Category: Computer Science

CMU-Q graduate named runner-up for School of Computer Science award

A graduate from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, was named a runner-up for the Allen Newell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.  Đorđe Popović…

Entrepreneur ME on CMU-Q alumni startup Stellic

The startup Stellic was created by Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar alumni Sabih Bin Wasi, Rukhsar Neyaz, and Musab Popatia. The company began as a student project at CMU-Q, a Qatar Foundation partner university, and is now…

Abdullah Shaar: Faculty support was key to achieving dual degrees 

This month, we are celebrating the Class of 2022, a group of 89 exceptional individuals who received their CMU degrees on May 9. Today, we talk to Abdullah Shaar, who…

Carnegie Mellon team creates three-year computer science curriculum

New curriculum is piloted in seven Qatar schools A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has created a three-year computer science…

CMU-Q grad startup is making Qatar greener

In 2020, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) graduates Mohamed Hamdi (BA 2019), Tamim Al-Asfar (BA 2019), and Julian Sam (CS 2019) came together with an idea: to make choosing,…

Graduating students present research projects at College Honors 2022

Nine student researchers from three academic programs presented their final projects at College Honors 2022. The students are all members of Class of 2022 at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar…

Carnegie Mellon students win national Arabic debate championship

A team of students from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, won the QatarDebate Arabic National Universities Debating Championship, with all three debaters placing in…

Carnegie Mellon grad inspired by professors to pursue career in academia

Laila El-Beheiry, a graduate in the Class of 2021 at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has been accepted into six of the top computer…

CMU-Q’s Waad AlKhenji: I want to do something important for my country 

As we approach the graduation of the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) Class of 2022, we are looking at just a few of the 89 students who will receive…

Alumni startup raises $11 million in Series A funding

The startup Stellic was created by Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar alumni Sabih Bin Wasi, Rukhsar Neyaz, and Musab Popatia. The company began as a student project at CMU-Q, a…