Ann Claycombe http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/ en OMSCS Executive Director Recognized for Building Access to Computing Education http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/omscs-executive-director-recognized-building-access-computing-education <span>OMSCS Executive Director Recognized for Building Access to Computing Education</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Wed, 10/04/2023 - 17:23</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_850x478_/public/images/main/2023/david-joyner-fall2023.jpg?itok=EhNK2cc4" width="850" height="478" alt="Georgia Tech OMSCS Executive Director David Joyner talking with a colleague during a seminar " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">OMSCS Executive Director Recognized for Building Access to Computing Education</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2023-10-05T12:00:00Z">Thursday, October 5, 2023</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>David Joyner has been named as the inaugural holder of the Zvi Galil PEACE Chair. Joyner is executive director of OMSCS and Online Education for the College of Computing.</p> <p>The chair is named in honor of former Dean of Computing Zvi Galil. It honors a faculty member whose work substantially contributes to building access to computing to people of color, women, and other students from underserved communities.</p> <p>The Galil Pervasive Equitable Access for Computing Education (PEACE) Chair is a tribute to Galil’s legacy and a challenge to create increasingly diverse and equitable approaches to CS education.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/647877/new-endowed-chair-honors-inclusion-and-diversity">[RELATED: New Endowed Chair Honors Inclusion and Diversity]</a></strong></p> <p>OMSCS certainly fits that bill. Student enrollment in the Online Master of Science in Computer Science program is 11.6 percent underrepresented minorities. By way of comparison, only 4.1 percent of the students in the on-campus master's student programs are underrepresented minorities.</p> <p>"David Joyner has contributed significantly to the success of OMSCS," said Galil. "He has been teaching four courses per semester, two of which he created, all of which receive excellent teaching evaluations. And that's in addition to running the program!"</p> <figure role="group" class="align-left"><article><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2023/Zvi%20Galil%20Fav.jpg" width="450" height="301" alt="Georgia Tech's Zvi Galil" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><figcaption>OMSCS Executive Director David Joyner speaks with a colleague at the 2023 OMSCS Conference (top, photo by Kevin Beasley/College of Computing. Former Georgia Tech Dean of Computing Zvi Galil.</figcaption></figure><p>The Zvi Galil PEACE Chair recognizes not just David Joyner specifically but also a more significant commitment in the College to expanding access to computing education.</p> <p>That access matters for two reasons. The first is simple numbers: there are more than a million unfilled computing jobs in the U.S. Without underrepresented groups, there will never be enough computer scientists to fill them.</p> <p>The second is that underrepresented minorities deserve the same access to the computing boom as other populations. According to the McKinsey Institute, the employment gap will cause Black households to miss out on a cumulative $350 million in tech-job wages by 2030.</p> <p>Focusing on access has also allowed the College of Computing and Georgia Tech to improve related practices and systems.</p> <p>"It's always remarkable to me is that the steps we take to expand access have so many additional benefits," Joyner said. "It makes our teaching better, lets us invest in more sophisticated tools and platforms, and allows us to drive down the cost of education. It's this beautiful cycle: expanding access means more students, which leads to greater economies of scale, which leads to lower costs, which expands access even further.</p> <p>OMSCS has even led to a further expansion of the College's online offerings.</p> <p>"In 2017, David created, and has since been teaching, GT's first online undergraduate course," said former Dean Zvi Galil. <a href="https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/top-ranked-online-courses-reaching-students-around-world">The course – <em>Introduction to Computing Using Python</em> – is deemed the highest-rated course</a> taken by about half the students in the course. 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07:47</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_850x478_/public/images/main/2021/Zvi-at-center-smile-newwebsize.jpeg?itok=8dna_hlH" width="850" height="478" alt="Zvi Galil smiling and facing camera between two people facing him" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">Former Dean Zvi Galil Shares OMSCS Success Story with 100th Audience</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2023-08-23T12:00:00Z">Wednesday, August 23, 2023</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A decade has passed since the College of Computing launched its groundbreaking Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program. And in that time, former dean and program co-founder Zvi Galil has been asked to speak about the program repeatedly.</p> <p>This summer, he delivered his 100th talk at the National University of Singapore, where he also met with faculty, administrators, Ph.D. students, and postdoctoral fellows. Afterward, he joined a local meet-up group for OMSCS students. Singapore has the highest concentration of OMSCS students globally —  30 students per million residents. At the same time, the U.S. comes in with 24 per million.</p> <p>"The OMS Singapore group has been very helpful to me," said student Serge Nino Martin. "I was able to meet fellow students and alumni even before I started my classes officially. It is great to network with "like-minded" people who are very interested in learning more about computer science."