Category: Research

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…

CMU-Q showcases Alice Middle East at Darb Al-Saai

To celebrate Qatar National Day, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) hosted an activity area featuring Alice Middle East at Darb Al-Saai. In collaboration with Qatar Foundation, CMU-Q featured four…

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…

iOS app adds digital dimension to high school biology kits

Osaama Shehzad has created an app to accompany an educational kit for secondary students that was created last year by CMU-Q’s Biological Sciences program. The kit does not require specialized…

CMU-Q students help obtain Qatar’s first crystallized protein structure

During their internship at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) last summer, biological sciences students Dana Samhadaneh and Safa Salim were part of a team that successfully crystallized a protein and…

CMU-Q admits freshman with the highest mark in the world in IGCSE math

Mohammed Nurul Hoque, who received the highest mark in the world in the IGCSE math exam, has joined the Computer Science program at CMU-Q as a freshman. Nurul Hoque also…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar hosts 1st ‘Alice Middle East’ Programming Competition

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar held the region’s inaugural ‘Alice Middle East’ programming competition, hosting 148 students from nine independent and international schools in Qatar. To showcase…

Study on Qatar bacteriophage awarded top prize at CMU-Q’s Meeting of the Minds

Students showcase research projects at university’s annual research symposium DOHA, QATAR – A research project demonstrating how bacteria found in Qatar’s sand can be used to purify water won the…

College Honors go to 11 graduating seniors

The College Honors presentations took place on April 28, 2016, with seniors presenting their research findings at the day-long event. In the Class of 2016, 11 students will graduate with…