{"693148":{"#nid":"693148","#data":{"type":"news","title":"BridgeUP STEM Scholar Returns as Helen Fellow to Research AI in Mental Healthcare\u00a0","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAshley Ni\u003C\/strong\u003E first came to BridgeUP STEM as a high school student, joining in the 2024-2025 academic year. Now she is a computer science student, returning to the program as a Helen Fellow and serving as the first BridgeUP STEM participant to experience the program as both a scholar and a fellow.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a high school student at Global Impact Academy in Fairburn, Georgia, Ni worked with four professors, spending about two months with each and exploring different areas of computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was really cool being able to experience the different forms of computing and their significance,\u201d Ni said. \u201cOne day I would be playing AI literacy games with Dr. \u003Cstrong\u003EJudith Uchidiuno\u003C\/strong\u003E, then the next day I\u2019d be training my own ML model with Dr. \u003Cstrong\u003ESonia Chernova\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/constellations.gatech.edu\/bridgeup-stem-building-future-computing\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBridgeUP STEM\u003C\/a\u003E is a College of Computing program that guides first-generation and low-income students by moving them beyond the traditional classroom. Funded by the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation, the program provides early, hands-on exposure to coding skills and computing research activities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENi was interested in technology and STEM but planned to pursue a career in healthcare after high school because she considered it a more practical path.\u0026nbsp;However, in her junior year, she stepped out of her comfort zone and chose a path that felt foreign to her.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBridgeUP really helped me through my journey. It allowed me to see what computing was all about and made me confident in my choice to switch paths,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, as a Helen Fellow, Ni continues to explore the intersection of computing and health through research in the lab of School of Interactive Computing Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003ERosa Arriaga\u003C\/strong\u003E. She is working on TEAMMAIT, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant project focused on understanding how mental health clinicians interact with AI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are developing TEAMMAIT as an AI teammate for mental health work, with the goal of providing insights and feedback to help mental health professionals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlong with lab-based research, Ni\u2019s fellowship also connects her with the current BridgeUP STEM cohort.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019d say this role is both a mentorship and a research role because, in addition to the research work, I\u2019ll also be assisting Dr. Arriaga in the spring semester by mentoring her research seminars with the BridgeUP STEM scholars,\u201d Ni said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENi says that returning to the program has already felt nostalgic, especially at the first BridgeUP STEM meeting of the semester.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI met Dr. Judith as well as the people from her lab who also recognized me. It made me feel very happy seeing how enthusiastic these new scholars are, and it feels like so much yet so little has changed,\u201d Ni said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Ni, returning as a fellow is an opportunity to share the experience that helped her find a new direction. She hopes it can encourage other students who may be uncertain about their paths.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBridgeUP STEM is a program that is near and dear to me. It allowed me to find myself and build a path for my future career goals,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI wanted to return to BridgeUP STEM as a Helen Fellow because I would like to inspire those coming after me and share my story with them. I want to let them know that it\u2019s never too late to go for what they\u2019re truly passionate about even if you feel like it\u2019s a race against time.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer advice to students now beginning their BridgeUP journey is to ask questions, talk to the researchers, and make the most of the experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs she returns to the program with a new perspective, Ni carries one lesson from her time as a scholar: \u201cTime flies and you should make the most of it.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAshley Ni\u003C\/strong\u003E first came to BridgeUP STEM as a high school student, joining in the 2024-2025 academic year. 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The tool, called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/abstract\/document\/11573549\u0022\u003EORISA\u003C\/a\u003E, can also rebuild the recovered information into a working AI session.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe findings show that deleting an AI conversation on a phone does not necessarily mean it removes every trace.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research could give digital investigators a new way to recover information from phones. It also raises privacy concerns for people who use AI assistants that run locally on their devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocal AI assistants run directly on a phone rather than sending conversations to a cloud service. While the local assistant is running, information from conversations can remain in the phone\u2019s working memory even after it is deleted.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EORISA searches this memory for pieces of deleted conversations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn one experiment, researchers created a fictional AI assistant called \u201cProject Note Keeper\u201d using the ChatterUI Android app. They gave it 100 fictional facts about a project, then deleted the conversation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EORISA recovered information from the deleted conversation and used it to create a new working session. When researchers asked the restored assistant to list the project notes it had been given, it returned 26 facts. The original session could access only 14 facts because the rest had fallen outside its active memory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe experiment showed that researchers could recover information the AI had already stopped actively using.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt can help establish what information someone shared with an AI assistant and what assistance they received,\u201d said Ph.D. student \u003Cstrong\u003EKen Xu\u003C\/strong\u003E, lead author of the study.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers tested ORISA with 10 Android apps and three AI models. Across 60 test configurations, the tool recovered conversation information that remained in the phone\u2019s memory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers say the information becomes harder to recover as the phone\u2019s memory is overwritten by other activity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research was presented at the 2026 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. The paper, titled \u003Cem\u003ERecovering and Rehosting Mobile Local LLM Conversations and Contexts via Memory Forensics,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ewas authored by Ph.D. students Xu, \u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Oygenblik\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003ERunze Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003EMingxuan Yao\u003C\/strong\u003E; Research Scientist \u003Cstrong\u003EMuhammad Ibrahim\u003C\/strong\u003E; and Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EBrendan\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ESaltaformaggio\u003C\/strong\u003E. The work was done in Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cyfi.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECyber Forensics Innovation Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, a collaboration between the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDeleting a locally stored AI conversation may remove it from view without eliminating its data. Researchers find that deleted local AI chats may remain recoverable from a phone\u2019s memory through a new tool called ORISA. ORISA recovered 26 of 100 project facts from a deleted Android AI session\u2014more than the original session could still access. 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Thank you so much for your over-the-top generosity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe school exceeded its goal by $1,600 and surpassed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/scp-food-drive\u0022\u003Elast year\u2019s donation\u003C\/a\u003E of $2,110.