Events
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Feb 25
GVU Center Brown Bag: Krystina Madej -- Bringing Narrative Authoring into Social Media
This talk presents an ongoing social media and narrative project that creates and experiences a wide range of interactive and collaborative stories.
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Feb 25
IPaT Thursday Think Tank - Feb 25
Campus Research Open Meetings Think Tank
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Mar 4
IPaT Thursday Think Tank - March 4
Accelerating Innovation for the Cognitive Empowerment Program
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Mar 10
ML@GT Virtual Seminar: Csaba Szepesvari, University of Alberta
ML@GT invites you to a virtual seminar featuring Csaba Szepesvari from the University of Alberta.
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Mar 24
ML@GT Virtual Seminar: Ellie Pavlick, Brown University
ML@GT is hosting a virtual seminar featuring Ellie Pavlick from Brown University.
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Apr 7
ML@GT Virtual Seminar: Qi Wei, J.P. Morgan Chase
A virtual seminar featuring Qi Wei, Vice President and ML/AI Lead at JP Morgan Chase
News
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Creating the Next Generation
GT Computing — Feb 19, 2021
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Two Georgia Tech Teams Awarded NSF Civic Innovation Challenge Awards
Feb 19, 2021
NSF Awards Georgia Tech Researchers with $100K in Civic Innovation Challenge Grants
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Ph.D. Student Earns 2021 Focus Fellowship from Georgia Tech's Office of Minority Educational Development
Feb 17, 2021
The award recognizes participants in the Focus Program who have demonstrated academic excellence, community leadership, and been granted admittance to a graduate program.
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Lonely, Angry, Eager to Make History: Online Mobs are Likely to Remain a Dangerous Reality
The Washington Post — Feb 17, 2021
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How to Have a Meaningful Chat ... With Your Dog
WIRED — Feb 17, 2021
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Inventors of World’s Smallest Lavalier Microphone Tapped for Technical Achievement Award
Feb 3, 2021
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given a Technical Achievement Award to Chris Countryman and Omer T. Inan for the engineering of the subminiature high-performance Countryman Associates lavalier microphones.
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Georgia Tech Research Highlights Premier Artificial Intelligence Conference
Jan 29, 2021
Eighteen members of the Georgia Tech community contributed to eight papers that will be presented virtually at AAAI 2021, while two longtime contributors will join the ranks of the prestigious AAAI Fellows program.
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IC Professors Howard, Goel Named 2021 AAAI Fellows
Jan 22, 2021
The AAAI Fellows program recognizes individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions to the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
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IC Associate Professor Wins 2021 ACM-W Rising Star Award
Jan 21, 2021
The award recognizes a woman whose early-career research has had a significant impact on the computing discipline.
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Assistant Professor Named to IEEE’s AI’s 10 to Watch List
ML@GT News — Jan 14, 2021
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Georgia Tech Students Play Key Role in IndieCade’s Global Covid-19 ‘Game Jam’
Sep 22, 2020
Students working in the Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center created two video games as part of a major independent game design event to help stem the spread of Covid-19.
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Computing Alum is Shaping the Future of Software Engineering
Jul 20, 2020
Georgia Tech alumnus and founder of 7Factor Software Jeremy Duvall recently made a financial gift to the James D. Foley GVU Center Endowment.
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Interactive Tool Helps People See Why Staying Home Matters During a Pandemic
Apr 21, 2020
A new interactive modeling tool can help people understand why social distancing is so important.
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Lab Manager Lends Expertise to Help 3D Print Prototype Mask
Apr 10, 2020
A College of Computing staff members contributed his 3D printing expertise to ensure the success of a vital project.
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Georgia Tech Professor Uses Virtual Reality to Move Major Conference Online
Mar 24, 2020
For the first time in its 26-year history, IEEE VR will meet in an all-virtual environment.
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Restoring Data's Sense of Place
Oct 23, 2019
Assistant Professor Yanni Loukissas brings an architect's sense of place to data, arguing that "data aren't placeless."
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Startup Connects Job Seekers with Autism to New Opportunities
Sep 5, 2019
Mentra pairs autistic people with students not on the spectrum to help them navigate the job hunt.
