6^thInternational Conference on Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence
QCAI’2026

Scope and Topics

The Laboratory of Research in Artificial Intelligence (LRIA) of the Computer Science Faculty (FI) at the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB) organizes the International Conference on Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence (QCAI’2026) to be held on October 11-12, 2026, in Algiers, Algeria.
The QCAI’2026 is open to all researchers in Artificial Intelligence including Quantum Computing, Generative AI, and Agentics, which are gaining increasing importance in solving complex and large-scale problems. Accepted contributions from the 6th AID’2025 edition alongside new submissions are welcomed. QCAI’2026 is structured around three complementary tracks: a Main Research Track covering foundational and applied AI topics, a Quantum Computing Track dedicated to quantum-inspired, hybrid and fully quantum contributions, and a “Connect to the Industry” Track designed to foster interaction between academia and industrial stakeholders. Which offers a unique opportunity for all confirmed researchers from research laboratories and industrial R&D, doctoral and master students to present their research, receive feedback from domain experts, and interact with other researchers in a dynamic and supportive environment. A selection of the best papers will be presented during oral sessions. The event will also feature invited talks from prominent researchers in both Gen-AI and Quantum Computing.
Submissions are welcomed in all areas related to Artificial Intelligence, including but not limited to:

Where

Algiers, Algeria at USTHB

When

October 11-12, 2026

CFP

Call For Papers

Honorary Chair

• Prof. Emerit. Habiba ZERKAOUI-DRIAS, USTHB, Algeria

General Chair

• Dr. Naila Aziza HOUACINE, USTHB, Algeria

Co-General Chair

• Dr. Ilyes KHENNAK, USTHB, Algeria

Program Committee Chair

• Prof. Dalila BOUGHACI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Nacera LAICHE, USTHB, Algeria

Steering Committee

• Prof. Saliha AOUAT, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Hamid AZZOUNE, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Dalila BOUGHACI, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Samir KECHID, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Feryel SOUAMI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Lyes ABADA, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Djamila DAHMANI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Ilyes KHENNAK, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Nacera LAICHE, USTHB, Algeria

Program Committee

• Dr. Lyes ABADA, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Mehdi ADDA, UQAR, Canada
• Dr. Mohamed AIT MEHDI, ENSIA, Algeria
• Dr. El-Amine AMEUR, UATL, Algeria
• Prof. Saliha AOUAT, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Hamid AZZOUNE, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Sadjia BABA-ALI, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Nadia BAHA-TOUZÈNE, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Valentina Emilia BALAS, UAV, Romania
• Dr. Widad Hassina BELKADI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Fatma Zohra BELLALA, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Khadidja BELLATAR, University of Algiers 1, Algeria
• Prof. Belaid BENHAMOU, amU, France
• Dr. Lamia BERKANI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Ikram BIDA, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Dalila BOUGHACI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Lokmane CHEBOUBA, UFMC1, Algeria
• Dr. Djamila DAHMANI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Yassine DRIAS, MEF University, Turkey
• Prof. Xiao-Zhi GAO, UEF, Finland
• Prof. Maria GINI, University of Minnesota, USA
• Dr. Adel GOT, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Allel HADJALI, ENSMA, France
• Dr. Kamel Eddine HERAGUEMI, ENSIA, Algeria
• Dr. Célia HIRECHE, SDUB, Algeria
• Dr. Naila Aziza HOUACINE, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Selma KALI-ALI, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Nadjet KAMEL, UFAS1, Algeria
• Prof. Samir KECHID, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Célia KHELFA, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Meriem KHELIFA, UKMO, Algeria
• Dr. Ilyes KHENNAK, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Yacine LAALAOUI, TU, Saudi Arabia
• Dr. Abdelmadjid LAHRECHE, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Nacéra LAICHE, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Naoual MEBTOUCHE, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Imane MESSAOUDI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Hadjer MOULAI, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Tarek NABHANI, SU, Saudi Arabia
• Dr. Hamid NECIR, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Messaouda NEKKAA, UMBB, Algeria
• Dr. Tahar RAFA, YFUM, Algeria
• Dr. Abdellah REZOUG, UMBB, Algeria
• Prof. Abdelmalik TALEB-AHMED, IEMN UPHF, France
• Dr. Zahia TAMEN, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Hanane TEBBI, USTHB, Algeria
• Prof. Farouk YALAOUI, UTT, France
• Prof. Emerit. Habiba ZERKAOUI-DRIAS, USTHB, Algeria

Organizing Committee Chairs

• Dr. Naoual MEBTOUCHE, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Célia KHELFA, USTHB, Algeria
• Ms. Maria DJADI, USTHB, Algeria

Organizing Committee

• Dr. Mohamed AIT MEHDI, ENSIA, Algeria
• Ms. Imane AMEUR, USTHB, Algeria
• Ms. Anfel AMIRAT, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Riadh BOUARROUDJ, USTHB, Algeria
• Ms. Maya HOUACINE, USTHB, Algeria
• Dr. Selma KALI ALI, USTHB, Algeria
• Mr. Laib Mohamed DJOUNAID, USTHB, Algeria
• Ms. Ibtihel REZAIGUIA, USTHB, Algeria
• Mr. Abdelkrim SAHNOUNE, USTHB, Algeria
• Ms. Sonia ZEMMOUR, USTHB, Algeria

Prof. Houari SAHRAOUI, Department of computer science and operations research, University of Montréal Canada

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Biography

Houari Sahraoui is a Professor at the GEODES software engineering lab within the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at the Université de Montréal. He is also a Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Pierre & Marie Curie University (LIP6) in 1995, specializing in Artificial Intelligence. His research focuses on AI for Software Engineering, including software automation, model-driven engineering, digital twins, and generative AI for code and modeling tasks. He has published over 200 papers in top venues, earning multiple Best Paper and ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards as well as the IEEE TCSE 10-Year Most Influential Paper Award. He has held several leadership roles in the software engineering community, serving as General Chair of ASE, MODELS, and VISSOFT, Program Chair of VISSOFT and MODELS, and Program Committee member for numerous top-ranked IEEE and ACM conferences. He has also served as Associate Editor for three journals including Springer Software and System Modeling, and is a founding member of CS-Can | Info-Can, the Canadian society of computer science.