{"623389":{"#nid":"623389","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Research Priorities Announced at IPaT Town Hall","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT held its yearly Fall Town Hall on September 1st, where IPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt announced four new research priorities for the next five years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe research priorities are: Lifelong Health and Wellbeing and Smart Cities and Healthy Communities, which focus on national priorities and societal needs, plus Platforms and Services for Socio-Technical Systems and Shaping the Human Technology Frontier, which emphasize enabling technologies and design approaches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ELifelong Health and Wellbeing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is dedicated to a range of health issues from pediatrics to aging, and the work IPaT is doing to promote good health.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Cities and Healthy Communities\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;focuses on live, work, and play, the daily life of communities, and its resilience to withstand natural disasters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPlatforms and Services for Socio-Technical Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is centered on data analytics, and developing new network infrastructure technologies that create connectivity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EShaping the Human Technology Frontier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;focuses on wearable and assistive technology, and augmenting human capabilities at the individual, organizational, and social\/cultural levels.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTown Hall attendees participated in breakout groups to discuss projects they are working on related to the research priorities, and how they want to engage with IPaT.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Our faculty are continuing to push ambitious research agendas that link expertise across Georgia Tech with the capabilities and goals of our partners. Together they are making a real difference in the lived experience of people and technology every day,\u0026rdquo; remarked Mynatt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChris Jones, Georgia Tech Associate Vice President for Research, provided an update about the next phase for Interdisciplinary Research Centers (IRIs) on campus, which will be to provide a focal point for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s interdisciplinary research and transition activities in strategic focus areas. He also gave an update on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/04\/20\/georgia-tech-portman-announce-coda-tech-square\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eplanned CODA building in Midtown\u003C\/a\u003E, outlining the three research neighborhoods planned for the new development: Health, Internet of Things, and Smart Cities. Jones thanked IPaT for its leadership in helping to plan the neighborhoods. \u0026ldquo;IPaT will continue to play a very big role in CODA,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMynatt also discussed our mission and core values, plus new partnerships and other recent IPaT highlights such as:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026bull;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/solving-health-care-policy-engineering\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Health Analytics team, led by ISyE professors Nicoleta Serban and Julie Swann\u003C\/a\u003E, which is analyzing 500 billion Medicaid claims that is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.myajc.com\/news\/news\/state-regional-govt-politics\/georgia-dental-hygienists-dentists-at-odds-over-pr\/nsKYy\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eraising policy questions about taking care of the dental needs for Georgia\u0026rsquo;s children\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026bull; A new partnership with ThyssenKrupp to research future office environments\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026bull;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/new-student-competition-blends-stem-curriculum-and-baseball\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EA new partnership with the Atlanta Braves on several research initiatives, and a STEM competition for students\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026bull;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/wcc-moda-host-wearable-technology-panel-discussions\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOn You: Wearing Technology\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;exhibit and panel series\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026bull;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/gvu-ipat-research-and-engagement-seed-grants-0\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe 2016 GVU\/IPaT Research and Engagement Grants\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026bull;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/pediatric-research-center-pilot-grants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe 2016 Center for Transforming Pediatric Healthcare Delivery (CTPHD) Grants\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026bull;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ti.gatech.edu\/news\/geisinger-health-system-seed-grant-program-funded\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Geisinger Health System Seed Grant Program\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMany of our upcoming events, including the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/events\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIPaT Thursday Think Tank series\u003C\/a\u003E, which started earlier this month, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFall 2016 Convergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on November 16th will incorporate the new research priorities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTo download the 2016 IPaT Fall Town Hall presentation, please\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/faculty-resources\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Evisit our website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIPaT held its yearly Fall Town Hall on September 1st, where IPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt announced four new research priorities for the next five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPaT held its yearly Fall Town Hall on September 1st, where IPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt announced four new research priorities for the next five years."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 19:11:03","changed_gmt":"2019-07-15 19:11:03","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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":""}}}