College of Computing at Georgia Tech

Talk about making an indelible mark! Along with his many other achievements at Georgia Tech, computer science became the largest major on campus on Dean Isbell's watch!

He'll certainly be missed, but we wish Dean Isbell all the best as provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison!!!

Dean Isbell Moving on From Georgia Tech This Summer | College of Computing Dean Isbell Moving on From Georgia Tech This Summer Monday, May 1, 2023 Ann Claycombe College of Computing Charles Isbell, dean and John P. Imlay chair of Computing, has accepted the position of provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His last day at Georgia Tech is July 31. Isbell is a Geor...

ICYMI: Our latest human-computer interaction (HCI) research was in the spotlight last week at !

Check out the web experience linked below to explore all of the groundbreaking and innovative research, and to learn about the faculty and student researchers who keep Georgia Tech on the leading edge of ! https://chi.gatech.edu/

Tennis, anyone? This robot developed at is changing what's possible in fast-movement robotics!

Meet E.S.T.H.E.R. the Tennis Playing Robot Dr. Gombolay (Assistant Professor Interactive Computing) and his team of researchers create the first ever wheel chair tennis playing robot.

Be sure to spend some time checking out 's new interactive video wall next time you stop by the College (CCB). It's four-feet tall and nearly 14-feet long!

College of Computing's Hall of Fame Gets New Interactive Digital Home | College of Computing College of Computing's Hall of Fame Gets New Interactive Digital Home Friday, October 7, 2022 Ben Snedeker College of Computing Visitors to the College of Computing Building (CCB) will notice a big change just inside the front doors. An interactive video wall was installed this week. The wall featur...

Before graduating earlier this year with her Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing, alumna Adriana Alvarado focused her research efforts on understanding what role technology could play to support victims of human rights violations.

Hispanic Heritage Month: Adriana Alvarado Uses Technology To Support Human Rights | College of Computing Hispanic Heritage Month: Adriana Alvarado Uses Technology To Support Human Rights Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Nathan Deen College of ComputingSchool of Interactive Computing When Adriana Alvarado moved to Barcelona, Spain, to pursue a master’s degree in cognitive science and interactive systems,...

These ladies descended on the Grace Hopper conference ready to learn, network, and exact a positive change in tech as the future of the industry.

Who's ready for some soul! Dean Isbell and Brown University Professor Michael Littman’s latest song, “Mean Without a Cluster,” is set to the tune of Silk Sonic’s “Smokin’ Out the Window” & is an instant hit! This musical lesson provides an insider’s look at k-means clustering, an occasionally misunderstood unsupervised machine learning algorithm. https://youtu.be/MAU0gQXn28s

Smoov & Curly Present - Mean Without a Cluster (Official Music Video) "Look here, K Means tries to reduce the sum of squared distances between the data and the cluster means" - Michael Littman, AKA CurlyCharles Isbell (College ...

Our students represented us well in the Hyper Dash Exhibition hosted by the Belgian Trade Mission, at

The School of Cybersecurity and Privacy had some big changes this week. The interim chair Rich DeMillo served his last day yesterday and ended his tenure with a letter of gratitude. Read the letter at the link in our story.

is this weeks College of computing highlight for Kathy is a alum who has dedicated over ten years of her life to advancing the field of computer science. Kathy currently works as a founder of an ethical tech working group at Harvard.

You never know where research will take you! These students went to Alaska to field test a device that they created as part of an animal-centered computing course with Associate Professor Melody Jackson. https://b.gatech.edu/37SYsoj

Iditarod Sled Dogs Test New Device That Could Reduce Injuries for Canine Athletes | College of Computing Iditarod Sled Dogs Test New Device That Could Reduce Injuries for Canine Athletes Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Ben Snedeker College of ComputingInteractive ComputingGVU Center Whether pulling a sled across the frozen tundra for hundreds of miles or guiding a visually impaired runner on a cross-country ma...

Join us tonight, March 30th at 5pm ET for the 2nd Annual Klaus Startup Challenge. We have 24 teams of student entrepreneurs ready to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. You can join the live stream - Link in story.

Anita Borg - was a computer scientist that emphasized the importance of women in CS. In the late 1980’s she took on many initiatives to create opportunities for women to enter the field of computing. She was the co-founder of the Grace Hopper celebration and the Systers – an electronic community for women in CS. For her work she was awarded the Ada Lovelace award from the Association of Women in Computing (AWS.) 1949-2003

Come out on Wednesday to the CCB lobby to enjoy some boba and apply to be a peer mentor for our incoming class of first-year computing students. You'll get to meet some of last year's mentors and learn more about this great opportunity. We're excited to see you all there!

Katherine Johnson – was a Nasa mathematician that was able to figure out the calculations that created the path to allow a spacecraft to orbit the earth, and later to put a man on the moon. The remarkable thing about Katherine Johnson is that she was able to use math to overcome the racial biases and misogyny that kept her out of the space task group – although she was more than qualified. 1918-2020

Ada Lovelace – regarded as the first computer programmer. Most well-known for the work she did with Charles Babbage on the proposed Mechanical General-Purpose Machine which was an analytical engine. She was an excellent annotator and compared the machine ability to weave numbers to the way a loom weaves flowers/leaves the early programming language ADA is named for her. 1815 -1852

Are you a computing graduate student at a historically black or minority-serving institution? Georgia Tech and Facebook would like to offer you free online machine-learning courses.

Our new program, the Artificial Intelligence Learning Alliance (AILA), offers online classes co-taught by Georgia Tech professors and Facebook researchers. We’ll teach you advanced theory and show you how it’s actually used at one of the biggest companies on the planet.

