Special camp will host UAE students in Grades 10 and 11 interested in medicine

Twenty five Khalifa University science and engineering students are volunteering their personal time to become trained and skilled as certified Student Facilitators for MedCamp 2014. These students will lead this exciting summer program in order to inspire and educate Medcamp participants in the field of medical and health sciences. 

MedCamp 2014 is a unique summer camp designed to immerse grade 10 and 11 high school students into the exciting world of medicine through innovative activities.   

“The best assets of any university are their students. We understand this and desire to showcase our highly knowledgeable and capable young students as role models to our campers who will in turn aspire to be just like them. To ensure expertise our students have volunteered their time to learn hands-on every activity that will be presented during MedCamp” stated Dr. Rashed Al Nuaimi Executive Director College of Medicine and Health Sciences Planning Team. 

The purpose of MedCamp is to provide a learning experience for high school students so they may become aware of the wide range of professional opportunities within the field of medical and health sciences such as doctor nurse allied health specialties sports medicine forensics Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) laboratory researcher and other medical and health sciences professions. 

“Our goal is to ensure as much as possible that our young scholars make informed decisions as to what they desire to pursue as a career and if they choose a profession within medical and health science then this is great. We will know they made an informed choice amongst multiple opportunities increasing the probability of professional satisfaction that will result in career path continuation and advancement within their chosen career field.” explained Dr. Rashed. 

The camp will be run by Khalifa University students and faculty as well as feature local doctors and healthcare practitioners who will present seminars to the participants. 

For more information about MedCamp-2014 and to complete application go to Khalifa University website.

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Special camp will host UAE students in Grades 10 and 11 interested in medicine

Twenty five Khalifa University science and engineering students are volunteering their personal time to become trained and skilled as certified Student Facilitators for MedCamp 2014. These students will lead this exciting summer program in order to inspire and educate Medcamp participants in the field of medical and health sciences. 

MedCamp 2014 is a unique summer camp designed to immerse grade 10 and 11 high school students into the exciting world of medicine through innovative activities.   

“The best assets of any university are their students. We understand this and desire to showcase our highly knowledgeable and capable young students as role models to our campers who will in turn aspire to be just like them. To ensure expertise our students have volunteered their time to learn hands-on every activity that will be presented during MedCamp” stated Dr. Rashed Al Nuaimi Executive Director College of Medicine and Health Sciences Planning Team. 

The purpose of MedCamp is to provide a learning experience for high school students so they may become aware of the wide range of professional opportunities within the field of medical and health sciences such as doctor nurse allied health specialties sports medicine forensics Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) laboratory researcher and other medical and health sciences professions. 

“Our goal is to ensure as much as possible that our young scholars make informed decisions as to what they desire to pursue as a career and if they choose a profession within medical and health science then this is great. We will know they made an informed choice amongst multiple opportunities increasing the probability of professional satisfaction that will result in career path continuation and advancement within their chosen career field.” explained Dr. Rashed. 

The camp will be run by Khalifa University students and faculty as well as feature local doctors and healthcare practitioners who will present seminars to the participants. 

For more information about MedCamp-2014 and to complete application go to Khalifa University website.

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Students were given the opportunity to explore the University meet with undergraduate students

Khalifa University hosted 70 top high school students from around the UAE at its Abu Dhabi campus on May 26th.  Grade-12 students currently pursuing a science track from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the Northern Emirates and Applied Technology High School (ATHS) campuses were invited based on their performance in their first and second term results.  

Students along with their parents and school representatives had the opportunity to listen to speeches by Dr. Abdullatif Al Shamsi the Managing Director of the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) and Dr. Arif Al Hammadi Executive Director of the Higher Education Sector at Abu Dhabi Education Council. Visiting students were provided with Lego Robots which they can assemble later and use at the exciting Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) camp that Khalifa University will be hosting in August. 

Perhaps most exciting of all was that the top two students accepted to join Khalifa University after applying at the event will be able to accompany Khalifa University’s undergraduate field trip to Japan this summer. 

The goal of the event was to highlight Khalifa University’s offerings to the students and give them an idea of what student life is like. The day also included peer-to-peer conversations with current Khalifa University students and a tour of the campus as well as an opportunity to apply online for admissions. 

“Khalifa University has a reputation for accepting the best students who are taught by the best faculty and who go on to become leaders of industry ” said Dr. Mohammed Al Mualla Senior Vice President of Research and Development. “Inviting these students to our campus is a fantastic opportunity to show them why we have such high standards and what they will achieve if they choose to come here. Attending Khalifa University is a step in the right direction for their future and the future of the country.” 

Students visiting Khalifa University also got a chance to benefit from the Khalifa University Direct Entry Reward Scheme UAE national students are eligible to receive 100% of their tuition and a generous monthly stipend. Direct entry students are ones who will not have to participate in the University’s Preparatory Program and rather start their freshman year immediately.  

