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<\/a>\nDescription:<\/b> \u201cTake Flight\u201d is an online platform for cross-language video mentoring.
\nStudents: <\/b>Seth Thompson (Yale University, US), Alex Qin (NYU New York, US), Geoffrey Litt (Yale University, US), and Omar Omran (Lebanese American University, Lebanon)
\nMentors:<\/b> Ramsey Nasser (Fellow, Eyebeam Art+Technology Center), and Max Stoller (Developer, Lerer Ventures).<\/p>\n
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2nd Place Winner: Safe Journey<\/h3>\n
Description: <\/b>A mobile app to track a vehicle route from source to destination. It sends SMSs to a designated contact to keep track of the passenger route during the journey on the vehicle. It is aimed to maintain security and follow-up on passengers, especially ladies.
\nStudents: <\/b>Amanda Coston (Princeton University, USA), Omar Abdel Galeel (Khalifa University of Science (Sharjah Campus), UAE), Mostafa Hammad (Khalifa University of Science (Sharjah Campus), UAE), Abdulla Zoubir Ourad (Khalifa University of Science (Sharjah Campus), UAE), and Abdul Rahman S. Mohamed (Ain Shams University, Egypt)
\nMentors:<\/b> Noha Seada (Assistant Lecturer, Ain Shams University, and Technical Team Leader, Healthy-IT, Free Zone, Egypt)<\/p>\n
\n3rd Place Winner, Tie: Laha (For Her); Landmarkr<\/h3>\n
Laha (For Her)<\/h3>\n
Description:<\/b> A social platform for Arab women with chronic diseases to share experiences.
\nStudents:<\/b> Tahar Zanouda (Quinnipiac University, Algeria), Daniel Gur (Kent State University, USA), Kartik Mandaville (Carnegie Mellon University, USA), Aysha Siddique (University of Michigan, USA), and Caroline Wong (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark).
\n<\/b>Mentors: <\/b>Michael Paik (Ph.D. Candidate, New York University, USA)<\/p>\n
\nTradmarkr<\/h3>\n
Description:<\/b> A website providing landmark cues for navigation.
\n<\/b>Students:<\/b> Oleg Grishin (NYUAD, UAE), Moiri Gamboni (NYUAD, UAE), Morgante Pell (NYUAD, UAE), and Dmytro Krasnoshtan (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, UAE)
\n<\/b>Mentors: <\/b>Rawan Alharbi (Teaching Assistance, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia), and Susannah Raub (Software Engineer, Google, USA)<\/p>\n
\nAlert2Sign<\/h3>\n
Description:<\/strong> A public announcement service that translates speech and text announcements into sign language for the deaf and hearing impaired. Description:<\/strong> A website which aggregates events from various universities in Abu Dhabi allowing students to discover and attend gatherings hosted by other campuses. Description:<\/strong> A mobile application for carpooling in the Arab world. Description:<\/b> Description: Description:<\/b> Description: Description:<\/b> A communication service between government sectors and every resident of a country. It can also be implemented for any other organization and its respective audiences. Description:<\/b> To battle the digital divide in the Arab world by facilitating the distribution and transfer of digital information over long distances, NsynK uses mobile phones as data nodes which transfer and sync database records and data when a wifi network doesn\u2019t exist. Description:<\/b> A mobile augmented reality app that translates the color hues that people suffering from color blindness cannot see properly to alternative ones they can easily perceive. Description:<\/b> A mobile app creating an augmented museum visit, providing a virtual tour guide that will make museum visits more interesting and encourage other people to visit the museums. Description:<\/b> A site that allows crowdsourcing funding, labour, and everything else for a project. Date:<\/b> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#EF8B21″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”4px” disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Basic Divider” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” height=”2px” custom_margin=”20px||20px||false|false” hide_on_mobile=”on” global_module=”240″ saved_tabs=”all”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”2013 – News Text” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ text_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_module=”575″ saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n Seedstars World<\/strong> April 3, 2013 The National<\/strong> May 21, 2013 Salaam<\/strong> February 27, 2013 Emirates 24|7<\/strong> February 26, 2013 WAMDA<\/strong> February 26, 2013 Khaleej Times<\/strong> February 25, 2013 WAMDA<\/strong> February 25, 2013 – View all 2013 Media Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#EF8B21″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”4px” disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Basic Divider” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” height=”2px” custom_margin=”20px||20px||false|false” hide_on_mobile=”on” global_module=”240″ saved_tabs=”all”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”2013 – Photo Albums” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ text_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_module=”764″ saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#EF8B21″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”4px” disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Basic Divider” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” height=”2px” custom_margin=”20px||20px||false|false” hide_on_mobile=”on” global_module=”240″ saved_tabs=”all”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contacty Us -Text” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ text_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_module=”279″ saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n For questions or comments, please email us at nyuad.hackathon@nyu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you are a member of the media and have a query about the Hackathon, please contact Public Affairs at nyuad.public.affairs@nyu.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#EF8B21″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”4px” disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Basic Divider” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” height=”2px” custom_margin=”20px||20px||false|false” hide_on_mobile=”on” global_module=”240″ saved_tabs=”all”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on” admin_label=”Stay Connected – Text” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font_size=”14″ text_line_height=”1.2em” link_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”left” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_module=”348″ saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n
\nStudents:<\/b> Hassen Ben Salem, Chadi Hammed, Andrew Hitti, Mahmoud Darawsheh, Ahmed Nasser Mohamed Rashad
\n Mentor(s):<\/b> Jason Jho, Raouf Amor, Mohammad El-Ramly<\/p>\n
\nal-Multaqa<\/h3>\n
\nStudents:<\/b> Lingliang Zhang, Jessica Mong, Anoud Mahmoud Abdalla Salim Thoban, Sara Al Hammadi, Sharmina Haque Naeema Mohammad Masudul Haque, Alice Tessen
\nMentor(s)<\/b>: Neha Narula, Ph.D Candidate, MIT;<\/p>\n
\nCardrive.me<\/h3>\n
\nStudents:<\/b> Rafael Harutyunyan, Yassine Karmouche, Guilherme Santos Galvao Baptista, Amine Bouhaji, M’hammed Oulaidi
\nMentor(s):<\/b> Ramy Elta, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering, Arab Academy for Science and Technology; D.M.Ruwan C.B.Dissanayaka, CEO, Extrogene Private Limite<\/p>\n
\nCenna<\/h3>\n
\n Mobile Application to fight obesity and promote a healthy lifestyle.