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Neha Kumar Appointed Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery's Future of Computing Academy
Jun 7, 2019
Kumar is an assistant professor with a dual appointment in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing.
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Charles Isbell Named Dean of College of Computing
Apr 1, 2019
Charles Isbell, professor and executive associate dean of the College of Computing, has been named the next dean and John P. Imlay Jr. Chair in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, effective July 1.
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Deep Learning Helps Robot Find Its Voice
Feb 25, 2019
Researchers at the College of Design’s Center for Music Technology and the College of Computing have trained robot Shimi to communicate emotions.
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Georgia Tech Graduate Student’s Augmented Reality App Plays Starring Role in DramaTech’s ‘Safety Show’
Feb 25, 2019
The augmented reality app was part of 'The Safety Show," a presentation of DramaTech.
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Doctoral Student Adriana Alvarado Garcia Selected as UN Global Data Fellow
Feb 18, 2019
The Digital Media Ph.D. student was selected to work with the United Nations Development Programme.
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EarSketch Team Receives $2.1 Million Grant to Add AI ‘Co-Creative’ To Platform
Sep 26, 2018
The AI assistant would not be a visual character, but would help students learn new techniques.
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Magerko Named Director of Georgia Tech Graduate Studies in Digital Media
Aug 28, 2018
Brian Magerko, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), has been named director of the School’s influential Graduate Program in Digital Media (DGS).
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New Autonomous Monitoring Approach Gives Farmers Detailed 4D Look at Crops
Jun 14, 2017
Georgia Tech Researchers have developed a new method for connecting a series of 3D reconstructions in to 4D model.
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Robot Uses Deep Learning and Big Data to Write and Play its Own Music
Jun 13, 2017
A marimba-playing robot with four arms and eight sticks is writing and playing its own compositions in the School of Music.
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Atlanta Joins 100 Resilient Cities Movement
Mar 9, 2017
Jennifer Hirsch, director of Tech's Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, talks about her participation on the steering committee for the Resilient Atlanta initiative.
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IC Professor Thad Starner named to prestigious CHI Academy
Feb 24, 2017
Thad Starner named to prestigious CHI Academy.
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DiSalvo’s Public Design Workshop Featured in New MODA Exhibit on Food Production
Feb 23, 2017
A new exhibit at the Museum of Design Atlanta features projects from the Public Design Workshop, a design research studio led by Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication Associate Professor Carl DiSalvo.
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Finding Credibility Clues on Twitter
Jan 26, 2017
Words of millions of people on social media have considerable information about an event’s credibility
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New Techniques Allow Greater Control of Smartwatches
Jan 24, 2017
College of Computing researchers control smartwatches with breaths and taps.
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Research Indicates Online Personal Health Records May Empower Ill Teens
Jan 18, 2017
A team of researchers found that, for many adolescents, online personal health records are expected as an active component of their health care.
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Musical Table Teaches Basics of Computer Programming
Dec 14, 2016
A musical, interactive tabletop teaches the basics of computer coding.
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ActEarly App Helps Parents Track Childhood Developmental Milestones
Dec 5, 2016
Volunteer families are needed to test new app that tracks childhood development milestones.
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White House Highlights Georgia Tech-Created Computer Science Teaching Tool
Dec 5, 2016
The White House highlights EarSketch, a Georgia Tech project that teaches coding to diverse audiences through music.
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Researchers Work with Kids in Mumbai to Examine Classroom Potential of Virtual Reality
College of Computing — Nov 30, 2016
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Computing Graduate Students Flex Academic and Powerlifting Muscles
Nov 22, 2016
Foley Scholar finalists Stevie Chancellor and Tesca Fitzgerald address physical challenges by participating in powerlifting.
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Learning Morse Code without Trying
Oct 27, 2016
Researchers have developed a system that teaches people Morse code within four hours using a series of vibrations felt near the ear
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New App Paving Path For Improvements In Breast Cancer Patient Experience
Oct 24, 2016
GT Computing students Maia Jacobs and Aditi Dhar are working on a mobile application that will help guide patients through their challenging journeys with breast cancer.