</p> <p>This is what these groups are supposed to do, accordingly to Galil.</p> <p>"Our local meet-up groups allow students who are not in Atlanta to build their community, to share ideas, and to network," Galil said. "The university and the meet-up group provided me with wonderful hospitality."</p> <p>About a third of current OMSCS students live outside the U.S., with large numbers in China, India, Canada, South Korea, and Singapore. The program also enrolls more than 300 students in Central and South America and more than 450 in Africa.</p> <p>After he visited Singapore, Galil gave his 101st talk at Tel Aviv University, where he previously served as president. His fall schedule will take him to the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he will meet up with Charles Isbell, former dean of computing at Georgia Tech and current provost at UW – Madison.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-ea07155ca0ca5a6309c587e6dd0398d70c82242f341fb6e1ba437665c19af2ee"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:47:27 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3607 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu Dean Isbell Moving on From Georgia Tech http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/dean-isbell-moving-georgia-tech <span>Dean Isbell Moving on From Georgia Tech</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Mon, 05/01/2023 - 14:00</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_850x478_/public/images/main/2023/Charles_Isbell_Jr_MG_2214.jpg?itok=dNeKGQwz" width="850" height="478" alt="Georgia Tech Dean of Computing Charles Isbell" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">Dean Isbell Moving on From Georgia Tech</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2023-05-01T12:00:00Z">Monday, May 1, 2023</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span>Charles Isbell, dean and John P. Imlay Jr. chair of Computing, has accepted the position of provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His last day at Georgia Tech is July 31.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Isbell is a Georgia Tech alumnus (B.S. ICS 90) and came back to join the College of Computing as a junior faculty member in 2002. He served as an architect for the innovative Threads curriculum, and of the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program. He became the dean of the College in 2019.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Under his leadership the college maintained top-10 rankings while doubling in enrollment. He has worked to make the field of computing aware of its social responsibility, winning this year’s prestigious Richard Tapia Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science and Diversifying Computing from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).</span></span></p> <p><a href="https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/welcome-being-cheesehead-community-reacts-deans-departure"><span><span>[RELATED: </span></span>'Welcome to Being a Cheesehead!' Community Reacts to Dean's Departure]</a></p> <p><span><span>“Dean Isbell’s students, colleagues, and the Institute have all been witnesses and beneficiaries of his love for his alma mater as he has served in varying faculty and administrative roles over the last two decades,” said Steve McLaughlin, Georgia Tech’s provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. </span></span></p> <p><span><span>“He has truly been a transformational leader and a constant and enthusiastic champion for excellence, strategic growth, accessibility, and creating an exceptional teaching and learning environment here at Tech. We will miss him greatly, and we offer him our warmest congratulations as he embarks on this next chapter.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Although he is leaving the dean’s office, Isbell said he will always be an active member of the Georgia Tech community.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“Tech is my alma mater, which in Latin means ‘mother of my soul.’ <span><span>I grew into adulthood—or something close to it—as an undergraduate at Tech, learned how to be a professor here, and I have had the joy of helping to work with all of you to build the community in positions of leadership. This community has in fact</span></span> nurtured my soul,<span><span> and I will always give back to it any way I can.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>As provost, <a href="https://news.wisc.edu/charles-lee-isbell-jr-named-uw-madison-provost/">Isbell will hold the second-highest office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison</a>. The university, with nearly 50,000 students, is one of the largest universities in the country and ranks #14 among national public universities in <em>U.S. News and World Report.</em></span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-dc0699edc2f55c95a1c66e5c0c86b54ce59f27fe99cba5fa72897464ece73731"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 01 May 2023 18:00:42 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3523 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu Startup Challenge Prepares Students for Future Entrepreneurial Opportunities http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/startup-challenge-prepares-students-future-entrepreneurial-opportunities <span>Startup Challenge Prepares Students for Future Entrepreneurial Opportunities</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Tue, 04/25/2023 - 11:17</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_850x478_/public/images/main/2023/Klaus%20Startup%20Challenge%202023_86A0127.jpg?itok=4KZekXHe" width="850" height="478" alt="Student winner poses with $25K check from Klaus Startup Challenge at Georgia Tech" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">Startup Challenge Prepares Students for Future Entrepreneurial Opportunities</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2023-04-25T12:00:00Z">Tuesday, April 25, 2023</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span>College of Computing students honed their business plans and competed for prize money and mentorship in this year’s annual Klaus Startup Challenge, held on March 30.