<![CDATA[The Algorithmic Justice League]]>

<![CDATA[The Algorithmic Justice League]]> 33939

Georgia Institute of Technology and College of Computing graduate Joy Buolamwini explores a phenomenon she calls the "coded gaze" -- a bias embedded into coded systems that indicate problems with inclusion in tech and machine learning.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1482506199 2016-12-23 15:16:39 1482506199 2016-12-23 15:16:39 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-23T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-23T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-23T00:00:00-05:00 172251 image <![CDATA[Joy Buolamwini]]> image/jpeg 1449178999 2015-12-03 21:43:19 1475894814 2016-10-08 02:46:54 <![CDATA[2016 Holiday Gift Guide]]> 32045

The holidays are upon us! To celebrate the season, GT Computing has put together a Holiday Gift Guide. So sit back, sip some egg nog, and enjoy this fun and light-hearted look at some of our biggest research stories and events from the past year.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1482248821 2016-12-20 15:47:01 1482249005 2016-12-20 15:50:05 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-20T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-20T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-20T00:00:00-05:00 585275 image <![CDATA[2016 Holiday Gift Guide]]> image/jpeg 1482248871 2016-12-20 15:47:51 1482248871 2016-12-20 15:47:51 <![CDATA[Five things to know about 'Coda,' the second phase of Tech Square]]> 33939

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides a short list of information outling the future of 'Coda,' which will be a callaborative hub for Georgia Tech researchers, major companies, and startups.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1481920953 2016-12-16 20:42:33 1481920953 2016-12-16 20:42:33 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-16T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-16T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-16T00:00:00-05:00 584934 image <![CDATA[Coda 3]]> image/jpeg 1481562488 2016-12-12 17:08:08 1481562488 2016-12-12 17:08:08 584932 image <![CDATA[Coda - Renderings ]]> image/jpeg 1481562001 2016-12-12 17:00:01 1481562001 2016-12-12 17:00:01 <![CDATA[Westworld: Are Conscious AI Dangerous?]]> 33939

School of Interactive Computing Professor Mark Riedl comments on a handful of questions concerning HBO's hit show "Westworld." He discusses whether robots can feel pain and whether they could be potentially dangerous for humans.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1481319185 2016-12-09 21:33:05 1481743113 2016-12-14 19:18:33 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-09T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-09T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-09T00:00:00-05:00 499531 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl portrait]]> image/jpeg 1455332400 2016-02-13 03:00:00 1475895258 2016-10-08 02:54:18 <![CDATA[Yik Yak Layoffs May Signal Maturity For Atlanta's Tech Startups]]> 33939

School of Interactive Computing Professor Amy Bruckman shares thoughts on the mobile application Yik Yak in this article about layoffs at the company.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1481662338 2016-12-13 20:52:18 1481743098 2016-12-14 19:18:18 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-13T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-13T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-13T00:00:00-05:00 50695 image <![CDATA[Amy Bruckman]]> image/jpeg 1449175421 2015-12-03 20:43:41 1475894466 2016-10-08 02:41:06 <![CDATA[Startups need to 'stop disrupting and start innovating']]> 33939

School of Interactive Computing Professor Ian Bogost discusses the need to embrace and find ways of improving education, governance, and day-to-day life through technology's influence.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1481662689 2016-12-13 20:58:09 1481743082 2016-12-14 19:18:02 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-13T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-13T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-13T00:00:00-05:00 252091 image <![CDATA[Ian Bogost]]> image/png 1449243813 2015-12-04 15:43:33 1502475238 2017-08-11 18:13:58 <![CDATA[Google Says It Can Make Software That Creates Beautiful Music]]> 33939

School of Interactive Computing Professor Mark Riedl offers expertise about the attention a Goodle artificial intelligence project could bring to the smaller concentrations of the field as a whole.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1480972331 2016-12-05 21:12:11 1480972331 2016-12-05 21:12:11 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-05T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-05T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-05T00:00:00-05:00 443661 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl]]> image/jpeg 1449256205 2015-12-04 19:10:05 1475895182 2016-10-08 02:53:02 <![CDATA[What GitHub did to kill its trolls]]> 33939

School of Interactive Computing Professor Amy Bruckman is included in this story about how software start-up GitHub handled challenges with harassment on its site.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1480697982 2016-12-02 16:59:42 1480697982 2016-12-02 16:59:42 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 50695 image <![CDATA[Amy Bruckman]]> image/jpeg 1449175421 2015-12-03 20:43:41 1475894466 2016-10-08 02:41:06 <![CDATA[Tech Giants Are Luring Away Universities' AI Leaders, May Cause Next Gen's Brain Drain]]> 33939

School of Interactive Computing Professor Mark Riedl comments on a growing trend that has seen the number of computer scientists who remain in academia after earning Ph.D.s hit "a historic low."

]]> David Mitchell 1 1480697575 2016-12-02 16:52:55 1480697575 2016-12-02 16:52:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 443661 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl]]> image/jpeg 1449256205 2015-12-04 19:10:05 1475895182 2016-10-08 02:53:02 <![CDATA[Eight States Have Fewer Than 10 Girls Take AP Computer Science Exam]]> 33939

College of Computing's Barbara Ericson provides analysis of the 2016 Associated Press Computer Science A exam results.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1480697241 2016-12-02 16:47:21 1480697241 2016-12-02 16:47:21 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 50643 image <![CDATA[Barbara Ericson]]> image/jpeg 1449175421 2015-12-03 20:43:41 1475894466 2016-10-08 02:41:06 <![CDATA[Wearable Tech: From 'Peak Hype' to 'Peak Adoption']]> 33939

School of Interactive Computing Professor Thad Starner shares his expertise in an article about the growing importance of wearable technology, citing what he calls the 'magic two-second rule' -- if you can't get to a tool within two seconds, your use of it goes down exponentially.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1478706211 2016-11-09 15:43:31 1480527688 2016-11-30 17:41:28 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-11-09T00:00:00-05:00 2016-11-09T00:00:00-05:00 2016-11-09T00:00:00-05:00 416531 image <![CDATA[Thad Starner]]> image/jpeg 1449254258 2015-12-04 18:37:38 1475895155 2016-10-08 02:52:35 <![CDATA[Researchers Work with Kids in Mumbai to Examine Classroom Potential of Virtual Reality]]> 32045

Can virtual reality improve the classroom experience for kids in impoverished parts of the world? Third-year computer science major Aditya Vishwanath thinks so! He shares his recent experience with kids from the slums of Mumbai in this insightful Q&A.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1480520540 2016-11-30 15:42:20 1480520540 2016-11-30 15:42:20 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-11-30T00:00:00-05:00 2016-11-30T00:00:00-05:00 2016-11-30T00:00:00-05:00 584417 image <![CDATA[Mumbai Kids Test Virtual Reality]]> image/jpeg 1480519840 2016-11-30 15:30:40 1480519840 2016-11-30 15:30:40 <![CDATA[The Debate is On: Does the World Really Need Killer Robots?]]> 33939

College of Computing Regents' Professor Ron Arkin offers his expertise in this article, detailing how a robot's lack of emotion can help it to avoid human error.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1479763879 2016-11-21 21:31:19 1479763890 2016-11-21 21:31:30 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-11-21T00:00:00-05:00 2016-11-21T00:00:00-05:00 2016-11-21T00:00:00-05:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[Faster Programs, Easier Programming]]> 30267

David Bader, chair of the School of Computational Science and Engineering, comments on the creation of a new system that allows non-programmers to produce optimized, multicore-enabled programs based on the needs and descriptions that users provide.

