Speaker: Phil Zongo, Cybersecurity expert, ISACA best governance of the year award Topic: The Automation Conundrum Special Topic: IT audit and controls 67313 Online and live from Sydney, Australia About the speaker: Phil Zongo is a head of cyber security for an Australian investment management firm. In 2016, Phil won ISACA Sydney's first ever Best... View Article
Speaker: Hatem Elsafty, Partner, Governance Risk Internal Control, Mazars Ahmed Tawfik & Co. Topic: Evolving Threat Landscape: The Latest in Cyber Risk Hatem ELsafty, CISA, CISA, PMP, ACP is the practice leader of Governance Risk & Internal Controls (GRIC) service line within Mazars Qatar and GCC, with more than 17 years’ international experience in Internal... View Article
Mohammad Salameh, postdoctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar will be giving a talk on "Fine-Grained Arabic Dialect Identification" as part of the Computer Science Seminar Series. Abstract: Dialect identification (DID) is the task of automatically identifying the dialect of a particular segment of speech or text of any size. Previous work on the... View Article
Tartan Talks is a series that invites Carnegie Mellon University alums back on campus to share their experiences with current students, faculty and staff. The March edition will feature Biological Sciences alums. Take a look at some of the past editions.
Exploring Math is a lecture series that delves into the beauty, impact and development of classical mathematical concepts. In collaboration with the Texas A&M University in Qatar Math Club, this talk will feature "Aggregating Paradoxes" by Professor David Emmanuel Gray, | Assistant Teaching Professor, Philosophy. Abstract: A typical problem for groups is making a unified, collective decision... View Article
About the speaker: Kid Needham Director and Executive-in-Residence Project Olympus Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship Abstract: This talk will cover traits of successful entrepreneurs based upon research and recommendations on fundamental actions that inspiring entrepreneurs can take to improve their chances of success. Short Bio: Kit is Director and Executive-in-Residence at Project Olympus where she... View Article
Andrew Waugh, founding director of Waugh Thistleton Architects, will be speaking at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar on "Construction Revolution". To confirm your attendance, please RSVP.
His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani, Governor, Qatar Central Bank will be the first speaker of the academic year as part of the Dean's Lecture Series. He will be speaking on 'Economic Realities facing the MENA Region and challenges facing Islamic Fintech'. The Dean’s Lecture Series is the principal forum for eminent industry practitioners... View Article
Haitham Al-Haidari is the cofounder of Modaris. Haitham graduated from Texas A&M University at Qatar in 2015 and cofounded, with his wife, what is now the largest edtech platform in Qatar. Modaris was awarded the most innovative startup in Qatar 2017, and one of the three best IT startups in Qatar 2018. Lecture Description: Creators... View Article
His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, Economic Advisor, Amiri Diwan will be speaking at Carnegie Mellon Qatar's Dean’s Lecture Series. He will be speaking on 'The development of Qatar's natural gas strategy: Challenges and responses'. 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,... View Article
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar invites you to a panel of speakers discussing "Pharmaceuticals in Qatar: The industry strategy". To confirm your attendance, please RSVP. Speakers: Aisha Ibrahim Al-Ansari Director of Pharmacy & Drug Control Department Ministry of Public Health Ahmed Al Mohanadi CEO of Qlife Pharma Salvino A. Salvaggio Senior Director Implementation &... View Article
Raj Reddy is a University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics and Moza Bint Nasser Chair at Carnegie Mellon University. His talk, "AI: Background, History and Future Opportunities" will provide background and history of artificial intelligence in an attempt to clarify the sources of misinformation about AI in the media recently. The Dean’s Lecture Series is the principal forum... View Article
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar invites you to a panel of speakers discussing “E-commerce in Qatar - Charting a path for future success”. To confirm your attendance, please RSVP. Speakers: Faleh AlNaemi, Chairperson and Managing Director, Qatar Post Abdulaziz Al-Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Development Bank Amina Ahmadi, Co-Founder, Oola Sports
Exploring Math is a lecture series that delves into the beauty, impact and development of classical mathematical concepts. The first two talks of the 2018-19 academic year will feature: The Birth of Calculus I and the Birth of Calculus II by Professor Niraj Khare | Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics and Mohammed Zayed | Associate Teaching Professor, Physics.... View Article
In collaboration with the National Committee for Information Security in Qatar, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar invites you to a lecture discussing “Cybercrime: Challenges and methods of prevention". Guest speaker: Neil... View Article
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar invites you to a lecture discussing “International energy companies and their role in human development and sustainable growth." Guest speaker: Andrew Faulkner, Managing Director and Chairman,... View Article
Join us for the John Patrick Crecine Distinguished Lecture in Arts and Sciences featuring Agnieszka Wykowska, Principal Investigator, Italian Institute of Technology. To confirm your attendance, please RSVP. ... View Article
Qatar National Library Historical Maps Librarian, Christopher Alario, will demonstrate the kinds of research projects made possible by the rich collections at the Heritage Library of the QNL, with particular attention to the maps of Arabia and the Persian Gulf. He will highlight mysteries presented in the documents – such as why Qatar vanished from... View Article
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... 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... 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... 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... View Article
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
