{"256151":{"#nid":"256151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ayanna Howard Named to Atlanta Magazine\u0027s Innovation Index","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAyanna Howard has named to \u003Cem\u003EAtlanta Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E\u0027s Innovation Index. She and her colleague Yu-ping Chen, an assistant professor from the Department of Physical Therapy at Georgia State University, are featured in the November 2013 issue of the magazine that recognizes organizations and individuals that are contributing to Atlanta becoming a healthier city.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHoward and Chen were honored at a November 13 event at the Atlanta History Center for their work developing a robot to help children with cerebral palsy. The robot is designed to help children improve their muscle control and motor skills. Video cameras in the robot\u0027s eyes record data as the child plays, allowing researchers to tailor therapy to his or her needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHoward has been a faculty member in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech since 2005. She is the Motorola Foundation Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, where she leads the Human-Automation Systems Lab. Howard was also recently named the associate director for research for the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Professor Ayanna Howard has been named to Atlanta Magazine\u0027s Innovation Index.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Professor Ayanna Howard has been named to Atlanta Magazine\u0027s Innovation Index."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2013-11-20 12:30:42","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=135","title":"Profile"},{"url":"http:\/\/humanslab.ece.gatech.edu\/humanslab\/Home.html","title":"Human-Automation Systems Lab"},{"url":"http:\/\/rim.gatech.edu\/","title":"Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.atlantamagazine.com\/groundbreakers2013","title":"Atlanta Magazine Groundbreaker Awards\/Innovation Index"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"825","name":"Ayanna Howard"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"80461","name":"Human-Automations Systems Lab"},{"id":"78811","name":"Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}