{"id":8,"date":"2026-10-15T21:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcis.org\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-10-15T22:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T22:37:00","slug":"casablanca-advanced-methods-in-computation-and-information-science-camcis-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/camcis.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Casablanca Advanced Methods in Computation and Information Science (CAMCIS) Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">CAMCIS is organized as an inter-academic collaboration between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehtp.ac.ma\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ecole Hassania Des Travaux Publics (EHTP)<\/a> in Casablanca, Morocco, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ischool.utoronto.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty of Information (also called the iSchool), the University of Toronto<\/a>. EHTP is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in Morocco. &nbsp;As part of its founding mission, which it continues to live by today, EHTP focuses on training engineers to take on civic and community-based projects with the aim of improving the day-to-day living conditions of Moroccan citizens. &nbsp;The iSchool, at the University of Toronto, a 97-year institution, focuses on innovative scholarship at the intersection of information technologies, institutions, and information services. A particular focus of the Toronto iSchool is training next-generation experts and leaders, versatile in information management and dissemination, but with a strong orientation toward promoting growth, vibrancy, and resiliency at the individual and societal levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/casablanca-5464810_1280-1-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/casablanca-5464810_1280-1-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/casablanca-5464810_1280-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/casablanca-5464810_1280-1-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/casablanca-5464810_1280-1-1536x839.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/casablanca-5464810_1280-1-2048x1119.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\">Advanced training for graduate students in engineering, medicine, computer science, information science, and health informatics. Focus is on technical skills and research in specialized domains. The learning will combine in-class engagements and hands-on work on advanced machine learning and data analytics methods. The goal is to bring diverse multidisciplinary expertise together to learn about critical areas in an applied and intensive setting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">CAMCIS Certificate Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">June 13th, 2026 &#8211; July 11th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Core<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Special Topics<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Foundation in Health Informatics<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Electronic Health Record Systems<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Advanced methods in Data Analytics<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">AI &amp; ML Methods in Healthcare<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">2026 Course Offerings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n   <table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n      <thead>\n         <tr>\n            <th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Course<\/th>\n            <th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Instructor<\/th>\n            <th>Affiliation<\/th>\n            <th>Title<\/th>\n         <\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n         <tr>\n            <td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Electronic Health Record System<\/td>\n            <td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.unc.edu\/people\/saif-khairat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saif Khairat<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>University of North Carolina<\/td>\n            <td>Professor &amp; Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n         <tr>\n            <td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/camcis.org\/index.php\/ai-ml-methods-in-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI &amp; ML Methods in Healthcare<\/a><\/td>\n            <td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.research.utoronto.ca\/54363-javed-mostafa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Javed Mostafa<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>University of Toronto<\/td>\n            <td>Dean &amp; Professor<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n\n         <tr>\n         \t<td style=\"text-align:center;\" rowspan=\"4\">Research seminar<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n         <tr style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0\">\n            <td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jaouad Boutahar<\/td>\n            <td>Ecole Hassania Des Travaux Publics (EHTP)<\/td>\n            <td>Director &amp; Professor<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n         <tr style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0\">\n            <td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.research.utoronto.ca\/54363-javed-mostafa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Javed Mostafa<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>University of Toronto<\/td>\n            <td>Dean &amp; Professor<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n         <tr style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0\">\n            <td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.unc.edu\/people\/saif-khairat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saif Khairat<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>University of North Carolina<\/td>\n            <td>Professor &amp; Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n   <\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Research Seminar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open to graduates and advanced graduates at the discretion of faculty lead. The seminar targets collaborative research outputs, such as: draft publication, funding proposal, conference paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Weekly Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Monday &#8211; Thursday<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Thursday<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Friday<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Morning<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lectures<br>(9 AM &#8211; 12 PM)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Office hour (Online)<br>(9 AM &#8211; 10 AM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Afternoon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Laboratory <br>(12:15 PM &#8211; 1:15 PM)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Laboratory <br>(12:15 PM &#8211; 1:15 PM)<br>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br>Research Seminar <br> (3 PM &#8211; 5 PM)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">CAMCIS Research Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/isi-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehtp.ac.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo2@2x-600x139.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UofT_Logo.svg_-e14186779589671-1024x420-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UofT_Logo.svg_-e14186779589671-1024x420-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UofT_Logo.svg_-e14186779589671-1024x420-1-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UofT_Logo.svg_-e14186779589671-1024x420-1-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/University_Signature_CarolinaBlue_Navy_rgb_h.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/University_Signature_CarolinaBlue_Navy_rgb_h.png 966w, https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/University_Signature_CarolinaBlue_Navy_rgb_h-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/camcis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/University_Signature_CarolinaBlue_Navy_rgb_h-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAMCIS is organized as an inter-academic collaboration between the Ecole Hassania Des Travaux Publics (EHTP) in Casablanca, Morocco, and the Faculty of Information (also called the iSchool), the University of Toronto. 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