The 2019 8th ANNUAL NYUAD HACKATHON FOR SOCIAL GOOD IN THE ARAB WORLD
Tataoua تطوع
Description: Competitive Volunteering League for Companies.
Mentor
Students: Alex Yue (Princeton University, United States)
Sawa سوا
Description: An AI-assisted chat app to integrate refugees in their new communities by connecting them to locals who want to learn colloquial Arabic.
Mentor:Lingliang Zhang, Software Engineer, Aiden.ai; Siddhant Sanyam, Software Engineer, Facebook; Alex Erdmann, Research Assistant, Ohio State University and New York University Abu Dhabi
Students: Wendi Li (NYUAD, UAE), Munachiso Nwadike (NYUAD, UAE), Raheem Muiz Olalekan (University of Ilorin, Nigeria) Nadah Feteih (University of California, San Diego, USA), Asala Al-
Huwayeti هويتي
My Identity
Description:A blockchain-based layer on top of UNHCR refugee registration to manage trusted agents’ claims made about refugees
Mentor:Hussam Mohsineh CEO Sahem.ae, UAE; Keeley Erhardt Software Engineer Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Improbable, UK/US
Students: Jihyun Kim (NYUAD, UAE), Seyed Mohammad Ahlesaadat (NYUAD, UAE), Alan Liu (Yale University USA), Seongun Si (NYUAD, UAE), , Oorja Majgaonkar (NYUAD, UAE), Sourabh Lal (École

Insahny انصحني
AdviceMe
Description:Collecting in-class live metrics of student participation using Emotion AI and affordable interactive technology to provide better feedback for decentralized refugee camp teachers and schools
Mentor: Kassem Wridan Software Engineer, Mobile Platform, iOS Bloomberg; Chakshu Ahuja, Software Engineer, X2AI; Radwa Hamed Soliman, Software Engineer, Affectiva Inc.
Students: Lokesh Bhatia(University of Wollongong, Dubai), Merwan Ghomrani (High National School of Computer Science Oued Smar, Algiers), Mohamad El-Ghali (American University of Beirut, Lebanon), Ugwuoke Nnamdi Valbosco (Manipal University Dubai, UAE), Kholoud Ameen (Palestine Technical University, Palestine), Iva Tomevska (NYUAD, UAE)
Dawa دواء ;
Medicine
Description
Mentor: Saif ur Rehman Cloud Developer Advocate IBM, UAE; Saeed Motamed Technology Solution Professional Microsoft
Students: Brian Shin (NYUAD, UAE), Nadjmeddine Boudjellal (M’sila university, Algeria), Ali Elabridi
(Al Akhawayn University, Morocco), Rowan Omar (Misr International University, Egypt) Priya Aswani (University of Wollongong In Dubai, UAE), Simon Seo (NYUAD, UAE), Rewant Verma,(BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, UAE), Abdullah
MedLughati مد لغتي
My Medical Language
Description:MedLughati is a platform that assists refugees and asylum seekers in communicating with healthcare professionals using machine learning and natural language processing.
Mentor: Farah Shamout,
Students: Ahmed Mahdy (Khalifa University,Egypt), Sophia Sanchez (Stanford University, USA), Marín Volpe, (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina), Fares Al Ghazy (University of Wollongong Dubai, UAE), Shuyu Lin (University of Oxford, UK), Alina Zaidi (BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, UAE)
ShoofChef شوف شاف
Description:A mobile app that transforms Arabic menus to gorgeous visualizations to help tourists in their exotic local food selection..
Mentor: Nariman Ammar Assistant Professor, BirZeit University, Palestine; Sama Kanbour, Sama Kanbour Associate Auditor, General Electric, Iraq/USA; Stephen Lang User Experience Designer Cornell Tech, USA
Students: Rania Fekih (National Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Tunisia), Noor Naqvi (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain), Rumail Ali Memon (NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE).
Wadhafni وظفني
Hire Me
Description:Hire Me / وظفني is an SMS-based mobile app that links unemployed skilled individuals with the local labor market on a tasks-accomplishment basis.
Mentor: Abir Chermiti Software Engineer Think.iT, Tunisia; Fabricio Pontes Harsich Software Engineer Google, Argentina / USA
Students: Elena Lape(The University of Edinburgh, UK), Tianyi “Bill” Zheng (NYU Shanghai, China) Rohit Vaddi (Middlesex University Dubai, UAE), Shantanu Jain (NYUAD, UAE), Sohail Ahmed (Middlesex University Dubai, UAE), Walid Ijassi (ENSAM Casablanca – University Hassan 2, Casablanca)
Boosala بوصلة/
Compass
Description:Bring the lost home.
