NYUAD 2019 Hackathon

The 8th annual NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good which focused on one of the most promising technologies of our time, Quantum Computing (QC). The event was held from April 25, 2019, to April 28, 2019.

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The 2019 Teams

1st Place
FoodSavour

واكلني / FoodSavour FoodSavour

Incentivizing grocery stores to minimize food waste through discounting items that would otherwise be thrown away.

Students

Zijie Lu New York University Shanghai,
Ray Hsu Abu Dhabi University,
Barkin Simsek New York University Abu Dhabi,
Sion Hau Abu Dhabi University,

Mentors

Keeley Erhardt Software Engineer, MI,
Khalid Machchate Student, University Mohammed V – Souissi (Engineering school ENSIAS), Morocco
Poseidon Ho Founder & GP, Outliers Fund,
2nd Place
Haneen

"In 3 days, the team worked together to identify a problem worth solving they felt personally passionate about, and had a chance to learn, apply and teach one another new tools and frameworks, from Quantum, ML, data visualization, storytelling, and business strategy, allowing them to build and practice new skills."

Sama Kanbour

حنين / Haneen Haneen

A mobile solution that helps native Arabs living in multicultural cities type in Arabic.

Students

Jayroop Ramesh American University of Sharjah,
Vikram Sakkia American University of Sharjah,
Estelle Ocran Abu Dhabi University,
Rouand Dahleyah Annajah National University,

Mentors

Mohamad Al Sayadi Senior DevOps Engineer, Abjadiyat,
Sama Kanbour
Sama Kanbour Executive Director, GE Aerospace, United States
2nd Place
HuKamaa

حكماء / HuKamaa HuKamaa

A platform to engage the elderly to realize their full capacity in today’s society.

Students

Haneen Fathy Abu Dhabi University,
Jung Soo Ha Abu Dhabi University,
Fathurur Said Abu Dhabi University,
Nurpeiis Baimukan Student, NYUAD, UAE
Kaustubh Hiware Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur,
Yung Ju Kim Abu Dhabi University,

Mentors

Diana Navarro Software Engineer, Tumblr, United States
Kassem Wridan Software Engineer, Mobile Platform, iOS Bloomberg, United Kingdom
Helping Hands

يد العون / Helping Hands Helping Hands

A web application that helps coordinate donations to people in need in times of crisis.

Students

Aymene Bennour University of Abou Bekr Belkaïd,
Daniel de Waard Monash University,
Omar Maktabi Student, Ajman University, UAE
Mariam Alghfeli UAE University,
Omar Hafez Ajman University,
Al-Farouk Ahmed Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Smart Village Campus,

Mentors

Yamama Shakaa Teaching Assistant and Web Developer, An-Najah National University, Palestine
Brian Chuk Frontend Software Engineer, Squarespace, United States
Audience Award
(AR)t

(أر(ت / (AR)t (AR)t

The Problem: short attention span preventing museum visitors to absorb information and learn about art as a vehicle of political movement, history, and social contexts. Our solution: Augmented Reality (AR) with a proximity triggered customized supplementary information set will question visitors and provoke discussions.

Students

Ammar Battah Khalifa university,
Anna Banasik King’s College London,
Ather Fawaz FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences,
Forat Bahrani Arab Open University,
Mouhammed El Zaart American University of Beirut,
Hessa Al Nuaimi Student, NYUAD, UAE
Ellie Allan Student, NYUAD, UAE

Mentors

Miriana Itani Technical Android Manager , Saudi Research and Publishing Company, Lebanon
Peter Locharernkul Tech Startup Founder / Creative Technologist, Playmantic,
Audience Award
Boushra

بشرى / Boushra Boushra

Provide victims of domestic abuse an anonymous AI powered assistant for legal and emotional support.

Students

Adlane Hichem Briki University of M’hamed Bougara, Boumerdes,
Ahmed Khalifa Menoufia,
Alyssa Yu Abu Dhabi University,
Amal Alkhulaifi American University of the Middle East(AUM),
Rachid Oubouhou Ecole des Sciences de l’information,
Sean Sullivan Harvard University,
Tobias Lichtig University of Buenos Aires – School of Engineering,

Mentors

Fabricio Pontes Harsich Student, Facultad de Ingeniería – Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alaa El-Hariri Developer, Hedgeguard, Lebanon
Madeed

مديد / Madeed Madeed

The best Arabic translation in the palm of your hands.

Students

Hamzeh Amayreh Birzeit University,
Bokang Jia Abu Dhabi University,
Ali Shazal New York University Abu Dhabi,
Anushree Agrawal Yale University,
Aaminah Khan Khalifa University of Science and Technology,
Zayneb Cherif Student - Grade 6, MESMS, UAE
Hamza Kamel Laggoune University of Sciences and technology Houari Boumediene,

Mentors

Tina Chan Business Development, Microsoft, Taiwan
Yohanna Rizk Software Engineer, Google,
MediKate

ميديكيت / MediKate MediKate

Clinical assistance for healthcare practitioners to manage medical process of the patients during their stay in hospital.

Students

Tanishq Rupaal Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Dubai Campus,
Fatima Issa American University of Beirut,
Hanaa Ouannas Medicine Faculty of Algiers,

Mentors

Leanne Dsouza Developer, Accenture, UAE
Saif Ahmed Chief Product Officer, WideBot, Egypt
MyCoin

عملتي / MyCoin MyCoin

Reward system for people responsibly throwing trash saving the environment.

Students

Deniz Gokten Abu Dhabi University,
Brahim Kellou The National Higher School of Computer Science, ESI,
Magda Gunkova Abu Dhabi University,
Prajjwal Bhattarai Abu Dhabi University,
Rania Al-oun Jordan University of Science and Technology,

Mentors

Manoj Parihar Software Development Engineer, Amazon, United States
Chandni Vaya Developer Advocate , IBM, UAE
On The Road

عالطريق / On The Road On The Road

Warn commuters in Palestine about areas of conflicts or checkpoints.

Students

Najeeb Aqel Annajah National University,
Mohammed Adib Oumer Abu Dhabi University,
Mohammad Mohey Eddin Student, Birzeit University, Palestine
Masha Gorkovenko Stanford University,

Mentors

Adil Azulay Design Developer, Microsoft , United States
Martin Volpe Partner, Engineering, cLabs,
Teach Here

درس هنا / Teach Here Teach Here

In war zones and natural disasters many schools are destroyed, so we propose a an SMS based coordination system to enable locals to provide teachers with a venue to teach their classes.

Students

Omnia Zakaria Cairo university,
Omar AlMansoori Khalifa University,
Shusanta Bhattarai Washington State University,
Zeina Saadeddin Arab American University of Palestine (AAUP),

Mentors

Islam El-Ashi Student, University of Waterloo, Canada
Sourabh Lali Student, Ecole polytechnique f̩d̩rale de Lausanne and GitHub Campus Expert EPFL and GitHub, Switzerland
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