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 - 2020
English
- Medium | April 20, 2020
NYUAD Hack2020 Experience from a Technical Mentor & Organizer’s Perspective. - Abu Dhabi Education Guide | April 20, 2020
Website That Connects Medical Workers With Hospitals Facing Staffing Shortages Wins First Place At NYU Abu Dhabi’s First Virtual Hackathon - Emirates News Agency | April 14, 2020
New York University Abu Dhabi to host 2020 Annual International Hackathon for Social Good on April 16-19 - Arabian Reseller | April 14, 2020
Virtual Hackathon to be Held to Tackle COVID-19 Challenges - Urdu Point | April 14, 2020
NYU Abu Dhabi Holds First Ever Virtual Hackathon To Tackle COVID-19 Challenges - The Pakistan Post | April 14, 2020
NYU Abu Dhabi holds first ever virtual Hackathon to tackle COVID-19 challenges
Arabic
- Al Khaleej | April 22, 2020
موقع مجاني يربط موظفي الرعاية الطبية بالمستشفيات - Al Fajr | April 22, 2020
موقع الإلكتروني يربط موظفي الرعاية الطبية بالمستشفيات يفوز بالمركز الأول ضمن مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية السنوية - Emirates News Agency | April 21, 2020
"بطل الصحة" يحصد المركز الأول في مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية - Al Ittihad | April 21, 2020
«البطل» يربط موظفي الرعاية الطبية بالمستشفيات - Al Roeya's Twitter | April 21, 2020
Sana Odeh's Video - Nabd | April 21, 2020
Sana Odeh's Video - Al Dostor | April 21, 2020
جامعة الأميرة سمية تحقّق المركز الأول في مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية - Urdu Point | April 21, 2020
"بطل الصحة" يحصد المركز الأول في مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية - Bedaya | April 21, 2020
أسباب فوز موقع “بطل الصحة” بمسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية - Emirates News Agency | April 14, 2020
"نيويورك أبوظبي" تستضيف النسخة التاسعة من مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية عبر الإنترنت - Al Khaleeji | April 15, 2020
جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تستضيف «الهاكاثون» عبر الإنترنت - Al Bayan | April 15, 2020
مسابقة الهاكاثون تبتكر حلولاً للحد من آثار «كورونا» - Al Fajr | April 15, 2020
جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تستضيف النسخة التاسعة من مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية السنوية عبر الإنترنت - Al Wahda News | April 14, 2020
“نيويورك أبوظبي” تستضيف النسخة التاسعة من مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية عبر الإنترنت - Urdu Point | April 14, 2020
"نيويورك أبوظبي" تستضيف النسخة التاسعة من مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية عبر الإنترنت - Al Iqtisadi | April 14, 2020
- Saada Online | April 14, 2020
جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي تستضيف مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية السنوية عبر الإنترنت - Bedaya | April 14, 2020
انطلاق مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية 16 أبريل الحالي في أبوظبي - UAE News | April 14, 2020
'نيويورك أبوظبي' تستضيف النسخة التاسعة من مسابقة الهاكاثون الدولية عبر الإنترنت