{"693745":{"#nid":"693745","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Institute for People and Technology Celebrates 15 Years of People-Centered Innovation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe anniversary celebration reflected on IPaT\u0027s past, looked toward its future, and recognized those whose contributions have helped shape IPaT and its community.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFor 15 years, Georgia Tech\u0027s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) has connected researchers, students, and partners from across disciplines to explore a fundamental question: How can technology better serve people and communities?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Oct. 28, the IPaT community came together to celebrate that legacy during the 15th anniversary celebration at George Tower | Scheller Tower. Colleagues, collaborators, partners, and friends gathered for an afternoon highlighting the people and ideas that have helped define IPaT.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe celebration featured a distinguished lecture, a panel discussion, the presentation of IPaT Impact Awards, and a reception.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The 15th anniversary celebration has allowed us to pause and reflect on IPaT\u0027s many achievements,\u0022 said Michael Best, IPaT\u2019s executive director. \u0022For me, the event was a perfect example of what we call \u2018The IPaT Way,\u2019 an approach full of substance, community, and just plain fun.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E15 Years of Putting People First\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECreated in 2011, IPaT is an interdisciplinary research institute at Georgia Tech dedicated to a people-first approach to research and innovation. It connects academia with industry, government, civil society, and other partners to develop people-centered approaches to some of society\u0027s most complex challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the past 15 years, IPaT researchers and collaborators have contributed to work spanning health, aging, usability, sustainability, smart cities, and other areas. A defining part of that mission has been translating research beyond the laboratory and into people\u0027s lives through products, applications, community education, and outreach.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, the interdisciplinary community includes more than 30 research faculty and more than 125 affiliated faculty, supported by programs, research infrastructure, engineering and research translation, events, and staff that connect expertise from across Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022For 15 years, the Institute for People and Technology has demonstrated the power of interdisciplinary research to address society\u0027s most complex challenges,\u0022 said Julia Kubanek, Georgia Tech\u0027s vice president for interdisciplinary research. \u0022By bringing together diverse experts and partnering with communities, industry, and government, IPaT has created a model for people-centered innovation that delivers meaningful impact.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELooking Back, Looking Forward\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe anniversary program featured a distinguished lecture by Elizabeth Mynatt, dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University and the founding executive director of IPaT. Mynatt joined Northeastern in 2022 after a 23-year career at Georgia Tech, where she served as a Regents\u0027 and Distinguished Professor in the College of Computing in addition to leading IPaT.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program also featured a panel discussion titled \u0022Looking Back, Looking Forward.\u0022 Moderated by Michael Best, the panel included Laurie Dean Baird, managing director of Ladarium Media Group; Maribeth Gandy Coleman, director of research for IPaT; Keith Edwards, professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Interactive Computing and former director of the GVU Center; and Caroline Wood, executive director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Office of Corporate Engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, they provided an opportunity to reflect on the relationships among people, technology, and society that have been at the heart of IPaT\u0027s work while also looking ahead to new opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E15 Years, 15 Impact Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA centerpiece of the anniversary celebration was the presentation of the 2026 IPaT Impact Awards recognizing 15 individuals whose work and support have made a lasting contribution to IPaT.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe honorees were recognized for their vision, commitment, and generosity. Collectively, their contributions represent many of the characteristics that have defined IPaT over its first 15 years, from interdisciplinary research and organizational leadership to community building, technological innovation, and partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2026 IPaT Impact Award recipients are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e5b7ca645b8999c96c68b153870d323e9\u0022\u003EKeith Edwards, Professor, School of Interactive Computing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e3795686a2f31efd1107e8b916d2bc0ba\u0022\u003ESherry Farrugia, Senior Vice President, Veranex.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e4913de39fc4acaac5b7489290b3d0014\u0022\u003EBrian Jones, Principal Research Engineer, IPaT.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e60e9b520330d2450512e6cbd828515c4\u0022\u003EDebra Lam, Founding Executive Director, Partnership for Innovation.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ef569772ebeba0d412f765204ebc3a3cf\u0022\u003ELeigh McCook, Deputy Director, IPaT, and Principal Research Associate, GTRI.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ea12dae60d129e9aa08291983f4c0ad9d\u0022\u003ECynthia Moore, Assistant Director of Business Operations, IPaT.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e8eb1df8c78f055ad5b3b76cf926e5c67\u0022\u003EJessica Pater, Senior Research Scientist, Parkview Research Center.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eaf5e57f68484ae0c569209621c7e9034\u0022\u003ENicoleta Serban, Professor, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e8b2560113fc3b072dfd2bbf330d28e40\u0022\u003ERichard Starr, Senior Research Scientist, IPaT.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eacf9b098c423ec23a992ea2836ab3409\u0022\u003EFaith Sumpter, Program Manager, IPaT.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e6f1abe27194fed48f46993610c0ebe2b\u0022\u003ETim Trent, Research Technologist, IPaT.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e7e907a175c9082557755cdf5680d8de5\u0022\u003EBruce Walker, Professor, School of Psychology and School of Interactive Computing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022edefda82da327f4a5979d33a477915711\u0022\u003ECaroline Wood, Executive Director, Office of Corporate Engagement.