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>The challenge is an entry-level pitch competition designed to prepare beginning entrepreneurs for future competitions and funding opportunities. It is named in honor of Christopher W. Klaus, a College Advisory Board member and long-time supporter of the College.</span></span></p> <figure role="group" class="align-right"><article><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2023/Klaus%20Startup%20Challenge%202023_86A0078.jpg" width="400" height="267" alt="Christopher Klaus speaking during entrepreneurial event at Georgia Tech" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><figcaption>CS major Tillson Galloway (top) poses with Christopher Klaus and alumna Jennifer Whitlow. Klaus (above) shares his insight with startup challenge participants. (Photos by Terence Rushin/College of Computing)</figcaption></figure><p><span><span>The investments in the startups are equity-based and provided by Fusen, a national campus startup accelerator. There were overall awards, as well as awards in specific fields. The amounts listed below are the initial award that each team received. Teams are also eligible for up to $500,000 each in funding for meeting set milestones for subsequent awards as their company progresses.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>The winners were:</span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><strong><span><span>Best Cybersecurity Team ($25K): </span></span></strong><span><span>SecretSurfer, team members </span></span><span><span><span>Josh Weintraub and Tillson Galloway</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><strong><span><span>Best AI Team ($25K): </span></span></strong><span><span>D1.AI<strong>, </strong>team members<strong> </strong></span></span><span><span><span>Abhinav Gullapalli, Aniket Pant, and Ritvik Verma</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><strong><span><span>1st Place Overall ($25K): </span></span></strong><span><span>XR Navigation<strong>,</strong> by<strong> </strong>Brandon Biggs</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><strong><span><span>2nd Place Overall ($20K): </span></span></strong><span><span>TherapySense, team members<strong> </strong></span></span><span><span><span>Richard Rex Arockiasamy, Adithya Mohanavel, Gayathri Rajakumnar, Sanjana Vijay, Ganesh, and Jagriti Sikka</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><strong><span><span>3rd Place Overall ($15K): </span></span></strong><span><span>Tura, team members Shreya </span></span><span><span><span>Santhanagopalan, Anuhya Kasam, Eshani Chauk, and Anvitha Veeragandham</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span>The College of Computing and Georgia Tech have a fully developed ecosystem to support student entrepreneurship. You can learn more <a href="https://www.cc.gatech.edu/entrepreneurship-gt-computing">on the College’s Entrepreneurship webpage</a>.</span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-e4d1279f733a407f8912116b6872f51b99adb10a5a2765c52d182664519a4276"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:17:45 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3516 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu Inaugural Conference to Bring Added Value to OMSCS Experience, Network http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/inaugural-conference-bring-added-value-omscs-experience-network <span>Inaugural Conference to Bring Added Value to OMSCS Experience, Network </span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Tue, 04/18/2023 - 12:42</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_850x478_/public/images/main/2023/DNAC%20Spring%20Graduate_IMG_2153.jpg?itok=juOm_5c6" width="850" height="478" alt="A new Georgia Tech OMSCS graduate smiles for a photo during a campus tour held on graduation weekend" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">Inaugural Conference to Bring Added Value to OMSCS Experience, Network</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2023-04-18T12:00:00Z">Tuesday, April 18, 2023</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a><a href="/unit/omscs" hreflang="en">OMSCS</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span>With more than 8,600 alumni and nearly 11,500 current students spread across the planet, creating a real sense of community is a tough ask for administrators of Georgia Tech’s Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Taking this challenge for action, the groundbreaking program is hosting its inaugural <a href="https://omscs.gatech.edu/2023-omscs-conference">OMSCS Conference</a> on May 3-4, as part of its ongoing community-building initiatives for students and alumni.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“It’s not just an academic or professional experience,” said Ana Rusch, OMSCS associate director for diversity, equity, inclusion, and student life in the College of Computing. “It’s community-building. And it showcases the impact our program has had on our students.