{"680537":{"#nid":"680537","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Human-Computer Interaction Students Showcase Projects at 2025 Interactivity@GT Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUmme Ammara, a first-year student in the master\u2019s program in human-computer interaction (MS-HCI) at Georgia Tech, showcased her projects sponsored by Accenture, Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For the Gates Foundation, she helped develop and deploy an AI-powered maternal health application which is being used by hospitals in Pakistan where doctors in the gynecology ward talk to an application and it automatically converts this verbal information into the patients digital medical record helping to better monitor and track a woman\u2019s medical care.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHer project was among the many displayed at this year\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\/interactivityGT2025\u0022\u003E2025 Interactivity@GT\u003C\/a\u003E event held in the Technology Square Research Building and was jointly sponsored by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mshci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMS-HCI program\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (IPaT). This year\u2019s event combined a distinguished Atlanta business panel presentation with the annual MS-HCI student research showcase. Some computer science doctoral student research and faculty research was also presented in a separate ballroom. Following the panel, an hour-long \u0026nbsp;one-minute madness session gave Georgia Tech\u2019s MS-HCI students the spotlight to present their research and interests to the audience.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe event hosted an \u201cInnovation in Atlanta\u201d business panel presentation featuring John Yates, partner at Gunderson Dettmer; Donnie Beamer, senior technology advisor for the City of Atlanta; Brooke Perez, regional economic development manager for Georgia Power; and Debra Lam, the founding director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation. Yates served as moderator and has been directly or indirectly involved in assisting hundreds of tech companies and entrepreneurs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis year\u0027s interactivity event brought together an amazing group of students demonstrating an exciting range of the best people-centered technologies on campus,\u201d said Michael Best, executive director of IPaT. \u0026nbsp;\u201cIn addition, the Atlanta innovation panel was spectacular and delivered insightful commentary about the optimistic growth and state of entrepreneurship in our city during these uncertain times.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJin Kim, a first-year MS-HCI student, presented three projects including a project with the U.S. Coast Guard where she helped develop decision making guidelines related to health care sourcing and supporting resource readiness.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe get excited about interactivity every year because it\u2019s a great opportunity for our wonderful students to get exposed to the greater Atlanta community,\u201d said Richard Henneman, director of the MS-HCI program at Georgia Tech. \u201cOur students are looking for full time jobs and internships, and this is a great opportunity to talk about their substantial project work with attendees.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional MS-HCI student projects presented included Emily Layton\u2019s sponsored project with Sam\u2019s Club to improve member and associate interactions with their tire and battery centers which resulted in the design of a mobile app. Saba Alemayehu helped redesign a shipping dashboard for United Parcel Service (UPS) allowing small business owners to prioritize features based on their business needs. Ariana Olalde Keller worked on designing new features for an order fulfillment app while interning at The Home Depot to help associates pick and prepare customer orders for in-store pickup or delivery. The new features are currently in development by the Home Depot\u2019s technical team.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis event is the culmination of what the students work for throughout their time in the [MS-HCI] program. And it\u0027s a chance for them to practice their communication skills and network with professionals,\u201d said Carrie Bruce, assistant director of the MS-HCI program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCollaborative, industry projects are a keystone of our program specifically because it adds to the experiential component of the education in our program and enables industry to stay connected to us. Throughout the years, we\u0027ve been tasked with ensuring that we are preparing our students to be ready to help solve real world industry challenges that either are a current problem or design a possible long-term solution.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s Interactivity event combined a distinguished Atlanta business panel presentation with the annual MS-HCI student research showcase.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This year\u2019s Interactivity event combined a distinguished Atlanta business panel presentation with the annual MS-HCI student research showcase.\u00a0"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2025-02-17 17:54:19","changed_gmt":"2025-02-17 17:55:21","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676306":{"id":"676306","type":"image","title":"MS-HCI students Saba Alemayehu and Emily Layton","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPictured are MS-HCI students Saba Alemayehu and Emily Layton.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1739814705","gmt_created":"2025-02-17 17:51:45","changed":"1739814754","gmt_changed":"2025-02-17 17:52:34","alt":"Pictured are MS-HCI students Saba Alemayehu and Emily Layton.","file":{"fid":"260066","name":"Saba-Emily-WR copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/02\/17\/Saba-Emily-WR%20copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/02\/17\/Saba-Emily-WR%20copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":649074,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/02\/17\/Saba-Emily-WR%20copy.jpg?itok=UdE9xpKF"}},"676305":{"id":"676305","type":"image","title":"Atlanta innovation panelists prepare to speak","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta innovation panelists prepare to speak while IPaT\u0027s Executive Director Michael Best welcomes the audience.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1739814612","gmt_created":"2025-02-17 17:50:12","changed":"1739814685","gmt_changed":"2025-02-17 17:51:25","alt":"Atlanta innovation panelists prepare to speak","file":{"fid":"260065","name":"54321975779_e1172a3c4f_o-PANEL.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/02\/17\/54321975779_e1172a3c4f_o-PANEL.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/02\/17\/54321975779_e1172a3c4f_o-PANEL.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":331773,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/02\/17\/54321975779_e1172a3c4f_o-PANEL.jpg?itok=5pGAhH76"}}},"media_ids":["676306","676305"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"}],"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\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["walter.rich@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}