3–5 November 2026 · Saudi Arabia (UTC+3)
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Published 18 October 2026
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141 papers · All times: Saudi Arabia (UTC+3)
3 November 2026 Day 1
Session 1 · Workshop B Hall, First Floor15:30–17:30 · In-person · 6 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Omar Alhazmi
Time15:30–15:50
Paper ID1571326599List no. 1
MCAIT 2026 #110
Who Recites What? Quantifying Reciter Leakage with a Reciter-Disjoint Protocol for Qur’anic Surah Recognition
Authors:Abdullah Almohammadi
Time15:50–16:10
Paper ID1571330232List no. 2
MCAIT 2026 #153
Acoustic Speech Phenotyping for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: A Digital Biomarker of Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Authors:Saeed Bin Tanveer, Saleh Musleh, Tanvir Alam
Time16:10–16:30
Paper ID1571327005List no. 3
MCAIT 2026 #166
Artificial Intelligence Based Prediction of the Nonlinear Characteristics of Passively Q-Switched Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Lasers
Authors:Ahmed H. H. Al-Masoodi, Omar B. Abdulghafoor
Time16:30–16:50
Paper ID1571332277List no. 4
MCAIT 2026 #164
Enhancing YOLO11s with a P2 Detection Head and Efficient Multi-Scale Attention for Loose Oil Palm Fruit Detection
Authors:Elly Warni, Indrabayu, Andani Achmad, Syafruddin Syarif, Rudi Amme, Muhammad Rizal H
Time16:50–17:10
Paper ID1571332477List no. 5
MCAIT 2026 #189
EgySpell: A Hybrid Error-Injection Framework and Parameter-Efficient Benchmark for Egyptian Arabic Spelling Correction
Authors:Fatimah Emad Eldin, Esam Amin, Atef Raslan
Time17:10–17:30
Paper ID1571332772List no. 6
MCAIT 2026 #147
Empathy-Aligned: Direct Preference Optimization for Empathetic Response Generation in Arabic
Authors:Afnan Alkhathlan, Abdulrahman A. Mirza
Session 1 · Workshop C Hall, First Floor15:30–17:30 · In-person · 6 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Saad Alharbi
Time15:30–15:50
Paper ID1571332899List no. 7
MCAIT 2026 #149
Performance, Generalization, and Explainability of Deep Learning Models for Fundus-Based Glaucoma Detection
Authors:Sofia Saidah, Achmad Rizal, Inung Wijayanto, R. Maula Rifada
Time15:50–16:10
Paper ID1571332992List no. 8
MCAIT 2026 #131
Explainable AI-Based Crowd Density Classification Framework Integrating a Transportation Decision Model for Hajj Crowd Management
Authors:Afnan A. Shah
Time16:10–16:30
Paper ID1571334686List no. 9
MCAIT 2026 #190
Aerial Person Re-Identification Benchmark for Uniform-Attire Crowds
Authors:Yousaf Albaluchi, Raghavendra Ramachandra, Naser Damer, Kiran Raja
Time16:30–16:50
Paper ID1571322589List no. 10
MCAIT 2026 #101
Benchmarking Deep Learning Models for Bilingual Malaysian Political Fake News Detection on a Large-Scale Multi-Source Corpus
Authors:Nirase Fathima Abubacker, Raheem Mafas, Ghaarib Khurshid, SY.Yuliani Yakub, Kemas Rahmat Saleh Wiharja
Time16:50–17:10
Paper ID1571333068List no. 11
MCAIT 2026 #133
A Preclinical Offline-First Bilingual Clinical Decision Support Prototype for Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Medication Errors
Authors:Rashad Kamsheh, Shrouq Eraqy
Time17:10–17:30
Paper ID1571333120List no. 12
MCAIT 2026 #134
Navigating the Shift to AI-Driven Functional UI Testing: A Systematic Review
Authors:Salma Mouayad, Khalid Moussaid, Zouhair Chiba
Session 1 · Small Hall, Ground Floor15:30–17:30 · Virtual · 6 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Talal Noor
Time15:30–15:50
Paper ID1571309503List no. 13
MCAIT 2026 #129
Deep Learning for Arabic Sentiment Analysis in Low-Resource Settings: Recent Methods and Performance Analysis
Authors:Mohammad Mezher
Time15:50–16:10
Paper ID1571317482List no. 14
MCAIT 2026 #124
Fine-Tuning Ternary BitNet b1.58 for Medical Question Answering: A Comparison with LoRA-Adapted Llama 3.2
Authors:Abdellah HMADE, Ibrahim Guelzim, Badr Hirchoua, Hammadi Nait-Charif
Time16:10–16:30
Paper ID1571327081List no. 15
MCAIT 2026 #165
Validating GenAI Event Extraction from Police Crash Narratives Using Trained Double Coding and Expert Adjudication: A Pilot Protocol-Validation Case Study
Authors:MD Didarul Alam, Luqman Ali, Abdul Rahman Masoud , Ammar Aljasmi, Hammad AlJassmi
Time16:30–16:50
Paper ID1571327647List no. 16
MCAIT 2026 #112
Transparent Credit-Risk Models Without a Cost Penalty: A Decision-Cost Evaluation of Interpretable Scoring for Regulated Lending
Authors:Muteb Ahmed Almihbash
Time16:50–17:10
Paper ID1571331147List no. 17
MCAIT 2026 #154
Tri-Modal Clinical Evidence Retrieval: A Methodological Framework and Review
Authors:Sk Ahammad Fahad, Akshita Abrol, Aik Beng Ng, Simon See, Zhengkui Wang
Time17:10–17:30
Paper ID1571332165List no. 18
MCAIT 2026 #257
Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for Malay-to-English Translation: A Comparative Study
Authors:Amil Hakim Anuar, Sabrina Tiun, Anis Nadiah Che Abdul Rahman, Fadhilah Rosdi
Session 1 · Workshop A Hall, Ground Floor15:30–17:30 · Virtual · 6 papers
Track: Intelligent Systems, Embedded AI, and Cyber Technologies
Session chair: Assoc.Prof.Dr .Tawfeeq Alsanoosy
Time15:30–15:50
Paper ID1571320289List no. 19
MCAIT 2026 #119
Risk-Aware AI-Governed Penetration Testing for Cyber Resilience in Regulated Environments
Authors:Mourad Benmalek, Abdessamed Seddiki, Waleed Almatrafi, Abdulrahman Alobaysi, Yousf Aldhafiri, Yousf Althubiti
Time15:50–16:10
Paper ID1571320449List no. 20
MCAIT 2026 #118
Action-Criticality and Review-Budget-Aware Calibrated Triage for Prompt-Injection Handling in LLM-Agent Pipelines
Authors:Hazm Talab
Time16:10–16:30
Paper ID1571328970List no. 21
MCAIT 2026 #201
RBF-Based Adaptive Sliding Control for Exoskeleton Torque Compensation with Unknown Time-Varying Parameters
Authors:Abdulbasid Ismail Isa, Mukhtar Fatihu Hamza, Aminu Zimi, Abba Uba Said
Time16:30–16:50
Paper ID1571331398List no. 22
MCAIT 2026 #256
What Makes PhiUSIIL Easy? Subset Construction and the Limits of a Widely Used Phishing URL Benchmark
Authors: Khalid Alalawi
Time16:50–17:10
Paper ID1571337187List no. 23
MCAIT 2026 #246
A Hybrid Cybersecurity Governance Framework for AI-Enabled Public Transit Systems
Authors:Gahangir Hossain, Bryan Anderson
Time17:10–17:30
Paper ID1571343684List no. 24
MCAIT 2026 #263
CADVA: A Confidence-Aware Multi-Agent Framework for Explainable Software Vulnerability Detection
Authors:Abdulmajeed Aljuhani
Session 2 · Workshop B Hall, First Floor17:45–19:05 · In-person · 4 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Dr. Samer Bamansoor
Time17:45–18:05
Paper ID1571334643List no. 25
MCAIT 2026 #177
PQ-HMedAgg: A Post-Quantum Secure Hierarchical Federated Learning Framework for Heterogeneous Cancer Diagnosis
Authors:Sultan Khan Patan, Yaseen Shaik, Ajay Bhardwaj, Mohammad Abdussami, Ruhul Amin, SK Ismail
Time18:05–18:25
Paper ID1571333045List no. 26
MCAIT 2026 #132
An NDMO-Inspired, SAMA-Aware, Human-Gated Classifier for Saudi Banking Metadata: Auditable, Impact-Driven, Sovereign-by-Design
Authors:Rashad Kamsheh
Time18:25–18:45
Paper ID1571335383List no. 27
MCAIT 2026 #259
An Adoption-Aware Cloud Computing Reference Architecture for SME E-Commerce in Saudi Arabia
Authors:Ibrahim Alfadli
Time18:45–19:05
Paper ID1571336031List no. 28
MCAIT 2026 #261
Adaptive AI Traffic Optimisation: Evaluating Deep Reinforcement Learning against Fixed-Time Controllers in Complex Urban Topologies
Authors:Mohamed Al Korbani, AbdulRahman Alsewari
Session 2 · Workshop C Hall, First Floor17:45–19:05 · In-person · 4 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Salwani Abdullah
Time17:45–18:05
Paper ID1571344056List no. 29
MCAIT 2026 #194
A Human-Validated Saudi Arabic Intent Benchmark Dataset with Leakage-Aware Splits and Evaluation Across Dialects and Model Families
Authors:Mohammed A. Alawfi, Yasir M. Althubyani, Abdulrahman M. Almutairi, Ibrahim F. Moawad
Time18:05–18:25
Paper ID1571344407List no. 30
MCAIT 2026 #265
Language-Guided Knowledge Distillation for Compressed Video Swin Transformer Model for Real-Time Driver Distraction Detection
Authors:Lina Noaman Alkhatib, Ghulam Muhammad
Time18:25–18:45
Paper ID1571344477List no. 31
MCAIT 2026 #197
A Systematic Literature Review of Counterfactual Fairness Testing
Authors:Abba Hali, Shuib Basri, Abdullateef O. Balogun, Hussaini Mamman, Surajo Yusuf, Aliyu Muhammad Zabi
Time18:45–19:05
Paper ID1571344930List no. 32
MCAIT 2026 #231
Calibration-Efficient Taylor-Based Attention-Head Pruning in BERT
Authors:Adil Yousif
Session 2 · Small Hall, Ground Floor17:45–19:05 · Virtual · 4 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Maher Alharby
Time17:45–18:05
Paper ID1571332476List no. 33
MCAIT 2026 #253
A Cross Algorithm Evaluation of Diversification Mechanisms for Combinatorial Test Suite Generation
Authors:Ali Abdullah Hassan, Salwani Abdullah, Kamal Z. Zamli, Rozilawati Razali
Time18:05–18:25
Paper ID1571334542List no. 34
MCAIT 2026 #250
Topology-Dependent Fragility in Cross-Model Transfer of Multi-Agent LLM Configurations
Authors:Mawal A. Mohammed, Sumaia Mohammed AL-Ghuribi, Shahrul Azman Mohd Noah
Time18:25–18:45
Paper ID1571334555List no. 35
MCAIT 2026 #160
A Two-Phase Workflow for Evaluating Bibliographic Reliability and Semantic Alignment of LLM-Generated Citations
Authors:Faria Islam Leha, Ravie Chandren Muniyandi, Opeyemi Lateef Usman
Time18:45–19:05
Paper ID1571334768List no. 36
MCAIT 2026 #176
Offline Reinforcement Learning Does Not Outperform Clinician Insulin Dosing in a General ICU Cohort: A Reproducible Benchmark and Off-Policy Evaluation
