SIGMA26
International Seminar on Applied Mechanics

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Complete guide for SIGMA26 Seminar participants

February 10-11, 2026 | Oran, Algeria

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08:00 - 09:00

Registration

Administrative

Welcome participants and complete registration formalities at the main entrance.

09:00 - 09:30

Opening Ceremony

Plenary Session
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  • Quran recitation / National Anthem
  • Speech by the Director of ENPO MA
  • Speech by the President of the Seminar
  • Speech by the President of the Seminar's Scientific Committee
09:30 - 10:10

Keynote Speaker

Plenary Session
Chair: Pr. BOUKLI HACENE F.
Co-Chair: BENABDELLAH T.
Keynote Presentation
Pr. LAPUERTA M. (Spain)
"Renewable fuels: classification and life-cycle assessments"
10:10 - 10:15

Agreement Signing

Official Event
ENPO-UCLM Agreement (Spain)
ENPO MA - Univ Batna 1
10:15 - 10:45

Coffee Break (Library)+ Parallel Poster Sessions

Break / Networking
Chair: Dr MOKHEFI A.
Co-Chairs: Pr. ROSTANE B., Dr. BENAYAD Z., Dr. NAHILA A., Dr. KHATER M. A., Dr. NEMCHI
View Poster Sessions

Poster IDs: ID-121, ID-156, ID-159, ID-163, ID-203, ID-230, ID-234, ID-251, ID-252, ID-255

10:45 - 12:45

Parallel Technical Sessions (Morning)

Oral Presentations
Conference Room (Library)

Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer / Renewable Energy

Chair: Pr. ADOUANE B.
Co-Chair: Pr. BENCHERIF M.
View All Presentations (8)
10:45 – 11:00 | ID-115
Numerical Study of Fluid-Structure Interaction in Natural Convection within a Circular Cavity
Atika BENCHERIF, Hanaa DERRAZ, Afafe MEDJEDED, Mohamed BOUZIT
11:00 – 11:15 | ID-158
Magnetohydrodynamic Natural Convection Investigation Of Fe3O4 Nanofluid Ferrofluid Inside a Square Cavity Containing a Hot Tiled Shape
Said AZZI, Amina BENABDERRAHMANE
11:15 – 11:30 | ID-140
Evaluation of Energy Savings and Economic Feasibility of a Domestic Solar Water Heater in Oran Using TRNSYS
Hanane BERREBAH, Touhami BAKI, Sarah AYAD
11:30 – 11:45 | ID-205
Exergo-economic analyses of a single-effect absorption chiller
ABDESSELAM Bilal, ALIANE Abdennour, BENRAMDANE Mohammed
11:45 – 12:00 | ID-243
Targeted Optimization of the SrCu2O2 Hole-Transport Layer for Lead-Free CH3NH3GeI3 Perovskite Solar Cells: A Numerical Study
Amel BELGACEM, Mousaab BELARBI, Leila NACERI
12:00 – 12:15 | ID-245
Numerical simulation of forced convection nanofluid flow over a BFS including three fins with different orientation angles
Karim AMRANI, Cherif BELHOUT, Abdelkader ARIS, Mohamed BOUZIT
12:15 – 12:30 | ID-134
Parametric Study and Thermal Optimization of Pin Fin Heat Sinks by Using Rings and Perforation Technique
ALEM Karima, SAHEL Djamel, BOUDAOUD Warda, ABDOUNE Yamina
12:30 – 12:45 | ID-170
Analysis and Thermodynamic Optimization of a Combined Refrigeration-Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)
TALEB Mohamed Anis, FERGANI Zineb, TRIKI Zakaria
Conference Room (Department of Industrial Engineering)