]]> Devin Young 1 1478537206 2016-11-07 16:46:46 1478538192 2016-11-07 17:03:12 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-11-07T00:00:00-05:00 2016-11-07T00:00:00-05:00 2016-11-07T00:00:00-05:00 485871 image <![CDATA[David Bader 2015]]> image/jpeg 1452902401 2016-01-16 00:00:01 1475895236 2016-10-08 02:53:56 <![CDATA[Growing Computer Science Education Into a STEM Education Discipline]]> 32045

School of Interactive Computing Professor Mark Guzdial and his Ph.D. student Briana Morrison discuss the differences between computer science education and traditional STEM education.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1478187504 2016-11-03 15:38:24 1478187504 2016-11-03 15:38:24 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 50601 image <![CDATA[Mark Guzdial]]> image/jpeg 1449175408 2015-12-03 20:43:28 1475894463 2016-10-08 02:41:03 <![CDATA[Ian Bogost Discovers the Hidden Joy of Drudgery]]> 33939

Professor Ian Bogost of Georgia Tech's School of Interactive Computing is profiled, highlighting his idea of adding the concept of play to simple daily activities like making coffee.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1478181500 2016-11-03 13:58:20 1478181530 2016-11-03 13:58:50 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 252091 image <![CDATA[Ian Bogost]]> image/png 1449243813 2015-12-04 15:43:33 1502475238 2017-08-11 18:13:58 <![CDATA[I Had to Run - Online Tool Aids Refugees Resettling in Atlanta]]> 32045

Computational Science & Engineering Assistant Professor Bistra Dilkina provides insights for this podcast's detailed look at the development of an online tool being used to find housing for refugees resettling in Atlanta.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1478114402 2016-11-02 19:20:02 1478114421 2016-11-02 19:20:21 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-11-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-11-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-11-02T00:00:00-04:00 325521 image <![CDATA[Bistra Dilkina]]> image/jpeg 1449245041 2015-12-04 16:04:01 1475895037 2016-10-08 02:50:37 <![CDATA[A Teaching Assistant Named Jill Watson]]> 33939

Professor Ashok Goel of the School of Interactive Computing shares how he believes he can use artificial intelligence to scale personalized learning at TEDxSanFrancisco in early October. He used AI to build Jill Watson, an AI teaching assistant, and none of the students noticed.

]]> David Mitchell 1 1478109745 2016-11-02 18:02:25 1478113848 2016-11-02 19:10:48 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-11-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-11-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-11-02T00:00:00-04:00 583441 image <![CDATA[Ashok Goel TEDxSanFrancisco]]> image/png 1478111111 2016-11-02 18:25:11 1478111111 2016-11-02 18:25:11 <![CDATA[Beyond Silicon: Squeezing More Out of Chips]]> 32045

Tom Conte lends his insights to this article about the challenges of moving computing beyond the limits of Moore's Law.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1477917241 2016-10-31 12:34:01 1478028945 2016-11-01 19:35:45 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-30T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-30T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-30T00:00:00-04:00 582779 image <![CDATA[Tom Conte CRNCH]]> image/jpeg 1476882216 2016-10-19 13:03:36 1476882216 2016-10-19 13:03:36 <![CDATA[Google Glass teaches people to dot and dash]]> 32045

No, Morse code is not making a comeback. However, results from a new study led by Thad Starner have implications for wearable technology, like smart watches, according to this article from New Atlas.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1477663858 2016-10-28 14:10:58 1477663858 2016-10-28 14:10:58 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 583210 image <![CDATA[Morse Code 2]]> image/jpeg 1477581892 2016-10-27 15:24:52 1477581892 2016-10-27 15:24:52 <![CDATA[The Critical IOT Reading List]]> 32045

Want to keep up with the latest thinking about the internet of things? Then check out this growing reading list from Wired that includes an article from GT Computing's Ian Bogost.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1477508411 2016-10-26 19:00:11 1477508545 2016-10-26 19:02:25 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-26T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-26T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-26T00:00:00-04:00 583174 image <![CDATA[IOT from Pixabay]]> image/png 1477508505 2016-10-26 19:01:45 1477508505 2016-10-26 19:01:45 <![CDATA[Udacity partners with IBM Watson to launch the AI Nanodegree]]> 32045

Online education platform Udacity has partnered with IBM Watson to launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) Nanodegree program. Image courtesy of Clockready from Wikimedia Commons

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1477504129 2016-10-26 17:48:49 1477504388 2016-10-26 17:53:08 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-25T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-25T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-25T00:00:00-04:00 583165 image <![CDATA[IBM Watson]]> image/png 1477504304 2016-10-26 17:51:44 1477504304 2016-10-26 17:51:44 <![CDATA[Find Fun Where You Least Expect It]]> 32045

Ian Bogost's new book, "Play Anything," is described as a "manifesto for a different attitude to the world," in this review by Oliver Burkeman.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1477056972 2016-10-21 13:36:12 1477057297 2016-10-21 13:41:37 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-14T00:00:00-04:00 582917 image <![CDATA[Play Anything]]> image/png 1477057016 2016-10-21 13:36:56 1477057016 2016-10-21 13:36:56 <![CDATA[SXSW 2017 Announces Thad Starner as Featured Speaker]]> 32045

Thad Starner is among the keynotes, featured speakers, and more than 750 sessions for the 2017 SXSW Conference, which is scheduled for March 10-19 in Austin, Texas.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1477056047 2016-10-21 13:20:47 1477056047 2016-10-21 13:20:47 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-21T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-21T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-21T00:00:00-04:00 416531 image <![CDATA[Thad Starner]]> image/jpeg 1449254258 2015-12-04 18:37:38 1475895155 2016-10-08 02:52:35 <![CDATA[Moving Beyond Moore’s Law with the New CRNCH Center at Georgia Tech]]> 32045

Georgia Tech is taking on the challenge of moving computing past the end of Moore’s Law by standing up a new interdisciplinary research center, which is known as CRNCH.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1476881984 2016-10-19 12:59:44 1476901617 2016-10-19 18:26:57 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-19T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-19T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-19T00:00:00-04:00 582779 image <![CDATA[Tom Conte CRNCH]]> image/jpeg 1476882216 2016-10-19 13:03:36 1476882216 2016-10-19 13:03:36 <![CDATA[OMS CS Wins Top Award in Program Effectiveness for Professionals]]> 27998

Brittany Aiello 1 1476456417 2016-10-14 14:46:57 1476456417 2016-10-14 14:46:57 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-14T00:00:00-04:00 582571 image <![CDATA[GT Wins Top Award In Program Effectiveness for Professionals]]> image/png 1476456402 2016-10-14 14:46:42 1476456402 2016-10-14 14:46:42 <![CDATA[AT&T's Palmer on Minding the Skills Gap]]> 30267

AT&T’s Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, John Palmer, discusses the company’s push to re-skilling its existing talent through university partners – like Georgia Tech’s OMS CS program.

]]> Devin Young 1 1476067347 2016-10-10 02:42:27 1476287208 2016-10-12 15:46:48 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[Picture Perfect? New Uses For Those Food Photos on Instagram]]> 30267

Assistant Professor Munmun De Choudhury's research on Instagram images and its relationship to food deserts was mentioned as a new app claims to help people lose weight by gauging food's healthiness.

]]> Devin Young 1 1475511641 2016-10-03 16:20:41 1476287148 2016-10-12 15:45:48 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-03T00:00:00-04:00 485901 image <![CDATA[Munmun De Choudhury 2015]]> image/jpeg 1452902401 2016-01-16 00:00:01 1475895239 2016-10-08 02:53:59 <![CDATA[Alternative Credentialing Can Add Value to Degrees]]> 30267

C21U Executive Director Rich DeMillo addresses the current status of higher education and looks into how alternate means of education – such as Georgia Tech's OMS CS program – can bolster the traditional system.

]]> Devin Young 1 1475254504 2016-09-30 16:55:04 1476214029 2016-10-11 19:27:09 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 389881 image <![CDATA[Rich DeMillo Headshot - Book Release]]> image/jpeg 1449246288 2015-12-04 16:24:48 1475894378 2016-10-08 02:39:38 <![CDATA[MOOC-Based Credential Options Expand in Online Education]]> 30267

As MOOC-based degrees – such as Georgia Tech’s OMS CS program – become a more attractive option than their on-campus counterparts, students the world over look to test these low-cost, yet highly credible programs.

]]> Devin Young 1 1476070825 2016-10-10 03:40:25 1476213475 2016-10-11 19:17:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[Dream Big, Start Small]]> 30267

Georgia Tech’s OMS CS degree has been a guiding light in the educational landscape and cited as the influence behind similar programs at peer institutions, including the University of Illinois's iMBA program.

]]> Devin Young 1 1476068678 2016-10-10 03:04:38 1476118860 2016-10-10 17:01:00 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 568811 image <![CDATA[Inside Higher Ed on OMS CS]]> image/png 1472231899 2016-08-26 17:18:19 1475895376 2016-10-08 02:56:16 <![CDATA[Are Educational Apps and Technology Nurturing or Killing Learning?]]> 30267

With technology and online programs – like Georgia Tech's OMS CS – making education more accessible, the world could be on the verge of an educational renaissance. Yet, some argue whether these digital assets are really educational liabilities.

