2006 News
Vazirani Helps Organize Theoretical CS Workshops
Computing Science & Systems division Professor Vijay Vazirani recently co-organized an NSF-sponsored workshop at Princeton University, and will host another in March at Caltech.
Robots Given Same Rights As Humans By 2056
Henrik Christensen, director of the Center for Robotics and Intelligent
Machines at Georgia Tech says "conscious robots would want to have
rights and they probably should."
How To Play Videogames For A Living
Georgia Tech students invited to intern at top companies eventually land full-time employment in the industry.
Subramaniam Wins Best Student Presentation Award
The first-year Ph.D. student from the College's Computing Science and Systems (CSS) division was honored at the 39th International Symposium on Microarchitecture in Orlando, Florida.
ARC ThinkTank Faculty Present Theoretical Advances
Members of the Algorithms & Randomness Center and ThinkTank presented numerous papers at the 47th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science.
Student Team Takes 2nd In Global Hacker Contest
College of Computing undergraduates and graduates placed 2nd in the U.S. and 5th overall at the annual International Capture the Flag competition.
Tech Participates In Unusual Research
GVU Director Beth Mynatt says Georgia Tech will collaborate with IBM on
technology that helps doctors and nurses monitor patients with
long-term problems at home.
Top Universities Continue Software Intellectual Property Reform
Georgia Tech is one of the seven leading U.S. universities to help IBM advance the state-of-the-art in software and prove the benefits of collaborative innovation with the open source community.
Georgia Tech & IBM Plan Collaboration
Tech and seven top universities will embark on a series of
collaborative software research projects, making the results of such
work in fields like privacy, security and medical decision-making
freely available.
Tech Wins IBM Shared University Research Award
The College of Computing will test high performance computing, gaming and digital content applications on Cell BE technology, as well as port and optimize key Cell libraries for data, video and image processing.
Igniting Robotics Industry With New Applications
The College of Computing will use Microsoft's® Robotics Studio for creating robotic software for a wide variety of hardware platforms.
Software For Surgical Planning
College of Computing Professor Jarek Rossignac helped develop an innovative computer system that allows surgeons to design and test cardiac procedures before they enter the operating room.
Are Gadgets Built to Fail?
College of Computing Dean Rich DeMillo says what you buy today is
obsolete tomorrow and that manufacturers are simply responding to what
the market requires.
Pioneering Petascale Computing In Biological Sciences
Associate Professor David Bader is helping the National Science
Foundation take supercomputing to the next level by enabling scientists
to take advantage of these extraordinarily powerful machines.
Exploring Online Virtual Communities
Universities like Georgia Tech are using these virtual environments as
real world platforms that can be informative but also educational.
Charles Isbell Receives NSF CAREER Award
The prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation provides $500,000 in research funding over the next five years.
Peter Freeman To Direct Washington Advisory Group
The College of Computing founding dean and emeritus professor will provide strategic counsel and management consulting to the leaders of companies, universities, governments and non-profit organizations.
College of Computing Wins Cell Processor Center
CoC has been designated as the first Sony-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence to build a community of programmers and broaden industry support for the Cell Broadband Engine microprocessor.
The Robots Are Coming!
Georgia Tech has emerged as a global leader in robotics research and
innovation with partnerships with industry leaders and strengths in
interactive and intelligent computing.
Georgia Tech Scores RoboCup 2007 for Atlanta
The Georgia Institute of Technology has been selected to host the world’s most renowned research competition among custom-built robots and their designers.
New Technology Helps Surgeons Better Treat Pediatric Heart Defects
Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers are helping pediatric
cardiac surgeons design and test a customized surgical procedure before
ever picking up a scalpel.
Helping Robotics Impact The World
Associate Professor Tucker Balch comments on the swarmanoid, three
types of bots that are joining forces to perform various jobs from
tidying a bedroom to earthquake rescue.
Nersessian Awarded Distinction of AAAS Fellow
College of Computing Professor of Cognitive Science Nancy Nersessian is
one of four Georgia Tech faculty elected by their peers as Fellows of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Force10 Provides High Performance Computing Power
Georgia Tech's biomedicine computing cluster uses the Force10 TeraScale
E-Series to analyze large quantities of information from human genome
sequencing to drug discovery research.
NSF Supports Innovative Approach to Undergraduate Education
College of Computing’s Barbara Ericson and Mark Guzdial are leveraging the strengths of Alice and Media Computation to continue attracting and retaining students in computer science.
Tech Collaboration Creates Two Integrated Programs
Georgia Tech's biomedicine computing cluster uses the Force10 TeraScale
E-Series to analyze large quantities of information from human genome
sequencing to drug discovery research.
New STI Center Fosters Cell Processor Technology
Georgia Tech's biomedicine computing cluster uses the Force10 TeraScale
E-Series to analyze large quantities of information from human genome
sequencing to drug discovery research.
Threads™: Reshaping Direction of CS Education
The College of Computing's new undergraduate computer science
curriculum helps students become lifelong learners and maintain a
competitive advantage in the global economy.
David Bader Wins Microsoft Research Award
The associate professor and executive director of high-performance computing received $75,000 to investigate the design and optimization of algorithms that fully exploit multi-core processors.
Bruce Walker Receives NSF CAREER Award
The College of Computing assistant professor is awarded of the highest honors given to young university faculty in science and engineering for his auditory and multimodal graph research that helps the visually impaired.
New PS3 Doesn't Reinvent Video Gaming
GVU Assistant Professor Ian Bogost says with PlayStation 3, Sony
focused on video sensuousness and the realism of graphics, but it's
hard to tell how meaningful games will be.
College of Computing Designated First STI Center of Competence Focused on Cell Processor
Sony, Toshiba and IBM selected the College of Computing at Georgia Tech as a partner to build a community of programmers and broaden industry support for the Cell BE processor.