Mechanical Behavior of Materials & Damage

Chair: Pr. ALIANE K.
Co-Chair: Dr. IZIDI H.
View All Presentations (8)
10:45 – 11:00 | ID-258
Analytical model for the vibration behavior of coated functionally graded nanobeams via a high order shear deformation theory
Ahmed DRAI, Benaoumeur AOUR, Ahmed Amine DAIKH, Mohamed GUERROUDJ
11:00 – 11:15 | ID-139
Static analysis of porous functionally graded sandwich plate
Kaima BOUSMAHA, Sid Ahmed BLALIA, Sidi Mohammed CHORFI
11:15 – 11:30 | ID-201
Finite Element Evaluation of Floor Diaphragm Flexibility in Rectangular Single-Story Buildings
BAHAR Sadek, ACHOUR Aida, AMAMRA Laid, ZLAMAT Yassine
11:30 – 11:45 | ID-240
Artificial Intelligence Predicted Maximum Temperature in Friction Stir Welding of AA3003
Amina BELARIBI, Ismail CHEKALIL, Abdelkader MILOUDI, Réda ADJOUDJ
11:45 – 12:00 | ID-150
Effect of Geometrical Modifications on the J-Integral of a Metallic Plate Repaired with a Composite Patch: A Finite Element Study
AMINALLAH Salma, MADANI Kouider
12:00 – 12:15 | ID-220
Analysis of patch repair performance under dynamic loading
LIAMANI Samira
12:15 – 12:30 | ID-219
Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides as Lead Alternatives for Gamma Radiation Shielding: A Comparative Study
Amina HADJAL, Asmaa SAIM
12:30 – 12:45 | ID-184
Study of the Bending Behavior of Sandwich Panels with Cork Core
Fadhila MATOUK
Session ends at 12:45 with closing remarks
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break(Library)

Meal / Networking
14:15 - 15:00

Afternoon Keynote Speaker

Plenary Session
Chair: Pr. HIRECHE O.
Co-Chair: Pr. SAIM R.
Keynote Presentation
Dr. AYAD B. (Algeria)
"AUVs and Marine Gliders: State of the Art and Optimization"
15:00 - 18:15

Parallel Technical Sessions (Afternoon)

Oral Presentations
Conference Room (Library)

Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer / Renewable Energy

Chair: Pr. KORTI N. A.
Co-Chair: Pr. LAOUEDJ S.
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15:00 – 15:15 | ID-207
Performance Evaluation of a Trigeneration System Based on a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Hamid ABDI, Omar KETFI, Abdellah EL-BEY, Abderaouf DJEGHDJOUGH
15:15 – 15:30 | ID-118
Experimental and Numerical Study of the Thermal Behavior of a Workroom in a Desert Region
Abdellatif OUDRANE, Benaoumeur AOUR
15:30 – 15:45 | ID-223
Assessment of ionizing radiation-induced degradation of GaAs solar cells for satellite applications
Fatima Zohra BOUCHAREB, Youcef BENTOUTOU
15:45 – 16:00 | ID-114
Numerical Simulation of Buoyancy-Driven Flow in Bingham Fluid with a Flexible Thermal Fin
DERRAZ Hanaa, BENCHERIF Atika, MEDJEDED Afafe, BOUZIT Mohamed
16:00 – 16:15 | ID-260
Design and Efficiency of a Submerged Heat Exchanger for Industrial Wool Washing using Solar Energy
HAZMOUNE Messaoud, LAISSAOUI Mohammed, AOUR Benaoumeur, Boudlal Amina
16:15 – 16:30 | ID-262
Study of the Performance of an Abandoned Oil Well Converted to a Geothermal Exchanger for Green Energy Production
Yassine TAIBI, Benaoumeur AOUR, Kaddour SADEK
17:00 – 17:15 | ID-227
Unveiling the magneto-electronic and thermos-elastic properties of orthorhombic RbNpO3 Perovskite: A first-principles study
RABIA Rahmani, Atika GUENDOUZ, Abdelkader NABATTI Ech-Chergui, Kouider DRISS-KHODJA, Bouhalouane AMRANI
17:15 – 17:30 | ID-231
Calculation the Gas Torque of an Internal Combustion Engine from the Measurement of the Instantaneous Rotational Speed of the Crankshaft
SEDDAK Mohamed, LAKHDARI Assia Amina
Conference Room (Department of Industrial Engineering)

