Please join us for the first College of Design Research Forum on September 27 in Room 214 in Architecture East.

This first forum is titled: "When the World Talks Back … Connecting People and Things.”

Over the past 10 to 15 years the evolution of smart, sensor-based products and systems has reshaped the way we interact with each other and the world around us.

This Research Forum will compare a snapshot from the past with new initiatives today that connect us with the products around us, the buildings we inhabit, and the cars we drive along with speculation of where we might be headed tomorrow.

Forum participants are:

• Jim Budd - Professor and Chair, School of Industrial Design
• Noah Posner - Research Scientist, IMAGINE Lab, Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization
• Stuart Romm  - Professor of Practice, School of Architecture
• Wei Wang - Assistant Professor, School of Industrial Design

The series will take place Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon.

The College of Design Research forums are intended to allow the College community and our friends across the campus to experience the design- and technology-focused research at Georgia Tech. From music technology to product design; from assistive technology to healthcare; from architecture to city planning, we explore the many ways technology can solve critical problems for the way we live.