Georgia Tech Lands New Research Center
The STI Center of Competence puts Tech at the forefront of
groundbreaking semiconductor design and will explore ways to adapt cell
technology for other industries, including biotech, finance and digital
media creation.
Sonic Generator Fills High-Tech Electronics Niche
Georgia Tech's ensemble is Atlanta's new-music hipster collective, revealing what happens when classically trained musicians use cutting-edge technologies to redefine the way we create, perform and listen to music.
ARC ThinkTank Offers Resources to Campus Researchers
The College of Computing’s Algorithms and Randomness Center and
ThinkTank will focus on a growing field of research, bringing an
algorithmic perspective to challenging problems.
Ph.D. Student Wins Award From SAIC
College of Computing doctoral candidate ByungMoon Kim will receive an award this month from the Executive Science and Technology Council of the Science Applications International Corporation.
Computing Professor Offers Reassurance to Voters
GTISC Director Mustaque Ahamad says although the possibility of insider
fraud is real, most election officials and poll workers don't tamper
with the voting machines or the results.
Human Computer Interaction Student Receives STAR Award
College of Computing graduate student Lan Guo was recently recognized by BellSouth for outstanding user interface design and usability services provided to client organizations.
GTISC Expert Discusses How To Combat Hackers
Professor of the Practice and world-renowned cybersecurity expert
Howard Schmidt will speak at the Global Knowledge Congress' upcoming
conference.
CNN: Web Reaches New Milestone
Associate Professor Beki Grinter discusses the significant transition
of the Web as an incredibly powerful medium that allows us to bond and
belong.
Klaus Building Aims Toward Future
The Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building recently opened its doors to students with classes scheduled for spring semester.
Tech Dedicates Klaus Advanced Computing Building
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech has a new facility that houses some of the most advanced computing labs and innovative educational technology in the world.
Advanced Computing Facility Fuels Collaborative Spirit
Alumni, dignitaries, students, faculty and staff celebrated the grand opening of the Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building, galvanizing Georgia Tech and Atlanta as leaders in the digital economy.
Nersessian Addresses NSF Science of Learning Centers
College of Computing Professor Nancy Nersessian was recently invited by the National Science Foundation to help SLC's focus on different ways to create interdisciplinary emergence.
College of Computing Debuts High-Tech Haven
The new 412,000-square-foot Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing
Building is stunning with its soaring glass and
environmentally-friendly features, carefully designed to encourage
intellectual interaction while conserving natural resources.
Advanced Computing Building Bears Klaus Name & Vision
The College of Computing dedicated the new Christopher W. Klaus
Building six years after his $15M donation, continuing Klaus' legacy of
entrepreneurship and collaboration.
The Foundation for Creating Next Generation Technologies
The College of Computing officially opens the Christopher W. Klaus
Advanced Computing Building, a world-class facility for learning and
the discovery of innovations that impact our lives.
Klaus' Internet Security Systems Sold To IBM
As Christopher Klaus dedicates the Advanced Computing Building at
Georgia Tech, the company he founded as a student sells to IBM for $1.3
billion.
Partnering With Children's Healthcare On $5M Pediatric Center
College of Computing expertise helps the new Center for Pediatric Outcomes and Quality implement better methods and technologies that truly make a difference in the lives of Georgia's children.
Georgia Tech Graduates First Master’s in Information Security
Michael E. Torrey of Winter Springs, Fla., started graduate school working towards an M.S. in Computer Science with a concentration in information security, but once the new Information Security program was approved he decided to pursue the new degree.
Manolios Co-Chairs FMCAD 2006
Assistant Professor Pete Manolios is co-chair of this year's Formal Methods in Computer Aided Design, a leading forum for academia and industry to present and discuss groundbreaking theory and applications of hardware and system verification.
Georgia Tech Encourages Women In Computing
As a leader in increasing the participation of women in the information technologies for innovation, competitiveness, social impact and equity, Tech will host the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) semi-annual meeting on November 15-16, 2006.
Computing Researchers Develop Revolutionary Navigation Tool
Assistant Professors Frank Dellaert and Bruce Walker's System for Wearable Audio Navigation is called "a revolution for blind people."
Tech Students Set Strong Example For Civic Engagement
Georgia Tech was recently recognized for distinguished community
service and extraordinary student volunteer efforts serving area
neighborhoods and Gulf Coast communities devastated by Katrina.
$4.75M Awarded For Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC)
The College of Computing is part of a partnership with Atlanta’s
Shepherd Center to use wireless technologies for enhancing the lives of
people with disabilities.
Feamster Hosts Internet Routing Workshop
College of Computing Assistant Professor Nick Feamster hosted "WIRED: A Workshop On Internet Routing Evolution & Design" to chart a course for the future research of routing architectures.
Nain Wins Best Student Paper Award At MICCAI
Ph.D. student Delphine Nain is one of only five “Best” student papers awarded out of 578 submissions at the international conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention.
Guiding Artists To Paint Using Traditional Media & Tools
College of Computing Ph.D. student Matthew Flagg and his faculty advisor Jim Rehg have developed the Projector-Guided Painting Project providing artists with a set of interaction modes that aid in planning and executing the application of paint.
Threads™: A New Approach To Computer Science
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech is pioneering a completely new way of teaching computer science that better prepares students for the challenges of the 21st-century workplace.
Georgia Tech Moves Up In World's University Rankings
Tech is named one of North America's "Top 50 Universities" and jumps to 145 in the world according to recent rankings.
Zegura To Advise NSF On Internet Designs
Computing Science & Systems (CSS) division Chair Ellen Zegura will
help guide the design of a next-generation Internet as an advisory
board member for the National Science Foundation and the Computing
Research Association.
Raising The Bar Considerably Higher For Spammers
Assistant Professor Nick Feamster is researching ways to detect spam
based on where in the network it is coming from, rather than simply the
contents of the e-mail itself.