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Research Operations \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/staffer-prioritizes-building-school-culture\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMary Helen Hayes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E organized the food drive and spent September fundraising.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile I organized and led the drive, its success came from the generosity and community spirit of our faculty and staff,\u201d Hayes said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThank you to everyone who contributed and helped make it possible. SCP is proud to support such a meaningful cause, and we truly hope our contribution makes a difference for Klemis Kitchen and the students it serves.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile SCP hosts this food drive once a year, Klemis Kitchen accepts donations year-round.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/star.studentlife.gatech.edu\/klemis-kitchen\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/star.studentlife.gatech.edu\/klemis-kitchen\u0022\u003EKlemis Kitchen\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more about how you can help. 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Seventeen participants described their cybersecurity training as absent, low quality, or a low priority.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese gaps matter because cyberattacks can compromise a system without causing it to stop working. For example, an attacker could manipulate navigation data, leaving a crew to make decisions based on false information.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019d assume it was anything but cyber at first. It would probably take me quite some time to get to that conclusion,\u201d one participant told the researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team examined three hypothetical scenarios: GPS spoofing, loss of propulsion control in a high-traffic area, and failure of electronic navigation systems in a congested channel at night.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn each scenario, mariners would first focus on keeping the vessel safe, using established procedures to stabilize the ship and troubleshoot its systems. 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The work was accepted to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3849709\u0022\u003EACM AI Letters\u003C\/a\u003E publication.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers \u003Cstrong\u003ELorenzo de la Loza\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EVijay Madisetti\u003C\/strong\u003E tested eight AI models in 1,280 experiments involving simulated conversations about delusional beliefs. They found that instructions designed to discourage excessive agreement reduced the models\u2019 confirmation of those beliefs by 73.8%. Adding a self-reflection step increased the reduction to 77%.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe think that this paper will help AI providers and solution creators better understand how best to protect and safeguard their users from harming themselves,\u201d Madisetti said. \u201cThis may make AI safer for all of us.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI chatbots are designed to be helpful and supportive. 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For five remarkable students, the week holds an even deeper significance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERamblin\u2019 Royalty, hosted by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/studentcenter.gatech.edu\/scpc\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent Center Programs Council \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E(SCPC) within \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/studentcenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent and Campus Event Centers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (SCEC), celebrates students who embody Georgia Tech\u2019s motto, Progress and Service. Previously known as Mr. and Ms. Georgia Tech, the program has evolved into a more inclusive scholarship initiative to represent all students who are making a positive impact on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA College of Sciences student was among the five students selected for this recognition.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGiuli Capparelli Sanabria\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EYear: 4th year Biology major\u003Cbr\u003ENominated by: Phi Mu Fraternity\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGiuli has embraced Georgia Tech\u2019s motto of Progress and Service through a commitment to expanding educational opportunity and building connections across diverse communities. As a recipient of the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholarship, she\u2019s transforming gratitude into action as a passionate advocate for the initiatives that make a Georgia Tech education accessible to students from all backgrounds. She has represented the institute at various events including the Gold and White Gala and Scholarship Brunch, and in 2025 was honored to serve as the keynote student speaker at the USG Scholarships and Awards Gala, sharing the impact of scholarship support and promoting access to higher education. Her dedication to service and representation also extends to campus life. Through Phi Mu, she\u2019s aware of the value of connecting across different perspectives and backgrounds. As Phorum Lead, she facilitated educational programming focused on topics like implicit bias and cultural awareness, helping foster meaningful dialogue within her community. Her Georgia Tech journey reflects gratitude, advocacy, and a belief in the transformative power of opportunity. 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The team took ideas from AIxCC, test them on real software, learn where they worked and where they fell short, and use those lessons to improve the system.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe experience also showed that AI does not replace the need for cybersecurity experts. Human researchers are still needed to provide context, decide how to break down difficult problems, validate findings, understand attack paths, and determine the potential impact of a vulnerability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETaesoo Kim, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E and vice president of security research at Microsoft, said the competition continues to influence the Microsoft team\u0027s work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEvery single activity that we\u2019ve done at Microsoft was influenced by AIxCC,\u201d he said in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commandline.microsoft.com\/taesoo-kim-interview-mdash-security-research\/\u0022\u003E2026 interview with Microsoft\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work has continued to grow. 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Microsoft also reported that the new setup can achieve similar performance at half the cost of the previous MDASH configuration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAIxCC has sparked cybersecurity innovation across the globe, from frontier AI companies to small academic labs,\u201d said Taesoo Kim. \u201cIt is an incredibly exciting time to be working in AI-driven security engineering and research, as we see AI fundamentally reshape how we find and fix vulnerabilities at scale.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EContinuing the Research at Georgia Tech\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe AIxCC experience also continues to shape cybersecurity research at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJiho\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EKim\u003C\/strong\u003E, a Georgia Tech Ph.D. student who was part of Team Atlanta\u0027s research efforts, said one of the biggest lessons he\u2019s brought back to campus was learning how AI and traditional security tools can work together.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of these tools is fuzzing. 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The award energizes the nascent field of neutrino astronomy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/a.-nepomuk-otte\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA. Nepomuk Otte\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Physics, describes the impact of IceCube\u2019s results as \u201cbreathtaking.