History of Artificial Intelligence: From the Mathematics of Ancient Civilizations to Thinking Machines

Abbas Tcharkhtchi is Distinguished Professor at Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology (ENSAM), Paris, France. He was previously the head of the Polymers and Composites Group of PIMM laboratory, the Head of the Processing, Mechanics, and Materials Department, and member of the research council of ENSAM. He was also the scientific manager of doctoral training at the Paris campus, where he was responsible for overseeing 70 PhD students. Currently, he is the president of the scientific and technical commission of the AFR association. He has published over 220 papers and contributed to the publication of several books.

Hamid Reza Vanaei is Associate Professor at Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Léonard de Vinci (ESILV), De Vinci Higher Education (DVHE) in Paris, France. He obtained his MSc and PhD in Mechanics of Materials from Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology (ENSAM) in Paris and works as Associate Researcher at the same institute. With six years of experience in Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Advanced Manufacturing, his primary research focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to optimizing Advanced Manufacturing techniques.

Sofiane Khelladi is Full Professor at Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology (ENSAM) in Paris, France, where he leads the Fluid and Energy Systems Engineering Laboratory (LIFSE). He also serves as a member of the ENSAM Research Council. His research activities center around three main themes with strong interactions: advanced numerical methods for fluid and energy systems, multiphase flows and multiphysics coupling, and aero-hydrodynamics and acoustics of turbomachines. His work focuses on modeling and analyzing fluid flows for the design of complex fluid and energy systems.