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CSE students awarded in Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2020
Qatar’s team involving 2 CSE students, Maria Rauf Mahsood and Khamrunnisa Pazhayakath, claimed the ‘Outstanding Performance Award’ in the Middle East finals of Huawei ICT competition that was held on the 26th of December 2020.
CSE Members Gave Research Talks at QNRF AI Seminar
Dr. Tamer Elsayed, Dr. Khaled Shaban, and Ms. Abeer Al-Marridi (a CE PhD Candidate) have given three research talks at the Research Outcome Seminar titled “Artificial Intelligence in Qatar: Current R&D Activities and Challenges” organized by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). This seminar aimed to highlight AI and its practical applications in Qatar through the presentation of some promising projects that illustrated their integrated role in providing advanced digital services and developing strategies to improve the standard of living in Qatar.
QU Ranked among Top 125 Universities Worldwide in Computer Science (THE 2021)
Qatar University has been ranked among the top 125 universities worldwide in Computer Science, according to Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking of 2021 that was just released. The ranking also positions QU as the first in the Arab world in that subject. This is indeed a big achievement for our department. It is surely a result of years of active and hard work in planning, teaching, and research. Congratulations to all members! (more…)
US Patent Granted to Dr. Khan for Adaptive Security Research
Dr. Khaled Khan and Dr. Armstrong Nhlabatsi from the College of Engineering at Qatar University (QU) have recently obtained a US Patent (No. 10,713,355) for their invention of adaptive security. This research project was funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF).
QU and MIA Organize Workshop on Cultural Heritage in the Digital Era
Prof. Abdelaziz Bouras, the lead PI (LPI) of the CEPROQHA NPRP project, co-organized with the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) a stakeholders workshop on cultural heritage in the Digital Era. The project is a collaboration between Qatar University and Brunel University London, and is funded by QNRF. The workshop was held on 7th of October and was inaugurated by Dr. Julia Gonella, the Director of Museum of Islamic Art, and Dr. Munir Tag, Senior Program Manager – ICT at QNRF.
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CSE Students Developed System to Help Visually-Impaired People
The CSE students Abdulla Alsada and Saeed Al Hajiri developed a system to help the visually-impaired people under the supervision of Prof. Sumaya Al Maadeed in the scope of the senior project titled “Wearable Object Detection and Avoidance System for the Visually Impaired”.
The aim of project was to help the visually-impaired individuals independently and safely navigate a certain environment using an assistive technology. The project produced a wearable object detection and warning system that is ready for use. The overall goal was to warn the user of the presence and direction of objects and obstacles with a range of 4 cm to 400 cm. The system has a detection rate of over 80%, and 8h life time without charging. It also combines the input of multiple sensors and has a maximum delay of 2 seconds between detection and warning.
