Category: Information Systems

Meddy healthcare site launches in Arabic

CMU-Q alumni offer users chance to select doctor’s language DOHA, QATAR – Meddy, Qatar’s largest online healthcare platform, is now available in Arabic, reflecting a growing local demand for Arabic-speaking…

Meddy healthcare site launches in Arabic

CMU-Q alumni offer users chance to select doctor’s language DOHA, QATAR – Meddy, Qatar’s largest online healthcare platform, is now available in Arabic, reflecting a growing local demand for Arabic-speaking…

Carnegie Mellon alums win Startup of the Year

A team of CMU-Q graduates from the Information Systems program at Carnegie Mellon Qatar won Tech Startup of the Year at the Qatar IT Business Awards, 2016. Haris Aghadi, Abdulla…

Leadership and academic excellence celebrated at Senior Honors

CMU-Q celebrated the hard work, dedication to community and academic achievement of members of the Class of 2016 at a ceremony and lunch on April 28, 2016. Thirty-one students were…

CMU-Q wins Microsoft Imagine Cup for second year in a row

Team Buzzcast from CMU-Q won Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016 in the World Citizenship category. The competition challenged teams aged 16 to 26 years to develop innovative projects and present solutions…

Vodafone, CMU-Q debate business ethics at CSR Majlis

Vodafone Qatar, in collaboration with its knowledge partner Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), brought together peers and experts in corporate social responsibility and sustainability to debate the critical role…

CMU’s Krishnan looks to information systems for real-world solutions

Ramayya Krishnan, dean of Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University, spoke to CMU-Q about how the widespread deployment of sensors and information technology is transforming business and society. Krishnan is…

CMU-Q addresses ‘Grand Challenge’ through National Priorities Research Program grant

Research will develop solutions to identifying Arabic-speaking perpetrators of cyber crime DOHA, QATAR – A research proposal that will delve into using natural language processing in Arabic in identifying cyber…

Gary Fedder discusses power of customization

Gary Fedder, vice provost for research at Carnegie Mellon University, delved into the area of advanced manufacturing at a Dean’s Lecture on April 12. Fedder focused on additive manufacturing, which…

Inaugural Paul Christiano lecture explores smart cities

The future of city infrastructure was the topic of a lecture by James H. Garrett Jr, the dean of the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Garrett outlined Metro21,…