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>In-person registration is closed, but OMSCS students and alumni wishing to participate can still <a href="https://omscs.gatech.edu/registration">register to attend the conference virtually</a>. </span></span></p> <figure role="group" class="align-left"><article><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2023/DNAC%20Spring%20Graduate_IMG_7615.jpg" width="400" height="267" alt="New Georgia Tech OMSCS alumni pose for group photo during a campus tour" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><figcaption><em>A new OMSCS alumna (top) smiles during a campus tour for new program alumni and their families visiting for 2022 Spring Commencement. (Photos by Terence Rushin/College of Computing) </em></figcaption></figure><p><span><span>The OMSCS Conference kicks off with a welcome speech by Rusch and Alex Duncan, OMSCS associate director of student experience, who are the conference’s co-chairs. Zvi Galil, former College of Computing dean – and a driving force behind the establishment of the OMSCS program – is scheduled to deliver the keynote address.</span></span></p> <p><a href="https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/surveyed-alumni-nearly-unanimous-saying-omscs-program-worth-investment">[RELATED: Surveyed Alumni Nearly Unanimous in Saying OMSCS Program Worth the Investment]</a></p> <p><span><span>The conference schedule includes a variety of presentations, technical talks, demos, and workshops. Among the many networking opportunities, the conference includes a career fair featuring a small, select group of companies.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“The conference is part of a broader range of initiatives directed at community-building,” said Duncan. “We think it’s going to be a meaningful in-person annual experience for students and alumni that adds real value to their OMSCS experience, as well as to their OMSCS network.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>The conference is taking place in the <a href="https://bme.gatech.edu/bme/marcus-nanotechnology-building">Marcus Nanotechnology Building</a> at Georgia Tech. Conference organizers are currently seeking volunteers, who would get access to both days of the conference. Volunteers can sign-up using <a href="https://gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6LKdFHITjTH2DvE">this form</a>.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>The inaugural OMSCS Conference is largely funded by a $20,000 Provost’s Fund for Excellence in Graduate Studies grant. If you have any questions about the conference, please e-mail the conference organizers at <a href="mailto:omscs-conf@groups.gatech.edu">omscs-conf@groups.gatech.edu</a>. </span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-8f9d2e0f67ec64e9a3f0f1cee0897752f61672aec9990343e67f939282a8300a"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:42:25 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3511 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu STEM Equity Expert Bringing Her Experience to the Constellations Center http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/stem-equity-expert-bringing-her-experience-constellations-center <span>STEM Equity Expert Bringing Her Experience to the Constellations Center</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Mon, 03/13/2023 - 10:24</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_850x478_/public/images/main/2023/IMG_9444.jpg?itok=1ELsQ0t3" width="850" height="478" alt="Tamara Pearson, Senior Director of Research and Programs, Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">STEM Equity Expert Bringing Her Experience to the Constellations Center</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2023-03-13T12:00:00Z">Monday, March 13, 2023</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a><a href="/unit/constellations-center-equity-computing" hreflang="en">Constellations Center for Equity in Computing</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The College of Computing is pleased to announce that Tamara Pearson has joined the <a href="https://constellations.gatech.edu/">Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech</a> as its new Senior Director of Research and Programs. In her new position, Pearson is charged with helping set the Center’s intellectual and research agenda, as well as managing the Center’s expanding portfolio of initiatives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <article class="align-right"><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2023/women%27s_history_month_graphic.jpg" width="500" height="299" alt="Women's History Month graphic" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“I want to be at an institution that is pushing the intellectual frontier of computing education in a society that is quickly becoming dependent on these critical skills,” Pearson said. “And I am excited to help tackle the grand educational challenges that will be the difference between those at the center of modern society and those in the margins.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Before coming to Constellations, Pearson served as the inaugural Director for the Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM at Spelman College. Before that, she was the Associate Director of School and Community Engagement at the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC), at Georgia Tech. She has an M.Ed. and Ph.D. in education from the University of Florida, and a B.S. in mathematics and computer science from Spelman College.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“The challenge ahead,” Pearson said, “is having the moral courage to take on the systemic challenges that have led to the marginalization of specific groups of students for generations.” “Achieving equitable computing education is just the latest iteration of an old problem. My goal is for Constellations to have a research agenda and programs that are both morally courageous and intellectually rigorous.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Atlanta and the state of Georgia face some specific challenges in improving the tech eco-system and making it more equitable and accessible for all, Pearson said. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <figure role="group" class="align-left"><article><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2023/208A0067-2_0.jpg" width="242" height="293" alt="Tamara Pearson of the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><figcaption>Photos by Terence Rushin/College of Computing</figcaption></figure><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“The legacy of racial segregation in the South remains untarnished and there is evidence that resegregation is increasing and wiping away what little gains there had been,” she said. “Addressing equitable computing education in that environment is a grand national challenge.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“Pearson is just the right person at just the right time to help the Constellations Center position Georgia Tech at the center of this monumental effort to bring computing education to all students,” said Kamau Bobb, Constellations senior director. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As the College of Computing is establishing itself as a critical player in the national effort to improving computing education in both instruction, research and access, we are absolutely lucky to have Tamara as the new senior director of Research and Programs,” said Charles Isbell, dean and John P. Imlay, Jr. chair of computing. “She has the experience, the passion, and the intellectual drive to help us find the path to more equitable computing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-a81f89116766ab04a97064f94bd2f4f72d2145a22785f99bdc324d925f87578d"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:24:35 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3480 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu Staff Member's Art Exhibition Recognized for 'Contributing to the Fabric of the State' http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/staff-members-art-exhibition-recognized-contributing-fabric-state <span>Staff Member&#039;s Art Exhibition Recognized for &#039;Contributing to the Fabric of the State&#039;</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Mon, 02/13/2023 - 09:25</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">Staff Member&#039;s Art Exhibition Recognized for &#039;Contributing to the Fabric of the State&#039;</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2023-02-14T12:00:00Z">Tuesday, February 14, 2023</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="align-center"><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2023/Birney%20Robert_86A8941_0.jpg" width="860" height="574" alt="Georgia Tech College of Computing staff member Birney Robert" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><p><span><span>The College of Computing has won a 2023 Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) award thanks to the work of staff member Birney Robert.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>The award honors <em><a href="https://art.c21u.gatech.edu/">Extension of Self: What it Means to be Human in a Digital World</a></em>, an exhibit curated by Robert, who works as an events coordinator for the College. The award recognizes special projects that "</span></span>demonstrate scholarship and originality contributing to the cultural fabric of the state," according to the GAM <a href="https://www.gamuseums.com/awards">website</a>.</p> <p><span><span>The exhibit was on display in the Georgia Tech Library from August to October last year and </span></span><span><span>featured six interactive digital art installations, including one by Assistant Professor Ashutosh Dhekne of the <a href="https://scs.gatech.edu/">School of Computer Science</a>. Each installation considered ways in which technology has become integrated into our lives, with a special focus on accessibility. The exhibit had nearly 1,000 visitors, including eight classes of Georgia Tech students brought by their instructors.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“I think art can be another avenue for making knowledge at a top-tier research university,” Robert said. “I know I learned a lot.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>In the process of curating the exhibit and other related programming, Birney Robert worked with Robert “Trey” Quinn, president of the GT Able Alliance, which is a student group dedicated to improving disability inclusion on campus. She also consulted with the <a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/">Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation</a>. Full Radius Dance, a local dance troupe that includes and challenges people of all abilities, performed at the opening.</span></span></p> <p><a href="https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/staff-member-using-art-and-microsoft-grant-improve-stem-accessibility"><span><span>[RELATED: </span></span>Staff Member Using Art and Microsoft Grant to Improve STEM Accessibility]</a></p> <p><span><span>Robert will curate another art exhibit in the coming year, this one on climate and the environment. She believes these interactive digital arts experiences are good for the Institute as a whole.