]]> Devin Young 1 1476114977 2016-10-10 15:56:17 1476118661 2016-10-10 16:57:41 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-10T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-10T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-10T00:00:00-04:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[After Gaining Legitimacy, Can Online Higher Education Replace Traditional College?]]> 32045

OMS CS is once again held up as an example of how Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are changing the face of online higher education.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1475783881 2016-10-06 19:58:01 1476067106 2016-10-10 02:38:26 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-06T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-06T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-06T00:00:00-04:00 582237 image <![CDATA[Online revolution]]> image/jpeg 1475783976 2016-10-06 19:59:36 1475783976 2016-10-06 19:59:36 <![CDATA[Navy Looking at Teaching Robots How to Behave]]> 32045

The U.S. Navy is leveraging technology developed by the College of Computing's Mark Riedl and his team of researchers to teach robots human values.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1472135134 2016-08-25 14:25:34 1475893702 2016-10-08 02:28:22 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-14T00:00:00-04:00 341591 image <![CDATA[Research Horizons - Serious Gaming - Mark Riedl]]> image/jpeg 1449245595 2015-12-04 16:13:15 1475895060 2016-10-08 02:51:00 <![CDATA[Instagramming In Black And White? Could Be You're Depressed.]]> 30267

Assistant Professor Munmun De Choudhury comments on a new study that used a computer script to analyze a group of Instagram users' galleries to predict if the users had depression.

]]> Devin Young 1 1472135119 2016-08-25 14:25:19 1475893702 2016-10-08 02:28:22 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-24T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-24T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-24T00:00:00-04:00 485901 image <![CDATA[Munmun De Choudhury 2015]]> image/jpeg 1452902401 2016-01-16 00:00:01 1475895239 2016-10-08 02:53:59 <![CDATA[AI Wants to Be Your Bro, Not Your Foe]]> 30267

Regents' Professor Ron Arkin celebrates a major report from Stanford University on the social and economic implications of artificial intelligence, dispelling many of the doomsday prophecies often portrayed by pop culture.

]]> Devin Young 1 1472724145 2016-09-01 10:02:25 1475893702 2016-10-08 02:28:22 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-09-01T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-01T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-01T00:00:00-04:00 50729 image <![CDATA[Ronald Arkin]]> image/jpeg 1449175437 2015-12-03 20:43:57 1475894471 2016-10-08 02:41:11 <![CDATA[How Apple Sells its Controlling Ways as Futurism]]> 32045

Ian Bogost suggests that the "problem with the future is that it’s very hard to think about how it might have been different once it arrives," as he ponders the implications of Apple's recent decision to eliminate the analog audio port on its new phones.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1473417243 2016-09-09 10:34:03 1475893702 2016-10-08 02:28:22 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-09-08T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-08T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-08T00:00:00-04:00 341631 image <![CDATA[Research Horizons - Ian Bogost]]> image/jpeg 1449245595 2015-12-04 16:13:15 1475895060 2016-10-08 02:51:00 <![CDATA[Five surprising ways AI could be a part of our lives by 2030]]> 32045

OMS CS teaching assistant "Jill Watson" figures into this article detailing how artificial intelligence may shape our future.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1473765147 2016-09-13 11:12:27 1475893702 2016-10-08 02:28:22 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-09-13T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-13T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-13T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Seven signs Cuban media is moving toward openness]]> 30267

Ph.D. student Michaelanne Dye's research into Cuba’s use of the internet and social media is highlighted as evidence of the growing openess of the country's media landscape.

]]> Devin Young 1 1470762001 2016-08-09 17:00:01 1475893699 2016-10-08 02:28:19 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00 425051 image <![CDATA[Cuba Car]]> image/jpeg 1449254319 2015-12-04 18:38:39 1475895165 2016-10-08 02:52:45 <![CDATA[College of Computing Reveals Social Media Contest Winners]]> 32045

More than 150 photos were submitted in this summer's #GTComputingAdventures social media contest. Find out which entries have won the two grand prizes!

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1471429305 2016-08-17 10:21:45 1475893699 2016-10-08 02:28:19 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-17T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-17T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-17T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[College of Computing Previews Institute Address]]> 32045

The College of Computing previews its contributions to the upcoming 2016 Institute Address, set for Aug. 25 from 11 a.m. until noon.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1471882599 2016-08-22 16:16:39 1475893699 2016-10-08 02:28:19 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-22T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-22T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-22T00:00:00-04:00 536981 image <![CDATA[President G. P. "Bud" Peterson]]> image/png 1463713200 2016-05-20 03:00:00 1475895324 2016-10-08 02:55:24 <![CDATA[Georgia Tech Bids Farewell to Henrik Christensen]]> 32045

College of Computing Professor Henrik Christensen helped to create Georgia Tech's international reputation for robotics. Colleagues gather Friday to wish him well in his new job at the University of California, San Diego.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1472127403 2016-08-25 12:16:43 1475893699 2016-10-08 02:28:19 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-25T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-25T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-25T00:00:00-04:00 340161 image <![CDATA[Research Horizons - Adv Manufacturing - Prof Henrik Christensen]]> image/jpeg 1449245252 2015-12-04 16:07:32 1475895055 2016-10-08 02:50:55 <![CDATA[Could Robots and Virtual Reality Treat Abnormal Disorders?]]> 30267

Georgia Tech Professor Ron Arkin explains how advances in robotics technology may be able to help treat sexual deviants.

]]> Devin Young 1 1470228142 2016-08-03 12:42:22 1475893699 2016-10-08 02:28:19 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[A History of Violence]]> 30267

First-Person Shooter (FPS) games have a long legacy in the video games industry but are often criticized for violent content. Professor Ian Bogost touches on the legacy of FPS games and how new trends will influence the genre.

]]> Devin Young 1 1470229640 2016-08-03 13:07:20 1475893699 2016-10-08 02:28:19 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 562121 image <![CDATA[first person shooter]]> image/jpeg 1471012763 2016-08-12 14:39:23 1475895364 2016-10-08 02:56:04 <![CDATA[Graph Matching in Theory and Practice]]> 30267

School of Computer Science Chair Lance Fortnow offers insights on graph isomorphism and a possible major theoretical achievement by of one of his mentors.

]]> Devin Young 1 1467725707 2016-07-05 13:35:07 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-01T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-01T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-01T00:00:00-04:00 356631 image <![CDATA[Lance Fortnow compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245762 2015-12-04 16:16:02 1475895089 2016-10-08 02:51:29 <![CDATA[The Purpose-Driven Customer Experience]]> 30267

Assistant Professor Eric Gilbert and Ph.D. student Tanushree Mitra reveal how purpose-centric messaging shapes the customer experience and supports successful Kickstarter campaigns.

]]> Devin Young 1 1467973740 2016-07-08 10:29:00 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 485881 image <![CDATA[Eric Gilbert 2015]]> image/jpeg 1452902401 2016-01-16 00:00:01 1475895239 2016-10-08 02:53:59 <![CDATA[Story Time Could Teach Robots Human Etiquette]]> 30267

The Office of Naval Research is working with Georgia Tech Professor Mark Riedl and other researchers to program robots with human morals.

]]> Devin Young 1 1467976608 2016-07-08 11:16:48 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 499531 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl portrait]]> image/jpeg 1455332400 2016-02-13 03:00:00 1475895258 2016-10-08 02:54:18 <![CDATA[Key Trends in Machine Learning and AI]]> 30267

The implications of machine learning and artificial intelligence are examined as recent field experiments, like Georgia Tech's teaching chatbot Jill Watson, raises interesting questions.

]]> Devin Young 1 1467979028 2016-07-08 11:57:08 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00 359871 image <![CDATA[Ashok Goel in the Cloud]]> image/jpeg 1449245782 2015-12-04 16:16:22 1475895096 2016-10-08 02:51:36 <![CDATA[The Quest For the Next Human-Computer Interface]]> 30267

Georgia Tech Professor Blair MacIntyre discusses the next step in the relationship between humans and technology and how advances in virtual and augmented reality will affect our interactions.

