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Gracehopper 2012 |
GT Women in Computing: Get their own stories in their own words—right hereWomen have been at the center of Georgia Tech's computing curriculum literally since the beginning—the Institute's first information science degree (an M.S.) was awarded... Read more |
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Dream. Encode. : GT Computing inspires 2012 grad Connie Chen to be more |
Dream. Encode. GT Computing Inspires 2012 Grad Connie Chen to Be More What does it mean to “Be More”? First, take any discipline – biology, finance, media, health, engineering, art. Now add computing. Voila--you get more... Read more |
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The Knowledge Business: Fujimoto Opening New Markets as CSE Chair |
Regents’ Professor Richard Fujimoto is the founding chair of the School of Computational Science & Engineering (CSE), having served as CSE’s leader since it was formally created as a division in 2005 and continuing as chair after it was... Read more |
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Box Seats in Atlanta: Fortnow Poised to Take School of CS to the Show |
On July 1, 2012, Lance Fortnow took the helm as chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Computer Science, bringing with him three decades of experience as a theoretical computer scientist. Educated at MIT and Cornell, Fortnow specializes in computational... Read more |
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Entrepreneur at Any Age |
The life of an undergrad in computing at Georgia Tech can be quite demanding, forcing many to choose just two from the three proverbial options of the college experience: good grades, a social life and adequate sleep.But Ajai Karthikeyan, a... Read more |
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Everyday Computing: Beth Mynatt’s Quest for Usable Ubiquity |
In 1998, when Beth Mynatt started work as an eager assistant professor at the College of Computing, she got in trouble because she wanted to be mundane. More precisely, she wanted to study the mundane activities of life and how computing could... Read more |
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An Agile Architecture: Hyesoon Kim Looks to Combine CPUs & GPUs |
Growing up in Korea, Hyesoon Kim wanted to know how things worked."How does a valve work? How does a gear work?" she remembers asking herself. "I liked those questions a lot."Kim also was interested in math and science. As an undergraduate at Korea... Read more |
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Super Robot Ninja |
When Chris Farrell travels with Kai, his more than 2-foot-tall humanoid robot, he takes it aboard planes as carry-on baggage. Passing through airport security, Chris and his companion are often singled out for further scrutiny by agents who... Read more |
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Flashpoint Startup Engineering |
Code: Fireworks! Leave it to Georgia Tech to coin (and prove) a new axiom: Successful businesses aren’t born—they’re engineered. The phrase may not yet be taught in business schools across the country, but if the Institute’s new Flashpoint program... Read more |
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Quality Table Time: ShareTable Facilitates Long-Distance Communication |
When Svetlana Yarosh came south to Georgia Tech from her hometown in Maryland, it was the first time she’d ever lived more than an hour’s drive from her little brother. She promised to keep in touch. She promised weekly phone calls, long video... Read more |