Tech Named Among Best Academic Places to Work
eorgia Tech is ranked number 11 of the top 15 places to work in academia in the U.S. according to survey results featured in The Scientist magazine.
SWAN: Picking Up Where GPS Leaves Off
Assistant Professors Bruce Walker and Frank Dellaert developed the
System for Wearable Audio Navigation which acts like a sonar device to
help sight-impaired users.
Alumnus Named Managing Director of EPIC Systems, Inc.
College of Computing Alumnus William Carter is the new managing
director at EPIQ Systems, Inc., a national leader of technology-based
solutions for the legal and fiduciary services industries.
Tech Launches First-of-Its-Kind CS Curriculum
The College of Computing introduces Threads™, an unprecedented
curriculum designed to "offshoreproof" computer science graduates.
Musical Robot Composes, Performs & Teaches
GVU Assistant Professor Gil Weinberg enlisted the support of a musical
technology graduate student to create "Haile," the first truly robotic
musician.
Seven IIC Papers Accepted At IJCAI ‘07
The College of Computing Interactive & Intelligent Computing (IIC) division has a remarkable total of seven papers accepted by the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) to be held in Hyderabad, India.
College of Computing Replaces CS Curriculum With 'Threads'
Georgia Tech's freshman class of computer science majors is up by 33%
as students' degrees are now personalized to better reflect their
particular interests and career aspirations.
Alumna Appointed to Homeland Security Privacy Advisory Committee
College of Computing Alumna Annie Antón was recently appointed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff to serve on the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.
IIC Publishes Two Papers At ICER'06
Interactive & Intelligent Computing division Professor Mark Guzdial and Ph.D. students Allison Elliott Tew and Brian Dorn published two of only six accepted U.S. papers at the International Computing Education Research workshop.
Manolios & Harrold Help Boeing With 787 Dreamliner
College of Computing Assistant Professor Pete Manolios and Professor Mary Jean Harrold have been awarded over $250,000 to help Boeing with the development of their new airplane.
GTISC Announces VoIP Security Research Partnership
The Georgia Tech Information Security Center is creating a partnership
with BellSouth and Internet Security Systems to explore security
surrounding the emerging Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.
Learning Spammers' Tricks Doesn't Mean Less Junk
College of Computing research findings reveal some of the lengths to which spammers will go to hide their tracks.
Damballa Among Startups Tackling Botnet Problem
Founded by Associate Dean Merrick Furst, the College of Computing venture is among the big security vendors in the battle against botnets.
Unveiling New ‘Threads’ for Computer Science
The College of Computing puts an end to the one-size-fits-all approach
to CS, emphasizing flexibility for creativity in the field, and
producing “symphonic thinking” graduates whose jobs won't be outsourced.
College of Computing Debuts Transformational Change To Undergraduate Computer Science Education
Innovative Threads™ Curriculum focuses on best preparing students for successful and sustainable careers in a competitive global economy.
Chile: Transitioning Into The Digital Age
The Graphics Visualization & Usability (GVU) Center will host the Honorable Senator of Chile Fernando Flores Labra this week to discuss his agenda for Chile's transition into the digital age despite strong opposition from certain leadership groups.
Tech Ranked A Top University For Biotech Transfer
Georgia Tech is one of the best universities in the world for
technology transfer and a top producer of start-up companies, according
to a new biotechnology study from the Milken Institute.
College of Computing Research Featured On PBS
Led by Associate Professor Thad Starner, the Center for Accessible Technology in Sign (CATS) and CopyCat project will air during Deaf Awareness Week on September 24-30, 2006.
Understanding The Armed Forces' Technology Needs
Assistant Professor Charles Isbell is among 12 junior faculty from across the nation selected for DARPA’s Computer Science Study Group Program.
Bader Gives Keynote On Petascale Computing
College of Computing Associate Professor David Bader gave an invited keynote at the second international conference on High Performance Computing and Communications in Munich, Germany.
DeMillo Addresses Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
College of Computing Dean Rich DeMillo emphasized "computing in context" to Africa's first elected female president who is seeking partnerships to help provide technology access to war stricken Liberia.
Ashok Goel Leads NSF Award-Winning Team
The College of Computing Associate Professor and his research team recently won a $640K grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue fundamental research on the learning of mental models.
Rebuilding A Technology Wiped Out By War
Africa's first female president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf met with Georgia
Tech dignitaries about transforming Liberia into a communications and
information hub.
Cognitive Computing: Beyond Traditional Artificial Intelligence
Ashwin Ram, associate professor and CEO of Enkia develops intelligent
computing solutions that could revolutionize life in just a matter of
time.
Feamster Finds New Ways To Stem SPAM
College of Computing Assistant Professor Nick Feamster and Ph.D. student Anirudh Ramachandran identify additional techniques for combating unwanted junk email.
Georgia Tech Among “Top 10” Gaming Institutes In U.S.
As a growing number of students are choosing colleges based on their
compatibility with video gaming, Tech is named #7 in the nation by the
Global Gaming League (GGL).
BI Capture Shows Genuine Promise For Educators
Associate Professor Gregory Abowd and Ph.D. student Gillian Hayes
invented and developed a groundbreaking video capture technology
designed to better assess and treat children with autism.
Ammar Co-Chairs ACM SIGMETRICS Conference
College of Computing Regents’ Professor Mostafa Ammar is co-chairing the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) premiere international conference on the measurement and modeling of computer systems.
Facebook Under Fire For New Feature
College of Computing Ph.D. student Andrea Forte studies online
communities and gives her reaction to CBS news about making personal
profile pages public.
Bader Receives 2006 IBM Faculty Award
Associate Professor David Bader recently received the highly competitive award for making fundamental contributions to the design and optimization of parallel scientific libraries for multicore processors.
Students Make Their Own Xbox Games
The College of Computing is partnering with Microsoft to get new talent and innovation into the gaming industry.