Authors:Baseem Al-Athwari, Tirop Meshack, Ajax Don Christ Ndikuriyo, Nshimirimana Albert
Session 2 · Workshop A Hall, Ground Floor17:45–19:05 · Virtual · 4 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Dr.Modhawi Salah Alotaibi
Time17:45–18:05
Paper ID1571344362List no. 37
MCAIT 2026 #264
Faithfulness Is Not Enough: Dual-Mode Advisory Evaluation for Safety-Critical RAG
Authors:Alfi Diyana Ngu Binti Mohd Faris Ngu, Joanne Wan Chuin Jong, Zhi An Ling, Miko May Lee Chang
Time18:05–18:25
Paper ID1571344385List no. 38
MCAIT 2026 #237
Medani Emotional Speech Dataset: A Sudanese Speaker Resource for Speech Emotion Recognition Using Modern Standard Arabic
Authors:Abobakar Ahmed, Maaz Noureldeen, Inshirah Idris, Taqwa A. Alhaj
Time18:25–18:45
Paper ID1571344394List no. 39
MCAIT 2026 #196
Cross-Layer Provenance for Agentic RAG: Preserving Identity Continuity Across Ingestion, Execution, and Feedback
Authors:Zhi An Ling, Joanne Wan Chuin Jong, Alfi Diyana Ngu Binti Mohd Faris Ngu, Miko May Lee Chang
Time18:45–19:05
Paper ID1571344490List no. 40
MCAIT 2026 #234
An AI-Assisted Quantum-Inspired Encryption Framework for Color Aerial Images
Authors:Hairulnizam Mahdin, Abdul Rehman Altaf, Awais Mahmood, Izzatdin Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Hassan, Abdullah Altaf
4 November 2026 Day 2
Session 3 · Workshop B Hall, First Floor10:30–13:10 · In-person · 8 papers
Track: Applied and Domain-Specific AI
Session chair: Dr. Samah Aloufi
Time10:30–10:50
Paper ID1571319308List no. 41
MCAIT 2026 #123
AI-Driven Chromatic ECG Representation for Automated Arrhythmia Classification
Authors:Ziyad Almajali, Ali Alqatawneh
Time10:50–11:10
Paper ID1571322037List no. 42
MCAIT 2026 #254
NetFlowBench-Mini: A Reproducible Stealth-Aware Mini-Benchmark for Evaluating Lightweight AI Models in Network Threat Detection
Authors:Weam M. Binjuma
Time11:10–11:30
Paper ID1571324549List no. 43
MCAIT 2026 #102
Optimized YOLOv8 Framework for Automated Detection of Pomacentridae Species in Coral Reefs
Authors:Mohammad Shamsuddin, Wan Nural Wan Yussof, Muhammad Hitam, Ezmahamrul Awalludin, Muhammad Afiq-Firdaus Aminudin, Zainudin Bachok
Time11:30–11:50
Paper ID1571325558List no. 44
MCAIT 2026 #106
A Real-Time Human Activity Recognition and Indoor Positioning Framework for Elderly
Authors:Abrar S. Alhazmi, Tawfik Ismail
Time11:50–12:10
Paper ID1571326476List no. 45
MCAIT 2026 #109
Benchmarking Arabic Text Representation Methods for Automated Depression Detection
Authors:Alwan Atta, Dina El Sayad, Doaa Ezzat, Safaa Amin, Mahmoud El Gamal
Time12:10–12:30
Paper ID1571333059List no. 46
MCAIT 2026 #162
TierGuard: A Deterministic Triage-and-Abstention Baseline for Article 5, Annex III and Article 50 of the EU AI Act
Authors:Rashad Kamsheh
Time12:30–12:50
Paper ID1571330868List no. 47
MCAIT 2026 #152
SENTINEL-OWIDS: A Self-Evolving Open-World Intrusion Detection Framework
Authors:Prachee Dewangan, Ruhul Amin, SK Ismail
Time12:50–13:10
Paper ID1571331347List no. 48
MCAIT 2026 #156
An XAI-Driven Continuous ESG Auditing Framework for Industrial Water Liability Management
Authors:Inaliah Mohd Ali, Noorlin Mohd Ali
Session 3 · Workshop C Hall, First Floor10:30–13:10 · In-person · 8 papers
Track: Applied and Domain-Specific AI
Session chair: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Ayman Noor
Time10:30–10:50
Paper ID1571331944List no. 49
MCAIT 2026 #159
Toward Intelligent Autonomous Search and Rescue: A Deep Learning-Enabled Rotary UAV Framework
Authors:Shujaa Alotaibi, Sultan Ghazi Alanazi, Faisal Hussian Al-Dosari, Nasser Ibrahim Al-Dosari, Saud Alhajaj Aldossari
Time10:50–11:10
Paper ID1571332380List no. 50
MCAIT 2026 #145
When the Model Will Not Stand Still: A Regulatory Gap Analysis and a Continuous-Conformity Approach for Machine-Learning-Enabled Medical Device Software
Authors:Rashad Kamsheh
Time11:10–11:30
Paper ID1571336292List no. 51
MCAIT 2026 #186
Artificial Intelligence for Smart Campus Transformation in Higher Education: Applications, Readiness and Responsible Governance
Authors:Mohd Rashid Abu Bakar, Jasni Mohamad Zain, Mohamed Ameedeen
Time11:30–11:50
Paper ID1571339034List no. 52
MCAIT 2026 #138
Two-Stage Machine Learning for Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Off-Grid PV Systems
Authors:Namthip Wannakajeepiboon, Samer Bamansoor, Essa Q. Shahra, Florimond Gueniat, Sandeep Dhundhara, Cham Athwal
Time11:50–12:10
Paper ID1571341890List no. 53
MCAIT 2026 #141
AI-Driven Industrial IoT for Precision Agriculture: A Random Forest Field Validation Toward Adaptive Irrigation Control
Authors:Heru Nurwarsito, Didik Suprayogo, Nur Hazbiy Shaffan, M. Tamim Habibi
Time12:10–12:30
Paper ID1571344705List no. 54
MCAIT 2026 #199
Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Copyright Legal System in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Study and the Way Forward
