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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) is a national research institute, established in 2010 by Qatar Foundation (QF) for Education, Science and Community Development, a private, non-profit organization that is supporting Qatar’s transformation from a carbon economy to a knowledge economy. QCRI operates under the umbrella of Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU).
Our Vision
QCRI’s vision is to be a global leader of computing research in identified areas that will bring positive impact to the lives of citizens and society.
Our Mission
Our mission is to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary applied computing research that addresses national priorities by enhancing the quality of life for citizens, enabling broader scientific discoveries and making local businesses more competitive globally.
QCRI Overview
QCRI supports QF’s mission by helping to build Qatar’s innovation and technology capacity. It is focused on tackling large-scale computing challenges that address national priorities for growth and development. In doing this, QCRI conducts world-class multidisciplinary computing research that is relevant to the needs of Qatar, the wider Arab region and the world. The institution performs cutting-edge research in such areas as Arabic language technologies, data analytics and cyber security.
The research conduct at QCRI is aligned with the Qatar National Research Strategy, and supports the strategic priorities outlined in Qatar National Vision 2030.
Research at QCRI
Arabic Language Technologies
Ensuring that the Arabic language flourishes in the digital world is a priority area of QCRI’s research. We are dedicated to promoting the Arabic language in the information age. Some of our current research projects address the challenges related to lack of content and equally important, extracting that content, analyzing and transforming it.
Research Engineering Group
Founded in 2018, the Research Engineering Group was established with the vision of becoming an innovation hub that generates transformative solutions addressing real-world challenges of both local and global significance. Our mission is to transform QCRI research outcomes into robust, commercially viable products.
Cyber Security
We are living in a time of a paradigm shift towards cyber security attacks on targets such as critical infrastructure, governments and sensitive data.
Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence
QCRI’s Qatar Center for Artificial intelligence Group research expertise transcends the data science stack - from data extraction and cleaning to analytics, retrieval, inference and prediction.
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Profiles
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HBKU-OVPR-TG-03-60: Energy-Smart Solar-Assisted Plasma Technology for Sustainable Water Desalination and Brine Valorization
El-Shrif, M. M. M. (Principal Investigator), Abotaleb, A. M. G. E. (Lead Principal Investigator), Bicer, Y. (Principal Investigator) & Hamdan, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/25 → 31/10/27
Project: Experimental Development/Translation Research
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EX-MOT-AI-1: Enterprise Q&A System using Large Language Models (LLMs)
Yang, D. (Principal Investigator) & Eltabakh, M. A. Y. (Lead Principal Investigator)
1/11/25 → 31/10/26
Project: Experimental Development/Translation Research
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HBKU-OVPR-TG-03-12: Interactive Multimodal AI for High-precision Medical Diagnosis
Hawasly, M. (Principal Investigator), Gilal, N. U. I. (Principal Investigator), Lu, Z. (Lead Principal Investigator) & Ozer, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/25 → 31/10/27
Project: Applied Research
Research output
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Does negative buzz result in social media discontinuation? Investigating the effects of negative word of mouth in the United States, India, and Finland
Farooq, A., Salminen, J., Dahabiyeh, L., Javed, Y. & Jansen, B. J., Mar 2026, In: Technology in Society. 84, 103103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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StructTransform: A Scalable Attack Surface for Safety-Aligned Large Language Models
Yoosuf, S., Ali, T., Lekssays, A., AlSabah, M. & Khalil, I., 2026, Computer Security – ESORICS 2025 - 30th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, Proceedings. Nicomette, V., Benzekri, A., Boulahia-Cuppens, N. & Vaidya, J. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 488-507 20 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16053 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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User Correction of Misinformation on Social Media: Exploring Communication Styles and the Influence of Empathy, Altruism, Self-esteem, and Competency
Noman, M., Alam, F. & Ali, R., 2026, Pervasive Digital Services for People’s Well-Being, Inclusion and Sustainable Development - 24th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2025, Proceedings. Achilleos, A., Forti, S., Papadopoulos, G. A. & Pappas, I. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 409-422 14 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16079 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review