Charles Thorpe

18 September 2009

A leading figure in the development of Education City, Qatar

Charles Thorpe

Position: Dean, Carnegie Mellon University at Qatar

Biography: Charles Thorpe is the first dean of Carnegie Mellon University at Qatar and is also a faculty member teaching robotics. He has a bachelor’s degree in natural science and a doctorate in computer science.

Previously, he was director of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon in the US. Thorpe is a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and has been a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers since 1993.

Contact: (+974) 454 8421

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