Authors:Muhamad Helmi Khair, Rohazar Wati Zuallcobley, Siti Hafsyah Idris, Nur Amirah Arifah Hanawi, Jasni Mohamad Zain, Norsyazrah Zulkifli
Time12:30–12:50
Paper ID1571344845List no. 55
MCAIT 2026 #181
Hybrid Methods for Implicit Aspect Identification: A Focused Task-Aware Review
Authors:Mohammad Kabir, Nor Samsiah Sani, Md Akizur Rahman, Zulaiha Ali Othman, Md. Rokonuzzaman
Time12:50–13:10
Paper ID1571351815List no. 56
MCAIT 2026 #215
MALAR-AI: Development of a Web-Based AI-Assisted Platform for Malaria Blood-Smear Screening
Authors:Mus’ab Manan, Mus’ab Sahrim, Ahmad Abid Abas, Nurul Azmawati Mohamed, Hakimi Yunus, Mohd Ammar Ihsan Ahmad Zamzuri, Liyana Azmi, Muhammad Aizat Hakim Hashim
Session 3 · Small Hall, Ground Floor10:30–13:10 · Virtual · 8 papers
Track: Applied and Domain-Specific AI
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Mohamad Alsareem
Time10:30–10:50
Paper ID1571321772List no. 57
MCAIT 2026 #127
Architecture-Dependent External-Factor Integration for SME Sales Forecasting with LSTM and Temporal Fusion Transformer
Authors:Farhan Ahmad Nurzi, Zalinda Othman
Time10:50–11:10
Paper ID1571322172List no. 58
MCAIT 2026 #125
Comprehensive Benchmarking of Deep Learning Architectures for Lung Cancer Histopathology
Authors:Hadi Hasan, Safaa Salman, Lama Sleem, Ralph Mouawad, Ali Chehab
Time11:10–11:30
Paper ID1571322931List no. 59
MCAIT 2026 #103
Improved Quantum Machine Learning Model for Bone Fracture Detection
Authors:Syed Abdul Rafay, Syed Abdullah Basit, Tanvir Alam
Time11:30–11:50
Paper ID1571323477List no. 60
MCAIT 2026 #104
A Conceptual Federated Learning Framework for Privacy-Preserving and Communication-Efficient Chest X-ray Classification under Non-IID Data
Authors:Muhammad Yaqoob, Juliana Jaafar
Time11:50–12:10
Paper ID1571326261List no. 61
MCAIT 2026 #107
Texture-Aware Self-Supervised Mechanisms for Discriminative Representation Learning on Steel Surface Textures
Authors:Zhang Yue, NZ Jhanjhi, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Humaira Ashraf
Time12:10–12:30
Paper ID1571326635List no. 62
MCAIT 2026 #114
Operational Generative AI Architectures in Tourism: A PRISMA-Guided Systematic Literature Review
Authors:Mohd Yasim A.H., Mohd F., Man Hong L., Abdullah F.A., Hasbolah H.
Time12:30–12:50
Paper ID1571331216List no. 63
MCAIT 2026 #155
Leveraging Large Language Models for Automated Experimental Design: Evaluating LLMs in a Lang Chain Framework
Authors:Sikandar Ali, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Massimo Ubaldi, Salem Alotaibi, Fabio Casarola, Matteo Piersantelli
Time12:50–13:10
Paper ID1571332112List no. 64
MCAIT 2026 #143
LLM-SKAF: An AI-Enabled Framework for Strategic Knowledge Assessment and Learner Profiling in Problem-Based Programming
Authors:Siti Sarah Khalib, Siti Fadzilah Mat Noor, Tengku Siti Meriam Tengku Wook, Kauthar Mohd Daud
Session 4 · Workshop B Hall, First Floor16:00–18:40 · In-person · 8 papers
Track: Applied and Domain-Specific AI & Intelligent Systems, Embedded AI, and Cyber Technologies
Session chair: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Hamza Ghandorh
Time16:00–16:20
Paper ID1571319666List no. 65
MCAIT 2026 #122
A Comparative Study of Transformer Based Models for Sentiment Classification of Food Delivery Reviews: A Case Study of Talabat
Authors:Mohammad Tubisha, Ahed Abugabah
Time16:20–16:40
Paper ID1571329162List no. 66
MCAIT 2026 #275
Generative Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst for Innovation in Visual Arts: Framework and Empirical Evidence
Authors:Manal Alhomaid
Time16:40–17:00
Paper ID1571326195List no. 67
MCAIT 2026 #108
Privacy Scorecard Chrome Extension for Real-Time Web Privacy and Security Assessment Using Machine Learning Techniques
Authors:Shaikha Jamal Almansouri, Sabha Mubarak Bujaloof, Alshaymaa Saleh Mathala, Shafii Muhammad Abdulhamid, Abdullah Hussein Al Ghushami
Time17:00–17:20
Paper ID1571332295List no. 68
MCAIT 2026 #206
A Hybrid Neuro-Symbolic Architecture for Deterministic Banking Compliance Verification Using LLMs and SMT Solvers
Authors:Vedika Agrawal, Ruhul Amin
Time17:20–17:40
Paper ID1571332983List no. 69
MCAIT 2026 #130
Codebook-Boundary Attacks on Masked VQ-VAE Semantic Communication Systems
Authors:Joyal K Biju, Mohammed Zafar Ali Khan
Time17:40–18:00
Paper ID1571334614List no. 70
MCAIT 2026 #212
Post-Quantum Secure Personalized Federated Learning with Adaptive Confidence Aggregation for Heterogeneous Multimodal Data
Authors:Sultan Khan Patan, Azhar Arqham Shaik, Vishnu Mattakoyya, Mohammad Abdussami, Ajay Bhardwaj, Ruhul Amin, SK Ismail
Time18:00–18:20
Paper ID1571338103List no. 71
MCAIT 2026 #244
Accelerating Embedded LLM Inference on Autonomous Mobile Robots on a Multi-FPGA Cluster
