BIND project

On May 6, 2026, the Université de Tunis El Manar - جامعة تونس المنار hosted an event celebrating scientific excellence, social impact, and the growing international visibility of its research activities.
During this special event, our group, BIND, was awarded First Prize in the U-INVENT 2025 competition, held under the theme “You Invent, Together We Impact.” 🥇🎉
This recognition highlights our innovative contribution and the impact-driven nature of our outcomes. Proud of how far we’ve come, and excited for what’s ahead.
This edition of JSR 2026 highlights UTM’s strong commitment to research excellence, innovation, and the development of strong bridges between academia and society.

I am pleased to announce that our paper, “AIR-LEISH: A dataset of Giemsa-stained microscopic images for the detection of Leishmania amastigotes using AI” (Scientific Data, 2026), has been highlighted by 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
This work aims to leverage AI and curated microscopic datasets to facilitate the detection of Leishmania amastigotes, with the broader goal of improving the accessibility and scalability of infectious disease diagnosis.
I would like to congratulate the team behind this collaboration: Emna Harigua, Rafeh Walha Rouahi, Nesrine Fekih-Romdhane, Donia Driss, Yosser Zina Abdelkrim and Ikram Guizani.
𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 💫 !
🔗 Read the article: https://lnkd.in/dy_xaYbr

Yesterday, we celebrated the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 🎉

The BIND Project proudly honors and thanks all the incredible women who drive science forward with their strength, creativity, and innovation. 👏❤️

We extend our deepest appreciation to the women of the BIND Project for their outstanding contributions, particularly in the field of drug discovery and drug repurposing. Through collaborative efforts that seamlessly integrate AI-driven computational approaches with rigorous experimental validation, you transform predictive insights into validated scientific breakthroughs.

Your work is accelerating innovation and shaping the future of healthcare. 𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈! 🔥

Thank you for inspiring, innovating, and building a better future through science.

Happening Now! Join Us Live!

The National League of Tunisian Women Researchers (LNCT) is hosting its webinar:

"Women’s Leadership and Artificial Intelligence: Building the Future of Tunisia"

We are proud to highlight Dr. Emna Harigua, Professor assistant and AI expert at IPT, who is sharing her expertise and vision on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in shaping Tunisia’s future.
During this session, she is discussing
her inspiring journey and strong commitment to AI in drug discovery showcasing how women scientists are driving digital transformation and innovation in Tunisia.

📅 Live Now – February 12, 2026 | 10:00 AM CET
📍 Online via Google Meet : meet.google.com/ocx-neyc-rmt.

Don’t miss this opportunity! Join us now.

📷 Day 3 | Winter School on Artificial Intelligence – First Edition
We concluded the Winter School on Artificial Intelligence with a hands-on practical session on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), transfer learning, and fine-tuning, led by Mr. Mohamed Iheb Hergli and Ms. Donia Driss.
As this first edition comes to an end, we would like to thank all participants, speakers, and organizers for their engagement and valuable contributions, which made this event a success.
Looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.

Highlights from Days 1 & 2 of the Winter School on Artificial Intelligence (First Edition).
Held at the Institut Pasteur de Tunis - معهد باستور تونس, this Winter School on Artificial Intelligence brought together researchers, students, and professionals around key AI topics.
The first two days focused on the foundations of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning, combining theoretical lectures delivered by Dr. Emna Harigua with hands-on practical sessions led by Ons Masmoudi and Nesrine Fekih Romdhane.
This event was organized by members of the BIND project, fostering learning and interdisciplinary collaboration.

As part of the program of activities organized by the Training and Research Department at Institut Pasteur de Tunis - معهد باستور تونس, in collaboration with the Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Experimental Pathology (𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐏), the members of the 𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 are pleased to invite you to participate in a public workshop, organized as part of the Winter School on Artificial Intelligence.

📌 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Scientific Writing & Generative AI: Ways of Navigating It
📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Grand Amphitheater, IPT
📅𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: December 24, 2025
🕚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 11:00 a.m.

𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: Students, researchers, teacher-researchers, and doctoral students

We would be honored by your presence and warmly invite you to attend in large numbers to enrich the scientific discussions on advanced applications of AI in scientific writing.

Thank you to everyone who applied to our program! We were truly inspired by the enthusiasm and strong interest we received, with over 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 for this intake.

Due to 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 classroom capacity, we’re excited to announce that this edition will run in two formats:
▪️ 𝐈𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
▪️ 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

After a careful review process based on 𝐏𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 and 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, we have selected 𝟓𝟎 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 to join our Winter AI school.

📩 Starting 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, candidates will begin receiving the 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 of their application by email.

𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.

Below is the preliminary program for our 3-day school (details will be shared soon)

Thank you for your interest and patience.

We look forward to welcoming you !