Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar invites you to a lecture with Adrian Wood, Chief Executive Officer at Siemens in Qatar. He will be discussing “The role of Siemens in supporting economic prosperity in Qatar". To confirm your attendance, please RSVP. About the speaker: Adrian Wood has served as the Chief Executive Officer of... View Article
Join us for the inaugural Bill Brown Distinguished Lecture in Biological Sciences. The lecture series will kick off featuring Ann Gibbons, contributing correspondent for Science magazine and the author of The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors. Gibbons will be discussing, Gut Instincts, the Evolution of Diet: Do We Have Stone Age Bodies in a Fast... View Article
The Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) invites you to join us for a lecture on "The Future of Higher Education in the Age of Technological Disruption" by Farnam Jahanian, President of Carnegie Mellon University. Farnam Jahanian is visiting Doha as a distinguished speaker and member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI),... View Article
This edition of the Qatar Foundation Education City Speaker Series brings you the founder of a global brand and well-renowned name in the fashion industry. Dame Natalie Massenet has facilitated online luxury shopping with Net-a-Porter, one of the most successful e-commerce platforms of this generation. Join us to learn from her experiences and get a... View Article
Title: Behind the Scenes: Building a $1.75 Billion Artificial Intelligence-based Educational Business Confirm your attendance. About the lecture: Earlier this month, educational software company Turnitin was sold for $1.75 billion (over 6 billion QAR). This talk from CMU Entrepreneur-in-Residence Elijah Mayfield walks through the story of leaving a research position in Pittsburgh to start LightSide Labs, a company... View Article
Please join us for a lecture on the "Usefulness of some simple basic concepts in mathematics" by Professor Abdelouahed Hamdi , Associate Professor, Mathematics, Qatar University. Exploring Math is a lecture series that delves into the beauty, impact and development of classical mathematical concepts. Learn more about past editions of 'Exploring Math'!
His Excellency Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Minister of Commerce and Industry will be the first speaker of the 2019-2020 academic year, speaking as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series. He will be speaking on ‘The role of the private sector in Qatar's economic and industrial development. RSVP The Dean’s Lecture Series is the principal forum... View Article
Molly Steenson, Senior Associate Dean for Research at the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking at CMU-Q on AI, Design and Ethics. Abstract: Where do we come to experience the realities of AI? Through decisions about their design. In this talk, Molly Steenson will talk about the intersection of AI,... View Article
Mary Ellen Weber, a veteran astronaut, executive, strategist, and technologist will be speaking as part of the Dean's Lecture Series on Leadership, Governance and Decisions: Lessons from Space. Weber was a NASA Astronaut for ten years and is the veteran of two spaceflights, including one to construct the International Space Station—STS-70 in 1995 and STS-101... View Article
The Dean's Lecture Series will be hosting Dr. Kamel Abdallah, Group Chief Executive Officer of Baladna Food Industries. He will speaking on "Managing sustainability in national food security programs". The 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’... View Article
As part of micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving lectures open to the community. Associate Professor, School of Design at Carnegie Mellon, Dylan Vitone will be speaking on "Creating the Moon Ark: The first museum on the moon". Abstract: As one of the four lead... View Article
As part of micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving lectures open to the community. David Danks, L.L. Thurston Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, Head, Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, "Achieving trusted AI" Abstract: AI development is filled with buzzwords for... View Article
Named after Professor A. Nico Habermann, head of the Computer Science Department between 1980 and 1988 and Founding Dean of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon, the lecture series enables students to engage with prominent faculty and well-known leaders in the field of computer science. Lecture Title: The Past, Present and Future of Delivering... View Article
Nicolas Christin is an associate professor at the School of Computer Science, Engineering & Public Policy and Cylab at Carnegie Mellon University. He will be speaking to the CMU-Q community on 'A deep dive in the deep web: Insights from eight years of online anonymous marketplace measurements'. About the talk: Founded in 2011, Silk Road... View Article
Peter Boatwright, Allan D. Shocker Professor of Marketing and New Product Development; Director of the Integrated Innovation Institute, Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on 'Insights on Innovation' as part of the CMU Connections lecture series. About the talk: My perspective on innovation has been shaped by 15+ years of teaching a product/service innovation class,... View Article
Distinguished lectures in social sciences are named in honor of John Patrick Crecine, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University from 1976 to 1983. This semester, we welcome Jeff Gill, Distinguished Professor, Department of Government, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, American University. He will be speaking on "The present... View Article
Megan Lotts, Art Librarian (Librarian II), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, will be speaking as part of the Gloriana St. Clair Distinguished Lecture in 21st Century Librarianship. Distinguished lectures in 21st century librarianship are named in honor of Gloriana St. Clair, dean of libraries emerita, who served as dean of Carnegie Mellon University Libraries from... View Article
Please note that this lecture has been postponed. Veronica Hinman, Department Head, Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking at the Bill Brown Distinguished Lecture in Biological Sciences on Regrowing Your Head: Regeneration in the Sea Star. Distinguished lectures in biological sciences are named in honor... View Article
Qatar Foundation will be hosting the first virtual Education City Speaker Series. The panel, titled ‘Flattening the Curve: Global Responses to COVID-19’ and hosted in partnership with the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), will bring together expert speakers from Qatar and around the world, to discuss the challenges that the global coronavirus pandemic has... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Jonathan Chapman, Professor, Director, Doctoral Program, Design at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “Design for the Circular Economy". Abstract: We live in a predominantly linear economy... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Peter Boatwright, Professor, Marketing, at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “Selected Pricing Topics." Abstract: In this session, Peter Boatwright will present pricing topics that he has... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Dylan Vitone, Associate Professor, School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on his “Doha Project". Abstract: An Associate Professor in the School of Design at CMU... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Ramesh Krishnamurti, Professor, Computational Design at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “Generative Machines for Design”. Abstract: Computational generative machines are constructs that, with given proper input... View Article
The Leaders in Information Systems student club is pleased to welcome Dr. Kid Supachai Parchariyanon, Co-Founder and CEO of RISE Corporate Innovation Powerhouse, Thailand, to their first lecture of the semester. In 2016, Dr. Kid Supachai Parchariyanon founded RISE - Corporate Innovation Powerhouse to work with over 400+ large conglomerates and governments in Southeast Asia... View Article
Jeria Quesenberry, Teaching Professor of Information Systems and the Associate Dean of Faculty in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, will be the first speaker in the Distinguished IS Lecture series. She will be discussing "Cracking the Digital Ceiling: Women in computing around the world". Click here to attend!... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Ignacio Arana, Assistant Teaching Professor at the Institute for Politics and Strategy at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “Challenges to Study the Politics of the Arabian... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. DJ Brasier, Associate Teaching Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Affairs in Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “What is the optimal distribution of... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Colin Clarke, Assistant Teaching Professor at the Institute for Politics and Strategy at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “Seeking stability in a turbulent Middle East”. Abstract: So... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Mayank Goel, Assistant Teaching Professor at the Institute for Software Research, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “Recognized User's Actions and Physiology for... View Article
As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Peter Scupelli, Associate Professor, Design at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “Teaching to Dexign Futures: A vision for a blended learning pedagogy to be deployed at scale”. ... View Article