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWhat we are witnessing is the opening of an entirely new window into the universe, providing us with a unique view of the most violent astrophysical objects and allowing us to study the elusive nature of neutrinos,\u201d says Otte. \u201cI am extremely excited about the prospects of pushing to even higher energies and deeper into the universe with the next generation of neutrino experiments planned at Georgia Tech and around the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIceCube is a giant neutrino telescope located at the South Pole. Envisioned by Halzen in the late 1980s and completed in 2011, the instrument detects neutrinos, tiny high-energy particles that travel through the universe and rarely interact with matter. Scientists study neutrinos to better understand phenomena such as supermassive black holes and exploding stars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech has been a member of the IceCube Collaboration since 2008. The collaboration includes more than 400 physicists from 58 institutions in 14 countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers continue to shape neutrino astronomy by contributing to next-generation observatories. Taboada leads the design of the trigger system for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/news\/scientists-awarded-15m-next-gen-underwater-neutrino-observatory\u0022\u003EPacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) Observatory\u003C\/a\u003E, and Otte is the principal investigator of the NSF-funded\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/16\/physicists-focus-neutrinos-new-telescope\u0022\u003ETrinity Neutrino Observatory\u003C\/a\u003E in Utah.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFor Georgia Tech physicists, this year\u2019s Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes decades of work that helped establish neutrino astronomy as a new way to understand the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"For Georgia Tech physicists, this year\u2019s Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes decades of work that helped establish neutrino astronomy as a new way to understand the universe."}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2026-10-07 21:17:10","changed_gmt":"2026-10-09 14:06:25","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671071":{"id":"671071","type":"image","title":"An artist\u0027s impression of neutrino emission from the Galactic plane, and IceCube Lab at the South Pole. 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It also moved from No. 108 to No. 39 among Best Value Schools, a 69-place rise and the largest year-over-year improvement among Georgia Tech\u2019s listed rankings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech also ranked No. 5 in the new Best Value Schools for the In-State Students category.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt a time when students and families are asking important questions about the value of higher education, Georgia Tech continues to demonstrate that world-class academic quality and affordability can go hand in hand,\u201d said Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera. \u201cOur rise among the nation\u2019s top universities and our strong performance in value rankings reflect our commitment to delivering an education that creates opportunity, drives innovation, and creates lasting impact for our students \u200band our communities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEngineering Reaches No. 2\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eundergraduate engineering program\u003C\/a\u003E rose one place to No. 2 nationally, tied with Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. Every ranked Georgia Tech engineering discipline remains in the top five nationally.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECivil engineering\u003C\/a\u003E moved into the No. 1 position, joining \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eenvironmental engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eindustrial and systems engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at the top of their respective disciplines. The Institute now holds three No. 1 undergraduate engineering rankings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther top engineering program rankings include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e8c35c3f4527264ea81afd819cbfaa82f\u0022\u003EMechanical engineering rose two places to No. 2.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e802d0805ce13acc194c11c1c3979e302\u0022\u003EMaterials engineering moved to No. 2 (up from No. 3).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e0cd350c40ed138cb04dfc74bc012b1f0\u0022\u003EComputer engineering advanced to No. 5 (up from No. 6).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e147068ad636b5ffc9709fd4a21e77f4a\u0022\u003EAerospace engineering at No. 2.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ec86ce18cb0242332063f7896c11d640f\u0022\u003EChemical engineering at No. 2.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eb567793db3d911b7a94ea27bd46cd6f7\u0022\u003EElectrical engineering held at No. 3.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eb85c6d9018108af8da6666015b556766\u0022\u003EBiomedical engineering at No. 2.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComputing Maintains Top-Five Standing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eundergraduate computer science program\u003C\/a\u003E held at No. 5 nationally, tied with Princeton University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Six ranked computing specialties placed among the nation\u2019s top 10.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECybersecurity remained No. 2, software engineering held at No. 3, and artificial intelligence and data analytics\/science each ranked No. 5. Computer systems advanced one place to No. 6, while theory remained No. 10.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScheller Business Programs Show Continued Strength\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eundergraduate business program\u003C\/a\u003E ranked No. 20 nationally, remaining among the country\u2019s top 20 programs. Business analytics and management information systems each ranked No. 3. Quantitative analysis rose to No. 4, while production and operations management and supply chain management both maintained at No. 6. Finance advanced four places to No. 30.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeaching and Hands-On Learning Advance\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech climbed seven places to No. 14 for Best Undergraduate Teaching, entering the top 20. The Institute also remained No. 3 among the nation\u2019s Most Innovative Schools.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExperiential learning continues to distinguish the undergraduate experience. Georgia Tech ranked No. 4 for internships and co-ops, No. 12 for senior capstone experiences, and No. 14, up from No. 19, for undergraduate research and creative projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E*Please note that this summary includes the latest rankings issued by\u202fU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report. 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Instead of building only larger and more powerful models, the work shows how smarter design and more efficient reasoning can improve performance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMultimodal LLMs such as GPT, Gemini, and Claude, can save people time and reduce the mental effort required to understand these documents, but they remain imperfect,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ahren09.github.io\/\u0022\u003EYiqiao (Ahren) Jin\u003C\/a\u003E, a Ph.D. candidate in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (CSE).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn high-stakes fields such as finance, for example, misreading a number, overlooking a footnote, or making an incorrect comparison across pages could affect reporting, risk assessment, or strategic decisions.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers tested SlideAgent on a wide range of real-world documents, including financial presentations, technical slides, and visual question-answering datasets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe system consistently outperformed leading commercial models and open-source tools throughout the evaluation. In some cases, it improved accuracy by up to 10%. The gains were especially strong on more complex tasks, such as comparing information across slides or understanding how visuals relate to each other on a page.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe found the results very encouraging. SlideAgent reaches an improvement of 7.9% over its proprietary base model and 9.8% over the evaluated open-source base models,\u201d said Jin, the project\u2019s lead researcher.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese are meaningful gains given the strength of the underlying multimodal models and the difficulty of the tasks.