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CO-CHAIRS

	Faten Chaieb Chakchouk Efrei Research Lab, Paris Panthéon-Assas Université France

Brief Bio Faten Chaieb-Chakchouk is a Full Professor at the EFREI Research Lab (Paris Panthéon-Assas University) and Deputy Head of the Data & AI Research Team (since 2023). Her work spans medical imaging, 2D/3D shape analysis, geometric deep learning, and video analysis applications in sports and media, with a focus on 3D human behavior understanding. She earned her PhD (2009) and Habilitation (2016) from the University of Manouba (ENSI), where she also completed her engineering degree (1998).

	Malika Charrad EFREI Research Lab, Paris Pantheon-Assas University France

Brief Bio Malika CHARRAD is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Data & AI Program at Efrei Paris, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from CNAM Paris in 2010, following a Master’s degree (2006) and an Engineering degree (2003) from ENSI, Tunisia. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Laval University in Canada (2011–2012) and served as an associate researcher at the CEDRIC Laboratory, CNAM Paris (2010-2015). Her research focuses on Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Graph Learning, with applications in eSports and healthcare.

	Sebastien Ricciardi Alten France

Brief Bio Sebastien Ricciardi is a R&D Project Manager at ALTEN Labs. He is graduated from INSA Toulouse (France) in Physics and the Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden (KTH) in numerical simulations for laser devices. After 12 years in the field of aeronautics working in several areas from system design to big data & Data Science, he joined ALTEN Data Lab in 2018. In 2021, he founded the Sport Science Research Team from the Smart Design program ALTEN Labs R&D Department. The team collaborated with the French Cycling Federation and had several success leading to 2 national titles in Time Trial for Audrey Cordon-Ragot and Olympic gold for Benjamin Thomas. The research team has now expanded its range to improve performance in nautical sports with the Zephir Project and in eSports with Lille eSports.

SCOPE

This special session aims to explore the dynamic intersections of esports and artificial intelligence, highlighting how AI methods and agent-based systems transform competitive gaming, player performance, audience engagement, and the broader esports industry. By bringing together scholars, practitioners, and industry experts, this session seeks to advance dialogue on both opportunities and challenges presented by AI in esports. We invite contributions that present novel theoretical frameworks, innovative methodologies, and practical implementations that advance the understanding and application of AI within the esports domain.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Multi-Agent Systems in Esports: Modeling Team Strategies, Cooperation, and Ecosystem Simulations
AI-based Esports Technologies: Innovations, Game Design, and User Experience
Performance Analytics: Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Real-time Player and Team Analysis
Game Strategy Prediction: Cognitive Systems and Predictive Models for Match Outcomes and Tactical Decisions

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: December 17, 2025
Authors Notification: January 14, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: January 22, 2026

SPECIAL SESSION PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Nadia Yacoubi Ayadi, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, France
Ahmed Baha Ben Jmaa, Efrei Research Lab, Paris Pantheon-Assas University, France
Ahmed Ghazi Bleich, Efrei Research Lab, Paris Panthéon-Assas University, France
Mohamed Djallel Dilmi, Efrei Paris Pantheon Assas University, France
Halim Djerroud, LISV, IUT de Vélizy, Paris-Saclay University, France
Hassen Drira, ICube laboratory, University of Strasbourg, France
Artur de Oliveira da Rocha Franco, Universidade Federal Do Ceara, Brazil
José Wellington Franco, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Brazil
Asma Gabis, EFREI, Paris Panthéon-Assas University, France
Ilyes Jenhani, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar
Yaewon Jin, College of Science & Industry Convergence, Ewha Womans University, Japan
Samia Kouki, Higher College of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Daniel Mai, Efrei Research Lab, Paris Panthéon-Assas University, France
Yannis Manolopoulos, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer, University of Michigan-Flint, United States
Benoit Pasquiet, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, France
Jose Gilvan Rodrigues Maia, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil
Lilia Sfaxi, INSAT, University of Carthage, Tunisia
Nacim Yanes, RIADI Lab, ENSI, Manouba University, Tunisia
Ali Sadegh Zadeh, Stafford University, United Kingdo, United Kingdom

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PAPER SUBMISSION

Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines.
Papers must be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system using the appropriated button on this page.

PUBLICATIONS

After thorough reviewing by the special session program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference and on digital support - and submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library

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