Department of Computer Science & Engineering

June 21 -2010 Research Award
Dr. Uvais Ahmed Qidwai (Assistant Professor) from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering has received a research award at the college level from the dean of engineering Dr. Mazen Hasnah.

May 6 -2010 Website Contest Award Ceremony (WSC10)
QU announced the winners of its Website Contest 2010 (QU_WSC’10) in an awards ceremony at Ibn Khaldoon Hall last Thursday. The contest, aimed at high school students across the country, was organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the College of Engineering CENG). Abdalla Bin Essa Alfadalah and Hena Alpona from the International Middle East School were the first prize winners for their project "Be Proud, you are in Qatar!". The project was supervised by their teacher Mashid Karimi. The prize is QR 10,000 in addition to a scholarship to study in the Bachelor of Science program at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Second prize winners were Saroj Akmal and Fahad Ali Sayed from Pakistan Education Center. Their project was entitled "A Rising Nation", and was supervised by their teacher Guhar Hameed. The prize is QR 6,000. Third prize winner was Abdulrahman Mohamad from Abudllah Bin Ali Al-Misnad High School for his project "Doha Today". The project was supervised by his teacher Tamer Mohammed. The prize is QR 4,000. The ceremony was attended by QU President Prof Sheikha Al-Misnad, Dr. Sheikha Jaber Al Thani Vice-President and Chief Academic Officer, Vice-President for Research Dr Hassan Al Derham, CENG Dean Dr Mazen Hasna, Head of CSE Department Dr Qutaibah Malluhi, heads of departments, faculty, high-school teachers, students , and parents. QU President handed out the awards and congratulated the winners.

May 6 -2010
Website Contest Award Ceremony (WSC10)

QU announced the winners of its Website Contest 2010 (QU_WSC’10) in an awards ceremony at Ibn Khaldoon Hall last Thursday. The contest, aimed at high school students across the country, was organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the College of Engineering CENG).

Abdalla Bin Essa Alfadalah and Hena Alpona from the International Middle East School were the first prize winners for their project "Be Proud, you are in Qatar!". The project was supervised by their teacher Mashid Karimi. The prize is QR 10,000 in addition to a scholarship to study in the Bachelor of Science program at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Second prize winners were Saroj Akmal and Fahad Ali Sayed from Pakistan Education Center. Their project was entitled "A Rising Nation", and was supervised by their teacher Guhar Hameed. The prize is QR 6,000.

Third prize winner was Abdulrahman Mohamad from Abudllah Bin Ali Al-Misnad High School for his project "Doha Today". The project was supervised by his teacher Tamer Mohammed. The prize is QR 4,000.

The ceremony was attended by QU President Prof Sheikha Al-Misnad, Dr. Sheikha Jaber Al Thani Vice-President and Chief Academic Officer, Vice-President for Research Dr Hassan Al Derham, CENG Dean Dr Mazen Hasna, Head of CSE Department Dr Qutaibah Malluhi, heads of departments, faculty, high-school teachers, students , and parents. QU President handed out the awards and congratulated the winners.

May 5 to 6 -2010 Winners of an outstanding competition for best paper award in the “Second annual undergrad research conference on applied computing”
The department students Athmane Boularas , Ramzi Bendeddouche , Mohamed Al-Damarawy, supervised by Dr. Amr Mohamed have won an outstanding competition for best paper award in the “Second annual undergrad research conference on applied computing”, which has been organized at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. Paper title: WIPMON: Wireless Sensor System for Industrial Process Monitoring by Amr Mohamed, Athmane Boularas , Ramzi Bendeddouche , Mohamed Al-Damarawy (Qatar University, Qatar) Announcement on the conference website http://www.zu.ac.ae/urc/program.html

May 5 to 6 -2010
Winners of an outstanding competition for best paper award in the “Second annual undergrad research conference on applied computing”

The department students Athmane Boularas , Ramzi Bendeddouche , Mohamed Al-Damarawy, supervised by Dr. Amr Mohamed have won an outstanding competition for best paper award in the “Second annual undergrad research conference on applied computing”, which has been organized at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE.

