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SUMMARY:Dean’s List Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The Dean’s List ceremony is held twice each academic year to celebrate students who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement in the previous semester.
URL:https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/event/deans-list-2026/
LOCATION:Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
CATEGORIES:Academics,Featured
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SUMMARY:University Lecture: Google Cloud
DESCRIPTION:Ghassan Kosta\, Regional General Manager of Google Cloud\, will be speaking at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series. His lecture “AI & Cloud: Driving Digital Transformation in Qatar and the Middle East” will take place at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. \nThe Dean’s Lecture Series is the principal forum for eminent industry practitioners and government officials to bring their knowledge and perspectives to Carnegie Mellon\, and to broaden students’ understanding of important issues. \nConfirm your attendance
URL:https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/event/university-lecture-google-cloud/
LOCATION:Assembly Area
CATEGORIES:Featured,University Lectures
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SUMMARY:CMU-Q at Web Summit Qatar
DESCRIPTION:From Campus to Company: Two University Spinouts\, Two Founder Paths \nWhat changes when the founder is a student\, versus a professor? In this university-led session\, Dr. Maher Hakim hosts two startups born at the same institution – Carnegie Mellon University Qatar – to compare their paths from idea and/or technology to market. \nThe panel will explore speed\, credibility\, access to labs and talent\, fundraising readiness\, and how universities can better support both types of founders – without slowing them down. \nExpect practical lessons on teams\, IP\, mentors\, and the first “real” customers—told from two different founder journeys. \nFor more information\, visit Web Summit Qatar 2026 \n  \nMaher Hakim\nDistinguished Career Professor \nDr. Hakim is a sought-out expert and educator in technology innovation and entrepreneurship\, entrepreneurship financing and venture capital. He is a Distinguished Career Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Hakim is the founder and CEO of Innovation Foundry – a consultancy firm delivering innovation-related advisory services to corporations\, government agencies\, venture capital firms\, and startups. Additionally\, he is the Chief Advisor of Innovation and Enterprise at Qatar’s Research\, Development and Innovation Council\, and a Partner at 212 – a venture capital firm based in Istanbul focused on regional startup investments in digital technologies.\nPreviously\, Dr. Hakim was the executive director of UC Berkeley’s tech innovation hub\, the managing director of Qatar’s Science and Technology Park\, and the head of Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Innovation Entrepreneurship in Doha\, Qatar. Dr. Hakim taught innovation and entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar\, the University of California Berkeley\, and the European Innovation Academy. His prior experience included launching and building several technology startups and leading innovation groups in Autodesk\, Infor and First Advantage. \nDr. Hakim invested in numerous tech startups\, supported efforts to build innovation ecosystems around the globe\, and mentored and coached startup founders and tech investment professionals. He is a technologist by education and holds a PhD in Computer-Aided Engineering and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. \nMohammad Hammoud\nAssociate Teaching Professor\, Computer Science \nDr. Mohammad Hammoud is an Associate Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q). He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh\, USA. His research spans a wide range of interests in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer systems\, with a current focus on developing effective models and scalable distributed systems for real-world AI and natural language processing (NLP) applications. \nAt CMU-Q\, Dr. Hammoud teaches a diverse set of courses\, including AI for medicine\, distributed systems\, principles of computing\, and entrepreneurship. Beyond academia\, he is the Founder and CEO of Avey\, a rising AI startup based in Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP). Avey has invented and pioneered a novel and universally accessible AI-powered medical diagnostic and coding ecosystem\, reflecting Dr. Hammoud’s commitment to advancing real-world and impactful AI applications. \nAbed Al Karim Khattab (BA\, 2016)\nFounder\, HeliumDoc & Sentralife \nAbed is a leader and entrepreneur at the forefront of healthcare innovation and digitization in the MENA region. He is the General Manager of HeliumDoc\, a leading digital health platform in GCC and Africa\, and the Founder of Sentralife\, a public safety technology company\, leveraging technology to improve and save lives in Qatar.
URL:https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/event/cmu-q-at-web-summit-qatar/
LOCATION:Doha Exhibition Convention Center\, Qatar
CATEGORIES:Academics,Business Administration,Featured
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