WiDS PSU 2025

WIDS will be organized by Prince Sultan University(PSU), Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics (AIDA) Lab, in collaboration with Stanford University. .

WiDS PSU 2025 will allow national and international researchers to present their novel research findings and exchange information with the research community. It will bring specialists, leading researchers, scholars, scientists, and professors from computer science, technology, engineering science, business, education and alternative connected areas to act and exchange ideas concerning the state-of-the-art technologies associated with artificial intelligence, IoT & big data analytics.WiDS PSU will comprise oral sessions, keynote speeches, technical workshops, panel discussions, best regular paper & poster awards, Poster shows, and video shows by specialists in AI, Data Science and IoT domains. WIDS PSU 2025 will be held in a HYBRID MODE from April 13-14, 2025, with LIVE INTERACTIVE SESSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS ONLY opened to REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS.

The conference aims to foster women's interest and professional participation in data science, engineering, and computer science. WiDS PSU 2025 will bring together high-profile international researchers and industry pioneers. Prince Sultan University (PSU) is the WiDS Ambassador for Stanford, and the conference aims to expose the latest data science research and practices in the Arab Middle East by promoting the exchange of ideas, encouraging mentorship, and interdisciplinary collaboration in line with technological advances in the Kingdom under the umbrella of the Saudi Vision 2030.

Important Dates

  • Paper Submission Open: October 1st, 2024
  • Full paper submission deadline: Jan 20, 2025
  • Acceptance Notification: February 20, 2025
  • Final Revised Paper Submission: February 25, 2025
  • Paper Registration Fee: March 5, 2025
  • Camera Ready Paper Submission: March 12, 2025
  • Conference Dates: April 13-14, 2025

Topics

WIDS will be organized by Prince Sultan University(PSU), Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics (AIDA) Lab, in collaboration with Stanford University. .

  • Track 1: Data Science & Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
  • Track 2: Generative AI and ChatGPT: Applications, Challenges, and AI-human Collaboration
  • Track 3: Data Security, Cybersecurity, IoT
  • Track 4: Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing & Large Language Models
  • Track 5: Data Science & AI Applications in Healthcare; Renewable Energy; Education; Smart Agriculture; Business; Interior Design; Architecture Engineering; Law & Digital Humanities

Symposium Guidelines

  • Full papers should describe original and unpublished work about the above or related topics. Each manuscript will be reviewed by three reviewers with a blind review process. Authors are invited to submit their papers in English of up to 6 double-column pages in IEEE format, with up to 2 extra pages with additional fees. The format of the paper should follow IEEE guidelines for the two-column IEEE-sponsored conference proceedings. Templates for Microsoft Word and LaTeX are available here. Authors may use the online submission system hosted by EasyChair Conference System to submit their papers. The submission Web page for WiDS PSU 2025 can be found here Easy Chair Conference Submission System
  • Authors can submit up to 6 pages for a full paper (including references) and up to 3 pages for a short paper (including references) per IEEE guidelines.
  • Paper submissions can have multiple authors (of any gender). Still, at least one author of each accepted paper must be identified as a woman expected to present the paper at the conference aligned to SDG5.
  • All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Accepted papers should not have more than 10% similarity and not more than 5% from a single source.

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Honorary Program Chair
Dr.Ahmed Al-Yamani
President, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, KSA
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Program Executive Chair
Dr.Heba Khoshaim
Vice President, Women Campus; Executive AIDA Lab Member, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, KSA

Program Advisory

  • Dr. Muhammad AlShara Dean, College of Computer & Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof.Mamodouh Alenezi AI Academy Director, TAHAKOM, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof. Gwanggil Jeon Professor, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
  • Prof. Seifedine Kadry Professor, Noroff University College, Norway
  • Prof.Robertas Damaševičius Professor, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
  • Dr. Layla Alfawzan Vice Dean, College of Computer & Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof.Maysaa Al Qurashi Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof. Hadeer Abouelnagah Director of Translation & Authoring Centre, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof. Hoshang Kolivand Professor, Liverpool University, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Connie Mitchell Vice Dean, College of Humanities & Sciences, Director of TLC, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof.Ali Kashif Bashir Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom
  • Dr.Syed Ahmad Chan Bukhari Director, Healthcare Informatics at St. John's University, New York, United States

