{"637594":{"#nid":"637594","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s New Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners Empower Development Throughout the State ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Georgia Smart Communities Challenge (Georgia Smart) empowers local governments to think outside of the box and use innovation to improve their communities. So, it was only fitting that program administrators used technology to announce this year\u0026rsquo;s new grant recipients in an interactive virtual ceremony on August 6.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2020 winning communities are Clayton County, and the cities of Sandy Springs, Savannah, and Valdosta. In previous years, the announcement was made in one of the winning communities. This year, the ongoing health pandemic forced organizers to get creative, and rather than cancel the event, they shifted it online.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Smart is an award-winning program that enables smart local development within Georgia. Georgia Smart welcomes communities of any size within the state to apply for technical and financial assistance that will help them to envision, explore, and plan for their \u003Cem\u003Esmart\u003C\/em\u003E future. Selected communities are supported in several ways; they receive:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Up to $100,000 in grant funding to develop their pilot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Technical assistance and funding for a Georgia Tech researcher.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Access to a network of peer governments to share best practices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Access to a local, national, and international network of experts for advice on piloting a smart community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As an institution of Georgia, Georgia Tech is foremost committed to making our state better,\u0026rdquo; said Georgia Tech President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re very excited about Georgia Smart\u0026rsquo;s third class of winners, who will be able to use our preeminent research and technology to improve lives, livelihoods, safety, and equity \u0026mdash; no matter their community\u0026rsquo;s size, population, demographics, or income level.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe summary of the new projects follows:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Pedestrian Planning, Clayton County\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; This project will build a decision support system for transport project prioritization to promote mobility and equity, and to identify smart technologies to support walkability throughout the community. The plan calls for engagement with high school students for data collection tasks and use of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s semi-automated Geographic Information System collection process to gather sidewalk data. Georgia Tech researchers involved in this project include Randall Guensler, Arthi Rao, and Catherine Ross. Partner organizations include the cities of Lake City and Morrow, as well as the Rotary Club of Lake Spivey\/Clayton County.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStreamlining Suburban Transit, Sandy Springs\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; This project will develop a pilot transit signal priority system for the MARTA bus service through the use of an application programming interface, with the goal of reducing transit time for riders. Georgia Tech researchers Michael Hunter and Kari Watkins will partner with this project team. Collaborators include MARTA and the City of Dunwoody.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECivic Data Science for Equitable Development, Savannah\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; The city of Savannah plans to build new decision-making tools using a city data hub and analytics platform for programmatic outcomes for vacant and blighted properties. The project will build on work started through the 2018 Georgia Smart Albany project. Georgia Tech researchers Clio Andris and Omar Isaac Asensio will assist with the project. They will work with a number of partner agencies including the City of Savannah Housing and Neighborhood Services Department, City of Savannah Information Technology Department, Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, Chatham County\/City of Savannah Land Bank Authority Inc., Community Housing Services Agency Inc., the Center for Community Progress, and the civic data technology company Tolemi.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETraffic Monitoring and Communication System, Valdosta\u003C\/strong\u003E - This project includes development of a smart traffic management system that will connect all 128 traffic signals in Valdosta for increased safety and efficiency. Georgia Tech researcher Baabak Ashuri will lead the research activities. Valdosta State University researcher Barry Hojjatie will serve as co-principal investigator on the project. Partners include Southern Georgia Regional Commission, Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority, Valdosta State University, Industry: Temple, Applied Information.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Smart Community Challenge drives communities to think broadly about how technology and automation can be a part of their future, connecting their citizens to solutions,\u0026rdquo; said Anne Kaiser, vice president, Georgia Power Community \u0026amp; Economic Development. \u0026ldquo;Smart solutions, focused on the most critical challenges, help improve the quality of life and foster inclusive innovation.\u0026nbsp;Georgia Power is proud to support\u0026nbsp;a program that enables a more connected Georgia focused on building resilient and sustainable communities.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new class showcases an expansion of the Georgia Smart program and includes 17 additional community partners assisting with projects, and new Georgia Tech multidisciplinary teams for community research impact. Additionally, technical funding assistance has more than doubled this year compared to the past two years. Since Georgia Smart\u0026rsquo;s pilot launch, close to $2M has been provided and leveraged for the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApart from naming the new program recipients, Georgia Smart provided updates from the 2019 winning communities:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/columbus\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Uptown Digital Twin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E - Led by the city of Columbus, this program included installing public Wi-Fi gateways on Georgia Power light poles, digital twin model improvements, and using video and Array of Things sensor data for traffic pattern analysis related to Covid-19 lockdowns.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/macon-bibb\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Neighborhood Public Kiosks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E - Led by a collaboration between the city of Macon and Bibb County, this project developed a digital equity road map to support the installation of digital kiosks in areas of need within the community. The goal was to provide access to digital city services, citywide information, and internet connectivity to underserved regions of the community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/woodstock\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Corridor Study\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E - Led by the city of Woodstock, this team created the Smart Woodstock Master Plan, and completed a smart corridor study for their downtown district that focused on parking, transportation efficiency, and pedestrian and bicycle safety. Hundreds of citizens survey responses will be integrated into the planning documents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/milton\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWalking School Bus Application\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E - Led by the city of Milton, this project developed a smartphone application to promote safe walking and biking to school. This project created a network of devices, such as smartphones, to connect students and parents, and to arrange supervised groups, designate safe primary routes, and provide wait times for students wishing to join the walking\/biking groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrevious projects have also included work in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/chatham-county\u0022\u003EChatham County\u003C\/a\u003E to install \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sealevelsensors.org\/\u0022\u003Esea level sensors\u003C\/a\u003E to measure flood risk during natural disasters and storms. In \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/city-albany\u0022\u003EAlbany\u003C\/a\u003E, an automated housing registry system was put in place to consolidate department data, improve efficiency, and build a coalition of collaborating departments that meet weekly to integrate the system into the city\u0026rsquo;s operations. Meanwhile, Gwinnett County just won the National Association of Counties achievement award for their Connected Vehicle Technology Master Plan, and Chamblee is finalizing their Best Practices with AV Shuttles report.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThursday\u0026rsquo;s virtual event also highlighted the work that Georgia Tech students completed as part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/smart-community-corps-program-overview\u0022\u003ESmart Community Corps\u003C\/a\u003E summer internship program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our commitment with Georgia starts with nurturing the next generation of leaders in bettering communities and improving the human condition, said Debra Lam, managing director of Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;We are fortunate to have had Georgia Tech students from various disciplines and backgrounds pivot virtually, and work with and learn from the local communities this summer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Smart Community Corps program is supported by Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EServe-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E program, the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sga.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Student Government Association\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ETech\u0026rsquo;s Career Center\u003C\/a\u003E, along with funds from Microsoft, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. This year\u0026rsquo;s class is double that of last year\u0026rsquo;s, with 13 undergraduate and graduate students in disciplines ranging from computational media, to civil engineering, to computer science. In addition to the Georgia Smart community projects, the students also created an economic and community plan for the city of Douglas and assisted the Environmental Protection Agency with a national life cycle assessment model that was utilized by the city of LaGrange and Southeast Georgia Coastal Coalition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother bonus to the Aug. 6 event was the addition of a panel discussion, entitled \u0026ldquo;Georgia Inclusive Innovation,\u0026rdquo; that included state government and business leaders:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003EGeoff Duncan\u003C\/em\u003E - Lieutenant Governor, State of Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003EWendell Dallas\u003C\/em\u003E - Vice President, Sales \u0026amp; Marketing, Georgia Power\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003EDoug Hooker\u003C\/em\u003E - Executive Director, Atlanta Regional Commission\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003EMaria Thacker Goethe \u003C\/em\u003E- President and CEO, Georgia Bio; CEO, Center for Global Health Innovation\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003EAarti Tandon\u003C\/em\u003E - CEO, Smart City Expo Atlanta |\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EModerator\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollaborators in the Georgia Smart program include Georgia Tech, the Atlanta Regional Commission, the Georgia Association of Regional Commissions, Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Planning Association, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Technology Association of Georgia, and Georgia Power.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This year\u0026rsquo;s grant recipients demonstrate the tremendous potential that technological innovation holds to transform communities and improve quality of life,\u0026rdquo; said Doug Hooker, executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). \u0026ldquo;ARC is proud to be a partner of the Georgia Smart program, helping to foster the development of stronger and more equitable communities across the state. 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Before his election to the Atlanta City Council, Hall served on the Atlanta Board of Education. He currently serves on the boards of Leadership Atlanta, the Metro Atlanta Arts Fund, Atlanta Medical Center, and the Downtown and Midtown Improvement Districts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMIT\u0026rsquo;s Technology Review Magazine honored Jia Chen as one of 35 leading worldwide technology innovators under the age of 35 in 2005. In 2006, Small Times magazine honored her as Best Researcher of the Year, and NASA\u0026rsquo;s Nanotech Briefs recognized her as one of the top 15 innovators of Nano50.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBill Stead is a Founding Fellow of both the American College of Medical Informatics and the American Institute for Engineering in Biology and Medicine. He is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. His awards include the Collen Award for Excellence in Medical Informatics and the Lindberg Award for Innovation in Informatics. Most recently, the American Medical Informatics Association named the Award for Thought Leadership in Informatics in his honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJeff Leddy was the founder of Hughes Telematics in 2006 and provided executive leadership in the development of the company\u0026rsquo;s strategic vision and implementation of its connected car services. He presently serves on the board of Global Eagle Entertainment, the leading full service platform offering both content and connectivity for the worldwide airline industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2014 panels will include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESmart Cities in a World of Big Data and Ubiquitous Connectivity\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETechnology for Patients at Home: A Global, Current Health Informatics Perspective\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;Smart and Autonomous Transportation\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to keynote and panel sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to interact with over 100 student, faculty and startup demos including a showcase of student innovations from the Convergence Innovation Competition\u0026rsquo;s (CIC) GT Journey competition. The Fall CIC is aligned with the GT Journey project, which supports students and the entire campus community in the creation of applications, immersive experiences, and crowd sourced campus information. Entries will be working end-to-end prototypes with a strong emphasis on a user experience that enhances or improves campus life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the event and to register please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022ipatforum.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eipatforum.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology hosts its annual People \u0026amp; Technology Forum on November 11-12, 2014 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center. \u0026nbsp;The 2014 Forum will focus on \u0026ldquo;Connected Life\u0026rdquo; with keynotes and panel discussions providing thought-provoking discussions with insightful business leaders, brilliant researchers, and entrepreneurs examining how emerging technologies will shape the future of our society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Institute for People \u0026 Technology hosts its annual People \u0026 Technology Forum on Nov 11-12 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2014-09-29 11:09:06","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 15:05:12","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"386511":{"id":"386511","type":"image","title":"Health Tech Startup Seminars","body":null,"created":"1449246275","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:24:35","changed":"1475894347","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:07","alt":"Health Tech Startup Seminars","file":{"fid":"75430","name":"bigstock-concept-of-productive-business-59526266-5x6inches.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bigstock-concept-of-productive-business-59526266-5x6inches.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bigstock-concept-of-productive-business-59526266-5x6inches.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2742405,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bigstock-concept-of-productive-business-59526266-5x6inches.png?itok=dcWlitP1"}}},"media_ids":["386511"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"139","name":"Business"}],"keywords":[{"id":"104781","name":"Bill Stead"},{"id":"63931","name":"CIC"},{"id":"104801","name":"connected life"},{"id":"63951","name":"Convergence Innovation Competition"},{"id":"3866","name":"forum"},{"id":"8361","name":"Global Learning Center"},{"id":"47801","name":"gt journey"},{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"},{"id":"12888","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"104791","name":"Jeff Leddy"},{"id":"104771","name":"Jia Chen"},{"id":"40801","name":"people \u0026 technology"},{"id":"40811","name":"people \u0026 technology forum"},{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"},{"id":"168","name":"Transportation"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71891","name":"Health and Medicine"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenata LeDantec\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarketing \u0026amp; Communications Director, Institute for People \u0026amp; Technology at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.324.3307\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renata@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623408":{"#nid":"623408","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Joins National MetroLab Network","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and Georgia State University are partnering with the City of Atlanta as founding members in the MetroLab Network, part of the Obama Administration\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Smart Cities\u0026rdquo; initiative to help communities tackle local challenges and improve city services.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSupported by a $1 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the MetroLab Network seeks to research, develop and deploy technologies to address challenges in the nation\u0026rsquo;s urban areas such as reducing traffic congestion, fighting crime, fostering economic growth, and managing the effects of a changing climate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The MetroLab Network provides a forum for cities and universities to partner both within their own cities and to develop and diffuse solutions across cities using city-university partnerships on research and practice as the mechanism for that collaboration,\u0026rdquo; said Dr. Jennifer Clark, director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Urban Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;[The] framework creates a sustained partnership rather than a project by project partnership.\u0026rdquo; Clark attended the announcement of the initiative during the Smart Cities Forum at the White House in September.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;How do we move from a 20th century city to a 21st century city using a world-class university as the research driver and a global city as the test bed?\u0026rdquo; Dr. Clark asked.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Atlanta partnership is one of more than 20 city-university collaborations being supported by the initiative. Established city-university partnerships have produced transportation and water infrastructure projects that have increased efficiency and reduced the environmental impact. By becoming members of MetroLab, Georgia Tech will not only partner with Georgia State and the City of Atlanta, but also other cities in the network.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The idea is to do this in a way that we can share best practices across the country, so that we can deploy these technology cases in multiple cities at the same time,\u0026rdquo; Dr. Clark said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and Georgia State University are partnering with the City of Atlanta as founding members in the MetroLab Network.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech and Georgia State University are partnering with the City of Atlanta as founding members in the MetroLab Network."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 19:48:28","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 15:04:32","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"618982":{"id":"618982","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower Atlanta aerial","body":null,"created":"1552054422","gmt_created":"2019-03-08 14:13:42","changed":"1552054422","gmt_changed":"2019-03-08 14:13:42","alt":"Aerial of Atlanta with Tech Tower in foreground","file":{"fid":"235626","name":"aerial.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aerial.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aerial.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":314146,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/aerial.jpg?itok=y4M99PP6"}}},"media_ids":["618982"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/09\/14\/fact-sheet-administration-announces-new-smart-cities-initiative-help","title":"White House\u0027s MetroLab Fact Sheet"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.atlantaga.gov\/index.aspx?page=672\u0026recordid=3868","title":"City of Atlanta press release"}],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623400":{"#nid":"623400","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Smart City Leader to Give Keynote at Industry Innovation Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT is excited to announce the addition of keynote speaker Aaron Deacon to the lineup of dynamic speakers for our first Industry Innovation Day on April 13th in Tech Square.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDeacon is the managing director of KC Digital Drive, a nonprofit civic tech startup supporting technology projects that increase economic prosperity and improve the quality of life for people in Kansas City, Missouri. KC Digital Drive focuses on the human side of technology by addressing the digital divide, supporting high-impact technology pilot projects, and elevating Kansas City\u0026rsquo;s position as a leading digital city. Working closely with the Kansas City mayors\u0026rsquo; offices, KC Digital Drive was designed to drive innovation and collaboration in Kansas City and capitalize on next generation infrastructure. The organization covers a broad range of issues including education, health care, the arts, entrepreneurship, sustainability and digital inclusion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDeacon has been an instrumental leader in helping Kansas City prepare to be the first market for Google Fiber. He helped create the Building the Gigabit City community brainstorming session, led the Give Us a Gig initiative for neighborhood education, engagement and advocacy, and organized the Gigabit City Summit to explore city infrastructure issues around next generation networks and help cities develop community playbooks to take advantage of ultra high-speed broadband.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIndustry Innovation Day builds on the success of the previous IPaT industry oriented event, the People and Technology Forum, and serves to showcase research at IPaT and Georgia Tech as well as highlight the many avenues of collaboration with industry, government, and non-profit partners.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe\u0026rsquo;ll start with the \u0026#39;Work with Tech\u0026#39; breakfast session discussing the spectrum of ways industry and government agencies can engage with Georgia Tech. You will also hear plans for Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s new high performance computing building designed for industry-academia collaboration, and learn about the Tech Square innovation district, which attracts established companies and supports start-ups. Panelists include: Jarrett Ellis, research associate at Georgia Tech Research Corporation; Greg King, associate vice president for economic development at Georgia Tech; Leigh McCook, deputy director of the Institute for People and Technology; and Caroline Wood, senior director of corporate relations at Georgia Tech. Siva Jayaraman, strategic partnerships manager at IPaT, will moderate the session.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe day will continue with a thought-provoking keynote and panel discussions on this year\u0026rsquo;s theme of Smart and Connected Communities. Business leaders, researchers, city officials and entrepreneurs will examine how the next wave of innovative, integrated technologies is going to help communities across Georgia, the US and the world become more connected, resilient and sustainable. After lunch, explore future technology at the GVU \u0026amp; Digital Media Showcase, and open house tours of Tech Square innovation centers and labs including ATDC, SimTigrate, and the Interoperability \u0026amp; Integration Innovation Lab (I3L).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIndustry Innovation Day attendees are also invited to the reception for our Convergence Innovation Competition on April 12th to see research demonstrations from Georgia Tech students. The theme of this year\u0026#39;s competition is Connected Living, and students will present demos in the categories of connected home, connected car, and connected community. The reception is from 6 - 7pm at the Institute for People and Technology, 75 5th Street NW, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30308.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT is excited to announce the addition of keynote speaker Aaron Deacon to the lineup of dynamic speakers for our first Industry Innovation Day on April 13th in Tech Square.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPaT is excited to announce the addition of keynote speaker Aaron Deacon to the lineup of dynamic speakers for our first Industry Innovation Day on April 13th in Tech Square."