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Jordanians win at Challenge and Innovation Forum Qatar
By Thekra Aladwan, Jordan News
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Challenge
and Innovation Forum (CIF) Qatar 2021, the first of its kind in the region,
includes competitions and events that motivate and encourage inventors from around
the world to participate. CIF Qatar 2021 main competitions involve exhibitions
for best inventions and hackathon.اضافة اعلان
The inventions exhibition dedicates a booth to individuals who showcase their inventions, evaluated by a group of judges over the first two days.
Then, competitors are divided into groups and compete in a hackathon-style competition for 48 hours, during which they have to come up with an innovative idea.
Participants receive all the needed assistance during the competitions.
Tasneem Al-Harahsheh, an unemployed graduate of the University of Science and Technology and the recipient of a scholarship to study for a master's degree in mechatronics engineering, qualified for CIF through her project consisting of a small, low-cost device for early detection of breast cancer.
Tasneem Al-Harahsheh won first place in Challenge and Innovation Forum (CIF) in Qatar. (Photo: Handout from Tasneem Al-Harahsheh)
“I saw some advertisements for the forum on social media, and some friends sent me messages; I also got a message from the King Abdullah II Fund for Development, which supported me with my project. Then, I presented it to the forum,” Harahsheh, the winner of the first place in CIF in Qatar, said in an interview with Jordan News.
“A specialized committee contacted me and conducted an interview to inquire in detail about my project, for which I qualified. My project is a device for the early detection of breast cancer. Two weeks after the initial interview, they told me that I was qualified to participate in the CIF, and I won the silver medal, Harahsheh said. The prize came with 250,000 Qatari riyals.
“One hundred people from different countries qualified to participate in the forum that lasted for a week. The first two days consisted of a presentation of individual projects, which is when I won the medal.”
“After that, we were divided into eight groups, each containing nine members, and we faced a 48-hour challenge. During this time, the group had to come up with a device that solves a real problem and set up an integrated company for the product in all its aspects: branding, logo, project feasibility study and website,” Harahsheh said.
He the team came up with “Secure Hero,” a power bank device containing an SD card with a small press button that, once pressed, makes the device send waves that distort the sound within a range of 3.5m, preventing spying or recording calls, important meetings, or interviews.
“The Secure Hero device was the idea of one of the team members working in the business field; he has a company, where, he said, there are privacy problems. He suggested trying to find a solution to protect individual’s privacy in the field of investment,” Harahsheh said.
“Research by all team members, particularly the engineers, led to the conclusion that there is no small-size, easy-to-use and suitably priced device that protects the privacy of individuals, so they started designing the Secure Hero.
Shadi Al-Zoubi’s gold medal. (Photo: Handout from Shadi Al-Zoubi)
“We passed four tests during the 48-hours challenge: a test for the project idea, evaluated by a specialized committee, a test for the initial design of the project, evaluated by a committee consisting of several engineers, a test for the branding and website of the project, and a test evaluated by the economic feasibility assessment committee for our feasibility study. Our team got the highest evaluation points among all committees,” said Harahsheh.
The team intended the device to be a power bank so that no one would notice that it is a privacy protection device. Also, the device holder can charge the phone and store data, since it contains an SD card, while protecting an individual’s privacy.
“All projects were presented to several visitors and investors on the final day of the forum. A Saudi and a Qatari investor ordered over 500 devices for their companies as part of their investment plans. Each team member is looking for business incubators in their respective countries to help them provide this number of devices,” Harahsheh said.
Shadi Al-Zoubi, who won the gold medal in the individual qualifiers at Challenge and Innovation Forum (CIF) Qatar 2021. (Photo: Handout from Shadi Al-Zoubi)
Shadi Al-Zoubi won the gold medal in the individual qualifiers at CIF-Qatar 2021 for having invented a device that uses the pressure reduce valve (PRV) to generate electric power within the main water pipes from wasted energy in order to transport water in the supply network. The innovation received two patents, in Jordan and the US, and a positive international report from the World Intellectual Property Organization.
In an interview with Jordan News, Zoubi said that he was prompted to come up with his project in view of the high cost of energy in the water sector. In 2021, the sector’s electricity bill was approximately JD345 million, accounting for more than 60 percent of its total operating and maintenance expenses.
"That harms the water sector's financial capacity due to the increment in the water sector's electric energy consumption. Consumption amounted to approximately 15 percent of the electric energy produced in Jordan, in addition to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, which reached 81 percent due to the energy sector's need to cover increasing electric energy demands. For this reason, natural gas has been mainly used to generate electric power," said Zoubi.
