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QCRI to offer kids’ computing activities at this year’s Darb Al Saai
Tech fun and robotics computing activities will be available to children attending the annual family celebration from December 12 to 20
Global experts in artificial intelligence for transport to visit Qatar for TASMU-QCAI workshop Urban computing experts from Europe, the US and Qatar are to discuss state-of-the-art advances in artificial intelligence for transport.
QCAI to Conduct Joint Machine Learning School with BigML Two-day crash course will provide hands-on introduction to machine learning.
MIT-CSAIL hosts annual meeting highlighting collaboration with QCRI QCRI scientists travel to MIT-CSAIL campus in Boston to update research projects.
The drivers behind our new Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence QCRI's Executive Director Dr. Ahmed Elmagarmid explains why we have created a new AI hub in Qatar.
In the Media
Can AI Put An End To Fake News? Don't Be So Sure
07/10/2018
Fake news was the Collin’s word of the year for 2017 with good reason. In a year where politics-as-usual was torn apart at the seams, high-profile scandals rocked our faith in humanity and the ...
MIT/QCRI system uses machine learning to build road maps
22/04/2018
Map apps may have changed our world, but they still haven’t mapped all of it yet. Specifically, mapping roads can be difficult and tedious: even after taking aerial images, companies still have to ...
Improving disaster response efforts through data
08/02/2018
Extreme weather events put the most vulnerable communities at high risk. How can data analytics strengthen early warning systems and and support relief efforts for communities in need? The size and ...
Events
Past Events
2018
QCRI Summer Internship Program
06/05/2018
- 05/07/2018
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Hamad Bin Khalifa Research Complex
Each year, Qatar Computing Research Institute organizes a summer internship program for undergraduate students studying computer science, computer engineering and other disciplines. The internship is unpaid, and QCRI does not provide any visa support.
27/03/2018
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Artificial Intelligence for Oncology: Learning to Cure Cancer from Images and Text A talk by Professor Regina Barzilay, MIT CSAIL Winner of 2017 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ At Education City Student ...
QCRI & MIT-CSAIL Annual Project Review 2018
27/03/2018
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Executive Overview Sessions Open to public Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Time: 9:00AM – 3:00PM Venue: HBKU Research Complex Multipurpose Room To view full agenda, please click here . To RSVP, ...
News
QCRI to offer kids’ computing activities at this year’s Darb Al Saai
03/12/2018
Tech fun and robotics computing activities will be available to children attending the annual family celebration from December 12 to 20.
Global experts in artificial intelligence for transportation to visit Qatar for TASMU-QCAI workshop
18/11/2018
Urban computing experts from Europe, the US and Qatar are to discuss state-of-the-art advances in artificial intelligence for transportation with local stakeholders.
QCAI to Conduct Joint Machine Learning School with BigML
16/10/2018
Two-day crash course to provide hands-on introduction to machine learning for industry practitioners, developers, graduate students and undergraduates.
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Dr. Ahmed K. Elmagarmid
Executive Director
+Computing has brought disruptive innovation to our daily lives - transforming the way we interact with each other, enabling new discoveries, accelerating development of global society. At QCRI we have created a vibrant research environment that facilitates this progression and that positions Qatar as a leader in advancing research and technology.
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Dr. Abdellatif Saoudi
Director of Computer Enabled Scientific Research
+We are building a new model for research in the region through QCRI – one that not only stimulates a vibrant research environment but more notably one that has relevance and impact locally with global appeal.
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Dr. Stephan Vogel
Research Director
+Being part of a research institute in start-up mode, helping to build a strong team doing world class research, and at the same time experiencing a different environment in terms of culture and language, geography and climate.
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Dr. Nan Tang
Senior Scientist
+I joined QCRI because the institute is heading in the direction where I want to be.
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Dr. Preslav Nakov
Senior Scientist
+I was excited by the challenge QCRI offered: help build a new world-class institute. I am glad to see it growing as a stimulating international research environment.
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Dr. Sofiane Abbar
Senior Software Engineer
+I was amazed by the QCRI vision and its ambition to be one of the best research labs in the world. That's why I wanted to be a part of this project.
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Dr. Wei Gao
Scientist
+QCRI is a brand-new research institute committing to world-class research in my area of expertise, which offers me unprecedented opportunities to embrace exciting challenges.
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Dr. Ingmar Weber
Research Director
+I’m very excited to be in Doha and to be part of QCRI and to have a chance to contribute to its exciting and ambitious mission.
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Dr. Ashraf Aboulnaga
Research Director
+QCRI is an ambitious and energetic place that is on track to become a top research center worldwide. I want to be part of making that happen.
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Dr. Issa Khalil
Principal Scientist
+QCRI is a wonderful place to work in the Middle East as it both satisfies my career goals and my family needs.
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Dr. Essam Mansour
Scientist
+I am proud to contribute to the growing effort of establishing QCRI as a world-class research institute in applied computing by developing theories and systems of high impact for both academia and industry.
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Research Highlight
QCRI’s Advanced Transcription System snares ARC’18 Best Innovation Award+
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