Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Leadership
Dean and CEO
Ilker Baybars Associate Dean
John O'Brien Associate Dean, Education
Selma Limam Mansar Associate Dean, Research
Kemal Oflazer
Editor
Kara Nesimiuk Managing Editor
Angela Ford Print Design
Empire Advertising Qatar Sam Abraham Digital Design
Stephen MacNeil Contributors
Hannah Diorio-Toth Feras Villanueva Photography
Sam Abraham Adrian Haddad Khalid Ismail Stephen MacNeil Administrative Assistant
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www.qatar.cmu.edu OnQ Magazine is published twice a year by the Marketing and Public Relations Office, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Copyright 2016 Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar has a unique opportunity for cross-disciplinary invention. With all of our programs housed in one building, our students and faculty have easy access to myriad perspectives and areas of expertise. Carnegie Mellon is known for teamwork and interdisciplinary problem solving, and CMU-Q continues this tradition. This edition of OnQ Magazine looks at CMU-Q’s cross-disciplinary approach from three different angles. First, we have a growing group of alumni who are pursuing entrepreneurial, innovative ventures. These young professionals have backgrounds in business, information systems and computer science, and they draw from the CMU-Q teamwork approach as they build their start-ups. Our faculty members model the interdisciplinary spirit on a daily basis, and SmartLab is a prime example. John O’Brien and Fuad Farooqi spearheaded this project in an effort to better teach financial markets. As SmartLab evolves, it brings together students from diverse backgrounds. Cross-disciplinary collaboration is the hallmark of one of our largest student-run events, the CarnegieApps Hackathon. This annual event is a 24-hour race of creation and innovation. Over the Hackathon weekend, students put into practice all they have learned in the classroom—teamwork, problem solving and adaptability—skills they will need in the workplace. As always, OnQ Magazine touches on each aspect of CMU-Q, from faculty activities and research to student life and alumni accomplishments. I hope you enjoy learning about all of these elements that together create our vibrant campus community.
Ilker Baybars Dean and CEO