Category: Faculty Research

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…

CMU-Q receives four NPRP grants

Qatar National Research Fund supports projects on computer science education, breast cancer diagnosis, water quality, and marine environmental monitoring DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) has been…

QNRF shares outcomes of education projects

CMU-Q News editor’s note: Saquib Razak, associate teaching professor of computer science at CMU-Q, participated in QNRF’s Research Outcome Seminar in March 2017. Razak is the lead principal investigator of…

Pioneer of computational design on “the art of the possible”

Ramesh Krishnamurti, professor of computational design at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture, delivered a Dean’s Lecture on the history of computational design. Krishnamurti was one of the first to use…

Scientists put human interaction under the microscope

CMU-Q, Robotics Institute investigate what makes a successful negotiator In CMU News, March 8, 2017 Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and Pittsburgh have joined forces to explore the…

TESOL Summit discusses the future of teaching English to speakers of other languages

TESOL International Association brought together thought leaders, policy makers and industry professionals for the Summit on the Future of the TESOL Profession in Athens on February 9 and 10. Dudley…

Q-SmartLab returns to Euromoney Qatar

CMU-Q showcased its Securities Market Analysis Research and Training Lab (Q-SmartLab) at the Euromoney Qatar Conference for the second year in a row. Euromoney, co-hosted by Qatar Central Bank, is…

CMU professor shares research on language learning

Erik Thiessen spoke to CMU-Q about his research in the area of language acquisition, outlining how infants decipher patterns in sounds through statistical learning. Thiessen, who is an associate professor…

CMU-Q and UCL Qatar host international summit on research-based practice in libraries

Leading library scholars from around the world convened in Education City on April 3 and 4 for the Research-Based Practice in Libraries Summit. The event, which was sponsored through Qatar…

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…