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrent multimodal AI systems often process entire pages at once. This approach can lead to mistakes, such as miscounting items in a chart or overlooking important details in dense visuals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESlideAgent addresses this by mimicking how people read documents. Instead of treating each page as a single unit, the system looks at information at three levels: the full document, individual pages, and specific elements like charts, tables, and text blocks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA network of agents, each specialized for a specific level, divides and coordinates analysis. Then, SlideAgent combines outputs to build a structured understanding of the overall document. This allows it to answer questions more accurately and reason across multiple pages.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe central inspiration was how people naturally read a long presentation,\u201d Jin said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe first develop an understanding of the overall narrative, then identify the relevant pages or sections, and finally zoom in on individual charts, tables, or text blocks when precise evidence is needed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work highlights a growing challenge with AI. As systems become more popular and more powerful, users increasingly discover the technology\u2019s limitations. This is especially true for real-world tasks that require structured reasoning and contextual understanding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESlideAgent shows that better performance does not always come from building bigger models. Instead, it points to smarter ways of organizing how AI processes information that can lead to improvement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) accepted SlideAgent for presentation at its annual meeting. The 64th \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/2026.aclweb.org\/\u0022\u003EACL 2026 meeting\u003C\/a\u003E took place July 2-7 in San Diego.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EACL is a scientific and professional organization for researchers in natural language processing (NLP). Its namesake conference is one of the world\u2019s leading venues for presenting NLP research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EACL 2026 followed a year after Jin completed an internship at J.P. Morgan AI Research, where he worked on SlideAgent. He interned under \u003Cstrong\u003ERachneet Kaur\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EZhen Zeng\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003ESumitra Ganesh\u003C\/strong\u003E, all co-authors of the paper. School of CSE Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~srijan\/\u0022\u003ESrijan Kumar\u003C\/a\u003E advises Jin at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlong with SlideAgent, Jin authored two other papers accepted at ACL 2026.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cConferences such as ACL are valuable not only for sharing results, but also for refining future project ideas with the broader community. 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Animal models have helped scientists make countless medical advances and understand how potential treatments behave in a living system. But they also present scientific and ethical challenges, including one unavoidable limitation: A mouse isn\u0027t a human. This limitation is one reason \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.aeb0045\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emany promising drug candidates fail during human clinical trials\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, Georgia Tech is launching a new Institute-wide initiative focused on technologies that help researchers close that gap by studying human health and disease in ways that more closely reflect human biology. This interdisciplinary venture, called Emerging Technologies for Human-Oriented Systems (ETHOS), will advance human-centered research technologies, including new approach methodologies (NAMs) that improve prediction of human responses and support the development of safer, more effective therapies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cETHOS reflects Georgia Tech\u0027s commitment to advancing innovative approaches to some of society\u0027s most pressing health challenges,\u201d said Executive Vice President for Research Tim Lieuwen. \u201cBy bringing together expertise from across the Institute and investing in technologies that more closely reflect human biology, we have an opportunity to accelerate discovery, strengthen translation, and help shape the future of biomedical research.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EUnifying Research\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupported by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, ETHOS is built on an interdisciplinary framework that connects researchers across Georgia Tech and with clinical and translational partners. The initiative draws on expertise in bioengineering, materials science, device engineering, computing, and data science. It will be led jointly by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bioresearch.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EParker H. 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That momentum will continue with the 2027 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bioresearch.gatech.edu\/news\/events\/suddath-symposium\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESuddath Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E, which will focus on NAMs and bring researchers together across disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has expertise across the full spectrum of these approaches, from AI and computational modeling to engineered tissues and experimental systems,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/james-gumbart\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJC Gumbart\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cETHOS gives us a framework to connect those strengths and accelerate human-centered biomedical research.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGumbart co-led the NAMs task force and is co-organizing the symposium with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/shuichi-takayama\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EShuichi Takayama\u003C\/a\u003E, a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and chair of regenerative engineering medicine within BME.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAdvancing Discovery\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat are new approach methodologies, or NAMs, and how can they help researchers address human health challenges?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENAMs include both physical models, such as organoids and organ-on-chip technologies, and computational models that use artificial intelligence. Each approach has its own advantages and limitations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOrganoids and organ-on-chip are living tissue systems grown in the lab that mimic key features of human biology and help researchers study how the body may respond to new drugs or treatments. These models allow researchers to observe biological responses in human tissue systems, but they are limited by the steep cost of time and resources required to create them.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComputational models take advantage of AI and supercomputing technology to rapidly explore and predict thousands of possibilities. They use existing datasets to examine complex relationships at scale and simulate how potential changes might affect a system. Though these simulations can provide a large-scale prediction of what might happen, they can\u2019t provide evidence of how cells actually respond.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EETHOS emphasizes a bidirectional approach that combines engineered biological systems with predictive computational models. For instance, a scientist who is testing a new drug on an organoid may use AI to predict how the drug could affect a larger population with differing demographics. Conversely, a researcher using a computational model may use an organ-on-chip experiment to validate (or disprove) the computer\u2019s prediction.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese human platforms allow us to look broad \u2014 exploring how therapies behave across populations \u2014 and look deep, engineering precise models that reflect an individual patient\u2019s unique health profile,\u201d Singh said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ELeading the Way\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe adaptability of NAMs gives researchers a more human-centered way to study \u2014 and hopefully one day treat \u2014 some of humanity\u2019s most pervasive health problems, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune diseases, neurological disorders, infection, and more. Therapies developed using NAMs could be broad-use solutions that impact entire populations or tailored treatments for personalized healthcare. By bringing together strengths in engineering, computing, data science, and the life sciences, ETHOS positions Georgia Tech to help shape the future of NAMs research and technology development.