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“Georgia’s economy is developing so fast in arts and entertainment,” she said, “and this gives us connections in that sector.” Robert is a member of the Institute’s Visual Arts Working Group, an initiative under the Institute’s Arts@Tech Institute Strategic Plan. </span></span></p> <p><span><span>The exhibit was funded by a $40,000 Georgia Tech/Microsoft Accessibility Research Seed Grant through the <a href="https://c21u.gatech.edu/">Center for 21st Century Universities</a></span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-85616e2288a55f8e37a6c1c9c2cdc80627828fbecb0c7d0c14ce6f7c36f8652d"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:25:08 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3442 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu "When You Mix Blackness with Anything, You Get a Cooler Version" http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/when-you-mix-blackness-anything-you-get-cooler-version <span>&quot;When You Mix Blackness with Anything, You Get a Cooler Version&quot;</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Wed, 02/08/2023 - 10:07</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_850x478_/public/images/main/2023/SCI_Cedric%20Stallworth_86A8840.jpg?itok=nvG97EIX" width="850" height="478" alt="Georgia Tech&#039;s Cedric Stallworth speaking with a student" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">&quot;When You Mix Blackness with Anything, You Get a Cooler Version&quot;</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2023-02-08T12:00:00Z">Wednesday, February 8, 2023</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span>Cedric Stallworth (EE 90, MS CS 99) believes three things. First, that computing can offer incredible opportunities to African Americans. Second, that the Black community can offer incredible opportunities to computing. And third, that Georgia Tech is well-placed to make that connection happen.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“I don’t think computing has become common enough in our community to unleash our creativity,” Stallworth said. “I’m waiting for us to grasp the field and begin to create. When you mix Blackness with anything, you get a cooler version.”</span></span></p> <article class="align-right"><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2023/black_future_month_graphic%20copy.jpg" width="400" height="239" alt="Graphic for Black Future Month at Georgia Tech's College of Computing" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><p><span><span>Stallworth was named the inaugural Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence for the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology in September. His job is to oversee the College’s efforts to recruit and support students from underrepresented groups. </span></span></p> <p><span><span>He has a long-time connection to the Institute — he played football for Tech in the early 1990s, and then after a brief stint in the NFL and European leagues, came back to get his master’s degree. He’s been working on diversity and equity issues at Tech ever since.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“I’ve known the last five presidents of the Institute,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Tech is well placed to bring more African Americans into computing, Stallworth said, and it has a long commitment to doing so. In 1961, Tech became the first university in the South to integrate without a court order — and without violence. In 1979, it launched the <a href="https://omed.gatech.edu/">Office of Minority Educational Development (OMED)</a>. </span></span></p> <p><span><span>And the Institute continues to make strides not only in recruiting Black students but in bringing Black culture to campus.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“When I walk into the student center and see John Lewis’ name, it really does affect me,” Stallworth said. “And it has spaces for everyone. It’s obvious there was some diversity on the planning committee.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>There’s still more work to do, of course. Black communities still have much less access to computing than white communities. And it often takes longer for black students to find a community on campus.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“For example, white students rush fraternities and sororities their first week here,” Stallworth said. “You can’t pledge black fraternities and sororities until you’re a sophomore with a 2.5 GPA.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“Students need a social network and an academic network,” he said. “When you get on the bus and say, ‘That test wrecked me,’ it helps a lot to hear someone else say, ‘me too.’”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Community isn’t the only issue, Stallworth said.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“If someone asked me how to take Georgia Tech to the next level in teaching and learning, I would recommend investing in mental health,” he said. “If we got mental health right, we would solve a lot of diversity issues.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Stallworth is still in the early days of planning new diversity initiatives for the College. Right now, he’s working on some foundational concepts.</span></span></p> <article class="align-left"><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2023/SCI_Cedric%20Stallworth_86A8898.jpg" width="300" height="200" alt="Cedric Stallworth teaching at Georgia Tech" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><p><span><span>“We’re going to define diversity, we’re going to be very clear about terms, we’re going to put up the scoreboard, we’re going to track success,” he said. “I want to stay ahead of the pack.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>His ultimate goal is to expose black students to the creative side of technology.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“We all felt black culture changing music with technology,” he said. “Those systems the earliest DJ’s duct-taped together, the creative use of the Roland 808 drum machine, which many white musicians saw as a toy.” </span></span></p> <p><span><span>“Right now computing is struggling with access, but once we nail that down we’ll move into creativity,” he said. “Just like food, just like music, tech is a wonderful ground for the mixing of cultures.”