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 19:34:25","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 15:03:56","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623399":{"id":"623399","type":"image","title":"Aaron Deacon","body":null,"created":"1563219158","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 19:32:38","changed":"1563219158","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 19:32:38","alt":"Aaron Deacon","file":{"fid":"237417","name":"aarondeacon(1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aarondeacon%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aarondeacon%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":379733,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/aarondeacon%281%29.jpg?itok=nXPzHwiL"}}},"media_ids":["623399"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2016-ipat-industry-innovation-day-tickets-21830601918","title":"Register for Industry Innovation Day"},{"url":"http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/industry-innovation-day-speakers","title":"Industry Innovation Day website"}],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623394":{"#nid":"623394","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPaT Hosts Inaugural Industry Innovation Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Smart and Connected Communities\u0026rdquo; was the focus of IPaT\u0026rsquo;s first Industry Innovation Day on April 13th in Tech Square. Guests enjoyed thought-provoking talks and panel discussions from Georgia Tech faculty, business leaders, city officials, and entrepreneurs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe day started with a breakfast panel on how to \u0026ldquo;Work with Tech.\u0026rdquo; Panelists talked about possible first steps in engaging with Georgia Tech such as connecting with many of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/areas\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Einterdisciplinary research institutes (IRIs)\u003C\/a\u003E, and what a successful strategic partnership looks like.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIPaT Deputy Director Leigh McCook said, \u0026ldquo;A successful industry partnership would grow both in duration as well as breadth.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt then welcomed attendees by outlining IPaT\u0026rsquo;s campus network, mission, and research, and how we\u0026rsquo;re working to create smart cities and communities. She asked, \u0026ldquo;How do we design the fabric of these communities so they can be resilient and meet challenges that arise?\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJennifer Clark, director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Urban Innovation introduced IID keynote speaker Aaron Deacon. Deacon is managing director of KC Digital Drive, a nonprofit civic tech startup supporting technology projects that increase economic prosperity and improve the quality of life for people in Kansas City.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDeacon discussed collaborating with the Kansas City mayor\u0026rsquo;s office to capitalize on next generation infrastructure, how he helped Kansas City prepare to be the first market for Google Fiber, and what a smart city looks like on both the micro and macro levels\u0026mdash;which he said includes not only connectivity, but also citizen engagement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRyan Gravel, Georgia Tech graduate and visionary behind the Atlanta BeltLine, delivered the IID plenary address. He gave attendees a glimpse of his new book, \u0026ldquo;Where We Want to Live \u0026ndash; Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities.\u0026rdquo; The book makes a case for how we can address challenges related to traffic, divided neighborhoods, and a non-walkable life with projects like the BeltLine, which connects 40 diverse Atlanta neighborhoods to city schools, shopping districts, and public parks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGravel explained how the BeltLine emerged after a period of decline in Atlanta and galvanized a broad cross section of residents. \u0026ldquo;The people of Atlanta believed in this project before anyone else did,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe next panel focused on \u0026ldquo;Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Living.\u0026rdquo; Panelists discussed equity and access as it relates to technology, and shared their thoughts on how cities should prioritize data gathering.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Technology is great,\u0026rdquo; said City of Atlanta Commissioner and CIO Samir Saini, \u0026ldquo;but what objective is it achieving? What civic problem is it solving?\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDuring the final panel discussion of the afternoon\u0026mdash; \u0026ldquo;Cities of the Future\u0026rdquo;\u0026mdash;moderator Hamish Caldwell of Wireless Insiders Network asked the panel, \u0026ldquo;In your area of focus, how do you hope life will be different in the city [in the future]?\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAnswers ranged from driverless cars and buses, better infrastructure, to more public\/private partnerships. Kari Watkins, assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering said she\u0026rsquo;d like to see more social interaction in our modes of transportation \u0026ldquo;by making cities more walkable, bikeable, and transit friendly.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nContinuing the day\u0026rsquo;s theme of industry engagement, IPaT announced a new partnership with the Atlanta Braves to develop curriculum for STEM Day and collaborate on future projects. Andrew Zimmerman, Atlanta Braves Vice President of Marketing said, \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re honored to be the first professional team to partner with Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIndustry Innovation Day concluded with open house tours of ATDC, SimTigrate, and I3L, plus the GVU Center and Digital Media Spring Research Showcase. Guests of the showcase experienced more than 80 interactive Georgia Tech research projects.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Smart and Connected Communities\u0026rdquo; was the focus of IPaT\u0026rsquo;s first Industry Innovation Day on April 13th in Tech Square.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u201cSmart and Connected Communities\u201d was the focus of IPaT\u2019s first Industry Innovation Day on April 13th in Tech Square."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 19:23:55","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 15:03:24","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ipatfan\/","title":"View Industry Innovation Day and GVU\/Digital Media Spring Research Showcase photos"}],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"544831":{"#nid":"544831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tracking the Atlanta Streetcar in Real Time","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting this summer, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/streetcar.atlantaga.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAtlanta Streetcar\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will begin using a new real-time dispatching method developed at Georgia Tech that eliminates the need for schedules and cuts down on passenger wait times.\u0026nbsp;Currently, the schedule on the Streetcar is not publicly available to passengers; they only know that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/streetcar.atlantaga.gov\/schedule-fares\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Estreetcars run approximately every 10-15 minutes\u003C\/a\u003E. Drivers, however, use a schedule in order to make sure the two or three vehicles are evenly spaced along the route. Schedules are made months in advance, though, without information about current operating conditions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Assistant Professor Kari Watkins and Ph.D student Simon Berrebi\u0026nbsp;have developed an algorithm that ensures each vehicle is spaced evenly along the 2.7 mile route in downtown Atlanta, maximizing the frequency of service. Unlike the current method, the Georgia Tech algorithm uses real-time information.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Our method identifies a late streetcar and holds every proceeding vehicle to make sure that they will all be able to be dispatched with the same headway,\u0026rdquo; said Berrebi.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOne problem the researchers faced was the \u0026ldquo;urban canyon\u0026rdquo; effect where the GPS reception reverberates on buildings, or is blocked entirely, creating an error in the signal and causing the apparent GPS location of the vehicles to wander. Watkins and Berrebi worked with Research Scientist Bill Eason of IPaT and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rnoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Network Operations Center (GT-RNOC)\u003C\/a\u003E, and GT-RNOC Co-director Russ Clark to use a barometric pressure sensor. They found that the newest sensors, designed to be built into next-generation cell phones, are sensitive enough to detect changes in elevation of under a meter (3.3 feet). The sensor measures changes in elevation and allows for more accuracy in pinpointing the location of a streetcar in real-time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Connecting this with the urban canyon problem that we\u0026rsquo;ve been studying at GT-RNOC, it became clear that we can track the observed elevation changes along the vehicle\u0026rsquo;s path and match the elevation profile against the known profile for the given path,\u0026rdquo; said Eason. \u0026ldquo;Once you can tell where you are on that elevation curve, you can determine exactly where you are on the route.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDispatchers will advise drivers how long to stop at a control point located in Centennial Olympic Park, and mobile applications like\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlanta.onebusaway.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOneBusAway\u003C\/a\u003E, along with LED displays located at streetcar stops will notify passengers of expected arrival times. Researchers will work to expand this system to other transit routes in Atlanta and throughout the country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThis method is particularly easy for fixed routes like those that the streetcars travel. It becomes a bit more difficult for tracking the location of vehicles like buses that may have to detour off the planned route because of road closures and other obstructions, but the Georgia Tech research team is solving those problems, too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The uniqueness of this solution is that the sensor is self-contained and doesn\u0026rsquo;t depend on external signals (like from GPS satellites) or even comparative air pressure measurements taken at a second, fixed location,\u0026rdquo; explained Eason. \u0026ldquo;The algorithm we\u0026rsquo;ve created is robust enough to handle macro changes in atmospheric pressure as the weather changes, without affecting the ability to determine a vehicle\u0026rsquo;s location. It\u0026rsquo;s exciting to be developing new technologies like this, while applying them to real-world solutions that affect people\u0026rsquo;s lives and benefit the city we live in.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEason notes that this technique will only work in areas where the roads have enough rise and fall to create an elevation profile that we can follow. Coastal Florida might not be a good target area, but Atlanta certainly is.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAlthough the Atlanta Streetcar project has recently faced\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/i-team\/156195808-story\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egrowing pains and a possible shutdown\u003C\/a\u003E, Berrebi is hopeful that it will continue to expand and that Atlanta can one day have a public transit system similar to his native Paris.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;For me, public transportation is a way of life,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;When I came to Atlanta I was shocked that public transit wasn\u0026rsquo;t what I was used to. I started working with Dr. Kari Watkins who had a mission to improve public transportation in Atlanta, and I was inspired immediately by her work and wanted to participate.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe streetcar project is in partnership with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Urban Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the City of Atlanta, and is funded by a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/gvu-ipat-research-and-engagement-seed-grants-0\u0022\u003EGVU\/IPaT Engagement Grant\u003C\/a\u003E, which provides seed funding to conduct interdisciplinary research. Engagement grants are designed to foster new sorts of engagements and collaboration, whether internally or externally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting this summer, the Atlanta Streetcar will begin using a new real-time dispatching method developed at Georgia Tech that eliminates the need for schedules and cuts down on passenger wait times.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Starting this summer, the Atlanta Streetcar will begin using a new real-time dispatching method developed at Georgia Tech that eliminates the need for schedules and cuts down on passenger wait times."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2016-06-14 16:08:12","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 15:01:45","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"64307":{"id":"64307","type":"image","title":"Atlanta Streetcar Demo","body":null,"created":"1449176735","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:05:35","changed":"1475894567","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:47","alt":"Atlanta Streetcar Demo","file":{"fid":"191988","name":"streetcar.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/streetcar_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/streetcar_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":18749,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/streetcar_0.jpg?itok=gMB7Impb"}},"544821":{"id":"544821","type":"image","title":"Barometric Pressure Sensor","body":null,"created":"1465938000","gmt_created":"2016-06-14 21:00:00","changed":"1475895336","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:36","alt":"Barometric Pressure Sensor","file":{"fid":"91077","name":"sensor.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sensor.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sensor.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":489549,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sensor.jpg?itok=j89to6sf"}}},"media_ids":["64307","544821"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute for People and Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"556221":{"#nid":"556221","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Creating a Community Engagement Playbook","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech are working with the City of Atlanta, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Westside Future Fund to develop a community engagement playbook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe group has been working closely over the past year with Christopher Le Dantec, assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, to implement a process for a more open-ended, narrative-based approach to engagement. The goal is to create a set of resources\u0026mdash;a playbook\u0026mdash;to help guide city departments, community organizations, and local residents on how to work together more effectively on planning and development projects around the city.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe playbook provides a resource for more inclusive community engagement. This means plenty of opportunities for citizens to directly help with the planning and implementation of projects that impact their lives. And if that\u0026rsquo;s not possible, they\u0026rsquo;re involved in conversations, given clear and consistent information and the opportunity to provide feedback before, during, and after changes are made.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We believe that if groups have a resource to point to that outlines the important steps to follow to achieve meaningful engagement it would be a considerable asset for Atlanta, especially if that resource has been collaboratively developed by Atlanta residents, the public sector and its private partners,\u0026rdquo; said Kate Diedrick, researcher, Solidarity Research Center. \u0026ldquo;People who feel ownership over the playbook see it as an important tool and will refer to it when any new planning initiative begins.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIf civic participation means that every citizen has the opportunity to actively engage in shaping the public sphere, says Diedrick, there are too many factors outside of our control to ensure meaningful participation for every citizen from every social, cultural, and economic background across Atlanta.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;A more engaged community is difficult to define in strict terms because engagement can look so different depending on context,\u0026rdquo; said Diedrick. \u0026ldquo;But people know when they live in an engaged community, and they also know when opportunities for engagement are open, democratic, inclusive, and accessible\u0026mdash;all values mentioned again and again when we asked Westside residents how they define meaningful engagement.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nResearchers and community members collected a large set of interviews with city officials and Westside residents, which focused on the everyday experiences and challenges of community engagement\u0026mdash;everything from working with Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s new 311 system, to understanding the neighborhood impact of long-term development plans like the Atlanta Beltline and the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;By sharing and working from experiences shared via the interviews, a diverse cross section of stakeholders were able to see why community engagement is so important, why it\u0026rsquo;s so difficult, and to begin working together to define the principles and the logistics for doing it better,\u0026rdquo; said Le Dantec.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe interviews also played an important role in a community engagement workshop held\u0026nbsp;on June 21 with over 70 Westside community members and representatives from Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s public and private sector.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe project is a piece of Le Dantec\u0026rsquo;s larger research agenda that is defining a new Digital Civics\u0026mdash;building out processes, relations, and technologies that connect citizens to each other and to local institutions. It\u0026rsquo;s supported by the Living Cities City Accelerator program, which works within and across cities to advance and promote the spread of promising innovations that will have a significant impact in the lives of residents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech are working with the City of Atlanta, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Westside Future Fund to develop a community engagement playbook.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers at Georgia Tech are working with the City of Atlanta, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Westside Future Fund to develop a community engagement playbook."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2016-07-27 15:51:18","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 15:01:03","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"609534":{"id":"609534","type":"image","title":"Atlanta Skyline and Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1533829493","gmt_created":"2018-08-09 15:44:53","changed":"1538406706","gmt_changed":"2018-10-01 15:11:46","alt":"Atlanta Skyline and Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"232154","name":"atlanta-tech-tower.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta-tech-tower.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta-tech-tower.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1405517,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/atlanta-tech-tower.jpg?itok=Yi2kvgcH"}}},"media_ids":["609534"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"39791","name":"and Communication"},{"id":"74981","name":"atlanta housing authority"},{"id":"46331","name":"Christopher Le Dantec"},{"id":"1134","name":"City of Atlanta"},{"id":"172211","name":"community engagement"},{"id":"1976","name":"Media"},{"id":"167456","name":"School of Literature"},{"id":"172212","name":"Westside Future Fund"},{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute for People and Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623381":{"#nid":"623381","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPaT Hosts First Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn November 16th, IPaT invited the Georgia Tech community to attend the Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit. Attendees discussed innovative and far reaching plans for grand challenges that tackle many of the systemic issues facing our cities and communities. Faculty from across campus and representatives from the City of Atlanta described multidisciplinary approaches focused on making Atlanta the most livable, equitable, sustainable and innovative city in the U.S. Georgia Tech recently formed a Smart Cities faculty council and is partnering with the City of Atlanta to create a shared smart cities vision and strategy with the city as an active testbed for research and innovation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDenitra Gober, public and community engagement specialist with the City of Atlanta, outlined the SMARTATL initiative, which allows the city to utilize a strategic and data-centric approach to improving mobility, public safety and sustainability. The goal of the initiative is to enhance citizen well-being and foster economic growth in Atlanta.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe City of Atlanta and Georgia Tech recently announced the SMARTATL pilot project in the North Avenue and Spring Street corridors. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech has such a myriad of experience, and we\u0026rsquo;re just so excited to be a part of it,\u0026rdquo; said Gober. As part of the pilot,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\/news\/MAPPD\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are designing and deploying groups of sensors\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to address the technical challenges and other aspects of scaling up a smart city sensor network.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe first panel of the day was \u0026ldquo;Making Atlanta the Most Livable City in the U.S.\u0026rdquo; Discussion began with the definition of a livable city. Ellen Dunham-Jones, professor in the School of Architecture said engineers must design cities for people, not cars. This agenda includes planning for walkability, transit, parks, and social interaction. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech can lead in developing tools that integrate smart design, smart data, smart policies, smart networks, in ways that make it easy for all Atlantans to reduce their dependency on private car ownership and use,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe panel also discussed the benefits and downsides of autonomous vehicles \u0026ndash; reduced costs and private car ownership, but also the threat of possible increased congestion. Mike Hunter, associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering said another issue to consider is building infrastructure for both self-driving and autonomous vehicles. \u0026ldquo;There will be a mixed fleet for a long time to come.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChristopher Le Dantec, Assistant Professor in the School of Literature, Media and Communication discussed how we can make Atlanta more livable through digital civics, or the intersection between smart cities and digital democracy. One example of digital civics is Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cycleatlanta.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECycle Atlanta project\u003C\/a\u003E. Cyclists use a smartphone app to record where they ride, and then the data is sent to the City of Atlanta to make strategic improvements to bicycle infrastructure. According to Le Dantec, the app \u0026ldquo;empowers cyclists to participate civically in a new way through the production of data.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe next panel focused on \u0026ldquo;Making Atlanta the Most Equitable City in the U.S.\u0026rdquo; Jennifer Clark, associate professor in the School of Public Policy and executive director of the Center for Urban Innovation said many times when we think about smart cities we think of large, urban control centers, but smaller cities are implementing smart city technology more incrementally. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s about Smart Cities objects, and the deployment of these objects in the existing urban environment,\u0026rdquo; she said. For example,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/navigator\/2015\/11\/charge-your-phone-for-free-on-this-smart-solar-bench\/416922\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esolar powered benches with charging ports for your devices\u003C\/a\u003E, or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.zip06.com\/news\/20161130\/ecofriendly-trashcans-deployed-in-madison\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esmart trash cans that tell garbage collectors when it\u0026rsquo;s time to make a pick up\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPanelists also posed the question, how do we begin to think about inclusive innovation? Carl DiSalvo, associate professor in the School of Literature, Media and Communication asked, \u0026ldquo;How do we think about ways in which we can both design, and make use of technologies that are more equitable in who has access to them?\u0026rdquo; He believes the answer lies with a more even investment in urban innovation and an inclusive innovation approach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCatherine Ross, Harry West professor in the School of City and Regional Planning and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering thinks a long term vision for making Atlanta the most equitable city should include disaster planning. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s some things that come to mind immediately, and they have to do with urban disasters, emergencies, climate change, all things we know we\u0026rsquo;ll have to be able to respond to,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe final panel of the day was \u0026ldquo;Making Atlanta the Most Sustainable and Resilient City in the U.S.\u0026rdquo; Panelists discussed what a successful marriage between smart and sustainable would look like. John Taylor, Frederick L. Olmsted Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering said one thing that\u0026rsquo;s missing is the openness of data. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s very difficult to get access to some of the data that we need in order to truly arrive at not just a sustainable, but a smart and sustainable city.