Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Ali J. Chamkha

Country: Kuwait
Field: Energy Engineering
Bio:
Ali J. Chamkha is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of Engineering at Kuwait College of Science and Technology. With a Ph.D. from Tennessee Technological University (USA), his research focuses on multiphase fluid-particle dynamics, nanofluids, heat/mass transfer, and magnetohydrodynamics. He has authored over 1,270 publications and holds an h-index of 147 with 69,000+ citations. Recognized as a Top 2% global scientist (Stanford University, 2020–2024), he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nanofluids and serves on editorial boards for multiple international journals.

Country: Turkey
Field: Energy Engineering
Bio:
Muslum Arıcı is a leading researcher in thermal energy storage, phase change materials (PCM), and renewable energy systems. His work includes optimizing PCM integration in building walls and photovoltaic cooling, with publications in high-impact journals like Applied Thermal Engineering and Energy Conversion and Management. He has an h-index of 44 (Scopus) and over 5,500 citations, including influential studies on solar desalination and hybrid nanofluids. Arıcı’s research bridges computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental methods to advance sustainable energy solutions.

Prof. Muslum Arıcı

Prof. Zied Driss

Country: Tunisia
Field: Energy Engineering
Bio:
Zied Driss is a Full Professor at the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS). Specializing in numerical and experimental techniques for energy applications, he has authored 250+ journal papers, 30 books, and 95 book chapters, along with 10 patents. His research focuses on CFD-CSD interactions (computational fluid/structure dynamics) and renewable energy systems. Driss leads the Laboratory of Electromechanical Systems (LASEM) and organizes international conferences on mechanical engineering. innovations

Country: Algeria (Batna)
Field: Materials Engineering
Bio:
Mosbah Zidani is a Full Professor at Batna 2 University, specializing in metallic materials characterization, microstructure analysis, and industrial applications. Using advanced techniques like EBSD and neutron diffraction, his work addresses deformation and recrystallization in metal alloys. He has authored 45+ international papers, supervised 14 Ph.D. theses, and collaborates with industrial partners such as ENICAB and TREFISOUD. Zidani also edits journals like Steel Research International and Journal of Molecular Liquid

Prof. Mosbah Zidani

Dr. Miloud Zellouf

Country: Algeria (Biskra)
Field: Mathematics & Mechanics
Bio:
Miloud Zellouf is a Associate Professor at University of Biskra, specialized in theoritical and applied mechanics, specific field is stability, instability and turbulence, known for interested in the popularization of science, research in the history of mechanics, the history of science and art in general, as well as dialectical approaches to science and religion. His interdisciplinary approach integrates applied mathematics with engineering challenges, you activities in these various research areas have been appreciated by publishing dozens of research papers and participating in dozens of national and international conferences. Collaborations with his collegue Dr. Kamel Aoues establishing and organizing the Arab Conference on Mechanics and Engineering (ARCME), underscores his commitment to advancing research in mechanics and engineering, with research on old racines of arabic mechanics and fostering writing the modern research in arabic languge.