Khalifa University offers several extensive undergraduate programs in Aerospace Engineering Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems Industrial and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Computer Engineering with a concentration in Software Systems.

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Students were given the opportunity to explore the University meet with undergraduate students

Khalifa University hosted 70 top high school students from around the UAE at its Abu Dhabi campus on May 26th.  Grade-12 students currently pursuing a science track from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the Northern Emirates and Applied Technology High School (ATHS) campuses were invited based on their performance in their first and second term results.  

Students along with their parents and school representatives had the opportunity to listen to speeches by Dr. Abdullatif Al Shamsi the Managing Director of the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) and Dr. Arif Al Hammadi Executive Director of the Higher Education Sector at Abu Dhabi Education Council. Visiting students were provided with Lego Robots which they can assemble later and use at the exciting Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) camp that Khalifa University will be hosting in August. 

Perhaps most exciting of all was that the top two students accepted to join Khalifa University after applying at the event will be able to accompany Khalifa University’s undergraduate field trip to Japan this summer. 

The goal of the event was to highlight Khalifa University’s offerings to the students and give them an idea of what student life is like. The day also included peer-to-peer conversations with current Khalifa University students and a tour of the campus as well as an opportunity to apply online for admissions. 

“Khalifa University has a reputation for accepting the best students who are taught by the best faculty and who go on to become leaders of industry ” said Dr. Mohammed Al Mualla Senior Vice President of Research and Development. “Inviting these students to our campus is a fantastic opportunity to show them why we have such high standards and what they will achieve if they choose to come here. Attending Khalifa University is a step in the right direction for their future and the future of the country.” 

Students visiting Khalifa University also got a chance to benefit from the Khalifa University Direct Entry Reward Scheme UAE national students are eligible to receive 100% of their tuition and a generous monthly stipend. Direct entry students are ones who will not have to participate in the University’s Preparatory Program and rather start their freshman year immediately.  

Khalifa University offers several extensive undergraduate programs in Aerospace Engineering Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems Industrial and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Computer Engineering with a concentration in Software Systems.

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Mother of four is an expert in early lung cancer detection

Dr. Fatma Taher the first Emirati to obtain their PhD from a university in the UAE and who recently graduated from Khalifa University is well on her way to becoming a world leader in the early detection of lung cancer.

Dr. Fatma Taher who was born and raised in Dubai and is currently a mother of four has been conducting groundbreaking work into early detection of lung cancer based on sputum color image analysis. Her work is based on a recent discovery by medical researchers that proved that analysis of sputum cells can assist in the successful early diagnosis of lung cancer where the sputum analysis modality is considered the cheapest and most non invasive tool.

Dr. Taher’s area of interest is Image Processing and after completing a Masters in cancer detection she thought it was only natural to look into electronic methods of early cancer detection. Her current work deals with the attempt to design a computer-aided detection or diagnosis (CAD) system for early detection of lung cancer based on sputum color image analysis. Her hope is that this system will reduce the false negative rate and increase the true positive rate as much as possible and will reduce mortality rates from lung cancer. This would be a huge support to pathologists allowing them to handle larger amounts of data and detect a greater number of cases.

Dr. Taher has travelled to Bristol University to participate in similar research being conducted there in addition she has spoken at several conferences including the IET conference which was held in London UK the ICIP conference which was held in Florida USA and the ICECS conference which was held in Spain in addition to many other international conferences which were held in the UAE. Dr. Taher has also received many awards for her research including the prize for the best PhD excellence Award at Khalifa University’s “Leadership Day ” the Best Paper award at the BCS International IT Conference Towards 21st Century Innovations in Abu Dhabi and the Best Paper award and first place at the PhD Forum of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS).

Dr. Taher has had around 14 publications in international journals and conferences out of her PhD studies. Dr. Taher benefitted from the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Scholarship Program (Buhooth) Scholarship program which offers Emirati’s interested in pursuing their graduate degrees competitive monthly salaries for full time students health insurance for students and their dependents all tuition fees study expenses international conference attendance expenses and job placement after graduation.

The University offers a variety of Masters Degrees in International and Civil Security Information Security Electronic and Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. The University also offers several PhD specializations in engineering including Mechanical Aerospace Nuclear Biomedical and Robotics. These specializations add to the existing specializations in Communication Computer and Electronic Engineering.

“The completion of Dr. Taher’s studies are not only a major milestone for Khalifa University but a major milestone for the United Arab Emirates ” said Dr. Mohammed Al Mualla Senior Vice President of Research and Development. “Khalifa University has been tasked with the job of educating the next generation of industry and science and technology leaders. In order to do this we have created and are still in the process of creating challenging undergraduate and graduate programs. The programs we offer were identified by the wise leadership of this country as essential to the development of the knowledge economy and to the creation of a skilled national workforce dedicated to the advancement of the UAE. We are proud to play our part in the achievement of the Abu Dhabi 2030 Vision.”

