Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has announced the launch of its Qatar International Cybersecurity Contest (QICC), to be held in Doha from October 1 to 3. The inaugural contest aims to enhance the leading role of Qatar in understanding and strengthening cybersecurity through international and local networking.

QICC, open to the wider community, and undergraduate and graduate students worldwide, will see contestants work independently or in groups over three days to devise preventive measures and realistic solutions to growing cyber threats.  

The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently hosted Dr. Kiril Terekhov, a researcher from the Russian Academy of Sciences, who addressed the topic of ‘Advanced Numerical Platform for Solving Challenging Mathematical Problems’. 

The lecture explored a mathematical library (INMOST) for supercomputers which includes advanced algorithms and data distribution for real complex and applied problems in oil and gas, health and medicine,  environment and climate change. 

Jahanian is visiting Doha as a distinguished speaker for Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). He is a member of QCRI’s Scientific Advisory Committee.

An expert in computer vision who programs computers to perceive the world in the same way that humans do, is to deliver a keynote speech during a visit to Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU).

Dr. Antonio Torralba, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a principal investigator at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), will address the topic of ‘Learning to See’, at the HBKU Researchery on Monday, March 25.

Prospective students in Turkey were given an opportunity to learn more about the multidisciplinary programs offered at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) during the A2 annual International Education Fair, held in the cities of Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir from March 9–15.

Hosting leaders who can manage multi-faceted relationships that span different legal systems, and who have a command of a wide range of skills, is a key mandate of the College of Law and Public Policy. Keeping in line with this directive, CLPP is hosting Professor Richard Steinberg from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Law School for 10 days where will be teaching a special course on international business transactions.   

Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA), member of Qatar Foundation, together with Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) organized a lecture for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. The lecture also provided the wider community with an in-depth overview of stem cell research.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation,  recently reached out to prospective future students through information sessions hosted at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), and Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q). As part of the initiative, class visits were also conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar).

The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is currently hosting a series of explorative lectures as part of its ongoing outreach program to offer the wider community an opportunity to learn more about the various spheres of Islam and Muslim societies.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press is proud to represent Qatar on the European literary stage at two of the most influential book fairs in the region: the London Book Fair 2019 and Salon Livre Paris 2019 (the Paris Book Fair). This will be HBKU Press’ second consecutive year showcasing their catalog of works at the London Book Fair, which runs from 12–14 March; and is the first time it ever participates in the Paris Book Fair, from 16–19 March.