A New Theory Of Computation Colloquium Begins
The Algorithms and Randomness Center announces a new colloquium series which starts this fall and features experts in the field.
Manolios Chairs ACL2'06 & Grand Challenge Panel
College of Computing Assistant Professor Pete Manolios co-chaired the sixth international workshop on the ACL2 theorem prover and its applications.
Understanding Instant Messaging Use Among Teens
Associate Professor Beki Grinter’s study about the reasons teenagers adopt instant messaging is on the “Top 10” downloads of ACM’s premier Digital Library.
Computer Games Are Sending A Message
Ian Bogost, GVU faculty member and a founder of Persuasive Games, says advergames like Disaffected! are more complicated than a simple consumer vendetta.
Symantec Sponsors Student Competition for Usable Security at College of Computing at Georgia Tech
The College of Computing receives support from the industry leader in security technology for its innovative academic effort to design real-world security solutions.
Camera-Neutralizing Technology Tackles Movie Piracy
College of Computing researchers have developed a prototype that
thwarts clandestine photography and could save the film industry $3
billion a year.
Personal Robots: The Next Computer Revolution
Henrik Christensen, director of the Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Center, says after starting in trivial applications like vacuum
cleaners, pool cleaners, and lawn mowers, we're now ready to go to the
next level.
Improving Cyber Security Research In The U.S.
Professor Sy Goodman was recently appointed chairperson of the National Research Council Committee on Improving Cyber Security Research in the United States.
Manolios Joins Experts At The International School
College of Computing Assistant Professor Pete Manolios lectured at the 6th International School on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer Communication and Software Systems in Bertinoro, Italy.
Wearable Computing Gives Eyes To The Blind
Assistant Professors Frank Dellaert and Bruce Walker's System for
Wearable Audio Navigation (SWAN), combines GPS technology with cameras
and image processing software to locate a person's whereabouts.
Klaus’ Internet Security Systems Sells For $1.3 Billion
As a Georgia Tech student in the early 1990s, Christopher Klaus
developed a revolutionary software program and started Internet
Security Systems Inc. which just sold to IBM for $1.3 billion.
Façade: Artificial Intelligence As An Artistic Medium
Breaking away from today's games, Assistant Professor and cofounder of
Procedural Arts Michael Mateas unveils a one-act interactive drama
featuring a 3D environment and voice-acted, AI-driven characters.
Two Faculty Win NSF Science Of Design Award
College of Computing Associate Professor Ashok Goel and Senior Research Scientist Spencer Rugaber will receive a $640,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Seven Computing Papers Accepted To MICRO
The College's Computing Science and Systems (CSS) division and the Center for Experimental Research in Computer Systems (CERCS) set a precedent at the 2006 International Symposium on Microarchitecture.
Tech Praised By U.S. News “Programs To Look For”
Our undergraduate research, creative projects, and internship programs are outstanding examples within U.S. News & World Report's recently released America's Best Colleges listing.
Xu Receives 2006 IBM Faculty Award
College of Computing Associate Professor Jun Xu is receiving the honor for fundamental contributions to performance evaluation methodologies.
Kamesh Madduri Wins Prestigious NASA Fellowship
The College of Computing Ph.D. student has received a competitive Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) Fellowship from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Wearable Computing Offers 'Sight' Through Sound
Assistant Professors Frank Dellaert and Bruce Walker have designed a
high-tech, sound-based solution to help the visually impaired get
around more easily.
Vigoda Wins Renowned Fulkerson Prize
College of Computing Associate Professor Eric Vigoda recently won the 2006 Delbert Ray Fulkerson Prize, a prestigious award given every three years for breakthrough discoveries in Discrete Mathematics.
Alumnus Shares Online Searching Dangers At Defcon
College of Computing and GTISC graduate Greg Conti joined the world's
best-known hackers and computer security experts to reveal how much
information free Web services have about typical Internet users.
'Stealth-Mode' Startup Challenges Botnets
College of Computing Associate Dean Merrick Furst, Associate Professor
Wenke Lee, and Ph.D. student David Dagon founded Damballa, an
unconventional company recognizing the online transmissions used to
form botnets.
Students Will Design Their Own Video Games
College of Computing Associate Professor Blair MacIntyre says his
students will now be able to buy an Xbox 360 rather than a high-powered
PC to test their game prototypes.
GTISC Hosts "First Ever" Cyber Security & Infrastructure Protection Meeting
College of Computing Dean Rich DeMillo will give opening address to
government and private sector security experts at the inaugural Joint
GFIRST-USSS/ECTF-InfraGard meeting.
Creating The Future For Performance Computing
Karsten Schwan, College of Computing professor and director of the
Center for Experimental Research in Computer Systems (CERCS) says
Intel's support in multi-core education is critical.
The Game Developer Revolution Begins
The College of Computing is among the first to include Microsoft's XNA Game Studio Express in student course offerings this fall, forever changing the way games are developed.
Dagon Gives Anti-Virus Solution For "Queen Bots"
GTISC and College of Computing Ph.D. student David Dagon presented
blueprints for an industrywide, automated "malware repository" designed
specifically to address the problem of self-updating bot programs.
CSE Professor Awarded Two U.S. Patents
Computational Science and Engineering Professor Hongyuan Zha was recently awarded two U.S. patents for technology behind the Yahoo! Search engine.
The Right Education For The “Flat World” Economy
According to Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Friedman, the College of Computing at Georgia Tech "gets it."
Two New Faculty Win Prestigious Thesis Award
College of Computing Assistant Professors Yael Kalai and Nick Feamster are winners of this year's George M. Sprowls Award for best doctoral theses in computer science.
Antón Selected By National Academy Of Engineering
College of Computing Alumna Annie Antón is among the 81 young engineers selected to participate in the 12th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.