In addition to benefitting from Khalifa University’s high quality of education and scholarship opportunities Dr. Taher was also aided by Khalifa University’s culture of research and innovation. Khalifa University boasts several research centers and initiatives including the UAE Advanced Network for Research and Education (ANKABUT) which connects educational institutions using a state of the art high-speed network. This network connects the UAE to other networks located in the United States Europe and Singapore and helps to facilitate the exchange of scientific information and research.

The University also manages the Etisalat BT Innovation Center (EBTIC) which is a specialized research center the first of its kind in the region and is based on a partnership between the United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Corporation Khalifa University and British Telecom (BT). Since the Center was founded it has widely contributed to the patents filed by Abu Dhabi.

Other research centers include the Robotics Research Center The Aerospace Research and Innovation Center (ARIC) and the Khalifa Semiconductor Research Center (KSRC).

Khalifa University offers several extensive undergraduate programs in Aerospace Engineering Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems Industrial and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Computer Engineering with a concentration in Software Systems.

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Mother of four is an expert in early lung cancer detection

Dr. Fatma Taher the first Emirati to obtain their PhD from a university in the UAE and who recently graduated from Khalifa University is well on her way to becoming a world leader in the early detection of lung cancer.

Dr. Fatma Taher who was born and raised in Dubai and is currently a mother of four has been conducting groundbreaking work into early detection of lung cancer based on sputum color image analysis. Her work is based on a recent discovery by medical researchers that proved that analysis of sputum cells can assist in the successful early diagnosis of lung cancer where the sputum analysis modality is considered the cheapest and most non invasive tool.

Dr. Taher’s area of interest is Image Processing and after completing a Masters in cancer detection she thought it was only natural to look into electronic methods of early cancer detection. Her current work deals with the attempt to design a computer-aided detection or diagnosis (CAD) system for early detection of lung cancer based on sputum color image analysis. Her hope is that this system will reduce the false negative rate and increase the true positive rate as much as possible and will reduce mortality rates from lung cancer. This would be a huge support to pathologists allowing them to handle larger amounts of data and detect a greater number of cases.

Dr. Taher has travelled to Bristol University to participate in similar research being conducted there in addition she has spoken at several conferences including the IET conference which was held in London UK the ICIP conference which was held in Florida USA and the ICECS conference which was held in Spain in addition to many other international conferences which were held in the UAE. Dr. Taher has also received many awards for her research including the prize for the best PhD excellence Award at Khalifa University’s “Leadership Day ” the Best Paper award at the BCS International IT Conference Towards 21st Century Innovations in Abu Dhabi and the Best Paper award and first place at the PhD Forum of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS).

Dr. Taher has had around 14 publications in international journals and conferences out of her PhD studies. Dr. Taher benefitted from the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Scholarship Program (Buhooth) Scholarship program which offers Emirati’s interested in pursuing their graduate degrees competitive monthly salaries for full time students health insurance for students and their dependents all tuition fees study expenses international conference attendance expenses and job placement after graduation.

The University offers a variety of Masters Degrees in International and Civil Security Information Security Electronic and Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. The University also offers several PhD specializations in engineering including Mechanical Aerospace Nuclear Biomedical and Robotics. These specializations add to the existing specializations in Communication Computer and Electronic Engineering.

“The completion of Dr. Taher’s studies are not only a major milestone for Khalifa University but a major milestone for the United Arab Emirates ” said Dr. Mohammed Al Mualla Senior Vice President of Research and Development. “Khalifa University has been tasked with the job of educating the next generation of industry and science and technology leaders. In order to do this we have created and are still in the process of creating challenging undergraduate and graduate programs. The programs we offer were identified by the wise leadership of this country as essential to the development of the knowledge economy and to the creation of a skilled national workforce dedicated to the advancement of the UAE. We are proud to play our part in the achievement of the Abu Dhabi 2030 Vision.”

In addition to benefitting from Khalifa University’s high quality of education and scholarship opportunities Dr. Taher was also aided by Khalifa University’s culture of research and innovation. Khalifa University boasts several research centers and initiatives including the UAE Advanced Network for Research and Education (ANKABUT) which connects educational institutions using a state of the art high-speed network. This network connects the UAE to other networks located in the United States Europe and Singapore and helps to facilitate the exchange of scientific information and research.

The University also manages the Etisalat BT Innovation Center (EBTIC) which is a specialized research center the first of its kind in the region and is based on a partnership between the United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Corporation Khalifa University and British Telecom (BT). Since the Center was founded it has widely contributed to the patents filed by Abu Dhabi.

