2008 News

Dean Demillo Resigns; Foley Named Interim Dean

plahay — 2008-07-02T20:54:35Z

College of Computing Dean Richard Demillo announced last week his resignation as of November 1 and his intention to return to the faculty as a professor. Provost and Interim President Gary Schuster named as the interim dean Interactive Computing Professor James Foley, effective July 1. Source: Technique

Future Generations of Cell Phones Could Mean Augmented Reality On-The-Go

plahay — 2008-07-02T18:52:31Z

Interactive Computing professor Blair MacIntyre and his team in the Augmented Environments Lab are working on technology that could someday let people use their mobile phones to play virtual tennis on a real table or turn ordinary objects into information-rich hyperlinks. Source: CNN.com

Universal Broadband Access Necessary, Interactive Computing Professor Says

plahay — 2008-07-02T19:11:38Z

A new lobbying group—InternetForEveryone.org—wants to make broadband access for all an issue in the upcoming general elections. “Broadband is where a lot of innovation is heading in the technology industry," Professor Beki Grinter says. Source: Tech News World

Atlanta Tech Jobs Growing after Five-Year Decline

plahay — 2008-06-25T18:20:56Z

Atlanta is the Southeast's largest cybercity and the nation's 10th largest by high-tech employment, according to a report published by the technology trade association AeA. Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Sex Will Affect Robotics, Professor Says

plahay — 2008-06-23T18:37:11Z

Interactive computing professor Ron Arkin says it’s unwise to discourage discussion about the potential for human-robot relationships. "It's gonna be here before we know it," he says. "If the questions aren't asked, the technology will just show up on your doorstep." Source: Chronicle of Higher Education (Subscription Required)

Spammer Innovations Make Many Solutions Temporary, Grad Student Says

plahay — 2008-06-19T15:45:15Z

Security researchers work hard and fast to keep up with spammers, computer science grad student David Dagon says. “Antispam technology has become pretty mature in the last few years, but a lot of innovation still has to occur because the problem is so dynamic." Read the full article here. Source: Wall Street Journal

Klaus Building Wins Environmental Design Award

plahay — 2008-06-18T18:14:44Z

The Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building (KACB), home to the College of Computing and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.Visit the photo gallery.

Computing Faculty Member Named to AP Test Development Team

plahay — 2008-06-18T17:55:06Z

Barbara Ericson, director of computer science outreach at the College, has been named to the national College Board committee that helps guide and shape policies governing the use and direction of the Advanced Placement exam in computer science.

Robots Transitioning from Traditional Uses to Service and Retail Applications

plahay — 2008-06-18T14:05:13Z

A robot designed by Charlie Kemp, a faculty member with the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the College of Computing, and other researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University is among a new generation of robots that show great promise for commercial and personal applications. Source: Electronic Design

Computer Predicts Anti-Cancer Molecules

plahay — 2008-06-17T18:00:29Z

Jeffrey Skolnick, an adjunct professor in the Computational Science and Engineering Division, led a Georgia Tech research team in creating a computerized method of analyzing cellular activity that correctly predicts the anti-tumor activity of several molecules. Read the research in Molecular Cancer. Source: UPI

Prof Helps Put the Pieces Together Against Organized Crime and Terrorism

plahay — 2008-06-16T16:10:41Z

Interactive Computing Professor John Stasko was in Australia last week to brief law enforcement and intelligence officers about Jigsaw, a data-analysis prototype he helped develop that can make a big difference in crime and security investigations. Source: Australian IT

Computing Professor in Alaska to Test Mini Robotic Snowmobiles

plahay — 2008-06-13T14:22:21Z

Professor Ayanna Howard of the Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM) Center at Georgia Tech is in Juneau this week to test the prototype of an autonomous robot she developed that will help scientists monitor climate change in Antarctica. Source: The Capital City Weekly

Robotics Researchers Look to Swarms and Colonies

plahay — 2008-06-12T13:02:38Z

Computing Professor Ron Arkin is collaborating with faculty at the University of Pennsylvania to create robots that will work in concert like a swarm of ants or bees, creep like spiders or hover like hummingbirds. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Computing Professors Develop High Tech ‘Seeing-Eye Dog’

plahay — 2008-06-11T12:56:36Z

College of Computing professors Bruce Walker and Frank Dellaert have developed a wearable system that tracks a blind person's position using GPS and emits sounds to alert them of obstacles such as fire hydrants or park benches. Source: Textiles 21

3D Modeling a Load-Bearing Technology for Architecture, says Computing Prof

plahay — 2008-06-09T17:18:20Z

Chuck Eastman, a professor in the College of Computing and the School of Architecture, has long championed a design tool called building-information modeling (BIM), a much more powerful approach to building design than the old-fashioned two-dimensional elevation and plan drawings. Source: The Economist