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Global experts discuss cybercrime pandemic at Annual Research Conference
17/11/2013
The Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference (ARC ’13) will bring together distinguished researchers and experts to discuss the growing dependence on computing and networking technologies by the world’s economies, and the unprecedented security concerns and risk this has to a nation’s cyber infrastructure. For the first time at the annual conference, organised by Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D), cyber security as a large-scale research challenge will be addressed in-depth through discussions and debates on risks, emerging threats and opportunities.
QFI and QCRI launch mobile app to increase knowledge of Arabic
09/10/2013
In an effort to make Arabic more accessible to those unfamiliar with the language, Qatar Foundation International (QFI) and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) recently launched Madar Al-Huruf ...
QCRI’s summer internship programme comes to an end
18/09/2013
Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) commemorated the end of a successful 2013 summer internship programme on Wednesday with a closing ceremony and speech from guest speaker Dr. Tarek El Fouly, from the College of Engineering at Qatar University.
QCRI and Al Jazeera launch predictive web analytics platform for news
04/08/2013
New platform developed by QCRI and Al Jazeera can predict visits to news articles by taking cues from social media
QCRI works with EML to improve Arabic speech recognition systems
31/07/2013
Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) and EML European Media Laboratory, Heidelberg (Germany), have combined efforts to advance very large vocabulary speech recognition technology and systems for Arabic. The result of the cooperation will be an automatic Arabic language transcription system.
QCRI partners with the University of Chicago to promote using data skills for social good
30/06/2013
Catalyzing positive social change through advanced computing research
QCRI invites applicants for summer internships
08/05/2013
Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) will be kicking off its 2013 summer internship program soon, and invites computer science and computer engineering students to apply. The intensive two-month internship program provides students with the opportunity to work closely with top researchers, and receive practical work experience based on their studies. Applications will be accepted until May 12, 2013.
Presenting a Vision for the Future of Humanitarian Technology
31/03/2013
Dr Patrick Meier, Director of Social Innovation at Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) and the world’s foremost expert on humanitarian technology, explores the rise of digital humanitarian response and how new technologies are reshaping the humanitarian space in an upcoming talk.
QCRI and Boeing to collaborate on Data Analytics Research
24/03/2013
Joint project will seek to identify patterns in large data streams
Research collaboration broadens Boeing engagement in Qatar, strengthens relationship with Qatar Foundation
QCRI develops automated Geotagger for the World Bank
19/03/2013
QCRI's data analytics team develops an automated Geotagger system that geocodes all Bank-financed projects based on project documentation. The system helps geocode and map vast amounts of current, historic and pipeline project data to help better monitor and improve the impact of development assistance. It was designed in collaboration with major global aid organizations.
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, ...
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UNDP partners with QCRI to use AI for social good
11/02/2019
Qatar forum on leveraging AI to solve humanitarian problems fills to capacity.
Renowned computing expert C. Mohan to bust blockchain myths in Qatar talk
22/01/2019
Well-known inventor of database recovery algorithms to deliver keynote at QCRI's first blockchain workshop.
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.
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