Paper title:
WIPMON: Wireless Sensor System for Industrial Process Monitoring by Amr Mohamed, Athmane Boularas , Ramzi Bendeddouche , Mohamed Al-Damarawy (Qatar University, Qatar)
Announcement on the conference website
http://www.zu.ac.ae/urc/program.html

May 4 -2010 Establishing an ACM student chapter and an ACM Workshop
Establishing an ACM student chapter at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering andACM Workshok on Computing Eduacation. QU hosted a high-level workshop last Monday conducted by officials from the US-based Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) on “Research Overtones in Computing Education”. It was organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of the College of Engineering (CENG). The workshop was sponsored by QU in conjunction with ACM and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). It was part of a 3-day program of activities which included the ACM Board Meeting in which was discussed the future possibility of a computer education summit, and inauguration of the QU ACM student chapter. The workshop provided a forum for QU’s ICT professionals and students to interact with ACM and other international professionals in the field of computing research and education and explore opportunities for mutual collaboration and cooperation.

May 4 -2010
Establishing an ACM student chapter and an ACM Workshop

Establishing an ACM student chapter at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering andACM Workshok on Computing Eduacation.

QU hosted a high-level workshop last Monday conducted by officials from the US-based Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) on “Research Overtones in Computing Education”. It was organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of the College of Engineering (CENG).

The workshop was sponsored by QU in conjunction with ACM and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). It was part of a 3-day program of activities which included the ACM Board Meeting in which was discussed the future possibility of a computer education summit, and inauguration of the QU ACM student chapter.

The workshop provided a forum for QU’s ICT professionals and students to interact with ACM and other international professionals in the field of computing research and education and explore opportunities for mutual collaboration and cooperation.

April 4 - 2010 First prize at UREP competition
Three QU students won first prize in the 2nd Undergraduate Research Experience (UREP) competition under Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), it was announced this week. College of Engineering (CENG) students Asma Al-Emadi, Nassma Mohandes, Mona Al-Ansari and Aisha Al-Abdulla won for best project and best presentation for the development of a prototype of a traffic surveillance system. The students were supervised by Head of Computer Science and Engineering Department Prof Qutaibah Malluhi. The winning project entitled “DTS: A System For Real-Time Doha Traffic Surveillance Using Zigbee” was one of six to be selected as finalists in the competition. The projects were evaluated by independent external reviewers based on quality of work (25%), relevance of the data to the conclusion (25%), clarity of presentation (25%), and quality of response to question and answer (25%). According to the project abstract, the system employs an in-vehicle device for collecting real-time traffic data and which uses GPS technology to record information about the position and the speed of a moving vehicle. The device uses the emerging ZigBee standard as a low-cost low-power wireless ad-hoc network which enables the device to be a member of a ZigBee network and allow the data to be transmitted to one of the roadside base stations, which relay the data to a central server. The gathered data from all vehicles are fused and maintained on the central server. Real-time information on the server is presented to end-users through a web interface. In addition, the server maintains historical Doha traffic information database that can be used for traffic analysis and prediction.

April 4 - 2010
First prize at UREP competition

Three QU students won first prize in the 2nd Undergraduate Research Experience (UREP) competition under Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), it was announced this week.
College of Engineering (CENG) students Asma Al-Emadi, Nassma Mohandes, Mona Al-Ansari and Aisha Al-Abdulla won for best project and best presentation for the development of a prototype of a traffic surveillance system. The students were supervised by Head of Computer Science and Engineering Department Prof Qutaibah Malluhi.

The winning project entitled “DTS: A System For Real-Time Doha Traffic Surveillance Using Zigbee” was one of six to be selected as finalists in the competition.
The projects were evaluated by independent external reviewers based on quality of work (25%), relevance of the data to the conclusion (25%), clarity of presentation (25%), and quality of response to question and answer (25%).

According to the project abstract, the system employs an in-vehicle device for collecting real-time traffic data and which uses GPS technology to record information about the position and the speed of a moving vehicle. The device uses the emerging ZigBee standard as a low-cost low-power wireless ad-hoc network which enables the device to be a member of a ZigBee network and allow the data to be transmitted to one of the roadside base stations, which relay the data to a central server.

The gathered data from all vehicles are fused and maintained on the central server. Real-time information on the server is presented to end-users through a web interface. In addition, the server maintains historical Doha traffic information database that can be used for traffic analysis and prediction.

