CMU-Q grad places first in Pitt Three Minute Thesis competition

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) graduate Maher Khan won the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information where he is completing his PhD. 

Khan received dual degrees from CMU in computer science and information systems in 2017. 

The Three Minute Thesis competition challenges doctoral students from around the world to present their theses in less than three minutes through speech and one static presentation slide. The competition challenges students to present their research in a compelling, accessible way.

Khan’s research is in intrusion tolerance in distributed systems.