{"672481":{"#nid":"672481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Presents Satya Nadella With Honorary Degree","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EIn recognition of his transformative leadership, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella received an honorary Ph.D. during a ceremony inside the John Lewis Student Center\u0027s Atlantic Theater Thursday.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EIt is the most significant honor the Institute bestows on an individual and comes at a time Nadella described as a \u0022golden age\u0022 of computer science.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022I think what motivates all of us, as this community of folks who are associated with Georgia Tech, is not just the technology, because it\u0027s just merely a tool. But\u0026nbsp;it\u0027s\u0026nbsp;a powerful means to a more powerful end, which is about empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The innovation\u0026nbsp;you\u0027re\u0026nbsp;driving here at Georgia Tech comes at one of the most consequential moments in the history of technology. As we enter this age of artificial intelligence, it\u0027s communities like this one that will help create the world we want to live in,\u0022 Nadella said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EWith over 2,000 Georgia Tech alumni on its staff and a prominent presence in the city of Atlanta, Microsoft recently became the second company in history to surpass a $3 trillion market value. Accepting the degree, Nadella, who became the company\u0027s CEO in 2014, spoke of aligning values between Microsoft and Georgia Tech and looking forward to working together to create technologies and solutions for the world\u0027s most pressing challenges.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022When you talk to Satya, he always leads with the impact that the company is having on people and organizations around the world,\u0022 Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera said during the ceremony. \u0022That sounds awfully familiar with our mission at Georgia Tech \u2014 to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Our motto is progress and service. We define our success by the impact that we have in the lives of others. So, that explains why we\u0027re so excited to bring Satya into the family of Yellow Jackets.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EA fireside chat between Cabrera and Nadella followed the ceremony. Along with the transformative nature of AI and its ability to improve workflows and productivity in business, Nadella spoke of its potential to bring personalized instruction to students worldwide.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EHe also participated in a roundtable discussion with faculty members about the implementation and impact of AI in higher education, robotics, cybersecurity computing, and other areas. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/alessandro-orso\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAlex Orso\u003C\/a\u003E, interim dean of the College of Computing, was among the participants and discussed ways to foster the exchange of talent between Georgia Tech and Microsoft. He also discussed how Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eonline computer science master\u0027s program\u003C\/a\u003E, in collaboration with the Division of Lifetime Learning, can serve as a global platform to educate students before, during, and after college.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/irfan-essa\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIrfan Essa\u003C\/a\u003E, senior associate dean in the College of Computing and co-director of Georgia Tech\u0027s AI Hub, added that Nadella and the faculty shared ideas for how industry and academia can collaborate to produce a strong workforce in the years to come.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022We are a leader in this area and a part of the conversation,\u0022 he said. \u0022Industry leaders like Microsoft and places like Georgia Tech have to figure out a collaborative system to have more conversations about understanding the future workforce but also learning from companies about what kinds of things we should be providing from a broad standpoint educationally.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003ENadella then sat down with a group of students, all former Microsoft interns, to discuss their educational experience and what he called a \u0022paradigm shift\u0022 across the industry,\u0026nbsp;similar to\u0026nbsp;the rise of the internet and cloud computing.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003ERynaa Grover will graduate with a master\u0027s degree in computer science in May and has accepted a position with Microsoft. \u0022The research that goes on at Georgia Tech is very advanced and in line with the industry.\u0026nbsp;It\u0027s\u0026nbsp;incredible to be in this field\u0026nbsp;at this point in time\u0026nbsp;and to be able to contribute to such a big firm;\u0026nbsp;it\u0027s\u0026nbsp;really empowering,\u0022 said Grover, who worked with Microsoft\u0027s machine learning platforms as an intern and with large language models in Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~srijan\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESrijan Kumar\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s lab.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EYi Qin will also join Microsoft after graduating with a master\u0027s in human-computer interaction.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022This was such a memorable experience for me,\u201d she said. \u201cConversations like this make me feel like we\u0026nbsp;are capable of doing\u0026nbsp;a lot of\u0026nbsp;great things. We should capture every opportunity that we have, have a growth mindset, and create whatever impact we want to make.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The honorary Ph.D.\u00a0is the most significant honor the Institute bestows on an individual."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe honorary Ph.D. is the most significant honor the Institute bestows on an individual.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The honorary Ph.D.\u00a0is the most significant honor the Institute bestows on an individual."}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2024-01-25 21:51:52","changed_gmt":"2024-01-26 15:25:00","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672875":{"id":"672875","type":"image","title":"Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella received an honorary Ph.D. during a ceremony inside the John Lewis Student Center\u0027s Atlantic Theater Thursday. 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