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOne example is the energy being consumed in commercial or residential buildings. Having this data, said Taylor, could lead researchers to make predictions based on energy use. Panelists agreed that data should be open, scalable and interoperable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe summit wrapped up with working groups where attendees exchanged ideas on topics related to smart cities and made plans for further discussion. Attendees then joined the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/fall%C2%A0convergence-innovation-competition-winners-announced\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;audience to experience student-led projects in Smart and Healthy Communities innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn November 16th, IPaT invited the Georgia Tech community to attend the Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On November 16th, IPaT invited the Georgia Tech community to attend the Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:48:23","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:59:31","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/user\/login?destination=experts\/gt-smart-cities-summit","title":"Watch the webcast (Requires GT login authentication)"},{"url":"http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/SmartCitiesFacultySummit.pptx","title":"Download presentations"}],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"586436":{"#nid":"586436","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Former City of Pittsburgh Chief Innovation Officer Joins IPaT as Managing Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDebra Lam has joined Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) as the Managing Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation. Lam brings to Georgia Tech over a decade of experience in urban innovation and resilience, strategy and management.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Debra brings rich and unique experience in building partnerships between municipalities, companies, and universities,\u0026rdquo; said Steve Cross, Georgia Tech executive vice president for research. \u0026ldquo;We are proud to welcome her and look forward to her leadership as Georgia Tech continues to forge a path of innovation and next-generation planning and data analytics that will help transform cities throughout the world, including Atlanta, into smarter, more efficient places to live and work.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPrior to joining Georgia Tech, Lam served as Chief Innovation and Performance Officer for the City of Pittsburgh where she led the City\u0026#39;s developments in innovation, open data, and resilience; successfully creating and executing the City\u0026#39;s first comprehensive plan on inclusive innovation. Lam led a series of major initiatives and programs including Pittsburgh Roadmap for Inclusive\u202f Innovation and PGH Lab, a program bringing the City and local startup companies together. Lam was also instrumental in forging city-university partnerships. In 2015, she championed regional data center in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center provides technological and legal infrastructure to support research, analysis, decision-making, and community engagement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDuring her service, Lam also expanded free public\u202f Wi-Fi\u202f across Pittsburgh, supported digital literacy and led civic engagement work including social media presence, public outreach, and thought leadership.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We are thrilled to bring Debra Lam to Georgia Tech and welcome her leadership and expertise in Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation,\u0026rdquo; said Elizabeth Mynatt, executive director of IPaT. \u0026ldquo;Debra is known world wide and her perspective on how to integrate new technology innovations with meeting the societal needs of our cities and communities is key to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strategy. Inclusive innovation is a powerful concept that will lead us to exceed goals for smarter cities as we create more dynamic, entrepreneurial, sustainable and equitable communities overall.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We welcome Debra Lam to Atlanta and look forward to working with her on our smart cities initiatives,\u0026rdquo; said Samir Saini, Chief Information Officer for the City of Atlanta. \u0026ldquo;We are excited to work with Ms. Lam to further our partnership with Georgia Tech, bringing synergy to the Institute\u0026rsquo;s research projects and the City of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s operational innovation projects, most notably the North Avenue Smart Corridor Project.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLam is a founding leader of the\u202f MetroLab\u202f Network and serves on their executive steering committee. She\u0026rsquo;s also a World Cities Summit Young Leader, a Leadership Pittsburgh alumni, and has spoken nationally and internationally on inclusive innovation, performance management, data-driven decision-making, and cultural change. Management Today named Lam to its \u0026ldquo;35 Women Under 35\u0026rdquo; list. She was also a finalist for Women of the Future, Science and Technology.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;It is an honor to be a Yellow Jacket and join one of the world\u0026#39;s leading research university,\u0026quot; said Lam. \u0026quot;Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s public mission, entrepreneurial spirit, and collaborative, interdisciplinary approach places them at the forefront of driving smart cities and inclusive innovation. I am excited to be part of the team.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLam graduated cum laude from Georgetown University\u0026rsquo;s School of Foreign Service, and earned a Master\u0026rsquo;s degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDebra Lam has joined Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) as the Managing Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Debra Lam has joined Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) as the Managing Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2017-01-25 14:40:54","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:58:34","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[{"id":"142","name":"City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth"}],"keywords":[{"id":"173304","name":"debra lam"},{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"},{"id":"12888","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"589222":{"#nid":"589222","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Conversation With Martin O\u0027Malley","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs a former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore, Martin O\u0026rsquo;Malley has a unique perspective on how cities and states operate. He\u0026rsquo;s now using that experience in his new role with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/metrolab.heinz.cmu.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMetroLab Network\u003C\/a\u003E, a city-university collaborative for urban innovation. In 2015, Georgia Tech joined MetroLab as a founding member. In an interview with IPaT before speaking at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/industry-innovation-day\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIndustry Innovation Day\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on April 13th in Tech Square, O\u0026rsquo;Malley discusses three qualities of a successful city-university partnership and some of the challenges these collaborations can address.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EEditor\u0026#39;s note: This interview was edited for clarity.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EHow are you collaborating with MetroLab?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMartin O\u0026#39;Malley:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EI\u0026rsquo;m the Chairman of the Advisory Board for MetroLab Network, which is a collaborative of 40 leading cities and their university partners that are all about research, development and deployment of smart cities solutions to big city challenges. One area we\u0026rsquo;ve focused on this year is sensors. With the internet of things and the technology of sensors, we\u0026rsquo;re able to see and to track not only the movement of traffic and pedestrians, but in cities like South Bend, Indiana, in partnership with Notre Dame, they\u0026rsquo;re installing sensors in their water infrastructures so that they can make it a much more dynamic system to reduce storm water pollution and facilitate the building of green infrastructure that allows our city streets to work with, and not against nature. Another area we\u0026rsquo;re working on is the use of big data for social good. In other words, how do we deliver better and more timely human services in order to heal vulnerable families and to save the lives of at-risk children? In our collaborative of 40 cities, there are multiple projects that are going on, and some of the most exciting ones are the ones that harness the power of universities in terms of their talent for research and development, and combines that with the ability that mayors have to deploy and test solutions very quickly with immediate feedback loops, rather than waiting three or four years to figure out if something is working. It\u0026rsquo;s governance by the iteration of better practices and better ideas, shared nationally across our network.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u0026nbsp;What are your goals and vision for the future in your role with MetroLab?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMO:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe goal with MetroLab Network is to scale up these solutions by learning from one another. Learning from what others have already tested and figuring out ahead of time what the barriers are that need to be overcome, whether it\u0026rsquo;s privacy concerns or technology solutions, these are the things that mayors really do very well. In fact, having been both a mayor and a governor, I can tell you that mayors learn a lot better from each other than governors do, and they learn more quickly, and they\u0026rsquo;re able to act more immediately.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u0026nbsp;What does a successful city-university partnership look like?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMO:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe successful city-university partnership is one where there\u0026rsquo;s a point person on both sides of the partnership that can access, at the highest levels, department heads and the talent that exists in both organizations. The second thing is that successful city-university partnerships must meet regularly around the projects that they\u0026rsquo;re working on, and the really good ones have at least two or three projects that they\u0026rsquo;re working on simultaneously. And finally, another hallmark of a healthy city-university partnership is where the level of trust is constantly fostered and developed. These collaborations don\u0026rsquo;t happen by themselves; the good city-university partnerships are figuring out ways to give them structure and to make sure that the mayor and the university president are both empowering their command staffs to work together, and communicating a clarity of intention. The intention being that the university and the cities partner, not only in research and development, but also deployment of real ideas and real solutions that can help real people.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are some of urban challenges that can be better addressed through city-university partnerships and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMO:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EFor the first time in human history, more than 50-percent of us now live in cities. By some estimates, by 2050 that number will be 75-percent. So there\u0026rsquo;s the challenges of density, population, traffic, and everything that goes along with that. The use of land, water and energy \u0026ndash; these are some huge challenges faced by cities. Also, urbanization can unwittingly bring about greater income inequality and separation of the very rich and the very poor. Cities play a critical role in bridging that divide and taking concrete actions that expand opportunity and safeguard the most vulnerable lives, who very often live in the hearts of our big cities. Smarter interventions, earlier interventions, and the use of big data can assure that no child slips through the cracks and that every person\u0026rsquo;s potential is realized to its fullest, whether that\u0026rsquo;s in workforce development programs, deployment of social services, or ensuring that the workforce can afford to live in our cities where the opportunities are becoming so concentrated.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT: What did these partnerships look like when you were mayor, what do they look like now, and in the future?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMO:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EA lot of cities and their university partners have figured out how to partner around joint real estate development in that they create an array of housing and job opportunities near the university. Now that we\u0026rsquo;ve proven we can collaborate around brick and mortar real estate development, we need to take that same spirit of collaboration and put it to use solving big challenges that face us as a people not only in this country, but on the planet. And that is, how do we live in a more sustainable way? How do we improve security even as we face challenges with safety and the well-being of our citizens? Even as we face the challenge of density and income inequality?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u0026nbsp;You\u0026#39;ve been recognized as having a data-driven approach to policy and administration.\u0026nbsp;Why is this important?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMO:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EI found technology and information technology, governance by evidence and data, to be really critical to strengthening the common good of a city or of a state. This is a way of governing that is very different than the old way of governing, which was often times hierarchical and structured by command and control. Things got done on the basis of, \u0026lsquo;because I said so.\u0026rsquo; This new way of governing is much more collaborative; it\u0026rsquo;s open and it\u0026rsquo;s transparent in ways that not only everyone in government can see, but in ways that all stakeholders \u0026ndash; especially citizens \u0026ndash; can see. Mayors are figuring out how to get things done and doing it in very entrepreneurial ways that improve public trust. And really, that\u0026rsquo;s the source of all power among a self-governed people, is the ability to trust one another; the ability to trust that our government sees us and recognizes us, is serving our family\u0026rsquo;s best interest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u0026nbsp;How do you think universities can motivate cities to have visions of inclusive innovation?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMO:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EOne way that universities can spur the cities on is to figure out the mayor\u0026rsquo;s top challenges and priorities, and direct university research toward solving those problems. In the past, a university\u0026rsquo;s idea of a great research project is one that takes 20 years. A mayor\u0026rsquo;s idea of a great research project is one that takes two months, and allows the mayor to deploy a better solution to a vexing problem. 20-year research projects don\u0026rsquo;t cut it for things that mayors have to get done today. Universities can be a tremendous help by increasing the velocity of research and deployment, and the iterations that lead to better solutions. Cities aren\u0026rsquo;t going to be able to replace the sort of federal research dollars that appear to be in such grave jeopardy. But cities can provide a deployment platform; cities can help speed the iteration of new technology and new ideas so that they become commercialized.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The IPaT Industry Innovation Day speaker talks about his new role with MetroLab Network and how cities and universities can be better partners."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn an interview with IPaT before speaking at Industry Innovation Day on April 13th in Tech Square, O\u0026rsquo;Malley discusses three qualities of a successful city-university partnership and some of the challenges these collaborations can address.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In an interview with IPaT before speaking at Industry Innovation Day on April 13th in Tech Square, O\u2019Malley discusses three qualities of a successful city-university partnership and some of the challenges these collaborations can address."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2017-03-23 23:34:03","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:57:43","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589221":{"id":"589221","type":"image","title":"Martin O\u0027Malley","body":null,"created":"1490312009","gmt_created":"2017-03-23 23:33:29","changed":"1490312009","gmt_changed":"2017-03-23 23:33:29","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224510","name":"GovernorOMalley.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GovernorOMalley.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GovernorOMalley.png","mime":"image\/png","size":619519,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/GovernorOMalley.png?itok=b6OLfjTt"}}},"media_ids":["589221"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"173842","name":"Martin O\u0027Malley"},{"id":"168409","name":"Industry Innovation Day"},{"id":"12888","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"},{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"589224":{"#nid":"589224","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Debra Lam Named a 2017 Top Woman in Technology by StateScoop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT\u0026#39;s Debra Lam has been named to StateScoop\u0026rsquo;s inaugural list of Top Women in Technology for 2017. StateScoop\u0026rsquo;s Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Jake Williams, made the announcement on March 17th.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;I am very grateful and thankful for the people who supported me,\u0026quot; said Lam of the honor. \u0026quot;I am surprised, honored and humbled. I think it is a reflection of the support I\u0026#39;ve been given, but it\u0026#39;s also an indication that I can do more,\u0026quot; she continued.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStateScoop\u0026rsquo;s inaugural list of the Top Women in Technology for 2017 is an elite group of the women across the state and local government community who are infrequently recognized, but constantly working to improve government and the lives of those governed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;We are thrilled to see Debra get the recognition she deserves for her important work,\u0026quot; said Beth Mynatt, executive director of IPaT. \u0026quot;Her perspective on how to integrate new technology innovations with meeting the societal needs of our cities and communities is key to Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s strategy,\u0026quot; said Mynatt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLam was named IPaT\u0026rsquo;s Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation Managing Director in January of 2017.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nShe has over a decade of experience in urban innovation and resilience, strategy and management, and previously served as Chief Innovation and Performance Officer for the City of Pittsburgh. Lam is a founding leader of MetroLab\u202f Network and serves on their executive steering committee.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nShe is also a World Cities Summit Young Leader, a Leadership Pittsburgh alumni, and has spoken nationally and internationally on inclusive innovation, performance management, data-driven decision-making, and cultural change.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLike Georgia Tech, Lam is committed to progress and innovation. Management Today named her to its \u0026ldquo;35 Women Under 35\u0026rdquo; list, and she was also a finalist for Women of the Future, Science and Technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRead the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/statescoop.com\/monthly\/top-50-women-in-technology-2017\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efull list\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of Top Women in Technology for 2017, including an interview with Debra Lam.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation Managing Director Debra Lam has been named one of StateScoop\u0026#39;s Top Women in Technology 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation Managing Director Debra Lam has been named one of StateScoop\u0027s Top Women in Technology 2017."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2017-03-23 23:42:38","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:57:00","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589223":{"id":"589223","type":"image","title":"Debra Lam","body":null,"created":"1490312316","gmt_created":"2017-03-23 23:38:36","changed":"1490312316","gmt_changed":"2017-03-23 23:38:36","alt":"Debra Lam","file":{"fid":"224511","name":"Pittsburgh Editorial Photographer 15222 (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Pittsburgh%20Editorial%20Photographer%2015222%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Pittsburgh%20Editorial%20Photographer%2015222%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":135582,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Pittsburgh%20Editorial%20Photographer%2015222%20%281%29.jpg?itok=O6_NCFuF"}}},"media_ids":["589223"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[{"id":"142","name":"City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth"}],"keywords":[{"id":"173304","name":"debra lam"},{"id":"12888","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"},{"id":"173843","name":"StateScoop"},{"id":"623","name":"Technology"},{"id":"11244","name":"Women in Technology"},{"id":"101","name":"Award"},{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"590996":{"#nid":"590996","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Convergence Innovation Competition Winners Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt was another great semester of student invention and innovation in the Spring 2017 Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC). The competition wrapped up on April 11th with a live demo and judging event for finalists hosted by IPaT and the Georgia Tech Research Network Operations Center (GT-RNOC). More than two dozen teams and 120 students participated in this semester\u0026rsquo;s CIC.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ETechnology for Social Good\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo of the winning CIC projects use the power of technology to create social change. Food for Thought is an app that connects businesses, non-profits, schools and individuals that have excess edible food to those who need it. App users have the option to either share, transport or request food, and can add images to their posts. \u0026ldquo;Brownie points\u0026rdquo; gamify the app and create a feel-good factor around sharing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nApproximately 40-percent of food in the U.S. is never eaten, making this country the world\u0026rsquo;s largest food waster. \u0026ldquo;You assume that because this is a first-world country, there\u0026rsquo;s enough food,\u0026rdquo; said Meghna Natraj, Georgia Tech master\u0026rsquo;s student in Computer Science. \u0026ldquo;Food\u0026rsquo;s being wasted; it\u0026rsquo;s not being channeled to the right sources.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Food for Thought team aims to have a final version finished by the end of April.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAnother winning project in the same category uses technology to address gentrification of the area surrounding the Atlanta Beltline. \u0026ldquo;Concerns about creating a discriminatory environment, rather than universally-available resources are growing,\u0026rdquo; explained the team in their submission video.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Beltline Display project envisions interactive experiences along the Beltline to promote connected and walkable communities. Utilizing big data, the team proposes creating technology-focused art pieces along the trail to educate users about their surroundings, neighbors and history of the area. The team\u0026rsquo;s goals are to promote social change, foster curiosity, and connect Atlanta communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EReal-Time Information for Transit and More\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s been nearly a month since fire engulfed part of I-85 causing it to collapse, and the Georgia Department of Transportation says it could take at least another seven weeks to repair the damage. In the meantime, commuters are exploring alternative means of transportation. The developers of MARTAnow say their app is the perfect use case for solving transit problems.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEven before the I-85 collapse, the team behind MARTAnow has been researching why some commuters are reluctant to use MARTA. They\u0026rsquo;re also trying to solve a larger issue in public transit called the first-mile\/last-mile problem \u0026ndash; getting people from their location to the bus stop, and from the bus stop to their final location.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;A bridge collapses and all of a sudden, hundreds of thousands of people can\u0026rsquo;t get to where they need to go,\u0026rdquo; said Amit Garg, Georgia Tech master\u0026rsquo;s student in Human-Computer Interaction. \u0026ldquo;Using our app, people can visualize other modes of transportation to get to their final destination, whether that\u0026rsquo;s ridesharing, through renting a bike, or using MARTA trains and buses.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMARTAnow combines real-time MARTA schedules, walkability scores, and ridesharing into one easy-to-use transit app. MARTA is now working with Garg and his teammates to integrate the app into its ecosystem.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWhile they may not be working to solve something as complicated as transit issues, the creators of NowWhat are working to answer a question important to students \u0026ndash; where\u0026rsquo;s the party?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;All of us Tech students have had this problem at one time or another,\u0026rdquo; explained Ryan Brooks, Georgia Tech Computer Science student.