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e33b6a8933077b555f6ddfa519e9c42e2\u0022\u003EEllen Zegura, Fleming Chair and Professor, School of Computer Science.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ee62ce5094c9ca2ab58aa87b77207df25\u0022\u003ECraig Zimring, Founding Director, SimTigrate Design Center, and Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe awards build on a tradition established by Georgia Tech\u0027s GVU Center (now merged with IPaT), whose Impact Awards recognized members of its community during major anniversary milestones in 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2022. Previous GVU Impact Awardees were not eligible for the IPaT 15th anniversary prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore information about the honorees is available on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/peopletech.gatech.edu\/impact-award-winners-2026\u0022\u003E2026 IPaT Impact Award winners page\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Advisory Board Announced\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAt the anniversary celebration, Best also announced the members of IPaT\u2019s newly formed\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/peopletech.gatech.edu\/advisoryboard\u0022\u003Eadvisory board\u003C\/a\u003E. Inaugural members are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e5b269cc1cc72e25b3f3eecf0208af1f7\u0022\u003EJill Savitt \u2013 President and CEO, National Center for Civil and Human Rights.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e12efce5c21a04f900d22e4451ad73557\u0022\u003EBarbara Smith \u2013 Vice President, Peace Programs, The Carter Center.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e941f9ebc5810841e6aabe6401512b3db\u0022\u003EPhil Breedlove \u2013 Distinguished Professor of the Practice and CETS Senior Fellow, U.S. Air Force (retired).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ede97d256e01e3cc76cd037e8e69ab172\u0022\u003EBruce McEvoy \u2013 Director of Regenerative Design, Perkins and Will.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ed6cf94f3f7bdc17fb5c092d01a4895fd\u0022\u003EDonnie Beamer \u2013 Chief Technology Officer, City of Atlanta.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e25f5db73b92958db7974132ed7c5f249\u0022\u003ERobert Kinyanjui \u2013 Research Partnerships Manager, John Deere.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e2b2e01123898dd245af6b3507c351927\u0022\u003EAlison Cernich \u2013 Director, Shriners Children\u2019s Research Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ea050aeaaccf33bdf4977e4a05cbedf45\u0022\u003ELaura Moody \u2013 CMO and Co-Founder, Purpose Possible.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e6609715cd3a86d9508a7987f92c5bd0f\u0022\u003EKevin Perry \u2013 Head of Industry, International Growth Agency Team, Google.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ed85ccc79d7837aae437b6d38fcc5216c\u0022\u003EMohammed K. Ali, M.D.\u0026nbsp; \u2013 Co-Director, Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, and the William H. Foege Distinguished Professor of Global Health at Emory University. Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in the Emory School of Medicine.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Next 15 Years\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe milestone also offered an opportunity to consider what comes next.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Since its inception, IPaT\u0027s focus on people-centered technology has only grown in relevance and reach,\u0022 Best said. \u0022Looking ahead to the next 15 years, ensuring that people and their passions sit at the very center of technical innovation will be more vital than ever.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat emphasis on people has remained a thread connecting IPaT\u0027s research, partnerships, and community throughout its first decade and a half. It is also central to its vision of an inclusive, equitable, and just future supported by people-centered technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs Georgia Tech researchers confront emerging challenges and opportunities, IPaT\u0027s interdisciplinary model provides a way to bring technical expertise together with the experiences, needs, and aspirations of people and communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022As we celebrate this milestone, we also look ahead to the next generation of discoveries and collaborations that will improve lives, strengthen communities, and help shape a better tomorrow,\u0022 Kubanek said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 15th anniversary offered a moment to recognize how far IPaT has come, celebrate the people who helped build its community, and look toward what it can accomplish in the years ahead. And as IPaT begins its next chapter, the principle that has helped guide its work remains unchanged: Meaningful technological innovation starts with people.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96938041@N06\/albums\/72177720336394811\u0022\u003Epicture album\u003C\/a\u003E of IPaT\u2019s 15th anniversary celebration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe anniversary celebration reflected on IPaT\u0027s past, looked toward its future, and recognized those whose contributions have helped shape IPaT and its community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The anniversary celebration reflected on IPaT\u0027s past, looked toward its future, and recognized those whose contributions have helped shape IPaT and its community."}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2026-11-03 20:41:59","changed_gmt":"2026-11-03 20:45:30","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681646":{"id":"681646","type":"image","title":"IPaT 15th crowd","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT 15th anniversary invitees listening to Beth Mynatt\u0027s 2026 distinguished alum talk at George Tower Scheller Tower event space\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1793738248","gmt_created":"2026-11-03 20:37:28","changed":"1793738395","gmt_changed":"2026-11-03 20:39:55","alt":"IPaT 15th anniversary invitees listening to Beth Mynatt\u0027s 2026 distinguished alum talk at George Tower Scheller Tower event space","file":{"fid":"266078","name":"crowd-copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/11\/03\/crowd-copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/11\/03\/crowd-copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2840255,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/11\/03\/crowd-copy.jpg?itok=nUhZB1Su"}},"681645":{"id":"681645","type":"image","title":"2026 IPaT Impact Award Winners","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT\u0027s award winners pictured left-to-right: Keith Edwards, Amelia Farrugia (granddaughter Ameila accepted on behalf of Sherry Farrugia who could not attend), Brian Jones, Debra Lam, Leigh McCook, Cynthia Moore, Jessica Pater, Nicoleta Serban, Richard Starr, Faith Sumpter, Tim Trent, Caroline Wood, Ellen Zegura, and Craig Zimring. 