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Georgia Tech, 6 Collaborators Receive $5.9 Million NIH Grant for a National Center in AI-based mHealth Research

July 20, 2020

he NIH is issuing $5.9 million in funding for a new national biomedical technology resource center (BTRC), called the mHealth Center for Discovery, Optimization & Translation of Temporally-Precise Interventions (mDOT).

Computing Alum is Shaping the Future of Software Engineering

July 20, 2020

Georgia Tech alumnus and founder of 7Factor Software Jeremy Duvall recently made a financial gift to the James D. Foley GVU Center Endowment.

Dellaert Wins Test of Time Award for a Second Time This Year

ML@GT News, Jul 9, 2020

ML@GT to Present Nine Papers at Competitive Machine Learning Conference

GT Computing, Jul 8, 2020

C4G BLIS Update Improves Usability, Could Prove Useful in Fight Against Disease Outbreaks

June 25, 2020

A system that has helped bring digital record keeping to hospitals across Africa has received a needed update for new platforms like smartphones and tablets.

Robots Gain Ability to Master Object Manipulation with Context-Aware Technique

June 16, 2020

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed one of the most robust research methods currently available to allow robots to correctly pick up common objects based on how they should be used.

ML@GT Faculty Members Will Discuss Projects Related to Covid-19 Relief During Virtual Panel

June 12, 2020

Members of the ML@GT community will discuss their Covid-19 related research efforts in a panel discussion on June 24, 2020.

Research Conference Shows Social Challenges are Manifested, Magnified, and Mitigated Online at Pivotal Time for Nation

June 10, 2020

The value of online mental health communities, how crisis events are described differently over time on social media, and refining how cyberbullying is detected and classified are major topics of research from Georgia Tech at ICWSM 2020.

Robotics Research Includes Advances in Systems Design, Applications, and other Key Areas

June 9, 2020

Roboticists from around the world, including researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, are publishing their latest work at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

Dellaert Awarded IEEE ICRA Milestone Award

June 9, 2020

The award recognizes the most influential ICRA paper published between 1998-2002 and selected Monte Carlo Localization for Mobile Robots as this year’s recipient.

IC Students Support Innovation in India through 'MakerGhat'

May 22, 2020

MakerGhat is a local makerspace in India designed to cater specifically to low-resourced innovators.

NSF Grant to Fund Georgia Tech Research into Psychological Impact of COVID-19

May 15, 2020

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has received a grant from the NSF to study the mental health outcomes of COVID-19 through examination of social media activity and geographic epidemiological data.

Social Media and Wellbeing: Does Bias in Self-Reported Data Impact Research?

May 8, 2020

Error in the data, said School of Interactive Computing Ph.D. student Sindhu Ernala, can impact the inferences drawn from the data itself.

Interactive Tool Helps People See Why Staying Home Matters During a Pandemic

April 21, 2020

A new interactive modeling tool can help people understand why social distancing is so important.

Meet ML@GT: Lara J. Martin Trains AI Agents to Become Storytellers

Memos from ML@GT, Apr 16, 2020

Machine Learning Technique Helps Wearable Devices Get Better at Diagnosing Sleep Disorders and Quality

April 15, 2020

ML@GT researchers are improving the accuracy and efficiency of devices used to track sleeping using machine learning techniques.

IC Ph.D. Students Named 2020 Members of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

April 15, 2020

The NSF GRFP provides financial support for three years, comprised of a $34,000 stipend per 12-month fellowship year, as well as a direct payment of $12,000 to Georgia Tech toward the cost of education for each of the three years of fellowship funding.

Georgia Tech Researchers Presenting Work Virtually at Top AI Conference Due to COVID-19

GT Computing, Apr 13, 2020

Lab Manager Lends Expertise to Help 3D Print Prototype Mask

April 10, 2020

A College of Computing staff members contributed his 3D printing expertise to ensure the success of a vital project.

Four Machine Learning Faculty Members Earn Promotions and Tenure

April 8, 2020

Four faculty members at the Machine Learning Center at Georgia Tech have received promotions or been granted tenure.

Looking for Activities at Home? Try These Interactive Tools from IC Researchers

April 3, 2020

These are just a couple of the tools you can interact with online, giving you opportunities from learning how to code to creating art.

Pitch Perfect: GT Computing Undergrads Provide Automated Training Upgrade for Softball Team

April 1, 2020

A group of undergraduate students at Georgia Tech are working with the softball team to provide an automated upgrade to players’ training.

Passing the Torch: Georgia Tech Roboticists Lead Future Generation of Women in the Field

March 25, 2020

Ph.D. Student De'Aira Bryant uses the leadership of adviser Ayanna Howard to help guide her and future generations of women in robotics.

Georgia Tech Professor Uses Virtual Reality to Move Major Conference Online

March 24, 2020

For the first time in its 26-year history, IEEE VR will meet in an all-virtual environment.

Georgia Tech Kicks Off Atlanta's Biggest STEM Party March 6-7

February 27, 2020

The two-week Atlanta Science Festival will launch at Georgia Tech and bring diverse STEM programming to campus and metro area.

Changing the Conversation: Georgia Tech Researchers Provide New Approach to Automated Story Generation

February 4, 2020

Research from Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing provides a novel approach that improves the combination of automated story generation with natural language.

Jill Watson Team Reaches Semifinals in IBM AI XPrize Competition

January 30, 2020

Jill Watson – Georgia Tech’s AI designed explicitly for answering student questions about specific courses - was named as one of 10 semifinalists in IBM’s AI XPrize competition.

Why asking an AI to explain itself can make things worse

MIT Technology Review, Jan 30, 2020

Jill Watson, an AI Pioneer in Education, Turns 4

January 24, 2020

Georgia Tech’s most well-known artificially intelligent teaching assistant, Jill Watson, turns four years old this January.

ML@GT Adds Six New Associate Directors to Leadership Team

January 6, 2020

The Machine Learning Center at Georgia Tech enters the new year with an expanded leadership team.