Sahbi Sidhom

**Dr.-Habilitation (HDR.) Sahbi SIDHOM**, a tenured Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences & Habilité à Diriger des Recherches in French) at the Université de Lorraine in France, is affiliated with the LORIA Research Lab (Laboratoire Lorrain en Informatique et ses Applications in French). My research work falls under the Department (D4.) specializing in « Natural Language Processing and Knowledge Discovery« , as part of the Smart Team, with connections to Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence. My primary research interests revolve around Information Processing, Knowledge Organization, and the development of Augmented Information Retrieval Systems, particularly in the realm of Web Intelligence and Strategic Watch Applications. You can find more about me at https://www.loria.fr/ssidhom. **HDR Project:** Intelligent information retrieval system in decision-making devices: Creativity, competitiveness and innovation. (Fr.) Système de recherche d’information intelligent dans les dispositifs de décision : Créativité, compétitivité et innovation. **Defense jury:** Pr. Eric BOUTIN (Université de Toulon), Pr. Imad SALEH (Université de Paris8), Pr. Muriel FRISCH (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne), Pr. Vincent LIQUÈTE (Université de Bordeaux), Pr. Ioan ROXIN (Université de Franche-Comté), Pr. Jean-Paul HATON (Université de Lorraine) & Pr. Kamel SMAÏLI (Université Université de Lorraine). **Description:** In my HDR |“Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches” or Habilitation to conduct researches, the project’s maturation primarily centers on various domains, encompassing conceptual structures, cognitive processes, the modeling of information retrieval systems (IR), and the establishment of a suitable systemic methodology framework applicable within organizational, reflective, and practical contexts. These diverse aspects collectively contribute to delineating the intricate dimensions of an « Intelligent IR system » in decision-making tools, fostering creativity, competitiveness, and innovation. Through a series of experiments conducted in collaboration with numerous candidates involved in co-directed and defended doctoral theses (PhD), I has substantiated all my propositions within the HDR project. **Scientific Profile:** - As an associate professor, my lectures include the various facets, from document (ie. heterogeneous content: text, image, audiovisual, multimedia) analysis, processing (with natural language and formal language) and indexing in databases and data-warehouses, to knowledge representation, visualization and organization, and using methodological, technological and programmatic aspects. - As a senior researcher, my domain of interest includes mainly « data, information & knowledge » organization and modelling, processing and support; NLP (natural language processing) for document automatic indexing and reindexing by users; collective intelligence devices in decision-making process; Methodology and applications for Information retreival and Economic intelligence (or Competitive Intelligence) systems. **I am co-Founder &amp; President of academic conferences:** - **2019+ :** The **OCTA** international Multi-Conference on « Organization of Knowledge and Advanced Technologies » is a large-scale scientific event (<https://multiconference-octa.loria.fr/>). - **2019+ :** The **TBMS** international symposium on « Big-Data-Analytics Technologies for Strategic Management: innovation and competitiveness », - (<https://tbms2019.loria.fr/>). - **2018+ :** The **CITED** international symposium on « *Advanced Technologies, Renewable Energies and Economic Development*. » (<https://cited2019.loria.fr/>) - **2011+ :** The **ISKO-Maghreb** international symposium on « *Knowlege Organization* » ([https://isko-maghreb2019.loria.fr](http://isko-maghreb2019.loria.fr)) and the international scholarly society of [ISKO](http://www.isko.org) – [Maghreb Chapter](http://www.isko-maghreb.org) ([www.isko-maghreb.org)](http://www.isko-maghreb.org) - **2008+ :** The SIIE international conference on « *Information Systems &amp; Economic Intelligence.* » ([www.siie.fr](http://www.siie.fr) &amp; <http://siie.loria.fr>) **I was involved in International &amp; European projects:** - **DEBORA**® project : Digital accEss to Books of the RenAissance (http://cordis.europa.eu/libraries/en/projects/debora.html). - **ERUDIT**®, **MILANO**® &amp; **BALAENA**© projects: Banques de Renseignements en Langage Naturel (France Télécom R&amp;D Lannion – Technopole Anticipa). - **TORJOMAN**® project: système de traduction assistée par ordinateur anglais-arabe, compilation et analyse du langage naturel, sémantique dans la conception des dictionnaires de traduction (http://www.irsit.rnrt.tn).