Other research centers include the Robotics Research Center The Aerospace Research and Innovation Center (ARIC) and the Khalifa Semiconductor Research Center (KSRC).

Khalifa University offers several extensive undergraduate programs in Aerospace Engineering Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems Industrial and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Computer Engineering with a concentration in Software Systems.

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H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Deputy Chairman of Khalifa University Board of Trustees has commended the outstanding students of Khalifa university who won two awards one in the “best government service via mobile phone” at the 2nd Government Summit and the second “The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for Smart Application ” award in its first session.

During his meeting with the students Sheikh Hamed was briefed on the winning programs and projects and their initiatives in the innovation of advanced government services via mobile phones. The students gave him an explanation about the ideas of the programs that won the accolade. 

Sheikh Hamed stressed that education and scientific research are essential pillars of the comprehensive development in the U.A.E. and they have great interest of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. 

Two Khalifa University student teams were awarded a million dirhams each at the Government Summit in Dubai last week.  The teams won the Best m-Government Service Award in the University Students Category for their innovative mobile applications. 

Team one consisting of PhD in engineering students Hamad Ahmad Al Marzooqi Essa Basaeed Ahmed Rashed Al Tunaiji Khalfan Al Marashda and Mohammed Ali Al Zaabi under the supervision of Dr. Hassan Al Muhairi won for their “iQ Application” which was designed for the Ministry of Justice. 

The “IQ” app was designed with the goal of making wasting time in a queue a thing of the past. The iQ application enables the customer to book a ticket online without actually having to physically be at the service centre. The application provides essential information for selected services such as required documents and fees. Moreover the customer gets a live update of their queue status (number of customers waiting in the queue and expected serving time). Accordingly the customer can arrange to arrive at the service centre just before their expected service time. Using the iQ application will substantially reduce the time wasted in line compared to the traditional queuing system. In addition the application provides a feedback platform for customers to assess the quality of service.

The second winning team included students Nasser Al Rayhi and Abdulla Ali Al Bathra who are both undergraduate Computer engineering students and were under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed Bentiba won for their MOH (Ministry of Health) App. The app provides comprehensive services designed especially for the Ministry of Health and can be run on all smartphone systems (iOS Android Windows Phone). The app gives users the ability to communicate directly with the ministry in order to apply for services and track them. The app contains a variety of services including health care services a directory for medication a hospitals directory and health watch tools.

A team of Khalifa University students were among the winners in the second annual Mathematics competition that was held at Abu Dhabi University (Al Ain Campus) on the 22nd of February 2014. The team won the first round that featured teams from around the country and placed second in the second round. 

The competition was on a national scale with teams representing high schools grades 11 and 12 as well as undergraduate students from several local universities (NYUAD UAEU Al Ain University ADU Amity University and KU) in attendance. This year 50 teams were registered two of whom were from Khalifa University namely the KU Twin Primes team made up of students Mohammed Ather and Abdulrahman AlHadhrami and KU 1011 consisting of students Rana Azzam and Kaltham Al Romaithi. The teams were accompanied by Dr. Rachad Zaki assistant professor in Mathematics who acted as their coach.

The competition was a two-round online based one where the participants had 60 minutes to answer 20 questions each time. In the first round that featured all participating teams KU Twin Primes placed first answering 17 out of 20 questions correctly and KU 1011 placed fourth. The second round took place just after the first and it involved only 13 teams 3 of whom were the top ranked university teams in the first round and the top 10 high school teams as per the competition rules. KU Twin Primes participated in that round as the leading university team in the first round and placed second.

A team of Khalifa University students were among the winners in the second annual Mathematics competition that was held at Abu Dhabi University (Al Ain Campus) on the 22nd of February 2014. The team won the first round that featured teams from around the country and placed second in the second round. 

The competition was on a national scale with teams representing high schools grades 11 and 12 as well as undergraduate students from several local universities (NYUAD UAEU Al Ain University ADU Amity University and KU) in attendance. This year 50 teams were registered two of whom were from Khalifa University namely the KU Twin Primes team made up of students Mohammed Ather and Abdulrahman AlHadhrami and KU 1011 consisting of students Rana Azzam and Kaltham Al Romaithi. The teams were accompanied by Dr. Rachad Zaki assistant professor in Mathematics who acted as their coach.

The competition was a two-round online based one where the participants had 60 minutes to answer 20 questions each time. In the first round that featured all participating teams KU Twin Primes placed first answering 17 out of 20 questions correctly and KU 1011 placed fourth. The second round took place just after the first and it involved only 13 teams 3 of whom were the top ranked university teams in the first round and the top 10 high school teams as per the competition rules. KU Twin Primes participated in that round as the leading university team in the first round and placed second.