The participants of CS4Qatar workhop at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar.
DOHA: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) held its sixth annual CS4Qatar workshop for high school students yesterday, aiming to inspire the youth to become innovators.
Ninety high school students from 22 schools across the country participated. The workshop aims to debase many of the misconceptions surrounding the practice of computer science by exposing students to the basics of technology through both programming and robotics.
“Before I joined Carnegie Mellon, I came to CS4Qatar and it was one of the reasons that I applied to the computer science major here. The event is really useful, as these are the basics that you learn when you first come to CMU-Q,” said Saira Batool, a computer science undergraduate.
As part of the workshop, students were briefed on how robots can be used in fun and exciting ways by Takeo Kanade, a professor of computer science and robotics at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh.
“CS4Qatar enables participants to come to Carnegie Mellon and get a chance to interact with our faculty and students using cutting edge technology. They are able to see the amazing things that are done in computer science and how Carnegie Mellon is at the forefront of technology and innovation,” said Damian Dourado, manager for pre-college programs and director of community outreach.
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