]]> Devin Young 1 1468317360 2016-07-12 09:56:00 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00 50559 image <![CDATA[Blair MacIntyre]]> image/jpeg 1449175408 2015-12-03 20:43:28 1475894463 2016-10-08 02:41:03 <![CDATA[How Randall Stephenson Took AT&T into the Future of Digital]]> 27998

Randal Stephenson, CEO of AT&T, talks the digital future and OMS CS.

]]> Brittany Aiello 1 1468503305 2016-07-14 13:35:05 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[The Tragedy of Pokémon Go]]> 30267

Ian Bogost, Ivan Allen College distinguished chair in media studies and professor of interactive computing, writes in The Atlantic about the latest iteration of Pokémon and what he expects from the craze.

]]> Devin Young 1 1468408209 2016-07-13 11:10:09 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-13T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-13T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-13T00:00:00-04:00 552601 image <![CDATA[Pokemon Go]]> image/jpeg 1468424100 2016-07-13 15:35:00 1475895350 2016-10-08 02:55:50 <![CDATA[20th Anniversary of the Atlanta Olympics]]> 32045

As part of a story on the 20th anniversary of the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Annie Antón shares her memories of serving as an envoy to Equatorial Guinea while she was a Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1468842449 2016-07-18 11:47:29 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-18T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-18T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-18T00:00:00-04:00 553641 image <![CDATA[Annie Anton Olympic Envoy]]> image/png 1468856911 2016-07-18 15:48:31 1475895350 2016-10-08 02:55:50 <![CDATA[Exchange Program Offers Taste of Life Abroad]]> 32045

Getting a taste of life abroad may be easier than you think with Georgia Tech's EPFL Exchange Program.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1469013027 2016-07-20 11:10:27 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-20T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-20T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-20T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[5 Reasons That Technology Is Good for Kids]]> 30267

Georgia Tech Professor Ian Bogost explains the educational value of interactive media, and how it is being used to teach children key concepts such as delegation, responsibility, and teamwork.

]]> Devin Young 1 1469118431 2016-07-21 16:27:11 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-21T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-21T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-21T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Computers Will Require More Energy by 2040]]> 30267

By 2040, the crumbling state of computer chip performance threatens to consume more energy than what the world generates. Georgia Tech Prof. Tom Conte argues the need to focus on what really matters, improving computing.

]]> Devin Young 1 1469527130 2016-07-26 09:58:50 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-07-26T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-26T00:00:00-04:00 2016-07-26T00:00:00-04:00 71810 image <![CDATA[Tom Conte]]> image/jpeg 1449177405 2015-12-03 21:16:45 1475894644 2016-10-08 02:44:04 <![CDATA[Data Science Fellowship Delivers Results for Refugees Resettling in Atlanta]]> 32045

Partnering with New American Pathways, a team of Data Science for Social Good 2016 Fellows has developed a one-stop-shop tool to help find suitable housing for refugees resettling in metro Atlanta.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1470135202 2016-08-02 10:53:22 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-02T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[The End of Globalization? The International Security Implications]]> 30267

Georgia Tech's "Jill Watson" figures into this exploration of how artificial intelligence, robotics, and other emerging technologies may be bringing about an end to globalization.

]]> Devin Young 1 1470142049 2016-08-02 12:47:29 1475893696 2016-10-08 02:28:16 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-02T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Video Games Keep Getting Tougher and That's OK]]> 30267

Games have been around for centuries, all with varying amounts of difficulty. Georgia Tech Professor Ian Bogost talks about this new trend of developing increasingly more difficult video games and the community of gamers that demand them.

]]> Devin Young 1 1465468118 2016-06-09 10:28:38 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-09T00:00:00-04:00 341631 image <![CDATA[Research Horizons - Ian Bogost]]> image/jpeg 1449245595 2015-12-04 16:13:15 1475895060 2016-10-08 02:51:00 <![CDATA[OK Computer, Write Me a Song]]> 30267

Associate Professor Mark Riedl talks about how Google's new AI software could bring more attention and resources to a neglected area of artificial intelligence research.

]]> Devin Young 1 1465560206 2016-06-10 12:03:26 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-09T00:00:00-04:00 341591 image <![CDATA[Research Horizons - Serious Gaming - Mark Riedl]]> image/jpeg 1449245595 2015-12-04 16:13:15 1475895060 2016-10-08 02:51:00 <![CDATA[How Gaming Helped Launch the Attack of the Internet Trolls]]> 30267

Internet trolls are everywhere! Professor Ian Bogost dicuss how video games help foster these Internet troublemakers, and why they use the net as their "safe place" to do bad things.

]]> Devin Young 1 1465559661 2016-06-10 11:54:21 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 59327 image <![CDATA[Ian Bogost]]> image/png 1449176227 2015-12-03 20:57:07 1502475481 2017-08-11 18:18:01 <![CDATA[I'm Retweeting Her]]> 30267

Political attacks are nothing new, but the tools candidates use to attack each other are. Professor Ian Bogost discusses how technology is affecting politics and what it says about politics and politicking on the Internet.

]]> Devin Young 1 1465561322 2016-06-10 12:22:02 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Incoming College of Computing Freshman Earns WWDC 2016 Scholarship]]> 32045

Incoming freshman Anushk Mittal's efforts to help people sleep better have earned him a coveted WWDC 2016 scholarship.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1465907543 2016-06-14 12:32:23 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Cracking the Code of Dolphin Communication]]> 30267

For years, scientists have researched dolphin behavior and cognitive abilities. Now, Professor Thad Starner is harnessing the power of AI to help researchers unravel the mystery of how dolphins communicate.

]]> Devin Young 1 1466073925 2016-06-16 10:45:25 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-16T00:00:00-04:00 416531 image <![CDATA[Thad Starner]]> image/jpeg 1449254258 2015-12-04 18:37:38 1475895155 2016-10-08 02:52:35 <![CDATA[Why Big Data Now]]> 32045

It’s more than a buzzword—Big Data is a big deal. And though we’ve been creating, collecting and analyzing data forever, the current explosion in digital technology gives us access to an ever-expanding treasure trove of information that’s changing the way we’re conducting research, making business decisions and much more. Of course, Georgia Tech stands right in the middle of the action.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1466613650 2016-06-22 16:40:50 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-22T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-22T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-22T00:00:00-04:00 546941 image <![CDATA[Why Big Data Now]]> image/jpeg 1466697600 2016-06-23 16:00:00 1475895341 2016-10-08 02:55:41 <![CDATA[Game Developer Barbie Can Actually Code!]]> 32045

College of Computing Ph.D. alumni Casey Fiesler shares her thoughts on the latest iteration of the classic toy.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1466695068 2016-06-23 15:17:48 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Better Research Through Video Games]]> 30267

Professor Mark Riedl's research is included in this article about gamification and turning gamers into citizen scientists.

]]> Devin Young 1 1466774069 2016-06-24 13:14:29 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-24T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-24T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-24T00:00:00-04:00 443661 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl]]> image/jpeg 1449256205 2015-12-04 19:10:05 1475895182 2016-10-08 02:53:02 547961 image <![CDATA[Gasification]]> image/jpeg 1467316800 2016-06-30 20:00:00 1475895341 2016-10-08 02:55:41 <![CDATA[Computer science jobs pushing popularity, disparities still exist]]> 30267

Georgia Tech's College of Computing Dean Zvi Galil and Senior Research Scientist Barbara Ericson comment on the growing demand for computer science professionals, and the need to support the surplus of interest for students in Georgia.

]]> Devin Young 1 1467133607 2016-06-28 17:06:47 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00 449621 image <![CDATA[student in CCB commons with computer]]> image/jpeg 1449256264 2015-12-04 19:11:04 1475895192 2016-10-08 02:53:12 <![CDATA[California legislators push computer science education bill]]> 30267

The increasing need for computer scientists in the U.S. has led to talks about how to establish curriculum standards for grades K-12 in California. Georgia Tech Professor Mark Guzdial weighs in on why this early exposure to computer science is key.

]]> Devin Young 1 1467135815 2016-06-28 17:43:35 1475893694 2016-10-08 02:28:14 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00 356751 image <![CDATA[Mark Guzdial compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245762 2015-12-04 16:16:02 1475895089 2016-10-08 02:51:29 <![CDATA[A Search Engine That Matches Your Drawings to Photographs Isn't Too Far Off]]> 30267

A new technology aims to help people search for things they can’t necessarily describe in words. Georgia Tech Associate Professor James Hays is working on a program that reads hand-drawn sketches and matches them to related photos and information.