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNowWhat is a map interface app that allows you to see events happening around you in real time, get rides to those events, and see friends\u0026rsquo; current locations. Information from different event sources is gathered in one app for ease of use.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve never had that one central location, to see on a map how far away something is and being able to visualize it in that way,\u0026rdquo; said Brooks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe team will soon work on developing the app for iOS and Android.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EEnhancing Medical Intervention\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs many as 40% of people with autism never speak or have difficulty communicating verbally. Rapid Prompting Method, or RPM, was developed by a mother who wanted to teach her non-verbal autistic son to express himself. A group of Georgia Tech students has now found a way to enhance RPM using real-time data.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe process of RPM is simple: a teacher gives a short lesson on a topic, asks a question and then elicits a response using verbal, auditory, or visual prompts. The child will answer based on the teacher\u0026rsquo;s question by spelling out the letters written on a letterboard. The CIC project Responsive Letterboard for Autism Spectrum Disorder reinvents the board. When the child presses a letter, their selection is transferred to a web user interface in real time. This method allows teachers and clinicians to view the data, track a child\u0026rsquo;s progress and make improvements.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe team was inspired by their professor, Gregory Abowd,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/content\/single-observation-autism-research-blooms-georgia-tech\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewho has an autistic son\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;That community of parents and technicians are really positive and helpful and they\u0026rsquo;re engaged in our research,\u0026rdquo; said Fereshteh Shahmiri, Georgia Tech Ph.D. student in Design Computing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nApril is Autism Awareness Month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOne of the greatest threats to patient safety during an operation is surgical site infection. According to the CDC, in 2011 approximately 157,500 acute care hospital patients were diagnosed with infections.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Healthcare professionals try their best to prevent this type of infection, but the increasing mortality of surgical site infections has forced professionals to consider every possible way in which the surgical environment can be controlled,\u0026rdquo; said Luka Antolic-Soban, Georgia Tech Computer Science student.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nORCA, or Operating Room Computer Asepsis System, is designed to help operating room professionals detect and prevent contamination during operations. The system has two components. One is a belt that goes underneath surgical scrubs to alert operating room staff when they violate protocol. The other uses a camera and infrared sensor to collect information about the operating room environment, such as the distance between personnel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe ORCA team is collaborating with Emory University School of Medicine and Children\u0026rsquo;s Hospital of Atlanta to test the system. They\u0026#39;ve also been invited to participate in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.startupsummer.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#39;s Startup Launch\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(formerly Startup Summer), a faculty-led, student-focused program to help student teams launch their startups.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFollowing the competition, teams are leveraging the feedback received and contacts made during the course of working on their CIC projects and showcasing them at the live judging event. They are debugging their apps, incorporating enhancements, pursuing partnerships, and learning more about entrepreneurship. This semester\u0026rsquo;s CIC categories were aligned with IPaT\u0026rsquo;s research priorities; here\u0026rsquo;s a full list of winning projects and teams:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ELifelong Health and Wellbeing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1st place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AQlptc1aJS0\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOperating Room Computer Asepsis System (ORCA)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTeam: Luka Antolic-Soban, Jianming Zeng\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2nd place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/LfvBNbCgDi4\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EResponsive Letterboard for Autism Spectrum Disorder\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTeam: Anisha Bhandari, Geunbae Lee, Fereshteh Shahmiri, Vedant Das Swain\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Cities and Healthy Communities\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1st place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9zVY2tPs1Lg\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENowWhat\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTeam: Ryan Brooks, Joan Chen, Will Christian, Aaron Parry, Brandi Van de Houten\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2nd place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WmGuur1sZGc\u0026amp;t=8s\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMARTAnow\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTeam: Vishal Bhatnagar, Prasenjeet Biswal, Amit Garg, Samyukta Sherugar\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESocio-Technical Systems and Human-Technology Frontier Innovation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1st place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/ie--Bu2oB1E\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFood for Thought\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTeam: Akshay Agarwal, Luka Antolic-Soban, Satyajeet Gawas, Meghna Natraj\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2nd place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/xYH5P9797Wg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBeltline Display\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTeam: Aparna Iyer, Jayanth Krishna, Meghana Melkote, Caity Taylor, Eric Thompson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EVIEW:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1621255594558802.1073741854.195737763777266\u0026amp;type=1\u0026amp;l=141ecea85a\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMore photos from the Spring 2017 Convergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe CIC is a semester-long event dedicated to helping students create innovative and viable products and experiences with the support of campus resources and industry guidance. The competition is open to Georgia Tech students from every class and discipline. To learn more,\u0026nbsp;or to find about partnership opportunities, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecic.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWinning projects focus on technology for social good, transit, medical intervention and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Winning projects focus on technology for social good, transit, medical intervention and more."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2017-04-27 15:19:31","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:56:32","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"},{"id":"181703","name":"HTF"},{"id":"63931","name":"CIC"},{"id":"63951","name":"Convergence Innovation Competition"},{"id":"488","name":"transit"},{"id":"6053","name":"Autism"},{"id":"174223","name":"food waste"},{"id":"1243","name":"MARTA"},{"id":"3779","name":"party"},{"id":"15269","name":"Atlanta BeltLine"},{"id":"174224","name":"hospital infection"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"591010":{"#nid":"591010","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPaT Hosts Annual Industry Innovation Day in Tech Square","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHundreds of people, including business leaders, researchers, city officials, entrepreneurs, government and non-profit leaders and students, descended upon Tech Square as the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) hosted its annual Industry Innovation Day. The event serves to showcase research at IPaT and Georgia Tech as well as highlight the many avenues of collaboration. Industry Innovation Day builds on the success of the previous IPaT industry-oriented event, which IPaT hosted for five years, the People and Technology Forum.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;I think this may have been our best year yet. The depth of the conversations, people really dug into the topics quickly. They started to engage each other and challenge each other,\u0026rdquo; said IPaT Executive Director Elizabeth Mynatt. \u0026ldquo;To see the business connection where everyone is swapping cards and setting up meetings, this is what we want to do. We want to convene the conversation and we want to catalyze the partnership. I think it\u0026rsquo;s been a great day,\u0026rdquo; she continued.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIndustry Innovation Day began with thought-provoking keynotes and panel discussions on this year\u0026rsquo;s theme of Digital Transformation. Digital transformation is the profound and accelerating transformation of business activities, processes, and competencies to fully leverage the changes and opportunities of digital technologies and their impact across society in a strategic and prioritized way, with present and future shifts in mind. Panelists examined the transformative impact and value of emerging tools, platforms and technologies, especially in the fields of healthcare and smart \u0026amp; connected communities. Plenary speaker Martin O\u0026#39;Malley, 61st Governor of Maryland and Senior Fellow of MetroLab Network, spoke to attendees about the impact Georgia Tech researchers will have in shaping the future of Atlanta and beyond.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s really a tremendous strength for a city like Atlanta to be a able to tap into the people who know how to do all of those things that make governments operate not only smarter and efficiently, but also allows them recognize the dignity of every person,\u0026rdquo; said O\u0026rsquo;Malley.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAfter IPaT\u0026rsquo;s Industry Innovation Day concluded, attendees were treated to the GVU Center\u0026rsquo;s Research Showcase which featured more than 100 interactive projects that let them touch, control and imagine what technology will enable in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHundreds of people, including business leaders, researchers, city officials, entrepreneurs, government and non-profit leaders and students, descended upon Tech Square as IPaT hosted its annual Industry Innovation Day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hundreds of people, including business leaders, researchers, city officials, entrepreneurs, government and non-profit leaders and students, descended upon Tech Square as IPaT hosted its annual Industry Innovation Day. "}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2017-04-27 17:50:23","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:55:47","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/GVUCenterResearch2_0\/Story2?:embed=y\u0026:display_count=no\u0026:showVizHome=no","title":"Research happening in the GVU Center"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1623369781014050.1073741855.195737763777266\u0026type=1\u0026l=f44ac1b609","title":"Industry Innovation Day photos"}],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"142","name":"City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth"}],"keywords":[{"id":"168409","name":"Industry Innovation Day"},{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAshton Pellom\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, Institute for People and Technology \/ GTRI\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Eashton.pellom@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"593050":{"#nid":"593050","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Serve-Learn-Sustain Hosts Conference on Smart, Connected Communities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe multi-site conference brought together participants from Atlanta, Charlotte, Baltimore and Lima via webcast to discuss this year\u0026rsquo;s theme of \u0026ldquo;Smart, Connected Communities.\u0026rdquo; IPaT and Civic Data Science co-hosted this year\u0026rsquo;s Atlanta conference with SLS. The goal of the conference was to discuss plans for working on Georgia Tech and Atlanta-based initiatives focused on data for sustainable communities that support collaboration among faculty, students and partners to enhance and expand teaching, research and action.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s about people in conjunction with the environment. What does it mean to be a more connected community?\u0026rdquo; said Rafael Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at Georgia Tech, and professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter welcome addresses from Bras and SLS Director Jennifer Hirsch, participants explored the intersection of art and data, and sustainability in art. Atlanta-based new media artist Bojana Ginn presented some of her art projects that merge organic materials like wood and lamb\u0026rsquo;s wool with technology such as LED lights.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As an artist, sometimes you have to be an engineer, and use nature in a new way,\u0026rdquo; explained Ginn during her presentation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGinn is also creating art from data. She\u0026rsquo;s working with the Atlanta Regional Commission to translate their environmental, health and transportation line graph data into an art installation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMike Carnathan, manager of the Research \u0026amp; Analytics Division of the Atlanta Regional Commission, continued the discussion on the topic of Data-Driven Decision Making. He said, \u0026ldquo;the possibilities of big data are limitless\u0026rdquo; and has the potential to change the world, but data alone is meaningless. Carnathan challenged participants to turn data into meaningful information and take action based on the results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta conference then joined other sites via webcast for a keynote from David Ludlow, associate professor of European Smart Cities for the University of the West of England Bristol. He offered insight into the experience of European smart city governance, research and innovation projects. Ludlow says the dynamic of social and technological innovation is defining a new smart city governance, responding to the complex challenges of urban planning and simultaneously disrupting the governance model in fundamental ways. Cities must shift from a top-down expertise model to more participatory engagement with all stakeholders, according to Ludlow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring lunch, attendees participated in roundtable case study discussions on the topic of \u0026ldquo;Data in Action.\u0026rdquo; Facilitators from IPaT and the Georgia Tech Research Network Operations Center (GT-RNOC) led a discussion on the Campus as a Smart City, which explored the ongoing and future efforts to use the Tech campus as a testbed for smart cities research and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDay one of the conference wrapped up with sessions on empowerment and ownership of community research, and advancing equity through smart, connected communities. The conference\u0026rsquo;s second day focused on listener reports and working sessions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the conference, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/inss-2017-smart-connected-cities\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EServe-Learn-Sustain website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the second year in a row, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain hosted a satellite conference as part of the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"For the second year in a row, Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain hosted a satellite conference as part of the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS)."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2017-06-28 13:44:50","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:55:16","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-06-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-06-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166919","name":"SLS"},{"id":"168071","name":"serve-learn-sustain"},{"id":"12888","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"},{"id":"125","name":"art"},{"id":"438","name":"data"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623371":{"#nid":"623371","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech and the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. Launch Three-Year Partnership","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, July 14th the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a forum on sustainable mobility and smart cities, the first in a series of events planned as part of a three-year strategic partnership with the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. (GACC South).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;This is not just a one off workshop; this is a long term engagement,\u0026rdquo; said Debra Lam, Managing Director of Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;We set this up by leading with a foundation of [questions like] what are the major issues on the ground right here locally in Atlanta? Who are the players who are actively working in this space? What are they doing about it?\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe purpose of this partnership is to connect German and American organizations, companies and institutions that do work on sustainable mobility through targeted road show series in the Southern U.S. and delegation trips to Germany. The event was meant to spur future collaborations through an exchange of best practices, knowledge transfer, technology development, case studies and more.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;I think it was a great event,\u0026rdquo; said Michaela Schobert, Director of Consulting Services at the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. \u0026ldquo;People seemed very interested in the whole subject in general. Coming from Germany we have a huge history around how cities are structured and developed. Partnerships, like the one with Georgia Tech, are very important for us.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe forum convened over 50 individuals from 30 different organizations and departments including Siemens, the City of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s Office of Resilience, and the Georgia Public Service Commission.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;I think it\u0026rsquo;s important that Georgia Tech brings these groups together,\u0026rdquo; said John Franklin, Executive Director of Transportation for the Atlanta Public Schools. \u0026ldquo;Networking today and listening to other people that are working in the same realm, albeit in a different community or different organization, we\u0026rsquo;re getting together and I think that is time well spent.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, July 14th the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a forum on sustainable mobility and smart cities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Friday, July 14th the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a forum on sustainable mobility and smart cities."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:24:53","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:54:38","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623369":{"#nid":"623369","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Convenes Current and Next Generation Thought Leaders in Smart Communities Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn July 21st 2017 at the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) offices, Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026mdash;in partnership with ARC, Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), Georgia Centers for Innovation, Metro Atlanta Chamber, and Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)\u0026mdash;convened local governments, government associations, and industry and academic leaders for a half-day workshop to discuss the application of advanced technology for local government. Reframing so-called smart cities, the workshop exemplified and explored how real-time sensors, automated systems, and other intelligent infrastructures are applicable beyond major metropolitan governments and dense urban areas. The Smart Communities Workshop welcomed \u0026ldquo;mayors, city council members, city-county managers, specialists in IT, economic development, community development [\u0026hellip;] to think about, from their perspective, how to move [\u0026hellip;] forward,\u0026rdquo; explained Debra Lam, Managing Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech. The workshop drew more than 70 participants, including personnel from 20 city governments, eight county governments, three community improvement districts, and three US congressional districts. In total, the workshop accounted for local governments across almost one fifth of Georgia counties.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCynthia Curry, Director of Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem Expansion for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, commented that the workshop was a \u0026ldquo;really is a great way to take smart cities technologies [\u0026hellip;] out to the rural community.\u0026rdquo; Mayor Dan Ponder of Donalsonville, GA\u0026mdash;a city with a population just below 3,000 people\u0026mdash;echoed Curry\u0026rsquo;s sentiment: \u0026ldquo;If there was such a thing as a rural smart city today, it would be out-of-date tomorrow.\u0026rdquo; With regards to the opportunity provided by the Smart Communities Workshop, Mayor Ponder continued, \u0026ldquo;This is a process where we can at least participate at the front-end of technology changes versus being the last one.\u0026rdquo; More than an emphasis on smart communities in rural settings, the workshop spurred conversation about smart community development in many different contexts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe workshop featured a keynote from Sokwoo Rhee, Associate Director of Cyber-Physical Systems Program for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which focused on best practices and lessons from NIST\u0026rsquo;s Global Cities Teams Challenge. Participants also heard from a panel of Georgia-based thought-leaders comprised of Mayor Ponder, Lt. Keith Lingerfelt of the Gainesville Police Department, Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones of Georgia Tech, and Abe Kani, Gwinnett County CIO and Director of Information Technology Services. Kani reflected, \u0026ldquo;We have to understand what kind of a world we live in, and, as much as technology provides a great deal of convenience and opportunity, there are challenges.\u0026rdquo; Panelists touched on topics from citizen participation to public-private partnerships to deployment strategies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFollowing the speakers were a series of small group activities, in which local government participants brainstormed proposals to pressing local issues and opportunities. Employing methods from design thinking, participants were led through a discovery process to understand what challenges might be best suited for smart community projects.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Smart Communities Workshop is the first step in a larger initiative to launch a Georgia Smart Communities Challenge, a Georgia-wide peer-network and technical assistance program to support smart community projects with local governments. Attendees provided important insights into the scope and scale of such a challenge. \u0026ldquo;Getting folks from across the state to talk about smart communities really helps us calibrate to make sure we are working across our jurisdictional boundaries, \u0026ldquo; commented Leslie Caceda, a transportation technologist with the ARC.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Smart Community Workshop offered attendees a first glimpse of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s fundamental role in offering guidance, direction, and technical expertise for smart community development, and attendees seemed eager for more. In closing comments, one workshop attendee asked, \u0026ldquo;When is round two?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn July 21st 2017, Georgia Institute of Technology convened local governments, government associations, and industry and academic leaders for a half-day workshop to discuss the application of advanced technology for local government.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On July 21st 2017, Georgia Institute of Technology convened local governments, government associations, and industry and academic leaders for a half-day workshop to discuss the application of advanced technology for local government."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:22:05","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:54:05","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623367":{"#nid":"623367","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers Present Smart City Work at Atlanta City Hall","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EToday at Atlanta City Hall, Georgia Tech will host the second installment of the 2017 Smart Cities Speaker Series. Once a month, researchers from IPaT\u0026#39;s Smart \u0026amp; Connected Communities Data Pilot Grant program present their interdisciplinary research to the City of Atlanta to gain valuable feedback on their work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is our inaugural Speaker Series between the City of Atlanta and Georgia Tech and it\u0026rsquo;s an example of some of the really interesting research that we\u0026rsquo;re doing at Georgia Tech and its application to city-wide operations,\u0026rdquo; said Debra Lam, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Managing Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe speaker series kicked off in July with Georgia Tech researchers Christopher Le Dantec and Kari Watkins presenting their research on \u0026ldquo;Sensing Traffic Conditions to Model and Predict Rider Stress.\u0026rdquo; Watkins also discussed \u0026ldquo;Mobility as a Service.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The city can continue to do what it has done historically the same way, but by bringing this research capacity to bear, the city can do things smarter and better,\u0026rdquo; said Kirk Talbott, the City of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s Executive Director for Smart Cities. \u0026ldquo;Helping the employees understand these new emerging solutions and research that\u0026rsquo;s coming out of Georgia Tech, there might be better ways to solve problems that we\u0026rsquo;ve struggled with for decades, so making them aware of what\u0026rsquo;s possible is very, very powerful.