Speaker:

Elizabeth Mynatt

Title:

What I've been saying about you: GT's transformational research in people and technology

Abstract:

Over the past year, I've had the opportunity to describe research supported by GT's Institute for People and Technology and the aspirations of our research community in areas such as health, media, education, large-scale enterprises and humanitarian systems.  It is a tremendous privilege to talk about all the great work at GT and how we're connecting the dots and going the extra mile to see our research make a difference in the world.

In this talk, I'll bring some of these stories home and also share the reactions of the larger research and industry audiences.  I'll close by describing some of IPaT's activities for this fall and invite you to continue to be part of this transformation at Georgia Tech and beyond. 

Bio:

Elizabeth Mynatt is a Professor of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and the Executive Director of Georgia Tech's Institute for People and Technology.  The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) connects industry, government and nonprofit leaders with Georgia Tech’s world-class researchers and innovations to transform media, health, education and humanitarian systems. IPaT integrates academic and applied research through living laboratories and multidisciplinary projects to deliver real-world, transformative solutions that balance the needs of people with the possibilities of new technologies.

Dr. Mynatt is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of ubiquitous computing, personal health informatics, computer-supported collaborative work and human-computer interface design. Named Top Woman Innovator in Technology by Atlanta Woman Magazine in 2005, Dr. Mynatt has created new technologies that support the independence and quality of life of older adults "aging in place," that help people manage diabetes, and that increase creative collaboration in workplaces. Dr. Mynatt is a member of the ACM SIGCHI Academy, a Sloan and Kavli Research Fellow, and a member of Microsoft Research's Technical Advisory Board. She is also a member of the Computing Community Consortium, an NSF-sponsored effort to catalyze and empower the U.S. computing research community to pursue audacious, high-impact research. Dr. Mynatt earned her Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in computer science from North Carolina State University and her Master of Science and Ph.D. in computer science from Georgia Tech.