Female Students Sweep Top Prizes at Engineering Hackathon in Dammam: Team Al-Farahidi, Al-Khawarizmi, and Al-Battani Take First, Second, and Third Place
Female students won the top three prizes at the Engineering Hackathon 24 held at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam.
A total of 88 teams participated, with 16 finalists presenting projects in various specializations.
Team Al-Farahidi took first place with their Aram project, which aims to prevent sleepwalking.
A hackathon was held with teams Nada Al-Dosari, Sarah Al-Nami, Manal Al-Tamimi, and Nihal Al-Suhaibani finishing first, Al-Khawarizmi (Fatima Shuwaiheen, Fatima Al-Baik, Hawraa Al-Suwaiket, Walaa Al-Sulays, and Amani Al-Saeedi) finishing second, and Team Al-Battani (Hawraa Al-Wael, Dahhouk Al-Sabaa, and Zainab Bou Moza) finishing third.
The teams designed innovative devices: Al-Khawarizmi created a device to isolate cardiac signals from background noise, and Al-Battani designed a system to help surgeons manage stress.
The hackathon is an essential activity for students' personality development and future preparation, according to Al-Thubaiti.