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEarlier this year, IPaT awarded the first\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart \u0026amp; Connected Communities Data Pilot Grants\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to provide funding to further interdisciplinary research within the area of Smart \u0026amp; Connected Communities. The result of the program will be new collections of smart city data that can be made available to the Georgia Tech research community and new prototypes for working with data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt Atlanta City Hall, Georgia Tech hosted the second installment of the 2017 Smart Cities Speaker Series.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"At Atlanta City Hall, Georgia Tech hosted the second installment of the 2017 Smart Cities Speaker Series."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:18:37","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:53:17","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623363":{"#nid":"623363","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Smart Cities Researchers Showcase Work at Experience SmartATL Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, September 15, Georgia Tech researchers will participate in the city\u0026rsquo;s inaugural Experience SmartATL event at Ponce City Market. The event, which will run from 10am to 3pm, will showcase smart city projects and research being undertaken by various city departments, academic partners, and private companies in the Atlanta area.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s involvement in Experience SmartATL is another example of how we are working with the city to improve quality of life through smart technologies and systems,\u0026rdquo; said Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Managing Director of Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, Debra Lam.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech faculty and graduate students will be showcasing their work on a variety of topics ranging from crime detection to autonomous vehicles to distributed sensing networks. The projects will represent an interdisciplinary swath of fields including Human Computer Interactions, Literature, Media and Communication, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Architecture, and Urban Design. For detailed descriptions of the Georgia Tech projects being showcased at Experience SmartATL click\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/595333\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe event will be divided into two sessions, the first from 10am to 12pm and the second from 1pm to 3pm. The event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required for admittance. Register\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/experience-smartatl-tickets-36929527210\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor more information about the event please contact Janae Futrell at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jfutrell@atlantaga.gov?subject=Experience%20SmartATL\u0022\u003Ejfutrell@atlantaga.gov\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, September 15, Georgia Tech researchers will participate in the city\u0026rsquo;s inaugural Experience SmartATL event at Ponce City Market.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Friday, September 15, Georgia Tech researchers will participate in the city\u2019s inaugural Experience SmartATL event at Ponce City Market."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:10:31","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:52:17","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"595899":{"#nid":"595899","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Smart Data Revolution","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMost cities are grappling with becoming truly smart, but they\u0026#39;re making exciting progress. Testbeds and innovation districts have popped up across the country, and on a larger scale, cities are deploying sensors and cameras to collect information about our daily lives. They\u0026rsquo;re also tapping into the power of universities by working together on research projects that explore how data, technology, and policy changes can address urban challenges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech recently expanded its smart cities efforts by joining the national\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/metrolabnetwork.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMetroLab\u0026nbsp;Network\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2016 and assembling a 20-plus member interdisciplinary faculty council co-chaired by\u0026nbsp;Gisele\u0026nbsp;Bennett, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s associate vice president for research, Faculty Interaction, and Beth\u0026nbsp;Mynatt, executive director of the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;Creating smart cities is a true interdisciplinary challenge on an exponential scale,\u0026quot; said\u0026nbsp;Mynatt. \u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s important that we pull together the breadth and depth of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s expertise in this area to meet local, national and international needs.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Institute is pairing the council with a number of key partnerships, including the City of Atlanta, and a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-and-german-american-chamber-commerce-southern-us-launch-three-year-partnership\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethree-year strategic partnership with the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. (GACC\u0026nbsp;South)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which will help connect organizations that work on sustainable mobility issues in the U.S. and abroad. A new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation website\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;provides a comprehensive summary of these key partnerships, projects, and data sets.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;Smart cities remains an evolving area with unexplored technical and social frontier,\u0026quot; said Debra Lam, managing director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech. \u0026quot;It can\u0026#39;t be successfully deployed by any single entity and it is vital that partnerships are pursued and developed to further the research applications and broaden the impact, to ensure that the beneficiaries are the people and communities at large. The research at Georgia Tech reflects that wider reach.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s smart cities initiative extends to research projects from diverse disciplines across campus. Faculty researchers are gathering data about safety, how people travel, and even how taxpayer money is spent, all in an effort to improve the quality of life for residents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EConnecting Crimes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELate last year, Yao\u0026nbsp;Xie, assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, began working with the Atlanta Police Department to test an algorithm that finds connections between crime incidents. The algorithm examines both structured data captured by 911 operators \u0026mdash; the type of crime, and when and where it happened \u0026mdash; and unstructured, or free text data. This type of data is gathered by police officers at the scene of the crime and includes detailed, narrative descriptions from the officer, victims, and witnesses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe tricky part for police investigators is manually analyzing thousands upon thousands of reports \u0026mdash; including new reports that are coming in every day \u0026mdash; to find patterns between cases, which could help solve serial crimes. It\u0026rsquo;s an impossible task.\u0026nbsp;Xie\u0026rsquo;s algorithm automates this process by dissecting incident reports and learning the similarities between words and common patterns in how crimes occurred. It has to be smart enough to recognize that two or more crimes could be related.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;This is an artificial intelligence way of processing police reports,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;Xie. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a way of investigating cases much faster, and more effectively.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Atlanta Police Department provided three years of data to process, more than 24,000 cases. The algorithm analyzed that data within hours.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Our partnership with Georgia Tech has the potential to truly transform the speed and manner in which we currently analyze crime data,\u0026rdquo; said former Atlanta Police Department Sergeant Frank Ruben, who is now with the city\u0026rsquo;s Atlanta Information Management department. \u0026ldquo;The ability this gives our investigators to proactively compare notes and identify trends will aid tremendously in furthering Chief Erika Shields\u0026rsquo; priority of reducing violent crime through innovative technology.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThere are challenges with this method, explained\u0026nbsp;Xie, including typos, grammatically incorrect sentences, and differences in how individual officers write their reports. \u0026ldquo;The reports are very different from one to the next; in fact, they\u0026rsquo;re never the same. The algorithm has to be robust enough to see errors.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nXie\u0026nbsp;is receiving financial support for her research from the Atlanta Police Foundation. She\u0026rsquo;s now working to integrate the algorithm into the North Avenue Smart Corridor and pull in crime sensor data.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESmarter Travel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe City of Atlanta with its partners, including Georgia Tech, the Georgia Department of Transportation, and many others, will officially unveil the North Avenue project on September 14th. The corridor stretches between Midtown and Downtown Atlanta and features cameras that monitor traffic and public safety, data-collecting road sensors and modern, adaptive traffic lights that exchange information with each other and vehicles traveling along North Avenue. The City will also demonstrate a semi-autonomous vehicle guided by sensors installed along the route.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The corridor is intended to demonstrate all of the ways that technology can connect us, in particular from a transportation perspective,\u0026quot; said Faye DiMassimo, general manager of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/renewatlantabond.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERenew Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026quot;In some way, shape or form, all of the technology features of the corridor contribute to a safer experience as well as enhanced mobility.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech will leverage the integrated smart technology and data to better understand traffic operations along the corridor, ultimately providing feedback to improve system efficiency. \u0026quot;There\u0026rsquo;s no substitute for the great, robust evaluation that Georgia Tech is going to provide as we measure the performance of the corridor,\u0026rdquo; said DiMassimo.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCurrently, most smart city traffic research focuses on travel time because it\u0026rsquo;s a challenge that drivers experience every day. One piece that\u0026rsquo;s missing according to Michael Hunter, associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, is energy use and emissions. He\u0026rsquo;s using smart technology data collected from connected vehicles, road sensors, and other sources to understand the impact of traffic signal timing and driver behavior on energy use and emissions, leading to more efficient signal control and driving decisions. \u0026ldquo;On any one car that may only be a small number of gallons saved. However, when you look at that day after day over a year you might start seeing some significant energy savings.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn addition to analyzing the North Avenue data, Randall Guensler, a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is leading an effort within the project that is collecting data through an app they developed called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/transportation.ce.gatech.edu\/commutewarrior\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECommute Warrior\u003C\/a\u003E. It runs in the background of the user\u0026rsquo;s smartphone and monitors walking, biking, vehicle trips and other travel activity. Researchers then use the data to study travel behavior, and app users can look back at their trips using a travel journal and interactive map interface.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHunter and Guensler will utilize this trip data to advance the ability to improve signal timing and driver routing decisions during special events, like Atlanta Falcons or Atlanta United games. The goal is to provide more predictive information and incentivize a change in drivers\u0026rsquo; behavior. \u0026ldquo;If you leave 15 minutes later or a half hour earlier, what would be the difference in energy use, emissions, or travel time?\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHunter says data-gathering and analyzation are about people and changing their lives for the better. \u0026ldquo;All the detection in the world, who cares if you\u0026rsquo;re not turning it into something actionable? We\u0026rsquo;re gathering data, but how do we use that data to improve the quality of life?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUnlocking City Data\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat good is data if it can\u0026rsquo;t be easily accessed? And what can data from 10 or even 20 years ago tell us? These are the questions behind Thomas Lodato and Jennifer Clark\u0026#39;s research. They\u0026rsquo;re examining aging or obsolete legacy systems that house budget and spending data for the City of Atlanta, digitizing the data, and migrating it to a more sustainable system. The data spans two decades starting in 1996. The researchers are also looking at how existing or older systems sync with new ones.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;All the discussion about smart cities tends to be about these emerging, new technologies, real-time sensors and partnerships with applications that are providing data,\u0026rdquo; said Lodato, a research scientist with IPaT and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Urban Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s this wealth of other data that exists that\u0026rsquo;s embedded in some sort of legacy system.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAlthough older budgets are currently available to the public on the City of Atlanta website, they\u0026rsquo;re in a format that makes it difficult to extract data. The unlocked data, even from 20 years ago, can provide insight into how city officials are spending taxpayer money and allow researchers to create visualizations that show trends over time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;A city\u0026rsquo;s budget is about political promises. So when someone asks, \u0026lsquo;Where did my money go?\u0026rsquo; we can compare, longitudinally, promises that were set forth and whether or not they were kept,\u0026rdquo; explained Lodato. \u0026ldquo;A smart city is not just reconfiguring the technological landscape of a city. It\u0026rsquo;s also reconfiguring its institutional and political landscape.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLodato and Clark also want to understand the socio-technical aspects of data systems \u0026mdash; how cities are maintaining them, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ewho\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;maintaining them. They say it\u0026rsquo;s imperative that cities include systems maintenance in their long-term strategic plans.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;We\u0026#39;re interested in the work behind the technology that\u0026#39;s creating smart cities,\u0026quot; said Clark, director of the Center for Urban Innovation and associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026quot;That includes the work of making data meaningful to people living, working, and investing in cities. Smart cities research often focuses so much on the future of cities that the plans for data \u0026ndash; collection, storage, systems architecture \u0026ndash; are designed looking forward, not back. But for the data to be meaningful it must be able to speak to change over time. In our work, we focus on the importance of designing and planning for that integrated systems approach to smart cities.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIPaT provided one semester of funding for this project and five others through the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart \u0026amp; Connected Communities Data Pilot Grants\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program and is hosting a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/593318\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Espeaker series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Atlanta City Hall where grant recipients receive feedback on their work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPhotos by: Christopher Moore\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGraphics by: Raul 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Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623361":{"#nid":"623361","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech faculty and staff speaking at ARC\u2019s ConnectATL Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, September 22, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) will host\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlregional.github.io\/ConnectATL_site\/\u0022\u003EConnectATL\u003C\/a\u003E, a day-long summit bringing together city and county government officials, local transportation experts, and mobility industry leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges brought about by rapid advancements in transportation technology.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;The anticipated changes to mobility are bound to be some of the most transformative innovations of our lives,\u0026rdquo; said Doug Hooker, Executive Director of ARC. \u0026ldquo;This conference will spark our thinking around how we can support both a seamless transition of technologies and continued innovation within the Atlanta region.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe keynote speaker for the Summit will be Andrew Ginther, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, winner of the U.S. Department of Transportation\u0026rsquo;s $50 million Smart City Challenge. Breakout sessions will be organized around the goals of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlantaregionsplan.com\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Region\u0026rsquo;s Plan\u003C\/a\u003E, ARC\u0026rsquo;s long-range blueprint for securing metro Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s future by providing world-class infrastructure, building a competitive economy, and fostering healthy, livable communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPanelists will include Ellen Dunham-Jones, Director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/master-science-urban-design\u0022\u003EMaster of Science in Urban Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Debra Lam, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Managing Director of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E. Jennifer Clark, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Urban Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Associate Director of Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation will be moderating a panel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Transportation technology is evolving rapidly and it\u0026rsquo;s vital that we understand how these changes will affect the way we design, manage and live in cities,\u0026rdquo; Lam said. \u0026ldquo;Smart transportation is not only about deploying the best and latest technology, but also ensuring that it is accessible to everyone.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Summit will take place at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center starting at 8:30am and ending at 6pm on Friday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTo learn more about this event and register please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.connectatl.org\/\u0022\u003Ewww.ConnectATL.org\u003C\/a\u003E. Georgia Tech faculty, staff and students qualify for a discounted registration, FMI email Kristi Kirkland at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/kristi.kirkland@ti.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ekristi.kirkland@ti.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Volunteers are admitted free of charge,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/signin\/?referrer=%2Fmyevent%3Feid%3D37441676061\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to sign up to volunteer. Registration tickets are still available via\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/connectatl-a-summit-on-the-future-of-mobility-tickets-34550079217?discount=ARC_friend\u0022\u003Ethis link\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, September 22, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) will host\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlregional.github.io\/ConnectATL_site\/\u0022\u003EConnectATL\u003C\/a\u003E, a day-long summit bringing together city and county government officials, local transportation experts, and mobility industry leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Friday, September 22, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) will host ConnectATL, a day-long summit bringing together city and county government officials, local transportation experts, and mobility industry leaders."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:06:44","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:50:45","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623362":{"#nid":"623362","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPaT Spotlight: Debra Lam","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen Debra Lam joined Georgia Tech in January, she hit the ground running. Within the first few months of becoming the Institute\u0026rsquo;s managing director of its newly-created smart cities and inclusive innovation initiative, she developed\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-and-german-american-chamber-commerce-southern-us-launch-three-year-partnership\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emeaningful partnerships\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the campus, local, national and even international levels. Lam has brought together Georgia Tech researchers and smart city leaders with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-convenes-current-and-next-generation-thought-leaders-smart-communities-workshop\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eworkshops\u003C\/a\u003E, and a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/593318\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esmart city speaker series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;where researchers present their work for feedback at Atlanta City Hall. She\u0026rsquo;s also helping to organize the upcoming\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/metrolabnetwork.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMetroLab Summit\u003C\/a\u003E, hosted for the first time in Atlanta.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAlthough she\u0026rsquo;s new to Georgia Tech, Lam has over a decade of experience in urban innovation and resilience, strategy and management. She previously led the City of Pittsburgh\u0026#39;s developments in innovation, open data, and resilience, successfully creating and executing the city\u0026#39;s first comprehensive plan on inclusive innovation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn an interview with IPaT, Lam talks about taking smart city testbeds to the next level and how to engage the people who live and work in Atlanta.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EEditor\u0026rsquo;s note: This interview is lightly edited.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;You\u0026rsquo;ve previously discussed how, currently, there\u0026rsquo;s no smart city. Why not, and what will the first truly smart city look like?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDebra Lam:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;There are testbeds, demonstration areas, and innovation districts, but there isn\u0026rsquo;t an actual smart city. I think the big, next phase for the smart city ecosystem is how to move beyond the testbed. What is this level of success or performance metric that allows us to move beyond the testbed into a full smart city? There are areas and cities that are super close and more advanced, particularly in Asia. But they\u0026rsquo;ve had certain advantages in terms of building a city from scratch or having very strong centralized government control to move forward, so they\u0026rsquo;ve been able to showcase a lot of success. But I don\u0026rsquo;t think we\u0026rsquo;re at smart city yet, certainly not an inclusive smart city.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;What else does a smart city consist of besides technology?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDL:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;A smart city is really about improving the quality of life and using technology and data to facilitate that. This is very explicit in terms of the application and usage and institutionalization of it. It\u0026rsquo;s not just buying a bunch of technology and calling a city smart. It\u0026rsquo;s really how you use the technology, who uses the technology and how does that technology change or improve the quality of life or decision-making.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;How can cities put residents\u0026rsquo; needs first when adopting smart city initiatives?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDL:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Engaging them from the start, rather than at the end. How do residents see the technology? How do they the city applying the technology? What do they think about it? Getting their feedback, making sure that they understand not only the advantages but the risks that are involved in these changes.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Should residents be concerned about privacy when it comes to smart city technology?