Category: Computer Science

Dean welcomes prospective undergraduate students to ‘Experience CMU-Q’

Secondary school students learn about CMU-Q degree programs through interactive workshops   Doha, Qatar: Nearly 140 students from 35 Qatar high schools visited Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) to…

CMU-Q alum places third in University of Pittsburgh IBM Bluehack

Alumnus Maher Khan created a smart chat bot with his team at the inaugural IBM Bluehack, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute. The project earned third place for…

Carnegie Mellon grads reflect on rich learning opportunities within Qatar

At CMU-Q forum, alumni discuss learning in, and outside of, the classroom Four Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) alumni returned to campus to share their experiences in the years…

Artificial Intelligence in focus at CMU-Q lecture

Raj Reddy, Turing Award winner and founding director of CMU Robotics Institute, clarifies misconceptions about AI  DOHA, QATAR–Much of the public discourse about the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar student team wins in Oman programming competition

Two CMU-Q teams advance to the Arab regionals A team of three Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) students won the Oman Collegiate Programming Competition on October 17 at Sultan…

CMU Delegation at “Summer Davos” Discusses Role of Education, Creativity on Innovation

By Laura Kelly, originally published in CMU News Editor’s note: CMU-Q alumnus Mahmoud Al Ismail is a research associate at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science. He was part…

CMU-Q graduates showcase diabetes-related research at CUDOS 2018

Qatari CMU-Q alumni are making an impact in medical investigation  Doha, Qatar: Graduates of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) showcased their work at the Conference series on Understanding molecular…

Mindcraft workshops introduce high school students to computer science

CMU-Q’s Mindcraft program kicked off its first year of workshops as part of the Hamad bin Jassim Center for K-12 Computer Science Education. The center, which has the mission to…

CMU-Q students place second in BrainHub Neurohackathon

A team of CMU-Q computer science students placed second in the Neurohackathon competition at Carnegie Mellon University’s BrainHub. Sabit Hassan, Daanish Ali Khan, Shaden Shaar, Fatma Tlili and Mounira Tlili…

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…