Samir Ouchani

Dr. Samir Ouchani is a Research Director at CESI Engineering School in Aix-en-Provence, France, with a focus on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Security, and Artificial Intelligence. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Concordia University (2013) and an HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) from CNAM, Paris (2022).

His research emphasizes decentralized AI techniques for securing CPS and formal methods to validate AI-driven approaches. Key areas include

• Blockchain for smart cities and healthcare
• IoT Security via PUF protocols
• Federated Learning in industrial contexts

Recent publications highlight

• 2025: Proceedings of the 6th Summer School on CPS and IoT
• 2025: Smart Cities Services Review
• 2024: Federated Learning Client Selection
• 2024: Blockchain for Healthcare Exchange

He co-supervises PhD students in smart security and CPS vulnerability detection, integrating statistical model checking and machine learning frameworks.