Mechanical Behavior of Materials & Damage

Chair: Pr. HIRECHE O.
Co-Chair: Pr. BENRAMDANNE M.
View All Presentations (8)
15:00 – 15:15 | ID-119
High Cycle Fatigue Crack Growth Analyses of High-Strength Steel
Abdelhak NEHILA, Sadek GOUASMI, Abdelmalek REGAD, Mohamed IKHLEF CHAOUCH, Wei LI
15:15 – 15:30 | ID-132
Welding current effects on tensile shear strength and nugget diameter of RSW with dissimilar materials (6062-T6/low-alloy carbon steel)
Abdelkader BENYOUCEF, Mustapha BENACHOUR, Nadjia BENACHOUR, F.Z. SERIARI
15:30 – 15:45 | ID-257
Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Hygrothermal-Induced Adhesive Damage in Structural Steel Joints
Dahou Boumaiza, Kaddour Sadek, Benaoumeur Aour
15:45 – 16:00 | ID-256
Analysis of Failure in Structures Repaired with Composite Patches of Various Geometries under Biaxial Loading
Fayçal BENALI, Benaoumeur AOUR, Habib HOUARI, Ghlem TARFAIA
16:00 – 16:15 | ID-263
Numerical Investigation of Wall Thickness Effects on a 60-Liter LPG Cylindrical Tank
Ghlem TARFAIA, Benaoumeur AOUR, Fayçal BENALIA, Habib HOUARI
16:15 – 16:30 | ID-210
Nanostructured Porosity Engineering: Stress Dynamics Influenced by Pore Size at the Ag–Al₂O₃ bimaterials Interface
Lamisse TAYEBOUN, Hamida FEKIRINI, Souad SELLAM, Farida BOUAFIA, Halima NAOUM
17:00 – 17:15 | ID-261
NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF POLYAMIDE BEHAVIOR DURING THE ECAE PROCESS
HOUARI Habib, AOUR Benaoumeur, BENALIA Faycl, TARFAIA Ghalem
17:15 – 17:30 | ID-212
Experimental Evaluation of Physical and Mechanical Performance of Luffa for Composite Material Applications
AMRANE Aboubakr, MATOUK Fadhila, Houaria Errouane
Mediatheque Room (Library)

Applied Biomechanics & Biomaterials / Industrial Maintenance

Chair: Pr. AOUR B.
Co-Chair: Dr. BENYAMINA M.
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15:00 – 15:15 | ID-214
Comparative analysis and finite element simulation of a bonded assembly (SLJ)
BOUAKKAZ Ahmed Ouadah, BOUZID Mohamed Amine, BESSEGHIER Hadj, KHLEDJ Abdelwahab, DJABRIA Miloud, GHEZALI Mohamed Islem
15:15 – 15:30 | ID-131
Green Fabrication of a Ferrihydrite–Diatomite Hybrid Material for Environmental Photocatalytic Application
REZIG Walid
15:30 – 15:45 | ID-225
Integrating Ti3AlC2 and Ti2AlC as Nano-materials for PTC Heat Transfer Fluid
KETFI Omar, ABDI Hamid, ACHOURI Abdelhak
15:45 – 16:00 | ID-186
Hybrid ANN-EMD Framework for Early Detection of Rotating Machine Faults
KESSAI Lamia, ATMANI Youcef, MALKI Maamar
16:00 – 16:15 | ID-259
Effect of Daily Movements on Primary Stability of Total Hip Prosthesis using Finite Element Method
Habib HAMANI, Benaoumeur AOUR
Coffee Break(Department of Industrial Engineering): 16:30 - 17:00
Session ends at 17:45 with closing remarks
19:00 - 20:00

Departure to Hotel & Free Time

Transport