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December 2016

• Meet The Emirati Student Who is Making VR mainstream in the UAE
  Tuesday, 06 December 2016
  

  Following Shamsa Al Mazrouei s recent win at the GITEX Student Lab competition in Dubai, where she was awarded AED30,000 for her virtual reality game, the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) student reveals why she is determined to make immersive game-based learning mainstream in the UAE. [...] [...]

November 2016

• College of Information Technology graduates meet to exchange experiences
  Wednesday,30 November.2016
  

  On Tuesday 29th November 2016, the College of Information Technology at United Arab Emirates University organized the College Alumni Forum to exchange experiences and practical experiences between the College graduates, at the Information Technology [...]

• Humanoid robot that can show emotions being developed in UAE
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016
  

  A humanoid robot that can show emotions is being developed in the UAE. Academics at the UAE University hope the robot will be able to care for special needs children, especially those with autism. The project, which brings together experts from science and social science fields, aims to build human senses into robots. [...]

• 2016 Fall University Programming Contest
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016
  

  The Fall University Programming Contest (UPC), was held on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the College of IT between 11am-3pm. This year we have invited teams from Abu Dhabi University (ADU) Al Ain campus and Al Ain University (AAU). [...]

• UAEU to explore ethical side of social robotics at symposium
  Thr, 17 Nov 2016
  

  Roboticists, developers, and social scientists from across the globe will descend on United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in November for the second Joint UAE Symposium On Social Robotics. [...]

• Professors planning to develop the first emotional robot in UAE
  Tuesday,01 November.2016
  

  Two professors at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) are planning to build the first emotional robot in the UAE.As part of the UAEU s ongoing work into robotics and artificial intelligence, Dr Massimiliano Cappuccio, associate professor at UAEU s Department of Philosophy and director of the[...]

November 2016

• Smartsuit devised in UAE can help stroke victims learn how to use muscles again 
  Monday, 24 October.2016
  

  Dr Fady Al Najjar s smartsuit for quick skill acquisition, a strap-on sensory device, connects to the muscles through electromyography, or vibrations sent from the brainwaves. The vibrations retrain movement in the muscles, picking up old patterns.[...]

May 2016

• Emirates Technology & Innovation Competition 2016 Third Place
  Tue, 10 May 2016
  

  Two CIT students: Sara Saeed Alsaedi and Mouza Mohammed Alhemeiri, coached by Dr. Saad Harous participated in Emirates Technology and Innovation Competition and won the third place.

April 2016

• The Annual NYUAD International Hackathon Second Place
  Thu, 14 April 2016
  

  Four CIT students: Omar Abdullah, Sara Al Kendi, Mariam AlFalasi, Athra Alkhatri, advised by Dr. Saad Harous. Omar Abdullah s team won the second place. The Annual NYUAD International Hackathon Second Place The Annual NYUAD International Hackathon is a three-day programming marathon that was On April 14 to 19, 2016 in Abu Dhabi.

March 2016

• Gulf Programming Contest 2016
  Thu, 24 March 2016
  

  Gulf Programming Contest 2016 was held on March 23rd and 24th, 2016, at the Gulf University of Science & Technology, Kuwait.

• The United Arab Emirates University organizes a training workshop on modern information technology
  Tue, 8 March 2016
  

  The College of Information Technology at the United Arab Emirates University organized a training workshop on UAEU and Cisco Systems on Tuesday 8th of March 2016 in the College of Information Technology.

February 2016

• 13 institutions take part in IT Industry Day at the United Arab Emirates University
  Wed, 17 Feb 2016
  

  The College of Information Technology and the Centre for Career Placement and Alumni at the United Arab Emirates University organized an IT Industry Day (alongside the college open day) on Wednesday, February 17th, 2016 in the College of Information Technology.