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These faculty leads will set strategic direction for and guide the BBISS team\u2019s work in each area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainablesystems.gatech.edu\/people\/iris-tien\u0022\u003EIris Tien\u003C\/a\u003E, Williams Family Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be the strategic initiative lead for State Engagement. She will help BBISS strengthen collaborations between researchers and local government, with the goals of encouraging research outcomes at the municipal level and amplifying the impact and visibility of Georgia Tech research throughout the state.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainablesystems.gatech.edu\/people\/anjali-thomas\u0022\u003EAnjali Thomas\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainablesystems.gatech.edu\/people\/valerie-thomas\u0022\u003EValerie Thomas\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Anderson-Interface Chair of Natural Systems in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, are the strategic initiative co-leads for International Engagement. This initiative will address global sustainability and development challenges by convening Georgia Tech experts, identifying areas of scholarly leadership at the Institute, and building on them through international exchange and research partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainablesystems.gatech.edu\/people\/micah-ziegler\u0022\u003EMicah Ziegler\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Carter School of Public Policy, is the strategic initiative lead for Data Infrastructure. The purpose of this initiative is to build data and analysis infrastructure to support multidisciplinary sustainability research across Georgia Tech. Working with faculty, staff, and students, the team will identify the resources that support their research today, the resources that could strengthen it, and the challenges in obtaining, using, and maintaining them. In the long term, the initiative will develop infrastructure that makes sustainability datasets and models easier to share and use across the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIris, Anjali, Valerie, and Micah bring deep expertise and wide networks to these roles. But the real power of these initiatives will come from the colleagues who get involved, and I invite those whose work benefits from or contributes to stronger state engagement, international engagement, or data infrastructure to reach out to them,\u201d says BBISS executive director Beril Toktay.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIris, Anjali, Valerie, and Micah bring deep expertise and wide networks to these roles. But the real power of these initiatives will come from the colleagues who get involved, and I invite those whose work benefits from or contributes to stronger state engagement, international engagement, or data infrastructure to reach out to them,\u201d says BBISS executive director Beril Toktay.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems has appointed strategic initiative leads for State Engagement, International Engagement, and Data Infrastructure."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2026-10-29 14:41:28","changed_gmt":"2026-10-29 15:44:55","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681586":{"id":"681586","type":"image","title":"BBISS_Initiative_Leads_2026.jpg","body":null,"created":"1793286164","gmt_created":"2026-10-29 15:02:44","changed":"1793286164","gmt_changed":"2026-10-29 15:02:44","alt":"Four head-and-shoulders portraits arranged in a two-by-two grid. 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Her work sits at the intersection of research and practice, connecting technical expertise with community priorities related to energy, climate, and sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our main objective is to create a platform and process based on trust, where communities and technical experts can learn from one another,\u0022 Rodr\u00edguez Dalmau said. \u0022The goal is not to convince communities to support a particular technology, but rather to help everyone better understand the opportunities, tradeoffs, impacts, and questions that come with these technologies.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of these projects is a regional community engagement program connected to the Southeast Direct Air Capture Hub (SEDAC), a U.S. Department of Energy-funded initiative led by the Southern States Energy Board. As conversations unfolded around direct air capture, a technology that removes carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere, it became clear that many of the same questions and concerns can apply to the broader set of EETTs. Scaling low-carbon energy sources and systems that manage carbon after energy is produced \u2014 like hydrogen production, renewable energy systems, battery technologies, and energy infrastructure upgrades \u2014 may be considered an unqualified good thing. The SEDAC program brought to light that communities where such projects are built have a different perspective.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the Fall of 2025, that SEDAC platform grew into the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scre.research.gatech.edu\/southeast-community-energy-futures-academy\u0022\u003ESoutheast Community Energy Futures Academy (SCEFA)\u003C\/a\u003E, a training program and community of practice that brings together communities, technology researchers, and project developers to explore both the promises and challenges of EETTs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Communities are often asked to host facilities or infrastructure projects that serve broader resilience or climate goals,\u0022 Rodr\u00edguez Dalmau said. \u0022The benefits can feel distant while the risks and disruptions are immediate and local. Engaging communities early in the process is critical to ensuring that EETTs align with local priorities and support communities\u0027 own visions for a sustainable future.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERather than positioning researchers as the sole experts, the program facilitates collaborative learning and centers the knowledge of community partners as experts who possess deep understanding of local history, priorities, and concerns. Participants engage in presentations, working sessions, mapping exercises, and laboratory tours. But one of the most significant elements of the program takes place outside of these sessions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunity site visits bring participants directly into industrial and research facilities as well as neighborhoods affected by existing industrial development. Participants see schools, residential areas, power plants, natural amenities, research facilities, and community gathering spaces and hear from site managers and community leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Engaging with communities through experiential learning activities like site visits begins the process of rooting abstract technology into a place with all its history and memories of previous encounters with industrial plants. This enables conversations instead of silence or skepticism,\u201d says