@conference {Toub2022313,
	title = {Accelerated operating room scheduling using Lagrangian relaxation method and VNS meta-heuristic},
	booktitle = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {313-317},
	abstract = {Like any business that produces services, the hospital is part of a process of improving the quality of services provided to patients. As part of this, hospitals are faced with the daunting task of planning operating room patients with budget, time and personnel. Most of the scheduling problems are NP-hard, so researchers have favored the development of heuristics and meta-heuristics to the detriment of exact methods. In a context where high performance computers are in continuous improvement, it is once again interesting to explore exact methods. Here we focus on developing exact methods for solving the operating room planning and scheduling problem. Our contribution is to develop first an accelerated Integer Linear Program (ILP) using the Variable Neighborhood Search (VNS) meta-heuristic to optimize patient waiting time according to the priority of their surgeries. Afterwards, we expose a new lower bound obtained by optimizing the patient waiting time relaxed. The experimental results validated the performance of the accelerated ILP in comparison with the original ILP. Furthermore, we have shown that the Lagrangian relaxation of the original ILP produces a lower bound of good quality. {\textcopyright} 2022 ACM.},
	keywords = {Budget control, Healthcare, Heuristic algorithms, Heuristic methods, Integer linear programs, Integer programming, Lagrange multipliers, Lagrangian relaxations, Low bound, Meta-heuristic., Metaheuristic, Operating rooms, Operation research, Optimisations, Scheduling, Surgery, Variable neighborhood search},
	doi = {10.1145/3529836.3529928},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85133432791\&doi=10.1145\%2f3529836.3529928\&partnerID=40\&md5=b98b5eb1fa5eebe63a438dcf238538d7},
	author = {Toub, M. and Achchab, S. and Souissi, O.}
}
@article {Alimoussa2022,
	title = {Compact Hybrid Multi-Color Space Descriptor Using Clustering-Based Feature Selection for Texture Classification},
	journal = {Journal of Imaging},
	volume = {8},
	number = {8},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Color texture classification aims to recognize patterns by the analysis of their colors and their textures. This process requires using descriptors to represent and discriminate the different texture classes. In most traditional approaches, these descriptors are used with a predefined setting of their parameters and computed from images coded in a chosen color space. The prior choice of a color space, a descriptor and its setting suited to a given application is a crucial but difficult problem that strongly impacts the classification results. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes a color texture representation that simultaneously takes into account the properties of several settings from different descriptors computed from images coded in multiple color spaces. Since the number of color texture features generated from this representation is high, a dimensionality reduction scheme by clustering-based sequential feature selection is applied to provide a compact hybrid multi-color space (CHMCS) descriptor. The experimental results carried out on five benchmark color texture databases with five color spaces and manifold settings of two texture descriptors show that combining different configurations always improves the accuracy compared to a predetermined configuration. On average, the CHMCS representation achieves 94.16\% accuracy and outperforms deep learning networks and handcrafted color texture descriptors by over 5\%, especially when the dataset is small. {\textcopyright} 2022 by the authors.},
	doi = {10.3390/jimaging8080217},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136887352\&doi=10.3390\%2fjimaging8080217\&partnerID=40\&md5=22239b1c87f0cb6fec0b966689303d2b},
	author = {Alimoussa, M. and Porebski, A. and Vandenbroucke, N. and El Fkihi, S. and Oulad Haj Thami, R.}
}
@article {Tamir202273,
	title = {Conception of an Automatic Decision Support Platform Based on Cross-Sorting Methods and the Fuzzy Logic for General Use},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems},
	volume = {489 LNNS},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {73-81},
	abstract = {Problems related to the classification of a set of data (methods, tools{\textellipsis}), by using the opinions of a committee members, challenge the need for an effective treatment based on the theoretical methods developed through the literature. Indeed, this study was conducted to answer the need identified during the realization of a prioritization study of a graphic modeling methods set in order to develop it into a computing platform. This platform is based on Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and is destined for practical and general use. The developed platform uses fuzzy pairwise comparisons and cross-sorting methods. It consists of the calculation of two main results: the overall weight of each data to be classified and the consistency index. Regarding the use of fuzzy logic for calculating weights, we opt for the triangular function in the extension of the principle of least-squares logarithmic regression for taking into account the inaccuracy. Finally, the calculation of the normalized weight values can generate an irrational ordering of fuzzy number elements. In our previous work, we have tried to find the conditions on pairwise comparisons values to get rational outcomes, but the calculation was very heavy with the Matlab software. In addition, the modifications to make on the comparisons are multiple, not automatic and depend on the user{\textquoteright}s appreciation. The present work gives a classification solution of results in order to keep only input data (comparisons) that respect the rational order of the weights values. Then, an optimization algorithm is programmed to maximize the consistency indexes of this part of results, by allowing a limited margin of modification without greatly altering the initial data. {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-07969-6_6},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85135093234\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-031-07969-6_6\&partnerID=40\&md5=c4b7ba813043a527b2117d440b4bfe8e},
	author = {Tamir, M. and Chiheb, R. and Ouzayd, F. and Retmi, K.}
}
@article {Talei2022,
	title = {Correction: Talei et al. Smart Building Energy Inefficiencies Detection through Time Series Analysis and Unsupervised Machine Learning. Energies 2021, 14, 6042},
	journal = {Energies},
	volume = {15},
	number = {9},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	doi = {10.3390/en15093191},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129777741\&doi=10.3390\%2fen15093191\&partnerID=40\&md5=38e34eaba94b4e84edf5500b90f68af8},
	author = {Talei, H. and Benhaddou, D. and Gamarra, C. and Benbrahim, H. and Essaaidi, M.}
}
@article {Bourja2022994,
	title = {End-to-End Car Make and Model Classification using Compound Scaling and Transfer Learning},
	journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
	volume = {13},
	number = {5},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {994-1001},
	abstract = {Recently, Morocco has started to invest in IoT systems to transform our cities into smart cities that will promote economic growth and make life easier for citizens. One of the most vital addition is intelligent transportation systems which represent the foundation of a smart city. However, the problem often faced in such systems is the recognition of entities, in our case, car and model makes. This paper proposes an approach that identifies makes and models for cars using transfer learning and a workflow that first enhances image quality and quantity by data augmentation and then feeds the newly generated data into a deep learning model with a scaling feature{\textendash}that is, compound scaling. In addition, we developed a web interface using the FLASK API to make real-time predictions. The results obtained were 80\% accuracy, fine-tuning it to an accuracy rate of 90\% on unseen data. Our framework is trained on the commonly used Stanford Cars dataset. {\textcopyright} 2022. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications. All Rights Reserved.},
	keywords = {Application programming interfaces (API), Compound scaling, Deep learning, Economic growths, Economics, End to end, Image enhancement, Intelligent systems, Intelligent transportation systems, Internet of things, IOT, Model classification, Scalings, Smart city, Transfer learning, Vehicle classification},
	doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2022.01305111},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131410221\&doi=10.14569\%2fIJACSA.2022.01305111\&partnerID=40\&md5=aeb1c5a894ab70005066f491ebf3623c},
	author = {Bourja, O. and Maach, A. and Zannouti, Z. and Derrouz, H. and Mekhzoum, H. and Abdelali, H.A. and Thami, R.O.H. and Bourzeix, F.}
}
@article {Derrouz20225561,
	title = {End-to-end quantum-inspired method for vehicle classification based on video stream},
	journal = {Neural Computing and Applications},
	volume = {34},
	number = {7},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {5561-5576},
	abstract = {Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are the most widely used systems for road traffic management. The vehicle type classification (VTC) is a crucial ITS task due to its capability to gather valuable traffic information. However, designing a performant VTC method is challenging due to the considerable intra-class variation of vehicles. This paper presents a new quantum decision-based method for VTC applied to video streaming. This method allows for earlier decision-making by considering a few stream{\textquoteright}s images. Our method is threefold. First, the video stream is acquired and preprocessed following a specific pipeline. Second, we aim to detect and track vehicles. Therefore, we apply a deep learning-based model to detect vehicles, and then a vehicle tracking algorithm is used to track each detected vehicle. Third, we seek to classify the tracked vehicle according to six defined classes. Furthermore, we transform the tracked vehicles according to a pipeline, consisting of the histogram of oriented gradients (HOG), and principal component analysis (PCA) methods. Then, we estimate the vehicles{\textquoteright} probabilities of belonging to each class by training multilayer perceptron (MLP) classifier with the resulting features. To assign a class to a vehicle, we apply a quantum-inspired probability integrator that handles each frame{\textquoteright}s information flow. The unique characteristics of the work we propose, compared to the existing ones, are expressed in the decision-making process, since the former requires a sequence of frames of different sizes, compared to the image-based-decision made by the other methods. Our method outperformed the baseline methods with an accuracy up to 96\%. {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature.},
	keywords = {Classification (of information), Decision making, Decisions makings, Deep learning, Early decision, Early decision making, End to end, Intelligent systems, Intelligent transportation systems, Intelligent vehicle highway systems, Pipelines, Principal component analysis, Quantum inspired algorithm, Tracked vehicles, Type classifications, Vehicle classification, Vehicle type classification, Vehicle types, Video streaming},
	doi = {10.1007/s00521-021-06718-9},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122251939\&doi=10.1007\%2fs00521-021-06718-9\&partnerID=40\&md5=8e1d19359f8245b2f82d8558670d4ba1},
	author = {Derrouz, H. and Cabri, A. and Ait Abdelali, H. and Oulad Haj Thami, R. and Bourzeix, F. and Rovetta, S. and Masulli, F.}
}
@conference {ElIdrissi2022,
	title = {On The Formalization of The TOGAF Content MetaModel Using Ontologies},
	booktitle = {2022 International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Computer Vision, ISCV 2022},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Ontology, when well designed, provides a semantic model that facilitates human interpretation of models and reduces their ambiguity and complexity. A formal-based standards ontology can be processed automatically by computer programs, providing several benefits such as automatic knowledge discovery and inference, inconsistency detection, and interoperability. Several frameworks have been developed to control the complexity of the enterprise architecture. This paper focuses on the TOGAF framework and precisely on its content metamodel. It analyses and discusses the reported approaches to its formalization using ontologies. Additionally, it proposes some possible future directions to improve this work and enhance its adoption by the industrial world and academic communities. {\textcopyright} 2022 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Automatic knowledge discoveries, enterprise architecture, formalisation, Inconsistency detection, Interpretation of models, Meta model, Ontology, Ontology{\textquoteright}s, Semantic modelling, Semantic Web, Semantic-Web, Togaf framework},
	doi = {10.1109/ISCV54655.2022.9806063},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85134300854\&doi=10.1109\%2fISCV54655.2022.9806063\&partnerID=40\&md5=6066972d0de16301bf7195b5ec177385},
	author = {El Idrissi, B. and Tetou, C. and Doumi, K.}
}
@article {Badaoui2022646,
	title = {Fuzzy Centrality Measures: A Survey},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems},
	volume = {505 LNNS},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {646-654},
	abstract = {Most real-world problems can be pictured as a set of connections and interactions between various entities. Together, these entities create a complex phenomenon investigated in the form of complex networks. Each of the entities in the network plays a particular role in the definition of the structure and the analysis of the studied problem. Several measures of centrality have been proposed in the literature to estimate the contribution and quantify the relevance of network entities. The most influential nodes are defined either locally, via the measurement of their connections with their directly related neighbors, or globally, via the measurement of the importance of their neighbors or their relevance in terms of contribution to the fast propagation of information based on the shortest paths. Due to the incompleteness of real-world data, crisp representations do not adequately describe the problem. Therefore, fuzzy graphs have been proposed to give more realistic representations by taking into account the uncertainties present in data. This paper proposes a state of the art of fuzzy centrality measures with a focus on proposed studies on urban traffic networks. {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-09176-6_72},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85135013682\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-031-09176-6_72\&partnerID=40\&md5=20f3763938d5a04e48899262e6cbc4e9},
	author = {Badaoui, F.-E. and Boulmakoul, A. and Lbath, A. and Thami, R.O.H. and Cherradi, G. and Karim, L. and Bouziri, A.E.}
}
@article {Boulmakoul2022796,
	title = {Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Centrality for Urban Resilience},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems},
	volume = {307},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {796-803},
	abstract = {Traffic congestion is a growing concern in the world{\textquoteright}s most populated metropolitan areas. Over the past decades, several approaches have been developed to better understand and control urban traffic management, such as artificial intelligence, video streaming, fuzzy logic, and complex networks. In this study, we apply a combination of fuzzy logic and complex network analysis to better understand the dynamic structure of urban traffic networks. When studying the dynamic processes of transportation networks, the exploration of the critical entities plays a crucial role in exploring and analyzing the resilience and management of urban traffic systems. Therefore, we propose measures of flow and travel time variability as well as dynamic road saturation factors to develop fuzzy measures of dynamic centrality. Also, the fuzzy temporal spectral centrality is also considered for this purpose. Our proposal is a fundamental building component for intelligent traffic monitoring and provides real support for the resilience of urban networks. {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-85626-7_92},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115106508\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-85626-7_92\&partnerID=40\&md5=108179547a2b1145f934d448410890dd},
	author = {Boulmakoul, A. and Badaoui, F.-E. and Karim, L. and Lbath, A. and Oulad Haj Thami, R.}
}
@article {Tougui2022210,
	title = {Machine Learning Smart System for Parkinson Disease Classification Using the Voice as a Biomarker},
	journal = {Healthcare Informatics Research},
	volume = {28},
	number = {3},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {210-221},
	abstract = {Objectives: This study presents PD Predict, a machine learning system for Parkinson disease classification using voice as a biomarker. Methods: We first created an original set of recordings from the mPower study, and then extracted several audio features, such as mel-frequency cepstral coefficient (MFCC) components and other classical speech features, using a windowing procedure. The generated dataset was then divided into training and holdout sets. The training set was used to train two machine learning pipelines, and their performance was estimated using a nested subject-wise cross-validation approach. The holdout set was used to assess the generalizability of the pipelines for unseen data. The final pipelines were implemented in PD Predict and accessed through a prediction endpoint developed using the Django REST Framework. PD Predict is a two-component system: a desktop application that records audio recordings, extracts audio features, and makes predictions; and a server-side web application that implements the machine learning pipelines and processes incoming requests with the extracted audio features to make predictions. Our system is deployed and accessible via the following link: https://pdpredict. herokuapp.com/. Results: Both machine learning pipelines showed moderate performance, between 65\% and 75\% using the nested subject-wise cross-validation approach. Furthermore, they generalized well to unseen data and they did not overfit the training set. Conclusions: The architecture of PD Predict is clear, and the performance of the implemented machine learning pipelines is promising and confirms the usability of smartphone microphones for capturing digital biomarkers of disease. {\textcopyright} 2022 The Korean Society of Medical Informatics.},
	doi = {10.4258/hir.2022.28.3.210},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136283086\&doi=10.4258\%2fhir.2022.28.3.210\&partnerID=40\&md5=fe558706024fa51b7b86f00ad98e6bc4},
	author = {Tougui, I. and Jilbab, A. and El Mhamdi, J.}
}
@article {Toub20221,
	title = {Operating room scheduling 2019 survey},
	journal = {International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics},
	volume = {14},
	number = {1},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {1-30},
	abstract = {Numerous optimisation problems in healthcare have been approached by researchers over the last three to four decades. Hospital logistics - organised and structured to secure patient satisfaction in terms of quality, quantity, time, security and least cost - forms part of the quest for global performance. We provide herein a review of recent study and applications of operations research in healthcare. In particular, we survey work on optimisation problems, focusing on the planning and scheduling of operating rooms. The latter is a highly strategic place within the hospital as it requires key medical competence and according to Macario (2008) surgical sector expenditure represents nearly a third of a hospital{\textquoteright}s budget. We analyse recent research on operating room planning and scheduling from 2008 to 2019; our evaluation is based on patient characteristics, performance measurement, the solution techniques used in the research and the applicability of the research to real life cases. The searches were based on PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct and Google Scholar databases. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.},
	keywords = {adult, agricultural worker, Article, budget, clinical evaluation, computer assisted tomography, Computer simulation, cost effectiveness analysis, eutrophication, febrile neutropenia, female, genetic algorithm, health care cost, health care facility, health care system, hip replacement, hospital cost, hospitalization, human, intensive care unit, length of stay, Machine learning, male, mathematical model, operating room personnel, operation duration, Patient satisfaction, population size, stochastic model, system analysis, Time series analysis, total quality management, vaccination, work environment, workload},
	doi = {10.1504/IJMEI.2022.119307},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85120773204\&doi=10.1504\%2fIJMEI.2022.119307\&partnerID=40\&md5=a2ac2109f88463231d4e37b0a988843f},
	author = {Toub, M. and Souissi, O. and Achchab, S.}
}
@conference {Toub2022,
	title = {Operating rooms scheduling using Variable Neighborhood Search meta-heuristic},
	booktitle = {2022 2nd International Conference on Innovative Research in Applied Science, Engineering and Technology, IRASET 2022},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 1},
	abstract = {Healthcare systems around the world are faced with rising costs, increasingly complex illnesses and declining reimbursements. In this context, problems related to health optimization are complex, because they concern the fabrication of schedules that absorb the disturbances occurring in the future. The operating room is a complex environment, at risk for the safety of the patient, and which involves many stakeholders. Its organization must be based on a reflection around the management of flows to contribute to the improvement of the patient{\textquoteright}s journey. In this paper, we propose a smart operating rooms scheduling using Variable Neighborhood Search (VNS) meta-heuristic. According to the literature review, VNS meta-heuristic approach still underused to resolve the cited issue. In this work, we have developed two VNS basic schemes of (Variable Neighborhood Descent (VND) and General VNS (GVNS)) in order to show their efficiency to meet operating rooms planning and scheduling problem challenges. {\textcopyright} 2022 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Complex environments, Healthcare systems, Heuristic algorithms, Heuristic methods, Literature reviews, Metaheuristic, Operating rooms, Operating rooms scheduling, Operating theatre, Operational research, Optimisations, Optimization, Scheduling, Surgerie, Variable neighborhood search},
	doi = {10.1109/IRASET52964.2022.9738371},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85127982211\&doi=10.1109\%2fIRASET52964.2022.9738371\&partnerID=40\&md5=a5119109d2fa9362b7b5f3b9ba37aa99},
	author = {Toub, M. and Achchab, S. and Souissi, O.}
}
@article {Kharbouch2022,
	title = {Reviewing the features and functionalities of contraception mPHRs},
	journal = {Health Policy and Technology},
	volume = {11},
	number = {3},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Background and objective. Women{\textquoteright}s circumstances and preferences tend to change over times signifying that accessing and choosing a contraceptive method during their reproductive life is crucial. By preventing unintended pregnancies and reducing the need for abortion, effective contraception ensures women{\textquoteright}s well-being and autonomy, improves their social and economic role, and enables them to fully participate in society while supporting the health and development of their communities. The use of mobile applications (apps) for contraception is considered a promising approach by which to facilitate access to a reproductive health service of this nature and spread awareness about contraception. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to assess the features and functionalities of the contraception mPHRs (Mobile Personal Health Records) that are available on both the Android and iOS platforms. Methods. In order to select, extract data from and evaluate the features and functionalities of existing contraception apps, an analysis process based on the well-known Systematic Literature Review (SLR) protocol was conducted for the contraception apps that are available on both the Android and iOS app platforms. The analysis and assessment of selected apps{\textquoteright} features were performed in accordance with a twenty-seven item assessment questionnaire. The latter was developed on the basis of the scientific literature concerning contraception, and a preliminary analysis of the contraception apps currently available. Results. A total of 54 contraception apps were selected, including 38 for Android, 4 for iOS, and 12 for crossed platform apps. The results showed that only 11\% of the apps selected do support the World Health Organization{\textquoteright}s (WHO) medical eligibility criteria for contraception (MEC), and that barely 43\% provide relevant information about contraceptive methods, their efficiency, risks, and contraindications. Conclusion. This study will help users, eHealth apps providers, and developers. Users on the one hand will be able to better select the most appropriate contraceptive apps. On the other hand, both eHealth application providers and developers can thereby: (1) identify the relevant features and functionalities implemented by the top-scoring contraceptive apps, and (2) distinguish contraception-related aspects that require further efforts to be properly addressed and improved. {\textcopyright} 2022},
	keywords = {awareness, contraception, Data availability, female, human, information security, medical record, Monitoring, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, questionnaire, recording, reminder system, reproductive health, Review, social support, Systematic Review},
	doi = {10.1016/j.hlpt.2022.100633},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132651990\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.hlpt.2022.100633\&partnerID=40\&md5=b101e386be125c92bddf8bf212de3a39},
	author = {Kharbouch, M. and Idri, A. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Redman, L. and Toval, A. and Stelate, Y.}
}
@article {Benlakhdar20221599,
	title = {Statistical modeling of directional data using a robust hierarchical von mises distribution model: perspectives for wind energy},
	journal = {Computational Statistics},
	volume = {37},
	number = {4},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {1599-1619},
	abstract = {For describing wind direction, a variety of statistical distributions has been suggested that provides information about the wind regime at a particular location and aids the development of efficient wind energy generation. In this paper a systematic approach for data classification putting a special emphasis on the von Mises mixtures is presented. A von Mises mixture model is broad enough to cover, on one hand, symmetry and asymmetry, on the other hand, unimodality and multimodality of circular data. We developed an improved mathematical model of the classical von Mises mixture method, rests on number of principles which gives its internal coherence and originality. In principle, our hierarchical model of von Mises distributions is flexible to precisely modeled complex directional data sets. We define a new specific expectation{\textendash}maximization (S-EM) algorithm for estimating the parameters of the model. The simulation showed that satisfactory fit of complex directional data could be obtained (error generally < 1\%). Furthermore, the Bayesian Information Criterion is used to judge the goodness of fit and the suitability for this model versus common distributions found in the literature. The findings prove that our hierarchical model of von Mises distributions is relevant for modeling the complex directional data with several modes and/or prevailing data directions. {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.},
	doi = {10.1007/s00180-021-01173-5},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122431362\&doi=10.1007\%2fs00180-021-01173-5\&partnerID=40\&md5=1983e074fcfeb1ae4f99796700245614},
	author = {Benlakhdar, S. and Rziza, M. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@article {L{\'o}pez-Jim{\'e}nez2022,
	title = {Taking the pulse of a classroom with a gamified audience response system},
	journal = {Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine},
	volume = {213},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 2},
	abstract = {{Background and objective: This paper presents an empirical study of a gamified mobile-based assessment approach that can be used to engage students and improve their educational performance. Method: A gamified audience response system called G-SIDRA was employed. Three gamification elements were used to motivate students in classroom activities: badges for achievements to increase engagement, points to indicate progression and performance in the subject and ranking for promoting competitiveness. A total of 90 medical students in a General and Descriptive Anatomy of the Locomotor System course were taught using G-SIDRA in the academic year 2019/2020. Smart bracelets were configured to collect heart rate measurements from 30 students with the aim of evaluating the impact of the gamification elements. The control group consisted of a sample of 110 students enrolled on the same course in the academic year 2016/2017 using non-gamified SIDRA. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between multiple choice questions (MCQ) scores obtained by using SIDRA and G-SIDRA in the four experiments (U = 1.621,50, p < 0,01 for Exp1; U = 1.950,00, p < 0,01 for Exp2; U = 955,00, p < 0,01 for Exp3; U = 2.335,00, p < 0,01 for Exp4). In the students{\textquoteright} final exam grades, statistically significant differences between students that used G-SIDRA as opposed to SIDRA (T(157) = 3.992; p = 0.044) were obtained. Concerning gamification elements, statistically significantly differences were found in comparing the pulse increases after and before the badge event in the four experiments (U = 2.484,00},
	keywords = {academic achievement, Article, Audience response systems, controlled study, E - learning, e-learning, Empirical studies, empiricism, Gamification, Gamified audience response system, Heart, heart rate, heart rate measurement, Heart rate variations, Heart-rate, human, Human anatomy, human experiment, Humans, Learning systems, Likert scale, major clinical study, medical student, motivation, multiple choice test, Musculoskeletal system, Performance, satisfaction, Statistically significant difference, Students, theoretical study},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106459},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85118787418\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.cmpb.2021.106459\&partnerID=40\&md5=6338f4b58ed89528e2663ca12be4c986},
	author = {L{\'o}pez-Jim{\'e}nez, J.J. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Gonz{\'a}lez, L.L. and Sequeros, O.G. and Valle, B.M. and Garc{\'\i}a-Bern{\'a}, J.A. and Idri, A. and Toval, A.}
}
@article {Khaldi20221377,
	title = {TimeSpec4LULC: a global multispectral time series database for training LULC mapping models with machine learning},
	journal = {Earth System Science Data},
	volume = {14},
	number = {3},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {1377-1411},
	abstract = {Land use and land cover (LULC) mapping are of paramount importance to monitor and understand the structure and dynamics of the Earth system. One of the most promising ways to create accurate global LULC maps is by building good quality state-of-the-art machine learning models. Building such models requires large and global datasets of annotated time series of satellite images, which are not available yet. This paper presents TimeSpec4LULC 10.5281/zenodo.5913554;Currency sign, a smart open-source global dataset of multispectral time series for 29 LULC classes ready to train machine learning models. TimeSpec4LULC was built based on the seven spectral bands of the MODIS sensors at 500gh{\texteuro}{\textasciimacron}m resolution, from 2000 to 2021, and was annotated using spatial-temporal agreement across the 15 global LULC products available in Google Earth Engine (GEE). The 22-year monthly time series of the seven bands were created globally by (1) applying different spatial-temporal quality assessment filters on MODIS Terra and Aqua satellites; (2) aggregating their original 8gh{\texteuro}{\textasciimacron}d temporal granularity into monthly composites; (3) merging Terragh{\texteuro}{\textasciimacron}+gh{\texteuro}{\textasciimacron}Aqua data into a combined time series; and (4) extracting, at the pixel level, 6gh{\texteuro}{\textasciimacron}076gh{\texteuro}{\textasciimacron}531 time series of size 262 for the seven bands along with a set of metadata: geographic coordinates, country and departmental divisions, spatial-temporal consistency across LULC products, temporal data availability, and the global human modification index. A balanced subset of the original dataset was also provided by selecting 1000 evenly distributed samples from each class such that they are representative of the entire globe. To assess the annotation quality of the dataset, a sample of pixels, evenly distributed around the world from each LULC class, was selected and validated by experts using very high resolution images from both Google Earth and Bing Maps imagery. This smartly, pre-processed, and annotated dataset is targeted towards scientific users interested in developing various machine learning models, including deep learning networks, to perform global LULC mapping. {\textcopyright} 2022 Rohaifa Khaldi et al.},
	keywords = {Land cover, Land use, Machine learning, MODIS, multispectral image, spatiotemporal analysis, Time series analysis},
	doi = {10.5194/essd-14-1377-2022},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85127624906\&doi=10.5194\%2fessd-14-1377-2022\&partnerID=40\&md5=90f9e45c7b39e149ab387a54f4392d6a},
	author = {Khaldi, R. and Alcaraz-Segura, D. and Guirado, E. and Benhammou, Y. and El Afia, A. and Herrera, F. and Tabik, S.}
}
@article {Fagroud2021335,
	title = {A Brief Survey on Internet of Things (IoT)},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems},
	volume = {211 LNNS},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 5},
	pages = {335-344},
	abstract = {Today it be a necessity to setting off past the thought that IT as a cost center and seeing it as a benefit center, on backing of the improvement and method of the organization. Internet of things can be defined as a propelled standard which make straightforward gadget a shrewdly gadgets which allow transferring simple device an intelligent devices capable of exchanging data over a network without human interaction. It represent a technology that interest research and industry, also serve on transform the way to think, and work. This paper present an overview on Internet of things (IoT), its application areas and its challenges in the aim to give a guideline to future researchers. {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-73882-2_31},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111331935\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-73882-2_31\&partnerID=40\&md5=5c90aac71bfc8656430ff23c2e19c367},
	author = {Fagroud, F.Z. and Ajallouda, L. and Lahmar, E.H.B. and Toumi, H. and Zellou, A. and El Filali, S.}
}
@article {Azougaghe2021348,
	title = {Comparative Study on the McEliece Public-Key Cryptosystem Based on Goppa and QC-MDPC Codes},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing},
	volume = {416 LNBIP},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {348-360},
	abstract = {In recent years, much research has been conducted on quantum computers {\textendash} machine that exploit the phenomena of quantum mechanics to solve difficult or insoluble mathematical problems for conventional computers. If large-scale quantum computers are built, they will be able to break many of the public key cryptosystems currently in use. This would seriously compromise the confidentiality and integrity of digital communications on the internet. Post-quantum cryptography aims to develop secure cryptographic systems against both conventional as well as quantum computers for interacting with existing protocols and communication networks. In this paper we present a public key cryptosystem of McEliece based on the correcting codes, using two types of correcting codes; QC-MDPC and Goppa correcting codes. This latter seems very interesting considering its two characteristics, namely the power of correction and the efficient decoding algorithm which resistant to quantum attacks due to difficulty of decoding a linear code. On the other hand, QC-MDPC cryptosystem code is rapid and more secure than Goppa cryptosystem. {\textcopyright} 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	keywords = {Conventional computers, Cryptographic systems, Decoding, Digital communication systems, Digital communications, Information analysis, Large scale quantum computers, Mathematical problems, McEliece public-key cryptosystem, Network security, Post quantum cryptography, Public key cryptography, Public key cryptosystems, Quantum cryptography, Quantum theory, Qubits},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-76508-8_25},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111125773\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-76508-8_25\&partnerID=40\&md5=e1b3a760dc5546ca8c452d1b973aa5fe},
	author = {Azougaghe, E.-S. and Farchane, A. and Tazigh, I. and Azougaghe, A.}
}
@article {Aoun2021315,
	title = {A Cooperative Multi-swarm Particle Swarm Optimizer Based Hidden Markov Model},
	journal = {Studies in Computational Intelligence},
	volume = {906},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {315-334},
	abstract = {Particle swarm optimization (PSO)~is a population-based stochastic metaheuristic algorithm; it has been successful in dealing with a multitude of optimization problems. Many PSO variants have been created to boost its optimization capabilities, in particular, to cope with more complex problems. In this paper, we provide a new approach of multi-population~particle swarm optimization with a cooperation strategy. The proposed algorithm splits the PSO population into four sub swarms and attributes a main role to each one. A machine learning technique is designed as an individual level to allow each particle to determine its suitable swarm membership at each iteration. In a collective level, cooperative rules are designed between swarms to ensure more diversity and realize the better solution using a Master/Slave cooperation scheme. Several simulations are performed on a set of benchmark functions to examine the performances of this approach compared to a multitude of state of the art of PSO variants. Experiments reveal a good computational efficiency of the presented method with distinguishable performances. {\textcopyright} 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-58930-1_21},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85097954015\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-58930-1_21\&partnerID=40\&md5=64af5832e5e4b2f749a5c24339a3911a},
