{"647065":{"#nid":"647065","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Simple Robots, Smart Algorithms: Meet the BOBbots","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnyone with children knows that while controlling one child can be hard, controlling many at once can be nearly impossible. Getting swarms of robots to work collectively can be equally challenging, unless researchers carefully choreograph their interactions \u0026mdash; like planes in formation \u0026mdash; using increasingly sophisticated components and algorithms. But what can be reliably accomplished when the robots on hand are simple, inconsistent, and lack sophisticated programming for coordinated behavior?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA team of researchers led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/dana-randall\u0022\u003EDana Randall\u003C\/a\u003E, ADVANCE Professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EComputing\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPhysics\u003C\/a\u003E, sought to show that even the simplest of robots can still accomplish tasks well beyond the capabilities of one, or even a few, of them. The goal of accomplishing these tasks with what the team dubbed \u0026quot;dumb robots\u0026quot; (essentially mobile granular particles) exceeded their expectations, and the researchers report being able to remove all sensors, communication, memory and computation \u0026mdash; and instead accomplishing a set of tasks through leveraging the robots\u0026#39; physical characteristics, a trait that the team terms \u0026quot;task embodiment.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026#39;s simple BOBbots, or \u0026quot;behaving, organizing, buzzing bots\u0026quot; were named for granular physics pioneer Bob Behringer,\u0026quot; explains Randall. \u0026quot;Their cylindrical chassis have vibrating brushes underneath and loose magnets on their periphery, causing them to spend more time at locations with more neighbors.\u0026quot; The experimental platform was supplemented by precise computer simulations led by Georgia Tech physics student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crablab.gatech.edu\/pages\/people\/index.html#\u0022\u003EShengkai Li\u003C\/a\u003E, as a way to study aspects of the system inconvenient to study in the lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite the simplicity of the BOBbots, the researchers discovered that, as the robots move and bump into each other, \u0026quot;compact aggregates form that are capable of collectively clearing debris that is too heavy for one alone to move,\u0026quot; according to Goldman. \u0026quot;While most people build increasingly complex and expensive robots to guarantee coordination, we wanted to see what complex tasks could be accomplished with very simple robots.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir work, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/7\/17\/eabe8494\/tab-article-info\u0022\u003Eas reported April 23, 2021 in the journal \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/7\/17\/eabe8494\/tab-article-info\u0022\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E was inspired by a theoretical model of particles moving around on a chessboard. A theoretical abstraction known as a self-organizing particle system was developed to rigorously study a mathematical model of the BOBbots. Using ideas from probability theory, statistical physics and stochastic algorithms, the researchers were able to prove that the theoretical model undergoes a phase change as the magnetic interactions increase \u0026mdash; abruptly changing from dispersed to aggregating in large, compact clusters, similar to phase changes we see in common everyday systems, like water and ice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The rigorous analysis not only showed us how to build the BOBbots, but also revealed an inherent robustness of our algorithm that allowed some of the robots to be faulty or unpredictable,\u0026quot; notes Randall, who also serves as a professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ecomputer science\u003C\/a\u003E and adjunct professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Emathematics\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe collaboration is based on experiments and simulations also designed by Bahnisikha Dutta, Ram Avinery and Enes Aydin from Georgia Tech, as well as on theoretical work by Andrea Richa and Joshua Daymude from Arizona State University, and Sarah Cannon from Claremont McKenna College, who is a recent Georgia Tech graduate.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work is part of a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) funded by the Army Research Office (ARO) to study the foundations of emergent computation and collective intelligence.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFunding: This work was supported by the Department of Defense under MURI award no. 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Researchers report that these \u0026ldquo;BOBbots\u0026rdquo; (behaving, organizing, buzzing bots) are also capable of collectively clearing debris that is too heavy for one alone to move, thanks to a robust algorithm.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Inspired by a theoretical model of particles moving around on a chessboard, new robot swarm research shows that, as magnetic interactions increase, dispersed \u201cdumb robots\u201d \u2014 dubbed BOBbots \u2014 can gather in compact clusters to accomplish complex tasks."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2021-04-29 18:33:03","changed_gmt":"2021-06-28 15:18:33","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"647117":{"id":"647117","type":"image","title":"A collection of \u0022BOBbots\u0022 in motion (Credit: Shengkai Li, Georgia Tech)","body":null,"created":"1620059861","gmt_created":"2021-05-03 16:37:41","changed":"1620059861","gmt_changed":"2021-05-03 16:37:41","alt":"","file":{"fid":"245680","name":"bobots.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bobots.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bobots.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":550430,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bobots.jpg?itok=BQRYmzxQ"}},"647113":{"id":"647113","type":"image","title":"When sensors, communication, memory and computation are removed from a group of simple robots, certain sets of complex tasks can still be accomplished by leveraging the robots\u0027 physical characteristics (Credit: Shengkai Li, Georgia Tech) ","body":null,"created":"1620059371","gmt_created":"2021-05-03 16:29:31","changed":"1620059371","gmt_changed":"2021-05-03 16:29:31","alt":"","file":{"fid":"245676","name":"bobotsjpg.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bobotsjpg.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bobotsjpg.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":106207,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bobotsjpg.jpeg?itok=K75TAGWm"}},"647116":{"id":"647116","type":"image","title":"Shengkai Li, a graduate student in physics at Georgia Tech, with two BOBbots (Credit: Shengkai Li)","body":null,"created":"1620059725","gmt_created":"2021-05-03 16:35:25","changed":"1620059925","gmt_changed":"2021-05-03 16:38:45","alt":"","file":{"fid":"245679","name":"20210423_150721 Shengkai Li BOBbots.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/20210423_150721%20Shengkai%20Li%20BOBbots.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/20210423_150721%20Shengkai%20Li%20BOBbots.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":575380,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/20210423_150721%20Shengkai%20Li%20BOBbots.jpg?itok=ERHKaWxn"}},"647115":{"id":"647115","type":"image","title":"Dana Randall, Daniel Goldman, and Bahnisikha Dutta work together on creating magnetic robots. 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Once separate fields would now need to work together in this changing landscape, and Fortnow viewed his role similarly. As chair, he oversaw some of the top researchers in systems, databases, cybersecurity, architecture, theory, networks, and programming languages. His goal was to create a unified research vision where faculty were encouraged to collaborate in pursuit of bold new research initiatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/tech\/annals-of-technology\/a-most-profound-math-problem\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E[RELATED: A Most Profound Math Problem]\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFortnow grew this research community through hiring faculty who excelled at working in multiple fields. Since he started, the number of pre-tenure faculty has grown from five to 11 \u0026mdash; with 10 new faculty members added in the past two years \u0026mdash; a striking achievement when there are five open jobs for every candidate. The school now boasts 37 faculty members, including nine endowed chairs, eight ACM fellows, and multiple NSF CAREER Award winners. The faculty manage multimillion-dollar contracts from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/news\/556931\/monitoring-side-channel-signals-could-detect-malicious-software-iot-devices\u0022\u003EDARPA\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/news\/600738\/georgia-tech-researchers-awarded-75-million-office-naval-research-secure-stack\u0022\u003EONR\u003C\/a\u003E, and other prominent research institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring Fortnow\u0026rsquo;s tenure, SCS faculty lead research endeavors on the future of computing outside the school as well. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.crnch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies\u003C\/a\u003E (CRNCH), created in 2016, finds new ways to build computing devices as the technological environment shifts. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ideas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Data Engineering and Science\u003C\/a\u003E (IDEaS) was also launched in 2016 around data-driven research. The Institute refocused its cybersecurity efforts when the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iisp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Institute for Information Security and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E (IISP) was founded in 2015 with many SCS faculty serving as vital members.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/586711\/school-computer-science-celebrates-10th-anniversary\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E[RELATED: School of Computer Science Celebrates 10th Anniversary]\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lance has been an effective chair and leader for the School of Computer Science,\u0026rdquo; said College of Computing Dean \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/zvi-galil\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZvi Galil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;The school is extremely productive, not only in the foundational areas of computing, but also through efforts in areas like data science and cybersecurity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFortnow, a computational complexity scholar, came to Georgia Tech from Northwestern University in 2012. He is an ACM Fellow and was the founding editor of \u003Cem\u003EACM Transactions on Computation Theory\u003C\/em\u003E. 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The Formal Foundations of Algorithmic Matter and Emergent Computation team also includes chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, and computational science researchers from other universities.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers are trying to predict and design emergent behavior within computation by using basic algorithms on simple machines to perform complex tasks. Emergent behavior is when a microscopic change in a parameter creates a macroscopic change to a system. This collective behavior is easy to find in nature, from a swarm of bees to a colony of ants, but also appears in other scientific disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A MURI lets us take a deep dive toward understanding how many computationally limited components at the micro-scale can be programmed to work collectively to produce useful behavior at the macro-scale,\u0026rdquo; said Randall, who is also the ADVANCE Professor of Computing. \u0026ldquo;Our interdisciplinary team combines expertise in many fields, mimicking the research by forming a collaboration that is also greater than the sum of its parts.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe MURI hybrid approach to algorithmic matter combines traditional logic-based programming with non-traditional computational methods, such as using physical characteristics of the interacting matter to drive a system toward collective behavior. One of the goals is to program based on this predictable emergent behavior. The approach also predicts basic properties of the collective\u0026rsquo;s emergent behavior, like whether it will behave like a gas, fluid, or solid. In this context, emergent behavior turns into emergent collective computation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;MURI promises basic algorithms that allow very simple machines to work collectively to perform amazingly complex tasks,\u0026rdquo; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) chemical engineering Professor \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/srg.mit.edu\/\u0022\u003EMichael Strano\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E said. \u0026ldquo;Our team will examine systems of autonomous cell-like particles that interact and respond to the movement of their neighbors in a programmable way. 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In addition to Randall, Goldman, and Strano, the team also includes Arizona State computational science and engineering Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EAndrea Richa\u003C\/strong\u003E, MIT physics Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EJeremy England\u003C\/strong\u003E, and Northwestern mechanical engineering Professor \u003Cstrong\u003ETodd Murphey\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe overarching goal is to find how simplistic the computation can be for this complexity. 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The headlines have been revised for the College of Sciences website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers have been awarded $6.25 million from the Department of Defense (DoD) to use collective emergent behavior to achieve task-oriented objectives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDoD\u0026rsquo;s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives (MURI) Program funds projects that bring researchers together from diverse backgrounds to work on a complex problem. 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I am grateful for all of the incredibly talented and brilliant people that I have been fortunate to work with during my time at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Mathematics Chair Rachel Kuske\u0026nbsp;and School of Computer Science Chair Lance Fortnow and nominated Tetali for the appointment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Prasad has distinguished himself across research, teaching, and leadership. We do not know how he finds time to do it all, but Prasad is a model citizen in addition to being a prolific and influential researcher and a dedicated teacher and mentor,\u0026rdquo; the school chairs wrote of Tetali to the nomination committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I extend warm congratulations to Prasad for this outstanding recognition,\u0026rdquo; said College of Sciences Dean and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sutherlandchair.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESutherland Chair\u003C\/a\u003E Paul M. Goldbart. \u0026ldquo;I thank him again for wisely guiding the School of Mathematics when he served as interim chair, before Rachel came on board, and for consistently modeling the qualities of a compassionate academic who shines in all dimensions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a richly deserved honor for Prasad, and I\u0026rsquo;m thrilled for him,\u0026rdquo; said Zvi Galil, John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing. \u0026ldquo;In addition to his leadership contributions in the School of Mathematics, he has previously served as director of our Algorithms \u0026amp; Randomness Center and enjoys a sterling reputation among his fellow faculty. On behalf of the entire College of Computing, I extend my warmest congratulations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETetali\u0026rsquo;s research interests include discrete mathematics, theoretical computer science, probability, and functional analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the past few decades, discrete mathematics has received much attention and support from the computer science community, thanks to attempts to understand and classify many useful, everyday optimization problems as computationally easy, tractable, or intractable,\u0026rdquo; said Tetali in a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/520261\u0022\u003EQ\u0026amp;A published last year\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETetali served as director of the interdisciplinary \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAlgorithms and Randomness Center\u003C\/a\u003E from 2011 until 2014. 