Sonification Is The Sound Of Science
College of Computing Assistant Professor Bruce Walker says the human
auditory system is the best complex pattern-recognition device we have.
New High-Tech Take On School Group Project
College of Computing Ph.D. student Andrea Forte says "Wikis provide
students an opportunity to have their voices heard which is the gold
standard when it comes to motivation."
College of Computing Ph.D. Student Wins NVIDIA Fellowship Award
Huamin Wang is among "the best and most talented graduate students in
the world" who received the prestigious fellowship for the 2006-2007
academic year.
Goodman Addresses Cyber Security In Africa
Professor Sy Goodman led a "first of its kind" session during the U.S. government's African Center for Strategic Studies Annual Senior Leadership Seminar in Atlanta.
Media Computation To Attract & Retain Students
College of Computing Professor Mark Guzdial receives funding for his National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal to help CS programs across the country adopt a more innovative curriculum.
Preparing Researchers To Use Petascale Computation
Associate Professor David Bader is helping the National Science Foundation (NSF) use this massive resource towards breakthroughs in the biological sciences.
CERCS Researchers Receive Industry Awards
The Center for Experimental Research in Computer Systems celebrates numerous awards from industry partners and an international conference.
College To Host International Conference In 2008
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech will host the Third International Conference on Design Computing & Cognition, and Associate Professor Ashok Goel will act as local and vice-chair.
CSS Wins Distinguished Paper Award At ISSTA'06
Computing Science & Systems Assistant Professor Yannis Smaragdakis and Ph.D. student Christoph Csallner won one of only two distinguished paper awards at the International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis.
Computing Technology Opens Doors For The Deaf
College of Computing research like "CopyCat" and "Telesign" are among the most promising communication ideas for the deaf.
CSE Receives Academic Excellence Grant From Sun
The College of Computing’s Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) division has received a Sun Microsytems Academic Excellence Grant (AEG) for multicore systems valued at $33,990.
Learning By Design Programs Help Summer Camp
College of Computing Regents’ Professor Janet Kolodner and three Ph.D. students give elementary and middle school kids cool ways to integrate science, math and computing.
College of Computing Alumna Honored At RE'06
While earning her Ph.D., Annie Antón wrote "the most influential paper" and will be celebrated at the 2006 IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference.
Tiger Team Competition Receives Symantec Support
A College of Computing “Tiger Team” in next year’s usable security competition will be sponsored by a $50,000 gift from Symantec.
CSS Papers Accepted To 2006 Middleware Conference
The College's Computing Science & Systems (CSS) division has four papers accepted to the ACM/IFIP/USENIX 7th International Middleware Conference in Melbourne, Australia.
College of Computing Invited To Microsoft Research Summit
Distinguished faculty and staff joined fellow academics from the world's leading institutions to focus on meeting the technical challenges of the future.
High-Performance Computing Expert Joins DSPlogic's Technical Advisory Board
College of Computing Associate Professor David Bader is one of the
world's foremost parallel computing experts and will help develop
reconfigurable solutions for DSPlogic.
Technology Takes Family Vacations To A New Level
College of Computing Associate Professor Beki Grinter studies the
interaction of humans and technology in work and play, and says the
rising tech tide at the beach and elsewhere is a good thing.
Aware Home Technology Supports Seniors' Independence
The three-story residential laboratory tests and develops devices to
monitor aging adults' activities and health indicators enabling them to
live independently longer.
Robot Ethics Proposal Funded By DoD
College of Computing Regents’ Professor Ron Arkin will make a fundamental contribution toward the deployment of intelligent robotic weaponry for the Department of Defense.
Supercomputer at Georgia Tech Is Among World’s Fastest
According to the newest edition of the TOP500 list, Tech’s supercomputer ranks 51 in the world and 6 in the nation, outranking CalTech, MIT and Carnegie Mellon.
Microsoft Partners With College Of Computing At Georgia Tech And Bryn Mawr College To Form Institute For Personal Robots In Education
Joint industry and academic partnership to apply robotics technology to undergraduate computer science education.
Microsoft Gives College of Computing $1M to Form Institute for Personal Robots in Education
The College of Computing continues quest to contextualize computer science learning with the help of little robots.
James Foley Named Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications
Dr. Foley is Professor and Associate Dean in the College of Computing, and Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Former Hewlett-Packard Executive to Lead Computing at Georgia Tech
The Georgia Institute of Technology announced today that it has named Richard A. DeMillo as the John P. Imlay, Jr. Dean of Computing of the nationally ranked College of Computing, one of the largest computer science programs in the country.
Georgia Tech Information Security Center To Kick Off 2001 Lecture Series
The Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) will begin its inaugural 2001 Distinguished Lecture Series on September 6 with a visit by Dr. Michael Rabin, Thomas J. Watson Sr. Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University.
College of Computing Launches New Information Security Course for Managers
The College of Computing Continuing Education Program introduces a new course entitled "Blueprint for Information Security" on November 14th at the Georgia Tech Computer Training Facility at Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta.
Georgia Tech's College of Computing Ranks in Top Tier Nationally for Doctoral Student Satisfaction
The College of Computing is ranked among the top tier of computer science programs in the U.S. for student satisfaction in a just released online doctoral survey by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS).
Andy Ozment wins Marshall Scholarship
James Andrew Ozment, a Georgia Tech computer science graduate ('00) and current research scientist for the College of Computing, is one of 40 winners nationwide for the 2002 Marshall Scholarship award.
Hewlett-Packard's First Chief Technology Officer To Head Georgia Tech Information Security Center
The Georgia Institute of Technology has named Dr. Richard A. DeMillo Distinguished Professor of Computing and Director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), effective August 15.
CoC senior design team's software development continues to help "Cut Out Hunger" in America
Ph.D. Student Wins Award at ICML 2006
College of Computing Ph.D. student Michael Holmes and Assistant Professor Charles Isbell wrote a "distinguished" paper honored recently at the 2006 International Conference on Machine Learning.
