Category: In the Media

Qatar students explore programming at CMU-Q’s Alice Middle East competition

Alice Middle East event is the first under the new Hamad Bin Jassim Center for K-12 Computer Science Education   DOHA, Qatar: Middle and high school students from around the…

Meddy places tenth in Forbes Middle East’s ‘50 startups to watch’ list

Meddy, a startup created by CMU-Q alumni Haris Aghadi and Abdulla AlKhenji, was tenth in Forbes Middle East’s “50 Startups to Watch in the Arab World” list. Forbes Middle East, which tracks…

CMU-Q alums create Shnaita, a Qatari platform to trade gently used original handbags

“Shnaita, a Qatari platform to trade gently used original handbags” appeared in T Magazine By Kareem Imam Shnaita is a unique shopping concept developed by four entrepreneurs in Qatar who embraced an…

CMU-Q team wins Injaz 2018

In “Injaz announces Mubadara winners,” Gulf-Times, May 4, 2018 Editor’s note: A team from CMU-Q won the INJAZ Qatar Young Entrepreneur’s Competition, Mubadara. Maryam AlMaadeed, Maryam Al-Naemi, Dana Al-Sheeb and Latifa Al-Thani,…

Gulf-Times: CMU-Q graduates lead the way

“QF business graduates lead the way in Qatar and beyond,” in Gulf-Times, May 2, 2018 Editor’s note: Anthony Lo is a senior at CMU-Q, and Shahryar Nayyer is a Class…

QF celebrates graduation of 778 students

In The Peninsula, May 2, 2018 By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) yesterday celebrated academic achievements of the Class of 2018 at its annual convocation ceremony in Education City’s Ceremonial…

Student-created platform to transform course planning

In CMU News, April 20, 2018 By Julianne Mattera An app created by and for Carnegie Mellon University students is set to streamline course planning across the university. Stellic, the…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar signs MoU with the Jassim & Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation

Agreement will promote computer science education in Qatar’s schools DOHA, QATAR: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) and the Jassim & Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation signed a Memorandum of…

CMU-Q team makes Top 8 at CFA Institute Research Challenge

A team of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) students placed in the Top 8 at the CFA Institute Research Challenge in Dublin, Ireland. Competing against undergraduate and graduate teams from…

Researchers discover new Intel processor vulnerability

Editor’s note: A research team has discovered BranchScope, a variant of the Spectre security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access sensitive data through a side-channel attack method. The…