Category: Information Systems

Gulf Times: Graduate combines passion for sports, technology

This month, we are celebrating the Class of 2022. Mohammed Al-Qassabi graduated with a degree in information systems. Published originally in Gulf-Times, May 11, 2022, as “QF graduate combines passion…

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,…

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…

CMU-Q deans receive ESGR Patriot Award

Two members of the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) leadership were awarded the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award for their support of employees who…

CMU-Q alum startup receives Most Valuable Innovation Response to COVID-19 award 

The startup HeliumDoc, formerly Meddy, received the Most Valuable Innovation Response to COVID-19 award at the Qatar Digital Business Awards. The award was accepted by Abed Alkarim Khattab, a 2016…

CMU-Q faculty member offers career insights at Royal Thai Embassy in Doha

Savanid (Nui) Vatanasakdakul shared her expertise with Thai students living in Qatar as part of an education counseling program at the Royal Thai Embassy in Doha. Vatanasakdakul is an associate…

Carnegie Mellon student wins best creative idea at Healthcon 2022

A student from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, was part of the winning team for Best Creative Idea at Healthcon 2022 in Dubai. Muneera…

CMU-Q explores Qatari dialects, draws interactive map to preserve heritage

Research project tracks social and geographical variations, creating digital tool to explore Qatari dialect usage Languages are a main driver of personal interactions and intercultural communication, embodying heritage and reflecting…

CMU-Q professor builds first AIS chapter in Thailand

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Nui Vatanasakdakul, associate teaching professor of information systems, spearheaded the first national chapter of the Association of Information Systems (AIS) in Thailand. CMU-Q is a…

Carnegie Mellon student places top 5 at Challenge and Innovation Forum

Mohammed Al-Qassabi invented a detection system for offsides, performance issues and injuries in football matches A student from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, placed…