	author = {Aoun, O. and El Afia, A. and Talbi, E.-G.}
}
@article {Cherkaoui-Semmouni202142,
	title = {Cryptanalysis of RSA Variants with Primes Sharing Most Significant Bits},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
	volume = {13118 LNCS},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {42-53},
	abstract = {We consider four variants of the RSA cryptosystem with an RSA modulus N= pq where the public exponent e and the private exponent d satisfy an equation of the form ed- k(p2- 1 ) (q2- 1 ) = 1. We show that, if the prime numbers p and q share most significant bits, that is, if the prime difference | p- q| is sufficiently small, then one can solve the equation for larger values of d, and factor the RSA modulus, which makes the systems insecure. {\textcopyright} 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	keywords = {Artificial intelligence, Computers, Continued fraction, Coppersmith{\textquoteright}s method, Cryptography, Lattice reduction, Most significant bit, Prime differences, Prime number, RSA cryptosystems, RSA moduli, RSA variant, S-method, Security of data},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-91356-4_3},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121867699\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-91356-4_3\&partnerID=40\&md5=c9be6e3c3f4c8ed53f31b0bad5cba512},
	author = {Cherkaoui-Semmouni, M. and Nitaj, A. and Susilo, W. and Tonien, J.}
}
@article {Benbriqa2021588,
	title = {Deep and Ensemble Learning Based Land Use and Land Cover Classification},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
	volume = {12951 LNCS},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {588-604},
	abstract = {Monitoring of Land use and Land cover (LULC) changes is a highly encumbering task for humans. Therefore, machine learning based classification systems can help to deal with this challenge. In this context, this study evaluates and compares the performance of two Single Learning (SL) techniques and one Ensemble Learning (EL) technique. All the empirical evaluations were over the open source LULC dataset proposed by the German Center for Artificial Intelligence (EuroSAT), and used the performance criteria -accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score and change in accuracy for the EL classifiers-. We firstly evaluate the performance of SL techniques: Building and optimizing a Convolutional Neural Network architecture, implementing Transfer learning, and training Machine learning algorithms on visual features extracted by Deep Feature Extractors. Second, we assess EL techniques and compare them with SL classifiers. Finally, we compare the capability of EL and hyperparameter tuning to improve the performance of the Deep Learning models we built. These experiments showed that Transfer learning is the SL technique that achieves the highest accuracy and that EL can indeed outperform the SL classifiers. {\textcopyright} 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	keywords = {Classification (of information), Convolutional neural networks, Deep feature extraction, Deep learning, Ensemble learning, Features extraction, Hyper-parameter optimizations, Land cover, Land use, Learning algorithms, Learning classifiers, Learning techniques, Network architecture, Performance, Transfer learning},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-86970-0_41},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115689890\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-86970-0_41\&partnerID=40\&md5=910871e0f58b4f00460e5e2509929a23},
	author = {Benbriqa, H. and Abnane, I. and Idri, A. and Tabiti, K.}
}
@article {L{\'o}pez-Jim{\'e}nez2021,
	title = {Effects of gamification on the benefits of student response systems in learning of human anatomy: Three experimental studies},
	journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
	volume = {18},
	number = {24},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 2},
	abstract = {{This paper presents three experiments to assess the impact of gamifying an audience response system on the perceptions and educational performance of students. An audience response system called SIDRA (Immediate Audience Response System in Spanish) and two audience response systems with gamification features, R-G-SIDRA (gamified SIDRA with ranking) and RB-G-SIDRA (gamified SIDRA with ranking and badges), were used in a General and Descriptive Human Anatomy course. Students participated in an empirical study. In the academic year 2019{\textendash}2020, a total of 90 students used RB-G-SIDRA, 90 students employed R-G-SIDRA in the academic year 2018{\textendash}2019, and 92 students used SIDRA in the academic year 2017{\textendash}2018. Statistically significant differences were found between final exam grades obtained by using RB-G-SIDRA and SIDRA},
	keywords = {academic achievement, academic performance, anatomy, experiment, Gamification, human, Humans, learning, motivation, perception, student, Students},
	doi = {10.3390/ijerph182413210},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121118668\&doi=10.3390\%2fijerph182413210\&partnerID=40\&md5=29b9263d7b8db439936394c1f2826a10},
	author = {L{\'o}pez-Jim{\'e}nez, J.J. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Garc{\'\i}a-Bern{\'a}, J.A. and Gonz{\'a}lez, L.L. and Sequeros, O.G. and Ros, J.N. and Carrillo de Gea, J.M. and Idri, A. and Toval, A.}
}
@article {Li20212522,
	title = {Error Rate Analysis of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access with Residual Hardware Impairments},
	journal = {IEEE Communications Letters},
	volume = {25},
	number = {8},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 3},
	pages = {2522-2526},
	abstract = {In this letter, the impact of residual hardware impairment (RHI) on the performance of non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is investigated by taking into account the effect of imperfect successive interference cancellation (ipSIC). The new exact and asymptotic pairwise error probability (PEP) expressions with RHI under ipSIC are derived over Rayleigh fading channels. The asymptotic PEP expression is subsequently utilized to quantify the diversity orders achieved by NOMA users in the presence of RHI. In particular, we show that the effective diversity order of each NOMA user equals to user{\textquoteright}s order for both ideal and non-ideal (RHI) scenarios. Leveraging the derived PEP, the union bound on the bit error rate of NOMA users are further evaluated. We demonstrate that the impact of RHI with ipSIC on each user{\textquoteright}s error rate performance is negligible. In contrast, when perfect SIC is considered, such effects are significant. Numerical and Monte Carlo simulation results are presented to corroborate the analysis. {\textcopyright} 1997-2012 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Bit error rate, Block codes, Diversity order, Error rate analysis, Error rate performance, Errors, Fading channels, Monte Carlo methods, Multiple access, Multiple access interference, Non-orthogonal, Pair-wise error probability, Rayleigh fading, Successive interference cancellations, Trellis codes, Union bounds},
	doi = {10.1109/LCOMM.2021.3075064},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105057184\&doi=10.1109\%2fLCOMM.2021.3075064\&partnerID=40\&md5=1e766a8345ee4978c94bd28545d8aaee},
	author = {Li, M. and Bouanani, F.E. and Tian, L. and Chen, W. and Han, Z. and Muhaidat, S.}
}
@article {Alaoui2021,
	title = {Fall detection of elderly people using the manifold of positive semidefinite matrices},
	journal = {Journal of Imaging},
	volume = {7},
	number = {7},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 3},
	abstract = {Falls are one of the most critical health care risks for elderly people, being, in some adverse circumstances, an indirect cause of death. Furthermore, demographic forecasts for the future show a growing elderly population worldwide. In this context, models for automatic fall detection and prediction are of paramount relevance, especially AI applications that use ambient, sensors or computer vision. In this paper, we present an approach for fall detection using computer vision techniques. Video sequences of a person in a closed environment are used as inputs to our algorithm. In our approach, we first apply the V2V-PoseNet model to detect 2D body skeleton in every frame. Specifically, our approach involves four steps: (1) the body skeleton is detected by V2V-PoseNet in each frame; (2) joints of skeleton are first mapped into the Riemannian manifold of positive semidefinite matrices of fixed-rank 2 to build time-parameterized trajectories; (3) a temporal warping is performed on the trajectories, providing a (dis-)similarity measure between them; (4) finally, a pairwise proximity function SVM is used to classify them into fall or non-fall, incorporating the (dis-)similarity measure into the kernel function. We evaluated our approach on two publicly available datasets URFD and Charfi. The results of the proposed approach are competitive with respect to state-of-the-art methods, while only involving 2D body skeletons. {\textcopyright} 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.},
	keywords = {Causes of death, Computer vision, Dynamic time warping, Elderly people, Elderly populations, Fall detection, Gram matrices, Health care, Health risks, Healthcare, Musculoskeletal system, Positive semidefinite matrices, Riemann Manifold, Similarity measure, Support vector machines},
	doi = {10.3390/jimaging7070109},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111011519\&doi=10.3390\%2fjimaging7070109\&partnerID=40\&md5=fe18155309e5ff7e5a54dff191d8c05e},
	author = {Alaoui, A.Y. and Tabii, Y. and Thami, R.O.H. and Daoudi, M. and Berretti, S. and Pala, P.}
}
@article {Iazzi2021,
	title = {Fall detection system-based posture-recognition for indoor environments},
	journal = {Journal of Imaging},
	volume = {7},
	number = {3},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 7},
	abstract = {The majority of the senior population lives alone at home. Falls can cause serious injuries, such as fractures or head injuries. These injuries can be an obstacle for a person to move around and normally practice his daily activities. Some of these injuries can lead to a risk of death if not handled urgently. In this paper, we propose a fall detection system for elderly people based on their postures. The postures are recognized from the human silhouette which is an advantage to preserve the privacy of the elderly. The effectiveness of our approach is demonstrated on two well-known datasets for human posture classification and three public datasets for fall detection, using a Support-Vector Machine (SVM) classifier. The experimental results show that our method can not only achieves a high fall detection rate but also a low false detection. Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).},
	keywords = {Background subtraction, Classification (of information), Detection system, Fall detection, Features extraction, Head injuries, Human posture recognition, Indoor environment, Posture recognition, Serious injuries, Support vector machines, Video surveillance},
	doi = {10.3390/jimaging7030042},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104580792\&doi=10.3390\%2fjimaging7030042\&partnerID=40\&md5=cb6ec76b0560734c5d22b49662b3876b},
	author = {Iazzi, A. and Rziza, M. and Haj Thami, R.O.}
}
@conference {Badaoui202112,
	title = {Fuzzy Dynamic Centrality for Urban Traffic Resilience},
	booktitle = {2021 International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry, ICDABI 2021},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {12-16},
	abstract = {When traveling to and from home, work or vacation, we have all experienced traffic delays. As a result, road travelers often add time to their trip in advance to anticipate traffic jams. Meanwhile, unplanned traffic jams can be fundamentally problematic for travelers. Which are caused by a variety of reasons, such as road closures, events, or severe weather. In this study, we shed the light on the importance of travel time in the detection of traffic congestion. We propose a fuzzy process to measure the uncertainty in the computation of travel time in order to develop fuzzy dynamic centrality for the detection of traffic congestion. A simulation is conducted on a small area from Mohammedia city using microscopic traffic simulator SUMO{\textquoteright}. The calculation of the uncertainty of the estimated travel time over the study period is based on the generation of Gaussian fuzzy numbers. Our proposed study is an essential component of smart traffic monitoring and provides genuine assistance for urban network resilience. {\textcopyright} 2021 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Fuzzy dynamic centrality, Fuzzy rules, Fuzzy travel time, Gaussian fuzzy numbers, Home work, Intelligent systems, Intelligent transportation systems, Intelligent vehicle highway systems, Motor transportation, Resilient networks, Roads and streets, Street traffic control, Traffic congestion, Traffic jams, Travel time, Travel-time, Uncertainty, Uncertainty analysis, Urban traffic, Vehicle actuated signals},
	doi = {10.1109/ICDABI53623.2021.9655939},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124647354\&doi=10.1109\%2fICDABI53623.2021.9655939\&partnerID=40\&md5=cff82ecaec7b839ed7c2803a46e25b18},
	author = {Badaoui, F.-E. and Boulmakoul, A. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@article {AitTemghart2021335,
	title = {Game Theoretic Approaches to Mitigate Cloud Security Risks: An Initial Insight},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing},
	volume = {416 LNBIP},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {335-347},
	abstract = {Cloud computing is one of the most promising innovations impacting data storage and processing. And with it, clients rely on the IT solutions offered by an external provider instead of on-premise applications. Despite its enormous impacts, customers are still reluctant to outsource their business processes because of security concerns. As data is typically stored and governed by cloud vendors, users need to deal with security issues linked to the loss of control over their sensitive data. Cloud providers need to implement the appropriate security measures that might attract more clients while making the minimum investment. While used in various disciplines, game theory has recently expanded to investigate the effect of the defenders{\textquoteright} and attackers{\textquoteright} behaviors on strategic decision-making. This study aims to develop insights into how game theory can develop better security policies in cloud computing. First, we perform threat modeling to identify the potential threats facing cloud. Second, we identify the limitations of existing game based solutions and then suggest an improved model define an adequate strategy that would figure out the right balance between the required security level and the profit margins. Besides, we present future directions that can be explored to build highly reliable and optimal strategies for cloud services. {\textcopyright} 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	keywords = {Business Process, Cloud computing, Cloud securities, Computation theory, Computer games, Data privacy, Decision making, Decision theory, Digital storage, Game theory, Information analysis, Optimal strategies, Potential threats, Security issues, Security measure, Security policy, Strategic decision making},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-76508-8_24},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111082922\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-76508-8_24\&partnerID=40\&md5=1619b858093bfb251eb24a3209534772},
	author = {Ait Temghart, A. and Ait Omar, D. and Outanoute, M. and Marwan, M.}
}
@article {Tali2021403,
	title = {Grid voltage estimation based on an adaptive linear neural network for pv-Active power filter control strategy},
	journal = {Journal Europeen des Systemes Automatises},
	volume = {54},
	number = {3},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {403-410},
	abstract = {To enhance the power quality in electric power systems, active power filter can be successfully used for harmonics mitigation and reactive power compensation. In this paper, a new approach using novel direct power control PDPC based on grid voltages estimation is proposed to improve the dynamic performance of shunt active power filter and reduce the system cost and robustness by minimizing the number of sensors in grid connected PV system. The grid voltages are estimated online by using an adaptive linear neural network (ADALINE) and the proposed PDPC is based on the extended pq theory. According to the simulation results, the proposed control strategy using a voltage estimator instead of voltage sensors not only reduce the size and cost but the reliability of the active power filter PV-APF is improved under normal and severe grid voltage conditions. {\textcopyright} 2021 Lavoisier. All rights reserved.},
	doi = {10.18280/JESA.540303},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85109586988\&doi=10.18280\%2fJESA.540303\&partnerID=40\&md5=8bb6730393cdd9c5f33dff773a320bd6},
	author = {Tali, M. and Essadki, A. and Nasser, T.}
}
@article {Bellahcen2021835,
	title = {Hand Pose Estimation Based on Deep Learning},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems},
	volume = {183},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {835-843},
	abstract = {The problem of 3D hand pose estimation has aroused a lot of attention in computer vision community for long time. It has been studied in computer vision for decades, as it plays a significant role in human-computer interaction such as virtual/augmented reality applications, computer graphics and robotics. Because of the practical value associated with this topic, it regained huge research interests recently due to the emergence of commodity depth cameras. But despite the recent progress in this field, robust and accurate hand pose estimation remains a challenging task due to the large pose variations, the high dimension of hand motion, the highly articulated structure, significant self-occlusion, viewpoint changes and data noises. Besides, real time performance is often desired in many applications. In this work we have tried to make a comparative study of different methods of hand pose estimation introduced recently, we worked on the implementation of our method based on Deep Learning to solve this problem. {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-66840-2_63},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85102614632\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-66840-2_63\&partnerID=40\&md5=815c9baf2e19d68630b5f8ef594118d3},
	author = {Bellahcen, M. and Abdellaoui Alaoui, E.A. and Koum{\'e}tio T{\'e}kouabou, S.C.}
}
@article {ElKhamlichi20211078,
	title = {High-gain and broadband SIW cavity-backed slots antenna for X-band applications},
	journal = {International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies},
	volume = {13},
	number = {10},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {1078-1085},
	abstract = {Substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) technology has recently drawn attention to its benefits in the microwave field, such as integration in planar microwave circuits, low manufacturing cost, and high-quality factor compared to other technologies. In this paper, a broadband and high gain SIW cavity-backed L-shaped slot antenna structure has been designed and made for X-band applications. Three pairs of L-shaped half-wave resonators are placed on the lower wall of the cavity (backed-slots) to further expand bandwidth and improve gain. The final antenna designed operates on a band ranging from 9.4 to 10.5 GHz with a bandwidth of 11\%. Moreover, the gain reaches a value of 9.5 dBi. The final antenna is realized on a Rogers RT/Duroid 5870 substrate. The gain, the reflection coefficient, and the radiation patterns are measured and compared to the EM simulation results and a very good agreement is obtained. The proposed cavity-backed L-shaped slot antenna gives a good compromise between a high gain and a large bandwidth. Copyright {\textcopyright} The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with the European Microwave Association.},
	keywords = {Acoustic resonators, Antenna structures, Bandwidth, Directional patterns (antenna), EM simulations, Half-wave resonators, High quality factors, Manufacturing cost, Microwave antennas, Microwave circuits, Microwave field, Planar microwave circuits, Slot antennas, Substrate integrated waveguide technologies, Substrate integrated waveguides, Substrates},
	doi = {10.1017/S1759078721000015},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100754004\&doi=10.1017\%2fS1759078721000015\&partnerID=40\&md5=f9e06e14d006d43b263d853a79e4a96f},
	author = {El Khamlichi, D. and Touhami, N.A. and Elhamadi, T. and Ali Ennasar, M.}
}
@conference {Trabelsi2021281,
	title = {Hybrid Recommendation Systems: A State of Art},
	booktitle = {International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, ENASE - Proceedings},
	volume = {2021-April},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {281-288},
	abstract = {Recommendation systems have become more important and popular in many application areas such as music, movies, e-commerce, advertisement and social networks. Recommendation systems use either collaborative filtering, content-based filtering or hybrid filtering in order to propose items to users, and each type has its weaknesses and strengths. In this paper, we present the results of a literature review that focuses specifically on hybrid recommendation systems. The objective of this review is to identify the problems that hybrid filtering tends to solve and the different techniques used to this end. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2021 by SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved},
	keywords = {Application area, Collaborative filtering, Content based filtering, E- commerces, Hybrid filtering, Hybrid recommendation, Literature reviews, Recommendation problem, Recommender Systems, State of art, System use},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137960955\&partnerID=40\&md5=eae4312d0264db7b508c80e8414023e3},
	author = {Trabelsi, F.Z. and Khtira, A. and El Asri, B.}
}
@conference {Walid2021,
	title = {Modeling and optimization of anaerobic digestion: A review},
	booktitle = {E3S Web of Conferences},
	volume = {229},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 2},
	abstract = {Anaerobic digestion is recognized as being an advantageous waste management technique representing a source of clean and renewable energy. However, biogas production through such practice is complex and it relies on the interaction of several factors including changes in operating and monitoring parameters. Enormous researchers have focused and gave their full attention to mathematical modeling of anaerobic digestion to get good insights about process dynamics, aiming to optimize its efficiency. This paper gives an overview of the different approaches applied to tackle this challenge including mechanistic and data-driven models. This review has led us to conclude that neural networks combined with metaheuristic techniques has the potential to outperform mechanistic and classical machine learning models. {\textcopyright} The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021.},
	keywords = {Anaerobic digestion, Biogas production, Data-driven model, Machine learning models, Management techniques, Meta-heuristic techniques, Modeling and optimization, Monitoring parameters, Optimization, Renewable energies},
	doi = {10.1051/e3sconf/202122901022},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100132508\&doi=10.1051\%2fe3sconf\%2f202122901022\&partnerID=40\&md5=5d2367868bbe9ebe8e867ca9622eda34},
	author = {Walid, F. and El Fkihi, S. and Benbrahim, H. and Tagemouati, H.}
}
@article {Abdelali2021164282,
	title = {Multiple hypothesis detection and tracking using deep learning for video traffic surveillance},
	journal = {IEEE Access},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 3},
	pages = {164282-164291},
	abstract = {Moroccan Intelligent Transport System is the first Moroccan system that uses the latest advances in computer vision, machine learning and deep learning techniques to manage Moroccan traffic and road violations.In this paper, we propose a fully automatic approach to Multiple Hypothesis Detection and Tracking (MHDT) for video traffic surveillance.The proposed framework combines Kalman filter and data association-based tracking methods using YOLO detection approach, to robustly track vehicles in complex traffic surveillance scenes.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach is robust to detect and track the trajectory of the vehicles in different situations such as scale variation, stopped vehicles, rotation, varying illumination and occlusion.The proposed approach shows a competitive results (detection: 94.10\% accuracy, tracking: 92.50\% accuracy) compared to the state-of-the-art approaches. {\textcopyright} 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Bandpass filters, Computer vision, Convolutional neural network, Data association, Deep learning, Deep neural networks, Detection, Intelligent systems, Intelligent vehicle highway systems, Kalman filters, Monitoring, Multiple hypothesis tracking, Object detection, Occlusion handling, Predictive models, Security systems, Target tracking, Targets tracking, Traffic control, Traffic surveillance, Vehicles, Video sequences},
	doi = {10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3133529},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121370415\&doi=10.1109\%2fACCESS.2021.3133529\&partnerID=40\&md5=84b2a2537c16a7db00901d13c8b6eb5c},
	author = {Abdelali, H.A.I.T. and Derrouz, H. and Zennayi, Y. and Thami, R.O.H. and Bourzeix, F.}
}
@article {AitTemghart2021307,
	title = {Optimal Virtual Machine Provisioning in Cloud Computing Using Game Theory},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing},
	volume = {416 LNBIP},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {307-321},
	abstract = {Virtualization of resources on the cloud computing allow fast and easy scaling of infrastructure to achieve a specified QoS. This will undoubtedly improve the allocation efficiency of physical machines in large-scale data centers. In fact, virtualization technologies not only have a direct effect on the performance and energy consumption but also can reduce the operating costs considerably. As there is fierce competition among cloud providers, there is an urgent need to adopt an elastic resource management system and an optimal pricing strategy as well. Such a strategy is designed principally to satisfy the requirements of a given service and simultaneously increase its associated profit margins. This study highlights why game theory is a very useful tool to analyze the impact of both energy efficiency and response time on virtual machine (VM) provisioning. To this aim, we present a formal policy that ensures fairness in the resource sharing and also takes into account the reasonable expectations market participants. More precisely, we rely on a non-cooperative game model in choosing the right provisioning scheme, and then discuss its equilibrium and stability. In a duopoly market, we conduct some numerical experiments to illustrate the efficiency and performance of the proposed approach and its proof of convergence with a certain number of iterations. {\textcopyright} 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	keywords = {Allocation efficiencies, Cloud computing, Commerce, Computation theory, Computer games, Efficiency and performance, energy efficiency, Energy utilization, Game theory, Information analysis, Market participants, Network security, Number of iterations, Numerical experiments, Operating costs, Provisioning schemes, Resource management systems, Virtual machine, Virtualization, Virtualization technologies},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-76508-8_22},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111167293\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-76508-8_22\&partnerID=40\&md5=548cfc7c5207af40074c10c8be8d63a7},
	author = {Ait Temghart, A. and Ait Omar, D. and Marwan, M.}
}
@article {Bourja2021915,
	title = {Real Time Vehicle Detection, Tracking, and Inter-vehicle Distance Estimation based on Stereovision and Deep Learning using Yolov3},
	journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
	volume = {12},
	number = {8},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {915-923},
	abstract = {Abstract{\textemdash}In this paper, we propose a robust real-time vehicle tracking and inter-vehicle distance estimation algorithm based on stereovision. Traffic images are captured by a stereoscopic system installed on the road, and then we detect moving vehicles with the YOLO V3 Deep Neural Network algorithm. Thus, the real-time video goes through an algorithm for stereoscopy-based measurement in order to estimate distance between detected vehicles. However, detecting the real-time objects have always been a challenging task because of occlusion, scale, illumination etc. Thus, many convolutional neural network models based on object detection were developed in recent years. But they cannot be used for real-time object analysis because of slow speed of recognition. The model which is performing excellent currently is the unified object detection model which is You Only Look Once (YOLO). But in our experiment, we have found that despite of having a very good detection precision, YOLO still has some limitations. YOLO processes every image separately even in a continuous video or frames. Because of this much important identification can be lost. So, after the vehicle detection and tracking, inter-vehicle distance estimation is done. {\textcopyright} 2021. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications. All Rights Reserved.},
	keywords = {Bounding-box, Convolution, Convolutional neural network, Convolutional neural networks, Deep neural networks, Distance estimation, Estimation algorithm, Object detection, Object recognition, Real- time, Stereo image processing, Stereoimages, Stereovision, Tracking, Vehicles, Vehicles detection, YOLOv3 deep neural network},
	doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2021.01208101},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85118990281\&doi=10.14569\%2fIJACSA.2021.01208101\&partnerID=40\&md5=225926d9445a4fed55a125a55e519b2f},
	author = {Bourja, O. and Derrouz, H. and Abdelali, H.A. and Maach, A. and Thami, R.O.H. and Bourzeix, F.}
}
@conference {Retmi20211667,
	title = {Role of Digitalization in the Hospital Supply Chain Performance Improvement: Digitalization of Hospital Pharmacy},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {1667-1675},
	abstract = {The hospital is a different supply chain made up of different structures and flows. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the hospital has overcome several major challenges in recent times, which have prompted it to accelerate the digitization of its supply chain to improve the quality of hospital care and services. This article looks at a specific point, that of performance in the hospital supply chain, and asks the following question: What is the role of digitalization in improving the performance of the hospital supply chain?. {\textcopyright} IEOM Society International.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126203150\&partnerID=40\&md5=815020aadcba2907820de968a3beebd8},
	author = {Retmi, K. and Tamir, M. and Ouzayd, F.}
}
@article {Talei2021,
	title = {Smart building energy inefficiencies detection through time series analysis and unsupervised machine learning},
	journal = {Energies},
	volume = {14},
	number = {19},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 6},
	abstract = {The climate of Houston, classified as a humid subtropical climate with tropical influences, makes the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems the largest electricity consumers in buildings. HVAC systems in commercial buildings are usually operated by a centralized control system and/or an energy management system based on a fixed schedule and scheduled control of a zone setpoint, which is not appropriate for many buildings with changing occupancy rates. Lately, as part of energy efficiency analysis, attention has focused on collecting and analyzing smart meters and building-related data, as well as applying supervised learning techniques, to propose new strategies to operate HVAC systems and reduce energy consumption. On the other hand, unsupervised learning techniques have been used to study the consumption information and profile characterization of different buildings after cluster analysis is performed. This paper adopts a different approach by revealing the power of unsupervised learning to cluster data and unveiling hidden patterns. In this study, we also identify energy inefficiencies after exploring the cluster results of a single building{\textquoteright}s HVAC consumption data and building usage data as part of the energy efficiency analysis. Time series analysis and the K-means clustering algorithm are successfully applied to identify new energy-saving opportunities in a highly efficient office building located in the Houston area (TX, USA). The paper uses 1-year data from a highly efficient Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED)-, Energy Star-, and Net Zero-certified building, showing a potential energy savings of 6\% using the K-means algorithm. The results show that clustering is instrumental in helping building managers identify potential additional energy savings. {\textcopyright} 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.},
	keywords = {Clusterings, Conditioning systems, energy efficiency, Energy management systems, Energy savings, Energy utilization, Energy-savings, Harmonic analysis, Heating ventilation and air conditioning, Houston, HVAC, Internet of things, K-means clustering, Leadership in energy and environment design building, Leadership in energy and environment designs, Learning algorithms, Office buildings, Potential energy, Time series analysis, Time-series analysis, Times series, Tropics, Unsupervised learning},
	doi = {10.3390/en14196042},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115608885\&doi=10.3390\%2fen14196042\&partnerID=40\&md5=e01e465020f683b8a7ccebf61bf08077},
	author = {Talei, H. and Benhaddou, D. and Gamarra, C. and Benbrahim, H. and Essaaidi, M.}
}
@conference {Trabelsi2021341,
	title = {Towards an Approach of Recommendation in Business Processes Using Decision Trees},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - 2021 International Symposium on Computer Science and Intelligent Controls, ISCSIC 2021},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {341-347},
	abstract = {A recommender system analyses users{\textquoteright} data in order to extract their interests and preferences and suggest them relevant items. The recommendation systems have shown their applicability in many domains, especially in business processes (BP). Business processes are defined as a set of tasks that are performed by an organization to achieve a business goal. Using recommendation techniques in business processes consists of proposing relevant tasks at a certain point, which helps managers making the right decisions. In this paper, we propose an approach of recommending in BPMN-based business processes. The recommendation technique that we considered in this approach is the decision trees. {\textcopyright} 2021 IEEE.},
	keywords = {BPMN model, Business goals, Business Process, Decision trees, Forestry, Machine learning, Machine-learning, Recommendation techniques, Recommender Systems, User data},
	doi = {10.1109/ISCSIC54682.2021.00068},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124144617\&doi=10.1109\%2fISCSIC54682.2021.00068\&partnerID=40\&md5=aa31af21d6c3ad066ee71e9e9456ad84},
	author = {Trabelsi, F.Z. and Khtira, A. and El Asri, B.}
}
@article {AitAbdelali2021517,
	title = {Visual Vehicle Tracking via Deep Learning and Particle Filter},
	journal = {Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing},
	volume = {1188},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {517-526},
	abstract = {Visual vehicle tracking is one of the most challenging research topics in computer vision. In this paper, we propose a novel and efficient approach based on the particle filter technique and deep learning for multiple vehicle tracking, where the main focus is to associate vehicles efficiently for online and real-time applications. Experimental results illustrate the effectiveness of the system we are proposing. {\textcopyright} 2021, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.},
	keywords = {Deep learning, Monte Carlo methods, Particle filter, Real-time application, Research topics, Soft computing, Vehicles},
	doi = {10.1007/978-981-15-6048-4_45},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096559933\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-981-15-6048-4_45\&partnerID=40\&md5=51a9b5456004a8cdb4bc0a5256e17dc9},
	author = {Ait Abdelali, H. and Bourja, O. and Haouari, R. and Derrouz, H. and Zennayi, Y. and Bourzex, F. and Oulad Haj Thami, R.}
}
@article {Haitam202013,
	title = {Advanced modified direct torque control with space vector modulation based on active disturbance rejection control for induction motor sensorless drive},
	journal = {International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research},
	volume = {9},
	number = {1},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {13-19},
	abstract = {This work addresses the problems inherent in the disturbances affected to the operation of electrical motor drives, a modified direct torque control which is among the excellent method of torque control of an induction motor that provide a decoupled control of flux and torque is implemented with a novel controller of active disturbance rejection controller to cancel the drawbacks of flux ripples, high torque at start-up and also variable switching frequency associated in the classical DTC. In the other side, an advanced estimator for rotor speed is used in order to rectify the problem of sensors. The proposed control strategy, implementation data, and simulations with MDTC are presented and discussed. It is concluded that MDTC-SVM proposed control topology offers high performance in steady-state operation despite the existence of the internal and external disturbances. {\textcopyright} 2020 by the authors.},
