{"id":336,"date":"2023-04-23T08:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T06:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gt3demo.com\/wp\/wizeedu\/?p=336"},"modified":"2023-11-08T16:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:45:25","slug":"post-without-image-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/2023\/04\/23\/post-without-image-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release May 22 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Press Release May 22 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tunisian AI Society<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Tunisian Think Tank<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The association RECONNECTT, the network of the Tunisian high-level scientists abroad, has just launched the Tunisian Artificial Intelligence Society (TAIS). Its main objective is to promote a culture of artificial intelligence in Tunisia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Tunisian AI Society is a forum for discussion and reflection on artificial intelligence that brings together more than thirty Tunisian experts in artificial intelligence with varied but complementary profiles. In the panel are researchers from the most renowned universities in the world, but also leaders and experts in key positions in major companies of GAFAM and in the financial sector. In addition, the network of the Tunisian AI Society reaches out to Europe and North American countries, in addition to Tunisian experts resident in Tunisia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The inaugural meeting of the Tunisian AI Society was held on April 15, 2023 at a distance. The session was jointly moderated by Dr. Sami Ayari, president and founder of RECONNECTT and Dr. Salma Jamoussi, lecturer at the University of Sfax and winner of the Tunisian Women in Tech 2022 award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The members of Tunisian AI Society present discussed, based on a roadmap proposed by the two moderators. The discussion focused on the purpose of the network, its overall strategy as well as its lines of action on the short and medium term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The expert members of the Tunisian AI Society were willing to be a force of proposal to define a Tunisian strategy in AI. The idea of a white paper on AI in Tunisia was discussed at the first meeting. The association aspires to share the knowledge and skills of its members with young Tunisians, both in terms of technical skills and social and communication skills. The different axes of work concern training courses, partnerships with Tunisian public and private universities, the organization of scientific events, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The focus was also on the importance of social networks and the development of professional relationships for young Tunisians. A particular attention was given to the consolidation of the skills of Tunisian graduates in order to improve their employability in the fields of data and AI in Tunisia and worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first meeting of the Tunisian AI Society was closed with the objective of setting up working groups on possible areas of action. The goal is to formulate proposals to define an action plan for the network in the short and medium term.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Attendees :<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Sami Ayari, pr\u00e9sident et fondateur de Reconnectt et coordinateur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Tunisian AI Society, France<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Hassine Saidane, fondateur d\u2019Optimal Data Science- Californie, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Nahla Ben amor, professeur d\u2019informatique \u00e0 l\u2019ISG- Tunis, Tunisie<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Asma Ben Abacha, chercheur principal chez Microsoft Health AI- Maryland, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Farouk Ferchichi, pr\u00e9sident, Envestnet Data &amp; Analytics-Texas, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Hichem Sellami, architecte en chef des solutions et cofondateur d\u2019Incorta- Californie, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Zina ben Miled, professeur associ\u00e9 \u00e0 la Purdue School of Engineering and Technology- Indianapolis, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Karima Zmerli, directrice Google, New York, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Hassen Dhrif, chercheur senior -Manager Amazon- Washington, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Imed Zitouni, directeur de l\u2019ing\u00e9nierie chez Google- Washington, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Karim Hajjaji, Santander \u2013 Global Banking and Markets \u2013 Global COO, Royaume-Uni<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Mohamed Jmaiel, professeur en informatique-Ecole Nationale d\u2019Ing\u00e9nieurs de Sfax, co-fondateur Cluster HealthTECH, Tunisie<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Brahim Hnich, professeur d\u2019informatique, Universit\u00e9 de Monastir, Tunisie<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Maledh Marrakchi, Fondateur MindofMind, Tunisie<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Salma Jamoussi, Professeur associ\u00e9 d\u2019informatique-Universit\u00e9 de Sfax- Prix Tunisian Women in Tech 2022, Tunisie<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Faten Chaieb, Professeur d\u2019informatique \u00e0 l\u2019Efrei Research Lab, Universit\u00e9 Paris Panth\u00e9on-Assas, France<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Ali Guermazi, Professeur de radiologie et de m\u00e9decine \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole de m\u00e9decine de l\u2019universit\u00e9 de Boston, Massachusetts, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Wissem Ajili Ben Youssef, professeur associ\u00e9, directeur des programmes MBA finance, ESLSCA Business School, prix <\/span><i><span>Tunisian Women in Finance 2022,<\/span><\/i><span> France\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Riadh Dhaou, professeur \u00e0 l\u2019Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Im\u00e8ne Brigui, professeur EM Lyon business school \u2013 AI, Chercheuse, directrice acad\u00e9mique du MSc. DS &amp; AI Strategy, Forbes Contributeur, France<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Olfa Nasraoui, professeur titulaire de la chaire, directeur fondateur du Knowledge Discovery &amp; Web Mining Lab, PI d\u2019Athena -NSF Advance, Univ. de Louisville, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Zaineb Chelly Dagdia-Garcia, Professeur associ\u00e9 Laboratoire de donn\u00e9es et d\u2019algorithmes pour une ville intelligente et durable (DAVID), UVSQ, Universit\u00e9 Paris-Saclay, France<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span class=\"gt3_font-weight\">he Tunisian AI Society is a forum for discussion and reflection on artificial intelligence that brings together more than thirty Tunisian experts in artificial intelligence with varied but complementary profiles. In the panel are researchers from the most renowned universities in the world, but also leaders and experts in key positions in major companies of GAFAM and in the financial sector. In addition, the network of the Tunisian AI Society reaches out to Europe and North American countries, in addition to Tunisian experts resident in Tunisia<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Emna Harigua, Scientifique des donn\u00e9es et bio informaticiennes, sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 dans la d\u00e9couverte et la conception de m\u00e9dicaments assist\u00e9es par ordinateur, Institut Pasteur Tunis, Tunisie<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Amel Ghouila, charg\u00e9e de programme principal \u00c9cosyst\u00e8me Data Science, Sciences quantitatives, Sant\u00e9 Globale, Fondation Gates, Seattle, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Naoual Amrouche, professeur associ\u00e9 en Marketing, Long Island University, \u00c9tats-Unis<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Karim Souidi, consultant principal, statistiques et analyses- Ontario, Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Ferdaous Chaabane, Professeur associ\u00e9 et Conseiller scientifique pour les applications industrielles, SUPCOM- Tunis, Tunisie<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Firas Hadj Taieb, co-responsable mondial de la strat\u00e9gie et de la recherche en mati\u00e8re de trading quantitatif, Instinet-Londres, Royaume-Uni<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Rahma Beaugrand, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral adjoint, responsable du conseil aux clients et de l\u2019avant-vente pour le Moyen-Orient et le Sud, SAP-Duba\u00ef, \u00c9mirats arabes unis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"http:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TUNISIAN-AI-SOCIETY-19-1024x819.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4414\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2503052503052503;width:246px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TUNISIAN-AI-SOCIETY-19-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TUNISIAN-AI-SOCIETY-19-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TUNISIAN-AI-SOCIETY-19-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TUNISIAN-AI-SOCIETY-19-1536x1229.png 1536w, https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TUNISIAN-AI-SOCIETY-19.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release May 22 2023 Tunisian AI Society The Tunisian Think Tank The association RECONNECTT, the network of the Tunisian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,13],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-global-research","category-standard","tag-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4420,"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336\/revisions\/4420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunisian-ai-society.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}