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe next generation of medical research increasingly relies on models that are both more human and more intelligent. Georgia Tech\u0027s strength lies in connecting the physical and digital worlds of biology,\u201d Singh said. \u201cThat closed loop between human biology and computation gives us a powerful advantage in developing the next generation of non-animal models for research and drug development.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative will also include the development of a platform designed to connect researchers across the Institute and help them identify complementary expertise, shared experimental systems, and collaborative funding opportunities. The digital matchmaking system, along with pilot research and technology development, AI integration, grant development, and community building, makes ETHOS a potentially groundbreaking program launching at an opportune time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cETHOS is an initiative of convergence. Few institutions combine strengths in advanced human tissue systems, engineering, AI, and data science at the scale of Georgia Tech. ETHOS provides a framework to unite those capabilities and accelerate biomedical discovery and translation,\u201d Singh said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EETHOS is designed to strengthen connections between fundamental research and real-world health applications. By developing research models that more closely reflect human biology, the initiative could help researchers identify promising therapies earlier and better understand how they may perform in people. 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Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E, delivering welcoming remarks at the opening session and several College faculty, researchers, and leaders participating in panels and other programming.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EUnprecedented student demand\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College has funded students to attend Tapia for more than a decade, typically covering attendance for about eight graduate students. However, with Tapia in Atlanta this year, a record number of students sought registration support from the College.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo manage the demand, Associate Dean of Access and Advancement and Regents\u2019 Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/dana-randall\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDana\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ERandall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E established the GT Computing Tapia Award. She led a small committee that reviewed 54 student applications and selected 17 for conference registration support.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOf course, we wish that the College could have covered registration for all of the students who applied,\u201d said Randall. \u201cTapia is an incredible opportunity for students to discover their community as they develop a richer understanding of where a career in computing can take them.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 17 GT Computing Tapia Award winners were joined by eight students from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOnline Master of Science in Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E program, and about 10 student volunteers, for a GT Computing contingent of approximately 35 students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EConnecting to community\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Abramson, a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/degree-programs\/master-science-computer-science\u0022\u003ECS master\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E student whose research focuses on inclusion in computing, the conference offered an opportunity to connect her academic interests with a broader community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTapia was especially meaningful to me because much of my research focuses on inclusion in computing and on creating spaces where everyone feels welcome,\u201d Abramson said. \u201cAttending Tapia allowed me to network and to see how others in my field are working toward those goals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut most of all, Tapia reinforced Abramson\u0027s sense of belonging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe biggest lesson I learned from this conference is that there will always be a place for me at Tapia where I can be myself,\u201d she said. \u201cThe best way to carry that legacy forward is to create the same space for others in my own community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Tapia experience provided Muniz, a second-year CS major, with an equally personal perspective.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a Latina student, Muniz said she remembered attending a first-year seminar in which the student panel didn\u2019t include anyone who looked like her. At Tapia, she found a diverse, supportive community focused on helping students succeed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTheir continued advocacy for diversity in the computing industry was inspiring,\u201d Muniz said, \u201cand they provided me with numerous resources so I can work toward my future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMuniz made the most of these resources by participating in resume review sessions and speaking with recruiters. She also drew inspiration from a presentation by \u003Cstrong\u003EOmar\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EFlorez\u003C\/strong\u003E, team lead for LatamGPT, a large language model for Latin America.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a bilingual student assistant, Muniz saw the potential for technology like LatamGPT to help address representation and information gaps for communities that may lack access to college application resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGaddam, a third-year CS major, also appreciated Tapia\u2019s emphasis on diversity in computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe found the conference particularly relevant to her academic and professional interests. A session on the \u003Cem\u003EEvolution of Software Engineering with AI\u003C\/em\u003E directly connected to her coursework and internship experience, while a career panel featuring engineers from Meta and Netflix offered insight into career growth for people of color in technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeing in a room where most of the attendees and speakers didn\u0027t match the default image of who works in AI reinforced something I already believe,\u201d said Gaddam.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe industry needs more people who lead with empathy and intuition, not just technical throughput.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EGT Computing at Tapia\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College\u2019s presence extended beyond student attendance. Along with Sarkar\u2019s opening remarks, faculty, researchers, and students also participated in conference programming.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.kamaubobb.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKamau\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EBobb\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, senior director of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/constellations.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Constellations Center for Computing Education\u003C\/a\u003E, co-headlined a session with data scientist and Tapia co-founder\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.anl.gov\/mcs\/article\/valerie-taylor-receives-distinguished-engineering-alumnialumnae-award-from-purdue\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EValerie\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EThomas\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The two discussed artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on underrepresented groups, which is the subject of Bobb\u2019s recent book, \u003Cem\u003EThe Bullwhip\u2019s Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence and America\u2019s Racial Caste System\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional programming contributions from the GT Computing community included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e6a1e0a3d55e930522c61604e3c5c7a70\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reeda-shimaz-huda-257b381b6\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReeda Shimaz Huda\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a first-year\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/degree-programs\/phd-human-centered-computing\u0022\u003EPh.D. student in human-centered computing\u003C\/a\u003E, participated in a panel discussion titled \u003Cem\u003ECultivating Tomorrow\u2019s Innovators: The Transformative Power of Undergraduate Research\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ef20efdd7b3ff2b081e4d8bbf2dcc5f66\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alex-cabral-4282aa1a\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ECabral\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a former postdoctoral fellow in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kamoamoa.com\/\u0022\u003EKa Moamoa Lab at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/profjosiah\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJosiah\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EHester\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an interactive computing associate professor, participated in a Birds of a Feather session titled \u003Cem\u003EImpact-Focused Research in Computing: Publishing, Career Paths, and Community-Building Without Losing Your Values.