{"629383":{"#nid":"629383","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Restoring Data\u0027s Sense of Place","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy Michael Pearson\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJohn Britti, a fifth-year student in computational media, used to have what he calls a \u0026ldquo;woefully average\u0026rdquo; approach to data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Literally average, in fact,\u0026rdquo; the Atlanta resident said. \u0026ldquo;I focused mainly on finding what was normal about the data, what the aggregate looked like.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Britti notes, that\u0026rsquo;s not a necessarily bad way to approach data, but it\u0026rsquo;s far from the only one. Enter Yanni Loukissas, an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E, who is looking to change how people view the avalanche of information that surrounds us. Britti studied with Loukissas, and found a new way to look at information that makes him a more well-rounded student.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Yanni pushed me and my class to look at the weird extremities of data as much as the aggregate,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;What\u0026rsquo;s interesting about it and does its strangeness reveal some kind of systemic abnormality in the data as a whole?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA former architect, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/loukissas\u0022\u003ELoukissas\u003C\/a\u003E is working toward a sense of place to information design, arguing for a design ethic that encourages a belief in the idea that \u0026ldquo;All Data Are Local,\u0026rdquo; which also happens to be the title of his most recent book.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Data aren\u0026rsquo;t placeless,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We like to talk about open data, the transparency of data, which suggests that data work anywhere, that they offer these immediate insights to those who have the tools to decipher them. I offer a different view, which is that data are just a starting point, a way in.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What I\u0026rsquo;m suggesting is that people adopt the sensibilities of qualitative analysis to what is traditionally quantitative work with data,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, while Facebook or Zillow might see data as pixels in a bigger picture, Loukissas sees data more as the index to a book.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;An index can tell you something about a book, but it is not the whole story. It\u0026rsquo;s the same with data. There are often deeper, broader sources of knowledge that lay beyond data,\u0026rdquo; Loukissas said. \u0026ldquo;Data are just the traces.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EData Settings, not Sets\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELoukissas\u0026rsquo; work has ramifications in a variety of settings. It provides a critical framework that can be used to evaluate how big technology companies collect, package, and reuse data from millions of sources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELoukissas is particularly critical of Zillow\u0026rsquo;s use of data because of the company\u0026rsquo;s practice of ingesting millions of property records meant to serve the needs of local tax assessors and residents. That data is then transformed through an algorithm that estimates and predicts home values, figures he says are created using data meant for another purpose and stripped of its original context.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Loukissas\u0026rsquo; information design students, the concept of data locality serves as a way to consider new and different techniques for presenting data. He cites the example of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bear71.nfb.ca\/#\/bear71\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBear 71\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an interactive film that represents data and the context of its production to help tell the story of an ursine resident of Canada\u0026rsquo;s Banff National Park.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s such a great example of presenting not just the data set, but the data setting. There\u0026#39;s so much more that\u0026#39;s going on there than just these videos that are captured,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;And you learn a lot about the relationship between the cameras, between where they\u0026#39;re placed in the landscape, and how the story unfolds across that landscape. So it really takes seriously this idea that the setting matters. Data aren\u0026#39;t just something to be extracted and mined for their own patterns independent of the origin.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Map Room\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/research\/labs\/local-data-design-lab\u0022\u003ELocal Data Design Lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; in the Technology Square Research Building contains the tactile representation of Loukissas\u0026rsquo; work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith funding from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dilac.iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDigital Integrative Liberal Arts Center\u003C\/a\u003E (DILAC), four students working with Loukissas set up the the Map Room in 2018. It was inspired by the first map room, built in St. Louis by artist Jer Thorpe, now Loukissas\u0026rsquo; collaborator.