	doi = {10.18178/ijmerr.9.1.13-19},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85081411340\&doi=10.18178\%2fijmerr.9.1.13-19\&partnerID=40\&md5=c5c6e74c1aa49a6e9a869fb6152a5a1d},
	author = {Haitam, C. and Ahmed, E. and Tamou, N.}
}
@article {Talbi2020448,
	title = {A cloud broker architecture for cloud service selection based on multi-criteria decision making and rough set theory},
	journal = {International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology},
	volume = {13},
	number = {4},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {448-464},
	abstract = {Cloud computing is a rising field providing computation resources. It represents a new paradigm of utility computing and enormously growing phenomenon in the present IT industry and economy hype. The companies which provide services to customers are called as cloud service providers. The cloud users (CUs) increase and require secure, reliable and trustworthy cloud service providers (CSPs) from the market. So, it{\textquoteright}s a challenge for a new user to choose the best provider. In this paper, we propose cloud broker architecture to help a new customer to find out the best CP. This architecture is based on a combination of rough set theory and multi-criteria analysis of some parameters related to the quality of service of the available providers. A mathematical model is used to do this analysis; it integrates multi-Agent systems to present an intelligent, distributed and collaborative method in order to add assistance to each actor in cloud computing environment. {\textcopyright} 2020 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. All rights reserved.},
	doi = {10.1504/IJCAET.2020.110481},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85094668160\&doi=10.1504\%2fIJCAET.2020.110481\&partnerID=40\&md5=648ac741f4e3dd89be572212f2de2586},
	author = {Talbi, J. and Haqiq, A.}
}
@article {Ohmaid2020429,
	title = {Comparison between svm and knn classifiers for iris recognition using a new unsupervised neural approach in segmentation},
	journal = {IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence},
	volume = {9},
	number = {3},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 7},
	pages = {429-438},
	abstract = {A biometric system of identification and authentication provides automatic recognition of an individual based on certain unique features or characteristics he or she possesses. Iris recognition is a biometric identification method that applies pattern recognition to images of the iris. Owing to the unique epigenetic patterns of the iris, iris recognition is considered one of the most accurate methods in the field of biometric identification. The segmentation algorithm proposed in this article starts with determining the regions of the eye using unsupervised neural approach, after the outline of the eye is found using the Canny edge, The Hough Transform is employed to determine the center and radius of the pupil and the iris. Then the normalization allows transforming the segmented circular iris region into a fixed-size rectangular shape using Daugman{\textquoteright}s rubber sheet model. A discrete wavelet transformation (DWT) is applied to the normalized iris to lower the size of iris models and to improve classifier accuracy. Finally, the URIBIS iris database is used for individual user verification by using the KNN classifier or support vector machine (SVM) which based on the analysis of iris code as feature extraction is discussed. {\textcopyright} 2020, Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.},
	doi = {10.11591/ijai.v9.i3.pp429-438},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85086923257\&doi=10.11591\%2fijai.v9.i3.pp429-438\&partnerID=40\&md5=84bdd50bb2f61010088a298cbac7b2ee},
	author = {Ohmaid, H. and Eddarouich, S. and Bourouhou, A. and Timouyas, M.}
}
@conference {Gogolou20201857,
	title = {Data Series Progressive Similarity Search with Probabilistic Quality Guarantees},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 18},
	pages = {1857-1873},
	abstract = {Existing systems dealing with the increasing volume of data series cannot guarantee interactive response times, even for fundamental tasks such as similarity search. Therefore, it is necessary to develop analytic approaches that support exploration and decision making by providing progressive results, before the final and exact ones have been computed. Prior works lack both efficiency and accuracy when applied to large-scale data series collections. We present and experimentally evaluate a new probabilistic learning-based method that provides quality guarantees for progressive Nearest Neighbor (NN) query answering. We provide both initial and progressive estimates of the final answer that are getting better during the similarity search, as well suitable stopping criteria for the progressive queries. Experiments with synthetic and diverse real datasets demonstrate that our prediction methods constitute the first practical solution to the problem, significantly outperforming competing approaches. {\textcopyright} 2020 Association for Computing Machinery.},
	keywords = {Analytic approach, Decision making, Nearest neighbors, Practical solutions, Prediction methods, Probabilistic Learning, Progressive queries, Query processing, Search engines, Similarity search, Stopping criteria},
	doi = {10.1145/3318464.3389751},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084509188\&doi=10.1145\%2f3318464.3389751\&partnerID=40\&md5=71d788a1cdf706d6ae4f9dfa38089a7f},
	author = {Gogolou, A. and Tsandilas, T. and Echihabi, K. and Bezerianos, A. and Palpanas, T.}
}
@article {Iazzi2020247,
	title = {Efficient fall activity recognition by combining shape and motion features},
	journal = {Computational Visual Media},
	volume = {6},
	number = {3},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {247-263},
	abstract = {This paper presents a vision-based system for recognizing when elderly adults fall. A fall is characterized by shape deformation and high motion. We represent shape variation using three features, the aspect ratio of the bounding box, the orientation of an ellipse representing the body, and the aspect ratio of the projection histogram. For motion variation, we extract several features from three blocks corresponding to the head, center of the body, and feet using optical flow. For each block, we compute the speed and the direction of motion. Each activity is represented by a feature vector constructed from variations in shape and motion features for a set of frames. A support vector machine is used to classify fall and non-fall activities. Experiments on three different datasets show the effectiveness of our proposed method. {\textcopyright} 2020, The Author(s).},
	keywords = {Activity recognition, Aspect ratio, Direction of motion, Feature vectors, Motion variation, Optical flows, Projection histograms, Shape deformation, Shape variations, Support vector machines, Vision based system},
	doi = {10.1007/s41095-020-0183-7},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090864771\&doi=10.1007\%2fs41095-020-0183-7\&partnerID=40\&md5=21fcdf876b091c6b30486427e7cd9bff},
	author = {Iazzi, A. and Rziza, M. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@article {Boudad2020243,
	title = {Exploring the Use of Word Embedding and Deep Learning in Arabic Sentiment Analysis},
	journal = {Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing},
	volume = {1105 AISC},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 3},
	pages = {243-253},
	abstract = {In the past couple of years, improving Arabic sentiment Analysis systems has been one of the important fields of research. There are several challenges and issues facing existing systems, especially, handling multiple dialects and feature extraction. Most of those systems are generated using linear classification models and traditional bag-of-word features. In this work, we explore the use of word embedding as a modern feature representation, and Convolutional Neural Networks as a Deep Neural Network in a sentiment classification of Arabic texts. The application of our model on five benchmark datasets has yielded results that outperform previous works on 4 out of 5 datasets. {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	keywords = {Arabic texts, Bag of words, Benchmark datasets, Benchmarking, Convolution, Convolutional neural networks, Deep learning, Deep neural networks, Embeddings, Existing systems, Feature representation, Intelligent systems, Linear classification, planning, Sentiment analysis, Sentiment classification, Sustainable development, Word embedding},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-36674-2_26},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85080913982\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-36674-2_26\&partnerID=40\&md5=816d3952c972aa5ce92cb7318fe768aa},
	author = {Boudad, N. and Ezzahid, S. and Faizi, R. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@article {FAGROUD2020572,
	title = {IOT Search Engines: Exploratory Data Analysis},
	journal = {Procedia Computer Science},
	volume = {175},
	year = {2020},
	note = {The 17th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC),The 15th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications (FNC),The 10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology},
	pages = {572-577},
	abstract = {IOT search engine (IOTSE) is a search tool proposed with the aim to allow research, list and identification of IOT devices (All devices connected to the internet represent an IOT device). This tool provides a huge amount of data, which is justified by the exponential increase of the number of objects connected in the world. The data provided must be analyzed and interpreted in the aim to give a better understanding, quickly description and help to make decisions. In this work we applied exploratory data analysis on IOT search engine data in order to give an analysis of IOTSE data with visual method.},
	keywords = {Exploratory data analysis, IOT, IOTSE, Search Engine},
	issn = {1877-0509},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.07.082},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050920317828},
	author = {Fatima Zahra Fagroud and Lahbib Ajallouda and El Habib Ben Lahmar and Hicham Toumi and Khadija Achtaich and Sanaa El Filali}
}
@conference {Fagroud2020572,
	title = {IoT search engines: Exploratory data analysis},
	booktitle = {Procedia Computer Science},
	volume = {175},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 4},
	pages = {572-577},
	abstract = {IOT search engine (IOTSE) is a search tool proposed with the aim to allow research, list and identification of IOT devices (All devices connected to the internet represent an IOT device). This tool provides a huge amount of data, which is justified by the exponential increase of the number of objects connected in the world. The data provided must be analyzed and interpreted in the aim to give a better understanding, quickly description and help to make decisions. In this work we applied exploratory data analysis on IOT search engine data in order to give an analysis of IOTSE data with visual method. {\textcopyright} 2020 The Authors.},
	keywords = {Data handling, Exploratory data analysis, Exponential increase, Information analysis, Internet of things, Search engines, Search tools, Ubiquitous computing},
	doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2020.07.082},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85094620165\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.procs.2020.07.082\&partnerID=40\&md5=d36b954ecd9cc39a0e670b7bcb86a85b},
	author = {Fagroud, F.Z. and Ajallouda, L. and Lahmar, E.H.B. and Toumi, H. and Achtaich, K. and El Filali, S.}
}
@article {Ohmaid202058,
	title = {Iris segmentation using a new unsupervised neural approach},
	journal = {IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence},
	volume = {9},
	number = {1},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 9},
	pages = {58-64},
	abstract = {A biometric system of identification and authentication provides automatic recognition of an individual based on certain unique features or characteristic possessed by an individual. Iris recognition is a biometric identification method that uses pattern recognition on the images of the iris. Owing to the unique epigenetic patterns of the iris, Iris recognition is considered as one of the most accurate methods in the field of biometric identification. One of the crucial steps in the iris recognition system is the iris segmentation because it significantly affects the accuracy of the feature extraction the iris. The segmentation algorithm proposed in this article starts with determining the regions of the eye using unsupervised neural approach, after the outline of the eye is found using the Canny edge, The Hough Transform is employed to determine the center and radius of the pupil and the iris. {\textcopyright} 2020, Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.},
	doi = {10.11591/ijai.v9.i1.pp58-64},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85080971993\&doi=10.11591\%2fijai.v9.i1.pp58-64\&partnerID=40\&md5=78c276e7037dd4b8ce337c5611a5f7b8},
	author = {Ohmaid, H. and Eddarouich, S. and Bourouhou, A. and Timouyas, M.}
}
@article {Benlakhdar20201659,
	title = {A robust model using SIFT and gamma mixture model for texture images classification: Perspectives for medical applications},
	journal = {Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal},
	volume = {13},
	number = {4},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {1659-1669},
	abstract = {The texture analysis of medical images is a powerful calculation tool for the discrimination between pathological and healthy tissue in different organs in medical images. Our paper proposes a novel approach named, GGD-GMM, based on statistical modeling in wavelet domain to describe texture images. Firstly, we propose a robust algorithm based on the combination of the wavelet transform and Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT). Secondly, we implement the aforementioned algorithm and fit the result by using the finite Gamma Mixture Model (GMM). The results, obtained for two benchmark datasets, show that our proposed algorithm has a good relevance as it provides higher classification accuracy compared to some other well known models. Moreover, it displays others advantages relied to Noise-resistant and rotation invariant. Our algorithm could be useful for the analysis of several medical issues. {\textcopyright} 2020 This is an Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons license: Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY). Published by Oriental Scientific Publishing Company},
	keywords = {Article, curvelet transform, human, human experiment, noise, rotation, scale invariant feature transform},
	doi = {10.13005/BPJ/2041},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100517546\&doi=10.13005\%2fBPJ\%2f2041\&partnerID=40\&md5=8997e98fae845d62807a15ca1c749766},
	author = {Benlakhdar, S. and Rziza, M. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@article {Kharbouch2020894,
	title = {Software Requirement Catalog on Acceptability, Usability, Internationalization and Sustainability for Contraception mPHRs},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
	volume = {12252 LNCS},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {894-905},
	abstract = {Contraception Mobile Personal Health Records (mPHRs) are efficient mobile health applications (apps) to increase awareness about fertility and contraception and to allow women to access, track, manage, and share their health data with healthcare providers. This paper aims to develop a requirements catalog, according to standards, guidelines, and relevant literature to e-health technology and psychology. The requirements covered by this catalog are Acceptability, Usability, Sustainability, and Internationalization (i18n). This catalog can be very useful for developing, evaluating, and auditing contraceptive apps, as well as helping stakeholders and developers identify potential requirements for their mPHRs to improve them. {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	keywords = {Health, Health care providers, Health data, Mobile health application, Personal health record, Software requirements, Sustainable development},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-58811-3_63},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092222585\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-58811-3_63\&partnerID=40\&md5=119f051c4582d8079abdb813399d89d1},
	author = {Kharbouch, M. and Idri, A. and Redman, L. and Alami, H. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Toval, A.}
}
@article {Kerzazi2020472,
	title = {Teaching Pedigree Analysis and Risk Calculation for Diagnosis Purposes of Genetic Disease},
	journal = {Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing},
	volume = {1159 AISC},
	year = {2020},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {472-485},
	abstract = {A Faculty of Medicine needs to respond appropriately to the rapid changes in medical education, to ensure that future geneticists are well trained to meet the challenges of medical practice. This paper presents five core requirements for a tool integrating new methodologies for teaching graduate-level a course of medical genetics. Our methodology presented here focuses on exploiting pedigree analysis in the field of medical genetics, particularly to explore them in the diagnosis of genetic diseases. Because of its important relevance as one of the skills that future medical practitioners must have, we designed this approach as a learning process supported by a tool. We also discuss an ongoing supported effort at utilizing common tools and IT resources to make it easier for the learners to reach their expected skill levels and provide them with a rich learning experience. We find that not only do our tool prototype has a positive impact on the learning process, practitioners also have expectations to feed a bio-bank of medical cases as inputs for future empirical studies. {\textcopyright} 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
	keywords = {Chromosomes, Diagnosis, Empirical studies, Information systems, Information use, Learning process, Learning systems, Medical education, Medical genetics, Medical practice, Medical practitioner, Pathology, Pedigree analysis, Rich learning experiences, Risk analysis, Risk assessment, Risk calculation},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-45688-7_48},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85085529134\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-45688-7_48\&partnerID=40\&md5=7e1e7a85185ad292f5e21b992eefe113},
	author = {Kerzazi, N. and Tajir, M. and Boulouiz, R. and Bellaoui, M. and Azizi, M.}
}
@article {Fellir2019438,
	title = {Improving case based software effort estimation using a multi-criteria decision technique},
	journal = {Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing},
	volume = {763},
	year = {2019},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {438-451},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-91186-1_46},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047956575\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-319-91186-1_46\&partnerID=40\&md5=90f86a0fec53e593e1b5302314993fd4},
	author = {Fellir, F. and Nafil, K. and Touahni, R. and Chung, L.}
}
@article {Bousqaoui2019301,
	title = {Machine learning applications in supply chains: Long short-term memory for demand forecasting},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems},
	volume = {49},
	year = {2019},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {301-317},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-97719-5_19},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063274139\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-319-97719-5_19\&partnerID=40\&md5=ac9a051fef5a767873929baf29b00612},
	author = {Bousqaoui, H. and Achchab, S. and Tikito, K.}
}
@article {Almorabeti2018508,
	title = {2X2 circular polarized antenna array for RF energy harvesting system to a UAV},
	journal = {International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology},
	volume = {13},
	number = {6},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {508-516},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057379019\&partnerID=40\&md5=9520b64bbb9f545c406e032984728a7c},
	author = {Almorabeti, S. and Rifi, M. and Terchoune, H. and Tizyi, H. and Afyf, A. and Latrach, M.}
}
@article {Tal2018,
	title = {Addressing desalination{\textquoteright}s carbon footprint: The Israeli experience},
	journal = {Water (Switzerland)},
	volume = {10},
	number = {2},
	year = {2018},
	doi = {10.3390/w10020197},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85042128736\&doi=10.3390\%2fw10020197\&partnerID=40\&md5=011c807064b5190981e24ff832e8036e},
	author = {Tal, A.}
}
@conference {Elallaoui201842,
	title = {Automatic Transformation of User Stories into UML Use Case Diagrams using NLP Techniques},
	booktitle = {Procedia Computer Science},
	volume = {130},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {42-49},
	doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2018.04.010},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051264456\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.procs.2018.04.010\&partnerID=40\&md5=d44ab6d79a8fcda72baf908a3834a293},
	author = {Elallaoui, M. and Nafil, K. and Touahni, R.}
}
@book {O{\textquoteright}Hara2018116,
	title = {Building an Urban food system through UDC food hubs},
	series = {Changing Urban Landscapes Through Public Higher Education},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {116-143},
	doi = {10.4018/978-1-5225-3454-9.ch006},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85046487411\&doi=10.4018\%2f978-1-5225-3454-9.ch006\&partnerID=40\&md5=b72e96b6d9f72215cfbb0f00948b4e48},
	author = {O{\textquoteright}Hara, S. and Jones, D. and Trobman, H.B.}
}
@conference {Touhafi20181,
	title = {CloudLab-weaver: An innovative approach to interconnect distributed cloud based online labs},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of 2017 International Conference of Cloud Computing Technologies and Applications, CloudTech 2017},
	volume = {2018-January},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {1-7},
	doi = {10.1109/CloudTech.2017.8284739},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85046685180\&doi=10.1109\%2fCloudTech.2017.8284739\&partnerID=40\&md5=f23d16e0a04a343a36ac33365447f357},
	author = {Touhafi, A. and Braeken, A. and Alla, S.B. and Zbakh, M.}
}
@article {Touhafi2018,
	title = {CoderLabs: A cloud-based platform for real-time online labs with user collaboration},
	journal = {Concurrency Computation},
	year = {2018},
	note = {cited By 0; Article in Press},
	abstract = {In this paper, we describe the architecture of a collaborative and real-time environment for remote experiments. We also introduce a web-based remote lab composer, which allows the interconnection and exchange of data between remote laboratories. The environment is created with web standards as HTML5 such that no plug-in needs to be installed by the user. Users are able to use the remote lab simultaneously and in collaboration. This collaboration between users is made feasible by adopting a message broker. We will discuss how Google Coder is used to develop, change, or create a user interface for a remote experiment and how the labs can be shared in the cloud. Our newest addition to this research consists of a drag and drop lab composer, which allows Lab-developers to use standard widgets, data-visualization tools, and data-ports to compose complex remote labs. A lab-composer engine is developed to automate the coupling of the physical instances and collect the data to be visualized. The principles behind our lab-composer engine are explained in the last part of the paper. {\textcopyright} 2018 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.},
	doi = {10.1002/cpe.4377},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040200242\&doi=10.1002\%2fcpe.4377\&partnerID=40\&md5=87ce9e075bf09d4169586e7b239f683e},
	author = {Touhafi, A. and Braeken, A. and Tahiri, A. and Zbakh, M.}
}
@article {Touhafi2018,
	title = {Coderlabs: A cloud-based platform for real-time online labs with user collaboration},
	journal = {Concurrency Computation},
	volume = {30},
	number = {12},
	year = {2018},
	doi = {10.1002/cpe.4377},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040200242\&doi=10.1002\%2fcpe.4377\&partnerID=40\&md5=87ce9e075bf09d4169586e7b239f683e},
	author = {Touhafi, A. and Braeken, A. and Tahiri, A. and Zbakh, M.}
}
@article {Tamir2018475,
	title = {A decision support platform based on cross-sorting methods for the selection of modeling methods: Case of the hospital supply chain performance analysis},
	journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
	volume = {9},
	number = {10},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {475-484},
	doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091058},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057264376\&doi=10.14569\%2fIJACSA.2018.091058\&partnerID=40\&md5=86e7cd3123ccc3b5399a68fccad72235},
	author = {Tamir, M. and Chiheb, R. and Ouzayd, F.}
}
@article {Hdioud201870,
	title = {Detecting and shadows in the HSV color space using dynamic thresholds},
	journal = {Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics},
	volume = {7},
	number = {1},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {70-79},
	doi = {10.11591/eei.v7i1.893},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045525834\&doi=10.11591\%2feei.v7i1.893\&partnerID=40\&md5=ca79c66bd666526ee7849c304d10f7ef},
	author = {Hdioud, B. and El Haj Tirari, M. and Oulad Haj Thami, R. and Faizi, R.}
}
@conference {Lamrhari201863,
	title = {Enhancing social network communication through dynamic clustering balance},
	booktitle = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series},
	volume = {2018-March},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {63-69},
	doi = {10.1145/3177148.3180090},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047165145\&doi=10.1145\%2f3177148.3180090\&partnerID=40\&md5=1341cf27a9a6e4281eb6d209f37ec6ea},
	author = {Lamrhari, S. and Elghazi, H. and Tigani, S. and Faker, A.El. and Sadiki, T.}
}
@article {Bachiri2018,
	title = {Evaluating the Privacy Policies of Mobile Personal Health Records for Pregnancy Monitoring},
	journal = {Journal of Medical Systems},
	volume = {42},
	number = {8},
	year = {2018},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-018-1002-x},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049316852\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10916-018-1002-x\&partnerID=40\&md5=39f7d1b8a34c6a17937d6935246cf95b},
	author = {Bachiri, M. and Idri, A. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Toval, A.}
}
@conference {Iazzi20181,
	title = {Fall detection based on posture analysis and support vector machine},
	booktitle = {2018 4th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Signal and Image Processing, ATSIP 2018},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {1-6},
	doi = {10.1109/ATSIP.2018.8364462},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048484597\&doi=10.1109\%2fATSIP.2018.8364462\&partnerID=40\&md5=d873ad85d14aac2034c2de8077860920},
	author = {Iazzi, A. and Rziza, M. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@conference {Bousqaoui20181,
	title = {Machine learning applications in supply chains: An emphasis on neural network applications},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of 2017 International Conference of Cloud Computing Technologies and Applications, CloudTech 2017},
	volume = {2018-January},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {1-7},
	doi = {10.1109/CloudTech.2017.8284722},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85046694532\&doi=10.1109\%2fCloudTech.2017.8284722\&partnerID=40\&md5=606fee01fc33846e4a9726b198e91983},
	author = {Bousqaoui, H. and Achchab, S. and Tikito, K.}
}
@article {Ouzayd2018433,
	title = {Monitoring vaccine cold chain model with coloured Petri net},
	journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
	volume = {9},
	number = {5},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {433-438},
	doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2018.090556},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049502237\&doi=10.14569\%2fIJACSA.2018.090556\&partnerID=40\&md5=e1b01d6274c2d762e344e2b45167d60f},
	author = {Ouzayd, F. and Mansouri, H. and Tamir, M. and Chiheb, R. and Benhouma, Z.}
}
@conference {Bourja2018502,
	title = {MoVITS: Moroccan Video Intelligent Transport System},
	booktitle = {Colloquium in Information Science and Technology, CIST},
	volume = {2018-October},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {502-507},
	doi = {10.1109/CIST.2018.8596566},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85061428090\&doi=10.1109\%2fCIST.2018.8596566\&partnerID=40\&md5=d3b7baffb731883e8897b8cc5356e33e},
	author = {Bourja, O. and Kabbaj, K. and Derrouz, H. and El Bouziady, A. and Thami, R.O.H. and Zennayi, Y. and Bourzeix, F.}
}
@conference {Tahiri20181,
	title = {A novel detector based on the compact genetic algorithm for MIMO systems},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - 2018 International Conference on Advanced Communication Technologies and Networking, CommNet 2018},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {1-6},
	doi = {10.1109/COMMNET.2018.8360279},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048346101\&doi=10.1109\%2fCOMMNET.2018.8360279\&partnerID=40\&md5=80e5367fed32603ca01e87c38d0b8d75},
	author = {Tahiri, N. and Azouaoui, A. and Belkasmi, M.}
}
@article {CruzZapata2018,
	title = {Reusable Software Usability Specifications for mHealth Applications},
	journal = {Journal of Medical Systems},
	volume = {42},
	number = {3},
	year = {2018},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {One of the key factors for the adoption of mobile technologies, and in particular of mobile health applications, is usability. A usable application will be easier to use and understand by users, and will improve user{\textquoteright}s interaction with it. This paper proposes a software requirements catalog for usable mobile health applications, which can be used for the development of new applications, or the evaluation of existing ones. The catalog is based on the main identified sources in literature on usability and mobile health applications. Our catalog was organized according to the ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2011 standard and follows the SIREN methodology to create reusable catalogs. The applicability of the catalog was verified by the creation of an audit method, which was used to perform the evaluation of a real app, S Health, application created by Samsung Electronics Co. The usability requirements catalog, along with the audit method, identified several usability flaws on the evaluated app, which scored 83\%. Some flaws were detected in the app related to the navigation pattern. Some more issues related to the startup experience, empty screens or writing style were also found. The way a user navigates through an application improves or deteriorates user{\textquoteright}s experience with the application. We proposed a reusable usability catalog and an audit method. This proposal was used to evaluate a mobile health application. An audit report was created with the usability issues identified on the evaluated application. {\textcopyright} 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-018-0902-0},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040984885\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10916-018-0902-0\&partnerID=40\&md5=32ddf999ef891e8986a8a19c7271249a},
	author = {Cruz Zapata, B. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Toval, A. and Idri, A.}
}
@article {Boudad20182479,
	title = {Sentiment analysis in Arabic: A review of the literature},
	journal = {Ain Shams Engineering Journal},
	volume = {9},
	number = {4},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {2479-2490},
	doi = {10.1016/j.asej.2017.04.007},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025446495\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.asej.2017.04.007\&partnerID=40\&md5=4c3f2d43d536d6eec5f42878492ea75c},
	author = {Boudad, N. and Faizi, R. and Oulad Haj Thami, R. and Chiheb, R.}
}
@article {Bajta2018690,
	title = {Software project management approaches for global software development: A systematic mapping study},
	journal = {Tsinghua Science and Technology},
	volume = {23},
	number = {6},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {690-714},
	doi = {10.26599/TST.2018.9010029},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85055661732\&doi=10.26599\%2fTST.2018.9010029\&partnerID=40\&md5=7601769b8094dafca96fea06d11fd3db},
	author = {Bajta, M.E. and Idri, A. and Ros, J.N. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and de Gea, J.M.C. and Garc{\'\i}a, F. and Toval, A.}
}
@conference {Nanfack2018,
	title = {Squeeze-SegNet: A new fast deep convolutional neural network for semantic segmentation},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering},
	volume = {10696},
	year = {2018},
	doi = {10.1117/12.2309497},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85046457923\&doi=10.1117\%2f12.2309497\&partnerID=40\&md5=51466985a41e4eb9b1925e8f1849709c},
	author = {Nanfack, G. and Elhassouny, A. and Oulad Haj Thami, R.}
}
@article {Ouhbi2018,
	title = {Sustainability requirements for connected health applications},
	journal = {Journal of Software: Evolution and Process},
	volume = {30},
	number = {7},
	year = {2018},
	doi = {10.1002/smr.1922},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85050354987\&doi=10.1002\%2fsmr.1922\&partnerID=40\&md5=70c90bb949fb18d52004aec275734df0},
	author = {Ouhbi, S. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Toval, A. and Rivera~Pozo, J. and Idri, A.}
}
@book {Thatcher201823,
	title = {A sustainable system-of-systems approach: Identifying the important boundaries for a target system in human factors and ergonomics},
	series = {Ergonomics and Human Factors for a Sustainable Future: Current Research and Future Possibilities},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {23-45},
	doi = {10.1007/978-981-10-8072-2_2},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060697281\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-981-10-8072-2_2\&partnerID=40\&md5=63490266dc439c499fbf5cabf61c204f},
	author = {Thatcher, A. and Yeow, P.H.}
}
@conference {Hdioud2018,
	title = {Trajectories modeling and clustering},
	booktitle = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series},
	year = {2018},
	doi = {10.1145/3230905.3230918},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85053484322\&doi=10.1145\%2f3230905.3230918\&partnerID=40\&md5=1613a1dada41f3fc707505b5dd9dd690},
	author = {Hdioud, B. and Tirari, M.E.H. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@conference {Abouaomar201814,
	title = {Users-Fogs association within a cache context in 5G networks:Coalition game model},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications},
	volume = {2018-June},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {14-19},
	doi = {10.1109/ISCC.2018.8538500},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059221795\&doi=10.1109\%2fISCC.2018.8538500\&partnerID=40\&md5=e324f3454d662cef58a9c78528c68a60},
	author = {Abouaomar, A. and Elmachkour, M. and Kobbane, A. and Tembine, H. and Ayaida, M.}
}
@conference {ElBouziady20181,
	title = {Vehicle speed estimation using extracted SURF features from stereo images},
	booktitle = {2018 International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Computer Vision, ISCV 2018},
	volume = {2018-May},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {1-6},
	doi = {10.1109/ISACV.2018.8354040},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85050956891\&doi=10.1109\%2fISACV.2018.8354040\&partnerID=40\&md5=53370a3035d03bc86531c0e0e81069f5},
	author = {El Bouziady, A. and Oulad Haj Thami, R. and Ghogho, M. and Bourja, O. and El Fkihi, S.}
}
@conference {Er-Rady2017,
	title = {Automatic sign language recognition: A survey},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Signal and Image Processing, ATSIP 2017},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Sign Language, which is a fully visual language with its own grammar, differs largely from that of spoken languages [21]. After nearly 30 years of research, SL recognition still in its infancy when compared to Automatic Speech Recognition. When producing Sign language (SL), different body parts are involved. Most importantly the hands, but also facial expressions and body movements/postures. The recognition of SL is still one of the most challenging problems in gesture recognition. In this survey, we are going to discuss the advancement of sign language recognition through the last decade. In this paper, we provide a review of the state-of-the-art building blocks of Automatic Sign Language Recognition (ASLR) system, from feature extraction up to sign. {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ATSIP.2017.8075561},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85035355057\&doi=10.1109\%2fATSIP.2017.8075561\&partnerID=40\&md5=2dda585a2de8f963b1f1f0cc678e01d3},
	author = {Er-Rady, A. and Faizi, R. and Thami, R.O.H. and Housni, H.}
}
@article {Aznabet2017137,
	title = {A broadband modified T-shaped planar dipole antenna for UHF RFID tag applications},
	journal = {Progress In Electromagnetics Research C},
	volume = {73},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {137-144},
	abstract = {In this paper, we report a single layer modified T-shaped dipole antenna for UHF-RFID tag applications. The designed RFID tag antenna consists of a pair of T-shaped dipole strips loaded with four half discs patches and a tag chip placed in the center. The antenna{\textquoteright}s size is 80 {\texttimes} 40 {\texttimes} 1.6 mm3. Performance of the proposed design was investigated with simulations and measurements. The main feature of this design is that the RFID tag antenna can operate effectively at 868 MHz and 915 MHz frequency bands which make it broadband. The maximum reading range measured in an anechoic chamber is 4.25 m and 5.27 m at 915 MHz and 867.5 MHz, respectively. Furthermore, the RFID tag antenna can work on metallic plates when inserting a foam spacer between them. The final result has a simple configuration, low profile and can be suitable for practical applications dealing with free-space and metallic objects. {\textcopyright} 2017, Electromagnetics Academy. All rights reserved.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018499025\&partnerID=40\&md5=fc169608c0f9d2ca9edc6935cc6a53e4},
	author = {Aznabet, I. and Ennasar, M.A. and El Mrabet, O. and Andia Vera, G. and Khalladi, M. and Tedjni, S.}
}
@conference {Touhafi2017317,
	title = {CoderLabs: A cloud based platform for real time online labs with user collaboration},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of 2016 International Conference on Cloud Computing Technologies and Applications, CloudTech 2016},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {317-324},
