CMUQ Official Android App Authors Ali Elgazar (CS 2015) Danah Abdullah (CS 2015)
Faculty Advisors Mark Stehlik
Category Computer Science
Abstract The poster serves to promote the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMUQ) Android Application, which is currently under production and has an existing functional demo. Though the poster does not detail all the functions of the application, an image of the phone with the application running will illustrate a general concept of its capabilities. The research topic involves the development of the first ever CMUQ official android application, which serves as a database of information regarding current news and events taking place at CMUQ. The application will be made available on the market for students. The inspiration for the app came from a personal experience. One of the authors was inspired to develop the application during winter break, when he missed an event that he had learned about too late. At CMU-Q, students are often bombarded with so many events that it becomes tedious to keep track of all of them. The app is designed to remedy the situation. The application needed to be quickly and easily accessible, so designing it for PC was ruled out in order to avoid the hassle of logging in whenever a user needed to check for upcoming events. The best solution would be to have the application with the user at all times. For that reason, we decided to develop the application for android, using eclipse and a Samsung S3 phone during the research and testing process. This research project is of great importance for the local community.
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