HuKamaa حكماء
Description: a platform to engage the elderly to realize their full capacity in today’s society
Mentors: Diana Kris Navarro (USA, Tumblr, Software engineer) & Kassem Wridan (Lebanon, United Kingdom, Bloomberg, iOS engineer)
Students: Haneen Fathy (Egypt, UAE, NYUAD, Student ), Jung Soo Ha (South Korea, NYU Abu Dhabi), Fathurur Said (Indonesia, UAE, NYUAD), Nurpeiis Baimukan (Kazakhstan and UAE, New York University Abu Dhabi), Kaustubh Hiware (India, IIT Kharagpur) & Yung Ju Rick Kim (yjk394@nyu.edu, South Korea, UAE, NYUAD)
Madeed مديد
Description: the richest Arabic translation in the palm of your hands
Mentors: Tina Chan (Microsoft, Business Development, Taiwan) & Yohan Rizk (Google, Software Engineer, Egypt)
Students: Hamzeh Amayreh (Birzeit University, Palestine), Jia Bokang (NYUAD, UAE), Ali Shazal (NYUAD, UAE), Anushree Agrawal (Yale University, USA), Aaminah Khan (Khalifa University, UAE), Zayneb Cherif (USA), & Hamza Kamel Laggoune (USTHB, Algeria)
Code and Presentation
Helping Hands يد العون
Description: a web application that helps coordinate donations to people in need in times of crisis
Mentors: Yamama Shaka’a (Palestine, An-Najah National University, teaching assistant and web developer) & Brian Chuk (USA, Squarespace, Frontend Software Engineer)
Students: Aymen Bennour (Algeria, University of Abou Bekr Belkaïd), Daniel De Waard (Austrailia, Monash University), Omar Maktabi (UAE, Ajman University), Mariam Alghfeli (UAE, UAE University), Omar Hafez Mustafa (UAE, Ajman University), & Al-Farouk Ahmed (Egypt, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport Smart Village Campus)
FoodSavour واكلني
Description: incentivizing grocery stores to minimize food waste through discounting items that would otherwise be thrown away
Mentors: Keeley Erhardt (USA, UK, Improbable, Software Engineer) & Khalid Machchate (Morocco, Kandw Tech, CEO) & Poseidon Ho (Taiwan, USA, #OUTLIERS, Managing Partner)
Students: Zijie Lu (Shanghai, China), Ray Hsu (Taiwan), Barkin Simsek (Turkey, UAE, NYUAD), & Sion Hau (Australia, UAE, NYUAD)
Haneen حنين
Description: a mobile solution that helps native Arabs living in multicultural cities type in Arabic
Mentors: Mohamad Al Sayadi (Syria/UAE, IBM, Cloud Garage Developer Sama) & Kanbour (France/Qatar, GE, Associate Auditor)
StudentsRawand Deheliah (rawandeheliah@gmail.com, Palestine/Palestine, An-najah University), Jayroop Ramesh (India/UAE, American University of Sharjah), Vikram Sakkia (India/UAE, American University of Sharjah) & Estelle Ocran (Ghana/UAE, New York University Abu Dhabi)
MyCoin- عملتي
Description: Reward system for people responsibly throwing trash saving the environment
Mentors: Manoj Parihar (India/US, Amazon SDE) & Chandni Vaya (India, UAE, IBM, Developer Advocate)
Students: Deniz Gokten (Turkey/UAE, NYUAD), Brahim Kellou (Algeria/Algeria, Ecole nationale Supérieure d’Informatique), Magda Guńková (Czech Republic/UAE, NYUAD), Prajjwal Bhattarai (Nepal/UAE, NYUAD), Rania Aloun (Jordan – Jordan, Jordan University of science and technology)
(AR)t (أر(ت
Description: The Problem: short attention span preventing museum visitors to absorb information and learn about art as a vehicle of politicalmovement, history, and social contexts. Our solution: AR with a proximity triggered customized supplementary information set will question visitors and provoke discussions.
Mentors: Miriana Itani & Peter Lockarenkul
Students: Ammar Ayman Battah, Anna Banasik, Ather Fawaz, Forat Bahrani, Mouhammed El Zaart
Darris Huna درس هنا
Description: 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.
Mentors: Islam El-Ashi (Palestine, Egypt, Elkrem, Cofounder) & Sourabh Lal (India, Switzerland, EPFL & GitHub, Student & GitHub Campus Expert)
Students: Omnia Zakaria (Egypt, Egypt, Cairo University), Omar Almansoori (UAE, UAE, Khalifa University, Student), Mohamed Anwar (Egypt, Egypt, Cairo University), Shusanta Bhattarai (Nepal, USA, Washington State University) & Zeina Saadeddin (Palestine, Palestine, Arab American University of Palestine)
On The Road عالطريق
Description: warn commuters in Palestine about areas of conflicts or checkpoints
Mentor: Adi Azulay (Microsoft – Design Developer) & Martín Volpe (Celo – Partner, Engineer)
Students: Najeeb Aqel (An-najah National University, Palestine), Mohammed Adib Oumer (NYUAD, UAE), Mohammad Mohey Eddin (BirZeit University, Palestine), Masa Hilal Abushamleh (University of Sharjah, UAE) & Masha Gorkovenko (Stanford University, USA)
Boushra بشرى
Description: provide victims of domestic abuse an anonymous AI powered assistant for legal and emotional support
Mentors: Alaa El Hariri (alaa.elhariri@hedgeguard.com, Hedgeguard, Lebanon) & Fabricio Pontes Harsich (fabriph@gmail.com, Google, Argentina / USA)
Students: Adlane Hichem Briki (Algeria, University of M’hamed Bougara), Ahmed Khalifa (Menoufia University), Alyssa Yu (Philippines, NYU Abu Dhabi), Amal Al-Khulaifi (Kuwait, AUM (American University of the Middle East)), Oubouhou Rachid (Morocco, Ecole des sciences de ), Sean Sullivan (USA, Harvard University) & Tobias Lichtig (Argentina, UBA)
MediKate ميديكيت
Description: Clinical assistance for healthcare practitioners to manage medical process of the patients during their stay in hospital
Mentors: Leanne Dsouza (Dubai, Accenture) & Saif Ahmed (Egypt, WideBot)
Students: Tanishq Rupaal (Dubai, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Dubai Campus), Fatima Issa (American University of Beirut) & Hanaa Ouannas (Algeria University: Medicine faculty of Algiers)
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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
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