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Cyber security experts advise caution after attacks
16/05/2017
Cyber security experts in Qatar and the region have advised caution and not to access any emails or other information from unknown sources, following the recent wave of cyber attacks across the world...
People remain calm as the world ends, video game study suggests
28/03/2017
As the world ends, will you lock arms and sing “Kumbayah” or embark on a path of law-breaking, anti-social behavior? A new study, based upon the virtual actions of more than 80,000 players of the ...
Computer vision research aims to identify overweight people from social media face photos
16/03/2017
Researchers from MIT and the Qatar Computing Research Institute have developed a novel new facility in the current rush of interest towards computer vision – an algorithm that can identify overweight...
Algorithm can create a bridge between Clinton and Trump supporters
20/02/2017
A growing number of people have expressed their concern about high levels of polarization in society. For instance, the World Economic Forum's report on global risks lists the increasing societal ...
The hero big data needs? Data Civilizer helps scientists conquer the clutter
29/01/2017
Big data is a big deal. With these huge data sets, analysts can gain unprecedented insight into the hidden patterns of fields like physics, healthcare, and finance. Collecting and analyzing this data...
22/01/2017
The age of big data has seen a host of new techniques for analyzing large data sets. But before any of those techniques can be applied, the target data has to be aggregated, organized, and cleaned up...
08/01/2017
Every day we create billions of bits of data. Ever faster and more powerful computers can use that big data to learn, predict events and carry out key tasks. Surveillance, voice recognition and ...
Así influye Facebook en tus opiniones
08/12/2016
Hay varios presuntos culpables de la victoria de Donald Trump: la falta de visión de la campaña de Clinton, la globalización, la condescendencia de las elites. Facebook y su modo de seleccionar ...
Clickbait, fake news and the power of feeling
23/11/2016
Fake news has dominated post-election headlines, and important questions have been asked: Would Hillary have won had almost a million people not read that Pope Francis had endorsed Trump? (Probably ...
Do you mukbang? It's the new form of 'social eating'
23/10/2016
A couple sit together for breakfast, their plates piled high with vegan sausages, broccoli and rice, what they consider a typically vegan meal. Like any couple, they talk about the day they have ...
In the Media
Cyber security experts advise caution after attacks
16/05/2017
Cyber security experts in Qatar and the region have advised caution and not to access any emails or other information from unknown sources, following the recent wave of cyber attacks across the world...
People remain calm as the world ends, video game study suggests
28/03/2017
As the world ends, will you lock arms and sing “Kumbayah” or embark on a path of law-breaking, anti-social behavior? A new study, based upon the virtual actions of more than 80,000 players of the ...
Computer vision research aims to identify overweight people from social media face photos
16/03/2017
Researchers from MIT and the Qatar Computing Research Institute have developed a novel new facility in the current rush of interest towards computer vision – an algorithm that can identify overweight...
Events
Past Events
2017
QCRI’s Creative Space holds Open House event for kids
20/05/2017
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The Qatar Computing Research Institute’s new Creative Space, which conducts fun activities to teach children computing skills, has successfully held its first Open House event. About 100 children ...
QCRI-MIT CSAIL Annual Research Project Review 2017
27/03/2017
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The QCRI – MIT CSAIL Annual Research Project Review is open to the public on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the HBKU Research Complex Multipurpose Room. The annual meeting is a highlight of a ...
(MLDAS 2017) Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium
13/03/2017
- 14/03/2017
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Qatar National Convention Centre
Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium - MLDAS 2017 Building on the success of the three previous events , Boeing and QCRI will hold the Fourth Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium (...
News
QCRI’s summer internship program kicks off
07/05/2017
The Qatar Computing Research Institute’s 2017 summer internship program is underway. This year’s program involves computer science and computer engineering students from Carnegie Mellon University, ...
QCRI summer 2017 internship applications open
11/03/2017
The Qatar Computing Research Institute, part of Hamad bin Khalifa University, has announced that applications for its summer internship program have opened. The internships are being offered to ...
MIT-CSAIL's Patrick Winston: 'AI is not a threat'
05/03/2017
Artificial intelligence expert tells Qatar audience that humans should not consider AI to be a major threat to their existence but should use it to enhance it.
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