Matthew Realff, professor and David I.J. Wang Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and faculty director for Interdisciplinary Sustainability Education at the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SCEFA effort is a culmination of SCoRE\u2019s relationship and project-building work over the past 11 years. Community partners who participated in the SEDAC Hub and SCEFA discussions have become key contributors to a broader regional effort that now encompasses teams from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The initiative brings together leaders of nonprofits and community-based organizations, researchers, student interns, and project developers to learn from each other and develop education and outreach materials related to EETTs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the course of one year, participants engaged in multiple online workshops, two in-person workshops \u2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by Louisiana State University, and in Mobile, Alabama, hosted by the University of South Alabama \u2014 and developed education and outreach materials to be used by community-based organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program also encourages the formation of what SCoRE describes as \u0022unlikely coalitions\u0022 among community organizations, universities, and industry professionals. The Georgia team, spearheaded by a researcher at Georgia College and State University, is exploring how nature-based sequestration and biomass energy may be used to enhance the land and other natural amenities that residents in their rural communities see as their legacy. The Alabama team focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), which is the key EETT focus in their geography. The lead organization for that team, Iyai+ (Introducing Youth to American Infrastructure), developed a role-playing game that helps participants explore the opportunities and challenges associated with CCUS, identify key stakeholders, and practice asking critical questions about proposed projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Hirsch, senior director of SCoRE, who is a cultural anthropologist and serves as project lead, explained, \u201cSCEFA prioritizes building relationships over time, with a core focus on experiencing and learning together, rather than trying to get one side to see the other\u2019s point of view. It is only when community perspectives are taken into account that truly innovative solutions will emerge that benefit both people and climate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe emphasis is on process rather than predetermined outcomes. Participants spend time learning how to ask better questions, evaluate evidence, and recognize uncertainties. By investing in a shared process, participants are often better able to navigate disagreement without becoming defensive.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe approach is already producing results. Technologists involved in the program have expressed greater interest in engaging with communities earlier in their research and development process. Researchers are exploring new ways to communicate findings more clearly and transparently. Community partners are gaining knowledge, tools, and resources that allow them to engage on their own terms when new projects are proposed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLasting solutions emerge when researchers and communities work together from the beginning, asking the right questions and considering both the opportunities and tradeoffs,\u201d said Tim Lieuwen, executive vice president for Research. \u201cSCEFA offers a powerful model for developing energy solutions with communities, not simply for them. This collaborative approach reflects how Georgia Tech can help address complex challenges that no institution or community can solve alone.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBuilding more energy transition technology facilities is often regarded as an unquestioned good. Community members where they tend to get built may not agree. 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This update covers major developments over the last two weeks (October 16-30\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E 2026).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe update is but a very small sample of digital transformation (DT)-related events\/perspectives from around the world from a variety of countries on different continents. The Chronicle clearly illustrates that DT has a wide range of meaning across industries and countries and for that matter authors\/researchers, thereby complicating the analysis. Current interest in AI and the critical importance of the human factor notwithstanding, DT is also connected more or less strongly to IoT, blockchain, digitization, digitalization, e-commerce, e-learning, e-service, automation, cloud adoption, edge computing, 5G, 6G, Industry 4.0, robotics, cybersecurity, and other forms of computer-based frameworks.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis update and subsequent ones provide the latest additions to the foundational Chronicle posted on November 14, 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022\u003EDigital Transformation (April 2022 - October 2025)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAuthor:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;-- \u003Cem\u003EPerspectives from around the globe\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EOctober 16-31, 2026.\u003C\/em\u003E Author:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The broad context of Internet of Things technologies -- Perspectives from around the globe, October 2026 v2."}],"uid":"36164","created_gmt":"2026-10-28 16:34:19","changed_gmt":"2026-10-28 16:35:43","author":"ayura3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2026-10-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-10-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2026-10\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_October-2026-v2.pdf","title":"Digital Transformation (October 2026 v2)"}],"groups":[{"id":"47427","name":"Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"693586":{"#nid":"693586","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chronicle of Digital Transformation (October 2026)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EWe are pleased to share our latest bi-weekly update to the \u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E. This update covers major developments over the last two weeks (October 1-15\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E 2026).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe update is but a very small sample of digital transformation (DT)-related events\/perspectives from around the world from a variety of countries on different continents. The Chronicle clearly illustrates that DT has a wide range of meaning across industries and countries and for that matter authors\/researchers, thereby complicating the analysis. Current interest in AI and the critical importance of the human factor notwithstanding, DT is also connected more or less strongly to IoT, blockchain, digitization, digitalization, e-commerce, e-learning, e-service, automation, cloud adoption, edge computing, 5G, 6G, Industry 4.0, robotics, cybersecurity, and other forms of computer-based frameworks.