Authors:Ahmed Marzouk, Omar Hammami
Time18:20–18:40
Paper ID1571341681List no. 72
MCAIT 2026 #242
MCU-Observable I2C Communication Macro-Behavior for IoT Sensor Fault Detection
Authors:Atef Allam
Session 4 · Workshop C Hall, First Floor16:00–18:40 · In-person · 8 papers
Track: Intelligent Systems, Embedded AI, and Cyber Technologies & Emerging ICT, Data, and Immersive Technologies
Session chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suhaila Zainudin
Time16:00–16:20
Paper ID1571341728List no. 73
MCAIT 2026 #205
Toward Embedded Edge AI for Smart Irrigation 5.0: An LSTM-Fuzzy Framework over a Field-Validated IIoT Platform
Authors:Heru Nurwarsito, Rakhmadhany Primananda, Nur Hazbiy Shaffan, Cahyo Prayogo, Hairulnizam Mah
Time16:20–16:40
Paper ID1571342877List no. 74
MCAIT 2026 #240
LSTM-Based Sequential Behavioral Analysis for Detecting Evasive Malware in Sandbox Environments
Authors:Arwa Alhakami, Abdulmonem Alshahrani
Time16:40–17:00
Paper ID1571344919List no. 75
MCAIT 2026 #268
An Explainable Intrusion Detection Framework Using Temporal NetFlow Features
Authors:Wael Said, Yasser Alginahi, Omar Sabri
Time17:00–17:20
Paper ID1571331513List no. 76
MCAIT 2026 #274
A Metamodel-Driven, Adaptive, and Explainable Artificial Intelligence Framework for Mobile Threat Detection and Forensic Readiness
Authors:Taghreed Alqaisi
Time17:20–17:40
Paper ID1571332662List no. 77
MCAIT 2026 #258
Context-Aware Fuzzy Reward Shaping for PPO-Based Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation
Authors:Mohd Zaid, Azhar Mohd Ibrahim, Amir Shafie, Samah Aloufi
Time17:40–18:00
Paper ID1571319770List no. 78
MCAIT 2026 #169
AI-Assisted Program Slicing for Dead Code Detection and Elimination
Authors:Mohammad Abdallah, Mousa Salah, Khalid Jaber, Daniel Staegemann, Anas Al-Rahamneh
Time18:00–18:20
Paper ID1571332860List no. 79
MCAIT 2026 #148
Pragmatic De-Labelling: A Data-Driven Agenda for Measuring Agile Adoption
Authors:Rashad Kamsheh
Time18:20–18:40
Paper ID1571332991List no. 80
MCAIT 2026 #251
OphthaMS-LLM: A Domain-Adapted Language Model for Neuro-Ophthalmic Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis
Authors:Muhammad Aqib Anwar, Tanvir Alam
Session 4 · Small Hall, Ground Floor16:00–18:40 · Virtual · 8 papers
Track: Applied and Domain-Specific AI
Session chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Alfadli
Time16:00–16:20
Paper ID1571334632List no. 81
MCAIT 2026 #135
Toward Intelligent Cardiovascular Digital Twins: A Multimodal AI Framework for Continuous Monitoring and Precision Cardiac Care
Authors:Iram Rafiq, Mohammad Ahsan Chishti, Asif I. Baba
Time16:20–16:40
Paper ID1571335303List no. 82
MCAIT 2026 #175
Hybrid Knowledge Graph and Dense Vector Retrieval for Multi-Hop Question Answering
Authors:Vigneshwarr Venkatesan
Time16:40–17:00
Paper ID1571340716List no. 83
MCAIT 2026 #139
Intelligent Photovoltaic Defect Classification: A Comparative Study of Transfer Learning CNN Architectures
Authors:Naveed Anwar, Aziza I. Hussein, Thangavel Bhuvaneswari, Ervina Efzan Mhd Noor
Time17:00–17:20
Paper ID1571341792List no. 84
MCAIT 2026 #140
Spatial-Temporal Hybrid Architectures for Resilient Deepfake Detection
Authors:Afnan Mohammed Ali Abdullah, Mohd Nor Akmal Khalid
Time17:20–17:40
Paper ID1571344252List no. 85
MCAIT 2026 #182
Fine-Tuning Small Encoders versus Frontier-Scale LLMs for ICD Coding of Code-Switched Malay–English Cardiovascular Records
Authors:Muhammad Danish Aqil, Ezzatul Akmal, Nor Nadiah Yusof, Sharifalillah Binti Nordin, Azlinah Mohamed
Time17:40–18:00
Paper ID1571344386List no. 86
MCAIT 2026 #221
A Survey of Intelligent Assistive Systems for Visually Impaired Individuals and a Future Social-Aware Architecture
Authors:Safaa Alahmadi, Abdullah Alsaeedi
Time18:00–18:20
Paper ID1571344763List no. 87
MCAIT 2026 #200
Recommendation System for Personalised Skincare Using Mamdani Fuzzy Inference (RSMFI)
Authors:Noorhuzaimi Noor, Noorlin Mohd Ali, Suryanti Awang, Nik Akif Danis Sahazerim, Junaida Sulaiman, Abhijit Bhowmik
Time18:20–18:40
Paper ID1571344872List no. 88
MCAIT 2026 #180
MoodRhythm: AI Music Generator Based on Real-Time Emotion
Authors:Suzannah Pancer, Zarina Che Embi, Afzan Adam
5 November 2026 Day 3
Session 5 · Workshop B Hall, First Floor09:00–11:00 · In-person · 6 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Dr. Rehab Albeladi
Time09:00–09:20
Paper ID1571350934List no. 89
MCAIT 2026 #224
Enhanced Cuckoo Search with Adaptive Perturbation for Faster Convergence
Authors:Mohammed Alasli, Wael G. Alheadary
Time09:20–09:40
Paper ID1571327823List no. 90
MCAIT 2026 #113
Measuring What Accuracy Misses: Cross-Lingual Consistency of LLMs on the Saudi PDPL and the GDPR
Authors:Noura Suliman Alrajeh; Miada Ahmed Almasre
Time09:40–10:00