March 29 - 2010 and April 1 - 2010 Open meeting with CSE students
Invitation to an open meeting with the head of the Department Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi and the department members, on Monday29.03.2010, at 2:00 pm, Room I111, Corridor 9. Invitation to an open meeting with the head of the Department Prof. Qutaibah Malluhi and the department members, on Thursday 1.04.2010, at 2:00 pm, in the College of Engineering Building, Room C07175.

December 15 - 2009 Cloud Computing Hardware Installation and Training Sessions
The Cloud Computing Team in the CSE department will be trained for three full days in Qatar University on the Cloud Configuration. The Cloud Computing Hardware is located in Qatar University and the system is ready. The training will be conducted by IBM. See Cloud Computing Pictures ( Pic-1 , Pic-2 , Pic-3 , Pic-4 , Pic-5 , Pic-6 , Pic-7)

December 13 - 2009 Lunching the Website Contest 2010 (WSC10)
Lunching the Website Contest 2010 (WSC10) at Qatar University. This contest provides students across Qatar the opportunity to interact with each other and demonstrate their creative web design and team-work skills. The contest also provides a platform for the Computer Science and Engineering Department at QU and schools to focus on the growing market demand for computing professionals. See Pictures ( Pic-1 , Pic-2 , Pic-3 ) URL: http://www.qu.edu.qa/wsc/10 Qatar University Website Contest 2010 on news papers

December 13 - 2009
Lunching the Website Contest 2010 (WSC10)

Lunching the Website Contest 2010 (WSC10) at Qatar University. This contest provides students across Qatar the opportunity to interact with each other and demonstrate their creative web design and team-work skills. The contest also provides a platform for the Computer Science and Engineering Department at QU and schools to focus on the growing market demand for computing professionals. See Pictures ( Pic-1 , Pic-2 , Pic-3 )
URL: http://www.qu.edu.qa/wsc/10
Qatar University Website Contest 2010 on news papers

November 23 - 2009 Elevation to IEEE Fellow
The CSE department congratulates Professor John Impagliazzo for becomming an IEEE Fellow. The IEEE Board of Directors elevated Professor John for his contribution to Computing Education.

November 1 - 2009 RelMiCS 11 / AKA 6 International Conference
The Conference will be held in Ramada Hotel from 1 to 5 November 2009. Prof. Ali Jaoua (General Chair) and Dr. Rehab Duwauri will be presenting a paper. The Conference is Organized by the Computer Science & Engineering Department. URL: http://www.qu.edu.qa/RelMiCs11 Read more on RelMiCS 11 / AKA 6 International Conference through Qatar News Agency.

September 7 - 2009 Welcoming the new faculty members at the CSE department
The HOD Prof. Qutaibah had a meeting to welcome the new faculty members at the CSE department. The new faculty members are Dr. Abdelkarim Erradi (Assistant Professor), Dr. Sebti Foufou (Full Professor), and Dr. Rayan Riley (Assistant Professor).

June 30 - 2009 Honoring Achievers in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering
The HOD Prof. Qutaibah M. Malluhi had honored Dr. Uvais Ahmed Qidwai for his Outstanding Research and Mr. Zeyad Ali for his Outstanding Teaching and Ms. Sara Khalaili for her Outstanding Service.

June 16 - 2009 Farewell Party for the CSE Colleagues who are leaving the department
A farewell party in the CS library for the leaving colleagues in the CSE department. The leaving colleagues are Dr. Abu-bakr Mostafa Taha (Assistant Professor), Dr. Adel A. El- Zoghabi (Associate Professor), and Dr. Jouhaina Chaouachi Siala (Associate Professor). (See Picture)

May 13 - 2009 Cisco Local Academy Agreements Signing Ceremony
The College of Engineering at Qatar University, which is hosting the Cisco Regional Academy, has signed agreements with the Institute of Administrative Development, and College of North Atlantic - Qatar to establish Cisco Local Academies. This agreement will allow local academies to offer network certification courses that will strengthen the capacity of individuals and organizations in Qatar, to better meet the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) demands. ( See Photo ) In the ceremony, the Cisco regional academy, which is mainly run by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has awarded the best Cisco Instructor to Dr. Moutaz Saleh, the best Administrative support to Eng. Noora Alnaimi, and the best academy student award to Salman Raisi. All are from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering.

