Category: Information Systems

Recent CMU-Q grads start academic planning and advising app

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar graduate Sabih Bin Wasi and his cohorts launched an interactive app that helps students plan their course load.  By Corinne Lestch, Edscoop.com, June 8, 2017…

QCS to launch mobile app developed by CMU-Q students

CMU-Q News editor’s note: Four CMU-Q students in the Information Systems Program designed QCS Application as their junior project. These students are Latifa Al-Thani, Noor Al-Athba Al-Marri, Manisha Dareddy and Avni…

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.…

Dean of CMU’s Heinz College on integrating machine learning and the social sciences

Professor Ramayya Krishnan spoke at the fourth Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium (MLDAS) in Qatar this week, sharing the Carnegie Mellon approach to integrating machine learning and social science…

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…

Alum discusses shift toward information systems in Qatar

Rashid S. Al Kaabi returned to campus to discuss his experiences in the field of information systems. Al Kaabi graduated from CMU-Q’s Information Systems Program in 2012 and works as…

New Geographic Information Systems course trains students in high-demand field

Students at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar are learning about the emerging field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), an area with enormous potential within Qatar. GIS professionals visualize multiple elements…

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…

Trusting Autonomous Cars: How Much Is Too Much?

In Cornell Tech News & Views, January 9, 2017 Hannah Xue doesn’t know how to drive. So when Xue, an engineer with a background in psychology, began pursuing the Technion-Cornell…