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGT Computing recently launched an award program to manage record student demand for registration scholarships for this year\u0027s Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference. 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He checked the list of classes offered by Georgia Tech\u2019s Campus Recreation. One stood out: Georgia Tech Taido.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETaido is a niche martial art that applies a modern, scientific approach to traditional Okinawan karate. There is only one school in the U.S. that teaches it \u2014 Taido Karate in Peachtree Corners, Ga., which is currently the world\u2019s largest taido school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETaido means \u201cthe way of the body and the mind.\u201d It was invented in the 1960s by Seiken Shukumine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of Shukumine\u2019s students, Mitsunobu Uchida, brought the new martial art to the U.S. when he immigrated in 1975. Uchida decided that Atlanta would be an ideal place to open a new school.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince then, generations of students have trained at Taido Karate, including Georgia Tech alumnus Bryan Sparks (EE 2000), and Andy Fossett, who started as a student at Tech in 1996 before transferring to Georgia State.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESparks and Fossett learned taido together as kids. Both became black belts before graduating high school.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShortly after becoming students at Tech, they started an official taido club on campus. They taught their first class in 1996, which only had one student. By the next semester, they had almost a dozen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe class was held in an open area, and a lot of people would walk by and see us training,\u201d Sparks said. \u201cThat was the best advertisement we could ever have. We\u2019d invite them to work out, and it grew from there. We did some demonstrations around campus in the early days.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe taido club is still going strong and celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAgrawal discovered it in 2018 as a first-year Ph.D. student. He earned his doctorate in robotics from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Interactive Computing in 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile keeping his Ph.D. studies first, Agrawal trained for five years to earn a black belt. He said the process was the most physically and mentally challenging he\u2019s ever experienced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe tenets of taido teach you how to compose yourself and how to have a good mindset, which becomes helpful in dealing with daily life stress,\u201d Agrawal said. \u201cIt helps you focus on what\u2019s important in the moment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere were times when I felt like nothing was going right, and I kept asking \u2018What am I even doing?\u2019 But I knew if I could do some of the harder things in taido, there\u2019s no reason I couldn\u2019t do the same thing in my Ph.D.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAgrawal\u2019s commitment paid off in 2022 when he became one of five students from Tech Taido to pass the black belt test that year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe test is grueling,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s four hours long. It\u2019s the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever done physically, and I\u2019ve run several marathons. They test you on everything you\u2019ve learned from white belt level to brown belt level. I was training five days a week for five months.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was one of the best days of my life. It felt like no matter what happened, I could move forward with my life and be proud of that accomplishment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAgrawal landed a remote job with a robotics startup after graduating. His new position allowed him to stay in Atlanta and continue with Georgia Tech Taido as an instructor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe said the unique aspect of taido is its emphasis on community and culture, which can be attributed to Uchida\u2019s influence.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA lot of times, American senseis open dojos after learning martial arts overseas. They bring the techniques and the discipline over, but they don\u2019t bring the culture that comes with it. I love how taido is a part of our lives. It\u2019s not a separate workout; it\u2019s a communal thing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAgrawal teaches classes with Lacy Hardcastle, who took over as lead instructor when Sparks moved out of the area in 2019. Hardcastle took her first Taido class at Tech in 2007.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHardcastle said students trying taido for the first time will get a challenging workout.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI didn\u2019t know how weak my legs were until I took taido,\u201d she said. \u201cIt kicked my butt the first semester. We do whole body conditioning with lots of push-ups, lunges, squats and other exercises. It\u2019s a very athletic martial art and requires whole-body fitness and control.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHardcastle describes the environment as welcoming and supportive, with regular get-togethers outside of class and a biennial trip to Japan with the Taido Karate school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have a great social community where we support each other,\u201d she said. \u201cWe occasionally go out to social events together. Sometimes we\u2019ll get together to watch MMA fights, things like that. But we also work out hard.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Taido classes are held every Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. in Studio A of the Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center. The registration cost for the fall semester is $75. 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Selected for their outstanding leadership in sustainability-related research, these faculty members will join a growing community of scholars working to advance innovative solutions to some of the world\u0027s most pressing environmental, social, and economic challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 2014, the BBISS Faculty Fellows program brings together distinguished faculty from across Georgia Tech to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, strengthen the sustainability research community, and advance the Institute\u0027s mission of generating real-world impact through research, education, and engagement. Serving three-year terms, fellows act as strategic advisors, community ambassadors, and thought leaders within the broader sustainability ecosystem. Building on this foundational vision, the BBISS Faculty Fellows program has evolved to meet the dynamic needs of modern sustainability leaders. 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Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholars Program\u003C\/a\u003E to serve as a faculty guide for the next generation of scholars. Weigel was one of the inaugural recipients of the scholarship when she was an undergraduate at the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Tech Promise Scholarship, founded in 2007, makes it possible for Georgia students with family incomes below $55,500 to earn a debt-free degree from Georgia Tech. Weigel\u2019s appointment as a faculty guide on the eve of the program\u2019s 20th anniversary marks the first time a recipient of the scholarship has returned to the program in a mentorship capacity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Weigel, a senior academic professional in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, the position is a full-circle moment:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENobody gets to Tech by accident, but I know that for students who come from backgrounds similar to mine that it might not always feel that way. 