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I am grateful for all of the incredibly talented and brilliant people that I have been fortunate to work with during my time at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Computer Science Chair \u003Cstrong\u003ELance Fortnow\u003C\/strong\u003E and School of Mathematics Chair \u003Cstrong\u003ERachel Kuske\u003C\/strong\u003E nominated Tetali for the appointment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Prasad has distinguished himself across research, teaching, and leadership. We do not know how he finds time to do it all, but Prasad is a model citizen in addition to being a prolific and influential researcher and a dedicated teacher and mentor,\u0026rdquo; the school chairs wrote of Tetali to the nomination committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I extend warm congratulations to Prasad for this outstanding recognition,\u0026rdquo; said College of Sciences Dean and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sutherlandchair.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESutherland Chair\u003C\/a\u003E Paul M. Goldbart. \u0026ldquo;I thank him again for wisely guiding the School of Mathematics when he served as interim chair, before Rachel came on board, and for consistently modeling the qualities of a compassionate academic who shines in all dimensions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As another computer theoretician I am somewhat biased, but this is a richly deserved honor for Prasad, and I\u0026rsquo;m thrilled for him,\u0026rdquo; said Zvi Galil, John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing. \u0026ldquo;In addition to his leadership contributions in the School of Mathematics, he has previously served as director of our Algorithms \u0026amp; Randomness Center and enjoys a sterling reputation among his fellow faculty. On behalf of the entire College of Computing, I extend my warmest congratulations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETetali\u0026rsquo;s research interests include discrete mathematics, theoretical computer science, probability, and functional analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the past few decades, discrete mathematics has received much attention and support from the computer science community, thanks to attempts to understand and classify many useful, everyday optimization problems as computationally easy, tractable, or intractable,\u0026rdquo; said Tetali in a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/520261\u0022\u003EQ\u0026amp;A published last year\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETetali served as director of the interdisciplinary \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAlgorithms and Randomness Center\u003C\/a\u003E from 2011 until 2014. 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Media outlets are calling this information explosion \u0026ldquo;big data.\u0026rdquo; Companies, organizations, and governments are now on the hunt to find better ways of analyzing and modeling big data, with potential benefits for business, science, education, and law enforcement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NSF initiative \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/pubs\/2016\/nsf16615\/nsf16615.htm\u0022\u003ETransdisciplinary Research in Principles of Data Science\u003C\/a\u003E (TRIPODS) hopes to leverage academic expertise in mathematics, statistics, and theoretical computer science. In Phase I of TRIPODS, the NSF put out a call to support the development of small collaborative institutes. Georgia Tech responded with TRIAD, which will be operate\u0026nbsp;alongside the recently launched\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ideas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Institute for Data Engineering and Science\u003C\/a\u003E (IDEaS).\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/xiaoming-huo\u0022\u003EXiaoming Huo\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering, will be TRIAD\u0026rsquo;S executive director; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~tetali\/\u0022\u003EPrasad Tetali\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Mathematics with a joint appointment in the School of Computer Science, will serve as co-principal investigator.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The emphasis on theoretical foundations of data science offers a great opportunity for mathematicians to actively engage with other scientists and help make breakthroughs in this fast-growing interdisciplinary field,\u0026rdquo; says Tetali. \u0026ldquo;Our team also recognizes the importance of being the only team, out of the dozen winners of Phase I, to have been selected from the Southeast,\u0026rdquo; he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty from the College of Sciences with expertise in algebraic and convex geometry, applied dynamics, computational and numerical methods, discrete mathematics, quantitative and computational biology, high-dimensional probability, and statistical inference will provide research for TRIAD. Faculty members include School of Biological Sciences Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E and School of Mathematics professors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/people\/leonid-bunimovich\u0022\u003ELeonid Bunimovich\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~kang\/\u0022\u003ESung Ha Kang\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/people\/vladimir-koltchinskii\u0022\u003EVladimir Koltchinskii\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/586736\u0022\u003ERachel Kuske\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~aleykin3\/\u0022\u003EAnton Leykin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~glivshyts6\/\u0022\u003E, Galyna Livshyts\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~ipopescu\/Welcome.html\u0022\u003EIonel Popescu\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~mzhilova7\/\u0022\u003EMayya Zhilova\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Tech wins NSF funding for new interdisciplinary research institute that will tackle \u201cbig data\u201d "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is getting $1.5 million in government funding to help take data science to the next level. 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A series of short introductory presentations transitioned into a town hall conversation about opportunities, resources, and ways to engage. The evening ended with a celebratory reception and presentation of data-driven music provided by Mason Bretan, a Ph.D. student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Music Technology\u003C\/a\u003E. The reception also included a presentation featuring the research of IDEaS-affilated faculty, centers, and institutes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the town hall, Randall introduced the IDEaS team, including the recently appointed associate directors David Sherrill (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Deirdre Shoemaker (Physics), and Marilyn Wolf (Electrical and Computer Engineering), and the newly formed \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ideas.gatech.edu\/people\/ideas-faculty-council\u0022\u003EIDEaS Faculty Council\u003C\/a\u003E. Randall also talked about the role IDEaS will play in shaping research neighborhoods in the upcoming Coda Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We want the community to engage with us and start a conversation about their data science needs--to create the next big idea in data science with us,\u0026quot; Randall said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAluru gave an overview on how the Institute is composed, and of its motivation, goals, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ideas.gatech.edu\/affiliated-units\u0022\u003Eaffiliations\u003C\/a\u003E with centers dedicated to data science foundational research and applications. IDEaS is also closely allied with the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.southbdhub.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESouth Big Data Hub\u003C\/a\u003E, with Aluru (as the hub PI) and Renata Rawlings-Goss (as the hub co-executive director) serving in leadership roles for both entitites.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAluru discussed IDEaS\u0026#39;s progress to date, including three industry-academia-bridging workshops in the areas of materials and manufacturing, analytics and machine learning, and precision medicine. A fourth upcoming workshop at Georgia Tech on April 26-27 will concentrate on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.southbdhub.org\/iotconf.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIoT for smart and connected cities and campuses\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAluru summarized IDEaS\u0026#39;s work developing collaborative proposals to date, and issued a call to mobilize for future strategic activities. Aluru and Randall called attention to upcoming activities such as several IDEaS mini-retreats: IDEaS in Research,\u0026nbsp; IDEaS for the Future, a retreat on Data Science for Pediatrics (with the Pediatric Technology Center) on May 23, and a Retreat for Energy (with SEI) in early Fall. Other events include monthly networking gatherings, with the first of these scheduled for April 28 at 4 p.m.; Data Science modules, short courses, specialized training; and the IDEaS seminar series starting in the fall on Fridays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. IDEaS is also planning to launch the IDEaS Labs, and the IDEaS Data Repositories. Anyone interested in contributing to these efforts can contact \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ideas.gatech.edu\/staff\u0022\u003Ethe IDEaS team\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERawlings-Goss, directory of industry partnerships, gave a synopsis of the IDEaS Industry Alliance Program. \u0026quot;We\u0026#39;ve had some early successes,\u0026quot; she said. \u0026quot;For example, through our new Program to Empower Partnerships with Industry (PEPI) program, companies like United Healthcare and McKesson are paired with faculty for research, going on-site to target relevant problems and growing new working partnerships.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe also explained how IDEaS worked with Microsoft to become an executive partner and provided faculty resources as well as cloud support. Microsoft\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;gift to Georgia Tech included Microsoft\u0026nbsp;Azure and funding for seed projects in Data Engineering and Science.\u0026nbsp;Rawlings-Goss asked interested industry and faculty researchers to get involved by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ideas.gatech.edu\/staff\u0022\u003Econtacting her\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENearly 130 people attended the days events, with about a quarter of those from industry.The event was planned by Shkina Halbert of IDEaS, with assistance from the College of Computing Event Coordinator Birney Robert. Robert, who is also a studio artist, crafted technology-themed artwork using an arrangement of surplus store circuit boards, wiring, and light bulbs, and used these \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ccgatech\/33741314815\/in\/album-72157680276044990\/\u0022\u003Eas table centerpieces\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIDEaS unifies data science researchers and resources spanning all disciplines throughout Georgia Tech to take on grand challenges in data science. It strategically builds collaborations and supporting resources to stimulate foundational research in areas such as machine learning, high-performance computing, and algorithms and optimization. It identifies and unites researchers to pursue collaborative and ambitious funding opportunities, to drive research, and to evolve and promote data science education. IDEaS provides an accessible and stable means of navigating the vast landscape of data science research and opportunities internally, and externally as it connects to industry and other partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the IRI was officially organized in summer 2016, the March 29 event marked the operational launch of IDEaS and the beginning of a new campus-wide conversation on data science research, partnerships, resources, and education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 12 Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs) of Georgia Tech are responsible for bringing together a mix of researchers \u0026ndash; spanning colleges, departments, and individual labs \u0026ndash; around a single core research area. 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Instead of dealing with the nuts-and-bolts of traditional data mining and analytics, she instead looks beyond the tactics to tackle more theoretical issues. \u0026ldquo;My work and research involves the background, foundational science behind developing algorithms and using data,\u0026rdquo; Randall says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s often about being able to ask the right questions and making sure we\u0026rsquo;re collecting the right data.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an example, she posits that efforts to optimize a given outcome\u0026mdash;like a business decision\u0026mdash;may involve a tremendous amount of data. \u0026ldquo;It might be prohibitively slow to collect, sort and analyze all that data,\u0026rdquo; she says. \u0026ldquo;But there might be an approximation to that process\u0026mdash;a shortcut of some sort\u0026mdash;that could get you close enough to what you\u0026rsquo;re attempting to do that would be many-fold more efficient. 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After earning her bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree at Tufts and master\u0026rsquo;s degree at the University of Oxford, Cannon came to Tech specifically to study in the Institute\u0026rsquo;s Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECannon works with Randall on a number of research projects. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Right now we\u0026rsquo;re collaborating with some physicists to help them build robotics systems that change shape in a coordinated fashion to achieve a greater, global behavior,\u0026rdquo; Cannon says. \u0026ldquo;Using tools from theoretical computer science, we can help them model or predict the behavior of the entire system and understand what will emerge.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECannon also serves as a teaching assistant for Honors Discrete Math, a freshman course. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s great to see these new students getting really excited about a topic that most people don\u0026rsquo;t get excited about,\u0026rdquo; she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer goal is to stay in academia for her career, and she\u0026rsquo;s watched Randall closely to pick up on her teaching and research leadership techniques. \u0026ldquo;I want to excel as a teacher,\u0026rdquo; Cannon says. \u0026ldquo;The way Dana teaches, interacting with students and getting them engaged and excited about the material, is what I hope to learn to do. \u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast summer, Randall says Cannon took her teaching to a higher level. \u0026ldquo;We had a very strong undergraduate student and Sarah took it upon herself to mentor her and train her,\u0026rdquo; Randall says. \u0026ldquo;We just submitted a joint paper and because of Sarah\u0026rsquo;s influence, this student got her first taste of being a published academic herself.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERandall\u0026rsquo;s praise doesn\u0026rsquo;t stop there. \u0026ldquo;Basically, I dream up things to do and Sarah does it all,\u0026rdquo; she says. \u0026ldquo;I hit the jackpot\u0026mdash;she\u0026rsquo;s just fearless about research. She\u0026rsquo;s already earned some of the most prestigious awards in the theoretical computer science field, as well as some for her efforts to promote women in computing, something that\u0026rsquo;s very important to me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERandall serves as the ADVANCE Professor of Computing, and as part of the ADVANCE program, she helps sustain a network of top faculty members at Tech who support the advancement of women and minorities in higher education. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s one ADVANCE professor in every college,\u0026rdquo; Randall says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s really a privilege to get to work with and learn from this group of women, especially when we\u0026rsquo;re able to turn ideas into policies that will attract more women to campus.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlready loaded with a full plate as a teacher and researcher, Randall was named the co-executive director of Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for Data Engineering and Science last year. 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She started\u0026nbsp;teaching during her senior year at\u0026nbsp;Stuyvesant High School, a math and\u0026nbsp;science magnet school in New York.\u0026nbsp;Then, while an undergraduate at\u0026nbsp;Harvard University, she taught fellow\u0026nbsp;students how to prepare for and\u0026nbsp;pass the freshman requirements in\u0026nbsp;quantitative analysis, and in computer\u0026nbsp;science and programming.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I had no experience programming,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said Randall, now ADVANCE Professor of\u0026nbsp;Computing in the College of Computing. \u0026ldquo;So\u0026nbsp;I learned it to pass the exam. When I went to\u0026nbsp;tell them that I had passed the test, they said,\u0026nbsp;\u0026lsquo;why don\u0026rsquo;t you try out to teach?\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe did, and then she spent several years\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Eteaching other students from her self-described perspective of \u0026ldquo;I know nothing extraneous. I\u0026rsquo;m\u0026nbsp;going\u0026nbsp;to tell you how to learn and get through\u0026nbsp;this exam.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring those early years, Randall said she\u0026nbsp;very deliberately tried to make the classroom\u0026nbsp;comfortable for the students. Sometimes, she\u0026nbsp;would sit on the desk to be different from the\u0026nbsp;students\u0026rsquo; usual classroom experiences, causing\u0026nbsp;them to have different expectations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother early experience \u0026mdash; two summers\u0026nbsp;during high school spent at a math program\u0026nbsp;at Hampshire College \u0026mdash; taught her how to\u0026nbsp;engage people and \u0026ldquo;trick\u0026rdquo; them into learning\u0026nbsp;something complex by solving a puzzle.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These experiences really shaped how I\u0026nbsp;teach now,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClassroom Strategies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis semester, Randall is teaching Honors\u0026nbsp;Discrete Mathematics (CS 2051). She describes\u0026nbsp;the class as an honors class on \u0026ldquo;how to think\u0026nbsp;about discrete math, how to do proofs, and\u0026nbsp;how to think mathematically [for mostly\u0026nbsp;computer science students].\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Early on, I explain my expectation that\u0026nbsp;everyone in the class, at some point, will say,\u0026nbsp;\u0026lsquo;I don\u0026rsquo;t understand.\u0026rsquo; And everyone at some\u0026nbsp;point will say, \u0026lsquo;wow.\u0026rsquo; I see it as my job to get\u0026nbsp;them to the point where they feel comfortable\u0026nbsp;saying those two things,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen designing a course, Randall said\u0026nbsp;she has a collection of topics that need to be\u0026nbsp;covered. But she works to keep it from being\u0026nbsp;boring.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I definitely switch things up,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With some courses, you have to start with the\u0026nbsp;basics, and it\u0026rsquo;s just boring for the first couple of weeks.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERandall said she often starts with the \u0026lsquo;meat\u0026rsquo; of the course \u0026mdash; and even though the students may not have some of the fundamentals, they can follow along. Then she goes back later to fill in the missing details.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think it\u0026rsquo;s more fun to go out and play tennis a little bit before you spend two hours learning how to hold the racket,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReaching the Students\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERandall is excited when she sees students\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;thinking differently\u0026rdquo; after taking her class.\u0026nbsp;She enjoys leading students and pushing them\u0026nbsp;a little bit farther than they think they can go.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In an honors class, you certainly have\u0026nbsp;students who are very overly confident. But\u0026nbsp;you\u0026rsquo;re still pushing them,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;They\u0026nbsp;have their style of learning. And, I teach very\u0026nbsp;differently than most people do, so I definitely\u0026nbsp;push them a little bit out of their comfort\u0026nbsp;zones. I feel like I can do that with students at\u0026nbsp;different levels.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERandall also enjoys the puzzle of trying to figure out what the students are missing and what will help them understand.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As a teacher, you have to not be\u0026nbsp;pre-programmed,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;You have to\u0026nbsp;think on your feet and be reactive. I have a\u0026nbsp;good ability to know \u0026mdash; when students have\u0026nbsp;their hand up \u0026mdash; who is right and who is\u0026nbsp;wrong, and I use that to help teach the class.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Randall senses that her students\u0026nbsp;don\u0026rsquo;t understand what she\u0026rsquo;s talking about, she\u0026nbsp;repeats herself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Yesterday, I had a day like that. It just\u0026nbsp;wasn\u0026rsquo;t as smooth as it usually is,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When I see that they\u0026rsquo;re amiss, I back up and\u0026nbsp;say \u0026lsquo;let me remind you of the salient points.\u0026rsquo;\u0026nbsp;And I think that helps.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvice for New Faculty\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERandall said one of her biggest assets as\u0026nbsp;a teacher is talking straight to students and\u0026nbsp;having a conversation. That\u0026rsquo;s one of her\u0026nbsp;recommendations to new faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Have a real conversation with students,\u0026nbsp;as though you\u0026rsquo;re having coffee with them,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;she said. \u0026ldquo;The more you get away from this\u0026nbsp;persona of teacher, I think that helps.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERandall said the demands on a new faculty\u0026nbsp;member\u0026rsquo;s time are overwhelming.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;You do have to put less time into absolutely everything than you wish you could,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When teaching, the place not to skimp is the energy you put into the classroom. It\u0026rsquo;s worth engaging the students and enjoying that hour or hour-and-a-half that you\u0026rsquo;re standing in front of them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERandall suggests being clear about expectations for the class, but new faculty don\u0026rsquo;t have\u0026nbsp;to polish every piece of material they bring to\u0026nbsp;the class.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;You don\u0026rsquo;t have to practice your presentations 20 times before you come in,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Making mistakes is okay as long as you\u0026rsquo;re\u0026nbsp;honest and you own up, think quickly, and recover.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cem\u003EArticle by Victor Rogers, Institute Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDana Randall shares classroom strategies and advice for new faculty in this profile originally published in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/whistle\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Whistle\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, April 3.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dana Randall shares classroom strategies and advice for new faculty."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2017-04-05 16:52:09","changed_gmt":"2017-04-05 16:54:22","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589825":{"id":"589825","type":"image","title":"Dana Randall - Whistle","body":null,"created":"1491411176","gmt_created":"2017-04-05 16:52:56","changed":"1491411176","gmt_changed":"2017-04-05 16:52:56","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224713","name":"Screen Shot 2017-04-05 at 12.51.19 PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-04-05%20at%2012.51.19%20PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-04-05%20at%2012.51.19%20PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":349896,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-04-05%20at%2012.51.19%20PM.png?itok=bQGOZYqe"}}},"media_ids":["589825"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"10467","name":"Dana Randall"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"587579":{"#nid":"587579","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SCS Chair Agrees to Five-Year Extension","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/10835\/lance-fortnows\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELance Fortnow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, chair of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology, signed a five-year extension to continue as school chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Leading this school is one of the most gratifying experiences in my career,\u0026rdquo; Fortnow said. \u0026ldquo;Over the past five years, SCS has empowered computing, developed remarkable computer scientists, and produced truly impactful research. I am excited to continue this growth and discovery!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAppointed in 2012, Fortnow was selected after a national search conducted by the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E. Since then, Fortnow has seen the school through significant growth including the creation of a new \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/news\/583705\/georgia-tech-launches-new-interdisciplinary-research-center\u0022\u003Eresearch center\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/news\/550181\/georgia-tech-meets-big-data-challenges-uniting-under-new-institute\u0022\u003Eresearch institute\u003C\/a\u003E. Furthermore, Fortnow has seen four SCS faculty members appointed to director or co-director roles within the college. He also recruited several notable faculty members during his tenure, bolstering the school\u0026rsquo;s faculty with experts in such area as \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.crnch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ecomputer architecture\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iisp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ecybersecurity\u003C\/a\u003E, and network systems, to name a few.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lance has proven himself as an effective chair and leader for the School of Computer Science,\u0026rdquo; Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Computing Dean \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/zvi-galil\u0022\u003EZvi Galil\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E said. \u0026ldquo;The school maintains a strong level of research productivity and funding in the foundational areas of computing while launching substantial efforts in areas like computer architecture, cybersecurity, and data science. It has been a pleasure working with Lance during his first five years, and I look forward to working with him during his second term.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong his many activities, Fortnow was the founding editor-in-chief of the ACM Transactions on Computation Theory, served as chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory, and held a position on the Computing Research Association Board of Directors. Since 2002, Fortnow has co-authored the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/blog.computationalcomplexity.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EComputational Complexity\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E blog, the first major theoretical computer science blog. Also, Fortnow has written a popular science book\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EThe Golden Ticket: P, NP and the Search for the Impossible.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFortnow received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989. Before joining Georgia Tech, Fortnow was a professor at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, a senior research scientist at the NEC Research Institute, and a one-year visiting professor at Centrum Wiskunde \u0026amp; Informatica and the University of Amsterdam.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFortnow begins his second term as chair in July 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Lance has proven himself as an effective chair and leader for the School of Computer Science ...\u0026nbsp;I look forward to working with him during his second term.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E- College of Computing Dean Zvi Galil\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Lance Fortnow Signs Agreement to Continue as School of Computer Science Chair."}],"uid":"30267","created_gmt":"2017-02-17 19:06:15","changed_gmt":"2017-02-20 18:24:28","author":"Devin Young","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-02-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-02-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"587582":{"id":"587582","type":"image","title":"Lance Fortnow SCS Anniversary","body":null,"created":"1487358555","gmt_created":"2017-02-17 19:09:15","changed":"1487620483","gmt_changed":"2017-02-20 19:54:43","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223960","name":"LanceFortnow_Anniversary.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/LanceFortnow_Anniversary_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/LanceFortnow_Anniversary_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":262302,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/LanceFortnow_Anniversary_0.jpg?itok=JiY8S7HN"}}},"media_ids":["587582"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"27561","name":"lance fortnow"},{"id":"166940","name":"SCS"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"9152","name":"zvi galil"},{"id":"169352","name":"School Chair"},{"id":"173503","name":"Chair of Computer Science"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:devin.young@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDevin M. 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To commemorate the occasion, the school hosted an anniversary celebration in the Klaus Advanced Computing Building (KACB) Atrium on Feb. 2.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event featured presentations from inaugural School Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/11077\/ellen-zeguras\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEllen Zegura\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and current School Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/10835\/lance-fortnows\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELance Fortnow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The celebration also included written remarks from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E leadership, such as former Dean \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/richard-demillo\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERich DeMillo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With the creation of the School of Computer Science, Georgia Tech reconfirmed its commitment to the core concepts of the field,\u0026rdquo; Zegura said. \u0026ldquo;By bringing together theoreticians and system builders, the School of Computer Science contributes to the near and future advances that impact our everyday lives.