	abstract = {In this paper we describe the architecture of a real time environment for numerous remote experiments. The environment is created with web standards as HTML5 such that no plug-in needs to be installed by the user. Users are able to use the remote lab simultaneously and in collaboration. This collaboration between users is made feasible by adopting a message broker. Finally, by using Google Coder, developers can easily change or create the user interface of their remote experiments and share experiments in the cloud. {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/CloudTech.2016.7847716},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85013760325\&doi=10.1109\%2fCloudTech.2016.7847716\&partnerID=40\&md5=a6e262cd949bd66450aa627b3aa53c03},
	author = {Touhafi, A. and Braeken, A. and Tahiri, A. and Zbakh, M.}
}
@conference {Benlakhdar2017,
	title = {Directional data classification using a hierarchical model of von Mises distribution},
	booktitle = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series},
	volume = {Part F129474},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {The von Mises distribution1 VM -pdf is a continuous probability distribution on the circle used in directional statistics. A mixture model of von Mises distribution, which is broad enough to cover symmetry as well as asymmetry, unimodality as well as multimodality of circular data. In this paper we use a model comprised of a hierarchical von Mises mixture distribution mode HmvM- pdf where we consider each class is itself the result of a mixture of subclasses. The parameters of our model are estimated using the expectation maximization algorithm EM modified. The HmvM- pdf model achieves higher accuracy than the mvM model and offer a rich modeling. The suitability of the distributions is judged from the coefficient of determination R2. {\textcopyright} 2017 Association for Computing Machinery.},
	doi = {10.1145/3090354.3090425},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028459799\&doi=10.1145\%2f3090354.3090425\&partnerID=40\&md5=ce3dab33a54f11b997bc9f8f24999c78},
	author = {Benlakhdar, S. and Rziza, M. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@conference {Boualame2017,
	title = {An efficient soft decision decoding algorithm using cyclic permutations and compact genetic algorithm},
	booktitle = {2016 International Conference on Advanced Communication Systems and Information Security, ACOSIS 2016 - Proceedings},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {The compact genetic algorithm cGA is used in this paper to design an efficient soft-decision decoding algorithm, especially for the cyclic codes, because the cGA dramatically reduces the population{\textquoteright}s size and rapidly converges to the optimal solution compared to classical genetic algorithms. Our main contribution is to exploit the cyclic property of cyclic linear codes to reduce the complexity of the decoding process especially in the test sequences generation and re-encoding stage where we use the generator polynomial instead of the generator matrix. The second idea behind our decoding algorithm is the complexity improvement inside of cGA by decreasing the probability vector{\textquoteright}s length, which becomes less than the length of the cGA original one. The experiments were carried out on the most popular cyclic codes, and the results show that the performances of our algorithm are better than some famous decoding algorithms in terms of Bit Error Rate. {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ACOSIS.2016.7843936},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85015170559\&doi=10.1109\%2fACOSIS.2016.7843936\&partnerID=40\&md5=249f966f42367ada53bac8892853f1c4},
	author = {Boualame, H. and Tahiri, N. and Chana, I. and Azouaoui, A. and Belkasmi, M.}
}
@article {Ouhbi201749,
	title = {E-health internationalization requirements for audit purposes},
	journal = {Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine},
	volume = {144},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {49-60},
	abstract = {Background and objective: In the 21st century, e-health is proving to be one of the strongest drivers for the global transformation of the health care industry. Health information is currently truly ubiquitous and widespread, but in order to guarantee that everyone can appropriately access and understand this information, regardless of their origin, it is essential to bridge the international gap. The diversity of health information seekers languages and cultures signifies that e-health applications must be adapted to satisfy their needs. Methods: In order to achieve this objective, current and future e-health programs should take into account the internationalization aspects. This paper presents an internationalization requirements specification in the form of a reusable requirements catalog, obtained from the principal related standards, and describes the key methodological elements needed to perform an e-health software audit by using the internationalization knowledge previously gathered. Results: S Health, a relevant, well-known Android application that has more than 150 million users in over 130 countries, was selected as a target for the e-health internationalization audit method and requirements specification presented above. This application example helped us to put into practice the proposal and show that the procedure is realistic and effective. Conclusions: The approach presented in this study is subject to continuous improvement through the incorporation of new knowledge originating from additional information sources, such as other standards or stakeholders. The application example is useful for early evaluation and serves to assess the applicability of the internationalization catalog and audit methodology, and to improve them. It would be advisable to develop of an automated tool with which to carry out the audit method. {\textcopyright} 2017 Elsevier B.V.},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cmpb.2017.03.014},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85016069397\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.cmpb.2017.03.014\&partnerID=40\&md5=4cdb24852f0764dc64c9ed73f5614eda},
	author = {Ouhbi, S. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Carrillo-De-Gea, J.M. and Toval, A. and Idri, A.}
}
@conference {Abouyahya201746,
	title = {Features extraction for facial expressions recognition},
	booktitle = {International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems -Proceedings},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {46-49},
	abstract = {The recognition of an expression seems obvious and easy when classified by the human brain. However, it is clearly difficult for a computer to detect human face, extract all of the components characterizing the facial expression and then determine its classification from a single image. Moreover, based on videos, the process becomes even more complex because it must take simultaneously into account the temporal and spatial information available. Also, It should be noted that facial features have an important fact to developing a robust face representation because it aims to select the best of features and reduce dimensionality of features set by finding a new set which contains most of the face features information. For those reasons, this paper present several features extraction approaches for facial expressions recognition as state-of-the-art review. {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ICMCS.2016.7905642},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019146665\&doi=10.1109\%2fICMCS.2016.7905642\&partnerID=40\&md5=9a7be9980a63d7021cf8136fdf05dfd5},
	author = {Abouyahya, A. and El Fkihi, S. and Thami, R.O.H. and Aboutajdine, D.}
}
@conference {Tali20171017,
	title = {Harmonic detection methods of Shunt Active Power Filter under unbalanced loads},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of 2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2016},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {1017-1023},
	abstract = {One of the main power quality problems, created in power system, is related the current harmonics generated by nonlinear loads and power electronic equipment. To minimize these effects, different types of compensators have been proposed to increase the electric system quality. Active Power Filter is one of those compensators. This paper deals with the configuration, design, control, and algorithm witch modele an efficient method detection of Active Shunt Power Filter called Synchronous Detection Method SDM. The objective of this method, is to maintain unity power factor with extensive compensation of the reactive power and mitigation of current harmonics despite load variations. This method is simulated and compared to the PQ theory in Matlab/Simulink environment and accuracy of this approach is proved. {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984003},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027862570\&doi=10.1109\%2fIRSEC.2016.7984003\&partnerID=40\&md5=4c94dd38a343b63fb0b36d0d4ab6078e},
	author = {Tali, M. and Essadki, A. and Nasser, T.}
}
@conference {YoussfiAlaoui2017,
	title = {Human fall detection using von mises distribution and motion vectors of interest points},
	booktitle = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series},
	volume = {Part F129474},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {In the field of public health care, fall detection is one of the major problem, especially for elderly persons. For that, an effective surveillance system is a necessity to reduce injuries caused by falls. Our article presents a new method to detect falls. In fact, we used optical flow to calculate motion vectors and statistical distribution named von Mises. {\textcopyright} 2017 Association for computing machinery.},
	doi = {10.1145/3090354.3090438},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028462198\&doi=10.1145\%2f3090354.3090438\&partnerID=40\&md5=f0c8dbfd8b6a8894a4a085817ad5ebe6},
	author = {Youssfi Alaoui, A. and El Hassouny, A. and Oulad Haj Thami, R. and Tairi, H.}
}
@conference {Idri2017262,
	title = {ISO/IEC 25010 Based Evaluation of Free Mobile Personal Health Records for Pregnancy Monitoring},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {262-267},
	abstract = {Background: Mobile Personal Health Records (mPHRs) are mobile applications that allow organizing and saving the patients{\textquoteright} health data in order to ease their management and access for both patients and doctors. Objective: This study aims to evaluate, based on ISO/IEC 25010 quality standard, the software quality of mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring. Method: An External quality evaluation was carried out on 17 pregnancy monitoring mPHRs for iOS and Android. The evaluation consisted of performing a set of tasks and filling in a quality assessment questionnaire that covers the four External quality characteristics: Functional suitability, Operability, Performance efficiency and Reliability. Moreover, 14 mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring were used to study the relationship between the External quality and the Quality in-use by means of four classification techniques: Iterative Dichotomiser 3 (ID3), C4.5, K-nearest neighbors (K-NN) and Na{\"\i}ve Bayes. Results: Functional suitability and Reliability are the most covered quality characteristics by the 17 apps compared to Operability and Performance efficiency. Furthermore, K-NN and C4.5 obtained the highest accuracy rates, as evaluating the accuracy rate of each classification technique can determine if a classifier can be designed to predict the Quality in-use from the External Quality for the apps used in this study. Conclusion: The need of studying the relationship between fulfilling the External quality and the Quality in-use for pregnancy monitoring mPHRs, is of great importance for the developers of these apps for future improvements. {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/COMPSAC.2017.159},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85031943834\&doi=10.1109\%2fCOMPSAC.2017.159\&partnerID=40\&md5=33e58a2940bb96d4a2c3c7a272a519e5},
	author = {Idri, A. and Bachiri, M. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Toval, A.}
}
@conference {Aznabet2017757,
	title = {Meander-line UHF RFID tag antenna loaded with split ring rersonator},
	booktitle = {International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems -Proceedings},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {757-759},
	abstract = {In this paper, a new meander line UHF RFID tag antenna loaded with split ring resonator is presented. The antenna has a simple structure and low profile with only one layer of FR4 dielectric substrate and metallization. To achieve a good and impedance matching, the antenna has been loaded with a metamaterial structure (SRR). The obtained impedance bandwidth covers the American band (900-928 MHz). The proposed design provided quasi omnidirectional radiation pattern and radiation efficiency near to 90\% in the operating band. The calculated reading range was 4.36 m at center frequency band. {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ICMCS.2016.7905576},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019056816\&doi=10.1109\%2fICMCS.2016.7905576\&partnerID=40\&md5=b094791a81d82959bf07b08b899c289d},
	author = {Aznabet, I. and Ennasar, M. and El Mrabet, O. and Tedjini, S. and Khalladi, M.}
}
@article {Cherkaoui2017206,
	title = {Performance analysis of intrusion detection systems in cloud-based systems},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
	volume = {10542 LNCS},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {206-213},
	abstract = {Cloud computing services are widely used nowadays and need to be more secured for an effective exploitation by the users. One of the most challenging issues in these environments is the security of the hosted data. Many cloud computing providers offer web applications for their clients, this is why the most handling attacks in cloud computing are Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). In this paper, we provide a comparative performance analysis of intrusion detection systems (IDSs) in a real world lab. The aim is to provide an up to date study for researchers and practitioners to understand the issues related to intrusion detection and to deal with DDoS attacks. This analysis includes intrusion detection rates, time running, etc. In the experiments, we configured a cloud platform using OpenStack and an IDS monitoring the whole network traffic of the web server configured. The results show that Suricata drops fewer packets than Bro and Snort successively when a DDoS attack is happening and detect more malicious packets. {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing AG 2017.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-68179-5_18},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85034613510\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-319-68179-5_18\&partnerID=40\&md5=3e0ce668710d845db260ee41dabb49b5},
	author = {Cherkaoui, R. and Zbakh, M. and Braeken, A. and Touhafi, A.}
}
@conference {Ouhbi2017557,
	title = {Requirements for a mobile personal health record to improve cardiovascular healthcare services},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing},
	volume = {Part F128005},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {557-562},
	abstract = {Analyzing health records of patients suffering from chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease can help understanding their conditions and therefore improving healthcare services offered to them. To improve the cardiology healthcare quality and efficiency in the Autonomic Nervous System centre in Avicenne Hospital in Rabat in Morocco, a mobile personal health record (mPHR) along with an electronic health record have been developed. This paper presents our mPHR{\textquoteright}s functional requirements used in the product development. It also presents some aspects of quality evaluation of the mPHR. An experiment has been conducted to assess and improve the mPHR{\textquoteright}s quality using the ISO/IEC 25010 standard. Copyright 2017 ACM.},
	doi = {10.1145/3019612.3019725},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020871426\&doi=10.1145\%2f3019612.3019725\&partnerID=40\&md5=6cf797c1b1a37c7309de64935405f2e8},
	author = {Ouhbi, S. and Idri, A. and Hakmi, R. and Benjelloun, H. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Toval, A.}
}
@conference {Ouhbi2017285,
	title = {A reusable requirements catalog for internationalized and sustainable blood donation apps},
	booktitle = {ENASE 2017 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {285-292},
	abstract = {Blood donation mobile applications are efficient tools to increase awareness about the importance of blood donation acts and to attract blood donors. The aim of this paper is to define a reusable requirements repository (catalog) for blood donation applications based on the main related software engineering standards, e-health technology standards and literature. The catalog contains requirements regarding internationalization to bridge the cultural and language barriers among blood donors. It includes also requirements for sustainable blood donation applications which cover the individual, social, environmental, and technical dimensions of sustainability. This catalog can be very useful to develop, evaluate and audit blood donation applications and it can be adapted to other m-health applications. {\textcopyright} 2017 by SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All Rights Reserved.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025445810\&partnerID=40\&md5=b3c2b8763e5f5a729522529e5ca3e148},
	author = {Ouhbi, S. and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L. and Idri, A. and Toval, A. and Pozo, J.R. and Bajta, M.E.}
}
@conference {Fezeu2017,
	title = {Safe and irrefutable decentralized communication: Bringing non-repudiation to mesh networks},
	booktitle = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series},
	volume = {Part F129474},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Securing digital communications is a major preoccupation for industry and academia, and a great number of techniques have been successfully developed to achieve that goal. The predominant model for digital communication is that which relies on trusted third-parties, either as local servers or as cloud services. Meanwhile, emerging technologies such as internet-of-things are set to broadcast growing amounts of potentially sensitive information thereby making centralized architectures problematic for privacy and performance reasons and making decentralized networks ever more relevant. However, these third-parties play an important role in securing brokered communications and are essential in providing Authentication and Non-Repudiation according to current models. Clearly, such an approach cannot be used in peer-to-peer networks and there is need for a simple model applicable in fully decentralized networks to provide Non-Repudiation. This document proposes such a model, presents an implementation and discusses its application, particularly pertaining to implementing irrefutable trustless transaction mechanisms - similar to blockchain - in the realm of limited resources. {\textcopyright} 2017 Copyright is held by the owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to ACM.},
	doi = {10.1145/3090354.3090392},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028463840\&doi=10.1145\%2f3090354.3090392\&partnerID=40\&md5=00d345b203cd99bd20f6b7401577a263},
	author = {Fezeu, H.K. and Djotio, T. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@article {Boudad2017,
	title = {Sentiment analysis in Arabic: A review of the literature},
	journal = {Ain Shams Engineering Journal},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0; Article in Press},
	abstract = {Within the last couple of years, Sentiment Analysis in Arabic has gained a considerable interest from the research community. In this respect, the objective of this paper is to provide a review of the major works that have dealt with this research area in this language. A thorough investigation of the available literature revealed that the works were mainly concentrated on dealing with specific Sentiment Analysis tasks. To this end, they used three different approaches, namely supervised, unsupervised and hybrid. The results that these studies achieved are interesting but divergent. This divergence is relatively due to the type of approach opted for, the task that is being analysed as well as to the specificities and intricacies of the Arabic variety understudy. {\textcopyright} 2017 Ain Shams University.},
	doi = {10.1016/j.asej.2017.04.007},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025446495\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.asej.2017.04.007\&partnerID=40\&md5=4c3f2d43d536d6eec5f42878492ea75c},
	author = {Boudad, N. and Faizi, R. and Oulad Haj Thami, R. and Chiheb, R.}
}
@article {Boudad2017233,
	title = {Sentiment classification of Arabic tweets: A supervised approach},
	journal = {Journal of Mobile Multimedia},
	volume = {13},
	number = {3-4},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {233-243},
	abstract = {Social media platforms have proven to be a powerful source of opinion sharing. Thus, mining and analyzing these opinions has an important role in decision-making and product benchmarking. However, the manual processing of the huge amount of content that these web-based applications host is an arduous task. This has led to the emergence of a new field of research known as Sentiment Analysis. In this respect, our objective in this work is to investigate sentiment classification in Arabic tweets using machine learning. Three classifiers namely Na{\"I}ve Bayes, Support Vector Machine and K-Nearest Neighbor were evaluated on an in-house developed dataset using different features. A comparison of these classifiers has revealed that Support Vector Machine outperforms others classifiers and achieves a 78\% accuracy rate. {\textcopyright} Rinton Press.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040241035\&partnerID=40\&md5=76bc92b38d241173585a11bc74ae14d7},
	author = {Boudad, N. and Faizi, R. and Thami, R.O.H. and Chiheb, R.}
}
@conference {Talei20171,
	title = {Smart campus energy management system: Advantages, architectures, and the impact of using cloud computing},
	booktitle = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series},
	volume = {Part F130526},
	year = {2017},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {1-7},
	abstract = {A Microgrid is a subset of smart grid, a small-scale electrical system powered with renewable energy resources that can operate either in a connected or a disconnected mode to/from the main grid. Given that universities are very important electricity consumers, using an academic Microgrid will solve many problems regarding energy usage[1]. The purpose of this paper, is to describe Microgrid components with an emphasis on energy management (EMS). Given its vital role, the paper presents different architectures of an EMS and discusses how cloud computing can be incorporated to the Microgrid architecture to improve the EMS efficiency. The paper concludes with presenting results of EMS data collection using Kaa IoT platform. {\textcopyright} 2017 Association for Computing Machinery.},
	doi = {10.1145/3128128.3128129},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030324881\&doi=10.1145\%2f3128128.3128129\&partnerID=40\&md5=b3eb81f09422ad7caf4cf46665ae3eca},
	author = {Talei, H. and Essaaidi, M. and Benhaddou, D.}
}
@conference {ElHamlaoui201618,
	title = {Alignment of viewpoint heterogeneous design models: "Emergency Department" Case Study},
	booktitle = {CEUR Workshop Proceedings},
	volume = {1731},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {18-27},
	abstract = {Generally, various models can be used to describe a given application domain on different aspects and thus give rise to several views. To have a complete view of the application domain, heterogeneous models need to be unified, which is a hard task to do. To tackle this problem, we have proposed a method to relate partial models without combining them in a single model. In our approach, partial models are organized as a network of models through a virtual global model called M1C (Model of correspondences between models) which conforms to a ubiquitous language based on a Meta-Model of Correspondences (MMC). This paper presents an application of our method to an "Emergency Department" case study. It has been performed as a collaborative process involving model designers and a supervisor. The focus is put on the building of the M1C model from 3 partial models.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84999098977\&partnerID=40\&md5=f0512c94d99ecc99fcd8fc9336ce1668},
	author = {El Hamlaoui, M.a b and Coulette, B.b and Ebersold, S.b and Bennani, S.a and Nassar, M.a and Anwar, A.e and Beugnard, A.c and Bach, J.C.c and Jamoussi, Y.d and Tran, H.N.b}
}
@article { ISI:000391839700001,
	title = {Are the expected benefits of requirements reuse hampered by distance? An experiment},
	journal = {SPRINGERPLUS},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2016},
	month = {DEC 20},
	abstract = {Background: Software development processes are often performed by distributed teams which may be separated by great distances. Global software development (GSD) has undergone a significant growth in recent years. The challenges concerning GSD are especially relevant to requirements engineering (RE). Stakeholders need to share a common ground, but there are many difficulties as regards the potentially variable interpretation of the requirements in different contexts. We posit that the application of requirements reuse techniques could alleviate this problem through the diminution of the number of requirements open to misinterpretation. Results: This paper presents a reuse-based approach with which to address RE in GSD, with special emphasis on specification techniques, namely parameterised requirements and traceability relationships. An experiment was carried out with the participation of 29 university students enrolled on a Computer Science and Engineering course. Two main scenarios that represented co-localisation and distribution in software development were portrayed by participants from Spain and Morocco. The global teams achieved a slightly better performance than the co-located teams as regards effectiveness, which could be a result of the worse productivity of the global teams in comparison to the co-located teams. Subjective perceptions were generally more positive in the case of the distributed teams (difficulty, speed and understanding), with the exception of quality. Conclusions: A theoretical model has been proposed as an evaluation framework with which to analyse, from the point of view of the factor of distance, the effect of requirements specification techniques on a set of performance and perception-based variables. The experiment utilised a new internationalisation requirements catalogue. None of the differences found between co-located and distributed teams were significant according to the outcome of our statistical tests. The well-known benefits of requirements reuse in traditional co-located projects could, therefore, also be expected in GSD projects.},
	issn = {2193-1801},
	doi = {10.1186/s40064-016-3782-0},
	author = {Carrillo de Gea, Juan M. and Nicolas, Joaquin and Fernandez-Aleman, Jose L. and Toval, Ambrosio and Idri, Ali}
}
@article {CarrillodeGea2016,
	title = {Are the expected benefits of requirements reuse hampered by distance? An experiment},
	journal = {SpringerPlus},
	volume = {5},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Background: Software development processes are often performed by distributed teams which may be separated by great distances. Global software development (GSD) has undergone a significant growth in recent years. The challenges concerning GSD are especially relevant to requirements engineering (RE). Stakeholders need to share a common ground, but there are many difficulties as regards the potentially variable interpretation of the requirements in different contexts. We posit that the application of requirements reuse techniques could alleviate this problem through the diminution of the number of requirements open to misinterpretation. Results: This paper presents a reuse-based approach with which to address RE in GSD, with special emphasis on specification techniques, namely parameterised requirements and traceability relationships. An experiment was carried out with the participation of 29 university students enrolled on a Computer Science and Engineering course. Two main scenarios that represented co-localisation and distribution in software development were portrayed by participants from Spain and Morocco. The global teams achieved a slightly better performance than the co-located teams as regards effectiveness, which could be a result of the worse productivity of the global teams in comparison to the co-located teams. Subjective perceptions were generally more positive in the case of the distributed teams (difficulty, speed and understanding), with the exception of quality. Conclusions: A theoretical model has been proposed as an evaluation framework with which to analyse, from the point of view of the factor of distance, the effect of requirements specification techniques on a set of performance and perception-based variables. The experiment utilised a new internationalisation requirements catalogue. None of the differences found between co-located and distributed teams were significant according to the outcome of our statistical tests. The well-known benefits of requirements reuse in traditional co-located projects could, therefore, also be expected in GSD projects. {\textcopyright} 2016, The Author(s).},
	doi = {10.1186/s40064-016-3782-0},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85006395692\&doi=10.1186\%2fs40064-016-3782-0\&partnerID=40\&md5=9460f4e677fce457e990913a04d0898d},
	author = {Carrillo de Gea, J.M.a and Nicol{\'a}s, J.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.a and Toval, A.a and Idri, A.b}
}
@article {Bahri2016848,
	title = {BLB tree: An efficient index structure for fast search},
	journal = {International Review on Computers and Software},
	volume = {11},
	number = {10},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {848-858},
	abstract = {Due of its interest in different areas, similarity search in high-dimensional spaces is one of the principal research axes today for CBIR Systems. The properties for high-dimensional data demand some adequate search methods to have a research in optimal time. Due to the curse of dimensionality, search time in the index structure exponentially increases, according the dimension of the descriptor. However, the performances of classical index structures become less than the sequential scan of data in search time when answering exact nearest neighbor queries. To overcome this problematic, two major approaches for high-dimensional data in CBIR systems have been proposed: The first approach permits to speed up the search by using multiple levels of lower bound distances, the second approach exploits the BTree index structure to speed up the search. We propose to combine both techniques to search for large nearest neighbors in a high-dimensional space. We develop a new multidimensional index structure, called BLBTree. In BLB Tree, instead of computing the distances in the high-dimensional original space to find the nearest neighbor, lot of candidates are to be rejected based on the lower bound distances: the research in BLB Tree does not calculate the distances in the high-dimensional original space to find the nearest neighbor if the lower bounding distance exceeds the threshold, because the distances in the high-dimensional cannot be lower than the distances in the low-dimensional. We note that each object in BLB Tree is described by a pyramid structure of histograms, with each histogram representing the lower resolution of the other histogram; due to this property, our index structure is well-suited for high-dimensional and large-scale problems. We have shown that our approach provides interesting and powerful experimental results. {\textcopyright} 2016 Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l. - All rights reserved.},
	doi = {10.15866/irecos.v11i10.9711},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85011708729\&doi=10.15866\%2firecos.v11i10.9711\&partnerID=40\&md5=db12b847849b16d2e0b98f325a4022c5},
	author = {Bahri, A.a and Zouaki, H.a and Thami, R.O.H.b}
}
@article { ISI:000372921700003,
	title = {Co-located and distributed natural-language requirements specification: traditional versus reuse-based techniques},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF SOFTWARE-EVOLUTION AND PROCESS},
	volume = {28},
	number = {3},
	year = {2016},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {205-227},
	abstract = {{Requirements Engineering (RE) includes processes intended to elicit, analyse, specify and validate systems and software requirements throughout the software life cycle. Mastering the principles of RE is key to achieving the goals of better, cheaper and quicker systems and software development projects. It is also important to be prepared to work with remote teammates, as distributed and global projects are becoming more common. This paper presents an experiment with a total of 31 students from two universities in Spain and Morocco who were assigned to either a co-located or a distributed team. Both traditional and reuse-based requirements specification techniques were applied by the participants to produce requirements documents. Their outcomes were then analysed, and the approaches were compared from the point of view of their effect on a set of performance-based and perception-based variables in co-located and distributed settings. We found significant differences in only productivity (Z=-2.320},
	issn = {2047-7473},
	doi = {10.1002/smr.1772},
	author = {Carrillo de Gea, Juan M. and Nicolas, Joaquin and Fernandez Aleman, Jose L. and Toval, Ambrosio and Ouhbi, Sofia and Idri, Ali}
}
@article {CarrilloDeGea2016205,
	title = {Co-located and distributed natural-language requirements specification: Traditional versus reuse-based techniques},
	journal = {Journal of Software: Evolution and Process},
	volume = {28},
	number = {3},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {205-227},
	abstract = {{Requirements Engineering (RE) includes processes intended to elicit, analyse, specify and validate systems and software requirements throughout the software life cycle. Mastering the principles of RE is key to achieving the goals of better, cheaper and quicker systems and software development projects. It is also important to be prepared to work with remote teammates, as distributed and global projects are becoming more common. This paper presents an experiment with a total of 31 students from two universities in Spain and Morocco who were assigned to either a co-located or a distributed team. Both traditional and reuse-based requirements specification techniques were applied by the participants to produce requirements documents. Their outcomes were then analysed, and the approaches were compared from the point of view of their effect on a set of performance-based and perception-based variables in co-located and distributed settings. We found significant differences in only productivity (Z = -2.320},
	doi = {10.1002/smr.1772},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84977867180\&doi=10.1002\%2fsmr.1772\&partnerID=40\&md5=8d208a58af8dc0f155d3918e16591c20},
	author = {Carrillo de Gea, J.M.a and Nicol{\~A}{\textexclamdown}s, J.a and Fern{\~A}{\textexclamdown}ndez Alem{\~A}{\textexclamdown}n, J.L.a and Toval, A.a and Ouhbi, S.b and Idri, A.b}
}
@article {11390487420160301,
	title = {Co-located and distributed natural-language requirements specification: traditional versus reuse-based techniques.},
	journal = {Journal of Software: Evolution \& Process},
	volume = {28},
	number = {3},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {205 - 227},
	abstract = {Requirements Engineering (RE) includes processes intended to elicit, analyse, specify and validate systems and software requirements throughout the software life cycle. Mastering the principles of RE is key to achieving the goals of better, cheaper and quicker systems and software development projects. It is also important to be prepared to work with remote teammates, as distributed and global projects are becoming more common. This paper presents an experiment with a total of 31 students from two universities in Spain and Morocco who were assigned to either a co-located or a distributed team. Both traditional and reuse-based requirements specification techniques were applied by the participants to produce requirements documents. Their outcomes were then analysed, and the approaches were compared from the point of view of their effect on a set of performance-based and perception-based variables in co-located and distributed settings. We found significant differences in only productivi},
	keywords = {Computer software, Computer software development, experiment, global software development, internationalisation, Requirements engineering, requirements reuse, requirements specification, Software engineering, software engineering education, Specifications},
	issn = {20477473},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=iih\&AN=113904874\&site=ehost-live},
	author = {de Gea, Juan M. Carrillo and Nicolas, Joaquin and Fernandez Aleman, Jose L. and Toval, Ambrosio and Ouhbi, Sofia and Idri, Ali}
}
@article {Ouahabi201658,
	title = {Dual-band band stop filter based on complementary split ring resonator},
	journal = {International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology},
	volume = {11},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {58-63},
	abstract = {This paper describes the design of dual-band band stop filter (DBBSF). This architecture use complementary split ring resonator to tune the band stop frequencies and the filter characteristics are improved using three open stubs. The CSRR is used to reject two frequency responses at 2.45GHz and 5.8GHz, operating in the Industrial Scientific Medical (ISM), and the open stubs are employed to improve the return loss between the two frequency responses. To validate the design concept, a prototype of DBBSF was fabricated and evaluated. The measured frequency responses agree well with the simulation results, validating our proposed design. {\textcopyright} 2016 IAMOT.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84957795026\&partnerID=40\&md5=812924442f8aa6943b13515c0beae228},
	author = {Ouahabi, M.E.a and Zakriti, A.b and Essaaidi, M.c and Touhami, N.A.a}
}
@article {Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n2016105,
	title = {Effects of Using Requirements Catalogs on Effectiveness and Productivity of Requirements Specification in a Software Project Management Course},
	journal = {IEEE Transactions on Education},
	volume = {59},
	number = {2},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {105-118},
