Palestinian Student's AI App Tackles Waste & Stress

0:00Stay informed with Europe news today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story. A Palestinian student named Elias Amro just graduated top of his class at Dublin City University with first class honors and his masters in electronic and computer technology. The 25-year-old from Bethlehem built an AI-powered app called Student Outlet that helps students buy and sell secondhand stuff to cut down on waste. He arrived in Ireland last September on an Ireland fellow scholarship drawn by the country's support for Palestinians. Even with all that, his thoughts stayed on family back home amid the ongoing tensions in the West Bank. The app tackles money struggles for a third of Irish students by boosting the circular economy. Its AI tools snaps a photo of an item and list it in just two minutes, potentially saving over 700 tons of carbon dioxide emissions yearly. If rolled out across the university, Elias beat major stress from the uncertainty at home, using counseling from the school and international student support to push through.

1:03He made tight friends through rock climbing and archery turning overwhelm into winds. Now he's working in DCU's mobility office, tweaking software for smoother ops, and eyeing ways to launch his app big time. While building a life here, Palestine's daily fears keep pulling at him, highlighting the freedom he feels in Ireland.