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Scientists can recreate many of these biological building blocks in the lab, but controlling how they organize themselves into larger assemblies remains one of the most fundamental challenges in soft materials research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/itamar-kolvin\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EItamar Kolvin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is aiming to solve that problem using molecular motors powered by tiny chemical reactions, giving researchers a new way to guide how fibers assemble into larger structures in the lab. The work could open the door to advances in wound healing, artificial tissues, and organ repair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENow, Kolvin, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, has been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/show-award?AWD_ID=2541531\u0022\u003Eawarded a $747,000 CAREER grant\u003C\/a\u003E from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support this research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program is a five-year grant designed to help promising researchers establish a foundation for a lifetime of leadership in their field. Known as CAREER awards, the grants are NSF\u2019s most prestigious funding for early-career faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe CAREER award is a crucial opportunity to push this research forward,\u201d says Kolvin. \u201cNSF plays a critical role in advancing science, and we wouldn\u2019t be able to do our work without their support.\u0026nbsp;I\u2019m incredibly grateful for their commitment to advancing science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMicroscopic Motorboats\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhile the body naturally assembles these fibers, their small size makes protein filaments difficult to control in a lab setting. Without guidance, the materials grow randomly, creating weak and disorganized structures. But Kolvin has found that exposing the filaments to controlled fluid flows can help them grow in predictable ways.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThat\u2019s where Kolvin\u2019s molecular motors come in. He attaches the motors to rod-shaped particles called microtubules, transforming the otherwise inert particles into microscopic motorboats. Powered by chemical reactions, the microtubules move through the fluid and generate tiny currents. Those currents guide the suspended protein filaments, directing how they align and assemble.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELike sticks in a stream, the current helps the protein filaments align with the flow around them. When millions of filaments interact in this way, they can form bundles, clusters, and large-scale networks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cHow do these rods align, when do they tangle, and when do they form networks?\u201d Kolvin asks. \u201cI\u2019m interested in learning how we may be able to predict and ultimately control that behavior in order to direct the ways these structures can grow.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFlexible Filaments\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EKolvin\u2019s earlier work has already shown success with actin, the filaments responsible for building muscles. When suspended in fluid, the molecular motors helped actin fibers bundle together and form a membrane-like structure.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhile that work demonstrated that molecular motors could influence assembly, Kolvin now aims to create a more dynamic, tunable system. Actin is limited, he explains, because of its simple rod-like shape, lack of rigidity, and because its bonds become permanent once the fibers bundle together.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHe believes the more rigid, helix-shaped flagella in this new work will offer a wider range of opportunities. \u201cThe shape and rigidity of flagella expand the variety of patterns they can form,\u201d he explains. \u201cThese new structures could have different applications.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EToward Tunable Materials\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThrough molecular engineering, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/ikolvinlab\/\u0022\u003EKolvin Lab\u003C\/a\u003E creates flagella that are temperature-sensitive, meaning that they can make and unmake bonds at different temperatures. This property might be key in creating a system that could be assembled and disassembled on demand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis could make it possible to tune materials in real-time by warming or cooling the system,\u0022 Kolvin explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBy combining molecular motors with temperature-sensitive protein fibers, Kolvin aims to create systems that can be predictably shaped, assembled, and disassembled on demand, opening the door to new possibilities for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe work could also help answer long-standing problems in physics about active matter and collective behavior, revealing how flow and shape influence the way millions of microscopic building blocks align, pack, and assemble into complex materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis CAREER award provides an exciting opportunity to pursue new ideas and tackle difficult, far-reaching questions,\u201d Kolvin says. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to seeing where this research leads in the years ahead.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EThe grant will support Kolvin\u2019s research using molecular motors powered by chemical reactions to direct how protein fibers assemble into larger structures in the lab. 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Her work examines technology-facilitated risks and abuse. She uses research and innovative design approaches to understand digital safety risks and develop tools that better protect people.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne area she is exploring through her recent \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2026\/07\/27\/incoming-scp-faculty-member-selected-cra-trustworthy-ai-research-fellowship\u0022\u003EComputing Research Association Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship for Early Career Scholars\u003C\/a\u003E is the design of safe AI tools for labor unions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUnions are developing AI tools to sort through complaints,\u201d she said. \u201cMany of these are built with proprietary AI models, which leads us to ask what the risks are of sharing personal information through these tools.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERivera wants to give unions more control over how workers\u2019 data is collected and used. One way she plans to explore this is through a workshop at the upcoming ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, where union leaders and technical experts collaborate to develop a secure reporting tool.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis research will build on Rivera\u2019s recent work focusing on platform-based gig workers. A \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vrivera2017.github.io\/docs\/SOUPS26_DWN.pdf\u0022\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E she published this year at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security examined how freelance workers often use secretive \u0022digital whisper networks,\u0022 informal online communities where people warn one another about workplace abuse.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERivera and her team found that these workers often avoided formal reporting channels when they experienced wage theft, discrimination, health and safety violations, or sexual misconduct. The study highlighted the need for secure channels that allow workers to report abuse and organize without further endangering themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere needs to be a way to report this abuse,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cBut how you do that in a safe and secure way is something we don\u2019t yet have answers for.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERivera is also expanding her research beyond the workplace to examine technology-based threats and abuse in romantic relationships. As a new assistant professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E, she plans to study how AI can blur the line between technology and intimacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConsider a person who creates an AI chatbot that imitates someone they know, turning that person\u2019s likeness, personality, or private information into a virtual romantic partner without their consent. If that happens, Rivera asks, what protections does the person have? How can the chatbot be reported and removed?