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We are all potential victims

When we think about crime prevention, we often focus on policing, security systems, or offender psychology. But what role do our own daily routines, personal characteristics, and psychological frameworks play in shaping our vulnerability? Our new paper merges situational criminology with behavioral psychology through the CEM lens. Future work: an AI-powered smart companion that protects individuals and communities.

June 2026

The human factor is the most important line of code in cybersecurity

We talk about cybersecurity in terms of firewalls, MFA, and AI-driven threat detection. But the most critical vulnerability remains consistent: the human element. This research moves beyond the 'weakest link' myth, framing people as an essential, proactive part of the defense chain if properly empowered.

June 2026

Two revolutions bigger than AI: quantum computing and DNA data storage

Two unprecedented scientific revolutions will change the face of the world: quantum computing and DNA data storage. Decision-makers have major opportunities for proactivity: academic programs, societal culture, targeted training, and investment in minds and infrastructure.

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June 2026

Who should shape the future of AI? Psychologists.

The discipline and the first AI program were initiated at the Dartmouth Conference by pioneers like McCarthy and Minsky alongside psychologists Newell, Simon, Miller, and Bruner. It is time for psychologists to once again become the pioneers of the next revolution: a humane, ethical, and responsibly intelligent AI.

June 2026

French

Thinking complexity in the 21st century: why Edgar Morin matters more than ever

For Morin, knowledge is not an assembly of isolated fragments but a fabric (from the Latin complexus, 'woven together'). Innovation is no longer born in silos but at the intersection of disciplines. A science without conscience is not only a loss of meaning, it is a dead end.

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May 2026

Arabic and English

If an AI executive says 'our goal is to replace your mother'

It is not the AI itself that needs a guiding ethical framework and skills, but the engineer, the creator of this intelligence, and the CEO who is responsible for managing it.

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May 2026

Officially Amazing: Tunisian students enter the Guinness World Records

About 300 outstanding students from across Tunisia built a live tech startup in under 3 hours: 42 deliverables, a deployed platform, and a Guinness World Record. This is what gives us deep and fresh feelings of pride and honor in our Tunisian talents.

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May 2026

Arabic and English

2026, the Year of AI: congratulations to Saudi Arabia and NAUSS

Saudi Arabia declared 2026 the Year of Artificial Intelligence. Globally it might be something bigger: the year AI agents stopped being demos and became colleagues. The NAUSS 2025-2029 strategy is one of Innovation, AI, and Performance at 360 degrees.

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April 2026

Arabic and English

Appointed to the Tunisian Engineer Label Committee

A national responsibility and a strategic opportunity to shape a new generation of engineers capable of navigating digital transformation, the knowledge economy, and sustainable development. Investing in the quality of engineering education is an investment in the future.

March 2026

The dark side of the AI revolution: digital exploitation engineering

We speak about ethical frameworks for using AI, yet almost never about a binding ethical framework for building the models themselves. Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable workers annotate violent content in silence. Behind the model boom are human selves being consumed from within.

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February 2026

An earthquake is coming for software engineers

AI will automate most software engineering end-to-end within months. What does this demand? A rapid qualitative shift in engineering education toward the skills of the creative human: emotional intelligence, multicultural team leadership, creative communication, resilience, and innovative thinking.

January 2026

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Scientific Excellence Award for 2025

This award reflects years of curiosity, persistence, late nights, revisions, rejections, learning, and growth. Research is rarely a straight path, but the pursuit of knowledge, impact, and meaningful contribution has always made the journey worthwhile. Science is never a solo effort.

January 2026

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When cognitive psychology meets AI, we create a safer world

Announcing 'A Machine Learning Approach to Victimization Prediction and Prevention' in the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics. By utilizing advanced ML models, early risk identification can empower potential victims to protect themselves before a crime even occurs.

January 2026

French

Reading the human factor in cybercrime, with coffee and concentration music

If you want to understand everything about cybercrime, read this exceptional book. If you want to understand everything about the Human Factor in cybercrime and cybersecurity, read my chapter. Plan on a coffee with a nice 'zhar' flavor.

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December 2025