{"293561":{"#nid":"293561","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Randall Picked to Lead Algorithms and Randomness Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ETo ensure a smooth transition of leadership of one of its most important research programs, the School of Computer Science has selected \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/dana-randall\u0022\u003EProfessor Dana Randall\u003C\/a\u003E as the next director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAlgorithms and Randomness Center (ARC).\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ERandall, the Advance Professor of Computing in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E, will succeed Professor Prasad Tetali as ARC director. Her appointment becomes effective May 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe center is charged with identifying problems with natural connections to algorithms and randomness. As part of this think tank, professors, researchers and students not only devise, extend and solidify theories of algorithms, they create practical solutions for scientists here at Georgia Tech and around the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cARC has transformed research in algorithms and randomness at Georgia Tech by building bridges across units and centers, engaging in new industrial collaborations, providing alternative perspectives on projects across the campus, and engaging students and postdoctoral researchers in novel and impactful ways,\u201d Randall said. \u201cThere are many opportunities for strengthening these connections, both internally and externally, as we move forward.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ERandall is a professor of theoretical computer science at Georgia Tech who studies randomized algorithms with her primary research focused on Markov chains. She also holds an adjunct appointment with the School of Mathematics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EShe earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in mathematics from Harvard and her doctorate in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. She was a Sloan fellow and gave the 2009 AMS Arnold Ross Lecture at the Augusta National Science Center. In 2012, she became an inaugural fellow of the American Mathematical Society.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are extremely excited that Dana has agreed to lead the Algorithms and Randomness Center,\u201d said Lance Fortnow, chair of the School of Computer Science. \u201cNot only is Dana an excellent computer scientist and mathematician, she is an outstanding mentor through her work as the Advance Professor of Computing. We are lucky to have her take this new role.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cDana is a recognized leader in the field of randomized algorithms where she has pioneered work in fast polynomial time algorithms with rigorous and provable performance guarantees,\u201d said Zvi Galil, the dean of the College of Computing. \u201cI am confident that she will effectively lead ARC in exciting and innovative directions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ERandall expressed excitement about her new appointment but noted that past and continued successes at the center rests upon many people.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe owe much gratitude to the founding ARC directors, Santosh Vempala and Prasad Tetali, for their excellent leadership and boundless energy, as well as the countless faculty and students who continue to contribute to the center\u0027s success,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"To ensure a smooth transition of leadership of one of its most important research programs, the School of Computer Science has selected Professor Dana Randall as the next director of the Algorithms and Randomness Center (ARC)."}],"uid":"27556","created_gmt":"2014-04-28 11:49:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:18","author":"Michaelanne Dye","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71775":{"id":"71775","type":"image","title":"Dana Randall - Profile","body":null,"created":"1449177405","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:45","changed":"1475894642","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:02","alt":"Dana Randall - Profile","file":{"fid":"193601","name":"dana_randall_web.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dana_randall_web_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dana_randall_web_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":35835,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dana_randall_web_0.png?itok=2qz6lkXN"}}},"media_ids":["71775"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"92341","name":"Algorithms and Randomness Center"},{"id":"4265","name":"ARC"},{"id":"10467","name":"Dana Randall"},{"id":"12708","name":"prasad tetali"},{"id":"114601","name":"Press Release"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhillip Taylor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eptaylor@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}