Exploring Math is a lecture series that delves into the beauty, impact and development of classical mathematical concepts. The first talk will feature: The story of pi and related puzzles by Professor Niraj Khare | Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics
Named after Professor A. Nico Haberman, 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: Progress Toward an Engineering Discipline of Software... View Article
Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida will be speaking at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series on, ‘The role of the QFC in national economic development'. Special Guest: Dr. Andy Khawaja, Founder of Allied Wallet The Dean’s Lecture Series is the principal forum for eminent industry practitioners and government officials to bring their knowledge and... View Article
'Managing Cyber Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Response: Any New News?' Mary Ann Blair is the Chief Information Security Officer at Carnegie Mellon, responsible for the university's information security program, identity and access management services, and disaster recovery and business continuity services. Prior to establishing the Information Security Office in 2004, Mary Ann served as director of administrative... View Article
Exploring Math is a lecture series that delves into the beauty, impact and development of classical mathematical concepts. The second talk will feature: The story of pi and related puzzles by Professor Niraj Khare | Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics Abstract: In the first part of the story of π, we discussed why the ratio of the circumference... View Article
Rashid Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange will be speaking at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series on, ‘The role a stock exchange plays in economic growth and sustainable development.' The Dean’s Lecture Series is the principal forum for eminent industry practitioners and government officials to bring their knowledge and... View Article
His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al Thani, Governor of Qatar Central Bank will be speaking at Carnegie Mellon Qatar on "Fintech as a core of the strategy: Challenges and Opportunities." To confirm your attendance, please RSVP. Biography: His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani was appointed Governor of Qatar Central Bank in May 2006,... View Article
Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al-Khalifa, CEO of the Qatar Development Bank, will be speaking as part of the Dean's Lecture Series on "The role of QDB in support entrepreneurship and national production." Please submit your RSVP to confirm your attendance. Biography: Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al-Khalifa is the CEO of Qatar Development Bank. In addition to his... View Article
Speaker: Robert Hein, Group CEO & Founder of 004 Group Topic: Cloud Solutions and Internationalization: Does a One-Size-Fits-All approach work when rolling out cloud solutions into new markets? About 004 Group 004 is an international Cloud e-Commerce solutions provider. After activities across multiple European markets, 004 began expanding into the MENA and ASEAN regions with its... View Article
Qatar Foundation Education Week will be taking place from February 18-22, 2018. Innovative teaching methods from each university are showcased across Education City. Each university will host professors from different universities. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar will be hosting Northwestern University in Qatar and Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar on February 20, 2018.... View Article
As part of the Gloriana St. Clair Distinguished Lecture in 21st Century Librarianship, Jason Griffey, Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University and Founder & Principal, Evenly Distributed LLC, will be discussing 'Decentralization & Blockchain: Possibilities & Problematizations for Libraries'. To confirm your attendance, please RSVP. About the lecture: The hype cycle... View Article
Speaker: Hamad Suwaid, Information Technology Manager, Qatar Gas Transport Company LTD. (Nakilat) Topic: Nakilat Digital Transformation Journey
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... 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... 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:... 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... 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... 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... View Article
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 Walsh, Head of Cybercrime, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism Department, United Nations To confirm your attendance, please click here! About the speaker: ... 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, Qatar Shell To confirm your attendance, please click here! About the speaker: Andrew, a New Zealand national, joined Shell in 1982. Over his 36... 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. Lecture title: Social cognition in human-robot interaction Abstract: In daily lives, we need to be able to efficiently navigate through our social environment. Our brain has... 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