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis update and subsequent ones provide the latest additions to the foundational Chronicle posted on November 14, 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022\u003EDigital Transformation (April 2022 - October 2025)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAuthor:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;-- \u003Cem\u003EPerspectives from around the globe\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EOctober 1-15, 2026.\u003C\/em\u003E Author:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The broad context of Internet of Things technologies -- Perspectives from around the globe, October 2026."}],"uid":"36164","created_gmt":"2026-10-28 16:32:39","changed_gmt":"2026-10-28 16:34:12","author":"ayura3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2026-10\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_October-2026.pdf","title":"Digital Transformation (October 2026)"}],"groups":[{"id":"47427","name":"Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"693584":{"#nid":"693584","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chronicle of Digital Transformation (September 2026 v2)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EWe are pleased to share our latest bi-weekly update to the \u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E. 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Current interest in AI and the critical importance of the human factor notwithstanding, DT is also connected more or less strongly to IoT, blockchain, digitization, digitalization, e-commerce, e-learning, e-service, automation, cloud adoption, edge computing, 5G, 6G, Industry 4.0, robotics, cybersecurity, and other forms of computer-based frameworks.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis update and subsequent ones provide the latest additions to the foundational Chronicle posted on November 14, 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022\u003EDigital Transformation (April 2022 - October 2025)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAuthor:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;-- \u003Cem\u003EPerspectives from around the globe\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003ESeptember 16-30, 2026.\u003C\/em\u003E Author:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The broad context of Internet of Things technologies -- Perspectives from around the globe, September 2026 v2."}],"uid":"36164","created_gmt":"2026-10-28 16:28:07","changed_gmt":"2026-10-28 16:32:02","author":"ayura3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2026-10\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_September-2026-v2.pdf","title":"Digital Transformation (September 2026 v2)"}],"groups":[{"id":"47427","name":"Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"693475":{"#nid":"693475","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Air Quality Sensors Installed in Savannah\u2019s Ogeecheeton Neighborhood","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESAVANNAH, Ga. (Oct. 23, 2026) \u2013 The City of Savannah, along with multiple community partners and stakeholders, hosted the successful installation of specialized air quality sensors in portions of greater West Savannah to monitor possible air pollutants.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEarlier this week, researchers with Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s (Georgia Tech) CEAR Hub and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), joined Savannah\u2019s Harambee House, Inc., and other City leaders at the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in the Ogeecheeton neighborhood to address residents\u2019 concerns prior to assembling an air quality monitor at the nearby intersection of Julia Law St. and Dempsey St. The installation was one of four that take place this week on Savannah\u2019s west side. Greater West Savannah residents and neighborhood leaders had previously identified two priority sources of air pollution: fugitive dust emissions and traffic emissions.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cThis area has been plagued by these air pollution issues for years. Residents have complained about ongoing breathing problems and large amounts of dust escaping from industrial sites and blowing into their neighborhoods, and it is time for us to find real solutions,\u201d said Savannah City District 1 Alderwoman Bernetta Lanier. \u201cI am grateful to Ga. Tech, MIT, and our own Harambee House for leading the effort to make changes that could positively benefit generations to come.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cWe started the Savannah Air Quality Monitoring Network with Georgia Tech and the City of Savannah because this is a team effort. The residents and community leaders are involved because they make up the advisory board and have an essential role in guiding the project, and making sure their experiences, concerns, and priorities are considered throughout the research,\u201d said Cristina Cordova, sustainability coordinator with Harambee House, Inc. \u201cThis is not just about collecting data, but also about working together with the community to better understand local air quality concerns and identify possible solutions. Our goal is to make environmental information accessible and useful to residents, and to work together toward meaningful actions that can help improve air quality and protect community health.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe partnership between the universities, city government, and the non-profit launched four years ago to facilitate the installation of wireless, solar-powered air sensors in key locations affected by environmental pollution. Fugitive dust, fine particles of air pollution that come from open air sources near cement\/concrete factories and industrial facilities, can be monitored by such devices to collect real-time, air quality data. The impacted area for Wednesday\u2019s installation, in the heart of Ogeecheeton, is in proximity to industrial facilities and transport truck routes.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cWestside residents are experiencing combined impacts from industry and commercial trucks traveling through their neighborhoods. We\u2019re starting with sensors that focus on pollution from factories, and we\u2019ll soon deploy monitors to measure truck emissions,\u201d said Jill Gambill, executive director and senior research associate, CEAR Hub, Georgia Tech.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe City of Savannah has been working with the CEAR Hub and Harambee House to install air quality monitors in areas that bear a heavy pollution burden since 2018. Researchers at MIT joined the efforts in 2026, offering additional support and working to help identify sensor locations, develop and test monitoring equipment, and establish the technical foundation for data storage and visualization.