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETechnologically, it is simple. A sliding overhead projector displays a map onto a large sheet of craft paper rolled out across a table. Participants interact with the map by using colored markers to trace the map contours or add data on topics of interest to them: from tax assessments, to traffic, to crime, to education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Because it\u0026rsquo;s about place, and they live there, they\u0026rsquo;re in a position to ask, \u0026lsquo;Is this data aligned with my own experience and knowledge?\u0026rdquo; Loukissas said. \u0026ldquo;If not, what\u0026rsquo;s wrong? What\u0026rsquo;s missing? Is the data outdated? Is there an error? Is it reading the wrong indicator?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe process, Loukissas says, helps participants absorb the larger lessons he is trying to impart about data: that it is not necessarily objective, or complete, and that place plays an important role in understanding what they really mean.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Britta, working with the Map Room was illuminating.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think the Map Room really hits home the notion that data collection isn\u0026rsquo;t done by abstract mechanical entities,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The human touch, be it compassionate or reckless, permeates throughout. Obviously, the map room is explicitly about folk data collection, so it\u0026rsquo;s less structured by design, but I think that\u0026rsquo;s just a simple way of exposing how messy the process of data collection can be.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EData Toolkit for Georgia Tech Students\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the Map Room, Loukissas has created a data toolkit for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EServe-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E designed to encourage students across campus to think about how they use data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/civic-data-guides-thinking-critically-about-digital-public-records\u0022\u003Etool\u003C\/a\u003E encourages students to consider the data\u0026rsquo;s origins, purpose, and audience, think about how the data is structured, how it has been used elsewhere, and what ethical considerations use of the data may pose.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELoukissas also asks students to conduct an interview with someone involved in the creation, management, or use of the data to understand more about how it was created and used.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Students are often asked to work with unfamiliar data sets, but they aren\u0026rsquo;t encouraged to see the people and places beyond the data,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m hopeful that this tool can help usher in a new sensibility about working with data.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELMC is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYanni Loukissas, an assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, is looking to change how people view the avalanche of information that surrounds us.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" Yanni Loukissas, an assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, is looking to change how people view the avalanche of information that surrounds us."}],"uid":"34928","created_gmt":"2019-11-26 14:41:44","changed_gmt":"2019-11-26 14:42:24","author":"kk151","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629382":{"id":"629382","type":"image","title":"Loukassis","body":null,"created":"1574779149","gmt_created":"2019-11-26 14:39:09","changed":"1574779149","gmt_changed":"2019-11-26 14:39:09","alt":"","file":{"fid":"239688","name":"Loukissas.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Loukissas.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Loukissas.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":354254,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Loukissas.jpg?itok=oxx4s7vH"}}},"media_ids":["629382"],"groups":[{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"629381":{"#nid":"629381","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Pascal Van Hentenryck\u2019s Socially Aware Mobility Lab Begins Its Work","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf there\u0026rsquo;s one well-known fact about Atlanta, it\u0026rsquo;s that the city\u0026rsquo;s traffic is terrible \u0026ndash; and is projected to worsen exponentially as the population increases over the next two decades. According to a study from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantaregionsplan.org\/regional-transportation-plan\/\u0022 style=\u0022background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003EAtlanta Regional Commission\u003C\/a\u003E, the city\u0026rsquo;s inhabitants will expand to eight million by 2040. In addition, Atlanta has a significant public transportation problem, with only 3% of residents using the MARTA system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck, A. Russell Chandler III Chair and professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) is on a mission to solve this challenging problem through the application of optimization and machine learning to the MARTA system. He specifically plans to increase accessibility to public transportation by creating a scalable, On-Demand Multimodal Transit System (ODMTS) model that will be validated through implementation in the Atlanta region.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe backbone of the proposed ODMTS is small shuttles that take passengers to and from high-frequency light rail and bus hubs, which will only be used in high-density corridors. The shuttles will expand the reach of the system, so people are picked up much closer to their homes and dropped off at or near their destination, making it significantly more convenient for riders to use.