Zoubi and his team took third place in CIF-Qatar for inventing the "pulse,” a device that determines whether the heartbeat of a fetus is normal. The device is linked to a mobile application that pregnant women may download; it analyzes the device's data to alert the woman and the doctor in case of emergency.
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The inventions exhibition dedicates a booth to individuals who showcase their inventions, evaluated by a group of judges over the first two days.
Then, competitors are divided into groups and compete in a hackathon-style competition for 48 hours, during which they have to come up with an innovative idea.
Participants receive all the needed assistance during the competitions.
Tasneem Al-Harahsheh, an unemployed graduate of the University of Science and Technology and the recipient of a scholarship to study for a master's degree in mechatronics engineering, qualified for CIF through her project consisting of a small, low-cost device for early detection of breast cancer.
Tasneem Al-Harahsheh won first place in Challenge and Innovation Forum (CIF) in Qatar. (Photo: Handout from Tasneem Al-Harahsheh)
“I saw some advertisements for the forum on social media, and some friends sent me messages; I also got a message from the King Abdullah II Fund for Development, which supported me with my project. Then, I presented it to the forum,” Harahsheh, the winner of the first place in CIF in Qatar, said in an interview with Jordan News.
“A specialized committee contacted me and conducted an interview to inquire in detail about my project, for which I qualified. My project is a device for the early detection of breast cancer. Two weeks after the initial interview, they told me that I was qualified to participate in the CIF, and I won the silver medal, Harahsheh said. The prize came with 250,000 Qatari riyals.
“One hundred people from different countries qualified to participate in the forum that lasted for a week. The first two days consisted of a presentation of individual projects, which is when I won the medal.”
“After that, we were divided into eight groups, each containing nine members, and we faced a 48-hour challenge. During this time, the group had to come up with a device that solves a real problem and set up an integrated company for the product in all its aspects: branding, logo, project feasibility study and website,” Harahsheh said.
He the team came up with “Secure Hero,” a power bank device containing an SD card with a small press button that, once pressed, makes the device send waves that distort the sound within a range of 3.5m, preventing spying or recording calls, important meetings, or interviews.
“The Secure Hero device was the idea of one of the team members working in the business field; he has a company, where, he said, there are privacy problems. He suggested trying to find a solution to protect individual’s privacy in the field of investment,” Harahsheh said.
“Research by all team members, particularly the engineers, led to the conclusion that there is no small-size, easy-to-use and suitably priced device that protects the privacy of individuals, so they started designing the Secure Hero.
Shadi Al-Zoubi’s gold medal. (Photo: Handout from Shadi Al-Zoubi)
“We passed four tests during the 48-hours challenge: a test for the project idea, evaluated by a specialized committee, a test for the initial design of the project, evaluated by a committee consisting of several engineers, a test for the branding and website of the project, and a test evaluated by the economic feasibility assessment committee for our feasibility study. Our team got the highest evaluation points among all committees,” said Harahsheh.
The team intended the device to be a power bank so that no one would notice that it is a privacy protection device. Also, the device holder can charge the phone and store data, since it contains an SD card, while protecting an individual’s privacy.
“All projects were presented to several visitors and investors on the final day of the forum. A Saudi and a Qatari investor ordered over 500 devices for their companies as part of their investment plans. Each team member is looking for business incubators in their respective countries to help them provide this number of devices,” Harahsheh said.
Shadi Al-Zoubi, who won the gold medal in the individual qualifiers at Challenge and Innovation Forum (CIF) Qatar 2021. (Photo: Handout from Shadi Al-Zoubi)
Shadi Al-Zoubi won the gold medal in the individual qualifiers at CIF-Qatar 2021 for having invented a device that uses the pressure reduce valve (PRV) to generate electric power within the main water pipes from wasted energy in order to transport water in the supply network. The innovation received two patents, in Jordan and the US, and a positive international report from the World Intellectual Property Organization.
In an interview with Jordan News, Zoubi said that he was prompted to come up with his project in view of the high cost of energy in the water sector. In 2021, the sector’s electricity bill was approximately JD345 million, accounting for more than 60 percent of its total operating and maintenance expenses.
"That harms the water sector's financial capacity due to the increment in the water sector's electric energy consumption. Consumption amounted to approximately 15 percent of the electric energy produced in Jordan, in addition to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, which reached 81 percent due to the energy sector's need to cover increasing electric energy demands. For this reason, natural gas has been mainly used to generate electric power," said Zoubi.
Zoubi and his team took third place in CIF-Qatar for inventing the "pulse,” a device that determines whether the heartbeat of a fetus is normal. The device is linked to a mobile application that pregnant women may download; it analyzes the device's data to alert the woman and the doctor in case of emergency.
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