{"603627":{"#nid":"603627","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Minds of the New Machines - Machine Learning at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENew theories and innovative algorithms support improved prediction and decision-making\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMachine learning has been around for decades, but the advent of big data and more powerful computers has increased its impact significantly\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; \u0026shy;moving machine learning beyond pattern recognition and natural language processing into a broad array of scientific disciplines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA subcategory of artificial intelligence, machine learning deals with the construction of algorithms that enable computers to learn from and react to data rather than following explicitly programmed instructions. \u0026ldquo;Machine-learning algorithms build a model based on inputs and then use that model to make other hypotheses, predictions, or decisions,\u0026rdquo; explained\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/irfan-essa\u0022\u003EIrfan Essa\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and associate dean in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;who also directs the Institute\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ml.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Machine Learning\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in June 2016, the Center for Machine Learning is comprised of researchers from six colleges and 13 schools at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; a number that keeps growing. \u0026ldquo;Among our goals is to better coordinate research efforts across campus, serve as a home for machine learning leaders, and train the next generation of leaders,\u0026rdquo; Essa said, referring to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/features\/minds-new-machines#phd-program\u0022\u003EPh.D. program in machine learning\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWithin the center, researchers are striving to advance both basic and applied science. \u0026ldquo;For example, one foundational goal is to really understand deep learning at its core,\u0026rdquo; Essa said. \u0026ldquo;We want to develop new theories and innovative algorithms, rather than just using deep learning as a black box for inputs and outputs.\u0026rdquo; And on the applied research front, the center has seven focal areas: health care, education, logistics, social networks, the financial sector, information security, and robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESee the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/features\/minds-new-machines\u0022\u003Ecomplete article\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EResearch Horizons\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Emagazine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is quickly becoming a recognized international leader in machine learning education and innovation."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2018-03-12 14:52:04","changed_gmt":"2018-03-12 16:35:27","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"603587":{"id":"603587","type":"image","title":"Minds of the New Machines","body":null,"created":"1520621292","gmt_created":"2018-03-09 18:48:12","changed":"1520621292","gmt_changed":"2018-03-09 18:48:12","alt":"Graphic for Minds of the New Machines","file":{"fid":"230065","name":"machines.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/machines.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/machines.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":156731,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/machines.jpg?itok=tAqJimJ7"}}},"media_ids":["603587"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"576481","name":"ML@GT"},{"id":"50877","name":"School of Computational Science and Engineering"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"9167","name":"machine learning"},{"id":"177360","name":"ml at gt"},{"id":"15155","name":"Irfan Essa"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Toon \u0026ndash; Research News \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;(404) 894-6986\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}