]]> Devin Young 1 1464174386 2016-05-25 11:06:26 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-25T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-25T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-25T00:00:00-04:00 467061 image <![CDATA[James Hays]]> image/jpeg 1449257138 2015-12-04 19:25:38 1475895213 2016-10-08 02:53:33 <![CDATA[Should Robots Decide Who Lives or Dies?]]> 30267

Artificial intelligence advances in military robots is redefining the meaning of warfare. As part of this article, Professor Ron Arkin addresses whether robotic weapons can discern the value of human life in the fog of war, and what rules will guide their decision-making process.

]]> Devin Young 1 1464774965 2016-06-01 09:56:05 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-01T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-01T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-01T00:00:00-04:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[All-female team to lead Association for Computing Machinery]]> 30267

Against a backdrop of an IT industry pushing for more diversity, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recently elected its first all-female board, which includes Professor Elizabeth Mynatt.

]]> Devin Young 1 1464881748 2016-06-02 15:35:48 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-02T00:00:00-04:00 243141 image <![CDATA[Beth Mynatt]]> image/jpeg 1449243704 2015-12-04 15:41:44 1475894919 2016-10-08 02:48:39 <![CDATA[Meet Jill Watson, your new robot teaching assistant]]> 30267

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty commented on Professor Ashok Goel's "Jill Watson" experiment and the growing importance of artificial intelligence.

]]> Devin Young 1 1464882523 2016-06-02 15:48:43 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-02T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-02T00:00:00-04:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[The Argument For Robots That Can Think, Decide — And Kill]]> 30267

War is inevitable. Professor Ron Arkin discusses how smarter and more precise weapons can make war safer and reduce casualties.

]]> Devin Young 1 1465210500 2016-06-06 10:55:00 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-06-06T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-06T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-06T00:00:00-04:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[College of Computing Sends off Newest Graduates]]> 32045

Ben Snedeker 1 1463136882 2016-05-13 10:54:42 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-13T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-13T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-13T00:00:00-04:00 536061 image <![CDATA[College of Computing Sends off Newest Graduates]]> image/jpeg 1463590800 2016-05-18 17:00:00 1475895322 2016-10-08 02:55:22 <![CDATA[Taking on Tech’s Diversity Problem in Grade School]]> 30267

Barbara J. Ericson, a research scientist at Georgia Tech, illustrates the importance of an early introduction to computer science to achieving more diversity in tech in this article about an organization called Black Girls Code (BGC).

]]> Devin Young 1 1463404967 2016-05-16 13:22:47 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 50643 image <![CDATA[Barbara Ericson]]> image/jpeg 1449175421 2015-12-03 20:43:41 1475894466 2016-10-08 02:41:06 <![CDATA[This Turing Machine Should Run Forever Unless Math Is Wrong]]> 30267

Lance Fortnow, chair of the School of Computer Science, provides insight on a duo of MIT researchers' attempt to test the limits of the mathematical realm.

(Photo courtesy of Jon Callas)

]]> Devin Young 1 1463405491 2016-05-16 13:31:31 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 536461 image <![CDATA[Alan Turing Statue]]> image/png 1463590800 2016-05-18 17:00:00 1475895322 2016-10-08 02:55:22 <![CDATA[Teaching dogs to talk is easier than you think]]> 32045

Associate Professor Melody Jackson and her team have developed technology that is giving dogs a voice, an ability she says is crucial for search and rescue, bomb detection and therapy dogs. Jackson and her 8-year-old border collie, Sky, recently gave a demonstration to CNN.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1463650513 2016-05-19 09:35:13 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-18T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-18T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-18T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Georgia Tech, Atlanta Fire Dept. Extinguish Risk with Data Analytics]]> 30267

The city of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department recently turned to Assistant Professor Bistra Dilkina and Data Science for Social Good to see how big data might help the city inventory thousands of commercial properties and assess the risk of fire for each building or business.

]]> Devin Young 1 1463665761 2016-05-19 13:49:21 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-19T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-19T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-19T00:00:00-04:00 325521 image <![CDATA[Bistra Dilkina]]> image/jpeg 1449245041 2015-12-04 16:04:01 1475895037 2016-10-08 02:50:37 <![CDATA[Robocar Teaches Itself to Powerslide]]> 30267

Georgia Tech researchers at the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machine have unleashed their new toy -- a self-driving “Robocar”-- that is testing algorithms that may teach future autonomous vehicles how to respond in aggressive driving situations.

]]> Devin Young 1 1463662166 2016-05-19 12:49:26 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-20T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-20T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-20T00:00:00-04:00 <![CDATA[A Professor Built an AI Bot to Make Teaching Easier. Will It Replace Him Someday?]]> 30267

Georgia Tech Professor Ashok Goel used an artificial intelligence-based chatbot to help manage the thousands of questions sent by his 300 OMS CS students, but now people wonder if this AI teaching assistant could bring inexpensive, quality education to billions of people around the world.

]]> Devin Young 1 1463742897 2016-05-20 11:14:57 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-20T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-20T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-20T00:00:00-04:00 469221 image <![CDATA[Ashok Goel]]> image/jpeg 1449257160 2015-12-04 19:26:00 1475895218 2016-10-08 02:53:38 <![CDATA[Talking To Our Computers Is Changing Who We Are]]> 30267

From Professor Ashok Goel's AI-based teaching assistant to self-driving cars, science fiction is slowly becoming reality. As society moves from engaging with technology on-demand to near constant connectivity, will technology's ubiquitous presence change how we interact with each other and the world?

]]> Devin Young 1 1464018486 2016-05-23 15:48:06 1475893690 2016-10-08 02:28:10 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-23T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-23T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-23T00:00:00-04:00 359871 image <![CDATA[Ashok Goel in the Cloud]]> image/jpeg 1449245782 2015-12-04 16:16:22 1475895096 2016-10-08 02:51:36 <![CDATA[Georgia Tech's Next Steps]]> 30267

Georgia Tech's online M.S. in computer science (OMS CS, for short) has exceeded the Institute's expectations, and administrators plan more online offerings in the future.

]]> Devin Young 1 1461751961 2016-04-27 10:12:41 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-27T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-27T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-27T00:00:00-04:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[Weighing The Good And The Bad Of Autonomous Killer Robots In Battle]]> 30267

Regents' Professor and Director of the Mobile Robot Laboratory at Georgia Tech Ron Arkin, offers insight on how autonomous robots and similar devices can save military and civilian lives in future wars.

]]> Devin Young 1 1461938886 2016-04-29 14:08:06 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[Professors hate online education. To save colleges, they have to learn to love it.]]> 30267

Many professors had been skeptical of online learning, but programs like Georgia Tech's Online M.S. in computer science (OMS CS, for short) and others are proving that the MOOC (Massive Open Online Classes) model works.

]]> Devin Young 1 1461940168 2016-04-29 14:29:28 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[Ga. Tech Students Develop Public Art-Painting Robotic Slug]]> 30267

Parts of Atlanta are covered in murals, but what if there were one on every surface of our city? That’s the dream of some Georgia Tech freshmen, who are building a wall-climbing, spray-painting robot called the Color Slug.

(Photo courtesy of Gabbie Watts, NPR)

]]> Devin Young 1 1462467485 2016-05-05 16:58:05 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-03T00:00:00-04:00 533421 image <![CDATA[Color Slug]]> image/png 1462561200 2016-05-06 19:00:00 1475895314 2016-10-08 02:55:14 <![CDATA[Moore’s Law Running Out of Room, Tech Looks for a Successor]]> 30267

For decades, the computer industry has been guided by Moore's Law, but according to Georgia Tech Professor Thomas M. Conte, the law may no longer be a viable benchmark for the industry.

]]> Devin Young 1 1462357819 2016-05-04 10:30:19 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-04T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-04T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-04T00:00:00-04:00 350091 image <![CDATA[Tom Conte compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[After Moore's Law: Predicting The Future Beyond Silicon Chips]]> 30267

Moore's Law has been the guiding light for much of the innovation in computing, but faith in the law has been fading. Georgia Tech Professor Tom Conte discusses how to move beyond Moore's Law.