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo date, Van Hentenryck has conducted successful case studies on the transit systems in the mid-sized cities of Canberra, Australia and Ann Arbor, Michigan. In both cities, his multi-modal approach has shown a significant reduction in both cost and passenger wait times, and he hopes to apply the same strategies in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn July 2019, Van Hentenryck and his team were awarded a $1.7 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant through the LEAP HI Program to scale the optimization and machine learning algorithms that were created in Ann Arbor and Canberra for a large city like Atlanta. And in late October 2019, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sam.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 style=\u0022background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003ESocially Aware Mobility\u003C\/a\u003E (SAM) Lab opened for business. The SAM Lab has an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sam.isye.gatech.edu\/team#researchers\u0022 style=\u0022background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003Einterdisciplinary research team\u003C\/a\u003E from Georgia Tech and the University of Michigan and an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sam.isye.gatech.edu\/team#board\u0022 style=\u0022background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003Eexternal advisory board\u003C\/a\u003E comprising representatives of many key metro Atlanta transportation agencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The purpose of NSF\u0026rsquo;s Leading Engineering for America\u0026rsquo;s Prosperity, Health and Infrastructure (LEAP HI) Program is to identify opportunities for fundamental engineering research to address major societal problems,\u0026rdquo; said NSF Program Director Bruce Kramer, who attended the opening event. \u0026ldquo;The SAM Lab will use new mathematics to reduce the congestion in transportation systems that impacts every resident of our major cities. The enthusiastic cooperation of local agencies has made it possible to use Atlanta as a living laboratory where potential breakthrough methods can be evaluated. NSF looks forward to following the progress of Professor Van Hentenryck and his students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe inauguration of the SAM Lab began with a meeting of the external advisory board followed by a panel discussion and reception to which the public was invited. The panel included Van Hentenryck, City of Atlanta Senior Transportation Policy Advisor Jacob Tzegaegbe; Uber Public Affairs Manager (Southeast) Evangeline George; The Ray Executive Director Allie Kelly; and Cox Automotive Mobility Vice President of Business Development and New Ventures Daniel Liniado. The discussion was moderated by Debra Lam, managing director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology. Steve McLaughlin, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair, gave the opening remarks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With traffic you always have to be aware that fixing a problem in one place may create a problem in another,\u0026rdquo; said McLaughlin. \u0026ldquo;The SAM Lab knows that for reducing congestion, it requires minds that can break apart a problem and work through complexity. Road congestion is the product of interconnectedness that requires an interdisciplinary team working through all facets of the problem.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck is eager to get started on the practical aspects of the project. \u0026ldquo;We have the NSF grant, which provides for the theory, the foundation, the algorithms behind the redesign of the entire MARTA system,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;But we don\u0026rsquo;t want this to stay in the lab \u0026ndash; we want to have a pilot program in place by the end of the project. The next step is to get the partners to work together on this. We have an excellent team put together to make all this happen.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SAM Lab pilot program is projected to be ready for implementation in two or three years. In the meantime, Van Hentenryck is refining the ODMTS algorithm with his research partners Subhrajit \u0026ldquo;Subhro\u0026rdquo; Guhathakurta, chair and professor of the Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning; Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Susan G. and Christopher D. Pappas Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and Yafeng Yin, professor in the University of Michigan School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, Van Hentenryck\u0026#39;s work on mobility issues includes student researchers. Through the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/reinventing-mobility-atlanta\u0022 style=\u0022background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003EVertically Integrated Projects\u003C\/a\u003E program, a team is using data and decision science to improve mobility and accessibility in Atlanta through optimization and machine learning. He is also advising an ISyE Senior Design team that is working with MARTA to create a hypothetical redesign of MARTA\u0026rsquo;s bus network to better align routes with current usage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Given the rapidly evolving mobility landscape and attendant challenges facing MARTA, the opening of the SAM Lab couldn\u0026rsquo;t have happened at a more opportune time,\u0026rdquo; said Rob Goodwin, director of research and analytics at MARTA. \u0026ldquo;I look forward to working with Professor Van Hentenryck to explore new technologies and approaches that will help shape the future of transit in metro Atlanta.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we successfully implement the ODMTS here in Atlanta, it will prove that the algorithm can be scaled for a major city,\u0026rdquo; Van Hentenryck added. \u0026ldquo;And then it can be effectively used in large cities around the world.