Cyprus International University
The 7th Digital Global Future Conference
DGFC2026
30th April, 2026
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88519533141?pwd=y4cKq5ycPbSse7eBlhRHJhOTacptL1.1
Meeting ID: 885 1953 3141
Passcode: 980311
| 10:00 - 17:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Opening Ceremony
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| Session 1 | ||
| Keynote Speaker 1 | ||
| 10:30 – 11:10 | Keynote: Prof. Dr. Orhan Gemikonaklı Resilient Futures: AI, Sustainability, and Global Transformation |
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| Keynote Speaker 2 | ||
| 11:10 – 11:50 | Keynote: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ana Torres AI-Enhanced Pedagogical Design for Sustainable and Resilient Higher Education |
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| Session 2 | ||
| 11:50 – 12:50 | AMPHI 3 | Moderator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Kian Jazayeri |
| Sama Al Fadhli and Yasemin Bay From Prediction to Action: Leveraging AI-Driven Models for Real Estate Investment in Northern Cyprus |
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| Meaza Gebreargawi Tesfaye, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Damla Karagözlü Privacy and Security Concerns Among Social Media Users: A Survey Study |
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| Victor Umola Edimeh Hybrid Feature Selection for Agricultural Yield Prediction: Integrating Compression Analysis, Lasso, And Shap to Enhance Model Performance and Interpretability |
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| Mehmet Karlıtaş, Atakan Gündeğer, Kian Jazayeri High Accuracy for the Wrong Reasons: Grad-CAM Analysis of Data Leakage in Leaf Disease |
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| Delight Ikechukwu Azuogu, Nnamchi Mosimiloluwa Iseoluwakiibaje and Kian Jazayeri Simple Optical Character Recognition Using Machine Learning |
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| Alina Kudaiberdieva A Personality-Based Analysis of ChatGPT Awareness in Higher Education |
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| Mehmet Mertkan Evaluating the Impact of Head-Up Display Position for Navigation Systems on Driver Safety and Usability |
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| Yazeed Nasasreh and Kian Jazayeri Big Data and Data Science: Foundations, Methodologies, and Emerging Applications |
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| 12:50 – 13:50 | Lunch Break | |
| Session 3 | ||
| 14:00 – 15:00 | AMPHI 3 | Moderator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Labaran Isiaku |
| Wajdi Hassan and Kian Jazayeri Trustworthy and Explainable Multimodal Fusion for IoMT-Enabled Clinical Intelligence: A Comprehensive Study of Deep Learning Architectures for Cardiac Arrhythmia Detection |
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| Korvah Harper Tarnue AI-Driven Defense Strategies Against Emerging Cyber Threats in Sustainable IoT Systems |
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| Hanan Ali Aswad Al Shehhi and Prof. Dr. Harun Şeşen Student Awareness and Adoption of AI-Integrated Educational Tools: Evidence from Cyprus International University |
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| Zahra Shafiei Moderating Effect of AI Agents on Data Governance: Improving Data Quality and Developing a Data-Driven Organizational Culture |
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| Enas Ali The Ethical and Legal Liability of AI in Pharmaceutical Practice |
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| Can Kaygısız REZBEE: A Scalable Digital Marketplace for Appointment-Based Services in Northern Cyprus |
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| Salah Eddine Bouih The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Finance and Financial Markets |
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| Temitope Abdulafiz Ibrahim From Mindset to Momentum: Investigating the Role of Data-Driven Culture in Catalyzing Big Data Analytics Capabilities for Enhanced Organizational Agility and Performance |
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| 15:00 - 15:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Session 4 | |
| AMPHI 3 | Moderator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Dokun Iwalewa OLUWAJANA | |
| Korankye Darkwa, Sulaiman Joshua Babatunde, Joshua Joseph Bassey, and Kian Jazayeri Article on Digital Transformation Strategy |
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| Muhammad Zia ur Rehman, Muhammad Haroon, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kian Jazayeri A study of three-way decisions for interval-valued incomplete information systems |
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| Kasra Assadilangroudi, Sina Poorkhaje and, Ass.Prof. Dr. Kian Jazayeri Product Demand Prediction with Time-Aware Evaluation and Policy Simulation |
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| Fatma Seif, Mamadou Bah and Kian Jazayeri A Comparative Analysis of Ethical AI and ML consideration in the EU, UAE, Rwanda and South Africa with a computational Approach |
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| Mamadou Samba Koulibaly Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transforming Talent Management |
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| Emmanuel Chisom Ezelibe, Asst.Prof.Kian Jazayeri Internet of Things (IoT) and Edge Computing |
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| Mamadou Samba Koulibaly Talent Management: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transforming Human Resources in a Company. |
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| Farid Rakhimov The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Transformation of Modern Businesses |
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| 16:15 - 16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Session 5 | |
| AMPHI 3 | Moderator: Prof. Dr. Tolgay Karanfiller | |
| Imane Sayd, Ferdaws Anzer, Logance Musese Mwamba, Ibtissame Arrassi, Ketsia Winner Nyembo, Chadrack Zeka Tshiwewe AI-Based Smart Glove for Sign Language Recognition and Translation |
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| Abdelmalek Hamada, Ebenezer Asante-Darko Generative AI in Healthcare: Capabilities and Risks |
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| Mohmmed Abdalmokrum Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Fast Prediction of Building Thermal Loads |
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| Ayakoz Kanatnur New Pipe Automated Pipe Systems Nahid Mohebbi, Elnaz Mohebbi A Comprehensive AI-Driven Strategic Plan to Reduce Waste for the Hotel Sector in Northern Cyprus |
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| Ayoub Amekzaz Trade Finance Resilience in Conflict-Disrupted Supply Chains: A Systematic Review and Data-Based Framework Synthesis |
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| Delight Ikechukwu Azuogu An Evaluation of Fine-Tuned Open-Source and Commercial LLMs for URL-Based Phishing Detection |
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| Closing Remarks: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Damla Karagözlü Conference Chair; Director, School of Applied Sciences |
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