{"id":5172,"date":"2026-01-18T08:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T08:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/cse\/?p=5172"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:29:16","slug":"cse-students-secure-first-place-at-snoonu-hackathon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/cse\/2026\/01\/18\/cse-students-secure-first-place-at-snoonu-hackathon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CSE Students Secure First Place at Snoonu Hackathon 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5172\" class=\"elementor elementor-5172\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e77a24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e77a24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fbf6cc\" data-id=\"7fbf6cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e5c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e5c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\"><div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"5aa80936-3e79-4a14-b204-b71da81085fd\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"28ce93b8-5e79-4c5e-90c8-32549cd5a02d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-instant\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"518\">A team of Computer Science students proudly represented the CSE community by winning <strong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"391\">first place at the inaugural Snoonu Hackathon in Qatar<\/strong>, a high-intensity innovation challenge that brought together university students and recent graduates from across the country. The winning team consisted of <strong data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"576\">Mazen Elsayed, <\/strong><strong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"618\">Mohamed Alfaiad, <\/strong><strong data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"651\">Hamza Moussa, and <\/strong><strong data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"690\">Mohamed Asad.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"1125\">The hackathon focused on solving real operational and product-level challenges within the <strong data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"817\">super-app ecosystem<\/strong>, under strict time constraints. During the competition, the team designed and implemented a <strong data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"952\">real-time, map-based routing algorithm<\/strong> that supports <strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1010\">multiple pickups and multiple drop-offs<\/strong>, significantly improving order grouping and dispatch efficiency to reduce both delivery time and operational cost. This achievement reflects the strong problem-solving skills, innovation mindset, and execution capabilities of CSE students when applied to real-world challenges.<\/p><p data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1586\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The CSE department congratulates the team on this outstanding accomplishment and looks forward to seeing their continued success in future competitions and projects.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_5174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5174\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5174\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/cse\/files\/2026\/01\/winning-sonono-hackthon-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/cse\/files\/2026\/01\/winning-sonono-hackthon-scaled.jpeg 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/cse\/files\/2026\/01\/winning-sonono-hackthon-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/cse\/files\/2026\/01\/winning-sonono-hackthon-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/cse\/files\/2026\/01\/winning-sonono-hackthon-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/cse\/files\/2026\/01\/winning-sonono-hackthon-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CS students won the first place at the inaugural Snoonu Hackathon in Qatar 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of Computer Science students proudly represented the CSE community by winning first place at the inaugural Snoonu Hackathon in Qatar, a high-intensity innovation challenge that brought together university students and recent graduates from across the country. The winning team consisted of Mazen Elsayed, Mohamed Alfaiad, Hamza Moussa, and Mohamed Asad. 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