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYou can stay updated on the SAM Lab\u0026#39;s work through its Twitter account: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/AwareSam\u0022 style=\u0022background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003E@AwareSam\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck, A. Russell Chandler III Chair and professor in the H. 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The work for the project initially began in Koon\u0026rsquo;s environmental engineering senior design course. The team evaluated the use of treated municipal wastewater as a source of drinking water that Gwinnett County could use to supplement its water supply. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESamuel Boyce, CE 19, said that at\u0026nbsp;the beginning of the spring 2019 semester, Koon told the class about a special water reuse project in the Atlanta area that would be an entry for the student design competition at the annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.weftec.org\/about\/about-weftec\/what-is-weftec\/\u0022\u003EWEFTEC\u003C\/a\u003E conference for water engineering in September.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our team decided we would be willing to take on the challenge despite our spring graduations and uncertain futures,\u0026rdquo; Boyce said. \u0026ldquo;Over the summer, we condensed our design into a single preferred alternative with an accompanying 20-page report and presentation for our final submission to WEFTEC. Two of our four team members were not in Atlanta full time, but we were able to communicate effectively in producing our final design. Given the separation of our team through the natural forces of graduation, we were very pleased with our final presentation and our second-place title.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKoon said the project was particularly impressive because of all the time and effort the team put into it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;After completing their design report for the senior design course, they reworked the report to conform to the WEF competition requirements over the summer.\u0026nbsp; They put together their presentation, spent lots of time honing it to be no more than the allotted 20 minutes in length, and practiced it until it was CNN-perfect\u0026mdash;by that I mean that it was so good that it was comparable to what the major news anchor team professionals deliver.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech students were advised by a team from engineering firm Black \u0026amp; Veatch, led by Bernadette Drouhard, a member of the Water Environment Federation and a part-time master\u0026rsquo;s student in environmental engineering at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team was comprised of recent environmental engineering graduates who earned their bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degrees in the spring. The members are:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Claire Anderson, a graduate student at Stanford pursuing a PhD in environmental engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Samuel Boyce, a graduate student pursuing a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in environmental engineering at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Blake Linder, a graduate student at Georgia Tech pursuing a PhD in environmental engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Eleanor Thomas, now working with a non-profit organization in Berkeley, Calif.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team from Georgia Tech took the No. 2 spot at the Water Environment Federation\u0026rsquo;s international student design competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A team from Georgia Tech took the No. 2 spot at the Water Environment Federation\u2019s international student design competition."}],"uid":"34928","created_gmt":"2019-11-05 16:09:06","changed_gmt":"2019-11-05 18:37:21","author":"kk151","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"628610":{"id":"628610","type":"image","title":"EE Team Award","body":null,"created":"1572970061","gmt_created":"2019-11-05 16:07:41","changed":"1572970061","gmt_changed":"2019-11-05 16:07:41","alt":"","file":{"fid":"239404","name":"WEF%20Competition_900x600%20copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/WEF%2520Competition_900x600%2520copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/WEF%2520Competition_900x600%2520copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":123313,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/WEF%2520Competition_900x600%2520copy.jpg?itok=pBzlavXR"}}},"media_ids":["628610"],"groups":[{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"627690":{"#nid":"627690","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck Brings Public Transportation into the 21st Century","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the American Public Transportation Association, public transportation spurs economic development, promotes sustainable lifestyles, and provides a higher quality of life. It is also safer and less expensive than cars. However, most Americans still opt to drive personal vehicles rather than use public transit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In order to increase acceptance of public transportation, we need a system that gets people where they want to go in a more convenient and affordable way,\u0026rdquo; said Pascal Van Hentenryck, A. Russell Chandler III Chair and professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE). \u0026ldquo;If we make public transportation more attractive to riders, it will decrease traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions and increase accessibility to jobs, health care, education, and food.