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CMU-Q At a Glance

CMU-Q At a Glance

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CMU-Q Leadership

Dr. Michael Trick

Dean
Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Operations Research

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CMU-Q Leadership

CMU Leadership

Farnam Jahanian
Farnam Jahanian

President
Henry L. Hillman
President’s Chair

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James H. Garrett Jr.
James H. Garrett Jr.

Provost and
Chief Academic Officer

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Areas of Expertise

With roughly 60 faculty members, CMU-Q has expertise in a wide variety of fields, including our major programs of biological sciences, business administration, computer science, and information systems. As well, faculty members in the arts and sciences are experts in a diverse set of disciplines, including history, physics, psychology and statistics.

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Iman Adeinat
Iman Adeinat

Associate Teaching Professor,
Operations Management
Areas of expertise: Logistics and supply chain in the Gulf region
Languages: English, Arabic

Nesrine Affara
Nesrine Affara

Associate Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences
Areas of expertise: Cancer research, tumor microenvironment, pedagogy, interdisciplinary studies, education
Languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, French

Chadi Aoun
Chadi Aoun

Area Head, Teaching Professor, Information Systems
Areas of expertise: Sustainability management, smart cities, green information systems, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Languages: English, Arabic

Jennifer Bruder

Jennifer Bruder

Associate Dean, Research
Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology
Areas of expertise: Cognitive psychology, environmental psychology, neurodevelopmental disorders (dyslexia, autism, ADHD, dyscalculia)
Languages: English, German

Gianni Di Caro
Gianni Di Caro

Teaching Professor, Computer Science
Areas of expertise: Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, autonomous robotics, multi-robot systems, human-robot interaction, swarm intelligence and swarm robotics, bio-inspired computing, optimization
Languages: English, Italian, French

Fuad Farooqi
Fuad Farooqi

Area Head, Business Administration
Teaching Professor, Finance
Areas of expertise: Islamic banking, global finance
Languages: English, Urdu

Mohammad Hammoud
Mohammad Hammoud

Associate Teaching Professor, Computer Science
Areas of expertise: Artificial intelligence, health care, entrepreneurship
Languages: English, Arabic

Khaled Harras
Khaled Harras

Senior Associate Dean, Faculty
Teaching Professor, Computer Science
Areas of expertise: Artificial intelligence, AI in higher education, The Internet of Things, computer networking, distributed systems, mobile and pervasive computing
Languages: English, Arabic

Maher Hakim
Maher Hakim

Distinguished Career Professor, Business Administration
Areas of expertise: Entrepreneurship
Languages: English

Agustín Indaco
Agustín Indaco

Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics
Areas of expertise: Big data, applied microeconomics, climate change, sports analytics
Languages: English, Spanish

Nimer Murshid
Nimer Murshid

Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemistry
Areas of expertise: Nano material and their applications, environmental biomedicine, education
Languages: English, Arabic

Deepa Nair
Deepa Nair

Assistant Teaching Professor of History
Areas of expertise: History, politics and culture of South Asia
Languages: English, Hindi, Malayalam

Lama Nassif
Lama Nassif

Associate Teaching Professor, Arabic Studies
Areas of expertise: Second language (L2) development, sociolinguistic development in L2 Arabic acquisition and the interface between L2 research and pedagogy
Languages: English, Arabic

Taeyong Park
Taeyong Park

Assistant Teaching Professor, Statistics
Areas of expertise: Applied statistics for social science data, computational data analysis, American political behavior, Korean politics
Languages: English, Korean, Programming language R

Dudley Reynolds
Dudley Reynolds

Senior Associate Dean, Education
Teaching Professor, English
Areas of expertise: Educational and non-profit association leadership,
English as an additional language, teacher education, language education policy, multilingualism
Languages: English, Spanish

Veli Safak
Veli Safak

Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics
Areas of expertise: Macroeconomics, digital assets, investing
Languages: English, Turkish

Nui Vatanasakdakul
Nui Vatanasakdakul

Associate Teaching Professor, Information Systems
Areas of expertise: Information systems adoption, social commerce, innovation and tech entrepreneurship, culture in information systems research, global information systems, sustainability and green IS
Languages: English, Thai

Ihab Younis
Ihab Younis

Area Head, Biological Sciences
Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences
Areas of expertise: Molecular biology, genetics and personalized medicine
Languages: English, Arabic

March 26, 2024

Carnegie Mellon Qatar graduating seniors join the alumni network

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) introduced the Class of 2024 to the CMU-Q alumni network at a Ramadan event in Education City.  Michael Trick,…

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March 24, 2024

Carnegie Mellon Qatar honors 172 students for academic excellence

CMU-Q celebrates student achievements in fall 2023 semester Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university, honored 172 students for academic…

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March 28, 2024

DPS Modern Indian School wins Carnegie Mellon Qatar Pi Day competition

340 students from 85 schools in Qatar compete in annual mathematics competition The team from DPS Modern Indian School in Doha won the top prize…

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In the News

EcoCampus wins CMU Andy Award for staff team

EcoCampus wins CMU Andy Award for staff team

The CMU-Q EcoCampus staff team, which includes Elissar El-Akra Hajjar, Rosemarie Florida, Stephen Heath, and Angela Ng, was recognized at Carnegie Mellon University’s 30th Annual Andy…

The Peninsula: CMU-Q advances research in line with national priorities

The Peninsula: CMU-Q advances research in line with national priorities

Each year, CMU-Q publishes a year in review that marks the growth of the institution and siPublished in The Peninsula, October 2, 2024. Written by Fazeena Saleem   Doha, Qatar: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), member of Qatar Foundation continues…gnificant achievements of faculty, students and staff.

CMU-Q’s Ben Reilly publishes “Disasters in World History”

CMU-Q’s Ben Reilly publishes “Disasters in World History”

A snapshot of the students, graduates, acadeCarnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q)’s Benjamin Reilly has authored his fifth volume of scholarly work, Disasters in World History, published by Routledge. A teaching…mics and impact of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.

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