Keeping User Identity Information Safe
Howard Schmidt, GTISC & Georgia Tech Professor of the Practice
says, "It is up to the corporate, government and academic leaders to
bear arms and fight to protect the everyday user."
Learning Sciences & Technology Makes Huge Showing
The College of Computing’s LST faculty, post-docs and students are celebrated at the 2006 International Conference of the Learning Sciences.
Howard Schmidt Receives Two Distinguished Honors
GTISC's renowned cyber security expert is a Georgia Tech Professor of the Practice, and the new president of ISSA's International Board of Directors.
Design Education for Non-CS Professionals
College of Computing Associate Professor Mark Guzdial and Ph.D. student Brian Dorn get NSF support to devise techniques for teaching non-CS-programmers about CS and design in the context of their daily work.
NSF Awards Optimizing Scientific Applications
College of Computing Associate Professor David Bader receives a $200,000 award from the National Science Foundation's Computing Systems Research program.
Next Game Controller: Your Phone
Researchers like Blair MacIntyre, associate professor in the College's
Interactive and Intelligent Computing division are turning cell phones
into motion-detection game controllers.
Computing Professor Addresses Deadliest Web Site Attacks
Assistant Professor Alex Orso is developing techniques to fight SQL injection attacks which are on the rise.
Farewell Vladimir Slamecka, Computer Visionary
As founder and longtime director of today's College of Computing,
Vladimir helped introduce the world to the Information Age, using
technology to improve our way of life.
A Code of Ethics for Sophisticated Robots
College of Computing's Henrik Christensen and Ron Arkin say that
security, safety and sex are the big concerns, therefore what authority
are roboticists going to give these machines?
Technology Could Halt Movie Piracy & Clandestine Photography
Interactive and Intelligent Computing division researchers use
camera-mounted sensors, lighting equipment, a projector and a computer
to scan for, find and neutralize digital cameras.
Committed To Women & Minority Students In Computing
The College of Computing partners with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to offer a research based mentoring program that increases the pipeline of diverse, talented students.
Transforming Education Through Advanced Simulation
The College of Computing's collaborative research will help students better visualize the operation of complex systems.
Opening Doors To New Ubiquitous Computing Applications
Associate Professor Keith Edwards, along with Ph.D. students Jeonghwa Yang and Erika Shehan win $75,000 Research Award from Cisco.
Identity Management & The Future of Networking
The Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) examines the
challenges for businesses and consumers in managing digital identities.
Playing A Part In RoboCup's Ultimate Vision
As the College of Computing prepares to host RoboCup 2007, Assistant
Professor Tucker Balch says the teams just keep getting better and
"more alive."
AI Offers Untapped Frontier In Game Development
College of Computing Assistant Professor Micheal Mateas proves that
video games are an amazing place to do fundamental Artificial
Intelligence research.
Georgia Tech Robotics Program Energized By New Robotics And Intelligent Machines Center
The new Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center is an interdisciplinary effort, leveraging the strengths and expertise of the Colleges of Computing and Engineering, and the Research Institute at Georgia Tech.
Making Sure Robots Are Safe
Leading roboticists like College of Computing's Henrik Christensen and
Ron Arkin are addressing robot safety implications beyond the factory
floor.
Advancing Worldwide Education Through Simulation
As part of its collaboration with Georgia Tech, GSE Systems Inc. will work with the College of Computing to transform education and training by helping students better visualize the operation of complex systems.
College of Computing Robot Helps Raise Cancer Research Money
Designed by Associate Professor Tucker Balch, the rescue robot was
recently used within a simulation obstacle course to raise $8,600 for
the American Cancer Society.
GTISC Director Mustaque Ahamad Is Co-Sponsor & Panelist at CSIA
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance event explores the role of government and business in safeguarding personal information.
Computing Professors Invited By NSF to Discuss Innovation & Discovery
Associate Professor Ashok Goel and Professor Nancy Nersessian help the National Science Foundation launch a new strategic program.
Sound Technology Helps Visually Impaired
Assistant Professors Frank Dellaert and Bruce Walker's System for
Wearable Audio Navigation (SWAN) combines GPS, computer vision and
other advanced technologies to tell users about their surroundings. Watch CNN Coverage
Using Best Technology & Practices to Support Sustainable Design
The College's new Klaus Advanced Computing Building designed by Perkins
+ Will is a certified "green" structure, recapturing water runoff and
condensation to irrigate the site.
Institute Honors Three College of Computing Faculty
Three award-winning instructors from the College were recognized at the "Up With the White and Gold" Awards Ceremony on April 27, 2006.
Experts Foresee Computer Changes
GVU Director Beth Mynatt explains how Aware Home technologies can help
an older person remain healthy and stay in the home longer.
College of Computing's Joe Bankoff Is New Woodruff Arts Center President & CEO
The College's Advisory Board Member will head Atlanta's leading arts organization and build its long-planned symphony hall.
Amy Bruckman Leads Online Deviant Behavior Discussion at CHI 2006
The College of Computing Associate Professor moderated a compelling panel exploring the risks and other issues pertaining to online environments for children.
College of Computing Alumnus Appointed To Kasenna Board of Directors
College of Computing Alum and renowned IPTV Technologist Satish Menon will help build future generations of advanced video entertainment applications.
GTISC Director Says NSA's Controversial Traffic Analysis Is No Trivial Project
Mustaque Ahamad explains how the National Security Agency can reveal
and analyze social networks, but there’s also a potential for abuse.
GTISC Raises Awareness of Online Identity Management
Information security expert Howard Schmidt gives keynote addressing a national response to online identity management challenges.
CSS Assistant Professor Is Developing A Virtual Network Infrastructure
Nick Feamster's "VINI" offers network researchers the first opportunity to design and run experiments in an environment that looks and feels like the real Internet.