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck has done significant research in the areas of artificial intelligence, data science, and operations research \u0026mdash; all of which are essential to address the current problems in mobility. His goal is to create an equitable system that is both efficient for everyone and decreases reliability on personal vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost public transportation systems in the U.S. have a significant first- and last-mile problem. \u0026ldquo;If you don\u0026rsquo;t pick people up within a quarter of a mile of where they live and drop them off very close to their final destination, you lose 90% of your ridership,\u0026rdquo; he explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn order to address this problem, Van Hentenryck suggests a multi-modal transportation solution in which small on-demand shuttles take passengers to and from high-frequency light rail and bus hubs, which will only be in high-density corridors. Shuttles will expand the reach of the system, so people are picked up much closer to their homes and dropped off at or near their destinations, making it significantly more convenient for riders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to addressing the first- and last-mile problem, the use of on-demand shuttles is also more cost effective and environmentally friendly. According to Van Hentenryck, most city buses are expensive to operate and drive with very few passengers on board. Replacing buses in low-demand routes with a greater number of smaller, inexpensive shuttles will increase efficiencies and lower overall costs. To further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, electric vehicles will be used whenever possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the multi-modal approach may involve more transfers than the traditional model, the process will be simple and organized, allowing riders to reach their destinations in a similar amount of time to individuals driving personal vehicles. Each trip will require only one ticket, cost the same as traditional public transportation, and be completely synchronized to avoid long waits at the various transfer points. To facilitate this, Van Hentenryck and his team created algorithms that use machine learning and distributed optimization to predict ridership in real time, manage shuttle and passenger volume, and reduce wait times.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo date, Van Hentenryck has conducted successful case studies on the transit systems in the mid-sized cities of Canberra, Australia, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. In both cities, his multi-modal approach has shown a significant reduction in both cost and passenger wait times, and he hopes to apply the same strategies in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Atlanta is one of the most congested cities in the world, but only about 3% of the population currently uses public transportation,\u0026rdquo; Van Hentenryck said. \u0026ldquo;There is a tremendous opportunity here if we can make public transportation easier and faster to use.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn July 2019, Van Hentenryck and his team were awarded a $1.7 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to scale the optimization and machine-learning algorithms that were created in Ann Arbor and Canberra for a large city like Atlanta. The NSF Leap HI (Leading Engineering for America\u0026#39;s Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure) grant is in collaboration with civil engineering and urban planning, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the Atlanta Regional Commission, and the City of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE students \u0026mdash; from undergraduates to post-docs \u0026mdash; are also getting the chance to be a part of this exciting initiative. Van Hentenryck connected with MARTA shortly after joining the ISyE faculty in 2018, and he is leading an interdisciplinary Vertically Integrated Project team that is assisting with this initiative. In addition, in spring 2019 he advised two Senior Design teams that worked with MARTA to provide greater visibility into how patrons use the transit system \u0026mdash; and one of the teams was a finalist for ISyE\u0026rsquo;s Best of Senior Design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The work that the students have done to date has been very useful,\u0026rdquo; said Rob Goodwin, MARTA\u0026rsquo;s director of research and analysis. \u0026ldquo;They are working with our data to give us a much more robust picture of how our patrons are using the system, which will allow us to see where there are opportunities and challenges in our system. We look forward to a continued relationship with Pascal and ISyE.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck and his team are eager to begin work on the grant and hope to have an impact on Atlanta traffic and accessibility. \u0026ldquo;Atlanta is a daunting challenge, which is why this project is so interesting,\u0026rdquo; Van Hentenryck noted. \u0026ldquo;We are looking at this bottom up, understanding mobility in the city and then step by step developing and integrating machine-learning and optimization algorithms for various novel mobility services that we will simulate at scale and hopefully pilot at some point.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the American Public Transportation Association, public transportation spurs economic development, promotes sustainable lifestyles, and provides a higher quality of life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck is Bringing Public Transportation into the 21st Century."