HBKU Innovation Center announces winners of Entrepreneurship Program Fund

HBKU Innovation Center announces winners of Entrepreneurship Program Fund

Doha: Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Innovation Center has announced the first five winners of its Entrepreneurship Program Fund (EPF). Each awardee will receive kickstarter funding of QR 100,000 to advance their entrepreneurship projects.

The five awardees are:

IQemoQarar - Majed Hadid, PhD Student in Logistics and Supply Chain Management graduate, College of Science and Engineering (CSE), for an artificial intelligence-based decision-support application tool that uses clinical and patient health data to address booking, scheduling, and workload issues to meet the standards of cancer treatment services in Qatar.

SUNPave - Eng. Mohammad AlGammal, Technical Lab Coordinator, Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), for a revolutionary patented solar panel technology that generates as much energy as existing solar panels with 10-15% less energy costs (with even more savings in some applications) without the need to dedicate land areas, disturb landscapes or build high frames.

ISalati - Dr. David Yang, Associate Professor, CSE, for an EdTech patented interactive platform that aims to enrich children’s spiritual and social lives by engaging them in a commonly practiced activity - the Islamic prayer - with the help of artificial intelligence and social networking technologies.

QOOT Qatar - Dr. Sa’d Shannak, Scientist, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), for an