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in February 2007, the College of Computing founded SCS to combine forward-looking research and deliver a student-centric, computer science-focused education. Since then, the school has quietly forged a Top 10 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-science-schools\/computer-science-rankings\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report\u003C\/em\u003E-ranked CS program\u003C\/a\u003E with highly sought after specialties, like cybersecurity, computing systems, and theory. What started with a handful of inquisitive students, dedicated faculty, and enthusiastic staff has evolved into an institution with more than 1,700 graduates and a revered body of research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESCS is home to a group of professors and researchers with breadth and strength in all aspects of the computational process. From the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iisp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Information Security \u0026amp; Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s cybersecurity research to\u0026nbsp;the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.crnch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo; efforts to expand computing beyond Moore\u0026rsquo;s Law, the school has supported several innovations to make computers better, faster, smarter, and more secure. It achieved this while encouraging the maturing minds of its students and having faculty work at the frontline of computer science. With seven endowed chairs, multiple accolades from top scientific societies, and more than 120 active projects, SCS celebrated its 10th Anniversary poised to face tomorrow\u0026rsquo;s computing challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;While 10 years is not a long time when compared to our peers, the scope and depth of our research, students, and faculty keep us at the top,\u0026rdquo; said Fortnow. \u0026ldquo;The school has cemented a commanding foundation, and we eagerly step into our next decade ready to push forward the 50-plus year legacy of computing at Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Faculty, student, and staff prepare to observe the 10th Anniversary of the School of Computer Science on Feb. 2."}],"uid":"30267","created_gmt":"2017-01-31 19:38:58","changed_gmt":"2017-02-03 18:22:43","author":"Devin Young","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"586761":{"id":"586761","type":"image","title":"SCS10th Anniversary","body":null,"created":"1485968647","gmt_created":"2017-02-01 17:04:07","changed":"1486155263","gmt_changed":"2017-02-03 20:54:23","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223668","name":"SCS_10thAnniversary_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SCS_10thAnniversary_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SCS_10thAnniversary_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":801196,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SCS_10thAnniversary_2.jpg?itok=7ZNafiXs"}}},"media_ids":["586761"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"65061","name":"10th Anniversary"},{"id":"166940","name":"SCS"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"27561","name":"lance fortnow"},{"id":"11003","name":"Ellen Zegura"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:devin.young@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDevin M. 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IMPACT also includes an REU component, she added, because \u201cone way that faculty expectations differ significantly from graduate school is in engaging students in research projects.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the REU participants, the summer program was an opportunity to gain valuable research experience and learn about mathematics not often covered in undergraduate courses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the graduate assistants \u2013 School of Mathematics Ph.D. students \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/akirkpatrick3\u0022\u003EAnna Kirkpatrick\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/tprag3\u0022\u003EThomas Prag\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/pralli3\u0022\u003EPeter Ralli\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 it was a way to gain new experiences in research and teaching.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd for the IMPACT postdoctoral fellows \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~mbernstein9\/\u0022\u003EMegan Bernstein\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~tgreenwood3\/\u0022\u003ETorin Greenwood\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~hsmith90\/\u0022\u003EHeather C. Smith\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 it was a chance to practice the mentoring skills that are essential for a successful academic career.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn keeping with IMPACT\u2019s interdisciplinary emphasis, the REU projects focused on the interface of discrete mathematics with molecular biology, particularly on the interaction of probabilistic and algebraic combinatorics with the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/computational-nanogami-rna-sequence-search-stretches-across-georgia-tech-boundaries\u0022\u003Efolding of RNA molecules\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;Although the biological connections were new to all participants, Heitsch said, \u201ceveryone really rose to the challenge, and that made it a wonderful experience for all of us.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe six undergraduates came from five Atlanta-area institutions and worked on four projects:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIbrahim Apata, a junior from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.morehouse.edu\/\u0022\u003EMorehouse College\u003C\/a\u003E, examined a theoretical model of RNA folding using plane trees, a mathematical structure from the field of combinatorics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIda De Vierno, a junior from Georgia Tech, and Isabella Nang, a senior from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gsu.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia State University\u003C\/a\u003E, studied the connectivity of meanders, another combinatorial structure that can be viewed as pairs of RNA foldings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChelsea Huston, a senior from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.spelman.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpelman College\u003C\/a\u003E, explored the charactertistics of random plane trees using samples from a Markov chain under certain \u2018biological\u2019 probability distributions and then compared the results with known RNA foldings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJason Kolbush, a senior from Georgia Tech, and Taylor Strickland, a junior from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.agnesscott.edu\/\u0022\u003EAgnes Scott College\u003C\/a\u003E, built\u0026nbsp; and trained a hidden Markov model to parse experimental data that can be used to improve predictions of RNA-folding patterns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe experience was exciting and eye-opening for the IMPACT postdocs. The undergraduate students \u201cshowed an amazing amount of curiosity and creativity in approaching the problems,\u201d Bernstein said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Greenwood, \u201cthe most exciting thing is watching the students themselves get excited about these projects. They come up with their own ideas of how to solve these open questions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe students \u201chelped me see the project in a new light,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThe approach that they took was a little bit different; they noticed patterns that I hadn\u0027t seen before.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite their inexperience with the material, the students accomplished much during eight weeks. \u201cI was very impressed,\u201d said School of Mathematics Interim Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~tetali\/\u0022\u003EPrasad V. Tetali\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cSome of the research done this summer is substantial enough to lead to interesting publications.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESummer research programs such as Georgia Tech\u2019s IMPACT REU are valuable for undergraduates, said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.morehouse.edu\/facstaff\/dcooper\/\u0022\u003EDuane Cooper, an associate professor and the chair of the Department of Mathematics at Morehouse College\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as a Georgia Tech alumnus. They enable students \u201cto appreciate the foundation we try to instill in them and to see the many ways that the mathematics they\u2019re learning can be useful,\u201d he explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOrganizers hope the IMPACT REU will spark future collaborations between Georgia Tech and surrounding schools, especially those with students who are underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the most impactful byproducts of the program is setting up contacts with Morehouse, Spelman, and Agnes Scott,\u201d Tetali said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis exchange of research interest even at the faculty level is valuable,\u201d Cooper said, adding that \u201cit\u2019s good for our students, our \u2018Men of Morehouse\u2019.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFigure Caption:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAt the 2016 IMPACT REU poster session were (from left to right) Prasad Tetali, Peter Ralli, Heather Smith, Isabella Nang, Ibrahim Apata, Ida De Vierno, Christine Heitsch, Anna Kirkpatrick, Torin Greenwood, Megan Bernstein, Jason Kolbush, Chelsea Huston, Taylor Strickland, and Thomas Prag. 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This bi-annual conference spans topics including combinatorics, graph theory and connections to related fields, and is one of the largest and most prominent conferences in discrete mathematics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a very exciting time for discrete mathematics,\u201d Randall said. This year\u2019s conference has heavy Georgia Tech involvement; several faculty members and current and former students have organized workshops or will present results. Lutz Warnke, an incoming Georgia Tech faculty member, will be awarded the D\u00e9nes K\u00f6nig Prize at the conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter the SIAM Conference, Professor Ling Liu will serve as the co-general chair for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.computer.org\/portal\/web\/COMPSAC2016\u0022\u003E40th Annual IEEE Computer Society International Conference on Computers, Software and Applications\u003C\/a\u003E (COMPSAC),\u0026nbsp;where College of Computing Dean Zvi Galil will present opening remarks on June 11.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are entering a world in which billions of devices are globally connected,\u201d said Liu. \u201cThe gap between the cyber and physical world is rapidly shrinking, which poses many new challenges and opportunities in computer science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollowing both Atlanta events, Professor Calton Pu will serve as co-program chair for the 5th Annual IEEE International Congress on Big Data, a flagship global forum for Big Data research and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted at Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, June 6-10, the SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics is the second major SIAM conference Randall has organized. She previously chaired the program committee of the SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms in 2011.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIEEE COMPSAC and IEEE International Congress on Big Data will take place respectively in Atlanta, June 10-14, and in San Francisco, June 27-July 2.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor additional information about these events, please use the links provided.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.siam.org\/meetings\/dm16\/\u0022\u003ESIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.computer.org\/web\/compsac2016\/index\u0022\u003EIEEE COMPSAC\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ieeebigdata.org\/2016\/\u0022\u003EIEEE International Congress on Big Data\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"SCS Faculty expands College of Computing community participation with conference leadership roles."}],"uid":"30267","created_gmt":"2016-06-07 11:37:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:49","author":"Devin Young","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"404341":{"id":"404341","type":"image","title":"Dana Randall","body":null,"created":"1449254135","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:35:35","changed":"1475895127","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:07","alt":"Dana Randall","file":{"fid":"76047","name":"randall_head_shot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/randall_head_shot.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/randall_head_shot.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":286014,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/randall_head_shot.jpg?itok=4zKWd7_x"}},"535871":{"id":"535871","type":"image","title":"Ling Liu","body":null,"created":"1463497200","gmt_created":"2016-05-17 15:00:00","changed":"1475895322","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:22","alt":"Ling Liu","file":{"fid":"88812","name":"lingliu-2016jan.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lingliu-2016jan_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lingliu-2016jan_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":157433,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lingliu-2016jan_0.jpg?itok=rXOKmIGi"}}},"media_ids":["404341","535871"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4265","name":"ARC"},{"id":"112461","name":"calton pu"},{"id":"10467","name":"Dana Randall"},{"id":"31461","name":"ling liu"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"9152","name":"zvi galil"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDevin M. 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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":"27466","created_gmt":"2016-01-11 18:19:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:24","author":"Dani Denton","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":"70263","name":"ARC"}],"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":""}},"484711":{"#nid":"484711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Six Computing Faculty Earn GT Teaching Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESix College of Computing professors have earned the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award for instructional excellence from the Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/mostafa-ammar\u0022\u003EProfessor Mostafa Anmar\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Computer Science\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-conte\u0022\u003EProfessor Tom Conte\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Computer Science\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/ashok-goel\u0022\u003EProfessor Ashok Goel\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Interactive Computing\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/dana-randall\u0022\u003EProfessor Dana Randall\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Computer Science\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/jay-summet\u0022\u003ELecturer Jay Summet\u003C\/a\u003E, Division of Computing Instruction\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/greg-turk\u0022\u003EProfessor Greg Turk\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Interactive Computing\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Class of 1940 Award is given annually to honor teachers with exceptional response rates and scores on the Course-Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS). Current award recipients were evaluated during the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 semesters. Recipients must have had a class response rate of at least 85 percent along with near-perfect evaluation scores of teaching effectiveness. Fewer than 40 teachers across Georgia Tech receive the award annually.