Vodafone Qatar collaborated with the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) to host an Infrastructure Intelligence Hackathon, a two-day event that brought together top students from engineering fields to tackle real-world challenges in smart energy, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence (AI).
The Hackathon featured ten teams of three to four students working under the theme “Infrastructure Intelligence: Smart Energy and Telecom Systems using AI and 5G.”
The event was designed to encourage innovation through the development of prototype-based solutions addressing key areas of future infrastructure, including smart energy systems and digital grids, telecommunications and 5G-enabled infrastructure, AI-driven optimisation systems, IoT and edge computing applications, and smart city and critical infrastructure monitoring.
Solutions were evaluated based on technical depth and engineering quality, innovation and AI integration, telecommunications relevance, practical impact, and presentation and communication effectiveness. Throughout the day, Vodafone Qatar engineers and UDST faculty provided mentoring and technical guidance to participants before they presented their solutions to a live judging panel.
Prizes were awarded across five categories. Rashid Al-Kaabi, Hamad Al-Kuwari, and Ahmad Zaineldin secured First Place, while Michael Joshua Tendero and Jose Luis Alfonso Sandoval took Second Place, and Mohamed Almejresi, Rayen Cherif, and Mohamed Al Baisoumy earned Third Place. The Best Innovation Award was presented to Seyedeh Hassan, Hafsaa Chohan, and Fadi Mohamed, while Lama Alafaleq and Hiba Sulanki received the Best Industry Relevance Award.