	abstract = {{This paper presents the results of two educational experiments carried out to determine whether the process of specifying requirements (catalog-based reuse as opposed to conventional specification) has an impact on effectiveness and productivity in co-located and distributed software development environments. The participants in the experiments were 76 students enrolled in three courses on project management for software development at the University of Murcia, Spain, and the Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco. The results of a fixed effects meta-analysis (Hedges{\textquoteright} g) obtained a medium effect (-0.495},
	doi = {10.1109/TE.2015.2454472},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938513136\&doi=10.1109\%2fTE.2015.2454472\&partnerID=40\&md5=b0869dc6ab42c4703c94727e3de076c7},
	author = {Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.a and Carrillo-De-Gea, J.M.a and Vidal Meca, J.a and Nicol{\'a}s Ros, J.a and Toval, A.a and Idri, A.b}
}
@conference {Idri2016,
	title = {Experiment design of free pregnancy monitoring mobile personal health records quality evaluation},
	booktitle = {2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services, Healthcom 2016},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {In order to improve the management of the patients{\textquoteright} health data and promote the exchange between the patients and healthcare providers, mobile personal health records (mPHRs), as mobile applications, are used to access, store and manage these data. In this paper, a design of the software quality evaluation of free mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring is introduced. Ten mobile applications (4 for iOS and 6 for Android) are selected for the evaluation. A list of tasks is set to be executed in order to answer a quality assessment questionnaire that is developed for this purpose, covering the four quality characteristics: Functional suitability, Operability, Performance efficiency and Reliability, by using the ISO/IEC 25010 quality standard. This evaluation aims to analyze the degree of meeting these quality characteristics, in addition to the compliance between the users{\textquoteright} ratings in the apps stores and the fulfillment of the quality characteristics by the mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring. This study is intended to be developed by conducting the proposed design of the evaluation, which will be of great use for the developers of these apps for further improvements. {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/HealthCom.2016.7749501},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85006448693\&doi=10.1109\%2fHealthCom.2016.7749501\&partnerID=40\&md5=874e804ffde0d22f7489462942cc7d43},
	author = {Idri, A.a and Bachiri, M.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@conference { ISI:000391459700084,
	title = {Experiment Design of Free Pregnancy Monitoring Mobile Personal Health Records Quality Evaluation},
	booktitle = {2016 IEEE 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-HEALTH NETWORKING, APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES (HEALTHCOM)},
	year = {2016},
	note = {18th IEEE International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom), Munich, GERMANY, SEP 14-16, 2016},
	pages = {466-471},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	abstract = {In order to improve the management of the patients{\textquoteright} health data and promote the exchange between the patients and healthcare providers, mobile personal health records (mPHRs), as mobile applications, are used to access, store and manage these data. In this paper, a design of the software quality evaluation of free mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring is introduced. Ten mobile applications (4 for iOS and 6 for Android) are selected for the evaluation. A list of tasks is set to be executed in order to answer a quality assessment questionnaire that is developed for this purpose, covering the four quality characteristics: Functional suitability, Operability, Performance efficiency and Reliability, by using the ISO/IEC 25010 quality standard. This evaluation aims to analyze the degree of meeting these quality characteristics, in addition to the compliance between the users{\textquoteright} ratings in the apps stores and the fulfillment of the quality characteristics by the mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring. This study is intended to be developed by conducting the proposed design of the evaluation, which will be of great use for the developers of these apps for further improvements.},
	isbn = {978-1-5090-3370-6},
	author = {Idri, Ali and Bachiri, Mariam and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Toval, Ambrosio}
}
@conference { ISI:000388603102099,
	title = {Exploiting Multi-homing in Hyper Dense LTE Small-Cells Deployments},
	booktitle = {2016 IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING CONFERENCE},
	series = {IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference},
	year = {2016},
	note = {IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Doha, QATAR, APR 03-07, 2016},
	publisher = {IEEE; IEEE Commun Soc},
	organization = {IEEE; IEEE Commun Soc},
	abstract = {It is expected that in two-tier LTE heterogeneous networks, an extensive deployment of small cell networks (SCNs) will take place in the near future, especially in dense urban zones; hence a hyper density of SCNs randomly distributed within macro cell networks (MCNs) will emerge with many overlapping zones of neighboring SCNs. Therefore, the problems of interferences in co-channel deployment will be more complicated and then the overall throughput of downlink will substantially decrease. In order to mitigate the effect of interferences in a hyper density of SCNs scenarios, a solution based on a fully distributed algorithm for sharing time access to SCNs and multi-homing capabilities of macro cellular users is proposed to improve the overall data rate of downlink and at the same time to satisfy QoS throughput requirements of macro and home cellular users. Our tentative scheme will also reduce the signaling overhead due to the absence of coordination among small base stations (SBSs) and macro base station (MBS). Results validate our solution and show the improvement attained in a hyper density of SCNs within MCNs compared to open, closed and shared time access mechanisms based on single network selection.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-9814-5},
	issn = {1525-3511},
	author = {Walid, Abdellaziz and Sabir, Essaid and Kobbane, Abdellatif and Taleb, Tarik and El Koutbi, Mohammed}
}
@conference {Walid2016,
	title = {Exploiting multi-homing in hyper dense LTE small-cells deployments},
	booktitle = {IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC},
	volume = {2016-September},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {It is expected that in two-Tier LTE heterogeneous networks, an extensive deployment of small cell networks (SCNs) will take place in the near future, especially in dense urban zones; hence a hyper density of SCNs randomly distributed within macro cell networks (MCNs) will emerge with many overlapping zones of neighboring SCNs. Therefore, the problems of interferences in co-channel deployment will be more complicated and then the overall throughput of downlink will substantially decrease. In order to mitigate the effect of interferences in a hyper density of SCNs scenarios, a solution based on a fully distributed algorithm for sharing time access to SCNs and multi-homing capabilities of macro cellular users is proposed to improve the overall data rate of downlink and at the same time to satisfy QoS throughput requirements of macro and home cellular users. Our tentative scheme will also reduce the signaling overhead due to the absence of coordination among small base stations (SBSs) and macro base station (MBS). Results validate our solution and show the improvement attained in a hyper density of SCNs within MCNs compared to open, closed and shared time access mechanisms based on single network selection. {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/WCNC.2016.7565055},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84989854253\&doi=10.1109\%2fWCNC.2016.7565055\&partnerID=40\&md5=36cda03e307b208f10f73e923e3e5b77},
	author = {Walid, A.a and Sabir, E.b and Kobbane, A.a and Taleb, T.c and Koutbi, M.E.a}
}
@article { ISI:000379694400006,
	title = {Group vertical handoff management in heterogeneous networks},
	journal = {WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS \& MOBILE COMPUTING},
	volume = {16},
	number = {10},
	year = {2016},
	month = {JUL},
	pages = {1256-1270},
	abstract = {Traditional vertical handover schemes postulate that vertical handovers (VHOs) of users come on an individual basis. This enables users to know previously the decision already made by other users, and then the choice will be accordingly made. However, in case of group mobility, almost all VHO decisions of all users, in a given group (e.g., passengers on board a bus or a train equipped with smart phones or laptops), will be made at the same time. This concept is called group vertical handover (GVHO). When all VHO decisions of a large number of users are made at the same time, the system performance may degrade and network congestion may occur. In this paper, we propose two fully decentralized algorithms for network access selection, and that is based on the concept of congestion game to resolve the problem of network congestion in group mobility scenarios. Two learning algorithms, dubbed Sastry Algorithm and Q-Learning Algorithm, are envisioned. Each one of these algorithms helps mobile users in a group to reach the nash equilibrium in a stochastic environment. The nash equilibrium represents a fair and efficient solution according to which each mobile user is connected to a single network and has no intention to change his decision to improve his throughput. This shall help resolve the problem of network congestion caused by GVHO. Simulation results validate the proposed algorithms and show their efficiency in achieving convergence, even at a slower pace. To achieve fast convergence, we also propose a heuristic method inspired from simulated annealing and incorporated in a hybrid learning algorithm to speed up convergence time and maintain efficient solutions. The simulation results also show the adaptability of our hybrid algorithm with decreasing step size-simulated annealing (DSS-SA) for high mobility group scenario. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.},
	issn = {1530-8669},
	doi = {10.1002/wcm.2599},
	author = {Walid, Abdellaziz and Kobbane, Abdellatif and Mabrouk, Abdelfettah and Sabir, Essaid and Taleb, Tarik and El Koutbi, Mohammed}
}
@article {Walid20161256,
	title = {Group vertical handoff management in heterogeneous networks},
	journal = {Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing},
	volume = {16},
	number = {10},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {1256-1270},
	abstract = {Traditional vertical handover schemes postulate that vertical handovers (VHOs) of users come on an individual basis. This enables users to know previously the decision already made by other users, and then the choice will be accordingly made. However, in case of group mobility, almost all VHO decisions of all users, in a given group (e.g., passengers on board a bus or a train equipped with smart phones or laptops), will be made at the same time. This concept is called group vertical handover (GVHO). When all VHO decisions of a large number of users are made at the same time, the system performance may degrade and network congestion may occur. In this paper, we propose two fully decentralized algorithms for network access selection, and that is based on the concept of congestion game to resolve the problem of network congestion in group mobility scenarios. Two learning algorithms, dubbed Sastry Algorithm and Q-Learning Algorithm, are envisioned. Each one of these algorithms helps mobile users in a group to reach the nash equilibrium in a stochastic environment. The nash equilibrium represents a fair and efficient solution according to which each mobile user is connected to a single network and has no intention to change his decision to improve his throughput. This shall help resolve the problem of network congestion caused by GVHO. Simulation results validate the proposed algorithms and show their efficiency in achieving convergence, even at a slower pace. To achieve fast convergence, we also propose a heuristic method inspired from simulated annealing and incorporated in a hybrid learning algorithm to speed up convergence time and maintain efficient solutions. The simulation results also show the adaptability of our hybrid algorithm with decreasing step size-simulated annealing (DSS-SA) for high mobility group scenario. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2015 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2015 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.},
	doi = {10.1002/wcm.2599},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84930151466\&doi=10.1002\%2fwcm.2599\&partnerID=40\&md5=a91b7ce3e8af4694e732a00f04f01d95},
	author = {Walid, A.a and Kobbane, A.a and Mabrouk, A.a and Sabir, E.b and Taleb, T.c and El Koutbi, M.a}
}
@article {Touil2016385,
	title = {A hybrid metaheuristic method to optimize the order of the sequences in continuous-casting},
	journal = {International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations},
	volume = {7},
	number = {3},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {385-398},
	abstract = {In this paper, we propose a hybrid metaheuristic algorithm to maximize the production and to minimize the processing time in the steel-making and continuous casting (SCC) by optimizing the order of the sequences where a sequence is a group of jobs with the same chemical characteristics. Based on the work Bellabdaoui and Teghem (2006) [Bellabdaoui, A., \& Teghem, J. (2006). A mixed-integer linear programming model for the continuous casting planning. International Journal of Production Economics, 104(2), 260-270.], a mixed integer linear programming for scheduling steelmaking continuous casting production is presented to minimize the makespan. The order of the sequences in continuous casting is assumed to be fixed. The main contribution is to analyze an additional way to determine the optimal order of sequences. A hybrid method based on simulated annealing and genetic algorithm restricted by a tabu list (SA-GA-TL) is addressed to obtain the optimal order. After parameter tuning of the proposed algorithm, it is tested on different instances using a.NET application and the commercial software solver Cplex v12.5. These results are compared with those obtained by SATL (simulated annealing restricted by tabu list). {\textcopyright} 2016 Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	doi = {10.5267/j.ijiec.2016.2.001},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84957917029\&doi=10.5267\%2fj.ijiec.2016.2.001\&partnerID=40\&md5=e0284256115fc0d4bf606a30dc17c14b},
	author = {Touil, A.a and Echchtabi, A.a and Bellabdaoui, A.b and Charkaoui, A.a}
}
@article { ISI:000381647000011,
	title = {Mobile personal health records for pregnancy monitoring functionalities: Analysis and potential},
	journal = {COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE},
	volume = {134},
	year = {2016},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {121-135},
	abstract = {Background and objective: Personal Health Records (PHRs) are a rapidly growing area of health information technology. PHR users are able to manage their own health data and communicate with doctors in order to improve healthcare quality and efficiency. Mobile PHR (mPHR) applications for mobile devices have obtained an interesting market quota since the appearance of more powerful mobile devices. These devices allow users to gain access to applications that used to be available only for personal computers. This paper analyzes the functionalities of mobile PHRs that are specific to pregnancy monitoring. Methods: A well-known Systematic Literature Review (SLR) protocol was used in the analysis process. A questionnaire was developed for this task, based on the rigorous study of scientific literature concerning pregnancy and applications available on the market, with 9 data items and 35 quality assessments. The data items contain calendars, pregnancy information, health habits, counters, diaries, mobile features, security, backup, configuration and architectural design. Results: A total of 33 mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring, available for iOS and Android, were selected from Apple App store and Google Play store, respectively. The results show that none of the mPHRs selected met 100\% of the functionalities analyzed in this paper. The highest score achieved was 77\%, while the lowest was 17\%. Conclusions: In this paper, these features are discussed and possible paths for future development of similar applications are proposed, which may lead to a more efficient use of smartphone capabilities. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {0169-2607},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.06.008},
	author = {Bachiri, Mariam and Idri, Ali and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Toval, Ambrosio}
}
@article {Bachiri2016121,
	title = {Mobile personal health records for pregnancy monitoring functionalities: Analysis and potential},
	journal = {Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine},
	volume = {134},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {121-135},
	abstract = {Background and objective Personal Health Records (PHRs) are a rapidly growing area of health information technology. PHR users are able to manage their own health data and communicate with doctors in order to improve healthcare quality and efficiency. Mobile PHR (mPHR) applications for mobile devices have obtained an interesting market quota since the appearance of more powerful mobile devices. These devices allow users to gain access to applications that used to be available only for personal computers. This paper analyzes the functionalities of mobile PHRs that are specific to pregnancy monitoring. Methods A well-known Systematic Literature Review (SLR) protocol was used in the analysis process. A questionnaire was developed for this task, based on the rigorous study of scientific literature concerning pregnancy and applications available on the market, with 9 data items and 35 quality assessments. The data items contain calendars, pregnancy information, health habits, counters, diaries, mobile features, security, backup, configuration and architectural design. Results A total of 33 mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring, available for iOS and Android, were selected from Apple App store and Google Play store, respectively. The results show that none of the mPHRs selected met 100\% of the functionalities analyzed in this paper. The highest score achieved was 77\%, while the lowest was 17\%. Conclusions In this paper, these features are discussed and possible paths for future development of similar applications are proposed, which may lead to a more efficient use of smartphone capabilities. {\textcopyright} 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.06.008},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84978646111\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.cmpb.2016.06.008\&partnerID=40\&md5=5810b4e9f9f1e14a4a7c0721b3d022c8},
	author = {Bachiri, M.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@article {Iazzi2016156,
	title = {A new method for fall detection of elderly based on human shape and motion variation},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
	volume = {10073 LNCS},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {156-167},
	abstract = {Fall detection for elderly and patient has been an active research topic due to the great demand for products and technology of fall detection in the healthcare industry. Computer vision provides a promising solution to analyze personal behavior and detect certain unusual events such as falls. In this paper, we present a new method for fall detection based on the variation of shape and motion. First, we use the CodeBook method to extract the person silhouette from the video. Then, information of rectangle, ellipse and histogram projection are used to provide features to analyze the person shape. In addition, we represent the person shape by three blocks extracted from rectangle. Then, we use optical flow to analyze the person motion within each blocks. Finally, falls are detected from normal activities using thresholding-based method. All experiments show that our fall detection system achieves very good performances in accuracy and error rate. {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing AG 2016.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-50832-0_16},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85007364688\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-319-50832-0_16\&partnerID=40\&md5=4ed27ef63754e531149224bda59c8227},
	author = {Iazzi, A.a and Rziza, M.a and Thami, R.O.H.a b and Aboutajdine, D.a}
}
@conference {Iazzi2016,
	title = {A novel approach to improve background subtraction method for fall detection system},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, AICCSA},
	volume = {2016-July},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {The fall detection system composed in general from three models, the first is a detection moving object, the second is tracking moving object and the third is recognition person{\textquoteright}s behavior. In this paper, we will deal out the first module which is the main unit in the fall detection system, because it is where we detect the person in the image. There are a lot of approaches in this way, but their results are not perfect due to the change of the background model. Many works propose to improve those results, but these approaches are not satisfied in some states. In this way, we propose a novel approach by using the optical flow which can improve The result to extract the foreground human body without errors. {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/AICCSA.2015.7507220},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84980390523\&doi=10.1109\%2fAICCSA.2015.7507220\&partnerID=40\&md5=8a677cb3da204800552f0e9ce8de7158},
	author = {Iazzi, A.a and Thami, R.O.H.b and Rziza, M.a}
}
@conference { ISI:000391420300054,
	title = {Requirements Specification of an e-Health Solution to Improve Cardiovascular Healthcare Services in Morocco},
	booktitle = {2016 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS: THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS (SITA)},
	series = {International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Theories and Applications},
	year = {2016},
	note = {11th International Conference on Intelligent Systems - Theories and Applications (SITA), Mohammedia, MOROCCO, OCT 19-20, 2016},
	publisher = {IEEE; Univ Hassan Casablanca; IEEE Morocco Sect; Fac Sci Tech Mohammedia},
	organization = {IEEE; Univ Hassan Casablanca; IEEE Morocco Sect; Fac Sci Tech Mohammedia},
	abstract = {Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of deaths in the world. By analyzing data from health records this chronic disease can be better understood. This paper presents the software requirements specification (SRS) of an e-health solution to improve the cardiology healthcare quality and efficiency in Morocco. Based on this SRS, a mobile personal health record along with an electronic health record have been developed for the Autonomic Nervous System centre in Avicenne Hospital in Rabat. Requirements and characteristics of the mobile solution are detailed in this study. Moreover, an empirical evaluation has been conducted to assess and improve the quality of the mobile personal health record using the ISO/IEC 25010 standard.},
	isbn = {978-1-5090-5781-8},
	issn = {2378-2528},
	author = {Ouhbi, Sofia and Idri, Ali and Hakmi, Rachid and Benjelloun, Halima and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Toval, Ambrosio}
}
@conference {Ouhbi2016,
	title = {Requirements specification of an e-health solution to improve cardiovascular healthcare services in Morocco},
	booktitle = {SITA 2016 - 11th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of deaths in the world. By analyzing data from health records this chronic disease can be better understood. This paper presents the software requirements specification (SRS) of an e-health solution to improve the cardiology healthcare quality and efficiency in Morocco. Based on this SRS, a mobile personal health record along with an electronic health record have been developed for the Autonomic Nervous System centre in Avicenne Hospital in Rabat. Requirements and characteristics of the mobile solution are detailed in this study. Moreover, an empirical evaluation has been conducted to assess and improve the quality of the mobile personal health record using the ISO/IEC 25010 standard. {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/SITA.2016.7772309},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85010407980\&doi=10.1109\%2fSITA.2016.7772309\&partnerID=40\&md5=005f49eb037586504f1262f955f907b1},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Idri, A.a and Hakmi, R.a and Benjelloun, H.b and Fernandez-Aleman, J.L.c and Toval, A.c}
}
@article { ISI:000391824800005,
	title = {Software project management tools in global software development: a systematic mapping study},
	journal = {SPRINGERPLUS},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2016},
	month = {NOV 24},
	abstract = {Global software development (GSD) which is a growing trend in the software industry is characterized by a highly distributed environment. Performing software project management (SPM) in such conditions implies the need to overcome new limitations resulting from cultural, temporal and geographic separation. The aim of this research is to discover and classify the various tools mentioned in literature that provide GSD project managers with support and to identify in what way they support group interaction. A systematic mapping study has been performed by means of automatic searches in five sources. We have then synthesized the data extracted and presented the results of this study. A total of 102 tools were identified as being used in SPM activities in GSD. We have classified these tools, according to the software life cycle process on which they focus and how they support the 3C collaboration model (communication, coordination and cooperation). The majority of the tools found are standalone tools (77\%). A small number of platforms (8\%) also offer a set of interacting tools that cover the software development lifecycle. Results also indicate that SPM areas in GSD are not adequately supported by corresponding tools and deserve more attention from tool builders.},
	issn = {2193-1801},
	doi = {10.1186/s40064-016-3670-7},
	author = {Yasser Chadli, Saad and Idri, Ali and Nicolas Ros, Joaquin and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Carrillo de Gea, Juan M. and Toval, Ambrosio}
}
@article {Chadli2016,
	title = {Software project management tools in global software development: a systematic mapping study},
	journal = {SpringerPlus},
	volume = {5},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Global software development (GSD) which is a growing trend in the software industry is characterized by a highly distributed environment. Performing software project management (SPM) in such conditions implies the need to overcome new limitations resulting from cultural, temporal and geographic separation. The aim of this research is to discover and classify the various tools mentioned in literature that provide GSD project managers with support and to identify in what way they support group interaction. A systematic mapping study has been performed by means of automatic searches in five sources. We have then synthesized the data extracted and presented the results of this study. A total of 102 tools were identified as being used in SPM activities in GSD. We have classified these tools, according to the software life cycle process on which they focus and how they support the 3C collaboration model (communication, coordination and cooperation). The majority of the tools found are standalone tools (77\%). A small number of platforms (8\%) also offer a set of interacting tools that cover the software development lifecycle. Results also indicate that SPM areas in GSD are not adequately supported by corresponding tools and deserve more attention from tool builders. {\textcopyright} 2016, The Author(s).},
	doi = {10.1186/s40064-016-3670-7},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84996484137\&doi=10.1186\%2fs40064-016-3670-7\&partnerID=40\&md5=303aaf83e70281377e2a1497382f7f9f},
	author = {Chadli, S.Y.a and Idri, A.a and Ros, J.N.b and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and de Gea, J.M.C.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@conference {Ouhbi2015405,
	title = {Applying ISO/IEC 25010 on mobile personal health records},
	booktitle = {HEALTHINF 2015 - 8th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 8th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2015},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 7},
	pages = {405-412},
	abstract = {Software product quality requirements reflect the stockholders{\textquoteright} needs in terms of quality. They play a central role in the success of the system and the software product quality. This paper lists mobile personal health record (mPHR) requirements extracted from literature and identifies the requirements which should be included in the mPHR quality evaluation. Moreover, the ISO/IEC 25010 software product quality model is used to present a checklist with which to calculate the influence of the mPHR requirements on software product quality. Furthermore, the degrees of influence of mPHR requirements on software product quality are calculated and analyzed. A set of recommendations for mPHRs developers and stakeholders is provided.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938873168\&partnerID=40\&md5=6b335b7b09b476b23c9c36f26f7b5bdc},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Toval, A.b and Benjelloun, H.c}
}
@article { ISI:000356162200002,
	title = {Compliance of Blood Donation Apps with Mobile OS Usability Guidelines},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS},
	volume = {39},
	number = {6},
	year = {2015},
	month = {JUN},
	abstract = {The aim of this paper is to employ the guidelines of Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone to analyze the usability compliance of free blood donation (BD) apps. An analysis process based on a systematic review protocol is used to select free BD apps. An assessment is conducted using a questionnaire composed of 13 questions concerning the compliance of free BD apps with Android, Blackberry, iOS and Windows Phone usability guidelines. A total of 133 free BD apps have been selected from the 188 BD apps identified. Around 63 \% of the free BD apps selected have a good compliance with mobile OS usability recommendations. Around 72 \% of Android, 57 \% of Windows Phone, 33 \% of iOS and 33 \% of Blackberry BD apps have a high usability score. The aspect of BD app behavior should be improved along with some style components: the use of pictures to explain ideas and the adaptation of the app to both horizontal and vertical orientations. Structure patterns should also be used to improve the structure aspect of a BD app. Usability is a quality aspect that should be improved in current BD apps. Our study provides smartphone users with a list of usable free BD apps and BD app developers with recommendations.},
	issn = {0148-5598},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-015-0243-1},
	author = {Ouhbi, Sofia and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Rivera Pozo, Jose and El Bajta, Manal and Toval, Ambrosio and Idri, Ali}
}
@article {Ouhbi2015,
	title = {Compliance of Blood Donation Apps with Mobile OS Usability Guidelines},
	journal = {Journal of Medical Systems},
	volume = {39},
	number = {6},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 10},
	abstract = {The aim of this paper is to employ the guidelines of Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone to analyze the usability compliance of free blood donation (BD) apps. An analysis process based on a systematic review protocol is used to select free BD apps. An assessment is conducted using a questionnaire composed of 13 questions concerning the compliance of free BD apps with Android, Blackberry, iOS and Windows Phone usability guidelines. A total of 133 free BD apps have been selected from the 188 BD apps identified. Around 63 \% of the free BD apps selected have a good compliance with mobile OS usability recommendations. Around 72 \% of Android, 57 \% of Windows Phone, 33 \% of iOS and 33 \% of Blackberry BD apps have a high usability score. The aspect of BD app behavior should be improved along with some style components: the use of pictures to explain ideas and the adaptation of the app to both horizontal and vertical orientations. Structure patterns should also be used to improve the structure aspect of a BD app. Usability is a quality aspect that should be improved in current BD apps. Our study provides smartphone users with a list of usable free BD apps and BD app developers with recommendations. {\textcopyright} 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-015-0243-1},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84927595740\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10916-015-0243-1\&partnerID=40\&md5=c023ade3c0fdf215297c09380aabc9de},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.a and Pozo, J.R.b and Bajta, M.E.c and Toval, A.a and Idri, A.c}
}
@conference {Zakriti2015,
	title = {Design of a compact CPW ultra-wideband antenna},
	booktitle = {Mediterranean Microwave Symposium},
	volume = {2015-April},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {In this paper, a design and analysis of compact coplanar waveguide-fed ultra wideband antenna is presented. The antenna design exhibits a very wide operating bandwidth of 14.3GHz with a return loss better than 10dB in the frequency range from 3.7GHz to 18GHz. The gain of the proposed antenna is around 4.8dBi. This antenna configuration would be useful for UWB indoor application as it is easy to fabricate and integrate with RF circuitry. All simulations in this work were carried out by using the electromagnetic software. {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/MMS.2014.7088987},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938296316\&doi=10.1109\%2fMMS.2014.7088987\&partnerID=40\&md5=a670f55ec4814a4d59bcc99a621653f0},
	author = {Zakriti, A.a and Essaaidi, M.b and Touhami, N.A.c}
}
@conference { ISI:000381477900056,
	title = {A Distributed Open-Close Access for Small-Cell Networks: A Random Matrix Game Analysis},
	booktitle = {2015 INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS \& MOBILE COMPUTING CONFERENCE (IWCMC)},
	series = {International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference},
	year = {2015},
	note = {11th IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IEEE IWCMC), Dubrovnik, CROATIA, AUG 24-25, 2015},
	pages = {320-325},
	publisher = {IEEE; IEEE Croatia Sect; Univ Dubrovnik},
	organization = {IEEE; IEEE Croatia Sect; Univ Dubrovnik},
	abstract = {Nowadays, Small-Cells are widely being deployed to assist and improve performance of mobile networks. Indeed, they are a promising solution to improve coverage and to offload data traffic in mobile networks. In this paper, we propose a signaling-less architecture of the heterogeneous network composed of one single Macro Base Station and a Single Small-Cell. First, we construct a game theoretic framework for channel-state independent interaction. We present many conditions for the existence of Pure Nash equilibrium. Next, and in order to capture the continuous change of the channel state, we build a random matrix game where the channel state is considered to be random (potentially ruled by some given distribution). A characterization of Nash equilibrium is provided in terms of pure strategies and mixed strategies. Convergence to Nash equilibrium is furthermore guaranteed using a variant of the well-known Combined fully distributed payoff and strategy learning. Our algorithm converges faster (only 10-20 iterations are required to converge to Nash equilibrium) and only need a limited amount of local information. This is quite promising since it says that our scheme is almost applicable for all environments (fast fading included).},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-5344-8},
	issn = {2376-6492},
	author = {Ben Chekroun, Samia and Sabir, Essaid and Kobbane, Abdellatif and Tembine, Hamidou and Bouyakhf, El-Houssine and Ibrahimi, Khalil}
}
@conference {BenChekroun2015320,
	title = {A distributed open-close access for Small-Cell networks: A random matrix game analysis},
	booktitle = {IWCMC 2015 - 11th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {320-325},
	abstract = {Nowadays, Small-Cells are widely being deployed to assist and improve performance of mobile networks. Indeed, they are a promising solution to improve coverage and to offload data traffic in mobile networks. In this paper, we propose a signaling-less architecture of the heterogeneous network composed of one single Macro Base Station and a Single Small-Cell. First, we construct a game theoretic framework for channel-state independent interaction. We present many conditions for the existence of Pure Nash equilibrium. Next, and in order to capture the continuous change of the channel state, we build a random matrix game where the channel state is considered to be random (potentially ruled by some given distribution). A characterization of Nash equilibrium is provided in terms of pure strategies and mixed strategies. Convergence to Nash equilibrium is furthermore guaranteed using a variant of the well-known Combined fully distributed payoff and strategy learning. Our algorithm converges faster (only 10-20 iterations are required to converge to Nash equilibrium) and only need a limited amount of local information. This is quite promising since it says that our scheme is almost applicable for all environments (fast fading included). {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/IWCMC.2015.7289103},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84949516312\&doi=10.1109\%2fIWCMC.2015.7289103\&partnerID=40\&md5=09ea6932ff0311a5cea7e0dc62597821},
	author = {Ben Chekroun, S.a and Sabir, E.b and Kobbane, A.c and Tembine, H.d and Bouyakhf, E.-H.a and Ibrahimi, K.e}
}
@article { ISI:000349001200001,
	title = {Empirical Studies on Usability of mHealth Apps: A Systematic Literature Review},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS},
	volume = {39},
	number = {2},
	year = {2015},
	month = {FEB},