]]> Devin Young 1 1462466539 2016-05-05 16:42:19 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 350091 image <![CDATA[Tom Conte compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[Georgia Tech snags $2.9M DARPA contract to develop low-volume DDoS attack defense]]> 32045

Armed with a new $2.9M DARPA contract, Georgia Tech researchers led by Assistant Professor Taesoo Kim, are studying ways to combat low-volume distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on websites.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1462529698 2016-05-06 10:14:58 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 532171 image <![CDATA[Taesoo Kim]]> image/jpeg 1462377601 2016-05-04 16:00:01 1475895314 2016-10-08 02:55:14 <![CDATA[Georgia Tech Alumnus Receives $12.5M in Funding from Amazon]]> 30267

College of Computing alumnus and Pindrop Co-Founder Paul Judge most recent venture has captured the attention of Amazon, which invested in his company's new device.

(Photo Courtsey of Paul Judge)

]]> Devin Young 1 1460992211 2016-04-18 15:10:11 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 526301 image <![CDATA[Paul Judge]]> image/png 1461088800 2016-04-19 18:00:00 1475895298 2016-10-08 02:54:58 <![CDATA[If Your Teacher Sounds Like a Robot, You Might Be On to Something]]> 30267

Powered by IBM's Watson analytics system, Jill Watson -- an artificial-intelligence system and teaching assistant in Georgia Tech's OMS CS program -- has aided with Professor Ashok Goel's online course for months completely unbeknownst to students.

]]> Devin Young 1 1462536935 2016-05-06 12:15:35 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[Annie Anton Questions Security Policies]]> 30267

Chair of the School of Interactive Computing Annie Anton, a recent appointee to President Obama's new cybersecurity commission, questions the "tension” between terrorist and cybersecurity policies.

]]> Devin Young 1 1460990182 2016-04-18 14:36:22 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 522611 image <![CDATA[Annie Antón photo]]> image/jpeg 1460134800 2016-04-08 17:00:00 1480708522 2016-12-02 19:55:22 <![CDATA[From a Single Observation, Autism Research Blooms @ GT Computing]]> 27174

Autism work at Georgia Tech now runs the gamut from helping clinicians diagnose and manage the disorder to informing research in artificial intelligence.

]]> Mike Terrazas 1 1461234090 2016-04-21 10:21:30 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-20T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-20T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-20T00:00:00-04:00 156681 image <![CDATA[Child Study Lab image]]> image/jpeg 1449178872 2015-12-03 21:41:12 1475894792 2016-10-08 02:46:32 <![CDATA[How to Stay Employed in a Robot World]]> 27174

As more industries employ automation to perform tasks previously left to humans, what impact will this have on jobs of the future?

]]> Mike Terrazas 1 1461241540 2016-04-21 12:25:40 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-21T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-21T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-21T00:00:00-04:00 349561 image <![CDATA[Henrik Christensen compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245696 2015-12-04 16:14:56 1475895073 2016-10-08 02:51:13 <![CDATA[Don't Dismiss Georgia Tech's $6,600 Online Master's Degree]]> 30267

Since the Georgia Institute of Technology announced its Online Master of Science Computer Science degree—OMS CS, for short—in May 2013, the program has elicited wonder, enthusiasm, and trepidation. With this program, Georgia Tech has embarked on a provocation, and one that other schools would do well to watch.

]]> Devin Young 1 1461320370 2016-04-22 10:19:30 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[We Must Find New Ways To Determine Institutional Value]]> 30267

Ranking systems are supposed to help students choose the right college for them, but Rich DeMillo (CS) explores significant issues with the currently available ratings and rankings systems and shares his thoughts on how to create a student-centric ranking system.

]]> Devin Young 1 1461596619 2016-04-25 15:03:39 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-25T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-25T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-25T00:00:00-04:00 63228 image <![CDATA[Rich DeMillo - Center for 21st Century Universities]]> image/jpeg 1449176668 2015-12-03 21:04:28 1475894554 2016-10-08 02:42:34 <![CDATA[Campus Tech 2016: Recognizing—and Questioning—“Inevitable” Futures]]> 30267

Richard DeMillo, executive director of the Center for 21st Century Universities, discusses ideas for transforming higher education and the "paradigm shift" coming to academia.

]]> Devin Young 1 1470742753 2016-08-09 11:39:13 1475893687 2016-10-08 02:28:07 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00 63228 image <![CDATA[Rich DeMillo - Center for 21st Century Universities]]> image/jpeg 1449176668 2015-12-03 21:04:28 1475894554 2016-10-08 02:42:34 <![CDATA[Georgia Tech Project Provides Cubans Faster Access To Internet]]> 30267

In the wake of President Barack Obama's call to broaden Cuban's access to the Internet, a Georgia Tech initiative led by Ph.D. student Michaelanne Dye is quietly helping Cubans access information via email search query.

]]> Devin Young 1 1458818702 2016-03-24 11:25:02 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-23T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-23T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-23T00:00:00-04:00 71740 image <![CDATA[Michaelanne Dye Headshot Fall 2011]]> image/jpeg 1449177396 2015-12-03 21:16:36 1475894642 2016-10-08 02:44:02 <![CDATA[Cuba's Government—Not Pres. Obama or Google—Will Decide When Cubans Get the Internet]]> 30267

Ph.D. Student Michaelanne Dye offers insight on President Obama and Google's push for the expansion of Internet access in Cuba, and why the Cuban government still dictates the speed of progress.

]]> Devin Young 1 1458816401 2016-03-24 10:46:41 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 71740 image <![CDATA[Michaelanne Dye Headshot Fall 2011]]> image/jpeg 1449177396 2015-12-03 21:16:36 1475894642 2016-10-08 02:44:02 <![CDATA[I Think Microsoft's A.I. Chatbot is Flirting with Me]]> 30267

After Microsoft's A.I. Chatbot, "Tay," was taken offline for sending out hate-laden tweets, Popular Science cites Professor Mark Riedl and his School of Interactive Computing research about teaching artificial intelligence our social cues through storytelling to help prevent offensive behavior.

]]> Devin Young 1 1458903841 2016-03-25 11:04:01 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 499531 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl portrait]]> image/jpeg 1455332400 2016-02-13 03:00:00 1475895258 2016-10-08 02:54:18 <![CDATA[HPC Software Enhances Quantum Chemistry Research]]> 30267

Edmond Chow's Intel Parallel Computing Center has developed a new HPC software package to boost quantum chemistry and materials simulations and increase processing speed beyond the most state-of-the-art quantum chemistry codes in existence.

]]> Devin Young 1 1459436199 2016-03-31 14:56:39 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-31T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-31T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-31T00:00:00-04:00 200401 image <![CDATA[Edmond Chow]]> image/jpeg 1449179934 2015-12-03 21:58:54 1475894853 2016-10-08 02:47:33 <![CDATA[Why Microsoft Believes AI Bots Are Logical Path Forward]]> 30267

The Quixote system -- a tool for enculturating artificial intelligence developed by School of Interactive Computing Professor Mark Riedl and Research Scientist Brent Harrison Quixote -- is cited in this Daily Dot article that investigates Microsoft's plans to integrate "bots" into commonly used programs.

]]> Devin Young 1 1459509780 2016-04-01 11:23:00 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-01T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-01T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-01T00:00:00-04:00 443661 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl]]> image/jpeg 1449256205 2015-12-04 19:10:05 1475895182 2016-10-08 02:53:02 <![CDATA[Can we trust robots to make moral decisions?]]> 30267

Professor Ron Arkin sheds light on how humans' moral vagueness led to Microsoft's chatbot Tay's (in)famous Internet debut, and how his research can help provide artificial intelligence with a comprehensive ethical code.

]]> Devin Young 1 1459788327 2016-04-04 16:45:27 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-04T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-04T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-04T00:00:00-04:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[Rude Bot Rises]]> 27174

In this podcast, Professor Charles Isbell talks about the definitions and limits of artificial intelligence, drawing on his own research with the chatbot "Cobot."

