WIDECOM 2025 PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29, 2025
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference Opening
Chair: Dr Glaucio H.S. Carvalho, Brock University, St-Catherines, Canada
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote Talk I
: Explainable Federated Learning Critical Applications and Research Opportunities
DR. RAJESH GUPTA, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Institute of Technology
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Tea/Coffee break
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote Talk II
: Redefining Connectivity: Adaptive User Association Algorithms for 5G and Beyond
DR. NOHA HASSAN, Professor-Academic Associate, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Lunch
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Technical Session I (5 papers)
Chair: : Dr Wei Lu, Keene State College, University of New Hampshire, USA
- Paper 1: Adaptive Mesh Compression Algorithm for Near Real-Time
Rendering of Large-Scale Static Scenes
Zack Kiusya, Patrick Gikunda and George Musumba
- Paper 2: Analyzing and Classifying DNA Sequences Using Dimensionality
Reduction Techniques and Random Forests
Elias Tabane, Ernest Mnkandla and Zenghui Wang
- Paper 3: Automatic Stain Normalization for Nuclei Segmentation in
Unsupervised Glands Histology Images
Vincent Majanga, Lateef Adesola Akinyemi and Ernest Mnkandla
- Paper 4: Forecasting Global Human Migration Using Machine Learning
and Socioeconomic Indicators
Christopher McHugh, Nicholas Wyman, Kody Gray and Wei Lu
- Paper 5: Systematic Review on the Enhancement of DNA Sequence
Classification through Machine and Deep Learning Techniques
Elias Tabane, Ernest Mnkandla and Zenghui Wang
THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 2025
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Chair: Dr Glaucio H.S. Carvalho, Brock University, St-Catherines, Canada
Keynote Talk III
: Network Digital Twins for AI-Native 6G: Case Studies in Transport and Radio Access
DR. ALDEBARO BARRETO DA ROCHA KLAUTAU JUNIOR. Professor, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Technical Session II (4 papers)
Chair: Dr. Wei Lu, Keene State College, University of New Hampshire, USA
- Paper 1: BioTraffix: Transformer-Based Traffic Analysis for In-Body
Electromagnetic Nano-Communication Networks
Ayush Dharaiya, Mahek Shah, Shivanshi Bhatt, Lakshin Pathak, Rajesh Gupta and Sudeep Tanwar
- Paper 2: Intelligent Modeling of GPU Market Trends for Dependable Edge and Cloud Resource Planning
Petr Bowles, Samuel Lloyd, Nirmala Tamang and Wei Lu
- Paper 3: Stacked GAN-Variational Autoencoder: Application to
Neurodegenerative Diseases Diagnosis
Boriane Tchaleu, Alain Richard Ndjiongue and Collins Leke
- Paper 4: An Attention-Enhanced Neural Network-Based Scheme for Credit-Card Fraud Detection
Azin Hassanalizadeh, Isaac Woungang, Saman Hassanzadeh Amin
and Amir Mohammadi Bagha
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Tutorial I
: Intelligent Meta-Surfaces Assisted Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks: Revolutionizing 6G and Beyond
DR. LILATUL FERDOUSE, Wilfried Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Department of Physics and Computer Science.
03:00 PM - 05:10 PM
Technical Session III (4 papers)
Chair: Dr. Isaac Woungang, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
- Paper 1: A Conceptual Model to Strengthen Security in Hybrid Networks
Nadine Barrett, Kevin Johnson, Rohalia Patterson, Shade Mcleod, Shania Salmon, Tajh Bennett and Kyle Watson
- Paper 2: Multimodal Sensing System for health monitoring: A systematic Review
Awa Marah Nana and Garcia-Zapirain Begonya
- Paper 3: Physics-Informed Neural Network for Energy Demand Forecasting in South Africa
David Attipoe, Donatien Koulla Moulla, Sree Ganesh Thottempudi, Olufisayo Sunday Ekundayo, Vincent Majanga, Lateef Adesola Akinyemi and Ernest Mnkandla
- Paper 4: Rowell Robot: A Robo for Borehole Hazards
Sree Ganesh Thotempudi, Ernest Mnkandla, David Attipoe,
Donatien Koulla Moulla, Sunday Ekundayo and Vincent Majanga
FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2025
9:00 - 10:10 AM
Chair: Dr Sherif Saad, University of Windsor, Canada
Keynote Talk IV
: Digital twins: applications and prospects in wireless communications
DR. AHMED S. KHWAJA, Senior Research Associate, (WINCORE) Lab and Postdoctoral Fellow, DABNEL) Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
Break
10:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Technical Session IV (4 papers)
Chair: Dr. Wei Lu, Keene State College, University of New Hampshire, USA
- Paper 1: Explainable AI-based Malicious Node Detection in PoS Blockchains
for Autonomous Vehicles in Supply Chain Management
Ayush Dharaiya, Rimmi Sharma, Mahek Jain, Lakshit Pathak, Rajesh Gupta and
Sudeep Tanwar
- Paper 2: Blockchain-Based Secure Maternal Health Risk Prediction Using
Machine Learning
Aditya Pandey, Bansi Prajapati, Dev Mehta, Janam Patel, Chinmay Trivedi,
Lakshin Pathak, Rajesh Gupta and Sudeep Tanwar
- Paper 3: Air Quality Prediction Using Machine Learning
Vinita Kumari, Jagdeep Singh and Gurjinder Kaur
- Paper 4: AutoML in Cybersecurity: An Empirical Study
Sherif Saad, Kevin Shi, Mohammad Mamun and Hythem Elmiligi
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Tutorial II
: Building AI-Driven Cyber Defense Agents: From Theory to Practice
DR. SAJAL SAHA, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Canada
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 AM - 4:15 PM
Technical Session V (4 papers)
Chair:Dr Sherif Saad, University of Windsor, Canada
- Paper 1: Centroid-Enhanced Whale Optimization Algorithm for Node
Localization in WSNs
Tajinder Kaur, Jagdeep Singh and Manminder Singh
- Paper 2: A performance evaluation of open-source IoT crypto libraries
Mattia Oldani, Simone Pelizzola, Silvio Ranise, Udai Pratap Rao and Andrea
Visconti
- Paper 3: Enhancing DNA Sequence Classification Accuracy Using the
Transformer-XL Deep Learning Model
Elias Tabane, Ernest Mnkandla and Zenghui Wang
- Paper 4: Comparative Analysis of LSTM and GNN for Predicting Power
Consumption and Carbon Footprints in Data Center Virtual Machines
Morris Kaburu, Patrick Gikunda and Juliet Moso
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Workshop on Ethical & Responsible AI in Academic Writing
DR. SHERIF SAAD, University of Windsor, Canada. Founder of the WASP Lab.
06:00 - 06:10 PM
Conference Closing