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 - 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