]]> Mike Terrazas 1 1459938158 2016-04-06 10:22:38 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-05T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-05T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-05T00:00:00-04:00 522091 image <![CDATA[Rude Bot]]> image/jpeg 1459972800 2016-04-06 20:00:00 1475895291 2016-10-08 02:54:51 <![CDATA[Investors Green-Light GT Student's Anti-Fraud Program]]> 27174

Ph.D. student Musheer Ahmed took home first-place honors--and a check--from the Institute for Information Security and Privacy's Demo Day finale for Fraudscope, his software that could help detect Medicare fraud.

]]> Mike Terrazas 1 1460645376 2016-04-14 14:49:36 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 492481 image <![CDATA[IISP - identity art]]> image/jpeg 1454090400 2016-01-29 18:00:00 1475895248 2016-10-08 02:54:08 <![CDATA[Obama Names Cyber Experts from Business, Academia to New Panel]]> 27174

Professor and Chair Annie Antón of the School of Interactive Computing was appointed by President Barack Obama to the new White House Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.

]]> Mike Terrazas 1 1460646111 2016-04-14 15:01:51 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 349351 image <![CDATA[Annie Anton compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245696 2015-12-04 16:14:56 1475895073 2016-10-08 02:51:13 <![CDATA[Why Eating Disorders Are So Hard for Instagram and Tumblr to Combat]]> 27174

Munmun De Choudhury (School of Interactive Computing) talks about her research showing that well-intended efforts by social media websites to hide pro-eating disorder content can--and do--backfire.

]]> Mike Terrazas 1 1460651010 2016-04-14 16:23:30 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 349891 image <![CDATA[Munmun compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[What game should artificial intelligence take on next?]]> 30267

Now that Google’s AlphaGo AI has defeated a Go grandmaster, New Scientist asks top roboticists, including Georgia Tech's Ron Arkin, about what games artificial intelligence programs should play next.

]]> Devin Young 1 1458817627 2016-03-24 11:07:07 1475893684 2016-10-08 02:28:04 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[Banned Instagram Terms Promote Users' Illnesses]]> 30267

Despite Instagram aggressively moderating key terms that promote eating disorders and other disparaging lifestyles, researchers at the Georgia Tech's School of Interactive Computing discover that these communities continue to flourish and find loopholes around Instagram's censorship.

]]> Devin Young 1 1457610078 2016-03-10 11:41:18 1475893681 2016-10-08 02:28:01 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 2016-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 2016-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 511671 image <![CDATA[Instagram and Eating Disorders]]> image/jpeg 1458923712 2016-03-25 16:35:12 1475895273 2016-10-08 02:54:33 <![CDATA[Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: A Special Report, Pt. 2]]> 30267

Georgia Tech Professor Ronald Arkin speaks with RollingStone about advancements in artificial intelligence, proper machine ethics, and how to avoid creating "Terminator-style weapons."

]]> Devin Young 1 1457617749 2016-03-10 13:49:09 1475893681 2016-10-08 02:28:01 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 2016-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 2016-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[Professor Opposes Guns on Georgia Tech's Campus]]> 30267

Long-time faculty member and School of Computer Science Professor Ellen Zegura offers her opinion on the recently passed House Bill 859 (better known as the "campus carry" bill), which would allow licensed owners to carry concealed firearms on all 29 campuses in the University System of Georgia.

]]> Devin Young 1 1457960193 2016-03-14 12:56:33 1475893681 2016-10-08 02:28:01 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 50419 image <![CDATA[Ellen Zegura]]> image/jpeg 1449175392 2015-12-03 20:43:12 1475894458 2016-10-08 02:40:58 <![CDATA[IC Professor Mark Reidl Explains Machine Learning]]> 30267

Associate Professor Mark Riedl provides insight about artificial intelligence in this article about the future of chess engines and smart game play.

]]> Devin Young 1 1458036558 2016-03-15 10:09:18 1475893681 2016-10-08 02:28:01 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 499531 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl portrait]]> image/jpeg 1455332400 2016-02-13 03:00:00 1475895258 2016-10-08 02:54:18 <![CDATA[Sexual Assault Survivors, Especially Men, Find Refuge in Online Anonymity]]> 28124

A study from Drexel University and Interactive Computing Professor Munmun De Choudhury suggests that men are more likely to come forward with experiences of sexual abuse in an anonymous forum.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1456344724 2016-02-24 20:12:04 1475893678 2016-10-08 02:27:58 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 449191 image <![CDATA[student with computer]]> image/jpeg 1449256264 2015-12-04 19:11:04 1475895189 2016-10-08 02:53:09 <![CDATA[MIT Press Spotlights Rosa Arriaga]]> 28124

We are inundated with stimuli every day. How do our brains make sense of all the data flooding our senses? How do we recognize these stimuli for sounds or objects? For this month’s Spotlight on Science Q&A, MIT Press spoke with Georgia Tech's Rosa I. Arriaga.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1456344991 2016-02-24 20:16:31 1475893678 2016-10-08 02:27:58 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 446761 image <![CDATA[Rosa Arriaga 2014]]> image/jpeg 1449256246 2015-12-04 19:10:46 1475895187 2016-10-08 02:53:07 <![CDATA[Lights, Camera, Ali (Foreman)!]]> 28124

Watching her father on the nightly news remains one of Ali Foreman's fondest childhood memories. Now she’s ready to make her own memories in journalism.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1456486502 2016-02-26 11:35:02 1475893678 2016-10-08 02:27:58 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-26T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-26T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-26T00:00:00-05:00 506621 image <![CDATA[Ali Foreman]]> image/jpeg 1456765200 2016-02-29 17:00:00 1475895268 2016-10-08 02:54:28 <![CDATA[People Will Follow a Robot In an Emergency – Even If It’s Wrong]]> 30267

People entrust technology to handle many duties, but a team of Georgia Tech grad students discover the dangerous risk of people's faith in technology.

]]> Devin Young 1 1456772309 2016-02-29 18:58:29 1475893678 2016-10-08 02:27:58 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-29T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-29T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-29T00:00:00-05:00 507541 image <![CDATA[Rescue Robot]]> image/jpeg 1457114400 2016-03-04 18:00:00 1475895268 2016-10-08 02:54:28 <![CDATA[Robot Revolution Powering Up at Denver Museum]]> 30267

The successful “Robot Revolution” exhibition — launched last year at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) and advised by Henrik Christensen — is headed to Denver. The MSI team collaborated with a renowned group of robotics experts to offer insight on the content, including Christensen, KUKA chair of robotics at the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology and executive director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines.

]]> Devin Young 1 1457017890 2016-03-03 15:11:30 1475893678 2016-10-08 02:27:58 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 2016-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 2016-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 50683 image <![CDATA[Henrik Christensen]]> image/jpeg 1449175421 2015-12-03 20:43:41 1475894466 2016-10-08 02:41:06 <![CDATA[IC Professor Blair MacIntyre Weighs in on Augmented Reality Device]]> 30267

School of Interactive Computing Professor and Director of the Augmented Environments Lab Bair Macintyre offers insight on an augmented-reality startup's newest headset for developers and the on-going challenges of AR.

]]> Devin Young 1 1457000949 2016-03-03 10:29:09 1475893678 2016-10-08 02:27:58 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 2016-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 2016-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 330421 image <![CDATA[Blair MacIntyre]]> image/jpeg 1449245090 2015-12-04 16:04:50 1475894983 2016-10-08 02:49:43 <![CDATA[How You Can Tell if an Online Program Has a Good Reputation]]> 28124

OMS CS student Bobbie Eicher provides helpful tips to ensure an online degree is credible in her latest blog post for U.S. News & World Report.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1454600689 2016-02-04 15:44:49 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 449191 image <![CDATA[student with computer]]> image/jpeg 1449256264 2015-12-04 19:11:04 1475895189 2016-10-08 02:53:09 <![CDATA[Ron Arkin Explains the Regulatory Divide About Google's Self-Driving Cars]]> 28124

Ron Arkin explains how Google is rethinking their approach to regulatory matters with their self-driving cars.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1455200990 2016-02-11 14:29:50 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 350021 image <![CDATA[Ron Arkin compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[Mark Guzdial & Barb Ericson Describe How to Influence Computer Science Education Access at the State Level]]> 28124

Mark Guzdial and Barb Ericson describe what's necessary to broaden access to computing education, state by state.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1455201417 2016-02-11 14:36:57 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 65383 image <![CDATA[Mark Guzdial & Barb Ericson]]> image/jpeg 1449176831 2015-12-03 21:07:11 1475894577 2016-10-08 02:42:57 <![CDATA[Mark Guzdial Drums Up Support for AP CS Principles]]> 28124

Mark Guzdial analyzes the brand new Advanced Placement examination in CS Principles.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1455204148 2016-02-11 15:22:28 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00 356751 image <![CDATA[Mark Guzdial compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245762 2015-12-04 16:16:02 1475895089 2016-10-08 02:51:29 <![CDATA[Gearing Up for the Cloud, AT&T Tells Its Workers: Adapt, or Else]]> 30267

The New York Times reviews AT&T's self-transformation -- fueled by continuing education for its employees under an innovative partnership with Udacity and the Georgia Tech online master's degree in computer science.