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll recipients will be formally honored in March at CETL\u2019s annual Celebrating Teaching Day.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Six College of Computing professors have earned the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award for instructional excellence from the Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)."}],"uid":"27466","created_gmt":"2016-01-11 18:25:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:24","author":"Dani Denton","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"70263","name":"ARC"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"112431","name":"ashok goel"},{"id":"10467","name":"Dana Randall"},{"id":"37781","name":"Greg Turk"},{"id":"112881","name":"jay summet"},{"id":"112871","name":"mostafa anmar"},{"id":"112861","name":"teaching excellence awards"},{"id":"10466","name":"tom conte"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETyler Sharp\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPR and Social Media Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tsharp@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"484641":{"#nid":"484641","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Team Wins Gold in International Open Source Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA healthcare system for developing countries designed at Georgia Tech recently won the Gold Prize in the 2015 Open Source Software World Challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted annually by the Republic of Korea\u2019s Ministry of ICT and Future Planning, the Open Source Software World Challenge promotes software development and the expansion of international exchanges amongst developers. Georgia Tech\u2019s Computing for Good Basic Laboratory Information System (C4G BLIS) received the Gold Prize and $5,000 in prize money.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC4G BLIS is open-source software used to track patient specimens and laboratory results. It replaces paper records, resulting in a sustainable, more efficient and more accountable process that also tracks workflow and generates customizable reports. More than 60 healthcare facilities or hospitals use it in Africa today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDistinguished Professor Santosh Vempala (CS) developed C4G BLIS in collaboration with the International Laboratory Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to address persistent health care challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, partly as a research project in the College of Computing\u2019s C4G course in 2010 and 2012. C4G BLIS launched in 2010 in Cameroon and has since expanded into Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kenya.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUser satisfaction is high, error rates are down, workloads are lower (hence more patients can be served) and hospital revenues are up,\u201d Vempala said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC4G BLIS has undergone more than 70 revisions since its launch with students handling the updates, Vempala said. Alumnus Aishwarya Rajagopal, MS CS \u201915, is still working on C4G BLIS and says it has been an extraordinary experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe system is continuously evolving and there have been many challenging tasks in the last one year,\u201d Rajagopal said. \u201cComing through these and having a release rolled out is a great feeling. The idea that something I do touches the lives of people in another continent thoroughly excites me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC4G BLIS continues to evolve based on user feedback, and other developers are joining in, from Kenya and Ghana most recently, as it is open-source software.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo be sustainable in the long term, the development of a system like C4G BLIS has to be collaborative, involving all its stakeholder and local IT expertise,\u201d Vempala said. \u201cOpen source is the only way to go.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChallenges remain, but with expanding deployment throughout Africa and international recognition for C4G BLIS, the future is bright.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSustainable progress is hard to be certain of,\u201d Vempala said. \u201cBut with a collaborative and ultra-configurable design, and a talent pool of inspired students, we appear to be meeting the diverse needs of hospital laboratories in Africa; so far, so good.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A healthcare system for developing countries designed at Georgia Tech recently won the Gold Prize in the 2015 Open Source Software World Challenge."}],"uid":"27466","created_gmt":"2016-01-11 17:42:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:24","author":"Dani Denton","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"478291":{"id":"478291","type":"image","title":"C4G BLIS","body":null,"created":"1450285200","gmt_created":"2015-12-16 17:00:00","changed":"1475895230","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:50","alt":"C4G BLIS","file":{"fid":"204128","name":"blis_image.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/blis_image_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/blis_image_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":81966,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/blis_image_0.jpeg?itok=t2jb2qS-"}}},"media_ids":["478291"],"groups":[{"id":"70263","name":"ARC"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"171534","name":"Aishwarya Rajagopal"},{"id":"171535","name":"C4G BLIS"},{"id":"171536","name":"Open Source Software World Challenge"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETyler Sharp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPR\/Social Media Officer\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"478301":{"#nid":"478301","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Team Wins Gold in International Open Source Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA healthcare system for developing countries designed at Georgia Tech recently won the Gold Prize in the 2015 Open Source Software World Challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted annually by the Republic of Korea\u2019s Ministry of ICT and Future Planning, the Open Source Software World Challenge promotes software development and the expansion of international exchanges amongst developers. Georgia Tech\u2019s Computing for Good Basic Laboratory Information System (C4G BLIS) received the Gold Prize and $5,000 in prize money.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC4G BLIS is open-source software used to track patient specimens and laboratory results. It replaces paper records, resulting in a sustainable, more efficient and more accountable process that also tracks workflow and generates customizable reports. More than 60 healthcare facilities or hospitals use it in Africa today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDistinguished Professor Santosh Vempala (CS) developed C4G BLIS in collaboration with the International Laboratory Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to address persistent health care challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, partly as a research project in the College of Computing\u2019s C4G course in 2010 and 2012. C4G BLIS launched in 2010 in Cameroon and has since expanded into Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kenya.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUser satisfaction is high, error rates are down, workloads are lower (hence more patients can be served) and hospital revenues are up,\u201d Vempala said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC4G BLIS has undergone more than 70 revisions since its launch with students handling the updates, Vempala said. Alumnus Aishwarya Rajagopal, MS CS \u201915, is still working on C4G BLIS and says it has been an extraordinary experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe system is continuously evolving and there have been many challenging tasks in the last one year,\u201d Rajagopal said. \u201cComing through these and having a release rolled out is a great feeling. The idea that something I do touches the lives of people in another continent thoroughly excites me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC4G BLIS continues to evolve based on user feedback, and other developers are joining in, from Kenya and Ghana most recently, as it is open-source software.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo be sustainable in the long term, the development of a system like C4G BLIS has to be collaborative, involving all its stakeholder and local IT expertise,\u201d Vempala said. \u201cOpen source is the only way to go.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChallenges remain, but with expanding deployment throughout Africa and international recognition for C4G BLIS, the future is bright.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSustainable progress is hard to be certain of,\u201d Vempala said. \u201cBut with a collaborative and ultra-configurable design, and a talent pool of inspired students, we appear to be meeting the diverse needs of hospital laboratories in Africa; so far, so good.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A healthcare system for developing countries designed at Georgia Tech recently won the Gold Prize in the 2015 Open Source Software World Challenge."}],"uid":"28124","created_gmt":"2015-12-14 10:05:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:16","author":"Tyler Sharp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"478291":{"id":"478291","type":"image","title":"C4G BLIS","body":null,"created":"1450285200","gmt_created":"2015-12-16 17:00:00","changed":"1475895230","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:50","alt":"C4G BLIS","file":{"fid":"204128","name":"blis_image.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/blis_image_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/blis_image_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":81966,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/blis_image_0.jpeg?itok=t2jb2qS-"}}},"media_ids":["478291"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"171534","name":"Aishwarya Rajagopal"},{"id":"171535","name":"C4G BLIS"},{"id":"171536","name":"Open Source Software World Challenge"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETyler Sharp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPR\/Social Media Officer\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"477401":{"#nid":"477401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty Selected as New Fellows of the ACM and IEEE","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EFour College of Computing faculty members have been selected for the prestigious honor of Fellows of the ACM and IEEE societies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EACM, the world\u2019s leading computing society, selected Professors \u003Cstrong\u003EElizabeth Mynatt\u003C\/strong\u003E (IC) and \u003Cstrong\u003ESantosh Vempala\u003C\/strong\u003E (CS) as new Fellows for their significant contributions to the development and application of computing. Meanwhile, IEEE announced that it elevated \u003Cstrong\u003ECalton Pu\u003C\/strong\u003E (CS) as a 2016 Fellow in addition to its \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/473681\/karsten-schwan-posthumously-elected-ieee-fellow\u0022\u003Eposthumous award to the late Distinguished Professor Karsten Schwan\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EACM Fellows\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAchievements of the 2015 ACM Fellows drive economic growth and technological progress in areas such as data management and spoken-language processing to robotics and cryptography, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/people\/elizabeth-mynatt\u0022\u003EMynatt\u003C\/a\u003E, who is executive director of IPaT (the Institute for People and Technology), was selected for contributions to human-centered computing and the development of health information technologies. Mynatt is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of ubiquitous computing and assistive technologies. She also has been one of the principal researchers in the Aware Home Research Initiative\u2014investigating the design of future home technologies, especially those that enable older adults to continue living independently. She continues to serve as principal investigator in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/myjourney-compass-next-generation\u0022\u003EMyJourney Compass\u003C\/a\u003E program\u2014a study, funded by the National Institute of Health, in collaboration with the Harbin Cancer Clinic in Rome, Ga., to help breast cancer patients navigate their treatment using personalized tablet computers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0022It is a distinct honor to be included as part of such as distinguished cohort of computing researchers, including many ACM Fellows here in the College of Computing,\u0022 she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/santosh-vempala\u0022\u003EVempala\u003C\/a\u003E, a Distinguished Professor and theoretical computer scientist, was selected for contributions to algorithms for convex sets and probability distributions. Vempala\u0027s research consists of algorithms and algorithmic tools for high-dimensional and large data sets, for problems including sampling, optimization, integration and learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E``I want to know how the brain works, so I can stop craving that next piece of chocolate, be less lazy, more considerate and strive to find insightful and useful solutions,\u201d he said about what motivates his work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EVempala\u2014in joint work with Senior Research Scientist Rosa Arriaga (IC)\u2014recently published a new finding about human cognition and a corresponding computational algorithm in the MIT Journal, \u003Cem\u003ENeural Computation\u003C\/em\u003E, which demonstrated that humans and machines can make correct deductions when shown less than 1 percent of the total data. He also\u0026nbsp;has been exploring human computation, especially usable and secure\u0026nbsp;password generation methods.\u0026nbsp;Vempala previously spearheaded the Algorithms and Randomness Center and ThinkTank at Georgia Tech, and served as its first director from 2006 until 2011. In 2008, he co-founded the College\u2019s \u201cComputing for Good\u201d program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cWhether they work in leading universities, corporations, or research laboratories, these newly minted ACM Fellows are responsible for the breakthroughs and industrial innovations that are transforming society at every level,\u201d said ACM President Alexander L. Wolf in a news release. \u201cAt times, the contributions of a Fellow may include enhancements to a device that immediately impacts our daily lives. At other times, new research discoveries lead to theoretical advances that, while perhaps not immediately perceptible, have substantial long-term impacts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EACM will formally recognize Mynatt and Vempala at its annual Awards Banquet, to be held in San Francisco in June.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIEEE Fellows\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/calton-pu\u0022\u003EPu\u003C\/a\u003E\u2014who is a computer science professor and the John P. Imlay, Jr., Chair in Software\u2014was selected as an IEEE Fellow for contributions to system software specialization, information security, and services computing. Calton\u0027s research interests are in the areas of distributed computing, Internet data management, and operating systems. Past projects included research of deceptive and misleading information, change detection algorithms, and the survivability of large-scale systems. He is co-director of CERCS\u2014the Center for Experimental Research in Computer Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe achievement of Fellow is conferred upon those with an outstanding record of accomplishment in any field of interest represented by IEEE\u2014a 52-year-old organization best known for developing standards for the computer and electronics industry. Its mission is to promote the development and application of electrotechnology \u201cand allied sciences for the benefit of humanity\u201d as well as the advancement of the profession and its members. 