CairoCHI Bachelor Projects Competition
Explore, Expose, Extend
We invite all 2017/2018 graduates from Computer Science, Engineering, and Informatics disciplines to participate in the 1st CairoCHI Bachelor Projects Competition, where students from all Egyptian Universities will have the opportunity to pitch their graduation projects, get constructive feedback from expertise in the field, and have the chance to be nominated to win the competition.
Who can participate
Bachelor students who graduated this year and were registered in any university all over Egypt can participate. The graduation project should have a potential social impact in the Egyptian context.
How
Bachelor project teams should submit a two-page description for their projects using this format Research Paper Template and a graphical poster using a poster template of their preference such as this one. Teams will have to submit a signed letter from the project advisor or the university stating the project title and the students’ names.
Shortlisted teams will be invited to present their complete projects, and present posters and demos during the event. The poster presentations will be judged by a committee of HCI experts and ICT industry representatives, where the top 5 projects will be selected to pitch their projects to the jury in 15 minutes each. Three winning projects will be selected and awarded financial prizes provided by our sponsors.
Interested participants should apply and they will receive feedback on acceptance prior to the event. In order to apply:
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Fill the application form here
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Send their CV and a 2-page description of their project oncairoshibsc.nov@gmail.com
Details and Location
The event will be held on campus in the German University in Cairo during the month of October. Students from around Egypt will be invited on a Friday to present their projects.
Competition Judges
Mai Mohamed Wanas, Team leader at espace
Ahmed Shawky, Business developer
Passant Elagroudy, PhD student at Univeristy of Stuttgart
Gold Sponsors
Contact
Event Manager
Jailan Salah, Email: jailan.salah@gmail.com
Chapter Vice President & Activity Planning Committee head
Mennatallah Saleh, Email: menna.esaleh@gmail.com
Outcome
We are glad to announce that our Bachelor’s Student Competition was mentioned in ACM chapters news.
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