Paper ID1571334597List no. 91
MCAIT 2026 #178
A Context-Aware Agentic RAG Formalism for Ijarah Financing
Authors:Muneeb Ul Haque, Atiq Ul Haq, Hafiz Mahfooz Ul Haque
Time10:00–10:20
Paper ID1571335192List no. 92
MCAIT 2026 #136
Adaptive Pruning Mechanisms in ANFIS for Software Defect Prediction Based on Rule Collaborative Optimization
Authors:Abdullah Nasser, Antar S. H. Abdul-Qawy, Rajarshi Roy Chowdhury, Waheed Ali H. M. Ghanem, Sanaa Ghaleb, Nayef Abdulwahab Mohammed Alduais, Abdul-Malik H Y Saad, Debashish Roy, Yahya Nasser
Time10:20–10:40
Paper ID1571344513List no. 93
MCAIT 2026 #233
Explainable machine learning models for evaluating truck drivers' involvement in injury Accidents in Kano, Nigeria
Authors:Ibrahim Khalil Umar
Time10:40–11:00
Paper ID1571345118List no. 94
MCAIT 2026 #227
How Necessary Is the Key Projection? A Small-Scale Cross-Lingual Ablation Study
Authors:Mohammed Nasir Ali Khan, Mohammed Zafar Ali Khan
Session 5 · Workshop C Hall, First Floor09:00–11:00 · In-person · 6 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zalinda Othman
Time09:00–09:20
Paper ID1571351224List no. 95
MCAIT 2026 #271
Robustness and Reliability of Large Language Models under Arabic Linguistic Variation
Authors:Reem Altamimi
Time09:20–09:40
Paper ID1571351360List no. 96
MCAIT 2026 #270
Silent Speech Recognition in Arabic Using AV HuBERT and Triplet-Loss Embeddings
Authors:Mohamed Gamar, Oubai Altaki, Noureddin Kanjo, Baraa Khaled, Sanan Abdul Muneem, Ibrahim Moawad
Time09:40–10:00
Paper ID1571328297List no. 97
MCAIT 2026 #150
Arabic Medical Question Severity Classification: A Comparative Study Using CNN, AraBERT, and GPT-4o-mini
Authors:Enas Abdulrahman Alrehaili, Areej Alhothali
Time10:00–10:20
Paper ID1571331841List no. 98
MCAIT 2026 #158
Using Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Digital Twin Base Energy Management in Buildings: A Saudi Arabia Focused Literature Review
Authors:Miassar Bakri
Time10:20–10:40
Paper ID1571335606List no. 99
MCAIT 2026 #277
Security Vulnerabilities in AI-Generated Code: A Systematic Literature Review and Vulnerability Patterns Analysis
Authors:Bader Hammad Alkhattabi; Abdullah Alsaeedi
Time10:40–11:00
Paper ID1571326830List no. 100
MCAIT 2026 #276
Scrolling in Algorithmically Curated Feeds: ShortForm Video Use, Compulsive Engagement, and Perceived Cognitive Disruption Among University Students
Authors:Mohammad Albuhairy
Session 5 · Small Hall, Ground Floor09:00–11:00 · Virtual · 6 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Dr. Alaa Alharbi
Time09:00–09:20
Paper ID1571338689List no. 101
MCAIT 2026 #137
Reliable Financial Named Entity Recognition under Domain Shift: Confidence Estimation and Selective Prediction
Authors:Zihao Zheng, Baichuan Li, Junyi Yao, Jiayu Long
Time09:20–09:40
Paper ID1571335419List no. 102
MCAIT 2026 #174
Re-Benchmarking Arabic Manuscript OCR with a Modern Vision-Language Model and Evaluating Diacritization Restoration on an Independent Expert Benchmark
Authors:Bashaer Abdullah Alsaidalani
Time09:40–10:00
Paper ID1571335607List no. 103
MCAIT 2026 #260
Learning to Detect Cryptographic Defects in Ethereum Smart Contracts from Bytecode
Authors:Mawal A.Mohammed, Sumaia Mohammed AL-Ghuribi, Shahrul Azman Mohd Noah
Time10:00–10:20
Paper ID1571337205List no. 104
MCAIT 2026 #192
Benchmarking Claude Fable 5 Against Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku on Difficulty-Stratified Codeforces Problems
Authors:Bedirhan Köksoy, Ali Paşaoğlu, Sara Pournaji İran
Time10:20–10:40
Paper ID1571337375List no. 105
MCAIT 2026 #187
Comparative Evaluation of Large Language Models on Tabular Weather Classification Tasks of Varying Difficulty
Authors:Bedirhan Köksoy, Ali Paşaoğlu, Sara Pournaji İran
Time10:40–11:00
Paper ID1571339954List no. 106
MCAIT 2026 #188
Arabic Named Entity Recognition: A Weighted Cross-Entropy Approach
Authors:Manar Alsehaimi, Nada Alghazzi, Norah Aloufi, Wael M.S. Yafooz
Session 6 · Workshop B Hall, First Floor11:15–12:55 · In-person · 5 papers
Track: Emerging ICT, Data, and Immersive
Session chair: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Maher Alharby
Time11:15–11:35
Paper ID1571344647List no. 107
MCAIT 2026 #198
Effectiveness of Augmented Reality Interactive Care (ARiCare) Application in Enhancing Body Awareness Performance and Engagement for Children with Autism through Guided Inquiry-Based Learning
Authors:Norsafinar Rahim, Aliyatul Nisha Muhazli
Time11:35–11:55
Paper ID1571314383List no. 108
MCAIT 2026 #128
Comparative Analysis of Regression Models vs. Long Short-Term Memory for Predicting T80 Lifetime in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Authors:Mohamed Aboshady, Hanan Haj Ahmed, Sameh Abdullatif
Time11:55–12:15
Paper ID1571344171List no. 109
MCAIT 2026 #272
