diff --git a/Teams/Hackateers/ABOUT.md b/Teams/Hackateers/ABOUT.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f5b174 --- /dev/null +++ b/Teams/Hackateers/ABOUT.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +## Introducing The Hackateers + +We are a group of three hackers hailing from [Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar](http://qatar.cmu.edu). +Two of us are graduates and one is currently a student. +Our members have previously participated in hackathons and even helped organize, mentor, or judge a hackathon or two. +We decided to join this hackathon to combine the different skills and experiences we gathered throughout the different paths we have embarked on to hack on something of great. + + +## About the team + + - **Ossama Obeid:** I am a research associate working in the field of Natural Language Processing. I have previously co-founded a company working on iOS apps for local clients. My interests include hacking software and hardware, painting, and reading up on Physics, Psychology, and History. Aiming to be a Renaissance man :) + + - **Afnan Fahim:** Hacker for all things front-end and aspiring new media artist. Side hobbies include learning languages. I envision a day when I will be able to travel to any country and communicate kinda sorta effectively. + + - **Mahmoud Alismail:** I am a CS junior at CMU. I enjoy working on computer vision applications and backend development. I like to use Django, Node, and OpenCV on my backends. In my free time, I tend to hack RGB+D cameras as well as highly scalable web applications. + + +## What are we doing? +Our idea is not solid yet but we will be writing a web app using Python for our back-end and HTML, JS, and CSS for our front-end. +We will be possibly utilizing NLP technologies and APIs such as NLTK, wit.ai, or IBM Watson. diff --git a/Teams/Hackateers/team.json b/Teams/Hackateers/team.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de33d11 --- /dev/null +++ b/Teams/Hackateers/team.json @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +{ +"teamName": "Hackateers", +"members": [ +{ +"name": "Ossama Obeid", +"twitter": "owobeid", +"koding": "owobeid", +"location": "Doha, QA", +"lead": true +}, +{ +"name": "Afnan Fahim", +"twitter": "afnanfahim", +"koding": "afahim", +"location": "Chicago, US" +}, +{ +"name": "Mahmoud Alismail", +"twitter": "mahmoudalismail", +"koding": "malismail", +"location": "Doha, QA" +} +] +} \ No newline at end of file