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CSE Team Wins Best UREP 2022 Presentation
A CSE team of undergraduate students, supervised by our faculty member Dr. Noora Fetais, won the Best Presentation award in the 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) competition, which was held on 18th of October 2022. The winning project is titled “Intelligent and Immersive Cultural Game using Virtual Reality” and the team consists of the students Yahia Boray, Hesham Zaky, and Omar Osman.
UREP is one of the main programs offered by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and designed to fulfil its aims in developing research infrastructure in Qatar by establishing the basis of scientific research at the undergraduate level. UREP provides a great opportunity for undergraduate students to experience scientific research and to engage in the various processes to build skills essential for the professional development of the students.
The developed game aims to preserve and spread cultural practices. It introduces new gaming mechanics, allowing user interaction with virtual game objects using hand gestures. The user’s objective is to hunt prey in their natural habitat which means that the player will physically change his location to hunt a specific prey using his falcon to mimic how the falcon hunts for its’ prey in the real world. This interaction with the real world, along with the incorporation of realistic graphics and mixed reality features, enhances the user’s experience and helps in preserving cultural practices.
Previous work tried to achieve the same goal by different approaches that led to different user segments and different usability cases. One major limitation in that work was the accessibility due to the use of specialized hardware. The hardware is accessible to only a small segment of users, and due to the challenges forced by the COVID19 situation reusing the hardware is prohibited in conferences or exhibitions.
As a result, not many will have access to the developed solution. The new implementation was designed to work on both Android and IOS to have a social interaction between the largest possible numbers of players. Other features that could also contribute to the goal of the project include building a virtual museum and displaying real falcons using the capabilities mixed reality has to offer.
Congratulations to the winning team!
CSE Faculty Members and Students Awarded in QU Annual Research Forum 2022
Faculty members and students from CSE department have received awards in QU Annual Research Forum and Exhibition 2022. The event brought together students, researchers and academics from the University’s colleges, research centers and institutions, in addition to partners and stakeholders, to assess, review, and discuss QU’s research outcomes and activities.
A team from faculty members and post docs from College of Engineering including Dr. Osama Halabi was awarded the Best Poster in Information and Communications Technologies discipline for Faculty and Postdoc category. The project is titled “The Development of Emerging Virtual Reality (VR) System for Analyzing Pedestrian Safety Perception on Road Infrastructure”.
Our students Somaya Eltanbouly, Muraam Abdel-Ghani, and Hoda Helmy won the Best Poster Award in Information and Communications Technologies discipline for Undergraduate Students category. The project is titled “Assistive Telexistence System Using Motion Blending”, and supervised by Dr. Osama Halabi and Dr. Mohammed Al-Sada.
Our CSE graduate student Najmath Ottakath won the Best Poster in FIFA World Cup Related Research discipline for graduate students category with a project titled “Fan Rage Detection and Alert System in Football Stadiums Using Multi-surveillance System”. The project is supervised by Dr. Sumaya Al Maadeed.
Congratulation to all of our winners!
CSE Students Participate in Huawei’s “Seeds for the Future” Program
Under the endorsement of Qatar Communication Regulatory Authority and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Huawei Technologies organized its “Seeds for the Future” program over 8-day online training from 29 August to 5 September 2022. The program targeted Qatar elite university students to obtain valuable cutting-edge ICT knowledge developed by Huawei and promote creativity amongst students by acting as a bridge between the classroom and the industry enhancing students’ future opportunities. The program offered a rich experience involving technology courses including 5G, cloud computing, AI, IoT, leadership course, and participation in “Tech4Good” group project.
This year, 24 students from QU, HBKU, UDST, and CCQ have participated in the Huawei SFTF program. We are proud that QU-CSE students Sara Metwaly and Rufus John Kurian got awarded QU Best Performance and Daily Proactive Student awards respectively.
Big congratulations to our wining students and wishing them the bright future in their study and beyond!
Announcement of CSE Senior Project Contest AY21-22 Winners
The winners of our department’s senior project contest for 2021-2022 academic year have just been announced. A showcase of spectacular SDP projects took place on May 10, 2022 at QU. The event included live demos and posters’ presentations. Internal examiners and judges from industry evaluated the projects.
Computer Science Winners
- First Place: Yousseif Elshahawy, Mohanad Mohamed, and Hesham Zaky, with a project titled “Harassment Heat-Map“. Supervisor is Dr. Mohamad Saleh.
- Second Place: Dana Hasan, Maryam Al-Malki, and Maryam Arab, with a project titled “Sakkin: Taking Real Estate To The Next Level“. Supervisor is Dr. Sayed ElSayed.
- Third Place: Fatma Al-Mansouri, Shaymaa Al-Mohssen, Fatima Al-Khulaifi, and Muneera Al-Naimi, with a project titled “Share“. Supervisor is Dr. Khalid Khan.
Computer Engineering Winners
- First Place: Muraam Abdel-Ghani, Hoda Helmy, and Somaya Eltanbouly, with a project titled “Assistive Telexistence System Using Motion Blending“. Supervisor is Dr. Osama Halabi, co-supervisor is Dr. Mohammed Al-Sada .
- Second Place: Mohamad Bahri, Abdelrahman Soliman, Mohamed Daniel Bin, and Mohamad Izham, with a project titled “AirEye: UAV-Based Intelligent DRL Mobile Target Visitation“. Supervisor is Dr. Amr Mohamed.
- Third Place: Aya Elsayed, Sofia Basha, and Myesha Hoque, with a project titled: “Automatic Electronic Gate System Using BLE Beacons of EHTERAZ“. Supervisor is Dr. Qutaibah Malluhi .
Well done CSE SDP teams; everyone is a winner indeed!
