{"675794":{"#nid":"675794","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Interns Present Summer Projects","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeven Georgia Tech students selected for the 2024 summer research internship program sponsored by the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) presented their projects on August 2. The summer program is an opportunity for students looking to gain real-world experience related to research and community engagement. Summer interns received up to $7,000 for full-time research-related work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe students\u2019 2024 summer research projects included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGrace Littler\u003C\/strong\u003E, a junior majoring in architecture, worked with Jennifer DuBose, executive director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/simtigrate.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESimTigrate Design Lab\u003C\/a\u003E. She helped gathered data for a NIH proposal from New Horizons, a group in Atlanta, studying sleep and environment issues. She also participated in research activities related to neurorehabilitation centers.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeongjin Kim\u003C\/strong\u003E, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering, worked with Celeste Mason, research scientist at IPaT, and Thad Starner, professor in the School of Interactive Computing, on a passive haptic learning and rehabilitation project related to piano playing.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAccording to Kim, \u201cplaying musical instruments is beneficial for people\u0027s mental health and cognitive abilities, but it is also a time-consuming process. The Passive Haptic Learning (PHL) project aims to help people learn piano faster through wearable gloves that use actuator-caused haptic vibrations to stimulate the cutaneous sensory mechanoreceptors in the user\u0027s hands. This makes technical practice sessions more efficient as PHL gloves build up procedural memory, and it is a more efficient use of time as the learning process becomes passive, meaning that users may perform other tasks while wearing the gloves.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOver the summer, the PHL gloves transitioned from using wired connections to flexible PCBs to enhance the glove\u0027s electromechanical integrity, and the flexible PCB design and assembly procedure has been simplified. Moreover, an ergonomic form factor was developed to complement the new circuitry.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShreya Sasmal\u003C\/strong\u003E, a junior majoring in computational media, worked with Kala Jordan, research scientist in IPaT, and Maribeth Coleman, director of research for IPaT. Her project\u2019s goal was to digitize instruction manuals focused on mechanical repair and maintenance to create a more efficient repair process and speed up knowledge transfer between workers.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENathan Lin\u003C\/strong\u003E, a senior majoring in computational media, worked with IPaT scientists Peter Presti, senior research scientist, and Brian Jones, senior research engineer, on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/awarehome\/\u0022\u003EAware Home\u003C\/a\u003E smart bathroom project. Lin programmed and built a full-stack application that can report data of deployable smart toilet seats for occupational therapists to review data.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESameer Arora\u003C\/strong\u003E, a sophomore majoring in computer science, worked with Peter Presti, senior research scientist, and associate professor, Rosa Arriaga in the School of Interactive Computing, on a prolonged exposure therapy iOS mobile app. He programmed and built the Prolonged Exposure Collective Sensing System for PTSD on iOS which was already available on Android devices. This programming project was funded by the National Science Foundation.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESiddharth Jain\u003C\/strong\u003E, a undergraduate student in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, who worked with Matt Sanders, director of research computing and data at Georgia Tech. Jain architected \u201cControl Point,\u201d a smart interface between legacy operating system built devices and smart environments. Control Point is a component for secure data transfer between legacy devices and modern systems, acting as a bridge that ensures efficient data flow and compliance with industry standards.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew Perry\u003C\/strong\u003E, a junior majoring in computer engineering, worked with Brian Jones, senior research engineer, at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/awarehome\/\u0022\u003EAware Home\u003C\/a\u003E. Perry previously worked for the Aware Home for five semesters as a student assistant. His summer research internship accomplishments were numerous\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe developed the third hardware revision of the Gait Speed Clinic Device from TechSage D3.3. The overall goal of this new printed circuit board was to reduce production time, reduce required experience, and reduce the cost of the system to allow for more clinics to access the device.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also revised and setup the Aware Home\u0027s network infrastructure to allow the two main floors of the home to be isolated yet managed as one. This was implemented by using new network hardware that allowed for VLANs and more detailed firewall rules. All devices on the old network, as well as new devices, were moved to this new network. Smart home devices on this network are controlled and collect data through \u201cHome Assistant\u201d granting future researchers in the home greater access to device history.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, he developed the Smart Bathroom\u0027s (TechSage D1.1) grab bar system to allow automated and manual movement via actuators. He implemented a button box for physical therapists to move the grab bars to the desired position. In the future, these positions can be saved for a voice command system to utilize.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeven Georgia Tech students selected for the 2024 summer research internship program sponsored by the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) presented their projects on August 2.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Seven Georgia Tech students selected for the 2024 summer research internship program sponsored by the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) presented their projects on August 2. 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