olympiads in Informatics. He holds certifications as an ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CEH, and CISSP. Previously, he was the Assistant Director of the OSCARS Laboratory and managed the “Networks, Systems and Security” master’s program. He served as an associate professor at INP Toulouse, where he earned his HDR and PhD in security-related fields. At ENSIB, he headed both the Computer Science Department and the Networks and Systems Security Department. His research focuses on a variety of cutting-edge topics, including blockchain-based security policies, security policies and models, Internet of Things (IoT) security, big data security, privacy, evaluation of security mechanisms, and the protection of critical infrastructures. He has co-authored over 150 high-level research papers, collaborated on numerous projects with Airbus, such as ADCN and IMAP, and has been actively involved in several European research initiatives, including FP6/IST PRIME, FP7/IST CRUTIAL, NoE Newcom++, and Celtic Fell@home..

Alireza Goli

Assistant professor, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Isfahan, Iran

Alireza Goli currently an assistant professor and head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Future Studies Faculty of Engineering at the University of Isfahan, Iran. Recently, he has been featured among the “World’s Top 2% Researchers/Scientists in 2021-2022” list identified by Elsevier BV, Stanford University. He has published more than 60 papers in high-quality journals and conferences and has been serving as a reviewer in many reputed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy System, Journal of Supercomputing, and Annals of Operations Research. He serves as an Associate Editor for prestigious journals, including PLOS ONE and has been serving on the guest editorial board in several journals such as Annals of Operations Research (Springer) and Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer). In addition, He has been serving as a reviewer in many reputed journals such as Supercomputing, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy System, and expert system with application. He is working as a member of the editorial board in different journals like Mathematical Problems in Engineering and Journal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering. His current research interests include supply chain management, disaster relief optimization, meta-heuristic algorithms, robust optimization, artificial intelligence, and portfolio management.

Debabrata Samanta

Program Head and Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology – RIT Global Campus, Kosovo, Europe.

Dr Samanta is keenly interested in Interdisciplinary Research and development. He has experience spanning fields of SAR Image Analysis, Video surveillance, a Heuristic algorithm for Image Classification, Deep Learning Framework for Detection and Classification, Blockchain, Statistical Modelling, Wireless Adhoc Networks, and Natural Language Processing. He has completed six Consultancy Projects. He owns 22 Patents (4 Design Indian Patents and 2 Australian patents Granted, 16 Indian Patents published) and 2 copyrights. He has authored and co-authored over 238 research papers in an international journal (SCI/SCIE/ESCI/Scopus) and conferences including IEEE, Springer, and Elsevier Conference proceedings. He received “Scholastic Award” at the 2nd International Conference on Computer Science and IT Application, CSIT-2011, Delhi, India. He is a co-author of 13 books and the co-editor of 16 books, available for sale on Amazon and Flipkart. He has presented various papers at international conferences and received Best Paper awards. He is the author and co-author of 14 Book Chapters. He also serves as acquisition editor for Springer, Wiley, CRC, Scrivener Publishing LLC, Beverly, USA, and Elsevier. He is an IEEE Senior Member, an Associate Life Member of the Computer Society of India (CSI), and a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). He is a Convener, Keynote speaker, Session chair, Co-chair, Publicity chair, Publication chair, Advisory Board, and Technical Program Committee member in many prestigious International and National conferences.