Category: Computer Science

CMU-Q student named a Women Techmakers Scholar for 2017

Aisha Mohamed, a rising senior in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), has been selected for Google’s 2017 Women Techmakers Scholars Program. Mohamed is one of only…

QNRF shares outcomes of education projects

CMU-Q News editor’s note: Saquib Razak, associate teaching professor of computer science at CMU-Q, participated in QNRF’s Research Outcome Seminar in March 2017. Razak is the lead principal investigator of…

Algorithmic Trading Competition 2017 celebrates closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) Algorithmic Trading Competition was held at the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), with prizes going to the top three student…

CMU-Q students explore sustainability in Sydney

During spring break, a group of CMU-Q students from biological sciences, business administration, computer science and information systems travelled to Sydney, Australia to learn about practical, innovative approaches to sustainability.…

CMU’s Guy Blelloch discusses the rising importance of parallel algorithms

Guy Blelloch, the associate dean for undergraduate education at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science, outlined the rising importance of parallel algorithms in today’s computing at a Dean’s Lecture yesterday.…

Shahriar Haque: Being at CMU-Q taught me to work in a high-pressured environment

Tartan Talks lunchtime lecture series features Shahriar Haque, computer science graduate from the Class of 2010 Shahriar Haque returned to the CMU-Q campus to speak to students about his experiences…

Lebanese School, Tariq bin Ziad Secondary are top teams at Botball 2017

Students program two autonomous robots in agriculture-themed challenge The popular Botball programming competition for high school students took place March 3 at CMU-Q, resulting in a win for the Lebanese…

Pitt’s Innovation Institute program mentors young companies as they begin to grow

In Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 18, 2016 By Kris B. Mamula Photo: Inpleo founders Jaasin Polin, Brian Jeon and Naassih Gopee Three Carnegie Mellon University students hatch an idea for a new business in a…

CMU-Q introduces high schoolers to computing

Mindcraft outreach program engages students in the precision and possibility of a career in computer science As computer science becomes integral to more and more fields of study, Carnegie Mellon…

Qatar joins simultaneous worldwide conference for women in data science

CMU-Q professor speaks on machine learning, future of data science Students, faculty and industry professionals convened for the Qatar edition of Women in Data Science (WiDS), a thought leadership forum…