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  • Tech Leaders Panels: Big Data Analytics

    The CIO Lecture Series aims to create a platform for engagement between industry and academia. It will connect key industry leaders with students (prospective leaders) and scholars, to discuss emergent and transformative technological achievements in Qatar and beyond. Each event in the series will host a number of speakers and promote interaction between the speakers […]

  • James Wynn: Accommodating Young Women: Closing the Gender Gap in Mathematics and Opening up Controversy over Feminine Ideals

    1202 Lecture Hall

    Movie Stars aren’t often associated with mathematics; however, in my talk I will explore the rhetorical strategies used by actress Danica McKellar in her mathematical reference book Math Doesn’t Suck—which attempts to persuade middle school girls to value mathematics and embrace educational and career opportunities that involve it. Using audience response analysis, I’ll be investigating […]

  • Dean’s Lecture Series: H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani

    Moot Boardroom

    Cyber Security and Financial Stability      Bio:  His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani started his career at Qatar Central Bank in 1981 and served as deputy governor from 1990 to 2001. After five years as chairman at the State Audit Bureau, he returned to Qatar Central Bank as governor in 2006. He serves […]

  • Psychology Lecture: Statistical Learning: Theory and Implications for 1st and 2nd Language Learning

    Moot Boardroom

    Biography: Erik Thiessen is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon, principal investigator of the  Infant Language and Learning Lab, and Director of Undergraduate Education in Psychology at CMU. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004.  His research focuses on learning in infancy and childhood, with a particular focus on statistical learning, […]

  • CMU-Q Alum: “Metis” the Road from Qatar to Silicon Valley

    Qatar Science & Technology Park

    Three CMU-Q alumni who have created the startup, Metis, will be featured at QSTP Technovate. Sabih Bin Wasi, Rukhsar Neyaz and Jiyda Moussa will be featured at a fireside chat titled, “‘Metis,’ the road from Qatar to Silicon Valley: QSTP taking a dream team from local to global.” The alums’ startup, Metis, was recently accepted […]

  • Psychology Lecture: Mindfulness training, stress reduction pathways, and health

    Moot Boardroom

    Biography: David Creswell is an Associate Professor in Psychology and the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University. His work focuses on understanding what makes people resilient under stress. He conducts theory-guided studies of stress management strategies (e.g., self-affirmation) and interventions (e.g., mindfulness training) to understand resilience pathways in the brain, peripheral physiology, and health. David’s […]