</span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-6432172754a51941a400e78e84dbe71fd8ee1606da8cec565a7df95fd46e28ef"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:07:13 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3438 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu Swire to Continue Defining the Field of Cybersecurity as J.Z. Liang Chair http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/swire-continue-defining-field-cybersecurity-jz-liang-chair <span>Swire to Continue Defining the Field of Cybersecurity as J.Z. Liang Chair </span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Fri, 12/02/2022 - 12:44</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_850x478_/public/images/main/2022/Peter%20Swire.jpeg?itok=qozF1B-c" width="850" height="478" alt="Georgia Tech Cybersecurity and Privacy Professor Peter Swire " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">Swire to Continue Defining the Field of Cybersecurity as J.Z. Liang Chair</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2022-11-29T12:00:00Z">Tuesday, November 29, 2022</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a><a href="/unit/school-cybersecurity-and-privacy" hreflang="en">School of Cybersecurity and Privacy</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6><a href="/news/tag/cybersecurity" hreflang="en">Cybersecurity</a></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span><span><span>The College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that Peter Swire has been named the J.Z. Liang Chair in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy (SCP). Swire previously held the Elizabeth and Tommy Holder Chair of Law and Ethics in the Scheller College of Business.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>“I am honored by this announcement,” Swire said. “Throughout my career in privacy and cybersecurity, I have worked at the intersection of computing, law, and public policy. With this Chair, I look forward to supporting the inter-disciplinary vision of the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Prior to joining Georgia Tech in 2013, Swire was a professor of law at the Ohio State University, George Washington University, and the University of Virginia. Under President Clinton, he served as Chief Counselor for Privacy in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the first person to have U.S. government-wide responsibility for privacy policy. After the Snowden revelations, he served as one of five members of President Obama’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology, which recommended changes to U.S. surveillance laws that have since been adopted into U.S. legislation.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>While trained as a lawyer Swire has long worked on computing topics. He served for two terms on the Forum on Cyber-Resiliency of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and this year completed work as a co-author of NASEM’s new report on “Cryptography and the Intelligence Community: The Future of Encryption.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>In 2012, Swire was named global co-chair of the Do Not Track standards process, of the World Wide Web Consortium. His earlier work included serving in 1999 as Chair of the White House Working Group on Encryption, which resulted in policy changes to permit the export of strong encryption from the United States.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>“As Computing expands into more and more fields, we need scholars like Peter who can cross the bridge between technical and legal problems,” said Charles Isbell, dean and John P. Imlay, Jr. chair of computing. “We are very pleased to have him as part of the School of Security and Privacy, and for him to hold the J.Z. Liang Chair. He is helping us define the future of cybersecurity as a field.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>“James” Jian Zhang Liang (ICS ’90, MS ICS ’91) was the co-founder and CEO of trip.com, a provider of travel services. He currently teaches as an Applied Professor of Applied Economics at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>SCP is Georgia Tech’s home for research and education in cybersecurity and privacy. SCP draws skilled cybersecurity professionals from technology, policy, business, and practical fields to meet a rising national and international demand. Housed within the nationally ranked College of Computing, this new school builds on Georgia Tech’s 20-year investment to further develop the research and education of cybersecurity and privacy.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>“We are incredibly proud of Peter and are very excited to see his work recognized in this way,” said Michael Bailey, inaugural chair of the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy. “At SCP we believe everyone should share in the economic prosperity and social progress enabled by technology. Ensuring the Cybersecurity and Privacy of these systems in society is a grand challenge that requires fundamentally new approaches. Peter’s long history of innovative work at the intersection of law and technology is a great example of SCP faculty rising to meet this grand challenge.”</span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-a13484d59bbaef8ab260e4c99b4df409cf03f56170aabc99596c6c4ba7876da3"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:44:02 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3402 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu Community Remembers Phil Enslow's Impact http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/news/community-remembers-phil-enslows-impact <span>Community Remembers Phil Enslow&#039;s Impact</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/82" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ben Snedeker</span></span> <span>Fri, 10/28/2022 - 08:13</span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> <h1 class="variant-h1">Community Remembers Phil Enslow&#039;s Impact</h1> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodebyline"> <div class="byline__content"> <div