Conference Program

  • IEEE Eighth International Conference for Women in Data Science (WiDS)
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Speakers

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Elaine Grunewald President, Tonomus Venture Studio and Chief Sustainability Officer ,NEOM
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Buthayna Al-Wehaibi Director of Partners and Sales Operations,CISCO
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Helene Panova Head of Ecosystems, NEOM
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Dr. Elham Dannoun Vice Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences, Prince Sultan University
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Dr. Noha Al-Harthi Head of Emerging Technologies, NEOM
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Reem Alsuhaibani Assistant professor of Computer Science & Software Engineering
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Hala Al-Hejin Director of Innovation and Commenrical Partnerships, NEOM
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Atheer Almogbil Lead Principal Investigator,Cybersecurity Institute KACST

Organizer

Program Chair
Prof.Tanzila Saba
Ambassador Prince Sultan University, Women in Data Science, Leader Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics(AIDA) Lab; Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Program Organizing Chair
Ms Fatima Khan
WiDS Co-Ambassador; Associate Director Evaluation and Academic Accreditation Center; Research Member AIDA Lab, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Publication Chair
Dr.Amjad Rehman
Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) Lab, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Committees

Technical Program Committee Chairs
  • Dr.Tariq Mehmood Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof.Tanzila Saba Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Amjad Rehman Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Local Organizing Committee
  • Ms. Fatima Khan Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof.Tanzila Saba Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Anees Ara Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Abeer Mirdad Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof. Fatima Azmi Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr. Samha Al Ayoubi Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr. Nahid Fatima Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ms. Somaiah Saeed Haif Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ms. Roaa Abid Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr. Fadhah Alanazi Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ms.Fawzia Goni Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ms.Fatima Ambreen Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ms Salma Idris Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Rehman Khan Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Tariq Mahmood Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Mr Mohammed Mujahid Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Yasir Javed Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Technical Program Committee
  • Prof.Mubashir Husain Rehmani Munster Technological University, Ireland
  • Prof.Ali Kashif Bashir The Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
  • Prof.Usman Ghani University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore,Pakistan
  • Dr.Izzat Alsamdi Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USA
  • Prof.Shafry Rahim University of Technology, Malaysia
  • Dr.Afraz Syed McKeil School of Business, Mohawk College, Canada
  • Prof.Abbas Malik. Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Deep Kothadiya Charotar University of Science and Technology, India
  • Dr.Firdous Kousar Fisk University, USA
  • Dr.Khalid Haseeb Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Gabriella Casalino Università degli Studi di Bari, Apulia, Italy
  • Dr.Jaber Jemai Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
  • Dr.Ashir Ahmed Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
  • Dr. Ijaz Ul Haq Oakland University, USA
  • Dr Soumaya chaffered CÈgep de la GaspÈsie et des Iles, Canada
  • Dr.Anis Zarrad University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Dr.Majid Haroun Duke University, Durham, North Carolina,USA
Datathon Committee
  • Dr.Anees Ara Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof.Tanzila Saba Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Workshops & Posters Committee
  • Dr.Walaa Wmetwally Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ms Salma Idris Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ms Roohi Jan Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ms.Jalila Zouhair Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Umara Noreen Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr.Fatima Shannag Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Publicity Chairs
  • Mr. Mhanna Al-mhanna Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabi
IEEE Liaison Committee Chairs
  • Dr. Heba Khoshaim Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr. Ibrahim Nasar IEEE Western Saudi Arabia Section, Saudi Arabia
Logistics Committee
  • Ms Fetoun Alzahrani Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Registration

  • Participation in LCR2025 is open for all interested, free-of-charge.
  • The Zoom registration links will be posted by mid-October 2025.
Submission

Important Information

Publication

WiDS PSU 2025 proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore. All cccepted papers will be submitted for possible inclusion into IEEE Xplore.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to widsriyadh@psu.edu.sa

Venue

The conference will be held at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Presenters and attendees outside KSA can participate live online.