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExisting policies and reporting systems may not adequately address situations like these. In fact, they can pose new challenges for people whose identities or personal information are used without their permission.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother project Rivera would like to explore is how platforms handle abuse involving romantic chatbots. Rivera has reviewed Reddit discussions in which users expressed concerns about reporting abusive behavior and about what happens to the intimate information they share with their chatbots.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is a lot of confusion on what these platforms know about their users\u2019 intimate details based on their chats,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is also a lot that isn\u2019t known on the back-end of abuse reporting.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERivera has identified a need to design safer reporting features so people feel comfortable reporting abuse while also knowing their personal information will remain private.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe plans to cover these topics and more this fall in her new course that explores sociotechnical security. Rivera says working within SCP\u2019s interdisciplinary structure gives her the opportunity to explore these research problems from multiple angles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is hard to find a place for the work I do in security and privacy,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cOur goal is to protect users from bad things, and SCP approaches it from several different angles.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Rivera, this means studying not only how technology can be secured, but how it can be designed to protect the people who rely on it.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom workplace interactions to romantic relationships, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly part of many personal aspects of people\u0027s lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Veronica Rivera, the growing role of AI in daily life raises important questions about what happens when technology designed to help people puts their privacy and safety at risk.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"For Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Veronica Rivera, the growing role of AI in daily life raises important questions about what happens when technology designed to help people puts their privacy and safety at risk."}],"uid":"36253","created_gmt":"2026-08-20 19:45:06","changed_gmt":"2026-08-20 19:48:55","author":"John Popham","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680947":{"id":"680947","type":"image","title":"Veronica-Rivera.jpg","body":null,"created":"1787255228","gmt_created":"2026-08-20 19:47:08","changed":"1787255228","gmt_changed":"2026-08-20 19:47:08","alt":"A smiling woman standing in front of a wall. 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A College of Computing Advisory Board member and longtime advocate for accessible online education, Shi has built a career around scaling technology to reach millions. He cofounded Snapcommerce, which has more than 30 million users. The College previously honored him with its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/rising-stars\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERising Star Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShi\u0026nbsp;said his motivation for supporting this new role stems from a belief that too many talented students are shut out of opportunity by barriers that have nothing to do with ability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand how much talent is excluded from opportunities when cost, geography, and exclusivity are the gatekeepers,\u201d he said. \u201cThis role is about widening the aperture to make a Top 10, world\u2011class undergraduate education far more accessible and affordable for students.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShi completed Georgia Tech\u2019s Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program in 2018. He says the experience\u0026nbsp;shaped his view of what online learning can achieve.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOMSCS has proven to the world that online education can deliver real rigor, excellence, and impact at scale without compromising quality,\u201d he said. \u201cIt opened my eyes to the life\u2011changing impact higher education institutions can have at scale when access is treated as a first\u2011class goal.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Leader for the Next Phase of Online Undergraduate Growth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoy brings more than eight years of experience at Georgia Tech, serving in roles ranging from graduate teaching assistant to faculty lecturer. She has taught in the Online Master of Analytics (OMSA) program and led research on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/teaching-students-use-ai-wisely-new-research-highlights-opportunities-and-risks-cs-education\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eintegrating artificial intelligence (AI) into computer science (CS) education\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis work included redesigning courses to use AI as a learning tool and benchmarking AI tools for software engineering tasks. She has also focused on improving accessibility in online computing courses, ensuring that materials support a wider range of learners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn her new role, Roy will help bring the quality and rigor of Georgia Tech\u2019s online graduate programs to the undergraduate level.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA big part of the role is working with faculty to build these courses and making sure that what we offer online is just as strong as what students experience in person,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Dean for Undergraduate Education \u003Cstrong\u003EOlufisayo Omojokun\u003C\/strong\u003E, who supervises the position, says the new role reflects the College\u2019s commitment to expanding access to high-quality computing education at scale.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs undergraduate programs continue to grow, this position will play a key role in strengthening student learning experiences and ensuring our curriculum remains rigorous, accessible, and responsive to emerging areas in computing like AI,\u201d Omojokun said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith that said, it\u0027s important to remember that the undergraduate space also includes the College\u0027s dual enrollment offerings. Nimisha will play an important role across Georgia\u0027s many school districts, especially as we expand our AI literacy offerings.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterim Vice Provost for AI in Education\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Joyner\u003C\/strong\u003E noted that perceptions of online learning have shifted significantly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen OMSCS started, there was a general belief that online education worked better for more experienced adults who could manage their own learning,\u201d Joyner said. \u201cBut especially coming out of Covid, it\u2019s been more and more clear that online education offers fantastic benefits for undergraduates as well.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat shift has created momentum to expand online offerings beyond graduate education\u2014momentum Roy is positioned to lead.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEarly Priorities: Online Minors and Scalable Access\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoy\u2019s first major initiative is starting\u0026nbsp;online CS minors, which she sees as a practical way to make an immediate impact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can reach a lot of students without having to build an entire degree from scratch,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe will continue teaching while serving in this leadership role, something she considers essential for staying connected to students\u2019 day\u2011to\u2011day experiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoy views online education as a powerful tool for expanding access for students who cannot relocate to Atlanta or enroll in a full-time program. She believes online learning can be more interactive, flexible, and personalized than traditional formats, especially in computing fields where practice and feedback are essential.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEspecially in computing, we can design systems that support that more intentionally,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding for the Future: AI, Accessibility, and Opportunity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoy is also exploring how AI tools can support accessibility and content-creation workflows by improving video and audio quality, generating and refining captions, and creating narrated tutorials from demonstrations. 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