	abstract = {The release of smartphones and tablets, which offer more advanced communication and computing capabilities, has led to the strong emergence of mHealth on the market. mHealth systems are being used to improve patients{\textquoteright} lives and their health, in addition to facilitating communication between doctors and patients. Researchers are now proposing mHealth applications for many health conditions such as dementia, autism, dysarthria, Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease, and so on. Usability becomes a key factor in the adoption of these applications, which are often used by people who have problems when using mobile devices and who have a limited experience of technology. The aim of this paper is to investigate the empirical usability evaluation processes described in a total of 22 selected studies related to mHealth applications by means of a Systematic Literature Review. Our results show that the empirical evaluation methods employed as regards usability could be improved by the adoption of automated mechanisms. The evaluation processes should also be revised to combine more than one method. This paper will help researchers and developers to create more usable applications. Our study demonstrates the importance of adapting health applications to users{\textquoteright} need.},
	issn = {0148-5598},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-014-0182-2},
	author = {Cruz Zapata, Belen and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Idri, Ali and Toval, Ambrosio}
}
@article {Zapata20151,
	title = {Empirical Studies on Usability of mHealth Apps: A Systematic Literature Review},
	journal = {Journal of Medical Systems},
	volume = {39},
	number = {2},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 27},
	pages = {1-19},
	abstract = {The release of smartphones and tablets, which offer more advanced communication and computing capabilities, has led to the strong emergence of mHealth on the market. mHealth systems are being used to improve patients{\textquoteright} lives and their health, in addition to facilitating communication between doctors and patients. Researchers are now proposing mHealth applications for many health conditions such as dementia, autism, dysarthria, Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease, and so on. Usability becomes a key factor in the adoption of these applications, which are often used by people who have problems when using mobile devices and who have a limited experience of technology. The aim of this paper is to investigate the empirical usability evaluation processes described in a total of 22 selected studies related to mHealth applications by means of a Systematic Literature Review. Our results show that the empirical evaluation methods employed as regards usability could be improved by the adoption of automated mechanisms. The evaluation processes should also be revised to combine more than one method. This paper will help researchers and developers to create more usable applications. Our study demonstrates the importance of adapting health applications to users{\textquoteright} need. {\textcopyright} 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-014-0182-2},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921369632\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10916-014-0182-2\&partnerID=40\&md5=bdc93c6effe3b950d143f7753814b14a},
	author = {Zapata, B.C.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.a and Idri, A.b and Toval, A.a}
}
@article {Ouhbi20151,
	title = {Free Blood Donation Mobile Applications},
	journal = {Journal of Medical Systems},
	volume = {39},
	number = {5},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 8},
	pages = {1-20},
	abstract = {Blood donation (BD) is a noble act and mobile applications (apps) can help increase awareness about it. This paper analyzes and assesses the characteristics of free apps for BD as regards features and functionality. A search in Google Play, Apple Apps store, Blackberry App World and Windows Mobile App store was carried out to select 169 free BD apps from the 188 apps identified. The results presented in this paper show that the majority of the apps selected have been developed for the Android operating system. Moreover, most of the apps selected are available to help users search for donors. Few of the apps could not be installed and/or accessed. Of those that could be installed: half of them do not require any kind of authentication; a few of them are available in more than one language; half of them have a geographical restriction; around 60 \% of them do not notify the user of BD events and requests; one, which is available for Android and iOS, can connect with a laboratory; around 45 \% of them allow users to share information via social networks, and the majority of them do not provide BD recommendations. These results are used as a basis to provide app developers with certain recommendations. There is a need for better BD apps with more features in order to increase the number of volunteer donors. {\textcopyright} 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-015-0228-0},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924066427\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10916-015-0228-0\&partnerID=40\&md5=0b81a39c8b99408d80fa8b2c470bf493},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.a and Toval, A.a and Idri, A.b and Pozo, J.R.c}
}
@article { ISI:000352821900011,
	title = {Free Blood Donation Mobile Applications},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS},
	volume = {39},
	number = {5},
	year = {2015},
	month = {MAY},
	abstract = {Blood donation (BD) is a noble act and mobile applications (apps) can help increase awareness about it. This paper analyzes and assesses the characteristics of free apps for BD as regards features and functionality. A search in Google Play, Apple Apps store, Blackberry App World and Windows Mobile App store was carried out to select 169 free BD apps from the 188 apps identified. The results presented in this paper show that the majority of the apps selected have been developed for the Android operating system. Moreover, most of the apps selected are available to help users search for donors. Few of the apps could not be installed and/or accessed. Of those that could be installed: half of them do not require any kind of authentication; a few of them are available in more than one language; half of them have a geographical restriction; around 60 \% of them do not notify the user of BD events and requests; one, which is available for Android and iOS, can connect with a laboratory; around 45 \% of them allow users to share information via social networks, and the majority of them do not provide BD recommendations. These results are used as a basis to provide app developers with certain recommendations. There is a need for better BD apps with more features in order to increase the number of volunteer donors.},
	issn = {0148-5598},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-015-0228-0},
	author = {Ouhbi, Sofia and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Toval, Ambrosio and Idri, Ali and Rivera Pozo, Jose}
}
@conference {Walid20151168,
	title = {On improving network capacity for downlink and uplink of two-tier LTE-FDD networks},
	booktitle = {IWCMC 2015 - 11th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {1168-1173},
	abstract = {A Long Term Evolution-Frequency Division Duplexing (LTE-FDD) small cell is one of the promising solutions for improving service quality and data rate in both the uplink and downlink of home users. Small cell (e.g., femtocell, picocell, microcell) is short range, low cost and low power base station installed by the indoor consumers. However, the avoidance of interferences is still an issue that needs to be addressed for successful deployment of small base stations (SBS) within existing macro cell networks mainly in co-channel deployment. Moreover, interferences are strongly dependent on the type of access control of small cells. Closed and open access are in conflict interests for macro users and home users in the uplink and downlink. To mitigate this conflict, we propose a fully distributed algorithm based on the shared time access and executed by LTE-FDD small cells, in order to reduce the effect of interferences, improve QoS of users, and maximize the overall capacity of downlink and uplink in two-tier LTE networks when small cells are deployed randomly. Simulation results validate our algorithm and show the improvement attained in offloading macro cell and satisfying QoS requirements of home users compared to the closed and open access mechanisms in both the uplink and downlink. {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/IWCMC.2015.7289248},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84949503704\&doi=10.1109\%2fIWCMC.2015.7289248\&partnerID=40\&md5=3c58a33b86b3de8e31215575eda6ba0a},
	author = {Walid, A.a and Sabir, E.b and Kobbane, A.a and Taleb, T.c and El Koutbi, M.a}
}
@conference { ISI:000381477900200,
	title = {On Improving Network Capacity for Downlink and Uplink of Two-Tier LTE-FDD Networks},
	booktitle = {2015 INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS \& MOBILE COMPUTING CONFERENCE (IWCMC)},
	series = {International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference},
	year = {2015},
	note = {11th IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IEEE IWCMC), Dubrovnik, CROATIA, AUG 24-25, 2015},
	pages = {1168-1173},
	publisher = {IEEE; IEEE Croatia Sect; Univ Dubrovnik},
	organization = {IEEE; IEEE Croatia Sect; Univ Dubrovnik},
	abstract = {A Long Term Evolution-Frequency Division Duplexing (LTE-FDD) small cell is one of the promising solutions for improving service quality and data rate in both the uplink and downlink of home users. Small cell (e.g., femtocell, picocell, microcell) is short range, low cost and low power base station installed by the indoor consumers. However, the avoidance of interferences is still an issue that needs to be addressed for successful deployment of small base stations (SBS) within existing macro cell networks mainly in co-channel deployment. Moreover, interferences are strongly dependent on the type of access control of small cells. Closed and open access are in conflict interests for macro users and home users in the uplink and downlink. To mitigate this conflict, we propose a fully distributed algorithm based on the shared time access and executed by LTE-FDD small cells, in order to reduce the effect of interferences, improve QoS of users, and maximize the overall capacity of downlink and uplink in two-tier LTE networks when small cells are deployed randomly. Simulation results validate our algorithm and show the improvement attained in offloading macro cell and satisfying QoS requirements of home users compared to the closed and open access mechanisms in both the uplink and downlink.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-5344-8},
	issn = {2376-6492},
	author = {Walid, Abdellaziz and Sabir, Essaid and Kobbane, Abdellatif and Taleb, Tarik and El Koutbi, Mohammed}
}
@conference { ISI:000377500700024,
	title = {MiCATS: Middleware for Context-Aware Transactional Services},
	booktitle = {ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ICEIS 2015)},
	series = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing},
	volume = {241},
	year = {2015},
	note = {17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS), Barcelona, SPAIN, APR 27-30, 2015},
	pages = {496-512},
	publisher = {Inst Syst \& Technol Informat Control \& Commun; Assoc Advancement Artificial Intelligence; IEICE Special Interest Grp Software Enterprise Modelling; ACM Special Interest Grp Management Informat Syst; ACM Special Interest Grp Artificial Intelligence; Asocia},
	organization = {Inst Syst \& Technol Informat Control \& Commun; Assoc Advancement Artificial Intelligence; IEICE Special Interest Grp Software Enterprise Modelling; ACM Special Interest Grp Management Informat Syst; ACM Special Interest Grp Artificial Intelligence; Asocia},
	abstract = {In context-aware service-based environments, fulfilling user{\textquoteright}s recommendations bring about several challenges that are mainly due to the dynamic nature and limited underlying resources of these environments. In this paper, we mainly focus on the transactional aspects of context-aware services. To cope with the aforementioned issues, we opt for a middleware-based solution (MiCATS). We therefore present our novel approach for managing context-aware transactions which allows for adaptation to the requirements of applications and mobile context in terms of transactional properties. Then, we introduce our context-aware transactional service model (CATSM) and a context-aware architecture based on adaptation policies. The proposed contributions are implemented within a middleware platform.},
	isbn = {978-3-319-29133-8; 978-3-319-29132-1},
	issn = {1865-1348},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-29133-8\_24},
	author = {Ettazi, Widad and Hafiddi, Hatim and Nassar, Mahmoud and Ebersold, Sophie},
	editor = {Hammoudi, S and Maciaszek, L and Teniente, E and Camp, O and Cordeiro, J}
}
@conference {Ouhbi2015,
	title = {Mobile personal health records for cardiovascular patients},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of 2015 IEEE World Conference on Complex Systems, WCCS 2015},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Monitoring the heart rate and keeping track of the pulse are important actions in the prevention and the treatment of many diseases, particularly heart diseases. A mobile personal health record (mPHR) offers users with cardiovascular problems the possibility to improve the management of their heart rate along with other health data. A large number of apps have been developed to provide users with the opportunity to choose mPHRs within a mobile platform proposing different functionalities. This paper identifies the current list of free mPHRs available in Android platform for smartphone users with cardiovascular problems. This paper also assesses the specifications of the mPHRs selected. The result of this study may assist mPHR seekers to monitor heart rate in their tasks. {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ICoCS.2015.7483226},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84978401610\&doi=10.1109\%2fICoCS.2015.7483226\&partnerID=40\&md5=548310db175feeb3c9b3ec02d9ed625a},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@conference { ISI:000380509200003,
	title = {A MTC Traffic Generation and QCI Priority-First Scheduling Algorithm over LTE},
	booktitle = {2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (WINCOM)},
	year = {2015},
	note = {International conference on wireless networks and mobile communications, Marrakech, MOROCCO, OCT 20-23, 2015},
	pages = {11-16},
	abstract = {As (M2M) Machine-To-Machine, communication continues to grow rapidly, a full study on overload control approach to manage the data and signaling of H2H traffic from massive MTC devices is required. In this paper, a new M2M resource-scheduling algorithm for Long Term Evolution (LTE) is proposed. It provides Quality of Service (QoS) guarantee to Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) services, we set priorities for the critical M2M services to guarantee the transportation of GBR services, which have high QoS needs. Additionally, we simulate and compare different methods and offer further observations on the solution design.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-8224-3},
	author = {Aghmadi, Ali and Bouksim, Iliass and Kobbane, Abdellatif and Taleb, Tarik}
}
@conference {Aghmadi2015,
	title = {A MTC traffic generation and QCI priority-first scheduling algorithm over LTE},
	booktitle = {International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications, WINCOM 2015},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {As (M2M) Machine-To-Machine, communication continues to grow rapidly, a full study on overload control approach to manage the data and signaling of H2H traffic from massive MTC devices is required. In this paper, a new M2M resource-scheduling algorithm for Long Term Evolution (LTE) is proposed. It provides Quality of Service (QoS) guarantee to Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) services, we set priorities for the critical M2M services to guarantee the transportation of GBR services, which have high QoS needs. Additionally, we simulate and compare different methods and offer further observations on the solution design. {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/WINCOM.2015.7381300},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84965013567\&doi=10.1109\%2fWINCOM.2015.7381300\&partnerID=40\&md5=1b75863c24d1fb98bed904b8c7096d6b},
	author = {Aghmadi, A.a and Bouksim, I.a and Kobbane, A.a and Taleb, T.b}
}
@conference {Ennasar2015,
	title = {A new modified S-shaped compact antenna for RFID-UHF tag applications},
	booktitle = {Mediterranean Microwave Symposium},
	volume = {2015-April},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {In this paper, a new modified S-shaped antenna for RFID -UHF tag application is presented. To provide a good conjugate matching between the S-shaped tag antenna and the ship, the technique of adding asymmetrical triangular stubs on both side of the tag chip was applied. The proposed tag antenna operating in the 915MHz RFID band proposed here has dimensions of only 51{\texttimes}43 mm2 and the operating bandwidth is from 909 to 920 MHz (to cover US Band) under -10dB reflection coefficient condition. Furthermore, the measured read range was found to be 0.56 m at 915 MHz. This small value makes the proposed antenna suitable for many RFID-UHF applications, especially those that may involve short reading distance. {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/MMS.2014.7088941},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938305261\&doi=10.1109\%2fMMS.2014.7088941\&partnerID=40\&md5=837505d6cad885a56904780f9b0958d2},
	author = {Ennasar, M.A.a and Berbia, H.a and Essaaidi, M.a and El Mrabet, O.b and Aznabet, I.b and Aznabet, M.b and Tedjini, S.c}
}
@article {Ouhbi2015547,
	title = {Predicting software product quality: A systematic mapping study},
	journal = {Computacion y Sistemas},
	volume = {19},
	number = {3},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {547-562},
	abstract = {Predicting software product quality (SPQ) is becoming a permanent concern during software life cycle phases. In this paper, a systematic mapping study was performed to summarize the existing SPQ prediction (SPQP) approaches in literature and to organize the selected studies according to seven classification criteria: SPQP approaches, research types, empirical types, data sets used in the empirical evaluation of these studies, artifacts, SQ models, and SQ characteristics. Publication channels and trends were also identified. After identifying 182 documents in ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, and Google scholar, 69 papers were selected. The results show that the main publication source of the papers identified was conference. Data mining techniques are the most frequently SPQP approaches reported in literature. Solution proposal was the main research type identified. The majority of the papers selected were history-based evaluations using existing data which were mainly obtained from open source software projects and domain specific projects. Source code was the main artifact concerned with SPQP approaches. Well-known SQ models were hardly mentioned and reliability is the SQ characteristic through which SPQP was mainly achieved. SPQP-related subject seems to need more investigation from researchers and practitioners. Moreover, SQ models and standards need to be considered more in future SPQP research.},
	doi = {10.13053/CyS-19-3-1960},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84943600627\&doi=10.13053\%2fCyS-19-3-1960\&partnerID=40\&md5=caa3593757dd9685bb38aa7309228c08},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@conference {Bachiri2015,
	title = {A preliminary study on the evaluation of software product quality of pregnancy monitoring mPHRs},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of 2015 IEEE World Conference on Complex Systems, WCCS 2015},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {The stakeholders needs and expectations are identified through software quality requirements, which have an impact on the software product quality. In this paper, a set of requirements of mobile personal health records (mPHRs) for pregnancy monitoring are introduced, extracted from literature and existing mobile apps in the market. An illustration of the influence of a block of the mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring requirements is presented using the ISO/IEC 25010 software product quality standard. As results, the external characteristics Reliability and Performance efficiency are the most influenced by all the requirements. Thus, the degrees of this influence are discussed. This study is intended to be extended for the remaining requirements, in order to obtain an extensive conclusion about the influence of mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring requirements on software product quality. {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ICoCS.2015.7483224},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84978416128\&doi=10.1109\%2fICoCS.2015.7483224\&partnerID=40\&md5=fa262dfcfef04939f7628bcdfcdee056},
	author = {Bachiri, M.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.a and Toval, A.b}
}
@article {10260344020150601,
	title = {Requirements engineering education: a systematic mapping study.},
	journal = {Requirements Engineering},
	volume = {20},
	number = {2},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {119 - 138},
	abstract = {Requirements engineering (RE) has attracted a great deal of attention from researchers and practitioners in recent years. Requirements engineering education (REE) is therefore an important undertaking if the field is to have professionals who are capable of successfully accomplishing software projects. This increasing interest demands that academia should provide software engineering students with a solid foundation in the subject matter. This paper aims to identify and to present the current research on REE that is available at present, and to select useful approaches and needs for future research. A systematic mapping study was therefore performed to classify the selected studies into five classification criteria: research type, empirical type, contribution type, RE activity, and curricula. A total of 79 papers were selected and classified according to these criteria. The results of this systematic mapping study are discussed, and a list of advice obtained from the REE literature fo},
	keywords = {Computer software, education, Engineering {\textendash} Study \& teaching, Mappings (Mathematics), Requirements engineering, Software engineering, Software requirements, Systematic mapping study},
	issn = {09473602},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=iih\&AN=102603440\&site=ehost-live},
	author = {Ouhbi, Sofia and Idri, Ali and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, Jos{\'e} and Toval, Ambrosio}
}
@article { ISI:000357593500001,
	title = {Requirements engineering education: a systematic mapping study},
	journal = {REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING},
	volume = {20},
	number = {2},
	year = {2015},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {119-138},
	abstract = {Requirements engineering (RE) has attracted a great deal of attention from researchers and practitioners in recent years. Requirements engineering education (REE) is therefore an important undertaking if the field is to have professionals who are capable of successfully accomplishing software projects. This increasing interest demands that academia should provide software engineering students with a solid foundation in the subject matter. This paper aims to identify and to present the current research on REE that is available at present, and to select useful approaches and needs for future research. A systematic mapping study was therefore performed to classify the selected studies into five classification criteria: research type, empirical type, contribution type, RE activity, and curricula. A total of 79 papers were selected and classified according to these criteria. The results of this systematic mapping study are discussed, and a list of advice obtained from the REE literature for instructors is provided.},
	issn = {0947-3602},
	doi = {10.1007/s00766-013-0192-5},
	author = {Ouhbi, Sofia and Idri, Ali and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Toval, Ambrosio}
}
@article {Ouhbi2015119,
	title = {Requirements engineering education: a systematic mapping study},
	journal = {Requirements Engineering},
	volume = {20},
	number = {2},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 9},
	pages = {119-138},
	abstract = {Requirements engineering (RE) has attracted a great deal of attention from researchers and practitioners in recent years. Requirements engineering education (REE) is therefore an important undertaking if the field is to have professionals who are capable of successfully accomplishing software projects. This increasing interest demands that academia should provide software engineering students with a solid foundation in the subject matter. This paper aims to identify and to present the current research on REE that is available at present, and to select useful approaches and needs for future research. A systematic mapping study was therefore performed to classify the selected studies into five classification criteria: research type, empirical type, contribution type, RE activity, and curricula. A total of 79 papers were selected and classified according to these criteria. The results of this systematic mapping study are discussed, and a list of advice obtained from the REE literature for instructors is provided. {\textcopyright} 2013, Springer-Verlag London.},
	doi = {10.1007/s00766-013-0192-5},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84929521157\&doi=10.1007\%2fs00766-013-0192-5\&partnerID=40\&md5=f7fd57be932075ffb64b6bcab6101843},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@conference {Talei2015,
	title = {Smart campus microgrid: Advantages and the main architectural components},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of 2015 IEEE International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2015},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {With a world wild increase in electricity demand, smart grids emerged as a solution for various problems within the current electrical grid. Some novel aspects about smart grids are the use renewable energy sources, energy storage and also allowing the user to take some decisions to control energy use. Microgrids are building blocks of smart grids and given that academic campuses are very good contributors to energy consumption, their energy consumption can be efficiently controlled by using an energy management system. This paper focuses on the importance of smart campuses with an emphasis on the importance of an energy management system. {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/IRSEC.2015.7455093},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84968584100\&doi=10.1109\%2fIRSEC.2015.7455093\&partnerID=40\&md5=0b0289ab22afeb7da6d364c794b3c54a},
	author = {Talei, H.a and Zizi, B.a and Abid, M.R.a and Essaaidi, M.b and Benhaddou, D.c and Khalil, N.c}
}
@conference { ISI:000382162300171,
	title = {Smart Campus Microgrid: Advantages and the Main Architectural Components},
	booktitle = {PROCEEDINGS OF 2015 3RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (IRSEC{\textquoteright}15)},
	year = {2015},
	note = {3rd IEEE International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC), Marrakech, MOROCCO, DEC 10-13, 2015},
	pages = {810-816},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	abstract = {With a world wild increase in electricity demand, smart grids emerged as a solution for various problems within the current electrical grid. Some novel aspects about smart grids are the use renewable energy sources, energy storage and also allowing the user to take some decisions to control energy use. Microgrids are building blocks of smart grids and given that academic campuses are very good contributors to energy consumption, their energy consumption can be efficiently controlled by using an energy management system. This paper focuses on the importance of smart campuses with an emphasis on the importance of an energy management system.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-7894-9},
	author = {Talei, Hanaa and Zizi, Badr and Abid, Mohamed Riduan and Essaaidi, Mohamed and Benhaddou, Driss and Khalil, Nacer},
	editor = {Essaaidi, M and Zaz, Y}
}
@conference { ISI:000380403000023,
	title = {Software Cost Estimation for Global Software Development A Systematic Map and Review Study},
	booktitle = {ENASE 2015 - PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EVALUATION OF NOVEL APPROACHES TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING},
	year = {2015},
	note = {10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, Barcelona, SPAIN, APR 29-30, 2015},
	pages = {197-206},
	publisher = {Inst Syst \& Technol Information, Control \& Commun; Tech Council Software Engn; IEEE Comp Soc},
	organization = {Inst Syst \& Technol Information, Control \& Commun; Tech Council Software Engn; IEEE Comp Soc},
	abstract = {Software cost estimation plays a central role in the success of software project management in the context of global software development (GSD). The importance of mastering software cost estimation may appear to be obvious. However, as regards the issue of customer satisfaction, end-users are often unsatisfied with software project management results. In this paper, a systematic mapping study (SMS) is carried out with the aim of summarising software cost estimation in the context of GSD research by answering nine mapping questions. A total, of 16 articles were selected and classified according to nine criteria: publication source, publication year, research type, research approach, contribution type, software cost estimation techniques, software cost estimation activity, cost drivers and cost estimation performances for GSD projects. The results show that the interest in estimating software cost for GSD projects has increased in recent years and reveal that conferences are the most frequently targeted publications. Most software cost estimation for GSD research has focused on theory. The dominant contribution type of software cost estimation for GSD research is that of models, while the predominant activity was identified as being software development cost. Identifying empirical solutions to address software cost estimation for GSD is a promising direction for researchers.},
	isbn = {978-9-8975-8143-4},
	author = {El Bajta, Manal and Idri, Ali and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Nicolas Ros, Joaquin and Toval, Ambrosio},
	editor = {Filipe, J and Maciaszek, L}
}
@conference {ElBajta2015197,
	title = {Software cost estimation for global software development: A systematic map and review study},
	booktitle = {ENASE 2015 - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {197-206},
	abstract = {Software cost estimation plays a central role in the success of software project management in the context of global software development (GSD). The importance of mastering software cost estimation may appear to be obvious. However, as regards the issue of customer satisfaction, end-users are often unsatisfied with software project management results. In this paper, a systematic mapping study (SMS) is carried out with the aim of summarising software cost estimation in the context of GSD research by answering nine mapping questions. A total, of 16 articles were selected and classified according to nine criteria: publication source, publication year, research type, research approach, contribution type, software cost estimation techniques, software cost estimation activity, cost drivers and cost estimation performances for GSD projects. The results show that the interest in estimating software cost for GSD projects has increased in recent years and reveal that conferences are the most frequently targeted publications. Most software cost estimation for GSD research has focused on theory. The dominant contribution type of software cost estimation for GSD research is that of models, while the predominant activity was identified as being software development cost. Identifying empirical solutions to address software cost estimation for GSD is a promising direction for researchers.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84933555636\&partnerID=40\&md5=3e6ff23ed380cdb81d078b9b47e09964},
	author = {El Bajta, M.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Ros, J.N.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@conference { ISI:000366999600191,
	title = {Applications of Multi-Agent Systems in Smart Grids: A Survey},
	booktitle = {2014 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS (ICMCS)},
	year = {2014},
	note = {International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems (ICMCS), Marrakech, MOROCCO, APR 14-16, 2014},
	pages = {1088-1094},
	abstract = {The Smart Grids (SGs) are regarded as the new generation of electric power systems, combining the development of Information Technology (IT), distributed systems and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for more features on the real-time monitoring of the Demand / Response (DR) and the energy consumption. An approach based on the use of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) to study the management of distribution systems, simulating the characteristics of SG. This paper presents the different platforms used for the implementation of MAS for the control and operation of smart grids. The MAS{\textquoteright} applications in SG available in the literature are also developed in this paper.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-3824-7},
	author = {Merabet, Ghezlane Halhoul and Essaaidi, Mohammed and Talei, Hanaa and Abid, Mohamed Riduan and Khalil, Nacer and Madkour, Mohcine and Benhaddou, Driss}
}
@conference {Merabet20141088,
	title = {Applications of multi-Agent systems in smart grids: A survey},
	booktitle = {International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems -Proceedings},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {1088-1094},
	abstract = {The Smart Grids (SGs) are regarded as the new generation of electric power systems, combining the development of Information Technology (IT), distributed systems and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for more features on the real-time monitoring of the Demand /Response (DR) and the energy consumption. An approach based on the use of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) to study the management of distribution systems, simulating the characteristics of SG. This paper presents the different platforms used for the implementation of MAS for the control and operation of smart grids. The MAS{\textquoteright} applications in SG available in the literature are also developed in this paper. {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ICMCS.2014.6911384},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84928741215\&doi=10.1109\%2fICMCS.2014.6911384\&partnerID=40\&md5=0552200ad62f47930e0a666d76aa763d},
	author = {Merabet, G.H.a and Essaaidi, M.a and Talei, H.b and Abid, M.R.b and Khalil, N.c and Madkour, M.c and Benhaddou, D.c}
}
@conference {Romadi2014,
	title = {Detection and recognition of road signs in a video stream based on the shape of the panels},
	booktitle = {2014 9th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2014},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {In this paper, we present a robust approach of automatic detection and recognition of road signs in national roads, starting from the images resulting from a video stream taken by a camera embarked on a vehicle. Our approach is composed of three main phases: the first phase is to extract video stream images containing a circle or a triangle. This extraction is performed respectively by Hough transformation and Ramer-Douglas-Peucker filter, the second phase consists of extraction areas of the calculated image, in the previous phase. In the third and last phase, we proceed to a matching of the extracted image areas with signs of reference by comparison of interest points extracted by the SURF method and the matching method FLANN. {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/SITA.2014.6847285},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904598231\&doi=10.1109\%2fSITA.2014.6847285\&partnerID=40\&md5=62713d5791e141de32775236f194bb72},
	author = {Romadi, M. and Oulah Haj Thami, R. and Romadi, R. and Chiheb, R.}
}
@conference { ISI:000350044701087,
	title = {Electronic Health Records for Cardiovascular Medicine},
	booktitle = {2014 36TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC)},
	series = {IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference Proceedings},
	year = {2014},
	note = {36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE-Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (EMBC), Chicago, IL, AUG 26-30, 2014},
	pages = {1354-1357},
	publisher = {IEEE Engn Medicine \& Biol Soc},
	organization = {IEEE Engn Medicine \& Biol Soc},
	abstract = {Nowadays, many cardiology health care centers and hospitals adopt new technologies to improve interaction with their patients. The Electronic Health Records (EHR) offer health care centers and institutions the possibility to improve the management of their patients{\textquoteright} health data. Currently, many physicians are using EHRs to improve health care quality and efficiency. A large number of companies have emerged to provide hospitals with the opportunity to adopt EHRs within a health care platform proposing different functionalities and services which achieve certain certification criteria. This paper identifies the current list of certified EHRs for cardiovascular medicine and assesses the specifications of the EHRs selected. The result of this paper may assist EHR seekers for cardiovascular medicine in their tasks.},
	isbn = {978-1-4244-7929-0},
	issn = {1557-170X},
	author = {Ouhbi, Sofia and Idri, Ali and Fernandez-Aleman, Jose Luis and Toval, Ambrosio and Benjelloun, Halima}
}
@conference {Ouhbi20141354,
	title = {Electronic health records for cardiovascular medicine},
	booktitle = {2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 3},
	pages = {1354-1357},
	abstract = {Nowadays, many cardiology health care centers and hospitals adopt new technologies to improve interaction with their patients. The Electronic Health Records (EHR) offer health care centers and institutions the possibility to improve the management of their patients{\textquoteright} health data. Currently, many physicians are using EHRs to improve health care quality and efficiency. A large number of companies have emerged to provide hospitals with the opportunity to adopt EHRs within a health care platform proposing different functionalities and services which achieve certain certification criteria. This paper identifies the current list of certified EHRs for cardiovascular medicine and assesses the specifications of the EHRs selected. The result of this paper may assist EHR seekers for cardiovascular medicine in their tasks. {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943850},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924056019\&doi=10.1109\%2fEMBC.2014.6943850\&partnerID=40\&md5=f5528e1d7fdbcce3d4a4e0d8d0e2dad1},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Toval, A.b and Benjelloun, H.c}