}],"uid":"34928","created_gmt":"2019-10-16 20:16:41","changed_gmt":"2019-10-23 15:48:10","author":"kk151","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"627689":{"id":"627689","type":"image","title":"Pascal Van Hentenryck","body":null,"created":"1571256887","gmt_created":"2019-10-16 20:14:47","changed":"1571256887","gmt_changed":"2019-10-16 20:14:47","alt":"","file":{"fid":"239004","name":"pascal-marta-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pascal-marta-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pascal-marta-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":65359,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pascal-marta-2.jpg?itok=NqvjvGUI"}}},"media_ids":["627689"],"groups":[{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"627409":{"#nid":"627409","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Hosts Beyond Smart Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInterdisciplinary scholars from around the world gathered in Tech Square on April 25 and 26 for the Beyond Smart Symposium. They reflected on issues of researching smart city deployments and projects.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHighlights of day one of the symposium included talks from:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAlison Powell\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor and director of MSc in Data \u0026amp; Society in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Powell discussed Suboptimal Citizenship, Hybridized Knowledge: A Transforming History of Smart Citizens and her 15 years of work on the capacity of smart cities developed by citizens instead of a top-down approach.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrew Schrock\u003C\/strong\u003E, founder of Aloi Research and Consulting and instructor at the University of Southern California, on ethically using technology and creating intersectionality and organizing for institutional reform. He also discussed the evolving definition of a smart city \u0026ndash; from technology to political challenges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESheena Erete\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University on \u003Cem\u003EDesigning Counter Structures: Taking an Assets-Based Approach to Designing Equitable Civic Technologies\u003C\/em\u003E. Erete is using technology to address social issues such as equity and inclusion of resource-constrained communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EYoshiki Yamagata\u003C\/strong\u003E, principal researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, who discussed \u003Cem\u003EUrban Systems Design for Smart Communities in the IoT Era\u003C\/em\u003E, and the use of big data for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Yamagata examined how we can disseminate the usefulness of big data and AI techniques to society by establishing smart and sustainable communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn the afternoon, a panel of city, higher education, corporate and non-profit leaders discussed how academics can partner with other organizations around inclusion and equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrew Schrock\u003C\/strong\u003E, founder of Aloi Research and Consulting and instructor at the University of Southern California, on ethically using technology and creating intersectionality and organizing for institutional reform. He also discussed the evolving definition of a smart city \u0026ndash; from technology to political challenges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESheena Erete\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University on \u003Cem\u003EDesigning Counter Structures: Taking an Assets-Based Approach to Designing Equitable Civic Technologies\u003C\/em\u003E. Erete is using technology to address social issues such as equity and inclusion of resource-constrained communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EYoshiki Yamagata\u003C\/strong\u003E, principal researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, who discussed \u003Cem\u003EUrban Systems Design for Smart Communities in the IoT Era\u003C\/em\u003E, and the use of big data for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Yamagata examined how we can disseminate the usefulness of big data and AI techniques to society by establishing smart and sustainable communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn the afternoon, a panel of city, higher education, corporate and non-profit leaders discussed how academics can partner with other organizations around inclusion and equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe symposium concluded on day two with keynote addresses followed by discussion from \u003Cstrong\u003EBeth Coleman\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor of English Language and Literature and co-director of the Critical Media Lab at the University of Waterloo, and \u003Cstrong\u003ELaura Forlano\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor, Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E initiative, and Center for Computing and Society organized the symposium with funding from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGVU Center\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInterdisciplinary scholars from around the world gathered in Tech Square on April 25 and 26 for the Beyond Smart Symposium. 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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. Georgia communities receive seed funding and technical assistance, while Georgia Tech researchers serve as advisors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAt a recent status meeting about the shuttle project, Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson said the project is \u0026ldquo;a testament to the forward thinking in our community\u0026rdquo; and would give the city, which grew in population by over 40-percent between 2010 and 2017, another transportation option. A series of annexations to the north and south also significantly increased land area.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCity officials are now discussing a potential shuttle route: a one-mile stretch on Peachtree Road between McGaw Drive at the Peachtree MARTA station and Broad Street near City Hall. The shuttle could operate for 10-hours a day, seven days a week with five stops along the way at frequently-visited shopping centers, entertainment districts, and employers. 