]]> Devin Young 1 1455532331 2016-02-15 10:32:11 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-13T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-13T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-13T00:00:00-05:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[Tom Conte Named Computing Research Associate Board Member]]> 28124

Tom Conte has been named the new IEEE-CS represenative on the Computing Research Association Board of Directors.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1452765205 2016-01-14 09:53:25 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-14T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-14T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-14T00:00:00-05:00 350091 image <![CDATA[Tom Conte compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245702 2015-12-04 16:15:02 1475895075 2016-10-08 02:51:15 <![CDATA[Harvard Professor Explains Why OMS CS Program Boosts Access to STEM Education]]> 28124

Harvard University Professor Joshua Goodman presents his research into the OMS CS Program and its impact on access to STEM education.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1453409838 2016-01-21 20:57:18 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 477661 image <![CDATA[OMS CS Logo]]> image/jpeg 1449766800 2015-12-10 17:00:00 1475895230 2016-10-08 02:53:50 <![CDATA[In the Classroom with Ashok Goel]]> 28124

Professor Ashok Goel never had any doubt that he would enter the family business: education.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1453410809 2016-01-21 21:13:29 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 487771 image <![CDATA[Ashok Goel in the Classroom]]> image/jpeg 1453233601 2016-01-19 20:00:01 1475895242 2016-10-08 02:54:02 <![CDATA[Ellen Zegura Explains Why 'Find My iPhone' is Mistakenly Sending Dozens to an Atlanta Home]]> 28124

Ellen Zegura explains why the 'Find My iPhone' feature is mistakenly sending dozens of people to an Atlanta home in search of their missing cell phones.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1453999151 2016-01-28 16:39:11 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 349511 image <![CDATA[Ellen Zegura compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245696 2015-12-04 16:14:56 1475895073 2016-10-08 02:51:13 <![CDATA[Flashpoint Alumnus Pindrop Security Raises $75M Series C Round]]> 28124

Pindrop Security, co-founded by alumnus Vijay Balasubramaniyan and Professor Mustaque Ahamad, raised $75M in the Series C Round

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1454000070 2016-01-28 16:54:30 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 346201 image <![CDATA[Pindrop CEO Vijay Balasubramaniyan]]> image/jpeg 1449245670 2015-12-04 16:14:30 1475895068 2016-10-08 02:51:08 <![CDATA[Ian Bogost's New Videogame Book Featured in Top Buyer's Guide]]> 28124

Ian Bogost's new book, How to Do Things with Videogames, is featured in PC Gamer's buyer's guide highlighting the best videogame books.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1454000531 2016-01-28 17:02:11 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 <![CDATA[Youssef Hammoud Makes a Splash]]> 28124

Youssef Hammoud has become a record-breaking competitive swimmer and focused student more than 5,000 miles away from home at Georgia Tech

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1454274458 2016-01-31 21:07:38 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 493121 image <![CDATA[Youssef Hammoud]]> image/jpeg 1454432400 2016-02-02 17:00:00 1475895251 2016-10-08 02:54:11 <![CDATA[Ashok Goel Explains How AI is Making Higher Education Smarter]]> 28124

Ashok Goel foresees a meaningful creative shift in higher education as AI permeates everywhere.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1454579469 2016-02-04 09:51:09 1475893675 2016-10-08 02:27:55 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-02-01T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-01T00:00:00-05:00 2016-02-01T00:00:00-05:00 469221 image <![CDATA[Ashok Goel]]> image/jpeg 1449257160 2015-12-04 19:26:00 1475895218 2016-10-08 02:53:38 <![CDATA[Gregory Abowd Looks Beyond Ubiquitous to Collective Computing]]> 28124

Gregory Abowd considers the technological changes across computing's first three generations and how the next might serve humanity.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1452175553 2016-01-07 14:05:53 1475893672 2016-10-08 02:27:52 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 349531 image <![CDATA[Gregory Abowd compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245696 2015-12-04 16:14:56 1475895073 2016-10-08 02:51:13 <![CDATA[Alumna Candace Mitchell Named to 2016's Forbes 30 Under 30]]> 28124

Computer science alumna Candace Mitchell appears on Forbes' 2016 list of the brightest young minds in America.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1452176452 2016-01-07 14:20:52 1475893672 2016-10-08 02:27:52 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 483221 image <![CDATA[Candace Mitchell]]> image/jpeg 1452265200 2016-01-08 15:00:00 1475895236 2016-10-08 02:53:56 <![CDATA[Dilkina to Help Lead $10M Conservation Planning Initiative]]> 27490

Professor Bistra Dilkina (CSE) will help lead a $10-million reasearch endeavor that aims to apply computational techniques to support sustainable development in harmony with environmental, economic and societal factors. "CompSustNet" -- spearheaded by Cornell University (Dilkina's alma mater) -- will act as an international research and education network and is funded by the National Science Foundation. Dilkina will serve on the Executive Council, where Georgia Tech sits alongside 11 other leading institutions nationwide.

]]> Tara La Bouff 1 1452192076 2016-01-07 18:41:16 1475893672 2016-10-08 02:27:52 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 355711 image <![CDATA[Bistra Dilkina - Compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449245756 2015-12-04 16:15:56 1475895087 2016-10-08 02:51:27 <![CDATA[Mark Riedl Explains the Importance of Humor in AI]]> 28124

Mark Riedl explains why a sense of humor is an important step in humanizing AI.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1452269871 2016-01-08 16:17:51 1475893672 2016-10-08 02:27:52 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 443661 image <![CDATA[Mark Riedl]]> image/jpeg 1449256205 2015-12-04 19:10:05 1475895182 2016-10-08 02:53:02 <![CDATA[Seeing the World through Machine Eyes with Irfan Essa]]> 28124

Irfan Essa joins the TechEmergence podcast to discuss progress made in machine vision over the last 10 years, related projects in the works today, and where machine vision may be headed in the next decade.

]]> Tyler Sharp 1 1452683488 2016-01-13 11:11:28 1475893672 2016-10-08 02:27:52 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-01-13T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-13T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-13T00:00:00-05:00 345851 image <![CDATA[Irfan Essa Headshot 2014]]> image/jpeg 1449245670 2015-12-04 16:14:30 1475895068 2016-10-08 02:51:08 <![CDATA[New Frontiers in Online Higher Education]]> 32045

Senior Associate Dean Charles Isbell is a primary voice in this discussion about online higher education that aired live, Oct. 3, on WBUR-FM Boston's On Point with Tom Ashbrook.

]]> Ben Snedeker 1 1475605460 2016-10-04 18:24:20 1475605614 2016-10-04 18:26:54 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-10-04T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-04T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-04T00:00:00-04:00 581919 image <![CDATA[Charles Isbell_video capture]]> image/png 1475178341 2016-09-29 19:45:41 1475178341 2016-09-29 19:45:41 <![CDATA[An Online Education Breakthrough? A Master’s Degree for a Mere $7,000]]> 30267

With thousands of college graduates looking for a leg up in the job market, the master’s degree business is booming. College of Computing Senior Associate Dean Charles Isbell talks about the impact and opportunity that Georgia Tech's most coveted and affordable degree – the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMS CS) – has created.

]]> Devin Young 1 1475078361 2016-09-28 15:59:21 1475178398 2016-09-29 19:46:38 0 0 hgTechInTheNews 2016-09-28T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-28T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-28T00:00:00-04:00 406791 image <![CDATA[Charles Isbell, Jr. - Compressed]]> image/jpeg 1449254168 2015-12-04 18:36:08 1475895073 2016-10-08 02:51:13