}
@conference {Ouhbi2014141,
	title = {Evaluating software product quality: A systematic mapping study},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - 2014 Joint Conference of the International Workshop on Software Measurement, IWSM 2014 and the International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement, Mensura 2014},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 5},
	pages = {141-151},
	abstract = {Evaluating software product quality (SPQ) is an important task to ensure the quality of software products. In this paper a systematic mapping study was performed to summarize the existing SPQ evaluation (SPQE) approaches in literature and to classify the selected studies according to seven classification criteria: SPQE approaches, research types, empirical types, data sets used in the empirical evaluation of these studies, artifacts, SQ models, and SQ characteristics. Publication channels and trends were also identified. 57 papers were selected. The results show that the main publication sources of the papers identified were journals. Data mining techniques are the most frequently approaches reported in literature. Solution proposals were the main research type identified. The majority of the selected papers were history-based evaluations using existing data, which were mainly obtained from open source software projects and domain specific projects. Source code was the main artifacts used by SPQE approaches. Well-known SQ models were mentioned by half of the selected papers and reliability is the SQ characteristic through which SPQE was mainly achieved. SPQE-related subjects seem to attract more interest from researchers since the past years. {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/IWSM.Mensura.2014.30},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924054129\&doi=10.1109\%2fIWSM.Mensura.2014.30\&partnerID=40\&md5=dde0c90f7da7b7c14764aae521798235},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Idri, A.a and Aleman, J.L.F.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@article {CruzZapata2014,
	title = {Mobile PHRs compliance with android and ios usability guidelines mobile systems},
	journal = {Journal of Medical Systems},
	volume = {38},
	number = {8},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 15},
	abstract = {Mobile Personal Health Records (PHRs) have achieved a particularly strong market share since the appearance of more powerful mobile devices and popular worldwide mobile application markets such as Apple{\textquoteright}s App Store and Android{\textquoteright}s Google Play. However, Android and Apple have a set of recommendations on design and usability targeted towards developers who wish to publish apps in their stores: Android Design Guidelines and iOS Human Interface Guidelines. This paper aims to evaluate compliance with these guidelines by assessing the usability recommendations of a set of 24 selected mobile PHR applications. An analysis process based on a well-known Systematic Literature Review (SLR) protocol was used. The results show that the 24 mobile PHR applications studied are not suitably structured. 46 \% of these applications do not use any of the recommended patterns, using instead lists or springboards, which are deprecated patterns for top-level menus. 70 \% of the PHRs require a registration to be able to test the application when these interactions should be delayed. Our study will help both PHR users to select user-friendly mobile PHRs and PHR providers and developers to identify the good usability practices implemented by the applications with the highest scores. {\textcopyright} 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York.},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-014-0081-6},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904039765\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10916-014-0081-6\&partnerID=40\&md5=6c10e4e66d8521cf01c2571845e3920c},
	author = {Cruz Zapata, B.a and Hern{\'a}ndez Ni{\~n}irola, A.a and Idri, A.b and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.a and Toval, A.a}
}
@article { ISI:000339111400013,
	title = {Mobile PHRs Compliance with Android and iOS Usability Guidelines},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS},
	volume = {38},
	number = {8},
	year = {2014},
	month = {AUG},
	abstract = {Mobile Personal Health Records (PHRs) have achieved a particularly strong market share since the appearance of more powerful mobile devices and popular worldwide mobile application markets such as Apple{\textquoteright}s App Store and Android{\textquoteright}s Google Play. However, Android and Apple have a set of recommendations on design and usability targeted towards developers who wish to publish apps in their stores: Android Design Guidelines and iOS Human Interface Guidelines. This paper aims to evaluate compliance with these guidelines by assessing the usability recommendations of a set of 24 selected mobile PHR applications. An analysis process based on a well-known Systematic Literature Review (SLR) protocol was used. The results show that the 24 mobile PHR applications studied are not suitably structured. 46 \% of these applications do not use any of the recommended patterns, using instead lists or springboards, which are deprecated patterns for top-level menus. 70 \% of the PHRs require a registration to be able to test the application when these interactions should be delayed. Our study will help both PHR users to select user-friendly mobile PHRs and PHR providers and developers to identify the good usability practices implemented by the applications with the highest scores.},
	issn = {0148-5598},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-014-0081-6},
	author = {Cruz Zapata, Belen and Hernandez Ninirola, Antonio and Idri, Ali and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Toval, Ambrosio}
}
@conference { ISI:000354299300007,
	title = {Model and Application Architecture Indicators of Evaluation the Enterprise Architecture},
	booktitle = {NEW PERSPECTIVES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, VOL 2},
	series = {Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing},
	volume = {276},
	year = {2014},
	note = {World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST), Funchal, PORTUGAL, APR 15-18, 2014},
	pages = {63-71},
	abstract = {Enterprise Architecture EA provides a {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}knowledge base and support for decision making within the enterprise and it serves as the blueprint of current situation and strategy for future directions of the enterprise{{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}}. The planning and modeling aspect of EA is already fairly well covered in the literature, while the evaluation and the attributes of EA quality have attracted less interest and yet enterprise architecture quality has been perceived as a prerequisite for realizing its benefits {[}6]. The principle goals of EA evaluation are to document the significance of the EA to decision makers, and to identify the development needs of the EA. However it is very difficult to find a complete method of evaluation in term of indicators of evaluation and which ensures the follow-up of all the stages of development of the architecture of company. This article presents a generic model of evaluation enterprise architecture. We do not want to use attributes directly because the model definition could vary in different organizations. Therefore, we introduce this artifact as an intermediate layer as not to limit the flexibility of evaluation.},
	isbn = {978-3-319-05948-8; 978-3-319-05947-1},
	issn = {2194-5357},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-05948-8\_7},
	author = {Lakhrouit, Jihane and Baina, Karim and Benali, Khalid},
	editor = {Rocha, A and Correia, AM and Tan, FB and Stroetmann, KA}
}
@conference { ISI:000367082904073,
	title = {SOCIAL MEDIA AND EDUCATION: FRIENDS OR FOES?},
	booktitle = {ICERI2014: 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION},
	series = {ICERI Proceedings},
	year = {2014},
	note = {7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), Seville, SPAIN, NOV 17-19, 2014},
	pages = {4410-4414},
	abstract = {Though being relatively a recent addition to the internet landscape, social media have witnessed an exponential growth in the last few years. These are used today in every aspect of our personal and professional lives and are infiltrating nearly every field, including education. In fact, students all over the world are greatly immersed in these web-based applications and have recourse to them to interact with friends, play games and watch television and most importantly to learn. Given the increasing use of these technologies for educational purposes, many educators have started questioning the validity and usefulness of such tools in education, stating that they may distract students and disengage them from learning. The objective of this paper is, therefore, to evaluate the use of these social online platforms in education. To this end, a survey was conducted to examine the perceptions and attitudes of higher education students towards using these tools for learning purposes. Results of the research study revealed that 49\% of the informants devote more than 40\% of the time they spend on social media to enhance their learning experience. Concerning the students{\textquoteright} contributions on these social online platforms, it has been noticed that the great majority of the participants in the survey are active members in these networks as they tend to share learning materials and resources. Taking these findings into account, we may claim that social media applications present many educational advantages for students, hence, contribute in providing opportunities for further learning. As such, they provide educators with an opportunity to go beyond traditional delivery formats and design student-centered customized learning environments.},
	isbn = {978-84-617-2484-0},
	issn = {2340-1095},
	author = {Faizi, Rdouan and El Afia, Abdellatif and Chiheb, Raddouane},
	editor = {Chova, LG and Martinez, AL and Torres, IC}
}
@article {9954595520141215,
	title = {Solving a mixed integer linear program with times setup for the steel-continuous casting planning and scheduling problem.},
	journal = {International Journal of Production Research},
	volume = {52},
	number = {24},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {7276 - 7296},
	abstract = {In this paper, we present a novel model that generalise the steelmaking continuous casting planning and scheduling problem. The model includes three stages: converters namely CV, refining stands namely RS and continuous castings namely CC. The obtained problem can be formulated as a mathematical program with typical constraints, namely the times setup constraints. We develop a mixed integer linear program (MILP) to schedule several sequences of charges for more than two continuous castings devices. The aim is: (i) on one hand, to schedule a list of several sequences that are already ordered for each continuous casting with times setup between two successive sequences, (ii) on the other hand, to determine the optimal order of the successive sequences. We use a benchmark and randomly generated instances to test the model and solved by mean of the commercial software solverCplex v12.5. These problems span a variety of instances varying from small to large sized instances with different i},
	keywords = {Continuous casting, Linear programming, Mathematical models, Mathematical optimization, MILP, Mixed integer linear programming, optimisation, planning, Scheduling, setup, steel},
	issn = {00207543},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=bth\&AN=99545955\&site=ehost-live},
	author = {Sbihi, Abdelkader and Bellabdaoui, Adil and Teghem, Jacques}
}
@article {Sbihi20147276,
	title = {Solving a mixed integer linear program with times setup for the steel-continuous casting planning and scheduling problem},
	journal = {International Journal of Production Research},
	volume = {52},
	number = {24},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 3},
	pages = {7276-7296},
	abstract = {In this paper, we present a novel model that generalise the steelmaking continuous casting planning and scheduling problem. The model includes three stages: converters namely CV, refining stands namely RS and continuous castings namely CC. The obtained problem can be formulated as a mathematical program with typical constraints, namely the times setup constraints. We develop a mixed integer linear program (MILP) to schedule several sequences of charges for more than two continuous castings devices. The aim is: (i) on one hand, to schedule a list of several sequences that are already ordered for each continuous casting with times setup between two successive sequences, (ii) on the other hand, to determine the optimal order of the successive sequences. We use a benchmark and randomly generated instances to test the model and solved by mean of the commercial software solver Cplex v12.5. These problems span a variety of instances varying from small to large sized instances with different intrinsec parameters as the availability date for a converter CV or the variation intervals of the start time for the first charge at the continuous casting CC stage. We analyse the efficiency of the proposed model based on the CPU time and show the time limitations of the model for large instances. Also, we show the robustness of the model when modifying the initial (starting) state. {\textcopyright} 2014 Taylor \& Francis.},
	doi = {10.1080/00207543.2014.919421},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911986589\&doi=10.1080\%2f00207543.2014.919421\&partnerID=40\&md5=92cb3ea55263ea6884dc60521a45bded},
	author = {Sbihi, A.a and Bellabdaoui, A.b and Teghem, J.c}
}
@article { ISI:000345075300025,
	title = {Solving a Mixed Integer Linear Program with Times Setup for the Steel-Continuous Casting Planning and Scheduling Problem (vol 52, pg 7276, 2014)},
	journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH},
	volume = {52},
	number = {24},
	year = {2014},
	month = {DEC 17},
	pages = {7549},
	issn = {0020-7543},
	doi = {10.1080/00207543.2014.969490},
	author = {Sbihi, Abdelkader and Bellabdaoui, Adil and Teghem, Jacques}
}
@article { ISI:000345075300010,
	title = {Solving a mixed integer linear program with times setup for the steel-continuous casting planning and scheduling problem},
	journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH},
	volume = {52},
	number = {24},
	year = {2014},
	month = {DEC 17},
	pages = {7276-7296},
	abstract = {In this paper, we present a novel model that generalise the steelmaking continuous casting planning and scheduling problem. The model includes three stages: converters namely CV, refining stands namely RS and continuous castings namely CC. The obtained problem can be formulated as a mathematical program with typical constraints, namely the times setup constraints. We develop a mixed integer linear program (MILP) to schedule several sequences of charges for more than two continuous castings devices. The aim is: (i) on one hand, to schedule a list of several sequences that are already ordered for each continuous casting with times setup between two successive sequences, (ii) on the other hand, to determine the optimal order of the successive sequences. We use a benchmark and randomly generated instances to test the model and solved by mean of the commercial software solver Cplex v12.5. These problems span a variety of instances varying from small to large sized instances with different intrinsec parameters as the availability date for a converter CV or the variation intervals of the start time for the first charge at the continuous casting CC stage. We analyse the efficiency of the proposed model based on the CPU time and show the time limitations of the model for large instances. Also, we show the robustness of the model when modifying the initial (starting) state.},
	issn = {0020-7543},
	doi = {10.1080/00207543.2014.919421},
	author = {Sbihi, Abdelkader and Bellabdaoui, Adil and Teghem, Jacques}
}
@conference {ElHamlaoui201453,
	title = {Towards an ontology-based approach for heterogeneous model matching},
	booktitle = {CEUR Workshop Proceedings},
	volume = {1236},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {53-62},
	abstract = {The overall goal of our approach is to relate models - of a given domain - that are designed by different actors in different Domain Specific Languages, and thus are heterogeneous. Instead of building a single global model, we propose to organize the different source models as a network of models, which provides a global view of the system through a correspondence model. This latter, conform to a correspondence meta-model is built via a manual matching process. In this paper we explore the possibility of representing models as ontologies and take advantage of an automated process to match them.in order to enhance the automation of the matching process.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911940557\&partnerID=40\&md5=3968ced6860eb6d70c7f0d5c78a95a83},
	author = {El Hamlaoui, M.a b and Trojahn, C.a and Ebersold, S.a and Coulette, B.a}
}
@article {Hdioud2014495,
	title = {Video surveillance: Analyzing people{\textquoteright}s movements in a closed environment},
	journal = {International Review on Computers and Software},
	volume = {9},
	number = {3},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {495-501},
	abstract = {In this paper, we developed a method for tracking multiple people in a closed environment based on the feed of a surveillance camera. Monitoring the evolution of the position of people in real time has enabled us to get information on areas occupied by each person in a scene. In addition, to consolidate the trajectories obtained in homogeneous classes, we proposed a new algorithm which allows to adapt the hierarchical classification technique (CHA) and the KMeans technique in cases of similarity measures between trajectories. {\textcopyright} 2014 Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l. - All rights reserved.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84901056262\&partnerID=40\&md5=6dbe9ab0e6c6e8ac8f7c70924419b152},
	author = {Hdioud, B.a and Tirari, M.E.H.b and Thami, R.O.H.a}
}
@conference { ISI:000326538300126,
	title = {Combined optimization of shipping and storage costs in a multi-product and multi-level supply chain, under a stochastic demand},
	booktitle = {2013 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MODELING, SIMULATION AND APPLIED OPTIMIZATION (ICMSAO)},
	year = {2013},
	note = {5th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO), Hammamet, TUNISIA, APR 28-30, 2013},
	abstract = {The increasing need for optimality in the presence of uncertainty motivates the development and application of Model Predictive Control. In this paper we apply the Stochastic Model Predictive Control to optimize the cost of storage and transport for a multi-product and a multi-level supply chain under a stochastic demand. We use the dynamic programming to find the control policies resolving the problem.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-5814-9; 978-1-4673-5812-5},
	author = {Tikito, Kawtar and Achchab, Said and Benadada, Youssef}
}
@conference {Tikito2013,
	title = {Combined optimization of shipping and storage costs in a multi-product and multi-level supply chain, under a stochastic demand},
	booktitle = {2013 5th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO 2013},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {The increasing need for optimality in the presence of uncertainty motivates the development and application of Model Predictive Control. In this paper we apply the Stochastic Model Predictive Control to optimize the cost of storage and transport for a multi-product and a multi-level supply chain under a stochastic demand. We use the dynamic programming to find the control policies resolving the problem. {\textcopyright} 2013 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ICMSAO.2013.6552666},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84881436213\&doi=10.1109\%2fICMSAO.2013.6552666\&partnerID=40\&md5=488c37ee005c9d8928f4d1d35738cbe3},
	author = {Tikito, K. and Achchab, S. and Benadada, Y.}
}
@conference {Ezzahout2013,
	title = {Conception and development of a video surveillance system for detecting, tracking and profile analysis of a person},
	booktitle = {2013 3rd International Symposium ISKO-Maghreb},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {Video surveillance is an important research area in the commercial sector as well. Many architecture of video surveillance systems are used increasingly in security systems and with good reason. Generally, with a video surveillance system, we are in the picture 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Actually, with the rapid development of hardware and software video surveillance systems, it is economically and technically feasible to build video surveillance system architecture and tailored to a specific need. Our proposed architecture software helps to: detect, track a moving person in video sequence and helps to specify his profile when is entering in a special region from controlled area. Especially, this proposed system triggers an alarm when the monitored person enters in the prohibited area or when it exceeds a lapse of time in this region. This developed system can be used for tracking people in real time and can be adapted to extract frames from the video sequence at different times and it can process the detection process, track and it can analyze the profile of the moving person in each time. {\textcopyright} 2013 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ISKO-Maghreb.2013.6728128},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84894135551\&doi=10.1109\%2fISKO-Maghreb.2013.6728128\&partnerID=40\&md5=1fc4d25be3f941092d7c2cc02363befa},
	author = {Ezzahout, A. and Haj Thami, R.O.}
}
@conference { ISI:000350287800021,
	title = {Conception and Development of a Video Surveillance System for Detecting, Tracking and Profile Analysis of a Person},
	booktitle = {2013 3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ISKO-MAGHREB},
	year = {2013},
	note = {ISKO-Maghreb 3rd International Symposium, Marrakech, MOROCCO, NOV 08-09, 2013},
	publisher = {ISKO},
	organization = {ISKO},
	abstract = {Video surveillance is an important research area in the commercial sector as well. Many architecture of video surveillance systems are used increasingly in security systems and with good reason. Generally, with a video surveillance system, we are in the picture 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Actually, with the rapid development of hardware and software video surveillance systems, it is economically and technically feasible to build video surveillance system architecture and tailored to a specific need. Our proposed architecture software helps to: detect, track a moving person in video sequence and helps to specify his profile when is entering in a special region from controlled area. Especially, this proposed system triggers an alarm when the monitored person enters in the prohibited area or when it exceeds a lapse of time in this region. This developed system can be used for tracking people in real time and can be adapted to extract frames from the video sequence at different times and it can process the detection process, track and it can analyze the profile of the moving person in each time.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-3392-1},
	author = {Ezzahout, Abderrahmane and Oulad Haj Thami, Rachid}
}
@article {Zakriti201387,
	title = {Design and realization of three-pole bandpass filter with spurious response suppression using defected ground structures},
	journal = {Progress In Electromagnetics Research C},
	volume = {45},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {87-100},
	abstract = {In this paper, a three-pole bandpass filter (BPF) using a new defected ground structure (DGS) is discussed. The proposed DGS is incorporated in the ground plane under the feed lines and the coupled lines of a bandpass filter to improve the performance of the filter in both passband and stopband. The banpass filter is designed with a center frequency of 1.8 GHz and a bandwidth of 270 MHz. The suppression of better than 20 dB was achieved for frequencies between 2.2 and 5 GHz. A prototype of BPF was fabricated and tested. Prototype measured data was in good agreement with simulation results.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84887400153\&partnerID=40\&md5=ff9bafb969c5b00869e951183ae50f47},
	author = {Zakriti, A.a and Touhami, N.A.b and Bargach, K.b and Lamsalli, M.a and Essaaidi, M.c}
}
@conference { ISI:000350287800020,
	title = {Detection and Recognition of Road Signs},
	booktitle = {2013 3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ISKO-MAGHREB},
	year = {2013},
	note = {ISKO-Maghreb 3rd International Symposium, Marrakech, MOROCCO, NOV 08-09, 2013},
	publisher = {ISKO},
	organization = {ISKO},
	abstract = {In this paper, we present an application for the detection and recognition of Moroccan road signs together with their positions in video sequences taken by a mobile scanning vehicle in rural areas. Our approach is based on processing the operations of pictures: morphology, segmentation, edge detection and object recognition. The application runs on an algorithm which consists of five main steps: input (pre-recording video stream), processing of video keyframes, edge detection, detection of geometric shapes known panels, recognizing the meaning and the position of the panel detected.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-3392-1},
	author = {Romadi, Mohammed and Oulad Haj Thami, Rachid and Chiheb, Raddouane and Romadi, Rahal}
}
@conference {Romadi2013,
	title = {Detection and recognition of road signs},
	booktitle = {2013 3rd International Symposium ISKO-Maghreb},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {In this paper, w e present a n application for t h e detection and recognition of Moroccan road signs together with their positions in video sequences taken by a mobile scanning vehicle in rural areas. Our approach is based on processing t h e operations of pictures: morphology, segmentation, edge detection and object recognition. The application runs on an algorithm which consists of five main steps: input (pre-recording video stream), processing of video keyframes, edge detection, detection of geometric shapes known panels, recognizing the meaning and the position of the panel detected. {\textcopyright} 2013 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ISKO-Maghreb.2013.6728127},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84894208510\&doi=10.1109\%2fISKO-Maghreb.2013.6728127\&partnerID=40\&md5=1c3a22fd74b253e4957628821128d02c},
	author = {Romadi, M. and Haj Thami, R.O. and Chiheb, R. and Romadi, R.}
}
@article {Ezzahout20139,
	title = {An efficient people tracking system using the FFT-Correlation and Optimized SAD},
	journal = {Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology},
	volume = {48},
	number = {1},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {9-14},
	abstract = {The research questions which this study addresses are resumed in obtaining the picks of Optimized SAD and FFT-Correlation function. These values allow us to detect and track the blocs corresponding to the moving person. This Bloc-Matching system of our tracked bloc 8x8, simplify the process of detecting and tracking all the representative matrix of foreground. Practically, in this correspondence, we propose an implementation technique for detection and tracking system which detect and track people{\textquoteright}s in motion using a fixed single camera. These bi-techniques simplify the process of people tracking and give a new way for people tracking. Moreover, in this system we choose to detect moving people with the more robust algorithm (Gaussian Mixture Model) in term of misclassified pixels. Thereafter, we track a bloc 8x8 from the bounding box containing the moving person by returning the position of the similar bloc in the next frame. This bloc position is detected by maximization of the Fast Fourier Transform-Correlation (FFT-Corr) and minimizing the error: optimized Sum of Absolute Difference (OSAD) between the bloc reference and the similar bloc. {\textcopyright} 2005 - 2013 JATIT \& LLS. All rights reserved.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876021321\&partnerID=40\&md5=cfb2300d8d0e312b0c77d271b683b278},
	author = {Ezzahout, A.a and Hadi, M.Y.b and Thami, R.O.H.a}
}
@conference {Mahieddine2013217,
	title = {Pattern-based ontology learning technique for modeling intelligent agents in J2ME},
	booktitle = {26th International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering, CAINE 2013},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {217-222},
	abstract = {To is an intelligent and mobile multi agent system (MAS) running on Java-enabled handheld devices. The universe of to agents is composed of a set of autonomous agents in interaction. The intelligence of to agents is carried out using a reasoning framework. This framework is currently specialized by a rule-based reasoning system. In this paper, we propose a learning framework to support ontology-based learning for intelligent agents. We mean by learning, the process of agent behaviour changing through its interaction with the surrounding world in order to improve its intelligence. Learning for agents is an important task to achieve full intelligence. The framework allows agents on mobile devices to acquire context data from environment, process ontological information and produce inference rules for the reasoner of the agents. We present our design principles and the implementation, and demonstrate the development of reasoning agents on reduced devices with learning capability. The ontology was developed in order to describe the knowledge of the surrounding computing environment of the intelligent agent. This research addresses the lack of a standard model for learning agents on mobile devices under J2ME. In this paper, we propose a framework for building an ontology-based learner producing and expanding inference rules for agent reasoning engine. The domain of ontologies to achieve learning of agents for mobile phones is an emerging area of research and perhaps even the key towards opening the intelligent interaction between agents on reduced mobile phones. We think that the development of agent learning software using design patterns, frameworks, and re-factoring for mobile devices in J2ME, will much improve software quality.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84896471436\&partnerID=40\&md5=400462c267905a7b29da85e6a51016b0},
	author = {Mahieddine, M.a and Saliah-Hassane, H.b and Berqia, A.c and Tchoketch-Kebir, A.E.a}
}
@conference { ISI:000350287800011,
	title = {Quality based Project Control using Interoperability degree as a Quality Factor},
	booktitle = {2013 3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ISKO-MAGHREB},
	year = {2013},
	note = {ISKO-Maghreb 3rd International Symposium, Marrakech, MOROCCO, NOV 08-09, 2013},
	publisher = {ISKO},
	organization = {ISKO},
	abstract = {In the project management domain, the cost, time and quality triangle, called {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}iron triangle{{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}}, is used to model project constraints and to define its main goals. The cost and time dimensions are highly mature and stable, but the quality dimension is considered under-researched in projects by many authors. In this paper, we will focus on {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}interoperability degree{{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}} as a quality factor of information systems based on heterogeneous components that interact and exchange information between them. We will also present a methodology to manage and control execution of interoperability degree improvement projects. The proposed methodology will be based on mature and proved tools and frameworks like Control Theory and Project planning theory.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-3392-1},
	author = {Taoudi, Abderrahim and Bounabat, Bouchaib and Elmir, Badr}
}
@conference {Taoudi2013,
	title = {Quality based project control using interoperability degree as a quality factor},
	booktitle = {2013 3rd International Symposium ISKO-Maghreb},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {In the project management domain, the cost, time and quality triangle, called {\textquoteright}iron triangle{\textquoteright}, is used to model project constraints and to define its main goals. The cost and time dimensions are highly mature and stable, but the quality dimension is considered under-researched in projects by many authors. In this paper, we will focus on {\textquoteright}interoperability degree{\textquoteright} as a quality factor of information systems based on heterogeneous components that interact and exchange information between them. We will also present a methodology to manage and control execution of interoperability degree improvement projects. The proposed methodology will be based on mature and proved tools and frameworks like Control Theory and Project planning theory. {\textcopyright} 2013 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ISKO-Maghreb.2013.6728117},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84894220992\&doi=10.1109\%2fISKO-Maghreb.2013.6728117\&partnerID=40\&md5=52dc4ea45f5de6c9028901bc2ba8dd66},
	author = {Taoudi, A. and Bounabat, B. and Elmir, B.}
}
@conference {Hdioud2013,
	title = {A real-time people tracking system based on trajectory estimation using single field of camera view},
	booktitle = {International Conference on Computer Applications Technology, ICCAT 2013},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 1},
	abstract = {Object detection is a crucial step for video surveillance systems. In this paper, we propose to detect moving objects in video sequences. Under the assumption that our camera is fixed, we use first subtracting the background to extract moving objects. From the detected foreground we applied the Harris corner detector to identify points of interest on the moving object. The analysis of connected components detected by subtracting the background allows grouped the pixels of moving objects in order to extract the center of gravity to draw the trajectory of the objects present in the scene. {\textcopyright} 2013 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/ICCAT.2013.6522038},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84879848181\&doi=10.1109\%2fICCAT.2013.6522038\&partnerID=40\&md5=2a15bc75e155d914dfa1c1ff16398266},
	author = {Hdioud, B.a and Ezzahout, A.a and Hadi, Y.a b and Haj Thami, R.O.a}
}
@conference {Ouhbi2013231,
	title = {Software quality requirements: A systematic mapping study},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, APSEC},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 3},
	pages = {231-238},
	abstract = {Software quality requirements (SQR) play a central role in software quality (SQ) success. The importance of mastering SQR can be seen as obvious; however, when it comes to customer satisfaction, end-users are often dissatisfied with SQ. In this paper, a systematic mapping study aims to summarize SQR research by answering nine mapping questions. In total, 51 articles were selected and classified according to multiple criteria: publication source, publication year, research type, research approach, contribution type of SQR literature, requirements engineering activity, well-known SQ model, software artifact and SQR type. The results show an increased interest in SQR research in recent years and reveal that conferences are the main SQR publication target. Most SQR research has used case studies. The dominant contribution type of SQR research is method while specification is the main requirements engineering activity identified. SQ models need to be more used for SQR identification. Design module and requirements documentation are the principal artifacts reported in SQR literature. External and internal SQR were the main SQR types addressed in literature. Identifying empirical solutions to address SQR is a promising research direction for researchers. {\textcopyright} 2013 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/APSEC.2013.40},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84933501221\&doi=10.1109\%2fAPSEC.2013.40\&partnerID=40\&md5=f81ca9b922dd0cab1200996357d49459},
	author = {Ouhbi, S.a and Idri, A.a and Fern{\'a}ndez-Alem{\'a}n, J.L.b and Toval, A.b}
}
@conference { ISI:000358736600029,
	title = {Software Quality Requirements: a systematic mapping study},
	booktitle = {2013 20TH ASIA-PACIFIC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE (APSEC 2013), VOL 1},
	series = {Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference},
	year = {2013},
	note = {20th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC), Chulalongkorn Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Comp Engn, Bangkok, THAILAND, DEC 02-05, 2013},
	pages = {231-238},
	publisher = {Prov Elect Author; Metropolitan Elect Author; Thailand Convent \& Exhibit Bur; IEEE Comp Soc},
	organization = {Prov Elect Author; Metropolitan Elect Author; Thailand Convent \& Exhibit Bur; IEEE Comp Soc},
	abstract = {Software quality requirements (SQR) play a central role in software quality (SQ) success. The importance of mastering SQR can be seen as obvious; however, when it comes to customer satisfaction, end-users are often dissatisfied with SQ. In this paper, a systematic mapping study aims to summarize SQR research by answering nine mapping questions. In total, 51 articles were selected and classified according to multiple criteria: publication source, publication year, research type, research approach, contribution type of SQR literature, requirements engineering activity, well-known SQ model, software artifact and SQR type. The results show an increased interest in SQR research in recent years and reveal that conferences are the main SQR publication target. Most SQR research has used case studies. The dominant contribution type of SQR research is method while specification is the main requirements engineering activity identified. SQ models need to be more used for SQR identification. Design module and requirements documentation are the principal artifacts reported in SQR literature. External and internal SQR were the main SQR types addressed in literature. Identifying empirical solutions to address SQR is a promising research direction for researchers.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-2143-0},