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDL:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;When it comes to technology privacy unless you live in a box with no technology and you\u0026#39;re not connected to anything, there\u0026#39;s always a risk. That\u0026#39;s just unavoidable. Just by having a cell phone and having a contract with a provider means that your information is being collected. I think it\u0026#39;s na\u0026iuml;ve for anyone to say, \u0026ldquo;this is 100% guaranteed security.\u0026rdquo; I think it\u0026rsquo;s important to be open and transparent about that. We make meaningful choices each and every day of whether to accept that risk because the benefits outweigh the risk. Or the risks are tiny enough that they\u0026#39;re not that valid. Now with all this, it\u0026#39;s certainly important to think about security and privacy and to be open with citizens and to understand some of those risks and then take precautions to minimize them. Georgia Tech is collecting data for research and development purposes and has very strict protocols on confidentiality, classification, and security. As a public institution, we\u0026rsquo;re not driven by the same profit motivations as others.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;What is your smart city vision for Atlanta and how can Georgia Tech continue to be a leader in this effort?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDL:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EAtlanta is one of the leaders in the U.S. around smart cities, and it\u0026rsquo;s really great that there is energy and hunger to move forward. Georgia Tech is unique in terms of understanding the vision of smart cities, components like data and technology, and the application of those components. So that unique combination produces a sweet spot for us to contribute in this larger smart city ecosystem, and we have proven to be a critical player and leader. We certainly can\u0026rsquo;t be the only player, nor do we expect to be, so at the end of the day it\u0026rsquo;s a broad coalition of people that includes Georgia Tech. But it\u0026rsquo;s exciting that we\u0026rsquo;re on the forefront of this space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s managing director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation discusses how Atlanta and Georgia Tech can advance smart city initiatives and put residents\u0026rsquo; needs first.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s managing director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation discusses how Atlanta and Georgia Tech can advance smart city initiatives and put residents\u2019 needs first."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:08:57","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:50:08","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589223":{"id":"589223","type":"image","title":"Debra Lam","body":null,"created":"1490312316","gmt_created":"2017-03-23 23:38:36","changed":"1490312316","gmt_changed":"2017-03-23 23:38:36","alt":"Debra Lam","file":{"fid":"224511","name":"Pittsburgh Editorial Photographer 15222 (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Pittsburgh%20Editorial%20Photographer%2015222%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Pittsburgh%20Editorial%20Photographer%2015222%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":135582,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Pittsburgh%20Editorial%20Photographer%2015222%20%281%29.jpg?itok=O6_NCFuF"}}},"media_ids":["589223"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623358":{"#nid":"623358","#data":{"type":"news","title":"City of Atlanta, Georgia Institute of Technology Launch North Avenue Smart Corridor Project","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, September 14, the City of Atlanta launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor. The approximately $3 million project is being funded by the RENEW Atlanta bond and is receiving technical support from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.togetherforsaferroads.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETogether for Safer Roads\u003C\/a\u003E, a coalition of global private sector companies, across industries, collaborating to improve road safety.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The North Avenue Smart Corridor really is a game changer for the City of Atlanta,\u0026rdquo; said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. \u0026ldquo;When it\u0026rsquo;s complete it will connect many vital institutions, companies, and facilities with new smart city technology on the major east-west corridor. Through projects of this scope, Atlanta will become a national leader in the smart cities movement.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson joined Mayor Reed on stage and spoke about the importance of this city-university partnership.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve got a lot of really smart people at Georgia Tech and because of the Mayor\u0026rsquo;s initiative and RENEW Atlanta we\u0026rsquo;re able to get those people and the expertise they have and then connect that with real-world problems here in Atlanta,\u0026rdquo; said Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the City\u0026rsquo;s official research partner on this project, Georgia Tech is helping develop, deploy and evaluate smart technologies aimed at improving public safety, environmental health and traffic congestion along the corridor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech has been an invaluable partner,\u0026rdquo; said Faye DiMassimo, general manager of RENEW Atlanta. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech has helped us assess the technologies that we were considering for deployment along the corridor and they\u0026rsquo;re also going to be here for the longer term to help evaluate the success of those.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMike Hunter, assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is leading Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s work along North Avenue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The direct impact of the Georgia Tech project is going to be on quality of life,\u0026rdquo; said Hunter. \u0026ldquo;If we can reduce emissions, we can reduce pollution in the city [while reducing peoples\u0026rsquo;] gas mileage.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe event included informational booths showcasing companies currently involved in the North Avenue Smart Corridor and others who are hoping to get involved in the future.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/appinfoinc.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EApplied Information\u003C\/a\u003E, a metro Atlanta-based company, is the partner providing all of the connected vehicle infrastructure for the corridor. The event also showcased an autonomous shuttle bus from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.transdev.com\/en\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETransdev\u003C\/a\u003E, which circled the event on a closed loop.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, September 14, the City of Atlanta launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Thursday, September 14, the City of Atlanta launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:01:33","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:48:36","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623357":{"id":"623357","type":"image","title":"North Avenue Smart Corridor Launch","body":null,"created":"1563213586","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 17:59:46","changed":"1563213586","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 17:59:46","alt":"North Avenue Smart Corridor ribbon cutting","file":{"fid":"237405","name":"close-up-46.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/close-up-46.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/close-up-46.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3756808,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/close-up-46.jpg?itok=-CSPeDA0"}}},"media_ids":["623357"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"599274":{"#nid":"599274","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Capturing the Wind","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the corner of Fifth and Spring Streets in Tech Square, attached to a light pole, is a small sensor you\u0026rsquo;ve likely never noticed. It\u0026rsquo;s constantly monitoring environmental conditions in the area\u0026mdash;temperature, air pressure, and humidity\u0026mdash;and collecting and storing data. By the end of the year, a new environmental sensing device with a suite of measuring instruments will join it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;This one will be a little more flashy because the interior portion will spin with the wind, so it may catch a few more eyes,\u0026rdquo; explained Noah Posner, research scientist with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/spav.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/spav.gatech.edu\/imagine-lab\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIMAGINE Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, who is part of the team that designed and built the open-source sensor device.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe new, more feature-rich sensor will gather data on wind speed and direction, light, and possibly even sound. It will be integrated into an existing network of 24 sensors across campus called the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.urbanclimate.gatech.edu\/HOBO.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Climate Network\u003C\/a\u003E. The goal of the network, established by the Urban Climate Lab, is to \u0026ldquo;identify the location of hot spots, measure the impact of ongoing development on micro-climatic conditions, and assess how the use of vegetation and cool materials around campus can moderate warming trends,\u0026rdquo; according to the lab\u0026rsquo;s website.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWhile the existing sensors run on coin cell batteries, which researchers change manually, the new sensor is solar-powered. It collects data in real-time and periodically transmits the data using a long range, low power wireless platform called LoRa.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;The primary intention of this project is to provide an open platform of spatially distributed environmental sensors,\u0026quot; said Matthew Swarts, project team member and senior research faculty in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026quot;This allows students and faculty to more easily explore and test novel algorithms for sensing human activity at the urban scale.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe 8-inch-wide\u0026nbsp;carousel-shaped sensor is made of PETG, a tough, UV-resistant plastic commonly used to make food containers. Using the plastic, researchers can easily and inexpensively fabricate the sensor enclosure in small quantities. They\u0026rsquo;ll deploy the first sensor by the end of December, and 19 more by next spring.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThis research is part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIPaT\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Smart \u0026amp; Connected Communities Data Pilot Grant program\u003C\/a\u003E. The grants provide funding for one semester to further data-centric, interdisciplinary research in the area of Smart \u0026amp; Connected Communities. 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The Network\u0026rsquo;s mission is to pair university researchers with city policymakers to undertake research, development, and deployment projects that improve our infrastructure, public services, and environmental sustainability.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe 2017 Summit was an opportunity for attendees to share, discuss, collaborate, and present their ideas and innovations in urban technology. Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Executive Vice President of Research, Steve Cross, and President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson kicked off the Summit on Wednesday morning by welcoming the participants to Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the morning keynotes, SCII Managing Director, Debra Lam, moderated a panel on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.govtech.com\/civic\/Connecting-Talent-with-Purpose-Why-Cities-Must-Collaborate-with-Academia-on-Gov-Tech-Innovation.html?platform=hootsuite\u0022\u003Ecreating a culture of innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with South Bend, Ind. Mayor, Pete Buttigieg, former Governor of Maryland, Martin O\u0026rsquo;Malley, and former Mayor of Indianapolis, Stephen Goldsmith. The panel highlighted the importance of cities leveraging the resources that universities and colleges provide when it comes to urban innovation and smart city growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the next day and a half, Georgia Tech faculty and researchers from various departments sat on panels, led breakout sessions, and presented their work to improve the way cities operate and are experienced.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Amanda Meng spoke about her work with Westside communities build a local environmental data repository. Professor Chris Le Dantec participated in a breakout discussion about meaningful citizen engagement in data and R\u0026amp;D projects. Professor Ellen Zegura provided insights into effective student participation in applied research. Professor and lawyer Peter Swire presented his work on privacy and smart cities technologies. And lawyer Jesse Woo discussed the future of privacy and open data.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor videos of the presentations and more information about MetroLab check out the Summit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/metrolabnetwork.org\/annual-summit\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and the City of Atlanta co-hosted the Annual MetroLab Network Summit, which brought together more than 150 leading representatives from local government, major research universities, and relevant industry and nonprofit professionals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech and the City of Atlanta co-hosted the Annual MetroLab Network Summit, which brought together more than 150 leading representatives from local government, major research universities, and relevant industry and nonprofit professionals."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 17:15:18","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:46:59","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623341":{"id":"623341","type":"image","title":"MetroLab Network Summit","body":null,"created":"1563210766","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 17:12:46","changed":"1563210766","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 17:12:46","alt":"Left to right: SCII Managing Director, Debra Lam, South Bend, IN Mayor, Pete Buttigieg, former Governor of Maryland, Martin O\u2019Malley, and former Mayor of Indianapolis, Stephen Goldsmith","file":{"fid":"237396","name":"metrolab2k17_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/metrolab2k17_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/metrolab2k17_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":422821,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/metrolab2k17_2.jpg?itok=CT8XBJUh"}},"623340":{"id":"623340","type":"image","title":"MetroLab Network Summit","body":null,"created":"1563210717","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 17:11:57","changed":"1563210717","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 17:11:57","alt":"Left to right: Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, South Bend, IN Mayor, Pete Buttigieg, former Governor of Maryland, Martin O\u2019Malley, and former Mayor of Indianapolis, Stephen Goldsmith","file":{"fid":"237395","name":"metrolab2k17_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/metrolab2k17_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/metrolab2k17_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":455861,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/metrolab2k17_1.jpg?itok=KAWP0K-t"}}},"media_ids":["623341","623340"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623345":{"#nid":"623345","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy Launch","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtcui.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/23\/open-government-data-policies\/\u0022\u003EOpen data\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a key ingredient in smart cities. It has the ability, when deployed well and supported properly, to increase government transparency, citizen participation, and economic innovation and growth. Researchers at Georgia Tech are exploring how open data supports smart governance, looking specifically at its use in the creation and implementation of local energy efficiency policies and programs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe research project, Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy, was officially launched last week at an event that brought together energy, data and urban governance experts from around the world to share their own insights and learn about Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s efforts to increase energy efficiency. Local expert speakers at the event included the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thegreenlinkgroup.com\/\u0022\u003EGreenLink Group\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s Chief Technology Officer, Xiaojing Sun, Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s Energy Programs Manager, Megan O\u0026rsquo;Neil, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.southface.org\/\u0022\u003ESouthface Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s program coordinator, Mary Howard.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving already investigated the work that goes into\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtcui.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/26\/wrangling-legacy-data-preparing-for-sociotechnical-change-in-the-smart-city\/\u0022\u003Ewrangling data\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtcui.wordpress.com\/2017\/09\/25\/designing-the-smart-city-a-programmatic-approach-to-inclusive-innovation-in-atlanta-external\/\u0022\u003Edesigning the smart city\u003C\/a\u003E, this project will explore real-life examples of data-driven energy policy in the Southeastern U.S. in order to better understand the processes that lead from indirect efficiency programs to more formal energy policies at the city-scale.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe project is led by researchers at Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Urban Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;initiative in partnership with local public officials and experts from throughout the Southeast. It is funded by Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Strategic Energy Institute\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.energy.gatech.edu\/epicenter-gt\u0022\u003EEnergy Policy and Innovation Center\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(EPICenter), which is committed to understanding the processes behind and the approaches to data-driven and evidence-based policymaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis project is expected to yield insights into the various processes and strategies that are employed to support adoption and implementation of city-scale energy efficiency initiatives, the ways in which data are being used to support the creation and adoption of local energy efficiency policies, and ultimately how such data can be used to advance broader smart city goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech are exploring how open data supports smart governance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers at Georgia Tech are exploring how open data supports smart governance."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 17:20:57","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:46:20","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623343":{"id":"623343","type":"image","title":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy","body":null,"created":"1563211078","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 17:17:58","changed":"1563211078","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 17:17:58","alt":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy","file":{"fid":"237397","name":"ddep1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ddep1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ddep1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":316742,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ddep1.jpg?itok=kxQOtvzs"}},"623344":{"id":"623344","type":"image","title":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy","body":null,"created":"1563211102","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 17:18:22","changed":"1563211102","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 17:18:22","alt":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy","file":{"fid":"237398","name":"ddep2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ddep2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ddep2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":203708,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ddep2.jpg?itok=oez91KFw"}}},"media_ids":["623343","623344"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623306":{"#nid":"623306","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPaT Executive Director Participates in Congressional Briefing on Intelligent Infrastructure Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn January 30, Elizabeth Mynatt, distinguished professor and executive director of the Institute for People and Technology at Georgia Tech, co-organized and presented at a U.S. congressional briefing on intelligent infrastructure in Washington, D.C.\u0026nbsp;The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cra.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EComputing Research Association\u003C\/a\u003E sponsored\u0026nbsp;the briefing, along with honorary co-hosts Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAs the closing speaker, Mynatt described three key gaps that could prevent communities from reaping the economic rewards of infrastructure investments: productive access to broadband capabilities, innovative systems for effective training and job creation, and forward-looking data platforms and policies to spur open innovation. Dan Lopresti, professor and chair of the computer science and engineering department at Lehigh University, moderated the panel. Other panelists included:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHenning Schulzrinne\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor of computer science at Columbia University and former chief technology officer for the Federal Communications Commission, who discussed the need for resiliency and adaptability and the ability of the intelligent infrastructure to cope with extreme or unexpected circumstances.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew Wansley\u003C\/strong\u003E, general counsel of nuTonomy, a startup focused on developing technologies for driverless vehicles. 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Local Georgia governments of any size\u0026mdash;cities, counties, or consolidated city-county governments\u0026mdash;will lead selected teams. Georgia Smart will provide seed funding and access to technical assistance, expert advice, and a network of peers. A Georgia Tech researcher will assist and advise each team and conduct research in support of the community\u0026rsquo;s needs and goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Smart is the first program of its kind in the United States, bringing together an unprecedented coalition of university, industry, and public sector partners to support local governments in adopting cutting-edge technologies in their communities. The program is also unique in that it extends beyond large cities to smaller communities whose voices have not been as prominent in smart community development and who may not have access to technology resources.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve spent the past year in workshops and dialogue with local governments across Georgia to better understand their challenges and priorities. From these communications, we developed a program that is sensitive to the local context while fast-tracking smart communities. We aim to create more models for smart development that can be shared and applied across the state and beyond,\u0026rdquo; said Debra Lam, managing director, Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Smart is seeking proposals in the areas of smart mobility and smart resilience. Each of the four winning teams will receive direct grant funding of up to $50,000, as well as additional funds for research and technical assistance with a required local match. Georgia Tech and its partners will then work with the winning teams throughout the year on implementing their proposals, creating four testbeds of smart community development.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe program is organized by the Georgia Institute of Technology in partnership with Georgia Power (lead sponsor), Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC, funding sponsor), Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Centers for Innovation, Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Metro Atlanta Chamber, and Technology Association of Georgia (TAG).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Smart community opportunities can help local governments and the whole region address issues such as social justice, mobility, economic development, and many other important areas,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDoug Hooker, executive director, Atlanta Regional Commission\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Community initiatives can be more successful through collaborative, people-focused approaches, and those qualities are what make the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge an important effort for the region.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The Georgia Smart Communities Challenge is a great team effort that utilizes state expertise, technology and leadership to help communities compete in economic development,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPat Wilson, commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Through our Centers of Innovation, we are able to work alongside many of our local and statewide economic development partners to make Georgia even more competitive and we believe that this challenge will certainly do just that.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Creating a better connected Georgia requires research and collaboration from many stakeholders across every layer of the public and private sector,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EChristine Primmer, strategic manager, Georgia Power Smart Cities initiative\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;We are proud to be a leading partner in the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge as one component of our larger commitment to improving every community we serve while also building the future of energy with a more reliable and adaptive power grid.