Towards Cognitively Accessible Mobile Learning Interfaces for Children with Dyslexia: Theory Grounded Design Considerations
Authors:Siti Faizah Miserom, Tengku Siti Meriam Tengku Wook, Siti Fadzilah Mat Noor, Saifuddin Mohtaram
Time12:15–12:35
Paper ID1571319615List no. 110
MCAIT 2026 #223
AI Adoption in Omani Hydroponics: A TOE-Based Thematic Analysis
Authors:Duaa Al Ghafri, Abdulaziz Aborujilah, Samir Hammami
Time12:35–12:55
Paper ID1571343789List no. 111
MCAIT 2026 #239
A Forecasting Model for Private Vehicle Ownership in Malaysia Using the PCA-Logistic Model Approach
Authors:Mohd Azwari Bin A Aziz, Suhaila Zainudin, Nazatul Aini Abd Majid, Nur Izyan Yasmin Saat
Session 6 · Small Hall, Ground Floor11:15–12:55 · Virtual · 5 papers
Track: Smart Cities
Session chair: Dr. Rehab Albeladi
Time11:15–11:35
Paper ID1571320991List no. 112
MCAIT 2026 #116
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-time Multiobject Tracking in Smart Cities
Authors:Mukhtar M. E. Mahmoud, Abdulgader Z. Almaymuni, Mohammed A. Saleh
Time11:35–11:55
Paper ID1571326620List no. 113
MCAIT 2026 #214
ParcelForge: A Configurable Open Framework for Generating and Stress-Testing Delivery Risk Prediction Benchmarks in Smart City E-Commerce
Authors:Omair Ameerbakhsh
Time11:55–12:15
Paper ID1571331508List no. 114
MCAIT 2026 #157
SnapScope: A Platform for City-Scale Collection and Exploration of Public Snap Map Data
Authors:Mohammed Almukaynizi, Fahad Alhaqbani, Khaled Almarzoug, Sultan Alanbari
Time12:15–12:35
Paper ID1571323345List no. 115
MCAIT 2026 #167
AI-Enabled Telecommunications Infrastructure for Smart Cities: A Framework for Intelligent Network Management and Urban Connectivity
Authors:Saad Nasharti
Time12:35–12:55
Paper ID1571344621List no. 116
MCAIT 2026 #232
Benchmarking Machine Learning Algorithms for Software Maintenance Effort Estimation: A Multi-Dataset Evaluation Toward an Explainable Model
Authors:Mohd Syahmi Mustapha, Azlin Ahmad, Nor Nadiah Yusof, Azlin Ramli
Session 6 · Workshop A Hall, Ground Floor12:15–13:15 · Virtual · 3 papers
Track: Emerging ICT, Data, and Immersive
Session chair: Prof Dr. Ibrahim Moawad
Time12:15–12:35
Paper ID1571341690List no. 117
MCAIT 2026 #262
Towards Smarter Fitness: A System Framework Combining AR and AI for Posture Correction and User-Centered Exercise Guidance
Authors:Hadeel Al-Dawsari, Rimas Alanzan, Hajar Alswaidan, Helah Almansour
Time12:35–12:55
Paper ID1571332518List no. 118
MCAIT 2026 #146
SwarmGaussian++: Communication-Efficient Temporal Gaussian Synchronisation for Distributed Aerial Reconstruction
Authors:Yao Yeboah, Zeyad Farisi, Ramon Lara Tondorf, Joseph Teye Ignatius Buertey, Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua
Time12:55–13:15
Paper ID1571341393List no. 119
MCAIT 2026 #193
Novel Saliency Based Image Compression Standard Considering Advertisement Content
Authors:Siva Rajesh Chiluveru, Venkata Sumanth Siddareddy, Rabindra Narayan Chakraborty, Shuvendu Rana
Session 6 · Workshop C Hall, First Floor11:15–13:15 · Virtual · 6 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI and Applied and Domain-Specific AI
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Mohamad Alsareem
Time11:15–11:35
Paper ID1571344416List no. 120
MCAIT 2026 #235
An Intelligent Academic Advising System Based on Association Rule Mining for Libyan Secondary School Students
Authors:Mohammed Ahzaz, Mohammed Shantal, Wael Alzoubi, Almahdi Alshareef
Time11:35–11:55
Paper ID1571319979List no. 121
MCAIT 2026 #120
Acceptance and Technical Challenges of Digital Jāwī and 'Arabic Transliteration in Malaysia: A Survey-Based Analysis of 45 Teachers
Authors:Asar Bin Abdul Karim, Aziman Abdullah, M. Mujib Anuar, Awanis Romli, Affendy Omardin
Time11:55–12:15
Paper ID1571344359List no. 122
MCAIT 2026 #269
A Comparative Evaluation of BERT and BERT-CRF Architectures for Named Entity Recognition in Malay Health Text
Authors:Hafsah, Saidah Saad, Lailatul Qadri Zakaria
Time12:15–12:35
Paper ID1571344896List no. 123
MCAIT 2026 #179
Graph-Grounded Generative User Interfaces for Learning: Retrieval Structure Determines Interface Expressiveness
Authors:Fakhrul Azim Bin Ahmed Mardzukie
Time12:35–12:55
Paper ID1571345035List no. 124
MCAIT 2026 #218
A Quantum-Enhanced Digital Twin Framework for Intelligent Semi-transparent Agrivoltaic Greenhouses toward Sustainable Food-Energy Systems
Authors:Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Md. Rokonuzzaman, Mohammad Khairul Basher, Narottam Das, Atiqur Rahman, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Syed Mohammed Shamsul Islam, Mohammad Tariqul Islam
Time12:55–13:15
Paper ID1571350249List no. 125
MCAIT 2026 #217
SEHCO: Ontology-Driven Semantic Edge Intelligence for Context-Aware Healthcare Service Orchestration in B5G/6G Networks
