SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals
Sustainability Literacy
The American University of the Middle East (AUM) participated as a main sponsor in the first Kuwait Electric Road Show that took place at Murooj on December 2, 3, and 4.
Titled “Green Kuwait”, the main purpose behind the event is to support cleaner energy and reduce carbon emissions by spreading awareness about the new electric and hybrid vehicles available in Kuwait.
AUM Spokesperson and Executive Manager, Massar Bineid, announced to the media during the event: “We are present at the Electric Vehicles Show in Al-Morouj to support innovative projects related to alternative energy and renewable energy, as the implementation of such projects is beneficial for sustainable development, the economy, and the environment. At AUM, we embrace this approach as we integrate sustainability into all activities, especially teaching, academic research, and students’ projects and activities.”
“We also took this opportunity to highlight graduation projects done by our students that are related to the theme of the show and innovation at large. It is also worth noting that we have a second booth located at the entrance that is solar-powered.” She added.
AUM students were present at the event in their dedicated booth where they interacted with visitors and showcased graduation projects related to sustainable development and alternative and renewable energy. An example of the projects that were displayed during the event are highlighted hereunder:
WifiBot lane detection algorithm
This project demonstrates a Self-Driving Lane Detection technique. It uses Image Processing to detect the appropriate features of a road and estimates the curve present on this road. This curve value can be used to steer the vehicle in the correct direction.
Long-range Communication with Drone
The project is about using an industrial scale aerial-drone for long-range communication capability for data transfer in search and rescue operations in an environment without GPS communication. The drone will also be installed with a soft-gripping mechanism, which is used to collect samples.
Small Solar Cars
Small scale solar rovers that run using solar power in a designed track.
Balloon based small satellites network for secure communication
This project proposes a cost-efficient solution to link areas with limited coverage to existing communication networks. The idea is to use a network of balloon-based small cube satellites that enable the transfer of communication signals from one point to another point in a secure way.
Bionic Arm for Amputee Cases
A customizable wearable robust 3D printed bionic arm has been designed and implemented for a right arm amputee case. The hand is controlled using Electromyography signals (Muscles Sensors). An artificial Intelligent algorithm is used to precisely control hand actions.
Super Anthony Fighter Robot
Two manual controlled super Anthony robots that allow users to experience controlling a humanoid robot in a sumo match.
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We are proud of our students for winning the first place in the International Robotex Competition.
Students from the American University of the Middle East (AUM) marked a new achievement during their participation in the 8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management held in Indonesia.
AUM Industrial Engineering students participated in three competitions and won the first place in each one.
AUM students win over peers from more than 200 universities
Academics, researchers and practitioners from different industries took part in the conference which included more than 450 research papers and projects submitted by more than 200 universities from 60 countries such as: the University of Michigan and Lawrence Technological University – USA, University of Derby and Cranfield University – UK, University of Waterloo – Canada, University of Technology (UTM) – Malaysia, Lorraine University – France, Tsinghua University – China, The University of Tokyo – Japan, Massey University – New Zealand, Universidad de Monterrey- Mexico, Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) – India, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) – Indonesia, University of Johannesburg – South Africa, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – KSA, and Qatar University.
This international conference is a platform where participants can exchange ideas and discuss recent developments in sciences. The conference is also meant to foster networking, collaboration and joint efforts among conference participants to advance the theory and practice in the field as well as identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
AUM students win at IEOM for the second consecutive year
Nourhan Hasan, Yasmeen Shebeeb, Lina Hamdan, Samar Qurtom, and Afnan Hamadah presented their Simulation of Patient Flow and Healthcare Resources in a Hospital project, in the Simulation and PLM competition, and won first place.
Students Alaa Al-Shammari, Zahraa Kamal, Sahar Redha, Shahad Hussain, and Tuleen Nazzal also won first place with their Quality Improvement in Plastic Injection Molding Industry: Applying Lean Six Sigma to SME in Kuwait project in the Undergraduate Research competition.
As the Senior Capstone Design Poster competition, students Danah Abbas, Maryam Khajah, Maryam Al Ajami, Marwah Ashkanani, and Fatemah Bou Jaber won first place with their project titled: Developing a Decision Support System for University/ College Selection Problem for Kuwait.
AUM students won for the second year in a row as their participation in the IEOM conference last year in Morocco was also marked by similar achievements.
Industrial Engineering Students from the American University of the Middle East won four competitions during their participation in the 3rd North American IEOM Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, held at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Campus, USA, from 27th till 29th of September 2018.
More than ten universities competed in the competitions for students such as: the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and Northeastern University in USA, the University of Monterrey in Mexico, the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rouen (INSA) in France, Yanbu Industrial College in Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Azad University in Iran.
The conference was organized by IEOM Society International in collaboration with the African Engineering Education Association (AEEA), the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), the Society of Cost and Quality Engineers (SCQE), and BKSTI: Agency for Cooperation of Higher Education of Industrial Engineering in Indonesia.
Academics, researchers and practitioners from different industries took part in the conference which included more than 350 research papers and projects submitted.
Industrial Engineering Students from the American University of the Middle East won four competitions during their participation in the second 2nd IEOM European Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, held at the IESEG’s Paris Campus, France on 26th and 27th of July 2018.
The conference was organized by IEOM Society International, in collaboration with the African Engineering Education (AEES), the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) and the Society of Cost and Quality Engineers (SCQE).
Academics, researchers and practitioners from different industries took part in the conference which included more than 400 research papers and projects submitted by multiple universities from 60 countries such as USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
The Conference aims at providing a platform for academics, researchers, scientists and practitioners to exchange ideas and to bridge the gap between the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management theory and its application in solving the most current problems and challenges faced by organizations.
More than ten universities participated in the competitions designed for students such as: University of Monterrey in Mexico, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) in Indonesia, University of Santiago in Columbia, University of Eyvanekey in Iran, Qatar University, and the American University of the Middle East in Kuwait.
Students Danah Ahmad and Sarah Hashem from the American University of the Middle East presented their “Digital Human Modelling and Simulation to Correct Work Postures in Dentistry” project, in the Simulation and PLM competition, and won the first place.
AUM student Shekha AlBeaijan secured the first place in the Undergraduate Research competition, presenting her “Dynamic Programming Approach to Unit Commitment Problem for Kuwait Power Generations” project.
In the Undergraduate posters competition, students Rawan Al-shatti and Layali Al-Dhefeeri won the first place due to their project: “Improvement of Diabetes Awareness: Applying Six Sigma to Increase Teachers Awareness Regarding Diabetic Children in Primary Schools in Kuwait”.
As for the Undergraduate Student Paper Competition, students Dalal Al-Attal, Nourah AlBaghli and Sarah Al-Awadh presented their project “Redesigning a Retail Store Based on Association Rule Mining” and came in the third place.
Industrial Engineering students from the American University of the Middle East have also participated this year in several competitions during the 8th International IEOM Conference held in Indonesia, winning the first place in each.
