Personal information

Date and place of birth : 06 May 1976 - Tunisia
Nationality : Tunisian

Center of interest and research areas

Study and Valuation of Musical Arabic Manuscripts
Musical theory evolution between Greek and Arabic texts
Orientalism and Musics of the Arab World
Musical Traditions in Tunisian Regions
Musicology and Epistemology
Computational Musical Analysis and Composition
Digital documentation and curation
Arabic texts and Digital Humanities
Digital Art and Cultural Heritage

Scientific activity

Organisation of Conferences

Dec. 8, 2014 : Musical Traditions in North Africa // CMAM, 8-10 décembre // Ennejma Ezzahra Palace - Sidi Bou Saïd
Dec. 19, 2011 : Musical traditions in the Tunisian regions // CMAM, 19-20 décembre // Ennejma Ezzahra Palace - Sidi Bou Saïd

Digital projects

Jan. 1, 2002 : SARAMusik : Sources ARAbes sur la MusiK // A catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts on Music with some critical editions // Database (Setting up / Developement)
Dec. 21, 2014 : Sound Archives of the CMAM // Sound Database Archives of the CMAM // Database (Setting up / Supervision / Coordination)
Oct. 1, 2015 : DaTaText // a framework for managing a catalogue of manuscripts and critical editions in TEI // Framework (Development)
Jan. 1, 2011 : Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger archives // Database of the the baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger historical archives // Database (Setting up / Supervision / Coordination)
May 1, 2015 : Music22 // A Python Package for modal music analysis // Package Python (Development)
Jan. 1, 2020 : Historical archives of the Rashidiyya // Scientific and technical director // Database and online valorisation (Supervision dans development)

Professional experience

2020-11 : Consultant for the Tunisian National Library
2019-11 : Visiting lecturer - Department of Musicology and cultural goods - Cremona / Pavia University
2018-2019 : Trainer within the project No-Logo
2017-2019 : Expertise work for the Research Center in Ethnomusicology (Nanterre University)
2017-2018 : Project Manager of FanTeK / RFLM, avec le soutien du l'AIMF.
2017- : Researcher at the U2S laboratory / National Engineers School of Tunis
2017- : Member of the journal's reading committee Musurgia
2016-03 : Member of the scientific committee of the National Library of Tunisia
2015 : Liaison Officer for Tunisia at the International Council for Tradition Music (ICTM)
2015 : Member of the National Committee for the UNESCO Project : Memory of the World
2014-2016 : Coordinator of the working teams on Historical documents, Sound and Audio-visual archives at the / Phonothèque Nationale
2014 : Scientific coordination of the International Symposium « Les Tradition Musicales In North Africa "organized by the CMAM
2012-2013 : Assistant-Director of the Higher Institute of Music of Sousse; Head of the Master.
2011-2013 : Producer at the Tunisian Cultural Radio
2011-2012 : Director of the Center for Arabic and Mediterranean Music , "Ennejma Ezzahra", Sidi Bou Saïd
2011- : Member of the Tunisian National Committee - UNESCO - Memory of the World.
2011 : Artistic director of sixth edition of the festival "Mûsîqât" ( http : //www.musiqat.com )
2011 : Artistic director of the fifth edition of the "Musicians of Tunisia" festival - Sidi Bou Saïd
2011 : Organization of the Symposium: "Musical traditions in the Tunisian regions" - CMAM
2010 : Integration of Higher Education in Tunisia as Maître-Assistant at the Higher Institute of Music - Sousse University
2009-2019 : Several consultative collaborations with Echos Electrik Association
2009-2011 : Vacation at the Higher Institute of Music of Tunis, course Master Pro. "History and Analysis of Electronic Music"
2006-2010 : Contractual Assistant to the Higher Institute of Multimedia Arts , (ISAMM), audio-visual department, course "sound processing and composition"
2006-2007 : Vacation at the Higher Institute of Music of Tunis ; course "musicology and epistemology"
2000-2001 : Lecturer in music education at the Collège Georges Clémenceau (Lyon 7^e) and Collège Jean-Jaurès (Villeurbanne)
2000 : Monitor in informatics at the University Lyon 2
1999-2000 : Lecturer in music education at the Gabriel Fauré school (Lyon 7^e)
1997-2001 : Violinist at the Lyon-Région Orchestra
1990-2000 : Various orchestral workshops in Tunisia and France

Training and qualifications

2009 : PhD from the University of Paris 4-Sorbonne, dir. Nicolas Meeùs. Title: "An Anonymous commentary of the Kitāb al-adwār : critical edition, translation and presentation of Arabic readings of The work of Ṣafī al-Dīn al-Urmawī"
2002 : Diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA) from the University of Lyon 2, dir. Gérard Le Vot. Subject: "Edition and commented translation of the Kitāb al-Inʿām fī maʿrifat al-anghām , of Shams al-Dīn al-Saydāwī al-Dhahabī al-Dīmashqī"
1999 : DFE ([Diploma of End of Musical Studies]), violin (class of Christophe Gerboud) and chamber music at ENM Villeurbanne
1999 : Master's degree in Musicology, dir. Gérard Le Vot. Title: "Musical systems according to Arabic writings (X^e-XIII^e century) and their relation with practice and modern times"
1998 : Licence in Musicology, Lumière-Lyon 2 University
1997 : Deug 2 in Musicology, Lumière-Lyon 2 University
1996 : Deug 1 in Musicology, Lumière-Lyon 2 University
1995 : Baccalauréat degree in Tunis
1985-1995 : Studies at the National Conservatory of Tunis. Violin lessons with professors M. Lebeda, S. Slimane, R. Koubaa

Spoken and written languages

Arabic***, French***, English**, German*