	issn = {1530-1362},
	doi = {10.1109/APSEC.2013.40},
	author = {Ouhbi, Sofia and Idri, Ali and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Toval, Ambrosio},
	editor = {Muenchaisri, P and Rothermel, G}
}
@article {Taoudi2013186,
	title = {Toward a methodology to control interoperability improvement projects execution},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing},
	volume = {144},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {186-197},
	abstract = {In front of the increasing complexity of information systems, improving enterprise interoperability has become a crucial element for better management. To address this issue, several research projects have been launched during the last decade and have resulted in a set of frameworks which help organizing and performing enterprise interoperability projects efficiently. In addition to these frameworks, many metrics have been also developed to measure the interoperability degree between systems. However, these frameworks and metrics are not sufficient to better control execution of these projects. Indeed, they don{\textquoteright}t take into account resource management and unanticipated events or situations that can be encountered during execution. Moreover, there is a real lack in methodologies to deal with this situation. The aim of this paper is to introduce a new approach to control interoperability improvement projects execution by using control theory, project planning theory and a specific quantitative interoperability metric RatIop {\textcopyright} International Federation for Information Processing 2013.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-36796-0_16},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85005938260\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-642-36796-0_16\&partnerID=40\&md5=8e963d3b3e480a7c9f32b5e9fb584be5},
	author = {Taoudi, A. and Bounabat, B. and Elmir, B.}
}
@conference { ISI:000345294000016,
	title = {Toward a Methodology to Control Interoperability Improvement Projects Execution},
	booktitle = {ENTERPRISE INTEROPERABILITY, IWEI 2013},
	series = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing},
	volume = {144},
	year = {2013},
	note = {5th International IFIP Working Conference on Enterprise Interoperability (IWEI), Univ Twente, Enschede, NETHERLANDS, MAR 27-28, 2013},
	pages = {186-197},
	publisher = {IFIP; IFIP Working Grp 5.8; INTEROP VLab; IFIP TC5; OMG; TNO; Novay},
	organization = {IFIP; IFIP Working Grp 5.8; INTEROP VLab; IFIP TC5; OMG; TNO; Novay},
	abstract = {In front of the increasing complexity of information systems, improving enterprise interoperability has become a crucial element for better management. To address this issue, several research projects have been launched during the last decade and have resulted in a set of frameworks which help organizing and performing enterprise interoperability projects efficiently. In addition to these frameworks, many metrics have been also developed to measure the interoperability degree between systems. However, these frameworks and metrics are not sufficient to better control execution of these projects. Indeed, they don{\textquoteright}t take into account resource management and unanticipated events or situations that can be encountered during execution. Moreover, there is a real lack in methodologies to deal with this situation. The aim of this paper is to introduce a new approach to control interoperability improvement projects execution by using control theory, project planning theory and a specific quantitative interoperability metric RatIop.},
	isbn = {978-3-642-36796-0; 978-3-642-36795-3},
	issn = {1865-1348},
	author = {Taoudi, Abderrahim and Bounabat, Bouchaib and Elmir, Badr},
	editor = {VanSinderen, M and Luttighuis, PO and Folmer, E and Bosems, S}
}
@article {Taoudi2013186,
	title = {Toward a methodology to control interoperability improvement projects execution},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing},
	volume = {144 LNBIP},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {186-197},
	abstract = {In front of the increasing complexity of information systems, improving enterprise interoperability has become a crucial element for better management. To address this issue, several research projects have been launched during the last decade and have resulted in a set of frameworks which help organizing and performing enterprise interoperability projects efficiently. In addition to these frameworks, many metrics have been also developed to measure the interoperability degree between systems. However, these frameworks and metrics are not sufficient to better control execution of these projects. Indeed, they don{\textquoteright}t take into account resource management and unanticipated events or situations that can be encountered during execution. Moreover, there is a real lack in methodologies to deal with this situation. The aim of this paper is to introduce a new approach to control interoperability improvement projects execution by using control theory, project planning theory and a specific quantitative interoperability metric RatIop. {\textcopyright} 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-36796-0-16},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84875669050\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-642-36796-0-16\&partnerID=40\&md5=3e625070ada163cbd362488ef19b5df4},
	author = {Taoudi, A. and Bounabat, B. and Elmir, B.}
}
@conference {Ezzahout2013,
	title = {Tracking people through selected blocks using correlation and optimized similarity measure OSSD},
	booktitle = {2013 8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2013},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	abstract = {This letter correspondence exposes results of a simple and appropriate technique for tracking a moving person in a stream captured and stored in a suitable memory. This method is based on research of similar block only in the next frame or on the range of frames in the video sequence in question. The proposed process of tracking people in a single view from one static camera starts like any video surveillance system with background subtraction. Then, a Minimal Boundary Rectangle is used to surround the moving people in each frame. A selected block of 8{\texttimes}8 sizes is used to calculate the values of their entire joint blocks component in the following frames of the used video sequence. Finally, we search the similarity measure: The minimal of the Optimized Sum of Squared Difference and the Fast Fourier Transform Correlation. The same blocks are correlated in the posterior frames corresponding to the minimum error. {\textcopyright} 2013 IEEE.},
	doi = {10.1109/SITA.2013.6560819},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84883122358\&doi=10.1109\%2fSITA.2013.6560819\&partnerID=40\&md5=468ac280d95dbcf4a9a4d89921e21168},
	author = {Ezzahout, A. and Thami, R.O.H. and Hadi, Y.}
}
@conference { ISI:000326649800036,
	title = {Tracking People Through Selected Blocks Using Correlation and Optimized Similarity Measure OSSD},
	booktitle = {2013 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS: THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS (SITA)},
	year = {2013},
	note = {8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems - Theories and Applications (SITA), Ecole Mohammadia Ingenieurs, Rabat, MOROCCO, MAY 08-09, 2013},
	publisher = {IEEE; IEEE Morocco Sect; Univ Mohammed V Agdal},
	organization = {IEEE; IEEE Morocco Sect; Univ Mohammed V Agdal},
	abstract = {This letter correspondence exposes results of a simple and appropriate technique for tracking a moving person in a stream captured and stored in a suitable memory. This method is based on research of similar block only in the next frame or on the range of frames in the video sequence in question. The proposed process of tracking people in a single view from one static camera starts like any video surveillance system with background subtraction. Then, a Minimal Boundary Rectangle is used to surround the moving people in each frame. A selected block of 8x8 sizes is used to calculate the values of their entire joint blocks component in the following frames of the used video sequence. Finally, we search the similarity measure: The minimal of the Optimized Sum of Squared Difference and the Fast Fourier Transform Correlation. The same blocks are correlated in the posterior frames corresponding to the minimum error.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-0299-6},
	author = {Ezzahout, Abderrahmane and Thami, Rachid Oulad Haj and Hadi, Youssef}
}
@article {Hdioud2013523,
	title = {Video-surveillance system for tracking a person by estimating the trajectory},
	journal = {Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology},
	volume = {57},
	number = {3},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {523-529},
	abstract = {This paper we propose a simple and efficient video surveillance system which detects and tracks a person in a video stream. Object detection is the most important and crucial step for any video surveillance system. In this paper, we separate foreground and background by using the statistical model of Gaussian Mixture (GMM). Interests points are identified in the detected regions (foreground) using the Harris detector. The analysis of connected components detected by subtracting the background allows grouped the pixels of moving objects in order to extract the center of gravity. Then, a boundary box is used to limit the area of connected components in order to detect the coordinates of the gravity center of the moving person. Finally, by projection in Euclidean plan we can get the trajectory of the person in motion and compute the Euclidean distance crossed in the scene. {\textcopyright} 2005 - 2013 JATIT \& LLS. All rights reserved.},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84888801523\&partnerID=40\&md5=747018a467afddec5afee50655417479},
	author = {Hdioud, B.a and Oulad Haj Thami, R.a and El Haj Tirari, M.b}
}
@conference { ISI:000325229700033,
	title = {Detection evaluation and testing region incoming people{\textquoteright}s in a simple camera view},
	booktitle = {2012 SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATIVE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY (INTECH)},
	year = {2012},
	note = {2nd International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH), Casablanca, MOROCCO, SEP 18-20, 2012},
	pages = {179-183},
	publisher = {IEEE UK \& RI Consumer Elect Chapter; IEEE Broadcast Technol Chapter; IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE UK \& RI Consumer Elect Chapter; IEEE Broadcast Technol Chapter; IEEE},
	abstract = {Moving object detection is considered as a crucial phase of automatic video surveillance systems, particularly, people detection is the first important step in any technique of video analysis processes wich can be divided in many stations as motion estimation, tracking people etc. Several methods have been developed for this problem of separating the foreground and background pixels in video surveillance. This paper focuses on computable evaluation of some people detection algorithms for four different video sequences. Our study is based on quantitative and qualitative results respectively by calculating the loss of foreground pixels. Particularly, Three methods have been evaluated by using two metrics: False Negative Error (FNE) and False Positive Error (FPE). In the result we choose the algorithm witch minimize the Error (\%). Practically the good technique which dominates on the video surveillance applications is the statistical representation of pixels in foreground which named Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM). In the second part of this paper we control the people entering in a supervised region and we trigger an alarm system in order to find out person presence.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-2679-7},
	author = {Ez Zahout, Abderrahmane and Moulay Youssef, Hadi and Haj Thami, Rachid Oulad}
}
@conference {Ezzahout2012179,
	title = {Detection evaluation and testing region incoming people{\textquoteright}s in a simple camera view},
	booktitle = {2nd International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology, INTECH 2012},
	year = {2012},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {179-183},
	doi = {10.1109/INTECH.2012.6457804},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84874460739\&doi=10.1109\%2fINTECH.2012.6457804\&partnerID=40\&md5=ac4defc953442c5eec7ef981a25f270f},
	author = {Ezzahout, A. and Youssef, H.M. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@article { ISI:000305225200001,
	title = {Dynamic power control for energy harvesting wireless multimedia sensor networks},
	journal = {EURASIP JOURNAL ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING},
	year = {2012},
	abstract = {Optimization of energy usage in wireless sensor networks (WSN) has been an active research field for the last decades and various approaches have been explored. In fact, A well designed energy consumption model is the foundation for developing and evaluating a power management scheme in network of energy constrained devices such as: WSN. We are interested in developing optimal centralized power control policies for energy harvesting wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSN) equipped with photovoltaic cells. We propose a new complete information Markov decision process model to characterize sensor{\textquoteright}s battery discharge/recharge process and inspect the structural properties of optimal transmit policies.},
	issn = {1687-1499},
	doi = {10.1186/1687-1499-2012-158},
	author = {Koulali, Mohammed-Amine and Kobbane, Abdellatif and El Koutbi, Mohammed and Tembine, Hamidou and Ben-Othman, Jalel}
}
@article {Koulali2012,
	title = {Dynamic power control for energy harvesting wireless multimedia sensor networks},
	journal = {Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking},
	volume = {2012},
	year = {2012},
	note = {cited By 3},
	doi = {10.1186/1687-1499-2012-158},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872869198\&doi=10.1186\%2f1687-1499-2012-158\&partnerID=40\&md5=2b0c34f9aac01ae9f865a22159e62779},
	author = {Koulali, M.-A. and Kobbane, A. and Koutbi, M.E. and Tembine, H. and Ben-Othman, J.}
}
@conference { ISI:000312855700097,
	title = {Dynamic Power Control with Energy Constraint for Multimedia Wireless Sensor Networks},
	booktitle = {2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC)},
	series = {IEEE International Conference on Communications},
	year = {2012},
	note = {IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Ottawa, CANADA, JUN 10-15, 2012},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	abstract = {In recent years, many approaches and techniques have been explored for the optimization of energy usage in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). It is well recognized that a proper energy consumption model is the foundation for developing and evaluating a power management scheme in WSN. In this paper, we propose a new complete information Markov Decision Process (MDP) model to characterize sensors energy levels. We also propose and compare several centralized power control policies to select the more efficient policy that optimizes throughput and energy consumption.},
	isbn = {978-1-4577-2053-6},
	issn = {1550-3607},
	author = {Kobbane, A. and Koulali, M. -A. and Tembine, H. and El Koutbi, M. and Ben-Othman, J.}
}
@conference {Kobbane2012518,
	title = {Dynamic power control with energy constraint for Multimedia Wireless Sensor Networks},
	booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Communications},
	year = {2012},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {518-522},
	doi = {10.1109/ICC.2012.6363971},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84871981947\&doi=10.1109\%2fICC.2012.6363971\&partnerID=40\&md5=2e71bfe8b840a119435a1fb89dd122f0},
	author = {Kobbane, A. and Koulali, M.-A. and Tembine, H. and Koutbi, M.E. and Ben-Othman, J.}
}
@article {ElHajTirari201270,
	title = {A new optimal quadratic predictor of a residual linear model in a finite population},
	journal = {Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology},
	volume = {42},
	number = {1},
	year = {2012},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {70-74},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84867528812\&partnerID=40\&md5=3adc9b77708ed77880f3937f292856ec},
	author = {El Haj Tirari, M. and El Afia, A. and Faizi, R.}
}
@article { ISI:000293491800013,
	title = {Dynamic robust power allocation games under channel uncertainty and time delays},
	journal = {COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS},
	volume = {34},
	number = {12},
	year = {2011},
	month = {AUG 2},
	pages = {1529-1537},
	abstract = {In this paper, we study dynamic robust power allocation strategies under the imperfectness of the channel state information at the transmitters. Considering unknown payoff functions at the transmitters, we propose an heterogeneous Delayed COmbined fully Distributed Payoff and Strategy Reinforcement Learning (Delayed-CODIPAS-RL) in which each transmitter learns its payoff function as well as its associated optimal strategies in the long-term. We show that equilibrium power allocations can be obtained using the multiplicative weighted imitative CODIPAS-RLs and Bush-Mosteller based CODIPAS-RL. We also show almost sure convergence to the set of global optima for specific scenarios. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {0140-3664},
	doi = {10.1016/j.comcom.2011.02.009},
	author = {Tembine, Hamidou and Kobbane, Abdellatif and El koutbi, Mohamed}
}
@article {Tembine20111529,
	title = {Dynamic robust power allocation games under channel uncertainty and time delays},
	journal = {Computer Communications},
	volume = {34},
	number = {12},
	year = {2011},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {1529-1537},
	doi = {10.1016/j.comcom.2011.02.009},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79959380843\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.comcom.2011.02.009\&partnerID=40\&md5=5103dd198356953b3e6cf4a1d9c94519},
	author = {Tembine, H. and Kobbane, A. and Koutbi, M.E.}
}
@conference { ISI:000298603900010,
	title = {Interactive ontology evolution management using mutli-agent system A proposal for sustainability of semantic interoperability in SOA},
	booktitle = {2011 20TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COLLABORATIVE ENTERPRISES (WETICE)},
	series = {IEEE International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises Proceedings},
	year = {2011},
	note = {20th IEEE International Workshops on Enabling Technologies - Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE), Paris, FRANCE, JUN 27-29, 2011},
	pages = {41-46},
	publisher = {IEEE; IEEE Comp Soc Tech Comm Data Engn; W Virginia Univ, CERC; Telecom SudParis; IEEE Comp Soc; Samovar; Institut Telecom},
	organization = {IEEE; IEEE Comp Soc Tech Comm Data Engn; W Virginia Univ, CERC; Telecom SudParis; IEEE Comp Soc; Samovar; Institut Telecom},
	abstract = {this paper discusses a new approach towards ontology evolution management framework and relates it to the sustainability of semantic interoperability in SOA. Indeed, when the semantic representation of the service evolves, the interpretation of queries may change. Thus, it{\textquoteright}s often challenging to evaluate the results of the query. Sources of this problem include the lack of support for semantic evolution management in ontology-based service oriented systems, and the static nature of the mappings between ontologies in this environment. To address these issues, we have developed P(2)OManager, an interactive tool for ontology evolution management. This system allows the users to automatically create an ontology agent manager. This agent manages evolution on both ontology and mappings and communicates with other ontology agents to take them aware of all changes which may affect exchanges with their services. Examples illustrate how P(2)OManager can provide valuable support for ontology evolution management, when specific changes are provided.},
	isbn = {978-0-7695-4410-6},
	issn = {1524-4547},
	doi = {10.1109/WETICE.2011.15},
	author = {Slimani, Soumaya and Baina, Salah and Baina, Karim},
	editor = {Reddy, S and Tata, S}
}
@conference {Kedji2011414,
	title = {Towards a tool-supported approach for collaborative process modeling and enactment},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, APSEC},
	year = {2011},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {414-421},
	doi = {10.1109/APSEC.2011.54},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84856603255\&doi=10.1109\%2fAPSEC.2011.54\&partnerID=40\&md5=4e34de77b1aba838e25b7d14ae3ebd02},
	author = {Kedji, K.A. and That, M.T.T. and Coulette, B. and Lbath, R. and Tran, H.N. and Nassar, M.}
}
@conference {Tembine2010,
	title = {Robust power allocation games under channel uncertainty and time delays},
	booktitle = {2010 IFIP Wireless Days, WD 2010},
	year = {2010},
	note = {cited By 0},
	doi = {10.1109/WD.2010.5657740},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78751549432\&doi=10.1109\%2fWD.2010.5657740\&partnerID=40\&md5=d221e9e9441f6d59228be21fe99203da},
	author = {Tembine, H. and Kobbane, A. and El Koutbi, M.}
}
@conference {Tabii2009461,
	title = {An efficient and simple framework for soccer video summaries and highlights extraction},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition, IPCV 2009},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2009},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {461-465},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84864952776\&partnerID=40\&md5=7710c14647539b9896d85a3f1dfe1b1d},
	author = {Tabii, Y. and Oulad Haj Thami, R.}
}
@conference { ISI:000290179300057,
	title = {Highlights{\textquoteright} Recognition and Learning in Soccer Video by Using Hidden Markov Models and the Bayesian Theorem},
	booktitle = {2009 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS (ICMCS 2009)},
	year = {2009},
	note = {International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems, Ouarzazate, MOROCCO, APR 02-04, 2009},
	pages = {304-308},
	abstract = {Our paper presents a new approach for the recognition of highlights in soccer video. Our contribution consists of the combination of Bayesian theorem inferences and Hidden Markov Models (HMMs). We build HMMs to calculate probabilities that a test video segment belongs to highlight and non highlight classes. Then, we apply the Bayesian theorem on the two previous probabilities. Our system has achieved an accuracy of 95.6\% which is a good result of highlights detection in comparison with other methods.},
	isbn = {978-1-4244-3756-6},
	doi = {10.1109/MMCS.2009.5256682},
	author = {El Ouazzani, Rajae and Thami, Rachid Oulad Haj}
}
@article {Tabii2009188,
	title = {A method for automatic score box detection and text recognition in soccer video},
	journal = {International Review on Computers and Software},
	volume = {4},
	number = {2},
	year = {2009},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {188-191},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-69149098315\&partnerID=40\&md5=d08bba2cf1fcb178ebde7204839bb505},
	author = {Tabii, Y. and Thami, R.O.H.}
}
@conference { ISI:000261798700022,
	title = {An Efficient Algorithm for Workflow Graph Structural Verification},
	booktitle = {ON THE MOVE TO MEANINGFUL INTERNET SYSTEMS: OTM 2008, PART I},
	series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
	volume = {5331},
	number = {I},
	year = {2008},
	note = {On the Move Confederated International Conference and Workshops, Monterrey, MEXICO, NOV 09-14, 2008},
	pages = {392+},
	publisher = {RMIT Univ; Vrije Univ; Tecnol Monterrey; Univ Politec Madrid; Bauch \& Navratil},
	organization = {RMIT Univ; Vrije Univ; Tecnol Monterrey; Univ Politec Madrid; Bauch \& Navratil},
	abstract = {-Any big enterprise is organized around business, process having a value towards its customers and its products. Appropriate definition, analysis, checking and improvement of those business process models are indispensable before their deployment within workflow management systems. In this paper, we focus on business process model verification that insures business process structural correctness. Our proposal consist in a new efficient hybrid algorithm of workflow graph structural validation combining graph reduction and traversal mechanisms. Our algorithm will be disussed and compared to existing workflow structural checking approaches from completeness and performance points of view.},
	isbn = {978-3-540-88870-3},
	issn = {0302-9743},
	author = {Toure, Fode and Baina, Karim and Benali, Khalid},
	editor = {Meersman, R and Tari, Z}
}
@article {Tour{\'e}2008392,
	title = {An efficient algorithm for workflow graph structural verification},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
	volume = {5331 LNCS},
	number = {PART 1},
	year = {2008},
	note = {cited By 12},
	pages = {392-408},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-540-88871-0_26},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-58049119784\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-540-88871-0_26\&partnerID=40\&md5=ad674a639f5a67f23709f5742ad00833},
	author = {Tour{\'e}, F. and Baina, K. and Benali, K.}
}
@conference { ISI:000259605900068,
	title = {TOWARD A HYBRID ALGORITHM FOR WORKFLOW GRAPH STRUCTURAL VERIFICATION},
	booktitle = {ICEIS 2008: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, VOL ISAS-2: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND SPECIFICATION, VOL 2},
	year = {2008},
	note = {10th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Barcelona, SPAIN, JUN 12-16, 2008},
	pages = {442-447},
	publisher = {Inst Syst \& Technol Informat, Control \& Commun; Workflow Management Coalit; Assoc Adv Artificial Intelligence},
	organization = {Inst Syst \& Technol Informat, Control \& Commun; Workflow Management Coalit; Assoc Adv Artificial Intelligence},
	abstract = {Appropriate definition, analysis, checking and improvement of business process models are indispensable before their deployment within workflow management systems. In this paper, we focus on business process model verification that insures business process structural correctness. Our proposal consist in a new hybrid algorithm of workflow graph structural validation combining graph reduction and traversal mechanisms. Our algorithm will be discussed and compared to existing workflow structural checking approaches.},
	author = {Toure, Fode and Baina, Karim and Gaaloul, Walid},
	editor = {Cordeiro, J and Filipe, J}
}
@conference {Toure2008442,
	title = {Toward a hybrid algorithm for workflow graph structural verification},
	booktitle = {ICEIS 2008 - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems},
	volume = {2 ISAS},
	year = {2008},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {442-447},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-55849090723\&partnerID=40\&md5=82602d0e2d1c9215fcffa333664737d1},
	author = {Tour{\'e}, F. and Baina, K. and Gaaloul, W.}
}
@article { ISI:000208118700002,
	title = {Adjustable SAD matching algorithm using frequency domain},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF REAL-TIME IMAGE PROCESSING},
	volume = {1},
	number = {4},
	year = {2007},
	month = {JUL},
	pages = {257-265},
	abstract = {Fast Fourier transforms (FFTs) which are O(N logN) algorithms to compute a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of size N have been called one of the ten most important algorithms of the twentieth century. However, even though many algorithms have been developed to speed up the computation the sum of absolute difference (SAD) matching, they are exclusively designed in the spatial domain. In this paper, we propose a fast frequency algorithm to speed up the process of (SAD) matching. We use a new approach to approximate the SAD metric by cosine series which can be expressed in correlation terms. These latter can be computed using FFT algorithms. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of our method when using only the first correlation terms for block and template matching in terms of accuracy and speed. The proposed algorithm is suitable for software implementations and has a deterministic execution time unlike the existing fast algorithms for SAD matching.},
	issn = {1861-8200},
	doi = {10.1007/s11554-007-0026-0},
	author = {Essannouni, F. and Haj Thami, R. Oulad and Aboutajdine, D. and Salam, A.}
}
@article { ISI:000256074600006,
	title = {Fast exhaustive block-based motion vector estimation algorithm using FFT},
	journal = {ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING},
	volume = {32},
	number = {2C},
	year = {2007},
	note = {18th International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM 2006), King Fahd Univ Petr \& Minerals, Dhahran, SAUDI ARABIA, DEC 16-18, 2006},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {61-74},
	abstract = {In video processing, block motion estimation represents a CPU-intensive task. For this reason, many fast algorithms have been developed to improve searching and matching phases. These methods however work generally in the spatial domain. In this paper we propose to benefit from speed of the available FFT algorithms. The proposed algorithm computes the motion vector for two blocks using simultaneous two-dimensional cross correlations and use again the FFT to compute the sum square blocks in the frequency domain. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm gives an optimal SSD (sum square differences) full search results while having a computational cost inferior to the classical fast block matching algorithms.},
	issn = {1319-8025},
	author = {Essannouni, F. and Thami, R. Oulad Haj and Aboutajdine, D. and Salam, A.}
}
@article { ISI:000246875600015,
	title = {Fast L4 template matching using frequency domain},
	journal = {ELECTRONICS LETTERS},
	volume = {43},
	number = {9},
	year = {2007},
	month = {APR 26},
	pages = {507-508},
	abstract = {Fast and simple L4 norm computation for translational template matching is presented. The proposed method is based on expressing the L4 norm in terms of two cross-correlations. Speed is obtained from computing the correlations in the frequency domain using FFT algorithms.},
	issn = {0013-5194},
	doi = {10.1049/el:20070793},
	author = {Essannouni, F. and Thami, R. Oulad Haj and Aboutajdine, D. and Salam, A.}
}
@article {2489083820070426,
	title = {Fast L4 template matching using frequency domain.},
	journal = {Electronics Letters},
	volume = {43},
	number = {9},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {507 - 508},
	abstract = {Fast and simple L4 norm computation for translational template matching is presented. The proposed method is based on expressing the L4 norm in terms of two cross-correlations. Speed is obtained from computing the correlations in the frequency domain using FFT algorithms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]},
	keywords = {Algebra, Algorithms, Correlation (Statistics), Mathematical statistics, Pattern recognition systems},
	issn = {00135194},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=iih\&AN=24890838\&site=ehost-live},
	author = {Essannouni, F. and Oulad Haj Thami, R. and Aboutajdine, D. and Salam, A.}
}
@article { ISI:000251549200037,
	title = {Simple noncircular correlation method for exhaustive sum square difference matching},
	journal = {OPTICAL ENGINEERING},
	volume = {46},
	number = {10},
	year = {2007},
	month = {OCT},
	abstract = {We propose a new algorithm to calculate the sum square difference (SSD) metric for estimating translational motion. Using some substitutions and complex arithmetics, computation of the SSD is derived to be a correlation function of two substituting functions. The former can be computed using the fast Fourier transform (FFT) approach, which is less computationally expensive than the direct computation of the SSD. Zero padding of the block is useful both to avoid the circular character of the FFT and to computes the SSD function at once. We prove the existence of a simple and optimal correlation method for noncircular SSD matching. (c) 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.},
	issn = {0091-3286},
	doi = {10.1117/1.2786469},
	author = {Essannouni, F. and Thami, R. Oulad Haj and Aboutajdine, D. and Salam, A.}
}
@conference { ISI:000241553600078,
	title = {Fundamental region based indexing and classification of Islamic star pattern images},
	booktitle = {IMAGE ANALYSIS AND RECOGNITION, PT 2},
	series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
	volume = {4142},
	year = {2006},
	note = {3rd International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition, Povoa de Varzim, PORTUGAL, SEP 18-20, 2006},
	pages = {865-876},
	abstract = {In this paper, we propose a new method for the indexing and classification of Islamic Stars Pattern (ISP) images based on rotational symmetry information. A computational model for the extraction of rotational symmetry features is proposed. This model is based on the three following steps. First, we detect the rotation center of the ISP image, then we complete the image structure by using symmetry information. Second, we compute the angle of rotation and number of folds. Finally, we extract the fundamental region, a representative region in the image from which the whole image can be regenerated. A method is also proposed for indexing and classifying ISP images on the basis of the extracted features. The classification algorithm is based on the number of folds. We characterize an image by its fundamental region and by its class which is defined in the classification step. Experiments show promising results either for ISP images classification or indexing. Efforts for the subsequent task of repeated pattern images classification can be significantly reduced.},
	isbn = {3-540-44894-2},
	issn = {0302-9743},
	author = {Djibril, Mohamed Ould and Hadi, Youssef and Thami, Rachid Oulad Haj},
	editor = {Campilho, A and Kamel, M}
}
@conference { ISI:000241429800054,
	title = {Galois{\textquoteright} lattice for video navigation in a DBMS},
	booktitle = {MULTIMEDIA CONTENT REPRESENTATION, CLASSIFICATION AND SECURITY},
	series = {LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE},
	volume = {4105},
	year = {2006},
	note = {International Workshop on Multimedia Content Representation, Classification and Security (MRCS 2006), Istanbul, TURKEY, SEP 11-13, 2006},
	pages = {418-425},
	publisher = {Int Assoc Pattern Recognit; Istanbul Tech Univ; TUBITAK},
	organization = {Int Assoc Pattern Recognit; Istanbul Tech Univ; TUBITAK},
	abstract = {Digital visual media encounters many problems related to storage, representation, querying and visual presentation. In this paper, we propose a technique for the retrieval of video from a database on the basis of video shots classified by a Galois{\textquoteright} lattice. The result is a kind of hypermedia that combines both classification and visualization properties in order to navigate between key frames and video segments.},
	isbn = {3-540-39392-7},
	issn = {0302-9743},
	author = {Mbaye, Ibrahima and Martinez, Jose and Thami, Rachid Oulad Haj},
	editor = {Gunsel, B and Jain, AK and Tekalp, AM and Sankur, B}
}
@conference { ISI:000245384800059,
	title = {An optimal and statistically robust correlation technique for block based motion estimation},
	booktitle = {2006 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMEDIA AND EXPO - ICME 2006, VOLS 1-5, PROCEEDINGS},
	year = {2006},
	note = {IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2006), Toronto, CANADA, JUL 09-12, 2006},
	pages = {233+},
	publisher = {IEEE; IEEE Circuits \& Syst Soc; IEEE Commun Soc; IEEE Comp Soc; IEEE Signal Proc Soc},
	organization = {IEEE; IEEE Circuits \& Syst Soc; IEEE Commun Soc; IEEE Comp Soc; IEEE Signal Proc Soc},
	abstract = {In this paper we propose an optimal and robust correlation technique for the local motion estimation purposes. It is based on the maximization of a statistical robust matching function, which is computed in the frequency domain and therefore can be implemented by fast transformation algorithms. We show that our method achieves a significant speed up and robustness over the full search block-matching algorithm. We also present a comparative performance analysis, which shows that the proposed method greatly outperforms the state-of-the-art in correlation motion estimation.},
	isbn = {978-1-4244-0366-0},
	doi = {10.1109/ICME.2006.262425},
	author = {Essannouni, F. and Thami, R. Oulad Haj and Salam, A. and Aboutajdine, D.}
}
@conference { ISI:000222262200022,
	title = {Model-driven web service development},
	booktitle = {ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, PROCEEDINGS},
	series = {BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES INSTRUMENTATION},
	volume = {3084},
	year = {2004},
	note = {16th Intenational Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, Fac Comp Sci \& Informat Technol, Riga, LATVIA, JUN 07-11, 2004},
	pages = {290-306},
	publisher = {Riga Tech Univ},
	organization = {Riga Tech Univ},
	abstract = {Web services are emerging as a promising technology for the effective automation of inter-organizational interactions. However, despite the growing interest, several issues still need to be addressed to provide Web services with benefits similar to what traditional middle-ware brings to intra-organizational application integration. In this paper, we present a framework that supports the model-driven development of Web services. Specifically, we show how, starting from the external specifications of a Web service (e.g., interface and protocol specifications), we can support the generation of extensible service implementation templates as well as of complete (executable) service specifications, thereby considerably simplifying the service development work.},
	isbn = {3-540-22151-4},
	issn = {0067-8856},
	author = {Baina, K and Benatallah, B and Casati, F and Toumani, F},
	editor = {Persson, A and Stirna, J}
}
@article { ISI:000183893900014,
	title = {A multi-level generic model for content image retrieval},
	journal = {ANNALS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS-ANNALES DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS},
	volume = {58},
	number = {3-4},
	year = {2003},
	month = {MAR-APR},
	pages = {630-655},
	abstract = {In this paper we propose a generic model for content image modelling. The model is based on several levels of information. Each level is called view and relates to a class of information. We distinguish three types of views : the concept, relation and interpretation views. The view concept or relation makes it possible to define respectively the concepts or the calculable relations automatically that do not require any particular interpretation. The view interpretation relates to the interpretation of the contents of the image. The number, the nature and the contents of each view are adaptable and can vary according to the type of application. The operational model is based on the nested conceptual graphs which we extended. The model is implemented and operational and the results obtained are very encouraging.},
	issn = {0003-4347},
	author = {Thami, ROH and Chaarani, H and Daoudi, M and Rachik, M}
}