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cThrough the development and deployment of low-cost environmental sensing devices, such as the air quality ones recently installed, we can collect continuous data in locations across the city,\u201d said Alex Cabral, assistant professor at MIT. \u201cThis data will support residents advocating for heathier environments, help the city plan interventions and future developments, and aid researchers in tracking how environmental harms vary between neighborhoods and communities.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhile researchers collect and analyze air quality data, work is done to identify and implement risk reduction strategies. Additional sensors may be deployed based on community needs and feedback.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cThese sensors will help us paint a clearer picture of the air quality concerns residents have expressed and give us better information to guide our next steps,\u201d said Manny Dominguez, innovation team director with the City of Savannah Office of Information and Public Affairs. \u201cBy working together with residents and our research community partners, we can use that information to identify opportunities to improve environmental conditions in these neighborhoods.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThree monitors were installed this week, in Ogeecheeton, West Savannah, and Old West Lathrop. 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Bourne Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech, has been \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nationalbook.org\/2026-national-book-award-finalists-announced\/\u0022\u003Enamed a finalist\u003C\/a\u003E for a National Book Award for Poetry, one of the nation\u2019s top literary prizes, for her book of poems, \u003Cem\u003ETree of Knowledge.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the nod, Chang becomes one of just 180 poets named finalist for the prestigious prize since its reinstatement by the National Book Foundation in 1991.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u0027s such an honor to have \u003Cem\u003ETree of Knowledge\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eselected as a finalist for the National Book Awards,\u201d Chang said. \u201cMy book \u003Cem\u003EOBIT\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ewas longlisted in 2020 during the pandemic, so it will be nice to celebrate in person in New York with all the other finalists.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETree of Knowledge\u003C\/em\u003E emerged from Chang\u2019s contemplation of the felling of a tree across from her house in Los Angeles, where she was living at the time. It became, as \u003Cem\u003EMother Jones\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Esaid, \u201ca meditation on abstract art, mortality, language, home, and history.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt spiraled out to me writing about trees in paintings that I was thinking about, and then to the expulsion of Chinese people from Eureka, California, in the 1800s,\u201d Chang said. \u201cI also included art that I made from historical photographs of Chinese people in Eureka, so the book threads the personal, the political, the historical, and the environmental.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe book features not only Chang\u2019s writing, but also her visual art. The collection incorporates original embroidered photo collages created by Chang using 19th-century archival images.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChang holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Michigan, a master\u2019s degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard, an MBA from Stanford University and an MFA from Warren Wilson College.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer previous collection of poetry, \u003Cem\u003EWith My Back to the World\u003C\/em\u003E, earned the prestigious Forward Prize for Best Collection, while her 2020 book \u003Cem\u003EOBIT\u003C\/em\u003E received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. 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The project is in collaboration with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cidi.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Inclusive Design and Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E (CIDI) in the College of Design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe funding will support the ACCESS for Aging Well with Assistive Technology (AT) 2.0 project, which builds on the researchers\u2019 previous work to help older adults live independently.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs Americans continue to age and we\u0027re growing older as a society, we want to ensure that people can continue to live independently and participate in the communities of their choice,\u201d Moon said. \u201cThe tools that we have developed here are intended to do that.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAssistive Technology Supports Independence\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to AARP, 75% of adults over 50 want to age in their homes. However, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.retirementliving.com\/aging-in-place\/aging-in-place-statistics\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERetirement Living\u003C\/a\u003E reports only 10% of homes are appropriately equipped to do so. Assistive technologies can help older adults live independently longer, but finding the right solutions and learning how to access them can be difficult.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EACCESS for Aging Well with AT 2.0 addresses those challenges by using machine learning, predictive analytics, and community partnerships to connect people with the tools and resources they need.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EExpanding Access and Community\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers will use the funding to integrate the existing \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aging-well.cidi.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EACCESS for Aging Well website\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.assistive-tech.net\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eassistive technology catalog\u003C\/a\u003E into a single platform that provides assessments, recommendations, and solutions for older adults via machine learning, predictive analytics, expert insight, and state assistive technology program data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt will foster an active community through online discussion forums, social media, product reviews, and informational articles. The team will also analyze community discussions with AI-based tools to refine recommendations and identify new or innovative ways people may be using assistive technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, the funding will help the researchers connect with organizations such as senior centers, rehabilitation centers, and state aging agencies to expand access to assistive technologies and meet older Americans where they are.