class="news-dateline"><h6><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> <time datetime="2022-10-28T12:00:00Z">Friday, October 28, 2022</time></h6> <h6><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="/author/ann-claycombe" hreflang="en">Ann Claycombe</a></h6></div> <div class="news-school"><h6><i class="fa fa-university"></i> <a href="/unit/college-computing" hreflang="en">College of Computing</a><a href="/unit/school-computer-science" hreflang="en">School of Computer Science</a></h6></div> <div class="news-tag"><h6></h6></div> </div> </div><div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://robot.cc.gatech.edu/taxonomy/term/293/feed" data-a2a-title="College of Computing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> </div><div class="news__body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodecoc-newsfield-news-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span>The College of Computing community is saddened by the recent news of the passing of <strong>Philip</strong> <strong>Enslow</strong>, <strong>Jr.</strong>, who taught computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1975 to 2000.  </span></span></p> <article class="align-left"><div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/general/2022/0000767377-01_1_0000767377-01-1_20221016.jpeg" width="220" height="216" alt="Philip Enslow Jr., longtime Georgia Tech computing professor" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </article><p><span><span>Enslow wrote a <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1646676">pioneering paper</a> in 1978 on distributed systems. He also built a comprehensive telecommunications program in the College and helped guide the creation of the College of Computing in 1990.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“When I became founding dean of the college in late 1989,” said <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Freeman</strong>, “Phil instantly became a point of reference and guide for me. To say that he was key to the early success of the College would be an understatement.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Enslow is not only remembered for his technical accomplishments, but also for being a warm and welcoming member of the Georgia Tech Computing community. </span></span></p> <p><span><span>“Phil certainly played a role in me choosing Georgia Tech,” said <strong>Mustaque</strong> <strong>Ahamad</strong>, a professor of computer science who came to Tech in 1995. “He was a colleague and a mentor to so many of us.” Ahamad was not alone in that sentiment.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“Phil is largely responsible for me accepting a faculty offer at Tech,” said <strong>Mostafa</strong> <strong>Ammar</strong>, Regents’ Professor of Computer Science, who joined in 1985. “I remember his interview questions about important practical things that are often glossed over in classes. To this day, one of my goals in a networking class is to make sure our students can answer Phil’s questions.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>“He was a true legend,” said <strong>Ellen</strong> <strong>Zegura</strong>, the Stephen Fleming Chair of Computer Science. “He was instrumental in shaping the College of Computing as an institution, but he also shaped so many individual careers.” Zegura first met Enslow when she came to Tech as an assistant professor in 1993.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>To learn more about Phillip Enslow, Jr., please read his <a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/philip-enslow-obituary?id=36814564">obituary</a>.</span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blocknews-views-block-1"> <div><div class="news-sidebar view view-news-views view-id-news_views view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-9fe871f0575b6fbccfe845498f1b99fad3d6c169fa33701fe3741704c231f84d"> <div class="view-header"> <h4><span class="first-word">Recent</span> Stories</h4> <hr /> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-content-wrap"> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0098.jpg?itok=pn_pBBg_" width="850" height="478" alt="HoopInSight" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/nba-fans-can-compare-player-stats-through-student-created-software" hreflang="en">NBA Fans Can Compare Player Stats Through Student-…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/2X6A0143.jpg?itok=Jb5d2njI" width="850" height="479" alt="John Stasko" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/award-roundup-regents-professor-earns-ieee-vgtc-lifetime-achievement-award" hreflang="en">Award Roundup: Regents' Professor Earns…</a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="row card__content variant-news"> <div class="col-6"> <a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_262_x_148_/public/images/main/2023/Vijay%20Ganesh_86A0211.jpg?itok=lK__Sgrr" width="850" height="478" alt="Vijay Ganesh" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <div> <div class="card-block"> <h4 class="card-block__title"><a href="/news/new-professor-explores-logical-reasoning-ai" hreflang="en">New Professor Explores Logical Reasoning in AI </a></h4> <p class="card-block__text"><time datetime="2023-10-25T08:00:00-04:00">Wednesday, October 25, 2023</time> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end row --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-component-blocks block-component-blocksnodeheading"> </div> <div class="my-3 clearfix block block-block-content block-block-contentcc154ae6-3abb-4fac-a7a6-688f19b53cc2"> <div class=""> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="twitter-timeline" data-height="1200" href="https://twitter.com/gtcomputing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by gtcomputing</a> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:13:35 +0000 Ben Snedeker 3368 at http://robot.cc.gatech.edu