Qatar University’s (QU) Young Scientists Center (YSC) won seven awards in the 8th International Invention Innovation Competition (iCAN 2023), organized annually by the Toronto International Society for Innovation and Advanced Skills (TISIAS) in Canada.
The seven awards included two gold awards, a silver award for projects submitted by the center’s students and another silver award for the center itself, in addition to three special awards. This win came after stiff competition with 621 other projects from 50 countries around the world.
Students Khaled Al Kubaisi, Khaled Al Midfa, Saeed Al Kuwari and Mohammed Al Khulaifi, from Hayat Universal Bilingual School, won a gold medal for their project “Innovative Football to Analyze the Players Physical Performance”. The high school students developed a football that evaluates player performance by utilizing artificial intelligence techniques, to be used in training evaluations.
Nouf Al Emadi and Naeema Al Fakhro from Al Arqam Academy for Girls also won a gold medal and a special award, for a project titled “LiMn2O4-MXene as a new composite material to improve the performance of lithium batteries”. Their project helps in developing sustainable energy systems.
Students Yousef Al Enezi and Mohammed Al Kuwari from Qatar Academy for Science and Technology won a silver award and a special award for a research project titled “Generating green energy from nanocomposites made of polylactic acid”. The project aims to use a new, environmentally friendly source of energy by reducing the emission of toxic gases that contribute to the phenomenon of global warming.
Director of the YSC Prof. Noora Al-Thani congratulated the winners and said that the center is keen to provide a stimulating environment for creativity and innovation, and to encourage students to develop, search, and disseminate their ideas and experiences at all levels, since it has a major role in developing the knowledge-based economy of Qatar as well as achieving Qatar National Vision 2030.
The iCan 2023 competition aims to encourage inventors and researchers with creative abilities from around the world by providing a global platform for scientific competition, serving as a gateway for linking innovative ideas, technologies and solutions.
Source: Qatar News Agency