News & Events
Georgia Tech Focuses on Experimental Systems, Computational Sciences at SC09
Supercomputing 2009, the premier professional conference in high-performance computing, gets under way Nov. 14 in Portland, Ore., and Georgia Tech's expertise in HPC is reflected in the number of professors and researchers in attendance to discuss their work. "True leaders in this field will emerge only by rethinking current systems and developing new computational methods that address today's challenges," said Dr. Mark Allen, senior vice provost for Research and Innovation at Georgia Tech.
Researchers Work to Improve Mobile Device & Cellular Network Security
Mobile computing—made more prevalent every day by smart phones that keep getting smarter and smarter—is now becoming a real target for cyber bad guys. Assistant professors Jon Giffin and Patrick Traynor of the School of Computer Science will use a three-year, $450,000 NSF grant to find ways to protect and repair phones that fall victim to mobile malware.
$12M Grant To Fund Experimental HPC
With $12 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, Georgia Tech will spearhead a partnership of industry, government and academic experts to deploy experimental high-performance computing systems over the next five years. Jeffrey Vetter, professor of computational science and engineering with a joint appointment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will lead the project.
Georgia Computes! Gets $1.4M Extension
Thanks to a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Georgia Computes!—and will do so for at least two more years. Since 2006 the statewide program led by the College of Computing has sought to broaden the computing education pipeline (particularly among underrepresented groups) through K-12 summer camps and workshops, computing workshops for Georgia’s K-12 teachers, and development of leadership and mentoring opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students.
‘Operation Reboot’ To Lift CS Education
With $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation, the College of Computing will turn the economic recession into a boon for computing education. “Operation Reboot,” as it’s called, will train out-of-work technology professionals to become high school teachers. Starting with a pilot group of 30 individuals, participants will enter a two-year program of instruction and classroom teaching experiences, and they will emerge with a Georgia teaching certification, complete with a computer science endorsement.
Craig Mundie Named 'Master of Innovation'
Craig Mundie, a two-time alumnus of Georgia Tech, was named one of the world's top 25 "Masters of Innovation" by BusinessWeek magazine, in its 2009 rankings of most innovative companies. Mundie, who's served as Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer in 2006, stepped into some big shoes—many of his duties were formerly handled by Bill Gates.
First Threads Graduate Ties It All Together
In December 2007, slightly more than a year after it took effect, the new Threads computer science curriculum at the College of Computing already had its first graduate: Christopher Octa. Although Octa was already a junior and had been following the traditional curriculum when Threads was implemented, the new approach dovetailed almost perfectly with his interests and some courses he had already taken.
Alumni Develop Tool to Filter RSS Feeds
Just three years after graduating with bachelor's degrees in Computer Science, Jason Ardell (l) and Tim Dorr have launched a new enterprise. The pair developed Feedscrub, a clever tool to rescue RSS feed subscribers from information overload and unwanted posts. Feedscrub quickly learns from a user’s choices which items are welcome and which are not. Then it starts doing the work for you, filtering posts that are not likely to be of interest into a junk folder.
CoC Alumnus Still Networking for Business and Pleasure
Since graduating with a Ph.D. in computer science in 1997, Bobby Krupczak has launched a couple of networking companies and the lives of three children, all with his wife Cheryl (also a computing alumna). Now he's also helping to launch a vibrant alumni community that he hopes will enrich the lives of all College of Computing students--past, present and future.
Problem Solver by Nature, Activist by Choice
Santosh Vempala, Distinguished Professor of Computing in the School of Computer Science, has been called an "elite theoretician," but that doesn't mean he's out of touch. Vempala has a passion for taking theoretical concepts and working to find practical applications for them, and he has brought people from different fields together to solve problems and change lives. Shown here with his partner, Rosa Arriaga, Vempala is on his way to the top.
Technology Improves and Predicts Outcome of Lifesaving Child Heart Surgery
Professor Jarek Rossignac and his graduate students in the School of Interactive Computing have developed software that allows pediatric cardiac surgeons to manipulate a digital 3D model of the patient’s actual heart and explore surgical options before they ever set foot in an operating room.
As Data Expands, Challenges Grow Too
As recently as a decade ago, the challenge in data analysis was in gathering adequate amounts of data to be analyzed. Now the challenge is in making sense of the mountains of data that are being gathered. That’s where Professor Haesun Park comes in. Park, one of the founding faculty members in the Computational Science and Engineering Division (CSE), is one of the top researchers in her fields: numerical computing and massive data analysis.
Interactive Computing Alumnus Follows Path to Success
In the eight years since Anind Dey left the College of Computing with a Ph.D. in computer science, he has built a foundation for an extraordinary career. Even the National Science Foundation agrees that Dey is off to a great start and showed it recently by giving him a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.
Technology + Activism = Computing for Good
A culture of philanthropy and the history of computing as an agent of change are coming together at the College of Computing. Technology has been changing the world at a rapid pace for decades, and now a major promise of computer science is to improve the human condition and facilitate the progress of communities and the advancement of societies.
Foley Named Interim Dean of the College of Computing
On June 26 the Office of the Provost announced that James D. Foley, professor in the School of Interactive Computing, will take over as interim dean of the College of Computing, effective July 1, 2008. Foley will work together with Rich DeMillo, the current John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing, who announced in a June 12 letter that he will step down in November.
DeMillo to Step Down Nov. 1
In a June 12 letter, Rich DeMillo, the John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing, announced he will step down in November. In six years as dean, DeMillo steered the College to new heights of success, including a first-ever Top 10 ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
Six Decades of Life, Three Decades of Problem Solving
Behind those blue eyes and that ready smile, Dick Lipton’s brain is working, ever on the lookout for problems to tackle. "I've always been willing to be a problem solver, even to solve everyday problems," Lipton says. "I really appreciate the joy of discovering something that no one else has seen or discovered, or maybe even noticed. It’s one of the things I’m known for."
Sting Racing Ends Urban Challenge Journey
The Georgia Tech-SAIC Sting Racing team is returning from the DARPA Urban Challenge in Victorville, CA with their fully autonomous vehicle entry, a Porsche Cayenne named Sting 1. As a first-time entrant, the team has done an outstanding job making it to the semi-final round of the world's most challenging robotics competition but will not be advancing to the final round on November 3rd.
RoboCup 2007 Concludes, Results Announced
The world's most renowned competition for research robotics, RoboCup 2007 Atlanta was held at Georgia Tech July 3-10. More than 300 teams from leading universities, high schools and middle schools from 37 countries competed in five different leagues: small-sized, medium-sized, simulation, humanoid, and four-legged. They participated in events ranging from four-legged and humanoid robotic soccer games to search-and-rescue competitions.
Murder, Starvation, & Catastrophe: What Easter Island Can Teach Us About 21st Century Innovation
From the premier issue of Atlanta Business Magazine: In times of rapid and unpredictable change, success usually hinges on other factors - the "soft stuff" - people, culture...those parts of the enterprise that are hardest to manage, and impossible to quantify.
