Jassim Mohammed Al Mulla, a Qatari PhD student at Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Science and Engineering (CSE), and his supervisor Dr. Tanvir Alam, Assistant Professor, co-created “SoccerNet,” the first deep learning based Artificial Intelligence (AI) based model in the MENA region capable of predicting the result of a professional football match with a high rate of accuracy.
Detailed in SoccerNet: A Gated Recurrent Unit-based model to predict soccer match winners – an article published in esteemed academic journal PLoS One – the team trained SoccerNet utilizing data from Qatar Stars League (QSL) matches between 2011 and 2…
AFC Holds Elite Club Coaches Forum 2023
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted the eighth edition of the AFC Elite Club Coaches Forum 2023, providing an opportunity for the Continent’s coaches to hear from some of the most renowned experts ahead of the AFC club competitions kickin…
QBF President: Receiving Ball of 2027 FIBA World Cup is Starting Step to Remarkable Tournament
The President of the Qatari Basketball Federation, Mohammed Saad Al Mughaiseeb, considered the handover of the World Cup ball to Qatar as the kickoff towards hosting the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Al Mughaiseeb, who received the ball yesterday …
Qatar’s Ambassador to France Crowns Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Trials Winners
HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to French Republic Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al-Thani presented the trophies to the winners of Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp, on Monday.
CEO of France Galop Olivier Delloye was in attendance.
The…
Samsung Adds Cloud Gaming to Older TVs
Samsung has started adding cloud-based gaming apps to older versions of their smart TVs via their Gaming Hub software.
The Korean company expanded support for smart TVs for cloud gaming services to include relatively old 2020 releases, as well as ot…
QREC-Sponsored Qatar Arc Trials Due on Sunday
ParisLongchamp Racecourse is hosting the Qatar Arc Trials on Sunday. Runners in the annual event sponsored by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) will be contending for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and facing their final test running ov…