A course on Deep Learning is available now, and two more are coming online soon. Sign up for our courses here: https://bit.ly/3tmTwij. Read more about the program (and how to get your professors involved here: https://b.gatech.edu/3KeDLkz

Partnership with Meta Brings New Online Machine Learning Resources to HBCUs | College of Computing Partnership with Meta Brings New Online Machine Learning Resources to HBCUs Monday, February 28, 2022 Ann Claycombe College of ComputingInteractive ComputingMachine Learning Center Georgia Tech and Meta have launched a new co-teaching initiative, the Artificial Intelligence Learning Alliance (AILA),...

What are the key trending topics for technology in 2022? Hear what some of 's experts had to say on the subject at the link!

🔗 https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/responsibility-key-broader-understanding-and-acceptance-ai-2022

It's a familiar mark, but now it's official. The interlocking GT will now serve as the anchor of Georgia Tech's new visual brand identity.

Mary Hudachek-Buswell and Olufisayo Omojokun do an amazing job teaching our undergraduate students. Now, two new MOOCs taught by them rank among the top 2 percent of roughly 2,900 new online courses in 2021. We're glad to see their impact extend beyond the boundaries of Georgia Tech's campus!

🔗 https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/two-courses-created-georgia-tech-rank-top-two-percent

Congrats to B. Aditya Prakash and Chao Zhang for earning grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Facebook Research! Learn more about the research the grants will help fund at the link.

🔗 https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/embracing-socratic-paradox-may-lead-more-reliable-predictions-ai-models

Congrats to Qirun Zhang on winning an Amazon Research Award! Read about the award and how it will help support Zhang's programming languages research.

https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/professor-wins-amazon-research-award

We're celebrating this week and honoring those Georgia Tech grads who have come back to call us home again! Explore some Q&As (and you HAVE to check out the throwback photo gallery).

🔗 https://sites.gatech.edu/alumnihometostay/

It's the final day of , and we are sharing one more Q&A with one of our incredible faculty. Professor Annie Antón shares her thoughts on mentorship, leadership, and how she aims to impact future generations of computer scientists.

READ: https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/faculty-qa-professor-annie-anton-discusses-how-leadership-mentorship-and-heritage-has-helped

College researchers have partnered with Facebook AI and other universities to compile the largest dataset on egocentric vision. The data includes of 2,200 hours of video shot from a first-person point of view and will have enormous impact on future innovation in and . Read how this could impact future generations at the link!

🔗 https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/through-anothers-eyes-university-researchers-facebook-release-massive-dataset-expand

Check out this feature of one of our own! CS student Jordan Lym, who is president of Starter Bikes at Georgia Tech! Also, learn about Georgia Tech's biking community and get involved throughout October's Atlanta Bike Challenge at the link:

https://www.news.gatech.edu/news/2021/09/30/join-october-atlanta-bike-challenge

Throughout , we will be sharing the stories of members of the Georgia Tech riding community. Meet Starter Bikes at Georgia Tech president Jordan Lym:

Jordan is a fourth year Industrial Design and Computer Science student, who discovered riding during his first year at Georgia Tech. During his leadership at Starter Bikes, he has focused on building the Georgia Tech bike community through social group rides, biking awareness, and affordable bike resources for campus. He also wants to grow the Starter Bikes organization by providing volunteers opportunities for leadership, confidence, and self-sufficiency.

What inspired you to start riding?
My grandma told me I looked a lil' chubby when I went back home from winter break my freshman year. Also, I was tired of walking everywhere, since it felt like I was losing time, so when I came back for the spring semester, I got a bike through Starter Bikes, which improved my fitness and increased the amount of free time I had on my hands. When I went home for the summer, my grandma told me I lost some weight since the last time I saw her, so that was relieving!

How many miles is your commute one-way and how long does the ride vs drive take?
2 miles, which takes 5-10 minutes to ride and 30 minutes (including parking) to drive

Why do you choose to commute by bike?
As I have become more involved with the bike community, I have learned that biking brings me back to being a kid. I would much rather have fun on my bike than have to pay for gas, sit in traffic, and be stressed. The bike for me is my happy place, and the fact that I can ride it to where I need to go is what keeps me positive every day.

What is your favorite aspect of riding?
I love feeling connected to the outdoors when on a bike. I truly believe that you can never experience a city just in a car. When I am cruising through the city or on campus, I get to see and feel my surroundings and have more of an appreciation of everything.

What practical advice would you share with someone who wants to start riding?
Ride with a friend, it'll help you gain the confidence you need to guide yourself through the best streets.

Each week, there are two great options for help with bike repairs and maintenance on campus! On Wednesdays from 10am-2pm, AztecCycles is at the Community Market, and, on Fridays, join Starter Bikes in the CRC Parking Deck during their open hours from 4-7pm (3-6 on the last Friday of the month).
Follow Starter Bikes on social media:
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/StarterBikesGT
Instagram: instagram.com/starterbikesGT

Georgia Tech experts: Online learning doesn’t have to be inferior Two prominent Georgia Tech computer scientists maintain online classes can be as effective as face-to-face instruction and urge expansion of opportunities that liberate students from the confines of a classroom and an 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily schedule.

“Many of these undergraduate students are talented and have the motivation to do the research and drive innovation, but may not have resources needed to take off, including advice or roles models from their community. Organizing initiatives such as this give us an opportunity to disseminate resources, let these types of students know about opportunities, and motivate them to take the challenge.” —Alexander Rodriguez, Ph.D., School of Computational Science and Engineering

Check out more about Rodriquez and his effort to expand minority recruitment at the link below!

🔗 https://b.gatech.edu/39wYobe