Category: In the Media

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…

Money & Me: ‘Financial independence drives my entrepreneurial streak’

Rana El Sakhawy, founder of MonkiBox, graduated from CMU-Q in 2009 with a degree in business administration. After working at Uber for several years, El Sakhawy started her own early-learning…

CRA and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar issue IPv6 security guidelines

The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) have issued Security Guidelines for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), with the aim of providing support to organizations…

CMU-Q alumni startup acquired by Africa’s Helium Health

Published as “Qatar-based startup Meddy acquired by Africa’s leading health tech company” in The Peninsula, November 29, 2021 Doha: Meddy, a Qatar-based doctor booking platform, which also has operations in…

Gianni Di Caro to Gulf Times: AI to transform all types of jobs within a decade

In Gulf Times, October 29, 2021 by Jospeh Varghese Various components of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will enable people in all professions to do their jobs better, augmenting human capabilities within…

CMU-Q senior places third in Stars of Science

Updated October 24 Mohammed Al-Qassabi placed third in the Stars of Science television competition with his invention of an automatic football offside detector. Al-Qassabi is a senior in the information…

CMU-Q alum featured on Forbes ME “30 Under 30”

Haris Aghadi, an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has made the Forbes Middle East “30 Under 30” list for 2021. The annual…

New CMU-Q grads speak to Al Raya: We aspire to serve the nation

Originally written in Arabic by Heba Al Baih and published in Al Raya newspaper. DOHA: Reflecting on their professional journeys ahead, several 2021 graduates from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar…

CMU-Q graduate to continue QF’s lesson of lifelong learning

Originally published in The Peninsula, June 1, 2021 A convocation may mark the end of many years of studying, but for many Qatar Foundation graduates, such as Alanoud Al-Ghamdi—a graduate…

CMU-Q and MADA partnership promotes inclusion, accessibility

Full article published in The Peninsula. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, and Mada – Assistive Technology Center Qatar, joined in a formal partnership in…