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Representatives from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Computational Science \u0026amp; Engineering and the School of Computer Science chaired conferences, led sessions and presented papers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt HPDC \u201815 (High Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing), CS Professor\u003Cstrong\u003E Ling\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ELiu\u003C\/strong\u003E, CS Professor \u003Cstrong\u003ECalton Pu\u003C\/strong\u003E, with CS students Yang Zhou and Kisung Lee, and Qi Zhang (MSE affiliate) presented \u201cFast Interactive Graph Computation with Resource Aware Graph Parallel Abstractions\u201d about graphs and architectures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt ISCA \u201815 (International Symposium on Computer Architecture), CS Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EMilos Prvulovic\u003C\/strong\u003E and CS student Ching-Kai Liang presented \u201cMinimalistic Synchronization Accelerator with Resource Overflow Management.\u201d Prvulovic also presented his work about \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2015\/01\/08\/researchers-work-counter-new-class-coffee-shop-hackers\u0022\u003Eside-channel attacks\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0022FASE: Finding Amplitude-modulated Side-channel Emanations\u201d\u0026nbsp;with\u0026nbsp;ECE Graduate Teaching Assistant Robert Callan and ECE Assistant Professor Alenka Zajic\u003Cem\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003ECS and ECE student Jin Wang presented \u201cDynamic Thread Block Launch: A Lightweight Execution Mechanism to Support Irregular Applications on GPUs\u0022 with ECE Professor\u0026nbsp;Sudhakar Yalamanchili\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E CS Regents\u0027 Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EKarsten Schwan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and CS student Jian Huang presented \u201cUnified Address Translation for Memory-Mapped SSDs with FlashMap\u201d with ECE Associate Professor Moinuddin Qureshi and Microsoft Research. 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Recently, the Office of Faculty Affairs had the opportunity to learn more about Randall and her time at Tech. Here\u2019s what she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETell us a little about your research.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheoretical computer science strives to understand which computational problems \u0026nbsp;can be solved efficiently, and to develop the fastest algorithms possible with performance guarantees. Randomized algorithms are fantastic tools for designing algorithms that may run faster or give better guarantees when we allow the computer to \u201cflip coins.\u201d My research in this area develops methods for studying properties of very large sets through random sampling, spanning problems such as models of diatomic molecules or magnetization from statistical physics, segregation in housing models, and models of colloids where two types of molecules interact in a binary mixture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat made you decide to work at Georgia Tech? \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter completing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at U.C. Berkeley, I spent two years in Princeton in the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advance Study and the Computer Science Department at Princeton University. I searched for academic jobs in both mathematics and computer science, so when Georgia Tech offered a joint position in both schools, each extremely highly rated in my research areas of theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics, it was an easy decision to accept. The main draws for me were the excellence and strengths of my colleagues in both departments, and a clear upward trajectory showing that Tech was quickly headed to the top 10 in theoretical computer science. I also was drawn by the openness to interdisciplinary research, in particular to the interdisciplinary Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization degree that has continuously attracted many of the brightest students in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat are the top three reasons you\u2019d recommend Georgia Tech to other faculty? \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen I came to Georgia Tech nearly 20 years ago, the phrase I heard most was \u201cup and coming\u201d \u2014 the schools, the colleges, and even the city of Atlanta. While this was somewhat amusing to someone who grew up in New York City, the appeal of being part of something that was moving and growing, and yet had already achieved excellence, was very exciting. The Institute and the city have matured as predicted, and now there are new and exciting challenges and opportunities. Georgia Tech is forming new collaborations with industry in Midtown Atlanta and promises to change the tech industry in the South. There are many opportunities to be a part of this, especially now as a new multiuse High Performance Computing and Data Science Building is being constructed in Midtown that will jointly house industry and academia in groundbreaking and innovative ways. Georgia Tech is responsive to such opportunities across many other domains as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESecond, the quality of research and education across the Institute is undeniably top-rate. I recently became co-director of a new strategic initiative in data engineering and science, and over the last year have interacted with faculty and administration from each of the 6 colleges and Georgia Tech Research Institute. This has solidified my impression of the breadth and depth represented across Georgia Tech, and it has been wonderful interacting with colleagues who are each leaders in their respective domains. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThird, as a public university, Georgia Tech reaches students from all socio-economic backgrounds, and, in many cases, we open their eyes to completely new perspectives and expose them to remarkable opportunities when they graduate. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat are a few things every faculty member should do while at Georgia Tech? \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReach out and connect with people across the campus. This is probably better advice for after tenure, but regardless of the timing, look for networking opportunities. Academia is increasingly collaborative, and understanding the strengths of various units and individuals enables new opportunities in research, teaching, and service. In fact, please contact me if you have research you would like to discuss with the Algorithms and Randomness Center, or come present at one of our brainstorming \u201cthink tank\u201d sessions!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDana Randall is the ADVANCE Professor of Computing and director of the Algorithms and Randomness Center at Georgia Tech. Recently, the Office of Faculty Affairs had the opportunity to learn more about Randall and her time at Tech. Here\u2019s what she said.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dana Randall is the ADVANCE Professor of Computing and director of the Algorithms and Randomness Center at Georgia Tech. 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Fewer than 40 teachers across Georgia Tech receive the award annually.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll recipients will be formally honored in March at CETL\u2019s annual Celebrating Teaching Day.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Six College of Computing professors have earned the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award for instructional excellence from the Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)."}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2014-12-17 17:16:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:46","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"112431","name":"ashok goel"},{"id":"10467","name":"Dana Randall"},{"id":"37781","name":"Greg Turk"},{"id":"112881","name":"jay summet"},{"id":"112871","name":"mostafa anmar"},{"id":"112861","name":"teaching excellence awards"},{"id":"10466","name":"tom conte"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETyler Sharp\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPR and Social Media Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tsharp@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"359691":{"#nid":"359691","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AJC Article on Dick Lipton","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf your doctor diagnoses your malady by ordering an MRI, a tiny smidgen of the credit may be due to Richard Lipton. 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A single data point might have numerous features and the effort to examine patterns across a data set can reveal an exploding number of possibilities and relationships, a number that grows \u003Cem\u003Eexponentially \u003C\/em\u003Ewith each dimension.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese problems have proved nearly intractable, requiring weeks or even months of high performance processing to handle such data sets.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut not anymore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Computer Science have discovered an algorithm \u2013 deemed \u201cGaussian Cooling\u201d \u2013 to accurately compute the volume of convex bodies in a matter of minutes using off-the-shelf computers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith this randomized algorithm, mathematicians and researchers can estimate the volume of high dimensional objects in real time,\u201d said Santosh Vempala, a professor in the School of Computer Science (SCS) who developed the new algorithm with doctoral candidate, Ben Cousins. \u201cIt can handle bodies in 100 dimensions and greater, using a new, provably correct technique.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe problem of estimating the volume of a set is ancient. It has spawned a stream of mathematical and algorithmic ideas throughout history, starting with the Egyptians and Greeks who developed formulas in only two or three dimensions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, in spite of rapid advances in computers and algorithms and intensive study over the past 25 years, sampling and volume computation for high-dimensional sets has evaded a practical and complete solution. Research has resulted in a suite of tools to address parts of the challenge, such as analyzing and manipulating high-dimensional objects, choosing representative samples, and learning useful properties.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith this latest advance, total volume computation is practical for the first time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Professor Vempala and his student, Ben Cousins, made significant and surprising improvements to take the theoretical algorithm for volume computation to where we can now solve volume problems on today\u0027s computers,\u201d said Lance Fortnow, chair of SCS. \u201cTheir work brings a major tool to the algorithmic arsenal that should have applications across the sciences.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe algorithm can be used as a tool for high-dimensional data analysis. Such data involving great numbers of parameters abounds in many fields today, including biology, neuroscience, as well as applied areas such as medical research, which may involve numerous vital statistics across many patients, or in computer security, where the algorithm can be applied to a model of information flow to estimate number of instances where data might leak.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERavi Kannan, a principal researcher at Microsoft Research India and a member of the first team to create algorithms in this field, calls the latest discovery a \u201ctour de force.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is the culmination of a decades-long effort by leading researchers to develop an efficient algorithm for the problem of estimating the volume of convex sets,\u201d Kannan said. \u201cI foresee many important consequences. Congratulations to Cousins and Vempala on their achievement.\u2019\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s researchers have made their algorithm publicly available as a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/matlabcentral\/fileexchange\/43596-volume-computation-of-convex-bodies\u0022\u003EMATLAB implementation\u003C\/a\u003E and report that the method has been downloaded\u0026nbsp; hundreds of times to date. More details of the research and the researchers\u2019 paper are available \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~bcousins\/volume.html\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New algorithm provides volume estimations of convex bodies in high dimensions with general computer hardware in real time"}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2014-11-07 11:36:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:26","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"346031":{"id":"346031","type":"image","title":"Santosh and Cousins Research News","body":null,"created":"1449245670","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:30","changed":"1475895068","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:08","alt":"Santosh and Cousins Research News","file":{"fid":"201939","name":"santosh-cousins.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/santosh-cousins_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/santosh-cousins_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":117451,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/santosh-cousins_0.jpg?itok=_aS3tT39"}}},"media_ids":["346031"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"85821","name":"ben cousins"},{"id":"108931","name":"breakthrough research"},{"id":"108941","name":"gaussian cooling algorithm"},{"id":"114601","name":"Press Release"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"}],"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\u003ENews \u0026amp; Media Relations Manager\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":""}},"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":""}},"176881":{"#nid":"176881","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Something for Everyone in GT Computing 2012 Holiday Gift Guide","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA \u2013 Dec. 12, 2012 \u2013\u003C\/strong\u003E Music from stars? One of the country\u2019s fastest supercomputers? Or perhaps four minutes of computational inspiration? Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing has all of these and more, as for the second straight year its \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/holiday-gift-guide\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EHoliday Gift Guide\u003C\/a\u003E decks the halls with some of the more inspired, ambitious and definitely digital \u201cgifts\u201d ever placed under the virtual tree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELaunched in 2011 to international acclaim, the Holiday Gift Guide is fast becoming a yuletide staple around the College\u2019s halls, as faculty and students spend the year busily hammering together parallel algorithms and 50-amp servos in anticipation of the Big Day (i.e., the day of this press release). Now, with the days growing shorter and the sound of jingle bells in the air, all the gifts are wrapped, peer-reviewed and waiting for that next lucky computing aficionado.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, we truly believe that computing is making the world a better place, so what better time of year to share some of our more exciting and beneficial research projects?\u201d said Dean Zvi Galil. \u201cWhen you take beloved holiday traditions and you add a layer of computation, they become so much more. In this case, they become a bit funnier. Or at least we hope so.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProjects include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENerdherder:\u003C\/strong\u003E A motion-controlled, augmented-reality puzzle game for mobile devices. The action literally leaps from the game board to your phone or tablet in this game out of Professor Blair MacIntyre\u2019s lab.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EC4G BLIS:\u003C\/strong\u003E Open-source software system to track medical records and samples, and one of the more widely implemented projects to emerge from the College\u2019s Computing for Good (C4G) initiative, headed up by Professor Santosh Vempala.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cDream. Encode.\u201d:\u003C\/strong\u003E Inspirational short film that tells the story of a young girl discovering how and where to pursue her computational dreams. Directed by 2012 graduate Connie Chen.