Category: Computer Science

Class of 2025 begins studies at CMU-Q 

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, officially welcomed the new class of students as the 2021-22 academic year kicked off last week.   Before classes begin, new students at…

CMU-Q students win Qatar national Arabic debate championship

A team of students from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a QF partner university, took the national championship title at the 2021 Arabic university debate tournament. Rahaf Abutarbush, Ammar Karkour,…

QF partners Texas A&M at Qatar and Carnegie Mellon Qatar teach advanced robotics to Qatar STEM school students

Originally published in Peninsula, April 29, 2021   For the past seven months, Qatar Foundation partner universities Texas A&M University at Qatar and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) led…

Muhammad Ahmad Khan, Class of 2021, makes an impact with computer science 

As we approach the Class of 2021’s graduation, we are talking with a few members of the class about how they have grown and what they have learned during their…

First official Qatar teams participate in Arab Collegiate Programming Competition

Two student teams from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, were the first official participants representing Qatar at the Arab Collegiate Programming Competition (ACPC). The…

Carnegie Mellon uses AI and robots to explore Qatar’s waters

QNRF-funded project takes novel approach to map-building of marine environments Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s (CMU-Q) Gianni Di Caro is using artificial intelligence and a fleet of autonomous marine robots…

Carnegie Mellon ranks second for US undergraduate computer science

Doha, Qatar: Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) was ranked second for US undergraduate computer science programs by US News & World Report, a leader in educational analysis and rankings. Carnegie Mellon…

Al Arab: Selma Limam Mansar reflects on CMU-Q’s Education Excellence Day Award success

Editor’s note: Al Arab newspaper interviewed Selma Limam Mansar, senior associate dean for education and teaching professor of information systems, about the achievement of CMU-Q alumni at the annual Education…

Carnegie Mellon hosts first International Collegiate Programming Contest in Qatar

Two CMU-Q student teams will move on to African-Arab regional round Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, hosted the first International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)…

CMU-Q’s Houda Bouamor on underrepresentation of women in AI

“Empowering young women in STEM is my life’s mission.” Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Houda Bouamor participated in a panel discussion on the challenges of gender diversity in the field…