The WaCoMo team from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) has been selected among six winning teams at the Microsoft Imagine Cup Middle East and Africa 2017 to represent the region in the worldwide final in Seattle, US.
The team received the award from the Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad al-Hariri on Sunday at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.
The team includes students Youssef A al-Hariri, Naram S Mhaisen, and Omran A Alrashid Abazeed. They were supervised by CENG assistant professor of Computer Science and Engineering Dr Osama Halabi.
The students created a project aimed at smart sensing and monitoring water consumption, as well as providing an interactive visualisation of the water consumption happening at different outlets in a property to eventually reduce water wastage.
CENG dean Dr Khalifa al-Khalifa said the achievement reflects the College’s commitment to provide students with opportunities to participate in various regional and international initiatives to boost their skills and develop their knowledge and experience.
This also aligns with the College’s vision towards excellence in education, research, and community service.
CSE head Dr Sumaya al-Maadeed said: “This reflects Qatar University’s support of its students and its ongoing efforts to offer a high-quality education and an optimal learning environment, which contributes to encouraging the students to innovate and create.”
The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a global student technology programme and competition that provides opportunities to students across all disciplines to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications and games and to integrate solutions that can change the way we live, work and play.
 A total of 17 teams competed in this year’s Microsoft Imagine Cup Middle East and Africa. They were from Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, and West Bank and Gaza.

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