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKeeneland Supercomputing System:\u003C\/strong\u003E Now the National Science Foundation\u2019s fastest dedicated supercomputer for scientific research. Built by Professor Jeffrey Vetter.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMOOCs:\u003C\/strong\u003E All the rage this year, MOOCs are massively open online courses,and they are in the midst of transforming education delivery, with Georgia Tech helping to lead the way.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBobble:\u003C\/strong\u003E Chrome plugin that allows users to escape the \u201cfilter bubble\u201d created by personalized search results. Created by Ph.D. student Xinyu Xing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrailleTouch:\u003C\/strong\u003E Software that allows you to go eyes-free when typing on a smartphone. Just another revolutionary advance in HCI from the folks at the GVU Center.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFlashpoint:\u003C\/strong\u003E A crash course in the scientific way to get startups off the ground, running\u2014and funded. Conceived and run by Professor Merrick Furst.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESonLab:\u003C\/strong\u003E Proof that the universe is filled with music, this Georgia Tech lab takes natural data points and turns them into song. Created by Professor Bruce Walker.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBetweenness Centrality Algorithm:\u003C\/strong\u003E The fastest algorithm for determining the most popular point on a social graph, created by Professor David Bader.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComputing Summer Camps:\u003C\/strong\u003E Fun summer camps that will get kids of all ages engaged and interested in learning about computing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMacGyver Bot:\u003C\/strong\u003E Humanoid robot, created by Professor Mike Stilman, that soon will be able to create tools from objects in its environment.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisit the 2012 Holiday Gift Guide on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ethe College of Computing website\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDISCLAIMER: The 2012 Holiday Gift Guide is a lighthearted way to call attention to the College\u2019s research. Though some of the items described in the Gift Guide are indeed available for purchase or free download, it is not intended as a practical reference for consumers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 10th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u2019s unconventional approach to education is defining the new face of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human-centered solutions. For more information about the Georgia Tech College of Computing, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContacts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrendan Streich\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bstreich@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebstreich@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"From supercomputers to online education, your guide to one-stop \u0027shopping\u0027"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA \u2013 Dec. 12, 2012 \u2013\u003C\/strong\u003E For the second straight year, the College of Computing\u0027s\u0026nbsp; Holiday Gift Guide decks the halls with some of the more inspired, ambitious and definitely digital \u201cgifts\u201d ever placed under the virtual tree. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Office of Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2012-12-12 10:08:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:22","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"176891":{"id":"176891","type":"image","title":"2012 CoC Gift Guide Rotator","body":null,"created":"1449179031","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:51","changed":"1475894819","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:59","alt":"2012 CoC Gift Guide Rotator","file":{"fid":"195895","name":"coc-gift-guide-rotator-384x354.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/coc-gift-guide-rotator-384x354_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/coc-gift-guide-rotator-384x354_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":84636,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/coc-gift-guide-rotator-384x354_1.jpg?itok=VRIBQso-"}}},"media_ids":["176891"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"48311","name":"Barb Ericson"},{"id":"52851","name":"betweenness centrality"},{"id":"11099","name":"Blair MacIntyre"},{"id":"52821","name":"blis"},{"id":"24091","name":"BrailleTouch"},{"id":"1937","name":"Bruce Walker"},{"id":"7805","name":"c4g"},{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"52831","name":"computing camps"},{"id":"7806","name":"computing for good"},{"id":"13255","name":"david bader"},{"id":"17161","name":"flashpoint"},{"id":"3427","name":"High performance computing"},{"id":"52801","name":"holiday gift guide"},{"id":"702","name":"hpc"},{"id":"50341","name":"jeffrey vetter"},{"id":"50331","name":"keeneland"},{"id":"11175","name":"Mario Romero"},{"id":"11520","name":"Merrick Furst"},{"id":"43811","name":"MOOCs"},{"id":"52811","name":"nerdherder"},{"id":"11807","name":"online education"},{"id":"13482","name":"Rich DeMillo"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"},{"id":"170772","name":"Sonification"},{"id":"171244","name":"sonlab"},{"id":"167366","name":"summer camps"},{"id":"167322","name":"supercomputing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrendan Streich\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-7253\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bstreich@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"121181":{"#nid":"121181","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Spring Brings Personnel Change Announcements","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWithin the past few weeks, Georgia Tech has announced three noteworthy changes to College of Computing and Office of Information Technology (OIT) leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELance Fortnow will become chair of the School of Computer Science on July 1. Fortnow is currently a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Northwestern University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m excited to join Georgia Tech, a leading center for computer science, at a time when computing is making such a great impact on science and society,\u201d Fortnow said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his primary faculty appointment at Northwestern, he also has a courtesy appointment at the Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences Department in the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Fortnow\u2019s research spans computational complexity and its applications, most recently to micro-economic theory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnnie Ant\u00f3n will become chair of the School of Interactive Computing on July 1. She is currently a professor of computer science at North Carolina State University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnt\u00f3n earned three computing degrees from Georgia Tech, completing her bachelor\u2019s in 1990, master\u2019s in 1992 and PhD in 1997.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer current research focuses on the specification of complete, correct behavior of software systems that must comply with privacy and security regulations. She is founder and director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/theprivacyplace.org\u0022\u003EThePrivacyPlace.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe School of Interactive Computing \u2013\u2013 the only school of its kind in the nation \u2013\u2013 is a unique resource for Georgia Tech and the country,\u201d Ant\u00f3n said. \u201cI am honored to return to \u2018Ma Tech\u2019 and to partner with Dean Galil and the entire Tech community in aspiring to and achieving new levels of excellence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJames \u201cJim\u201d O\u2019Connor, who has served as interim vice president and chief information officer for the past 18 months, has been tapped to lead the Institute\u2019s OIT on a permanent basis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs vice president, O\u2019Connor will oversee the services, initiatives and policies originating from the seven directorates \u2014 including information security, academic and research technologies, telecommunications, architecture and infrastructure, resource management, information technology services and enterprise information systems \u2014 that comprise OIT.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOver the past 17 years, I\u2019ve had the privilege of working alongside many exceptional colleagues, both within OIT and across the Institute,\u201d O\u2019Connor said. \u201cI look forward to continuing those partnerships to provide our campus with technologies that foster education, scholarship, research, administration, communications and community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWithin the past few weeks, Georgia Tech has announced three noteworthy changes to College of Computing and Office of Information Technology (OIT) leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Within the past few weeks, Georgia Tech has announced three noteworthy changes to College of Computing and Office of Information Technology (OIT) leadership."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-04-02 10:14:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:56","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"27641","name":"annie anton"},{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"28961","name":"james o\u0027connor"},{"id":"27561","name":"lance fortnow"},{"id":"9299","name":"Office of Information Technology"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"166848","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"117961":{"#nid":"117961","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Computing Hires Fortnow, Anton to Lead Schools","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA \u2013 March 20, 2012 \u2013\u003C\/strong\u003E Following a year-long national search, Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing has hired renowned computing leaders Lance Fortnow and Annie Ant\u00f3n to chair its schools of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EComputer Science\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EInteractive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E, respectively, effective July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFortnow, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lance.fortnow.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eprofessor of electrical engineering and computer science at Northwestern University\u003C\/a\u003E, and Ant\u00f3n, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www4.ncsu.edu\/~aianton\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eprofessor of computer science at North Carolina State University\u003C\/a\u003E (NCSU), will become the second chairs ever to lead the two College of Computing units, which were elevated to school status in 2007. They replace current Computer Science (CS) chair Ellen Zegura and Interactive Computing (IC) chair Aaron Bobick, who will return to their faculty roles as professors in the two schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are thrilled that Professors Fortnow and Ant\u00f3n have agreed to come to Georgia Tech to lead our two original schools,\u201d said Zvi Galil, John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing. \u201cThe College of Computing is poised to expand the ranks of the very best computing programs in the world, and Annie and Lance are going to help us do it. Both of them share our ambitious vision for Georgia Tech to play a major role in setting the global agenda for this new digital era and continue pushing the boundaries of computing itself.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFortnow received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from MIT in 1989, after earning his B.A. in mathematics and computer science from Cornell University in 1985. In addition to his primary faculty appointment at Northwestern, he also has a courtesy appointment at the Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences department in the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and an adjoint professorship at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. Fortnow\u0027s research spans computational complexity and its applications, most recently to micro-economic theory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m excited to join Georgia Tech, a leading center for computer science, at a time when computing is making such a great impact in science and society,\u201d Fortnow said. \u201cI look forward to helping Georgia Tech forge the future of computer science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnt\u00f3n earned three computing degrees from Georgia Tech, completing her B.S. in 1990, M.S. in 1992 and Ph.D. in 1997. Ant\u00f3n is vice-chair of the U.S. Association for Computing Machinery Public Policy Council and has served the national defense and intelligence communities in a number of roles since being selected for the IDA\/DARPA Defense Science Study Group in 2005-2006. Her current research focuses on the specification of complete, correct behavior of software systems that must comply with privacy and security regulations. She is founder and director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theprivacyplace.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThePrivacyPlace.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe School of Interactive Computing\u2013\u2013the only school of its kind in the nation\u2013\u2013is a unique resource for Georgia Tech and the country,\u201d Ant\u00f3n said. \u201cComputers today interact with the human and physical environments.\u0026nbsp; Advancing the state of the interactive art is a noble mission for the School.\u0026nbsp; I am honored to return to \u2018Ma Tech\u2019 and to partner with Dean Galil and the entire Georgia Tech community in aspiring to and achieving new levels of excellence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s schools of CS and IC, together with their sister School of Computational Science and Engineering, form the major academic units of the 21-year-old College of Computing. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/about\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003ESchool of CS\u003C\/a\u003E represents foundational areas of computer science, such as networking, information security, software engineering, databases and others. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/about\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003ESchool of IC\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E stated mission is to \u201credefine the human experience in computing\u201d through education and research in such areas as human-computer interaction, robotics and intelligent systems, computing education, graphics and animation, social computing, augmented environments, and others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. 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However, most hospitals and labs in the region use paper logs and manual entries for tracking data, methods that take up valuable time and are prone to errors and loss of data. In an effort to increase efficiency and allow more patients to be tested accurately, a team led by Professor Santosh Vempala in the School of Computer Science developed the Basic Laboratory Information System (BLIS).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring a six-month pilot implementation in three hospital labs in Cameroon, BLIS accounted for a 66 percent decrease in errors and a 50 percent reduction in employee workload. This lead to significantly reduced waiting times and twice as many patients being tested daily compared to pre-BLIS operations. \u201cBLIS is easy to use and intuitive,\u201d Sidney Atah, BLIS project coordinator in Cameroon, says. \u201cWhen configuring the software, you control the behavior and appearance of the system without modifying the program.