{"id":2074,"date":"2026-05-18T15:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbe.eng.cu.edu.eg\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:42:40","slug":"bde-2026-students-in-team-synapse-reach-the-finals-of-the-harvard-hsil-hackathon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbe.eng.cu.edu.eg\/en\/blog\/2026\/05\/18\/bde-2026-students-in-team-synapse-reach-the-finals-of-the-harvard-hsil-hackathon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BDE 2026 Students in Team Synapse Reach the Finals of the Harvard HSIL Hackathon 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- English section --><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2em;line-height:1.7\">\nThe <strong>Department of Systems and Biomedical Engineering (SBME)<\/strong> at Cairo University proudly celebrates team <strong>Synapse<\/strong> from <strong>BDE 2026<\/strong> for reaching the final stage of the <strong><a style=\"color:#1b2656\" href=\"https:\/\/hsph.harvard.edu\/research\/health-systems-innovation-lab\/work\/hsil-hackathon-2026-building-high-value-health-systems-leveraging-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\">7th Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab Hackathon<\/a><\/strong>, held at <strong>The American University in Cairo<\/strong> in partnership with <strong>Orange Egypt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Out of <strong>13,000 applications worldwide<\/strong> and more than <strong>650 applications from Egypt<\/strong>, team Synapse was among the <strong>50 shortlisted teams<\/strong> and proudly became one of the <strong>22 finalist teams<\/strong> standing at the final event.<\/p>\n<p><!-- First image --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin:8px 0 10px 0;line-height:0\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sbe.eng.cu.edu.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sbe2\/2026\/hsil-2.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%;border:4px solid #d99f53;margin:0 auto\" src=\"http:\/\/sbe.eng.cu.edu.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sbe2\/2026\/hsil-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Team Synapse at Harvard HSIL Hackathon 2026\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the course of the hackathon, the team worked through mentor feedback, refined their business model, reshaped their pitch, and prepared a focused presentation that communicated not only the technical value of their idea, but also its potential impact, feasibility, and market direction. <\/p>\n<p><!-- 2nd image --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin:8px 0 10px 0;line-height:0\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sbe.eng.cu.edu.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sbe2\/2026\/hsil-1-1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%;border:4px solid #d99f53;margin:0 auto\" src=\"http:\/\/sbe.eng.cu.edu.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sbe2\/2026\/hsil-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Team Synapse at Harvard HSIL Hackathon 2026\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Team <strong>Synapse<\/strong> included students <strong>Youssef Afify<\/strong>, <strong>Amr Doma<\/strong>, <strong>Youssef Awad<\/strong>, and <strong>Mohamed Ibrahim<\/strong> <strong>(BDE 2026)<\/strong>. Reaching the finals in such a competitive international hackathon is a strong reflection of the creativity, resilience, and entrepreneurial potential of SBME students.<\/p>\n<p>The department extends its warm congratulations to team Synapse for representing Cairo University with dedication and energy, and for showing that engineering students can build, pitch, adapt, and compete on an international stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hsph.harvard.edu\/research\/health-systems-innovation-lab\/work\/hsil-hackathon-2026-building-high-value-health-systems-leveraging-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n&#x1f30d; Official Harvard HSIL Hackathon 2026 Webpage<br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Systems and Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at Cairo University proudly celebrates team Synapse from BDE 2026 for reaching the final stage of the 7th Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab Hackathon, held at The American University in Cairo in partnership with Orange Egypt. 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