May 13 - 2009
Cisco Local Academy Agreements Signing Ceremony

The College of Engineering at Qatar University, which is hosting the Cisco Regional Academy, has signed agreements with the Institute of Administrative Development, and College of North Atlantic - Qatar to establish Cisco Local Academies. This agreement will allow local academies to offer network certification courses that will strengthen the capacity of individuals and organizations in Qatar, to better meet the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) demands. ( See Photo )

In the ceremony, the Cisco regional academy, which is mainly run by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has awarded the best Cisco Instructor to Dr. Moutaz Saleh, the best Administrative support to Eng. Noora Alnaimi, and the best academy student award to Salman Raisi. All are from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering.

May 5 to 7 - 2009 International Conference on Modeling & Complex Systems 2009
The Department of Computer Science & Engineering has been the co-organizer for this conference. Dr. Uvais Ahmed was in the conference steering committee. URL: http://www.qatar.cmu.edu/cmcs09/

November 1 to 5 - 2009 International Conference on Relational Methods & Kleene Algebra
11th International Conference on Relational Methods in Computer Science (RelMiCS 11) 6th International Conference on Applications of Kleene Algebra (AKA 6) November 1 to 5, 2009 Doha, Qatar URL: http://www.qu.edu.qa/RelMiCs11/

February 17 - 2009 Appointment as an editor-in-chief
Dr Khaled M. Khan at Qatar University has recently been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief to the International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE) for a term of three years. The journal is to provide a forum for software engineers and security experts to exchange innovative ideas in security-aware software systems. Emphasizing security issues of software from a software engineering perspective, IJSSE promotes the idea that security issues must be an integral part in every phase of software development, and advocates the development of security-aware software systems from the ground up. Targeting researchers, academicians, software engineers, and field experts, this journal presents cutting-edge industry solutions in software engineering and security research. IJSSE publishes quarterly, both in Print and Electronic. The journal is expected to have a profound impact in software engineering as well as security communities. More information about the journal is available from the journal website: http://www.igi-global.com/ijsse

February 17 - 2009
Appointment as an editor-in-chief

Dr Khaled M. Khan at Qatar University has recently been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief to the International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE) for a term of three years. The journal is to provide a forum for software engineers and security experts to exchange innovative ideas in security-aware software systems. Emphasizing security issues of software from a software engineering perspective, IJSSE promotes the idea that security issues must be an integral part in every phase of software development, and advocates the development of security-aware software systems from the ground up. Targeting researchers, academicians, software engineers, and field experts, this journal presents cutting-edge industry solutions in software engineering and security research. IJSSE publishes quarterly, both in Print and Electronic. The journal is expected to have a profound impact in software engineering as well as security communities. More information about the journal is available from the journal website: http://www.igi-global.com/ijsse

January 26 - 2009 Launching Qatar's Cloud Computing Center
Launching Qatar's Cloud Computing Center (January 26, 2009) The Computer Science Department in the College of Engineering have partnered with IBM, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, and Texas A&M University at Qatar on an initiative that will bring the first could computing system to the middle east. Through his project, researchers from the partnering institutions will collaborate with the local community and industry experts to develop cloud-based solutions for industry problems. This initiative will provide a cloud infrastructure that is open for local businesses and industries to implement and test relevant applications like seismic modeling and the exploration for oil and gas. On January 26, 2009, IBM has made a global announcement about this initiative. In addition, an event gathering over 100 potential stakeholders in Qatar has taken place on January 26, 2009.

January 26 - 2009
Launching Qatar's Cloud Computing Center

Launching Qatar's Cloud Computing Center (January 26, 2009) The Computer Science Department in the College of Engineering have partnered with IBM, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, and Texas A&M University at Qatar on an initiative that will bring the first could computing system to the middle east. Through his project, researchers from the partnering institutions will collaborate with the local community and industry experts to develop cloud-based solutions for industry problems. This initiative will provide a cloud infrastructure that is open for local businesses and industries to implement and test relevant applications like seismic modeling and the exploration for oil and gas. On January 26, 2009, IBM has made a global announcement about this initiative. In addition, an event gathering over 100 potential stakeholders in Qatar has taken place on January 26, 2009.

January 15 - 2009 Accepting Applications for the MS in Computing program
Accepting Applications for the MS in Computing program (January 15, 2009) The university started accepting applications for the new MS in Computing program in January 15, 2009. The online system will be open for receiving application till March 15, 2009.