Mentor: Nikita Mathur, Cloud Developer Advocate, IBM, UAE; Varun Arora, Executive Director, OpenCurriculum; Khalid Machchate, CEO,
, Morocco
Students: Said Ziani (University: University of Science and Technology Houari,
Kuwaikeb
Small Planet
Description:A
Mentor:
Students: Lauren McMillen (NYUAD, UAE), Ramzi Rabah Hazila (M’hamed Bougara, Algeria), Eshwaran Venkat (BITS Pilani Dubai Campus), Navya Suri (NYUAD, UAE), Ahmed AbuSnaina (An-Najah National University, Palestine), Doaa Ali (Al Ain University of Science and Technology, UAE), Maryam Shalaby (Cairo University, Egypt)
Additional Team Members: Zayneb Cherif (MESMS, UAE – Grade 6) and Ahmed Cherif (Mohansic, UAE – Grade 3)
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In the News - 2018
English Press
- wamda | May 3, 2018
Apps to locate missing refugees and tackle counterfeit medicine win NYU Abu Dhabi’s International Hackathon - Abu Dhabi World | May 3, 2018
These hackers are out to do good in the world - Communicate | May 2, 2018
Can machines help humanity? These apps are the answer - Albawaba | May 2, 2018
Apps to locate Missing RefugeesWin NYU Abu Dhabi's International Hackathon - EIN World News Report | May 2, 2018
Apps to Locate Missing Refugees Win NYU Abu Dhabi's International Hackathon - Tahawul Tech | May 1, 2018
Apps to locate refugees and tackle fake medicine win NYUAD awards - Al Press| May 1, 2018
Apps to locate missing refugees and tackle counterfeit medicine win NYU Abu Dhabi’s International Hackathon - Dubai Forum| May 1, 2018
Apps to locate refugees and tackle fake medicine win NYUAD awards - Toner News| May 1, 2018
Apps to locate refugees and tackle fake medicine win NYUAD awards - MyNews.is| May 1, 2018
Apps to locate refugees and tackle fake medicine win NYUAD awards
Arabic Press
- Al Ittihad | May 2, 2018
نيويورك أبوظبي» تستضيف مسابقة «الهاكاثون الدولية - Al Bayan | May 2, 2018
نيويورك أبوظبي» تعلن التطبيقات الفائزة في «الهاكاثون الدولية - Al Khaleej | May 1, 2018
جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تعلن الفائزين في مسابقة الهاكاثون - Al-Ain.com | May 1, 2018
جامعة نيويورك-أبوظبي تستقبل طلاب العالم للمنافسة في ابتكار التطبيقات - 24.ae | May 1, 2018
جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تكرم تطبيقي "بوصلة" و"دواء - Zawya | May 1, 2018
جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تستضيف مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية لإفادة المجتمع في العالم العربي للعام الثامن - Gate.ahram | May 1, 2018
تطبيقات لإيجاد المفقودين ومحاربة الأدوية المزيفة تفوز بمسابقة "الهاكاثون" الدولية بأبوظبي| صور - UAE shafaqna | May 1, 2018
نيويورك أبوظبي» تستضيف مسابقة «الهاكاثون الدولية - Rjeem | May 1, 2018
جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تكرم تطبيقي “بوصلة” و”دواء” - Free Pen | May 1, 2018
جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تكشف النقاب عن المتوجين والمؤهلين في مسابقة الهاكاثون - بالحُجَّة والدليل - Lomazoma | May 1, 2018
تطبيقات حصريا : جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تكرم تطبيقي "بوصلة" و"دواء" - Bedayya | May 1, 2018
تطبيقان لمحاربة الدواء المغشوش، ومساعدة اللاجئين المفقودين يفوزان بمسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية
Other Languages Press
- Lanacion | May 7, 2018 | Spanish
Un estudiante de la UBA, entre los ganadores de un hackaton de apps
Broadcast
- Abu Dhabi TV | Sabah Al Dar program
Arabic - Abu Dhabi TV | Oloom Al Dar program
Arabic
NYUAD Hackathon Albums
- Professional Photographs | All Three Days
- Photos taken by staff and hackers during the hackathon:
Random | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3