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A Letter to Our Community - Summer 2020

Jul 1, 2020

It’s been a turbulent spring in our country and around the world. We’ve faced a global pandemic that continues to impact our communities in countless ways – our health, work, the economy, and more.

IPaT Covid-19 Ramp-Up and Recovery Planning

Jul 1, 2020

As the Georgia Tech community prepares to phase in a return to in-person teaching, learning, and working this summer and into the fall, we’re providing guidance on the changes that you can expect in IPaT’s research labs and spaces.

Denise Herzing: Do Dolphins Have A Language?

NPR — Jun 26, 2020

C4G BLIS Update Improves Usability, Could Prove Useful in Fight Against Disease Outbreaks

Jun 25, 2020

A system that has helped bring digital record keeping to hospitals across Africa has received a needed update for new platforms like smartphones and tablets.

Health Beat: Sounds reveal secrets to knee health

WFMZ-TV — Jun 24, 2020

Revenge of the Suburbs

The Atlantic — Jun 19, 2020

COVID-19 Is Pushing Scientific Conferences Online. Maybe That's Where They Belong

KQED — Jun 19, 2020

Ian Bogost: How Can the Tech Industry Change for the Better?

Literary Hub — Jun 18, 2020

HTC targets XR at ‘new normal’ remote working businesses

Tech Wire Asia — Jun 18, 2020

Has Twitter just had its saddest fortnight ever?

Nature — Jun 17, 2020

Carbon emissions may have peaked in 2019 — but scientists aren't celebrating just yet

NBC News — Jun 16, 2020

Robots Gain Ability to Master Object Manipulation with Context-Aware Technique

Jun 16, 2020

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed one of the most robust research methods currently available to allow robots to correctly pick up common objects based on how they should be used.

Human Machines: Life from the Perspective of a Cyborg

Constant Wonder — Jun 15, 2020

ML@GT Faculty Members Will Discuss Projects Related to Covid-19 Relief During Virtual Panel

Jun 12, 2020

Members of the ML@GT community will discuss their Covid-19 related research efforts in a panel discussion on June 24, 2020.

Sandy Springs to seek $100K ‘smart’ grant for transit study

Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Jun 11, 2020

Research Conference Shows Social Challenges are Manifested, Magnified, and Mitigated Online at Pivotal Time for Nation

Jun 10, 2020

The value of online mental health communities, how crisis events are described differently over time on social media, and refining how cyberbullying is detected and classified are major topics of research from Georgia Tech at ICWSM 2020.

Robotics Research Includes Advances in Systems Design, Applications, and other Key Areas

Jun 9, 2020

Roboticists from around the world, including researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, are publishing their latest work at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

Dellaert Awarded IEEE ICRA Milestone Award

Jun 9, 2020

The award recognizes the most influential ICRA paper published between 1998-2002 and selected Monte Carlo Localization for Mobile Robots as this year’s recipient.

How scientific conferences will survive the coronavirus shock

Nature — Jun 2, 2020

Global CO2 has risen for a century. That appears to be over

E&E News — Jun 1, 2020

As States Continue To Open, How Much More Will COVID-19 Spread?

WABE — Jun 1, 2020

Using The Brain And Body To Make Music

Science Friday — May 29, 2020

IC Students Support Innovation in India through 'MakerGhat'

May 22, 2020

MakerGhat is a local makerspace in India designed to cater specifically to low-resourced innovators.

NSF Grant to Fund Georgia Tech Research into Psychological Impact of COVID-19

May 15, 2020

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has received a grant from the NSF to study the mental health outcomes of COVID-19 through examination of social media activity and geographic epidemiological data.

What lifestyle changes will shrink your carbon footprint the most?

Science News — May 14, 2020

AI, Robots, and Ethics in the Age of COVID-19

MIT Sloan Management Review — May 12, 2020

We're in the Calm before a New Storm of COVID-19 Infections and Deaths

Scientific American — May 11, 2020

Georgia Tech model predicts jump in COVID cases, deaths

Georgia Health News — May 8, 2020

Social Media and Wellbeing: Does Bias in Self-Reported Data Impact Research?

