PhD in Biometrics
In 2021, as Algeria – like the rest of the world – was still navigating the practical challenges of COVID-19 screening, I built a system designed to address one of the most common bottlenecks at building entrances: the need for simultaneous identity verification and temperature measurement, done quickly, without physical contact, and with a logged…
On 9 July 2025, I defended my PhD thesis in Electronics at Badji Mokhtar – Annaba University, titled: “Development of a Hybrid Multimodal Biometric System.” The work is a result of three years of research into a question that sits at the intersection of signal processing, deep learning, multimodal fusion, and security: can combining two…
On 18 May 2025, I gave a presentation at Badji Mokhtar – Annaba University as part of the AI Masters Challenge, an event organized by the House of AI on the occasion of Students’ Day. The challenge brought together student teams competing to determine who could best use AI tools for bibliographical research, finding, analysing,…
Between 15 November and 14 December 2023, I spent one month as a visiting researcher at Yildiz Technical University (YTU) in Istanbul, Turkey. The visit was made possible through the “Programme de Mobilité de Courte Durée à l’Étranger”, a competitive annual scheme run by Algeria’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS) that…
On 16 May 2023, I presented “Exploring the Possibilities of Using Artificial Intelligence and ECG for Identifying Patients” at the AI in the Medical Field event, organized by the House of AI at Badji Mokhtar – Annaba University. The event was held on the occasion of Students’ Day and brought together professors, researchers, PhD candidates,…