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Addressing Environmental Challenges with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
Sep 28, 2016
NSF funding to link technologies from Georgia Tech, Smithsonian and IBM to study environment.
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Data Science Fellowship Delivers Results for Refugees Resettling in Atlanta
College of Computing — Aug 2, 2016
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The Social Media Profile of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Jun 7, 2016
Study examines 29 million tweets surrounding four recent Black Lives Matter events.
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Lower Income Families Less Likely to Use Online Learning Tools
May 12, 2016
Low-income parents are less likely to access free online educational resources or, when they do, they do so less effectively because of differences in motivation and parenting practices.
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Artificial Intelligence Course Creates AI Teaching Assistant
May 9, 2016
Professor surprises students by using computer as a teaching assistant.
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Obama Names Antón to Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity
Apr 13, 2016
President Barack Obama has selected Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing Chair and Professor Ana (Annie) Antón to serve as one of 12 members of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
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‘Civic Computing’ workshop leads an unlikely group of youth to help advance metro city’s vision
Mar 15, 2016
Even in an age of tweets, texts, and video chats, young people are willing to use their voice to support and shape the communities in which they live.
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Algorithm Allows a Computer to Create a Vacation Highlight Video
Mar 10, 2016
Algorithm allows computer to scan 26 hours of video in three hours to create a highlight reel.
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Banning Words on Instagram Doesn’t Help – It Makes It Worse
Mar 9, 2016
The pro-eating disorder community outsmarted Instagram censors in order to continue sharing content.
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What Going Viral Looked Like 120 Years Ago
Mar 7, 2016
Researchers have developed a database of more than 10 million newspaper pages that is helping researchers see history with spatial information that hadn’t been available before.
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Mellon Foundation Awards Georgia Tech $1 Million for New Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center
Feb 22, 2016
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Georgia Institute of Technology a $1 million grant for a new learning center that will serve as an innovation engine driving digital humanities education and scholarship.
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Wearable Robot Transforms Musicians into Three-Armed Drummers
Feb 17, 2016
A new wearable robotic limb allows drummers to play with three arms.
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Using Stories to Teach Human Values to Artificial Agents
Feb 12, 2016
Researchers from Interactive Computing unveil “Quixote” to teach AI positive behavior.
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In the Classroom with Ashok Goel
Jan 19, 2016
Goel, an award-winning professor in the College of Computing, talks about how he got into teaching and what inspires him in the classroom.
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New Lab to Give Nation’s Researchers Remote Access to Robots
Jan 13, 2016
A new lab on campus will allow scientists around the country to upload programs and run experiments remotely.
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How to Fall Gracefully If You’re a Robot
Oct 13, 2015
New algorithm teaches how to react to a variety of falls to minimize damage.
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Researchers Develop Deep-Learning Method to Predict Daily Activities
Sep 28, 2015
Researchers from the School of Interactive Computing and the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines developed a new method that teaches computers to “see” and understand what humans do in a typical day.
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How Celebrity Suicides Change Support-Seeking Practices on Social Media
Sep 24, 2015
Following celebrity suicides, Redditors show expressions that indicate increased and explicit suicidal tendencies.
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The Spectacular Collision of Georgia Tech and Dragon Con
Sep 14, 2015
Georgia Tech’s stories of nerdy inspiration at the nation’s premier science fiction, fantasy, and pop culture fan convention.
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ICRA 2015 Showcases Georgia Tech’s Newest Robotic and Automation Work
May 21, 2015
More than 40 researchers and students from across Georgia Tech will attend a premier international robotics event next week in Seattle – the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2015).
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Thad Starner Discusses Whether a Computer Can Change the Essence of Who You Are
NPR — Feb 14, 2015
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How a wedding engagement changes Twitter feeds
Feb 13, 2015
Online personas change after people announce their wedding engagement on Twitter.
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Demolition at the Movies
Feb 12, 2015
Georgia Tech Alumnus James O’Brien receives Academy Award for Technical Achievement in realistic animated destruction.