Computing Professor Elected To Prestigious International Academy
Nancy Nersessian, professor of cognitive science at the College of Computing, was recently elected a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Robot Rhythm Helps Drummers
Assistant Professor Gil Weinberg is developing a robot percussionist
that uses genetic algorithms to modify the beats in real time and come
up with new patterns.
Aware Home Technology Provides Longer Independence For Seniors
College of Computing Associate Professor Gregory Abowd talks to ABC
World News Tonight about technologies that provide monitoring and
memory aids for senior citizens. See News Coverage
College of Computing Sponsors WebChallenge 2006
The state-wide community outreach program for high school students helps advance and enrich their education in technology.
The College of Computing Is Helping Special Needs Kids At School
Research Assistant Gillian Hayes explains how the new software is giving teachers more time to focus on students and solutions.
The College of Computing Turns Traditional CS Education On Its Head
The carefully crafted, radically changed curriculum has earned national accolades from business leaders and professors alike.
CSE Faculty-Student Research Accepted at ICPP 2006
David Bader, associate professor within the College's Computational Science and Engineering division, along with Ph.D. students Kamesh Madduri and Vaddadi Chandu, have three papers accepted at this year's 35th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP).
Gregory Abowd's Autism Research with e-MERGE Medical Technologies Awarded NIH Grant
The College of Computing associate professor developed technology, now
supported by the National Institutes of Health, that more effectively
assesses and treats children with autism both in the home and at school.
Research to Stem Spammers Accepted by Top Conference
Nick Feamster, College of Computing Assistant Professor within the Computing Sciences and Systems (CSS) division, and Ph.D. student Anirudh Ramachandran recently had their work accepted by ACM's SIGCOMM 2006.
The Aware Home: Making "Golden Years" Brighter With Technology
College of Computing Associate Professor Gregory Abowd shows CBS News how senior citizens can hold on to their independence as long as possible.
Computing Science & Systems Professor Links Honeybees and Internet Host Providers
Craig Tovey's fascinating research is featured in a recently published book by George Szpiro.
Three College of Computing Women Place 2nd At CHI 2006 Design Competition
Ph.D. students Marshini Chetty, Andrea Grimes and Ellie Harmon were winners at the annual ACM International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) conference.
David Bader Organizes Premier International Conference
The associate professor within the College of Computing's Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) division, ushered in this year's International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS).
Computing's Tucker Balch and the Best in Robotics Research
The 2007 RoboCup competition hosted at Georgia Tech and chaired by
Balch, showcases the latest in search and rescue and robot soccer. See CNN Coverage
Computing Grad Student Receives Intel Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship Award
Keith O'Hara was officially recognized as a leader in technology research after receiving the coveted Intel Fellowship.
CoC Professor Mary Jean Harrold accepts Presidential Award for Excellence on behalf of women in comp
Professor Richard Fujimoto Leads Premier International Simulation Conference
The College of Computing's CSE division Chair is this year's program chair for the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) in Monterey, California.
Aware Home Technologies Support Children with Disabilities
Gregory Abowd, associate professor at the College of Computing,
explores a variety of applications that help families help their
children overcome developmental disabilities. See TV Coverage
Autism Teachers Get High-Tech Help from The College of Computing
The technology being developed makes it easier to help children with special needs. See TV Coverage
Computing's Santosh Pande Wins National Science Foundation's CPA Award
The College of Computing associate professor within the Computing Science and Systems (CSS) division won an NSF Computing Processes and Artifacts (CPA) grant.
Computing's KUKA Chair of Robotics Henrik Christensen Shares His Vision
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech will be the world leader in
personal robotics--systems that work in close cooperation with humans.
College of Computing Selected to Host RoboCup 2007 at Georgia Tech
As the emerging leader in robotics, the College of Computing will gladly open its doors to more than 2,000 high school and university students, faculty, and staff from around the world for the most prestigious robotics competition.
2006 UROC Research Symposium Winners Announced
CoC undergraduate students showcased their research talents and competed for first place.
College of Computing Receives Praises From Friedman's 'World Is Flat'
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech is preparing students for the 21st century's global reality.
Georgia Tech Information Security Center To Host Identity Management Summit
Keynote Address and Executive Panel to Discuss Escalating Concerns and Solutions to Online Identity Theft.
Three Computing Students Win NSF Fellowships
The National Science Foundation awards Ralph Dunlap, Adebola Osuntogun, and Gallagher Pryor with the most prestegious graduate fellowship in the nation.
College of Computing Professor Brings Robots Center Stage at Georgia Tech
CoC Associate Professor Tucker Balch is Chair of the 2006 KUKA RoboCup U.S. Open on April 20-23.
CoC Professor Krishna Palem Develops Probabilistic SoC Technology
Probabilistic System on Chip technology reduces energy consumption by a factor of more than 500 for some applications.
College of Computing Students Compete in the 30th Annual International 'Battle of the Brains'
CoC's Charlie Reiss, Chris Sidi, and James Robinson (IE), along with coach David Van Brackle represent Georgia Tech at the world's most prestigious university competition in computing sciences.
Four CoC Professors Found Damballa Inc. to Fight Organized Criminals
David Dagon, Merrick Furst, Dick Lipton, and Wenke Lee's new company
raised $2.5 million in seed funding to fight the No. 1 emerging
Internet threat: bot armies.
The Aware Home: Research and Innovation for the Nation's Elderly
As 79 million Baby Boomers turn 60, cutting-edge technology is
preparing them for old age while coping with their parents' advancing
years.
The College of Computing Honors Exceptional Students, Faculty, and Staff
CoC hosted its 15th Annual Awards Celebration to congratulate everyone on another exciting and productive year.
Four College of Computing Women Win Google's Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
CoC students Gillian Hayes, Delphine Nain, Laura Rouse, and Tracy Westeyn are excelling in computer science and creating diversity that benefits us all.