\nStudents:<\/b> Hassan Bello, Anwar Jaber, Omar Bougamza, Murtaza Waheed
\nMentor(s)<\/b>: Eiman Kanjo
\n, Assoiciate Professor
\nKing Saud University and Cambridge Moile Sensing LTD<\/p>\n
\ncode2gether
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\n<\/b> Simple collaborative coding site.
\nStudents:<\/b> Fahim Imaduddin Dalvi, Syed Ali Hashim Moosavi, Afnan Fahim
\nMentor(s): <\/b>Sean Herron,
\n Technology Strategist,
\nNASA; Thierry Sans
\n, Assistant Teaching Professor
\n, Carnegie Mellon University Qatar;<\/p>\n
\nMarah<\/h3>\n
\n A game that encourages children between the age of 3-6 to learn digits, the alphabet, shapes, and mathematics. Quizzes are presented between levels, rewarding extra shields, and when the player is in danger of losing, providing a second chance to continue.
\nStudents: <\/b>Alaa Afifi Kamal, Gautam Kovoor, Hassan Abdelsabour Mousa, Mahmoud Ghazi Shtayyat, Walid Laribi
\nMentor(s): <\/b>Mousa Al-Akhras
\nAssistant, Professor,
\nJordan University<\/p>\n
\nNoor 3ilm<\/h3>\n
\n <\/b>Noor 3ilm is a crowdsourcing platform to provide collaborative online education to the Arab world.
\nStudents:<\/b> Islam El-Ashi, Sana Bougueroua, Xanda Schofield, Walid Ould Baba Ali, Mohamed Said Karim Benmerar, Mohamed Kamal Kamaly
\nMentor(s): <\/b>Amir Zeid,
\nAssociate Professor of Computer Science
\n, American University of Kuwait; Bouchaib Falah,
\nAssistant Professor of Software Engineering
\n, Al Akhawayn University<\/p>\n
\nnotifyME<\/h3>\n
\nStudents:<\/b> Nabeel Kassim, Peter Toth, Abhijai Garg
\nMentor(s)<\/b>: Jason Jho, Senior Software Engineer, Cambridge Semantics; Sean Herron, Technology Strategist, NASA; Arnaud Sahuguet, Product Manager, Google.<\/p>\n
\nNsynK<\/h3>\n
\nStudents:<\/b> Hasan Alyousef Sonia Cisneros, Dima Hijazi, Ghadeer Haddad, Rami Hammoud
\n Mentor(s):<\/b> Abdel-Karim Al-Tamimi, Assistant Professor, Yarmouk University; Mohannad Zalloom, Software Project Manager, Souktel Inc.<\/p>\n
\nPickment<\/h3>\n
\nStudents: <\/b>Anthony Spalvieri-Kruse, Katy Blumer, Seung Man Oh, Akram Dweikat, Shahd Alkahtani
\n Mentor(s): <\/b>Hussein Al Osman, PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa<\/p>\n
\nSocial Museum<\/h3>\n
\nStudents <\/b>Saleh Ahmed, Nourhan Elfaramawy, Hind Anouar,
\n Mentor(s): <\/b>Faical Azo, Associate Professor & Researcher, ESI, Ecole Superieure d’Informatique; David Hutchful, Senior Technical Program Manager, Grameen Foundation<\/p>\n
\nThe Karama Project<\/h3>\n
\nStudents<\/b>: Antoine Grondin, Anas Boubas, Kalthoom Alawar, Amna Al Dhaheri
\n Mentor(s):<\/b> Mohamed Mansour, Software Engineer, Microsoft
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February 22 -24, 2013
Arriving on Thursday February 21st and Leaving on Monday February 25th.<\/i>
Location:<\/b>
New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Downtown Campus<\/p>\nIn the News \u2014 2013<\/h2>\n
Safe Journey Interview<\/a><\/p>\n
Obesity? We have an app for that<\/a><\/p>\n
NYUAD Hackathon Welcomes Programmers from Around the Globe<\/a><\/p>\n
Professor Sana Odeh\u2019s Interview<\/a><\/p>\n
Building a Hacker Culture in Abu Dhabi<\/a><\/p>\n
NYUAD concludes Hackathon 2013<\/a><\/p>\n
NYUAD Hackathon Winners Debut Startups for Social Good<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto Albums
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