Authors:Halima Benhebirache, Aicha Korichi, Meriem Korichi, Marwa Meissa, Ramla Bensaci
Session 7 · Small Hall, Ground Floor14:00–15:20 · Virtual · 4 papers
Track: Applied and Domain-Specific AI & Intelligent Systems, Embedded AI, and Cyber Technologies
Session chair: Dr. Samah Aloufi
Time14:00–14:20
Paper ID1571342981List no. 126
MCAIT 2026 #142
Explainable Optimized XGBoost-SMOTE Framework for Mortality Prediction in Heart Failure Patients Using Balanced Structured Clinical Records
Authors:Md Ershadul Haque, Faranak Tohidi, Md. Farhad Hossain
Time14:20–14:40
Paper ID1571320633List no. 127
MCAIT 2026 #117
Beyond Functional Utility: An Integrated UTAUT-TTF Perspective on the Social and Functional Drivers of AI Adoption in Higher Education
Authors:Iva Khoiril Mala, Dediek Tri Kurniawan, Yesiana Ihda Kusnayain
Time14:40–15:00
Paper ID1571332168List no. 128
MCAIT 2026 #144
Continuous STEAM Education Through Programming, Robotics, and Computational Modeling
Authors:Gulbanbegim Jamolova, Mirsaid Aripov, Jalolova Pokiza Muzapharovna, Kobilova Nilufar Xudoyshukurovna
Time15:00–15:20
Paper ID1571344554List no. 129
MCAIT 2026 #220
RaPhiD: RAG-Based Phishing Email Detection for K-12 Cyber Literacy with Dual-Index Poisoning Robustness Evaluation
Authors:Tayiba Raheem, Indira Priyadharshini Sundarrajan, Ajay Gottipati, Gahangir Hossain
Session 7 · Workshop A Hall, Ground Floor14:00–15:20 · Virtual · 4 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI
Session chair: Dr. Sakhaa Al-Saadi
Time14:00–14:20
Paper ID1571344935List no. 130
MCAIT 2026 #230
Benchmarking Vision–Language Models for Heritage Crack Detection at Al Qattara Oasis, UAE
Authors:Fatima Saeed Alneyadi, Kholoud Khatib Khatibi, Nayla Al Nuaimi, Abdul Rahman Masoud, Luqman Ali, Fady Alnajjar, Adriaan De Man, Hamad AlJassmi
Time14:20–14:40
Paper ID1571351736List no. 131
MCAIT 2026 #216
A Data-Driven Solution for SME Development in Saudi Arabia: Analyzing Regional Disparities and Guiding Investment in Line with Vision 2030
Authors:Narjis Bin Tayeb, Nirase Fathima Abubacker, Baraka Saleh Yaslam Bin Tayeb, Seham Saleh Yaslam Bin Tayeb
Time14:40–15:00
Paper ID1571328375List no. 132
MCAIT 2026 #151
An AI-Driven Approach to DDoS Detection and Mitigation in SDN Environments
Authors:Dalila Boughaci; Nour El-Houda Bourouhou
Time15:00–15:20
Paper ID1571342617List no. 133
MCAIT 2026 #241
Brain Tumor Classification with Balanced Class Distribution: A Comparative Study of Hybrid Quantum CNN, CNN, and Vision Transformer
Authors:Haamidhah Akbar Badhusha, Ershadul Haque , Selvarengan Paranthaman , Syed Mohammed Shamsul Islam
Session 7 · Workshop B Hall, First Floor14:00–15:20 · Virtual · 4 papers
Track: Intelligent Systems, Embedded AI, and Cyber Technologies
Session chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Liyakathunisa Syed Ayub Ansari
Time14:00–14:20
Paper ID1571344837List no. 134
MCAIT 2026 #267
AI-Based Prompt Injection Attacks Detection and Large Language Models: A Survey
Authors: Amal Aljabri, Hamza Ghandorh , Wael M.S. Yafooz
Time14:20–14:40
Paper ID1571344938List no. 135
MCAIT 2026 #229
Relative Trust-Weighted Federated Learning for Robust IoT Intrusion Detection
Authors:Samya Chahid, Yassine Maleh, Mohamed Lahby
Time14:40–15:00
Paper ID1571344939List no. 136
MCAIT 2026 #228
A Multi-Source AI Framework for Communication Outage Detection and Forecasting
Authors:Faris Alotibi
Time15:00–15:20
Paper ID1571343705List no. 137
MCAIT 2026 #208
When GenAI Use Goes Unseen: Shadow AI, Knowledge Hiding, and Governance Risks in SMEs
Authors:Kishore Bitra
Session 7 · Workshop C Hall, First Floor14:00–15:20 · Virtual · 4 papers
Track: Foundations and Frontiers of AI & Intelligent Systems, Embedded AI, and Cyber Technologies
Session chair: Prof Dr. Ibrahim Moawad
Time14:00–14:20
Paper ID1571343337List no. 138
MCAIT 2026 #273
Projected Multimodal Fusion of Text and Image Embeddings for Binary and Fine-Grained Fake News Detection
Authors:Omar Bashaddadh, Masnizah Mohd, Sabrina Tiun, Nazlia Omar
Time14:20–14:40
Paper ID1571344350List no. 139
MCAIT 2026 #195
APGEM: Adaptive Policy-Guided Error Mitigation for Quantum Reinforcement Learning on a Real-World CVRP Case Study
Authors:Shabir Ahmad Sofi, Bisma Majid, Mir Mohammad Yousuf
Time14:40–15:00
Paper ID1571344132List no. 140
MCAIT 2026 #238
Beyond Closed-Set Detection: Unseen-Family Generalization and Few-Shot Recovery on CICIoT2023
Authors:Shahid Manzoor, Naif Alrashdi, Ahmed Alghamdi
Time15:00–15:20
Paper ID1571344751List no. 141
MCAIT 2026 #266
Grounding Large Language Models for Malay Proverb Interpretation Through Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Authors:Fadhilah Rosdi, Charity Ojochogwu Egbunu, Sabrina Tiun, Wan Fariza Fauzi, Junaini Kasdan, Abdul Hadi Abd Rahman