May 8, 2020

Error in the data, said School of Interactive Computing Ph.D. student Sindhu Ernala, can impact the inferences drawn from the data itself.

Coronavirus cases, deaths projected to rise as Georgia reopens

Atlanta Journal-Constitution — May 6, 2020

Planet Money: Georgia's Open Question

NPR — May 6, 2020

Machine Learning Method Amplifies ‘Voice of the People’ to Model Workplace Culture

May 4, 2020

Students analyzed more than half a million Glassdoor user reviews to model organizational culture.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

IC Professor Thad Starner named to prestigious CHI Academy

Feb 24, 2017

Thad Starner named to prestigious CHI Academy.

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.

Finding Credibility Clues on Twitter

Jan 26, 2017

Words of millions of people on social media have considerable information about an event’s credibility

New Techniques Allow Greater Control of Smartwatches

Jan 24, 2017

College of Computing researchers control smartwatches with breaths and taps.

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.

Musical Table Teaches Basics of Computer Programming

Dec 14, 2016

A musical, interactive tabletop teaches the basics of computer coding.

ActEarly App Helps Parents Track Childhood Developmental Milestones

Dec 5, 2016

Volunteer families are needed to test new app that tracks childhood development milestones.

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.

Researchers Work with Kids in Mumbai to Examine Classroom Potential of Virtual Reality

College of Computing — Nov 30, 2016

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.

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

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.

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.

Data Science Fellowship Delivers Results for Refugees Resettling in Atlanta

College of Computing — Aug 2, 2016

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.

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.

Artificial Intelligence Course Creates AI Teaching Assistant

May 9, 2016

Professor surprises students by using computer as a teaching assistant.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wearable Robot Transforms Musicians into Three-Armed Drummers

Feb 17, 2016

A new wearable robotic limb allows drummers to play with three arms.

Using Stories to Teach Human Values to Artificial Agents

Feb 12, 2016

Researchers from Interactive Computing unveil “Quixote” to teach AI positive behavior.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Thad Starner Discusses Whether a Computer Can Change the Essence of Who You Are

NPR — Feb 14, 2015

How a wedding engagement changes Twitter feeds

Feb 13, 2015

Online personas change after people announce their wedding engagement on Twitter.

Demolition at the Movies

Feb 12, 2015

Georgia Tech Alumnus James O’Brien receives Academy Award for Technical Achievement in realistic animated destruction.

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.

Musical Robots Create Jazzy Tunes with Mason Bretan

Mashable — Jan 23, 2015

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.

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.

Making instruments and music

Jan 12, 2015

Inventions expand our assumed notion of what constitutes an instrument and the sounds it can produce.

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.

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.

Georgia Tech Teaches Robots to Be Social

CBS News — Dec 30, 2014

Ashok Goel on Atlanta Tech Edge to Discuss Work with IBM's Watson

Atlanta Tech Edge — Dec 30, 2014

Polo Chau's Smartphone Authentication Research Featured in Wired

Wired — Dec 20, 2014

Mark Guzdial Discusses CS Education in 'Seeking Coders, Tech Titans Turn to Schools'

Politico — Dec 10, 2014

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.

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.

Cats and Athletes Teach Robots to Fall

Georgia Tech College of Computing — Nov 14, 2014

Munmun de Choudhury Explains How Algorithms Understand You

NPR's On the Media — Nov 11, 2014

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.

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.

Robotic Prosthesis Turns Drummer into a Three-Armed Cyborg

Mar 6, 2014

A new robotic prosthesis controls two drumsticks for an amputee.

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.

Will You Share Your Opinion of Obama on Facebook?

NBC News — Jan 29, 2014

How Politics Divide Facebook Friendships

Jan 29, 2014

Study examines how politically active Facebook users interact with some but ignore others.

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

A Computer Scientist's Unexpected Run-In With... a Shark

The Huffington Post — Dec 17, 2013

Nitsche edits special volume on performance and digital media

Nov 14, 2013

Exploring Public Perceptions of Future Wearable Computing

Nov 7, 2013

Study explores cultural differences of future wearable technology.

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.

Georgia Tech Adds Industrial Design to Human Computer Interaction Master’s Program

Oct 29, 2013

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.