The College of Computing Continues to Redefine K-12 Education
CoC's Barbara Ericson is helping to create Georgia's new high school CS curriculum and disseminating it nationally through the Computer Science Teacher’s Association (CSTA).
As Biology and Medicine Experience a New Dawn, College of Computing Professors are Leading the Way
Computational Science and Engineering Professors Concettina Guerra and Alberto Apostolico led the Tenth Annual International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB).
College of Computing at Georgia Tech and KUKA Robotics Collaborate to Lead Robotics Education and Innovation
Global Leader KUKA Robotics Sponsors Appointment of International Robotics Expert Dr. Henrik Christensen
The College of Computing Ranks Among the Best in the Nation
Continuing to move up in the latest ranking of doctoral computer science (CS) programs by U.S. News & World Report, the College of Computing currently ranks 11th in the nation.
National Science Foundation Awards Grant to Mary Jean Harrold, Professor of Computing
The NSF’s Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) Program will fund over $400,000 towards Harrold's research project titled, Automatic Fault Localization Using Statistics and Visualization.
Gamers Climb Walls & Debate Abortion For 2006 Developers Conference
Assistant Professor Michael Mateas, as design partner and founder of
Georgia Tech's Experimental Game Lab, helps take on the most
complicated problem in contemporary American political discourse.
Technology that Helps those 55 and Older
GVU's Digital Family Portrait looks like a regular photo, but icons depict whether daily activity of the senior is unusual.
New Technologies are Altering the Look of PCs, the Web, and Cell Phones
CoC Associate Professor Jeff Pierce helps make sense of the changes in user interfaces for the machines we use every day.
American Idol for Security Geeks
The College of Computing's Tiger Team competition provides funding for three winning projects.
Developing Ultra-Efficient Embedded Architectures Based on Probabilistic Technology
The College of Computing's Dr. Krishna Palem and fellow Tech researchers presented at the DATE Conference in Munich, Germany.
Responding to Generation Y's New Way of Learning
College of Computing Professor Mark Guzdial changed his teaching style to accommodate today's students.
Missing Classes to Play Online Games
Amy Bruckman, an associate professor at the College of Computing at
Georgia Tech, has studied multi-user online gaming since the early
1990’s...
GVU and Tech's Music Department Establish Dorkbot to Create Electronic Art
The sponsorship of this international forum dedicated to arts, technology, and people doing strange things with electricity began this year.
GTISC Named Industrial Partner by Verso: An Alliance for VoIP Security
The Georgia Tech Information Security Center commences its formal
partnership with VERSO, a global provider of next generation network
solutions.
Interactive and Intelligent Computing Division Faculty Win $2.8M DARPA Award
Ashwin Ram, Charles Isbell and Michael Mateas will receive four years of research funding from the agency's Integrated Learning Program.
College of Computing Wins Georgia Tech's Best Practices Challenge
The College of Computing will receive a Certificate of Excellence for the 2005-2006 Best Practices Challenge
Alexandra Boldyreva Receives NSF CAREER Award
The prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide $400,000 in research funding over the next five years.
Subhash Khot Awarded Sloan Fellowship
The assistant professor's award is intended to enhance his career as one of the very best young faculty members in computer science.
Computing Graduate Student Samantika Subramaniam Awarded "Best Student Presentation" at HPCA
The International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA) deemed her "Store Vectors for Scalable Memory Dependence Prediction and Scheduling" the best student presentation.
Frank Dellaert Awarded Microsoft Funding
The assistant professor's innovative computer vision research will
receive $50,000 from the Virtual Earth and Trustworthy Computing
program.
Information Week: Industry Heavyweights Agree On Better IT Security Collaboration
At RSA 2006 in San Jose, DeMillo said the industry needs a better forum for shared security interests.
CoC Professor Wins Slamdance Gamemaker Competition
Michael Mateas, assistant professor in Georgia Tech’s School of
Literature Communication and Culture and the College of Computing, and
his co-developer Andrew Stern of Procedural Arts, won the Grand Jury
Sparky Award for “Façade,” a one-act interactive drama.
Federal Computing Week: College of Computing, Oak Ridge Team Up
After President Bush in his State of the Union address proposed spending more on supercomputing, the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology announced a new partnership.
ComputerWorld: College of Computing Switches on High-Power Computing
After doing research for years using computer clusters, Iowa State University has a high performance supercomputer running to decipher the corn genome.
College of Computing at Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UT-Battelle Collaborate to Advance U.S. High-Performance Computing
College of Computing at Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UT-Battelle Collaborate to Advance U.S. High-Performance Computing
CNN: New worm relies on old tricks
"There are a lot of people who will be very unhappy on February 3rd," says expert Merrick Furst.
CNN: Expert says botnets #1 emerging internet threat
Merrick Furst, professor of computing and associate dean at the College of Computing at Georgia Tech is conducting extensive research into botnets.
Red Herring Q&A with Bot-buster Merrick Furst
College of Computing associate dean says botnets are #1 security threat
AJC: Atlantans Embrace Wireless Lifestyle
Atlantans Embrace Wireless Lifestyle "because it's a young, tech savvy city. Atlanta should be proud it's on the edge," said CoC associate professor Beki Grinter
AJC: HCI Expert Beki Grinter Comments on BlackBerry
Thumbs across the country already are suffering the throes of withdrawal. Can they survive in a world without a BlackBerry?
Renowned Cyber Security Expert Howard Schmidt Joins Georgia Tech
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech, a national leader in education and research that creates real-world computing breakthroughs to drive social and scientific progress, today announced that Howard A. Schmidt
CoC Students Travel to Teach
CoC Student Share Their Internet Savvy to Help Third World Development View Video
Two CoC Professors Named ACM Fellows
CoC Professors Vijay Vazirani and Krishna Palem Named ACM Fellows for Contributions to Computing and IT