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EEvery Dollar Spent on Assistive Technology Saves $9\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project also supports a significant return on investment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor every $1 spent on assistive technology, people save $9,\u201d Moon said. \u201cAssisted living is terribly expensive. 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multi-day, National Science Foundation-funded workshop in spatial scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpatial scholarship is a research approach focusing on social and humanistic questions, which foreground place, space, spatial data, and human experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHeld at the Georgia Tech Library, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/sts-fieldschool\/fieldschool\u0022\u003ESpatial Scholarship Field School\u003C\/a\u003E brought together researchers from eight top academic institutions, including Carnegie Mellon University, UCLA, NYU, and Georgia Tech, to examine how technology, data, and physical environments shape one another.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants shared research, joined in panel discussions with Georgia Tech faculty, and learned interdisciplinary methods such as a variation of body-mapping that uses \u0026nbsp;wearable environmental sensors to explore how data shaped their felt experience in place.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aAzGCxUC3Ac\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWatch a video about the Spatial Scholarship Field School on YouTube\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027re really proud to host this Spatial Scholarship Field School \u2014 to spend a couple of days together thinking about what it means to take space and place more seriously as part of the scholarship we do,\u0022 said Yanni Loukissas, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E (LMC) and director of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/media-arts.gatech.edu\/center\u0022\u003EIMA\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECo-led by LMC Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/40abaa84-d467-517c-b604-d2f77da94bf0\u0022\u003ERichmond Wong\u003C\/a\u003E, the event challenged scholars to 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Riggs is a 2026 Ph.D. Digital Media graduate who now works as an assistant professor at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis activity asked participants to focus on critical and interpretive approaches to bio and environmental data, situating themselves within campus environments,\u201d Riggs said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStephen Yang, a doctoral candidate at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, said the event advanced his thinking on how people experience built environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the thought-provoking conversations that pushed me to think hard about the taken-for-granted ways built environments are organized,\u201d Yang said. \u201cI left the Field School with many new ideas that I\u2019ll continue to ruminate on.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIMA is a collaboration between the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELibrary\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Interdisciplinary Media Arts at Georgia Tech recently hosted doctoral students and early-career scholars from around the country for a workshop on spatial scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Center for Interdisciplinary Media Arts at Georgia Tech recently hosted doctoral students and early-career scholars from around the country for a workshop on spatial scholarship."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-09-10 21:10:43","changed_gmt":"2026-09-29 18:33:32","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681135":{"id":"681135","type":"image","title":"Spatial Scholarship Field School","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Associate Professor Yanni Loukissas, right, and collaborators at the Spatial Scholarship Field School lean over a large table workspace marking up a map.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1789074658","gmt_created":"2026-09-10 21:10:58","changed":"1789074658","gmt_changed":"2026-09-10 21:10:58","alt":"Attendees at the Spatial Scholarship Field School lean over a large table workspace marking up a map.","file":{"fid":"265495","name":"spacial-scholarship-image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/10\/spacial-scholarship-image.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/10\/spacial-scholarship-image.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":994708,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/09\/10\/spacial-scholarship-image.jpg?itok=VVIeDfLd"}}},"media_ids":["681135"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692647":{"#nid":"692647","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chronicle of Digital Transformation (September 2026)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EWe are pleased to share our latest bi-weekly update to the \u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E. This update covers major developments over the last two weeks (September 1-15\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E 2026).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe update is but a very small sample of digital transformation (DT)-related events\/perspectives from around the world from a variety of countries on different continents. The Chronicle clearly illustrates that DT has a wide range of meaning across industries and countries and for that matter authors\/researchers, thereby complicating the analysis. Current interest in AI and the critical importance of the human factor notwithstanding, DT is also connected more or less strongly to IoT, blockchain, digitization, digitalization, e-commerce, e-learning, e-service, automation, cloud adoption, edge computing, 5G, 6G, Industry 4.0, robotics, cybersecurity, and other forms of computer-based frameworks.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis update and subsequent ones provide the latest additions to the foundational Chronicle posted on November 14, 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022\u003EDigital Transformation (April 2022 - October 2025)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAuthor:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;-- \u003Cem\u003EPerspectives from around the globe\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003ESeptember 1-15, 2026.