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IPaT Director Beth Mynatt Invited to Launch of Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative
Jan 30, 2015
IPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt will represent Georgia Tech today at the launch of President Barack Obama's Precision Medicine initiative.
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Musical Robots Create Jazzy Tunes with Mason Bretan
Mashable — Jan 23, 2015
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Georgia Tech grad among White House guests for State of the Union
Jan 20, 2015
Kathy Pham is among the 22 people the White House invited to hear President Obama’s speech from the first lady’s box.
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Robots, student team up to create Miles Davis-inspired funk
Jan 16, 2015
A student and team of robots collaborate on an original, Miles Davis-inspired composition.
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Making instruments and music
Jan 12, 2015
Inventions expand our assumed notion of what constitutes an instrument and the sounds it can produce.
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ACM Taps Two CoC Faculty Among 2014 Fellows
Jan 9, 2015
Professors Mark Guzdial and Shamkant Navathe were among 47 computer scientists selected as fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) this week for their innovations in the field.
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Watson Goes to College
Jan 5, 2015
Ashok Goel, professor in the School of Interactive Computing, will use IBM's Watson computer in his Computational Creativity course.
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Georgia Tech Teaches Robots to Be Social
CBS News — Dec 30, 2014
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Ashok Goel on Atlanta Tech Edge to Discuss Work with IBM's Watson
Atlanta Tech Edge — Dec 30, 2014
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Polo Chau's Smartphone Authentication Research Featured in Wired
Wired — Dec 20, 2014
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Henneman Announced as New Director of Georgia Tech's MS-HCI Program
Dec 10, 2014
Georgia Tech recently announced the appointment of Richard Henneman as the new director of its interdisciplinary MS program in Human-Computer Interaction (MS-HCI) and as professor of the practice in the School of Interactive Computing.
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Mark Guzdial Discusses CS Education in 'Seeking Coders, Tech Titans Turn to Schools'
Politico — Dec 10, 2014
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Co-robots Team Up with Humans
Nov 25, 2014
Robots are teaming up with humans to perform tasks in manufacturing, health care, national defense and other areas.
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Cats and Athletes Teach Robots to Fall
Georgia Tech College of Computing — Nov 14, 2014
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Munmun de Choudhury Explains How Algorithms Understand You
NPR's On the Media — Nov 11, 2014
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Georgia Tech uses data science to promote social good
Jun 30, 2014
The Data Science for Social Good internship program is sponsored by Georgia Tech and Oracle.
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Georgia Tech Health Research Reveals Online Search Patterns, New Customized Software
Apr 23, 2014
By creating proactive, accessible health and wellness technologies, Georgia Tech has taken significant steps in enabling people to control their own health to greater, more effective degrees.
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Robotic Prosthesis Turns Drummer into a Three-Armed Cyborg
Mar 6, 2014
A new robotic prosthesis controls two drumsticks for an amputee.
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Georgia Tech Study Reveals Copyright Complexities, Social Norms in Online Media Creation
Feb 19, 2014
In the age of mashups, fan fiction and content sharing, online media creation has spurred new complexities in copyright, effectively turning the legal concept of “fair use” on its ear, according to a new study from Georgia Tech.
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How Politics Divide Facebook Friendships
Jan 29, 2014
Study examines how politically active Facebook users interact with some but ignore others.
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Will You Share Your Opinion of Obama on Facebook?
NBC News — Jan 29, 2014
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Georgia Tech Researchers Reveal Phrases that Pay on Kickstarter
Jan 14, 2014
New study finds that pitch language plays major role in success of projects on popular crowdfunding site
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A Computer Scientist's Unexpected Run-In With... a Shark
The Huffington Post — Dec 17, 2013
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Nitsche edits special volume on performance and digital media
Nov 14, 2013
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Exploring Public Perceptions of Future Wearable Computing
Nov 7, 2013
Study explores cultural differences of future wearable technology.
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Georgia Tech researchers study aging with disabilities
Oct 29, 2013
The Georgia Tech has received a five-year $4.6 million grant to increase understanding of the aging process for people with disabilities and use data gleaned from the study to develop technologies that will benefit them and others.