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;TAG is proud to be supporting this great effort,\u0026quot; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELarry K. Williams, president\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eand\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;CEO, Technology Association of Georgia\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026quot;This vital initiative significantly expands our state\u0026#39;s ability to bring smart connectivity and leading-edge technologies to all of our communities\u0026mdash;from urban hubs to neighborhoods to rural communities, creating next-generation links that can transform the way companies do business from any location and revolutionize the quality of life for all residents.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;The Smart Communities Challenge is a great way for communities of all sizes to start thinking about how they leverage their public, private, and non-profit assets towards preparing for the future,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EChris Clark, CEO, Georgia Chamber\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Businesses are moving at a rapid pace and our public institutions can now use these same technologies to improve quality of life for citizens in every part of Georgia. We\u0026#39;re excited to see the types of innovative ideas and initiatives that will come out of this challenge.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;The Georgia Municipal Association is excited about this opportunity for Georgia\u0026#39;s cities to participate in the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELarry Hanson, executive director, Georgia Municipal Association\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;It is imperative cities integrate data and technology solutions to tackle the challenges they face. The seed funding, technical assistance, and access to expert advice will lay the groundwork for the creation of smart communities across the state.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;ACCG is a proud supporter of the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge and encourages county governments to participate in the initiative,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDave Wills, interim executive director, Association County Commissioners of Georgia\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This is an excellent opportunity for local governments to leverage funding and technical assistance to ignite smart community technology across the state.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The Metro Atlanta Chamber is proud to support Georgia Tech and the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge and thrilled to be one of the partners supporting this initiative,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Hartnett, Chief Economic Development Officer, Metro Atlanta Chamber\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;We are honored to help bring smart city technologies to the rural areas of Georgia, helping to bridge the gap between cities and government and helping link local governments with cutting-edge university research.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor more information about the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge, including how to become a partner or submit a proposal, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first statewide program to support local governments across Georgia with seed funding, technical assistance, and more as they plan and activate smart development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The first statewide program to support local governments 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The book celebrates the 50th anniversary of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ERegional Studies\u003C\/em\u003E, for which Jennifer Clark is an editor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn an interview with IPaT, Clark reflects on the evolution of the field, and how the bid for Amazon\u0026rsquo;s new headquarters highlights an important economic development policy question for cities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EEditor\u0026rsquo;s note: This interview is lightly edited.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EWhat are some of the changes occurring in the development of cities and regions that the book outlines?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Clark:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The book highlights some of the big questions in regional policy and regional economic development like industrial transformation. The shift from manufacturing economies into service-based economies. What does that mean for jobs? What does that mean for wages and income? What does that mean for policy? How do you create economic development policies that support the ability of communities to support themselves? What kind of industries do you invest in?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIf you think about something like the competition for the new Amazon headquarters, that sort of policy question is central here. Do you create subsidies to attract firms, or do you invest in place? For academics in regional economic development, all of the evidence that we have empirically shows that subsidies do not pay off.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Why is that?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJC:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The cities and regions which are creating economic development packages pay too high a price to firms in terms of concessions. It\u0026#39;s also because cities undercut each other, which is part of what\u0026#39;s going on with the Amazon bid right now. You get into a bidding war rather than an empirical analysis of what the cost-benefit analysis would be for what you\u0026#39;re trying to attract. But it\u0026#39;s also because firms often don\u0026#39;t do what they say they\u0026#39;re going to do, and there is no policy mechanism to hold them to it. So when firms say they\u0026#39;ll bring 5,000 jobs, what ends up happening is they bring 2,500 jobs in the end. There are policy proposals, and there are people, including some of my colleagues, who advocate for things like\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clawback\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eclawback policies\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;so that you get your subsidy back if the firm doesn\u0026#39;t meet the promises that they make.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOne of the most significant debates in economic development policy is the question of, would you be better off if you took that, say, $500 million and invested it in your schools, your K-12 system, in your transportation system? What if you just take $500 million, and instead of putting in a tax subsidy to an individual firm you put it into your universities for more Hope Scholarships? Wouldn\u0026#39;t the companies still come because they want the talent? And what you did is you invested in your people as the attraction. So more and more what we\u0026#39;re seeing is that investments in human capital pay off more than the investments\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;individual firms.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The book also examines immigration from a European perspective and whether, according to the book\u0026rsquo;s description, immigrants \u0026ldquo;displace local workers and depress wages, or bring benefits in the form of know-how, new technology and investment.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJC:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Just like in the U.S., in the broader debate about cities and regions, immigration is a huge hot-button issue. In the U.K. there\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brexit\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBrexit\u003C\/a\u003E, in addition to the recession and what that means for the industrial composition of cities and regions. The question of who\u0026#39;s doing the work, who\u0026#39;s living in the cities and regions is a big question, as well as how you think about immigration policy from an economic perspective rather than a social, hot-button issue perspective.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn our research here in the U.S., we are consistently finding that 25 percent of the economy is people who are working in the formal economy and are working in jobs that don\u0026#39;t have specific certifications and degrees. It\u0026#39;s cooks; it\u0026#39;s janitors, it\u0026#39;s people who are part of what we are calling \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\/projects\/valuing-work-immigration-jobs-and-sustainable-cities\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe essential economy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo; Those are the kinds of jobs that people who are immigrants and migrants often get, certainly when they first come because they usually don\u0026#39;t have certifications, or whatever certifications they have are not recognized. If you do the economic analysis, it\u0026#39;s a labor supply, labor demand question. If you decrease the labor supply by having more restrictive immigration policies, you have to be interested in paying a lot more for the work performed in that 25 percent in the essential economy as well as in specialized high-skilled occupations where immigrants are well represented.\u0026nbsp; This is what businesses and consumers are already experiencing in the U.K.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;How has the field of regional studies evolved over the past 50 years?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJC:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Regional studies is an interdisciplinary field that includes economic geographers, urban planners, business, and management fields. We also have some people from economics and sociology, so it\u0026#39;s a really broad field. The distinction, I think, is the focus on space; the idea that space is a variable in the analysis of economic activity and in the development of industrial strategies and public policy. The field is very prominent field internationally because it is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding place and the economy.\u0026nbsp;It\u0026#39;s very policy-influential because a lot of policymakers and politicians want to know, how is it that we\u0026#39;re going to create jobs, create innovation? How do we move technology into the marketplace? The way I explain it is that economic geographers study the spatial distribution of the economy. Simply put, we know where money is made and where to make money.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Clark, associate professor of public policy at Georgia Tech, co-edits a new book on significant changes happening in the development of cities and regions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jennifer Clark, associate professor of public policy at Georgia Tech, co-edits a new book on significant changes happening in the development of cities and regions."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-12 17:48:27","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:44:02","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"583031":{"id":"583031","type":"image","title":"Jennifer Clark","body":null,"created":"1477348569","gmt_created":"2016-10-24 22:36:09","changed":"1477348569","gmt_changed":"2016-10-24 22:36:09","alt":"","file":{"fid":"222255","name":"Jennifer Jan 2016.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jennifer%20Jan%202016.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jennifer%20Jan%202016.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":395184,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jennifer%20Jan%202016.jpg?itok=-hjiAf6d"}}},"media_ids":["583031"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623299":{"#nid":"623299","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Latest Mayors\u0027 Leadership Forum Focuses on Smart Community Planning","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor a second time, Georgia Tech and the Georgia Municipal Association hosted the Georgia Mayors\u0026#39; Leadership Forum for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation. While the first forum in November focused on understanding the basics of smart cities, the latest meeting asked the question: Now what?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDebra Lam, managing director for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech, encouraged participants to ask themselves, \u0026ldquo;How do I apply [smart city practices] to my city? How do I empower my team to move forward?\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDuring his welcome address, Steve Swant, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s executive vice president for Administration and Finance called smart city initiatives a challenging, yet collaborative effort at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech leads the infusion of technology in day-to-day operations because we have a desire and passion. Creating the next is what we strive to do.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMayors, Chief Information Officers, and other officials from cities and counties across Georgia learned about practical tools to help them translate smart city findings into their day-to-day operations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDmitri Mavris, director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/asdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL)\u003C\/a\u003E, gave an overview of the Smart Campus Project, including a demonstration of FORESIGHT\u0026mdash;a multilayered, interactive campus map that shows Georgia Tech as a \u0026ldquo;mini city\u0026rdquo; and highlights energy consumption, the age of buildings, and other useful data. Mavris said security is also a key component. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re trying to figure out how to get ahead of the system and identify vulnerabilities.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLater in the day, forum attendees brainstormed how they could use the tool to support their own needs. They also talked about current smart initiatives in their communities \u0026ndash; from street cameras and intelligent traffic lights to monitoring devices for flooding and bike trail traffic. Representatives from several Georgia cities and counties participated, including Athens-Clarke County, City of Albany, Columbus Consolidated Government, City of Gainsville, Macon-Bibb County, City of Savannah, and City of Warner Robins.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe morning wrapped up with 5-minute \u0026ldquo;Ignite Talks\u0026rdquo; on resilience efforts led by Georgia Tech. Kim Cobb, ADVANCE Professor, Earth \u0026amp; Atmospheric Sciences, discussed a new Institute-wide initiative\u0026mdash;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/globalchange.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGlobal Change Program\u003C\/a\u003E, which creates opportunities for Georgia Tech faculty, students, and staff to design and implement solutions to problems at the intersection of environmental, social, and economic systems. While Mary Hallisey, senior director planning \u0026amp; operations, Strategic Energy Institute, outlined the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.geospatial.gatech.edu\/GCAMP\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Coastal and Marine Planner (GCAMP)\u003C\/a\u003E, a geospatial gateway to Georgia-specific maps, data, and resources relevant to coastal and marine planning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAfter lunch, Chief Rob Connolly of the Georgia Tech Police Department led a lively discussion about the tools GTPD uses on campus, including street cameras, license plate recognition cameras, and a mobile surveillance unit called SkyCop. When asked about privacy concerns with 1,700 cameras across campus, Chief Connolly emphasized the importance of \u0026ldquo;using them wisely\u0026rdquo; and transparency with community partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor a second time, Georgia Tech and the Georgia Municipal Association hosted the Georgia Mayors\u0026#39; Leadership Forum for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"For a second time, Georgia Tech and the Georgia Municipal Association hosted the Georgia Mayor\u2019s Leadership Forum for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-12 17:06:18","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:43:10","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623297":{"id":"623297","type":"image","title":"Mayors\u0027 Leadership Forum","body":null,"created":"1562950905","gmt_created":"2019-07-12 17:01:45","changed":"1562950905","gmt_changed":"2019-07-12 17:01:45","alt":"Kim Cobb, ADVANCE Professor, Earth \u0026 Atmospheric Sciences","file":{"fid":"237376","name":"forum3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/forum3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/forum3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":91690,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/forum3.jpg?itok=hLNe-gnB"}},"623298":{"id":"623298","type":"image","title":"Mayors\u0027 Leadership Forum","body":null,"created":"1562950962","gmt_created":"2019-07-12 17:02:42","changed":"1562950962","gmt_changed":"2019-07-12 17:02:42","alt":"Mary Hallisey, senior director planning \u0026 operations, Strategic Energy Institute","file":{"fid":"237377","name":"forum4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/forum4.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/forum4.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":70667,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/forum4.jpg?itok=VKxH51Bl"}},"623296":{"id":"623296","type":"image","title":"Mayors\u0027 Leadership Forum","body":null,"created":"1562950856","gmt_created":"2019-07-12 17:00:56","changed":"1562950856","gmt_changed":"2019-07-12 17:00:56","alt":"Breakout session during Georgia Mayor\u2019s Leadership Forum for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation","file":{"fid":"237375","name":"forum2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/forum2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/forum2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":124332,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/forum2.jpg?itok=tYjnvT1l"}},"623295":{"id":"623295","type":"image","title":"Mayors\u0027 Leadership Forum","body":null,"created":"1562950772","gmt_created":"2019-07-12 16:59:32","changed":"1562950798","gmt_changed":"2019-07-12 16:59:58","alt":"Breakout session during Georgia Mayor\u2019s Leadership Forum for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation","file":{"fid":"237374","name":"forum1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/forum1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/forum1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":153760,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/forum1.jpg?itok=LoibteCg"}}},"media_ids":["623297","623298","623296","623295"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623253":{"#nid":"623253","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Smart Hosts Fall Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, September 6th, 2018, Georgia Smart hosted over 85+ local government representatives, academic researchers, and industry representatives at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center for their Fall GA Smart Workshop. In June, GA Smart announced its inaugural four winning community teams. With Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s support of $50,000 in seed funding, networking opportunities, and access to additional research teams, the program offers a first-of-its-kind opportunity for communities to envision, explore, and plan for their \u0026ldquo;smart\u0026rdquo; future. The workshop was the first opportunity for the four teams to discuss their winning proposals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChaouki Abdallah, Executive Vice President for Research at Georgia Tech provided the introduction and welcome. Afterwards, keynote speaker, ESRI\u0026rsquo;s Urban Analytics Lead, Amen Ra Mashariki, discussed using urban analytics to move towards a smarter city remarking that a smart city is a one that uses data intelligently. His work on the New York City\u0026rsquo;s cooling towers Legionnaires\u0026#39; disease bacteria outbreak in 2015 highlighted that data is crucial for \u0026ldquo;government to learn from citizens.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorkshop attendees were eager to hear from the four winning communities. First up was Chatham County\u0026rsquo;s team led by CEMA Coordinator, Randall Matthews and Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Kim Cobb and Russ Clark who discussed how hurricanes Matthew and Irma highlighted the need for smart sea level tools for emergency planning and response. The City of Chamblee\u0026rsquo;s team led by Special Projects Manager Rebecca Keefer and Georgia Tech School of Architecture Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones addressed the future of shared autonomous vehicles. From the City of Albany, Chief Information Officer Steven Carter and Georgia Tech Assistant Professor of Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, Omar Isaac Asensio, discussed their winning proposal on housing data analytics and visualization. Lastly, Gwinnett County\u0026rsquo;s Deputy Director for Traffic Engineering at Department of Transportation, Tom Sever, and Georgia Tech Senior Research Engineer, Angshman Guin, examined the role of connected vehicles and traffic management.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe morning session also included a panel discussion on Smart Communities and Equity. Panelists included Faye DiMassimo, Specialist Leader of Deloitte Consulting; Marilyn Brown, Regents Professor of School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech; Odetta MacLeish-White, Managing Director of Transformation Alliance; Paul Vranicar, Chief Policy Officer of Atlanta Housing Authority; and moderator Stan Vangilder, Program Manager of Southern Company. The panelists outlined the role of equity when carrying out smart city projects.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChristopher Le Dantec, Associate Professor in the Digital Media Program at Georgia Tech, facilitated the afternoon session, leading the four winning communities in a three-part exercise on stakeholder maps, barriers and strategies, and engagement plans.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Smart is organized by the Georgia Institute of Technology in partnership with Georgia Power, Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), Georgia Centers for Innovation, Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Chamber, Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), and the Global City Team Challenge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor more information, please refer to the GA Smart website at:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, September 6th, 2018, Georgia Smart hosted over 85+ local government representatives, academic researchers, and industry representatives at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center for their Fall GA Smart Workshop.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Thursday, September 6th, 2018, Georgia Smart hosted over 85+ local government representatives, academic researchers, and industry representatives at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center for their Fall GA Smart Workshop."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-11 20:06:00","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:42:35","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623251":{"id":"623251","type":"image","title":"Georgia Smart Fall Workshop","body":null,"created":"1562875339","gmt_created":"2019-07-11 20:02:19","changed":"1562875339","gmt_changed":"2019-07-11 20:02:19","alt":"ESRI\u2019s Urban Analytics lead, Amen Ra Mashiriki","file":{"fid":"237351","name":"FallWS1.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FallWS1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FallWS1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":272227,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/FallWS1.png?itok=fKJeZN97"}},"623252":{"id":"623252","type":"image","title":"Georgia Smart Fall Workshop","body":null,"created":"1562875387","gmt_created":"2019-07-11 20:03:07","changed":"1562875387","gmt_changed":"2019-07-11 20:03:07","alt":"Four GA Smart Winning Communities\u2019 Representatives","file":{"fid":"237352","name":"FallWS2.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FallWS2.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FallWS2.png","mime":"image\/png","size":449868,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/FallWS2.png?itok=TniG-7vw"}}},"media_ids":["623251","623252"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623248":{"#nid":"623248","#data":{"type":"news","title":"One Year Later: North Avenue Smart Corridor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJust over a year ago in September 2017,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/city-atlanta-georgia-institute-technology-launch-north-avenue-smart-corridor-project\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe City of Atlanta and Georgia Tech launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor\u003C\/a\u003E. It\u0026rsquo;s the most connected corridor in Georgia and a living laboratory for traffic management through technology. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/renewatlantabond.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERenew Atlanta infrastructure bond\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is funding the approximately $3-million project and over the past year, the corridor has seen significant technology changes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHigh definition video cameras mounted at approximately 20 intersections detect how many cars are on the road, how fast they\u0026rsquo;re going, and the number of occupants. Thermal cameras recognize pedestrians and give them priority over vehicles to safely cross intersections. And, a smartphone app connects pedestrians, motorists, and cyclists to smart city technology and each other, sending out safety warnings about impending red lights and other dangerous traffic situations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Renew Atlanta, the technology is paying off; the corridor\u0026mdash;stretching from Northside Drive to Freedom Parkway\u0026mdash;has seen improved travel times and a 25-percent reduction in vehicle crashes. \u0026ldquo;Ultimately it\u0026rsquo;s improved safety for everyone,\u0026rdquo; said Keary Lord, deputy program manager, Renew Atlanta Bond and TSPLOST Programs. \u0026ldquo;When you\u0026rsquo;re able to reduce crashes, you\u0026rsquo;re certainly going to reduce injuries and fatalities at the same time. So, it\u0026rsquo;s the safety benefit that\u0026rsquo;s the most significant.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech is the City\u0026rsquo;s official research partner on the North Avenue project. Michael Hunter, associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, is leading Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s work on North Avenue and is developing a real-time model of the corridor. Sensors along the corridor connect to the model and send operation and vehicle location information to researchers and city officials. The goal: improve signal timing and energy use, and reduce emissions. \u0026ldquo;One of the major concepts of smart cities is this idea of turning data into actionable information. How do I take data and do something useful with it?