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. He\u0026rsquo;s developing a best practices guide that considers Chamblee\u0026rsquo;s unique demographics, and how other cities have implemented passenger-focused SAVs \u0026ndash; Singapore\u0026rsquo;s rapid charging stations and plush interiors that foster social interaction; Las Vegas\u0026rsquo;s shuttle attendants who double as city tour guides.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChamblee is one of four Georgia cities and counties participating in the inaugural 2018 Georgia Smart Communities Challenge. 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Georgia Tech collaborators: School of Earth and Atmospheric Science, School of Computer Science, School of Electrical Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EGwinnett County\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is evaluating traffic management technologies for improved vehicle mobility, safety, and connectivity throughout the region. Georgia Tech collaborator: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECity of Albany\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is developing an integrated portal from several government databases to drive efficiency and transparency throughout city government. Georgia Tech collaborator: School of Public Policy\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECity of Chamblee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is developing a shared autonomous vehicle feasibility study and concept plan to establish the framework for improving mobility and equity in the city. The project focuses on first\/last mile connections to the Chamblee MARTA train station and surrounding region. Georgia Tech collaborator: School of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, Georgia Tech undergraduate and graduate students will join the four communities as part of the newly-formed\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart-community-corps\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Community Corps\u003C\/a\u003E. The full-time, interdisciplinary fellowship is dedicated to creating livable and equitable communities through smart technology and data implementation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nA panel with representatives from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Design and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), ULI Atlanta, AARP, and Georgia Chamber of Commerce discussed how smart communities can impact economic growth and how the smart cities conversation has evolved over the past five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the afternoon, workshop attendees interested in learning about and applying for the 2019 Georgia Smart Communities Challenge participated in a hands-on proposal development workshop. 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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. 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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. 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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":""}},"619823":{"#nid":"619823","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Data-Driven Policing","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn an effort to reduce police officer response times to calls for assistance, Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Police Department partnered on a year-long project to reconfigure patrol areas across the city.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EYao Xie\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EH. 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. In 2017 she\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/smart-data-revolution\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Edeveloped an algorithm\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that quickly analyzes incident reports to find connections between crimes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nXie will soon begin working with the City of South Fulton to analyze its police zones, which haven\u0026rsquo;t been updated since the 1970s.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and the Atlanta Police Department use publicly-available data to optimize the city\u0026rsquo;s officer patrol zones.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Police Department use publicly-available data to optimize the city\u2019s officer patrol zones."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-03-29 13:36:59","changed_gmt":"2019-07-10 19:28:38","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"619824":{"id":"619824","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Police Department use publicly-available data to optimize the city\u2019s officer patrol zones","body":null,"created":"1553867020","gmt_created":"2019-03-29 13:43:40","changed":"1553867020","gmt_changed":"2019-03-29 13:43:40","alt":"Major John Quigley and Assistant Professor Yao Xie","file":{"fid":"235996","name":"APD-beat-redesign.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/APD-beat-redesign.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/APD-beat-redesign.png","mime":"image\/png","size":5353782,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/APD-beat-redesign.png?itok=OEn9-w7O"}}},"media_ids":["619824"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[{"id":"142","name":"City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"144981","name":"atlanta police"},{"id":"38891","name":"APD"},{"id":"71771","name":"Yao Xie"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"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":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}