\u003C\/em\u003E Author:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The broad context of Internet of Things technologies -- Perspectives from around the globe, September 2026"}],"uid":"36164","created_gmt":"2026-09-17 17:58:27","changed_gmt":"2026-09-29 16:13:06","author":"ayura3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2026-09\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_September-2026.pdf","title":"Digital Transformation (September 2026)"}],"groups":[{"id":"47427","name":"Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692629":{"#nid":"692629","#data":{"type":"news","title":"BBISS Insights Series #1 Reflection: AI, Digital Twins, and Infrastructure Resilience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EArtificial intelligence is reshaping how society manages complex systems. Its potential to strengthen critical infrastructure is receiving growing attention. The first Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) Insights Series event of the fall semester explored how AI, digital twins, and advanced data analytics are being applied to improve the resilience of energy and water systems. The discussion brought together Dan Molzahn, associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Clint Loe, senior digital consultant at Trinnex. Together, they highlighted how AI is beginning to help utilities and communities respond to growing pressures on infrastructure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOpening the event, Ameet Pinto, BBISS faculty director for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, noted that many critical infrastructure systems are facing unprecedented challenges. Aging assets, climate-related impacts, severe weather events, and growing demands on energy and water systems are testing the resilience of infrastructure that communities depend on. At the same time, infrastructure systems increasingly generate vast amounts of operational data through sensors, meters, and monitoring technologies. The opportunities for AI technologies to transform this data into actionable information and inform policy are just beginning to be explored.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETurning Infrastructure Data into Action\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMolzahn\u0027s presentation focused on the electric grid and the ways AI-enhanced optimization can support smarter infrastructure management. He described the ongoing transition from large, centralized power plants to more distributed systems that incorporate renewable energy, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other distributed energy resources. While these technologies create opportunities for cleaner and more resilient energy systems, they also introduce new layers of complexity for planners and operators.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong the examples Molzahn shared was research examining how electric vehicle charging could affect emergency evacuations during disasters such as wildfires. Traditional evacuation planning focuses on optimizing transportation networks for rapidly moving vehicles away from danger. However, with more EVs on the roads, consideration must be given to ensure that EVs will have sufficient charge to travel a safe distance when an evacuation order is given without overloading the electrical grid. By linking transportation and power-system models, researchers are demonstrating how planning strategies can significantly reduce stress on infrastructure while supporting faster evacuations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWildfire mitigation was another major focus. In recent years, several devastating wildfires have been linked to electricity infrastructure, prompting utilities to increasingly rely on Public Safety Power Shutoffs during high-risk conditions. Molzahn discussed how machine learning and optimization tools can help utilities make these difficult decisions more quickly by balancing ignition risk and minimizing customer outages.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also highlighted emerging cybersecurity concerns associated with the trend towards more distributed energy resources. Decentralized and digitally connected energy infrastructure, such as internet-connected solar and battery systems, can be more vulnerable than legacy centralized energy sources. AI is playing an important role in identifying potential vulnerabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPractical Applications in the Water Sector\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELoe offered examples of how AI is already being deployed by water utilities and municipalities. One pressing challenge involves identifying lead service lines. New federal regulations require utilities to locate and replace lead service lines, but many organizations lack complete records identifying pipe materials. Loe described how utilities can combine statistical sampling and machine learning models to estimate which service lines are most likely to contain lead. Rather than excavating thousands of suspect locations, utilities can use AI to narrow the search, reducing costs while still meeting regulatory requirements and maintaining confidence in the results.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELoe also explained the overarching challenges of maintaining aging water infrastructure. Utilities across the country have significant backlogs of aging pipes that need replacement but lack the resources to replace every asset at once. Machine learning models can predict which pipes are most likely to fail, while optimization tools can prioritize and package disparate replacement jobs into efficient and practical construction projects for which funding can more easily be obtained. This approach allows organizations to move beyond simple age-based replacement strategies and incorporate factors such as risk, community priorities, paving schedules, traffic impacts, and equity considerations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Human Element\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the discussion centered on AI, both speakers repeatedly emphasized that people remain critical to successful implementation. Panelists and audience members also discussed the importance of keeping \u0022humans in the loop\u0022 since utility systems directly affect public safety. AI may generate recommendations, identify risks, or highlight priorities, but engineers, operators, and planners should remain responsible for evaluating those recommendations and making final decisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorkforce development emerged as another important theme. Both the water and energy sectors face challenges replacing experienced workers as many long-time professionals approach retirement. AI offers opportunities to preserve and transfer institutional knowledge that could enable smaller workforces, but both speakers stressed that future professionals will need expertise that spans engineering, data science, computing, and domain knowledge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELooking Ahead\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe discussion demonstrated that infrastructure resilience is increasingly both a physical and digital challenge. From wildfire management and grid reliability to lead service line replacements and predictive maintenance, AI and digital twins are enabling new opportunities to improve how critical systems are planned, operated, and maintained. However, better algorithms alone will not be enough to counter our aging infrastructure, climate impacts, cybersecurity risks, and rising resource demands. 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