Tag: tech

IS faculty fosters innovation, entrepreneurship at Ooredoo 5G Hackathon

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) collaborated with community partners in education and industry for the Ooredoo 5G Hackathon, the first of its kind in the region. The virtual competition…

Business administration students earn Refinitiv Eikon certification

Beginning in the summer of 2020 and continuing into the fall semester, CMU-Q launched a program for select students to earn certification in Refinitiv Eikon, a professional-level global stock trading…

CMU-Q’s Ryan Riley wins CyberStars Qatar

Ryan Riley placed first in CyberStars Qatar, a competition that challenged participants to solve a complicated set of cybersecurity problems. The contest was hosted by the Ministry of Transport and…

Information Systems student builds business out of class project

A student in the Information Systems Program at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) has taken an idea she developed as a class project and transformed it into a busy…

Class of 2019, one year later: Aldana Al-Mohannadi explores how tech can help the elderly and persons with disabilities

One year ago, the Class of 2019 graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university. We are catching up with just a few of these young men…

Class of 2019, one year later: Haris Syed turns to global opportunities

One year ago, the Class of 2019 graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university. We are catching up with just a few of these young…

CMU-Q students take top spots in Qatar Sports Tech Virtual Hackathon 2020

DOHA, QATAR: Student teams from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, took first and second place in the Qatar Sports Tech (QST) Virtual Hackathon 2020.…

Information Systems alum co-authors award-winning research paper

Umair Qazi was part of a Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) team that won Best Paper for its investigation into rapidly detecting the damage from a disaster using social media…

Class of 2019, one year later: Zeina Darwiche is a hybrid professional, combining computer science and consulting

One year ago, the Class of 2019 graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university. We are catching up with just a few of these young…

CMU-Q Class of 2020 grad develops mobile app for low-income workers

“QF graduate develops mobile application for low-income workers” was originally published in Gulf-Times on June 19, 2020. A graduate from Qatar Foundation (QF) partner Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q),…