\u0026rdquo; said Hunter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHunter and his colleagues have spent the past nine months building the model and getting all of the data streams to work together consistently. They\u0026rsquo;re now calibrating a working version of the model and preparing to integrate it into the corridor, taking into account varying traffic conditions. \u0026ldquo;You want to be able to respond dynamically and in real-time to traffic conditions,\u0026rdquo; said Hunter. \u0026ldquo;Monday is not the same as Tuesday is not the same as Wednesday.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe next phase of the project is the introduction of an autonomous shuttle in early 2019 which will run a route along North Avenue and Ponce de Leon Avenue and have two stops\u0026mdash;the North Avenue MARTA station and Ponce City Market, a popular destination in Midtown Atlanta. The City is also exploring other areas of Atlanta to deploy smart city technology; Campbellton Road is now the site of a smart transit corridor in partnership with MARTA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJust over a year ago in September 2017,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/city-atlanta-georgia-institute-technology-launch-north-avenue-smart-corridor-project\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe City of Atlanta and Georgia Tech launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor\u003C\/a\u003E. It\u0026rsquo;s the most connected corridor in Georgia and a living laboratory for traffic management through technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Just over a year ago in September 2017, the City of Atlanta and Georgia Tech launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor. It\u2019s the most connected corridor in Georgia and a living laboratory for traffic management through technology."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-11 19:52:38","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:41:45","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell Key\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"615485":{"#nid":"615485","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Promise and Peril of Driverless Cars","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat will the world look like when we\u0026rsquo;re no longer in the driver\u0026rsquo;s seat? Researchers, city officials, entrepreneurs, and journalists from across the country gathered at Georgia Tech on December 12 to examine this question. \u0026ldquo;How Driverless Cars Will Change the World,\u0026rdquo; hosted by Georgia Tech and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENewsweek\u003C\/em\u003E, looked at how autonomous vehicles (AVs) could change cities for the better or exacerbate our current problems, depending on how we prepare for the future.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAfter welcome remarks from Georgia Tech Executive Vice President for Research Chaouki Abdallah and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENewsweek\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;Global Editor in Chief Nancy Cooper, panelists discussed \u0026ldquo;The Promise of Driverless Cars.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSubhrajit Guhathakurta, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of City and Regional Planning\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cspav.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization\u003C\/a\u003E, is researching how cities would change if shared driverless vehicles became our primary mode of transportation. With thoughtful planning, he said, cities can repurpose unused parking spaces into bike lanes, sidewalks, green space, and affordable housing, and businesses can spread out across cities. Guhathakurta urged city planners to \u0026ldquo;take advantage of the opportunities and avoid the pitfalls.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNew technology also brings social and cultural change. The panel looked at how humans and AVs can co-exist, suggesting public awareness campaigns and driver\u0026rsquo;s education on how to interact with overly-cautious AVs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s a human intuition that\u0026rsquo;s not being fully addressed yet with technology; we need to address it on a very fundamental level,\u0026rdquo; said Debra Lam, managing director of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech. She called AVs \u0026ldquo;a tool in the larger transportation toolkit that should interact with current modes of transportation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe second panel of the day, \u0026quot;Heaven or Hell?\u0026quot; examined potential downsides of AVs. Will they worsen our transportation problems, and what can forward-thinking cities do now to ensure a successful driverless future?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAll of the panelists agreed that shared AVs like shuttles and buses are preferred over privately owned driverless vehicles, which would accelerate global warming and increase traffic congestion. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s a lot of wasted space in urban environments,\u0026rdquo; said Kari Watkins, assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nShe encourages cities to redesign roads to give priority to shared AVs, and hold the owners of single\u0026mdash;or zero\u0026mdash;occupancy AVs financially accountable for how often they\u0026rsquo;re on the road.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEllen Dunham-Jones, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and author of the forthcoming book\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ERetrofitting Case Studies\u003C\/em\u003E, discussed socioeconomic factors related to AVs, saying cities should make public transit AVs accessible to all residents to prevent \u0026ldquo;an even more exacerbated divide between rich and poor.\u0026rdquo; She added, \u0026ldquo;AVs are not a silver bullet, but can make a difference if we plan appropriately.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENewsweek\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;December 14 cover story on driverless vehicles features interviews and op-eds from Dunham-Jones, Guhathakurta, Lam, Watkins, and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Michael Hunter. 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By the 1940s, Chamblee\u0026rsquo;s Camp Gordon was the site of a training facility for Navy and Marine Corps aviators.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMore recently, Chamblee has been exploring a mode of transportation that most cities haven\u0026rsquo;t adopted\u0026mdash;shared autonomous vehicles or SAVs. City officials are partnering with Georgia Tech and design firms Stantec and CPL to launch a semi-autonomous shuttle in downtown Chamblee.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe project is part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Communities Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, which brings together city and county officials and industry to implement smart technology projects. 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Due to regulations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), for now, the shuttle would operate semi-autonomously with an onboard attendant in case of emergencies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nA second phase of the project could extend shuttle service further east to Assembly Yards, a mixed-use development under construction in Doraville.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChamblee officials are currently evaluating shuttle vendors, and the city council will have to approve the plan.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBeyond the Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the meeting, a discussion on best practices turned to passenger experience: How can a shared autonomous shuttle meet their needs?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSince Chamblee and Georgia Tech launched the SAV project nearly a year ago, the transportation landscape has changed. Electric scooters like Bird and Lime are becoming ubiquitous, traveling at the same maximum speed (18 miles per hour) as autonomous shuttles currently in use. Commuters also continue to use ride-share services, and Chamblee is constructing more\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlanta.curbed.com\/2018\/2\/21\/17036268\/chamblee-atlanta-rail-trail-extension\u0022\u003Ebicycle and pedestrian paths\u003C\/a\u003E. Like shuttles, each of these transportation options is touted as one of many solutions to bridging the first-mile\/last-mile gap.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We have a lot more competition,\u0026rdquo; said Ellen Dunham-Jones, professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/ellen-dunham-jones\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;School of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Chamblee\u0026rsquo;s research advisor on the SAV project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nShe urged city officials to \u0026ldquo;jump years ahead\u0026rdquo; by creating a shuttle that adapts to various passengers, from kids going to soccer practice at Keswick Park to people enjoying the city\u0026rsquo;s bars and restaurants.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPutting passengers\u0026rsquo; needs first will prevent the shuttle from becoming \u0026ldquo;a mode of last resort,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp; Zach Lancaster, a PhD candidate in the School of Architecture. 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Teams partner with a Georgia Tech advisor who conducts research in support of the community\u0026rsquo;s goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDuring welcome remarks, Georgia Tech Executive Vice President for Research Chaouki Abdallah said, \u0026ldquo;Researchers have become true partners of these communities and show the power and potential of collaboration.\u0026rdquo; He thanked the four inaugural Georgia Smart communities for forging a path for future program participants and demonstrating \u0026ldquo;how the intersection of people and technology can foster smart community growth.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRepresentatives of the four communities \u0026ndash; the cities of Albany and Chamblee and Chatham and Gwinnett counties \u0026ndash; along with their Georgia Tech research partners, presented an overview of their year-long projects:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EChatham County\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is designing, developing, and testing a pilot sensor network for measuring sea and inland waterway levels to inform government officials and other key stakeholders of flood risk during natural disasters and storms. 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The focus of the program is data, analytics, and user interaction of data science in the civic sector, a research area that has not traditionally benefited from advances in computing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThis summer, ten students from universities across the country are partnering with communities and Georgia Tech researchers participating in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Communities Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E. Georgia Smart, which is part of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;initiative, is a program that enables local communities to envision, explore, and plan for their smart futures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStudents are researching topics related to smart communities: sea-level flooding, economic development and housing data, and the impact of connected vehicle infrastructure on emergency response times.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EKutub Gandhi\u003C\/strong\u003E, a rising senior in computer science at Rice University in Houston, Texas, is part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sealevelsensors.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart Sea Level Sensors\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;team researching sea-level rise in Chatham County. The team is working closely with Senior Research Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERuss Clark\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;to analyze the accuracy of data coming from a network of 30 internet-enabled sensors that monitor flooding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough the CDS program, Gandhi has explored potential future career paths. \u0026ldquo;Last summer I worked at a company to see the industry side of life. This summer the CDS internship has helped me see that I want to do research long term, while also giving me experience to put on my resume.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHe has also discovered areas of study not offered at Rice and made new connections with other students and researchers. \u0026ldquo;The people I\u0026rsquo;ve met have been amazing.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOther Civic Data Science projects include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAlbany Hub\u003C\/strong\u003E, which provides residents of the City of Albany with open data about energy efficiency, repairs, rental assistance, and more. Faculty mentor:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EOmar Asensio\u003C\/strong\u003E, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EGwinNETTwork\u003C\/strong\u003E, a connected vehicle master plan for Gwinnett County which examines how to decrease congestion and crashes while reducing emergency vehicle wait times along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. Faculty mentor:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAngshuman Guin\u003C\/strong\u003E, Senior Research Engineer, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStudents will present their final projects on Wednesday, July 22 from 6-8pm in the Technology Square Research Building pre-function area. The program is part of the National Science Foundation\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(REU).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Smart Community Corps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Civic Data Science teams are also partnering with students from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart-community-corps\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Community Corps\u003C\/a\u003E, a full-time summer fellowship for Georgia Tech students. The goal of the fellowship program is to create livable and equitable communities through smart technology and data implementation. Like the CDS teams, fellows also work directly with cities and counties from the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAkhil Chavan\u003C\/strong\u003E, who graduated from Georgia Tech in Spring 2019 with a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in engineering, is on the Smart Sea Level Sensors team. The team is working with the Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) to examine how to visualize and display data from the sea level sensors more effectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChavan has been interested in climate change and environmental engineering since high school and continued to study these subjects as an undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. As he pursued his Master\u0026rsquo;s degree, he took more data science, data analytics, and computer science classes. \u0026ldquo;I wanted to see the crossover between data and computer science concepts with environmental and sustainable engineering,\u0026rdquo; Chavan said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHe called the fellowship \u0026ldquo;valuable\u0026rdquo; for connecting with local communities. \u0026ldquo;Usually in the research field you\u0026rsquo;re doing backend work that\u0026rsquo;s slow-moving and hard to visualize the end goal,\u0026rdquo; he explained. \u0026ldquo;With these [Georgia Smart] projects, there\u0026rsquo;s a lot of support within the cities. It\u0026rsquo;s nice to offer our expertise, stuff we\u0026rsquo;ve been learning about for the past couple of years. The community and the people make it a little more applicable.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn addition to working directly with the communities, each team in the fellowship program collaborates with one or more Georgia Tech professors. Chavan\u0026rsquo;s team worked closely with Clark and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKim Cobb\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/globalchange.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGlobal Change Program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChavan said Cobb manages the team like a business \u0026ndash; small teams and focus groups who have their own \u0026ldquo;clients.\u0026rdquo; The groups touch base every week to share information and updates.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;funds the Georgia Smart Community Corps; the program is a joint collaboration with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Serve-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.careerdiscovery.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Career Discovery and Development\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(C2D2), and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/ug\/?q=content\/home\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStudent Government Association\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(SGA).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents from Georgia Tech and universities across the country are participating in two summer programs to support local communities exploring smart technology and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students from Georgia Tech and universities across the country are participating in two summer programs to support local communities exploring smart technology and development."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-08-07 20:18:15","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:34:05","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"624122":{"id":"624122","type":"image","title":"2019 Civic Data Science students","body":null,"created":"1565208933","gmt_created":"2019-08-07 20:15:33","changed":"1565208933","gmt_changed":"2019-08-07 20:15:33","alt":"2019 Civic Data Science students","file":{"fid":"237698","name":"Image from iOS (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Image%20from%20iOS%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Image%20from%20iOS%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":697527,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Image%20from%20iOS%20%281%29.jpg?itok=v_skcKHO"}}},"media_ids":["624122"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"178540","name":"civic data science"},{"id":"176970","name":"Georgia Smart Communities Challenge"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell Key\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623339":{"#nid":"623339","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Xie Receives Smart 50 Award for Crime Big Data Analytics Project","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach year the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spring.smartcitiesconnect.org\/Smart50Awards\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart 50 Awards\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;in partnership with Smart Cities Connect, Smart Cities Connect Foundation, and US Ignite, recognize global smart cities projects, honoring the most innovative and influential work. This year the awards recognized Yao Xie, assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, for her work in developing an algorithm that finds connections between crime incidents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAccording to the Smart Cities Connect website, \u0026ldquo;Strong applicants submitted innovative projects with current or future municipal-scale impact and application.\u0026rdquo; Xie\u0026rsquo;s project was recognized in the governance category; other categories include mobility, energy, citizen life, and networks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nXie is collaborating with the Atlanta Police Department to test the algorithm, which analyzes tens of thousands of police reports within a matter of hours to find patterns between cases, and could help solve serial crimes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSmart Cities Connect will honor all 50 award recipients at an awards gala on March 26 in Kansas City, Missouri.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRead more about Xie\u0026rsquo;s algorithm as part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/smart-data-revolution\u0022\u003EIPaT In-Depth series\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach year the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spring.smartcitiesconnect.org\/Smart50Awards\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart 50 Awards\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;in partnership with Smart Cities Connect, Smart Cities Connect Foundation, and US Ignite, recognize global smart cities projects, honoring the most innovative and influential work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Each year the\u00a0Smart 50 Awards,\u00a0in partnership with Smart Cities Connect, Smart Cities Connect Foundation, and US Ignite, recognize global smart cities projects, honoring the most innovative and influential work."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 17:08:35","changed_gmt":"2019-07-15 17:08:35","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595900":{"id":"595900","type":"image","title":"Yao Xie","body":null,"created":"1505329798","gmt_created":"2017-09-13 19:09:58","changed":"1505329798","gmt_changed":"2017-09-13 19:09:58","alt":"Yao Xie","file":{"fid":"227100","name":"DSC_8609.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_8609.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_8609.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":518661,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_8609.jpg?itok=PtIUemh9"}}},"media_ids":["595900"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"599421":{"#nid":"599421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Inaugural Mayors\u2019 Leadership Forum on Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, November 2, Georgia Tech and the Georgia Municipal Association hosted mayors and public officials from 10 Georgia hub cities and counties at the inaugural Mayors\u0026rsquo; Leadership Forum on Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOfficials from Albany, Augusta-Richmond County, Brunswick, Columbus, Dalton, Gainesville, Macon-Bibb County, Rome, Savannah, and Valdosta gathered at the Centergy Building in Tech Square for the day-long event. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, analyzed multiple data sources\u0026mdash;911 calls, traffic data from the Georgia Department of Transportation, and Atlanta census numbers\u0026mdash;to identify patrol patterns and help predict future officer workloads. She then used the data to update the city\u0026rsquo;s zones and beats, which determine where to allocate officers across the city.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s important to design these beats and zone boundaries efficiently; this critically impacts response time,\u0026rdquo; said Xie. \u0026ldquo;Someone calls 911, how fast do police officers respond?\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCurrently, the average police response time to the city\u0026rsquo;s highest priority calls is 13 minutes. Although they haven\u0026rsquo;t publicly discussed a target response time, APD says the beat redesign will help to balance workloads across zones with the goal of answering calls for assistance more quickly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Response time is something that you always want to manage and improve so that you\u0026rsquo;re delivering quality services to people,\u0026rdquo; said Major John Quigley, executive officer, Atlanta Police Department Strategy and Special Projects Division. \u0026ldquo;Everybody benefits from better service, whether it\u0026rsquo;s answering a 911 call or the follow-up investigation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe City of Atlanta is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantapd.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=e891b9b618a747a795d2f609a349ee7b\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Edivided into six geographic areas or zones\u003C\/a\u003E, with each zone split into 13 or 14 beats assigned to one patrol officer. Each officer is responsible for responding to all of the 911 calls in their assigned beat, everything from traffic incidents to serious crime.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe redesign affects three zones: Zone 6 in East Atlanta will increase by four square miles, while Zone 1 in Northwest Atlanta will grow by two square miles. Zone 2, which covers Northeast Atlanta and Buckhead, will decrease by seven square miles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRecently, the Buckhead district has seen a spike in car thefts, burglaries, and armed robberies. At a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/local\/buckhead-residents-confront-mayor-police-chief-about-crime\/5VYluSvFkIAmqUloAIIRSK\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etown hall meeting\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with concerned residents in early March, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields discussed how a smaller zone will allow officers to respond more quickly to 911 calls.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantapd.org\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/190\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Estatement about the beat redesign\u003C\/a\u003E, Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Jeff Glazier said, \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s important that we examine our officer workload periodically, and with the help of Georgia Tech we were able to do so in a data-driven manner. We are confident these changes will balance the workload in all zones.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nZone optimization also addresses Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s growing population, which has resulted in an increase in 911 calls and more work for the understaffed police force currently facing a shortage of 400 officers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta\u0026rsquo;s City Council voted in February to approve the re-zoning plan and the police department officially implemented it on March 17.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe redesign initiative is Xie\u0026rsquo;s second research project in partnership with the Atlanta Police Department and funded by the Atlanta Police Foundation. 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