• Dean’s Lecture Series: Mary Ellen Weber

    Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

    Mary Ellen Weber, a veteran astronaut, executive, strategist, and technologist will be speaking as part of the Dean's Lecture Series on Leadership, Governance and Decisions: Lessons from Space. Weber was a NASA Astronaut for ten years and is the veteran of two spaceflights, including one to construct the International Space Station—STS-70 in 1995 and STS-101 […]

  • Dean’s Lecture Series: Baladna Food Industries

    Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

    The Dean's Lecture Series will be hosting Dr. Kamel Abdallah, Group Chief Executive Officer of Baladna Food Industries. He will speaking on "Managing sustainability in national food security programs".  The Dean’s Lecture Series is the principal forum for eminent industry practitioners and government officials to bring their knowledge and perspectives to Carnegie Mellon, and to broaden students’ […]

  • Micro Lunchtime Talks: Simon DeDeo

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    As part of micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving lectures open to the community. Simon DeDeo, Assistant Professor in Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, "Where do new ideas come from and what do we do when we get […]

  • Micro Lunchtime Talk: Dylan Vitone

    Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

    As part of micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving lectures open to the community. Associate Professor, School of Design at Carnegie Mellon, Dylan Vitone will be speaking on "Creating the Moon Ark: The first museum on the moon". Abstract: As one of the four lead […]

  • Dean’s Lecture Series: Sheikha Hanadi Nasser Al Thani

    Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

    Sheikha Hanadi Nasser Al Thani, Founder, Chairperson and CEO of Amwal, will be speaking at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar as part of the Dean's Lecture Series. Her lecture, "Empowering women in business and entrepreneurship" will take place November 5, 2019.   RSVP   About Sheikha Hanadi Nasser Al Thani  Sheikha Hanadi has had a […]

  • John Patrick Crecine Distinguished Lecture in Arts and Sciences: Jeff Gill

    Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

    Distinguished lectures in social sciences are named in honor of John Patrick Crecine, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University from 1976 to 1983. This semester, we welcome Jeff Gill, Distinguished Professor, Department of Government, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, American University. He will be speaking on "The present […]

  • CMU Connections: Jonathan Chapman

    As part of virtual micro courses that will be taking place throughout the semester, Carnegie Mellon faculty will be giving virtual lectures open to the CMU-Q community. Jonathan Chapman, Professor, Director, Doctoral Program, Design at Carnegie Mellon University will be speaking on, “Design for the Circular Economy".  Abstract:  We live in a predominantly linear economy […]

  • The Imposter Syndrome

    CMU-Q, in collaboration with Women in Law MENA, invite you to a panel discussion to learn more about the Imposter Syndrome and how it affects our behavior and decision-making process. Click here to attend!  Welcome by: Annette Vincent, Associate Dean, Diversity and Climate, CMU-Q Moderated by: Asma Al-Khulaifi, Founding Member, MENA Women in Law Speakers: […]

  • Community Partner Lectures: Decision-making in uncertain times

    In a world full of uncertainty, effective decision-making can be an extremely complicated task. Surprisingly, the complexity of making the right decision typically increases when decisions are made by groups. This session will provide attendees with examples of mistakes to avoid when making decisions in uncertain environments. We will talk about biases and fallacies that lead to these common mistakes and, more […]

  • Community Partner Lecture: Digital economy and Central Bank digital currencies

    Register to attend! About the lecture: People spend a good portion of their days on the internet. According to a recent survey, an average user spends 6 hours and 31 minutes per day on the internet. The internet has become the dominant information transfer tool. With the advent of digital currency, it has been evolving […]

  • Lecture: People, Processes, and Incentives: Collective Intelligence and the Future of Organizations

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    Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar welcomes Anita Williams Woolley, professor of organizational behavior and associate dean of research at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, to speak as part of the Richard M. Cyert Distinguished Lecture in Business Administration. The Richard M. Cyert Distinguished Lecture in Business Management is named after Richard M. Cyert, […]

  • Lecture: Case Studies in Open Science

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    Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar welcomes Sayeed Choudhury, Director of the Open Source Programs Office at Carnegie Mellon University, to speak as part of the Gloriana St. Clair Distinguished Lecture in 21st Century Librarianship. Distinguished lectures in 21st century librarianship are named in honor of Gloriana St. Clair, dean of libraries emerita, who served as dean […]