QU Students Win 2nd Runner Up in Local Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition 2022
A team from QU, called Oryx, came second runner up in the local Microsoft Imagine Cup 2022. Imagine Cup brings together, every year, student innovators using passion and purpose to tackle social issues with tech. Each team creates an innovative solution from start to finish, while competing on a global stage for the title of World Champion. The Oryx team includes Raseena Haris, Jayakanth Kunhoth, Bajeela Aejas, and Najmath Ottakath. The team created Qalbee, a mobile system app for the early prediction of heart disorder risk, under the Health category. Using real-time ECG signals with the help of artificial intelligence algorithms.
The proposed system consists of a smart wearable band and a smartphone application. The smart wearable band is equipped with an ECG sensor and Bluetooth sensor. The embedded ECG sensor continuously records the impulses of the heart and transfers them to the smartphone application via Bluetooth. The smart application communicates with the AI decision-making model deployed in the cloud to predict the abnormality from the processed ECG signal. Upon detecting an anomalous heart rate, the user can be alerted along with authorities for further analysis or immediate action saving a life. The AI model is developed using a latest machine learning algorithm trained on the ECG dataset acquired from the public domain.
Congratulations for the team members!
Qatar University’s Cyber Security Awareness Event
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يشرفنا أن تنضم إلينا في حدث توعوي حول الأمن السيبراني بجامعة قطر الذي يستمر من 7/2/2022 حتى 7/3/2022.يأتي هذا الحدث نتيجة تعاون كلا قسم علوم وهندسة الحاسب ومركز الكندي للحوسبة بكلية الهندسة
احضر هذه الجلسات التفاعلية مع متحدثين بارزين في مجال الأمن السيبراني. استمع إليهم وهم يناقشون أكبر التحديات التي تواجه الأمن السيبراني. تفاعل مع قادة صناعة تكنولوجيا المعلومات حول أحدث الاستراتيجيات والتقنيات والأدوات لضمان تأمين بياناتك واستخدام لشبكة المعلومات
سيعرض هذا الحدث العديد من الشركات والسلطات القطرية الواعدة. محتوى البرنامج موجه للأفراد العامة من المجتمع القطري و نحو قادة في صناعات مثل كيو سيرت ووزارة الداخلية والجزيرة وتناقش فيها أسس استخدام وتأمين البيانات في الشبكة ومواقع التواصل. ستتاح الفرصة للخبراء وأفراد الجمهور لتبادل المعرفة حول قضايا الأمن السيبراني الأكثر أهمية في هذا الحدث الحصري
س: ما أهمية أخذ التهديدات الإلكترونية على محمل الجد؟
ج: توفر الرقمنة والاتصال مزايا عديدة اليوم ، ولكن بتكلفة. تؤثر الهجمات الإلكترونية الآن على حياتنا اليومية وليس البيانات فقط. للسيطرة على هذه المخاطر وتجنبها ، تحتاج المنظمة إلى آليات أمنية شاملة وموقف مدرك لتأمين تلك الاستخدامات
The department of Computer Science and Engineering and the KINDI center for computing are cohosting Qatar University’s Cyber Security Awareness Event from February 7th to February 3rd, 2022.
Attend these interactive sessions with leading cybersecurity talkers. Hear them discuss the biggest challenges facing cyber security. Interact with leaders from the IT industry about the latest strategies, technologies, and tools to guarantee your personal or company’s cyber security.
This event will showcase several promising Qatari firms and authorities. The program content is geared towards the general public and QU students. Experts and members of the public will have the opportunity to share knowledge on the most critical cyber security issues at this exclusive event.
Q: Why does it matter taking cyber threats seriously?
A: Digitalization and connectivity offer numerous benefits today, but at a cost. Cyberattacks now impact our everyday lives and not just data. To control and avert this risk, individuals need comprehensive security mechanisms and a security-conscious attitude throughout.
For QU students:
Time | Topic/Title | Speaker | Language | Attendance/Venue | ||
7th FEB 2022 | 12:30PM – 2:00PM | Personal Security (Why you should have a strong password? Social engineering attacks and Identity theft?) | Dr Noora Fetais | ARABIC | Physical: C07-175 | Female ONLY |
Online: WebEx | Male & Female | |||||
9th FEB 2022 | 12:30PM – 2:00PM | Computer Security (What is malware? Types of Malware? Security against malware.) | Dr Noora Fetais | ARABIC | Physical: B05-231 | Male ONLY |
Online: WebEx | Male & Female | |||||
14th FEB 2022 | 12:30PM – 2:00PM | Internet Security (Internet, Email, Browser Vulnerabilities, Malvertising, Drive-by Downloads, Internet Security Best Practices) | Dr Armstrong Nhlabatsi | ENGLISH | Physical – C07-175 | Female ONLY |
Online: WebEx, YouTube | Male & Female | |||||
16th FEB 2022 | 12:30PM – 2:00PM | Mobile Security (Attacks on WiFi and Bluetooth; Attacks on Mobile Devices; Home WiFi security defenses; Precaution when using Public WiFi ) | Dr Armstrong Nhlabatsi | ENGLISH | Physical – B05-231 | Male ONLY |
Online: WebEx, YouTube | Male & Female | |||||
Attendance of the sessions is hybrid (both online and physical). Those attending physically will be issued with certificates of attendance. The sessions will broadcasted live on WebEx and YouTube but the physical audience will not be shown. Password for WebEx is security. Please register your interest :here
For Public participants:
Date | Time | Topic/Title | YouTube link | Venue | |
| 28th Feb 2022 | 4:00pm-5:00 pm | Risks related to Cybercrime |
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7th March 2022 | 4:00PM – 5:30PM | News/stories verification: How can I verify the authenticity of news/stories circulation on Social Media? | H10 Auditorium |