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Georgia Tech Adds Industrial Design to Human Computer Interaction Master’s Program
Oct 29, 2013
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Where in the World are Young People Using the Internet?
Oct 7, 2013
A common myth today is that young people are all glued to the Internet, but in fact, only 30 percent of the world’s youth population between the ages of 15 and 24 years old have been active online for at least five years.
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The School of Industrial Design Wins Two Awards at the International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Sep 18, 2013
The School of Industrial Design Wins Two Awards at the International Symposium on Wearable Computers.
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FIDO Would Enable Dog-To-Human Communication
Popular Science — Jul 16, 2013
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Creative Crowdsourcing Meets Military Training
Defense News — Jun 8, 2013
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Smart Drones
The New York Times — Mar 17, 2013
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Robot Warriors: Lethal Machines Coming of Age
BBC News — Mar 4, 2013
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Balch Introduces UGA to World of MOOCs
Athens Banner-Herald — Mar 1, 2013
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Happy, Snappy Tweets Gain the Most Twitter Followers
New Scientist — Feb 27, 2013
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Fitness-Tracking Data: Useful Tool or Dangerous Obsession?
Denver Post — Feb 20, 2013
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Back Rubs, Scrum Simulators, and Robot Theater
IEEE Spectrum — Feb 16, 2013
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What Every Parent Needs to Know About Snapchat
11 Alive — Feb 15, 2013
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Can Playing Games Keep You Safe Abroad?
CNN International — Feb 14, 2013
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Would You Announce Your Email Habits?
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Feb 7, 2013
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Researchers Teach Robots Deception by Mimicking Squirrels
Design News — Jan 30, 2013
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Talking, Walking Objects
The New York Times — Jan 27, 2013
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Guns, Violence, Games and the NRA’s Tedious New iOS App
Time — Jan 16, 2013
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News as Games: Immoral or Future of Interactive Journalism?
The Guardian — Jan 12, 2013
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Colleges Are Warming Up to Online Learning
The Atlantic — Jan 10, 2013
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Google Glass Unlikely to Be Game Changer in 2013
U.S. News and World Report — Jan 3, 2013
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Teaching Robots to Deceive
Forbes — Dec 31, 2012
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All the World's a Game, and Business Is a Player
The New York Times — Dec 25, 2012
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Robots are Already Replacing Us
Wired — Dec 25, 2012
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Animal Bluffs Inspire A New Breed Of Deceptive Robots
Popular Science — Dec 5, 2012
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Are Games Really That Persuasive?
TechCrunch — Nov 13, 2012
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Glove Can Make You Mozart?
CNN — Nov 13, 2012
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Workplace Gossip: Is All Gossip At The Office Bad Gossip?
Huffington Post — Nov 7, 2012
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How Twitter Language Reveals Your Gender
The Boston Globe — Nov 6, 2012
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Georgia Tech and Emory Join Up With Coursera
The Examiner — Nov 6, 2012
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Georgia Tech Joins Push to Post Courses Online for Free
11 Alive — Nov 6, 2012
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Language Lessons Told Through Twitter
BBC News — Oct 27, 2012
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Robots Get Around by Mimicking Primates
New Scientist — Oct 26, 2012
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Rescuing Journalism by Reducing it to Mindless Fun
Innovation Investment Journal — Oct 21, 2012
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Brain-Controlled Devices May Help Paralyzed People
CNN — Oct 18, 2012
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Digital Test for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Gizmag — Oct 17, 2012
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Tech Uses High-Tech Glasses for Autism Research
WSB TV — Oct 15, 2012
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Gesture-sensing interfaces to rival keyboards and mice
New Scientist — Oct 11, 2012
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Home-Based Screening Tool Developed for Dementia
Psych Central — Oct 8, 2012
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Gossip in the workplace serves a purpose, researcher says
NewsOK.com — Oct 8, 2012
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Drones Will Soon be Able to Kill during War without Human Assistance
CBS Local — Oct 2, 2012
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The Next Wave in US Robotic War: Drones on Their Own
AFP — Sep 29, 2012
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AI Makes Worms More Informative in Genetic Research
Phys.org — Aug 20, 2012