{"685965":{"#nid":"685965","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sound Investment: Dolby Extends Partnership with College to Advance AI, Immersive Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBuilding on more than a year of successful collaboration, Dolby Labs has extended its investment in Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing for a second year, donating $600,000 to support cutting-edge research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDolby and the College each have laboratories in the Coda building, which promotes collaboration at various levels. The audiovisual technology company supported seven research projects last year, spanning computing systems and AI modeling. The partnership also includes events such as this month\u2019s co-hosted student seminar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis partnership has reinforced the importance of taking an interdisciplinary approach to our research,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EVivek\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ESarkar\u003C\/strong\u003E, Dean of Computing, who worked in industry for two decades before returning to academia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019d like to see us go even deeper in finding ways to combine faculty from different schools and different research areas to work with one partner.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/McCgqN8Bo3g?si=p1KTT6A9IleDD0Mq\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E[VIDEO: GT Computing Dean Discusses Dolby Deal Details with Senior VP]\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/yalong-yang\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYalong\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EYang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Interactive Computing, is one of the researchers who received Dolby support last year. He and his lab have been working on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/arvr-researchers-bring-immersive-experience-news-stories\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ecreating interactive, immersive versions of stories\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re particularly interested in the engagement side,\u201d Yang said. \u201cThat\u2019s what Dolby\u2019s business is about.\u201d Yang and his collaborators have been showing the immersive stories to test subjects while collecting data on heart rate and eye movement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese collaborations have resulted in several published papers. The code developed is released as open source, enabling anyone to use it. Meanwhile, Dolby scientists can tailor the code for their own needs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe deliberately look for ambitious, farther-looking projects,\u0022 said \u003Cstrong\u003EShriram\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ERevankar\u003C\/strong\u003E, senior vice president of Dolby\u2019s Advanced Technology Group.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/deans-session-spotlights-industry-role-preparing-students-workforce-success\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E[RELATED: Dean\u0027s Session Spotlights Industry Role in Preparing Students for Workforce Success]\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022These are the risks that academia can take and do well in, because they have constant access to new students and other faculty.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt its core, the partnership is about developing relationships among faculty, students, and Dolby, according to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.humphreyshi.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHumphrey\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EShi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The students get experience in solving real-world problems for an international corporation, and Dolby\u2019s researchers expand their knowledge through connecting with Tech faculty,\u0022 said Shi, an associate professor in interactive computing whose research has also been supported by Dolby.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBuilding on more than a year of successful collaboration, Dolby Labs has extended its investment in Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing for a second year, donating $600,000 to support cutting-edge research.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Building connections with industry for faculty and students underscores ongoing collaboration with legendary audiovisual tech company. 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