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBuilt from freely available and open-source components, BLIS digitizes the traditional data tracking system, resulting in a sustainable program that tracks specimens, results and workflow. Unlike similar software from commercial providers, BLIS is extremely cost-effective, works on limited resources, and requires virtually no training. Additionally, the system is designed to work effectively in countries with very little IT infrastructure and limited connectivity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIntegrating data tracking software in these labs has been difficult in the past, mainly due to high costs and the failure of other system providers to incorporate the varying needs of labs and hospitals from different countries and cultures,\u201d Vempala said. \u201cWe wanted to design an extremely configurable system that would adapt to fit the needs of its users in order to improve workflow and patient care.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead of following a one-size-fits-all approach, BLIS was designed to enable each lab or country to customize and configure the system in a way that suits them best. The digital program seeks regular feedback from users and then incorporates this feedback through system updates, resulting in a program that evolves with the needs of the lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the past year, BLIS has been implemented in nine laboratories across three African countries: Cameroon, Tanzania, and Uganda. Vempala and his team have worked with local lab technicians, representatives from each country\u2019s ministry of health, and local implementing partners to integrate BLIS into various labs across the three countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Maurice Mouladje, lab director for Buea Regional Hospital in Cameroon, says BLIS has had a positive impact on both patients and staff.\u0026nbsp; Physicians are able to attend to patients promptly, reducing their wait time, and BLIS provides flexibility in lab technician workload. Similarly, Atah notes that BLIS\u2019s reach goes beyond increased efficiency and accuracy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBLIS has added confidence and hope in the quality of results and the ability of our institutions to provide quality care to patients,\u201d Atah says. \u201cIt makes me feel like nothing is impossible to achieve; it is our African dream.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy early 2012, Vempala and his team, Amol Shintre, Akshay Phalnikar and Anu Nair, all graduate students at Georgia Tech, plan to expand BLIS to labs in Ghana, in addition to incorporating the software in more clinics in Cameroon, Tanzania and Uganda. In the next year, he hopes to make BLIS available to any lab in the developing world, which will also include access to local technical support for a minimal fee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBLIS is a part of Georgia Tech\u2019s Computing for Good (C4G) initiative, which applies computing to social causes and improving quality of life around the world. For more information about BLIS, including user feedback and access to the software, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/blis.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/blis.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 9th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u2019s unconventional approach to education is defining the new face of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. For more information about the Georgia Tech College of Computing, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information, contact: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMichaelanne Dye\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404.385.4015\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mdye@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emdye@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech implements digital data-tracking system in developing African countries"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA \u2013 Nov. 8, 2011 \u2013 Researchers from the Georgia Tech College of \nComputing, working in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control \nand Prevention (CDC), have developed a digital data tracking system to \nassist low-resource clinical laboratories in developing countries. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Office of Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GT researchers working with CDC have developed flexible system to track health data in low-resource nations."}],"uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2011-11-08 10:45:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:38","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72466":{"id":"72466","type":"image","title":"BLIS Photo 2","body":null,"created":"1449177930","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:30","changed":"1475894658","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:18","alt":"BLIS Photo 2","file":{"fid":"193679","name":"blis.2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/blis.2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/blis.2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3045165,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/blis.2_0.jpg?itok=1cZCsf8r"}}},"media_ids":["72466"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"861","name":"Africa"},{"id":"7805","name":"c4g"},{"id":"7806","name":"computing for good"},{"id":"14788","name":"healthcare technology"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichaelanne Dye\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404.385.4015\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mdye@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emdye@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mdye@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"72473":{"#nid":"72473","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Software Improves Healthcare Delivery in Africa","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from the Georgia Tech College of Computing,\nworking in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\n(CDC), have developed a digital data tracking system to assist low-resource\nclinical laboratories in developing countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESub-Saharan\nAfrica suffers from some of the greatest health challenges in the world, making\nthe need for efficient healthcare delivery especially vital. However, most\nhospitals and labs in the region use paper logs and manual entries for tracking\ndata, methods that take up valuable time and are prone to errors and loss of\ndata. In an effort to increase efficiency and allow more patients to be tested\naccurately, a team led by Professor Santosh Vempala in the School of Computer\nScience developed the Basic Laboratory Information System (BLIS). \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring a\nsix-month pilot implementation in three hospital labs in Cameroon, BLIS\naccounted for a 66 percent decrease in errors and a 50 percent reduction in\nemployee workload. This led to significantly reduced waiting times, allowing twice as many patients to get tested\ndaily as compared to pre-BLIS operations. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBLIS is\neasy to use and intuitive,\u201d Sidney Atah, BLIS project coordinator in Cameroon, said.\n\u201cWhen configuring the software, you control the behavior and appearance of the\nsystem without modifying the program.\u201d\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBuilt from\nfreely available, open-source components, BLIS digitizes the traditional data\ntracking system, resulting in a sustainable program that tracks specimens,\nresults and workflow. Unlike similar software from commercial providers, BLIS\nis extremely cost-effective, works on limited resources, and requires virtually\nno training. Additionally, the system is designed to work effectively in\ncountries with very little IT infrastructure and limited connectivity.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIntegrating\ndata tracking software in these labs has been difficult in the past, mainly due\nto high costs and the failure of other system providers to incorporate the\nvarying needs of labs and hospitals from different countries and cultures,\u201d said\nVempala, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Computer Science. \u201cWe wanted\nto design an extremely configurable system that would adapt to fit the needs of\nits users in order to improve workflow and patient care.\u201d \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead of\nfollowing a one-size-fits-all approach, BLIS was designed to enable each lab or\ncountry to customize and configure the system in a way that suits them best. The\ndigital program seeks regular feedback from users and then incorporates this\nfeedback through system updates, resulting in a program that evolves with the\nneeds of the lab. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the\npast year, BLIS has been implemented in nine laboratories across three African\ncountries: Cameroon, Tanzania and Uganda. Vempala and his team have worked with\nlocal lab technicians, representatives from each country\u2019s ministry of health\nand local implementing partners to integrate BLIS into various labs across the\nthree countries. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr.\nMaurice Mouladje, lab director for Buea Regional Hospital in Cameroon, says\nBLIS has had a positive impact on both patients and staff. Physicians are able\nto attend to patients promptly, and BLIS provides flexibility in lab technician\nworkload. Similarly, Atah notes that BLIS\u2019s reach goes beyond increased\nefficiency and accuracy. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBLIS\nhas added confidence and hope in the quality of results and the ability of our\ninstitutions to provide quality care to patients,\u201d Atah says. \u201cIt makes me feel\nlike nothing is impossible to achieve; it is our African dream.\u201d\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy\nearly 2012, Vempala and his team of Georgia Tech graduate students, Amol\nShintre, Akshay Phalnikar and Anu Nair, plan to expand BLIS to labs in Ghana,\nin addition to incorporating the software in more clinics in Cameroon, Tanzania\nand Uganda. In the next year, he hopes to make BLIS available to any lab in the\ndeveloping world, which will also include access to local technical support for\na minimal fee\u003Cem\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBLIS\nis a part of Georgia Tech\u2019s Computing for Good (C4G) initiative, which applies computing\nto social causes to improve quality of life around the world. For more\ninformation about BLIS, including user feedback and access to the software,\nvisit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/blis.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/blis.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout\nthe Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nGeorgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of\nreal-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress.\nWith its graduate program ranked ninth nationally by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Repor\u003C\/em\u003Et, the College\u2019s unconventional approach\nto education is defining the new face of computing by expanding the horizons of\ntraditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration\nand a focus on human-centered solutions. For more information about the Georgia\nTech College of Computing, its academic divisions and research centers, please\nvisit http:\/\/\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech implements digital data tracking system in developing African countries"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from the Georgia Tech College of Computing, working in\npartnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have\ndeveloped a digital data tracking system (BLIS) to assist low-resource clinical\nlaboratories in developing countries. During a six-month pilot implementation in three hospital labs in\nCameroon, BLIS accounted for a 66 percent decrease in errors and a 50 percent\nreduction in employee workload.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Digital data tracking system assists low-resource clinical laboratories in developing countries."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2011-11-08 17:33:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:38","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72466":{"id":"72466","type":"image","title":"BLIS Photo 2","body":null,"created":"1449177930","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:30","changed":"1475894658","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:18","alt":"BLIS Photo 2","file":{"fid":"193679","name":"blis.2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/blis.2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/blis.2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3045165,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/blis.2_0.jpg?itok=1cZCsf8r"}}},"media_ids":["72466"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Computing"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech School of Computer Science"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichaelanne Dye\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mdye@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emdye@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mdye@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"69350":{"#nid":"69350","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Researchers to Demo and Deploy Disaster Communications System","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2011 \u2014\u003C\/strong\u003E In the aftermath of most disasters \u2013 from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to this year\u2019s earthquake in Japan \u2013 communication systems have been overwhelmed, leaving people without phones and Internet when they need these tools the most. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFortunately, Georgia Tech College of Computing researchers have developed a possible solution. It\u2019s an innovative wireless system called LifeNet designed to help first responders communicate after disasters. LifeNet is a mobile ad-hoc network designed for use in highly transient environments that requires no infrastructure such as Internet, cell towers or traditional landlines.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s an independent network you can join,\u201d said Santosh Vempala, Georgia Tech distinguished professor of computer science in the College of Computing. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cIt doesn\u2019t need wires, antennas, cell towers and so on, and it works across platforms like laptops and smart phones. We imagine relief agencies would be able to set up a network right away and communicate about what\u2019s needed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVempala and his graduate student, Hrushikesh Mehendale, will demonstrate the LifeNet system at the ACM SIGCOM conference from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. today in Toronto, Canada.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe standard for post-disaster communications is the satellite phone, which, at $600 or more per unit, can be expensive to own and, at 50 cents per text, costly to use.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELifeNet, however, bridges connectivity between a satellite phone or other Internet gateway and a WiFi-based network on the ground. It extends the coverage of a satellite phone or a service such as SMS from one computer with access to the entire independent network in the field. Essentially, that means several people in the field who may not have satellite phones but have smart phones or laptops with WiFi capability can connect to the LifeNet network, communicate with each other with no other infrastructure and use the Internet as long as any one of them has access.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCurrently available options such as satellite communication are expensive and have limited functionality,\u201d Mehendale said. \u201cIf you use LifeNet, the cost savings per text message is 100 times less than a satellite phone.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELifeNet is also easy to set up. The network starts as soon as a node is put in place. Each LifeNet-enabled computer acts as both a host client and a router, able to directly route data to and from any other available wireless device.\u0026nbsp; Nodes can be moved from location to location as needed, and the network remains intact.The software developed by Vempala and Mehendale for LifeNet provides basic communications that are low bandwidth and reliable.\u0026nbsp; It doesn\u2019t allow users to stream video, for example, but it can send text messages for basic communication needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a trade-off of performance for reliability,\u201d Vempala said. \u201cReliability is really what you need the most in these situations.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the demo at SIGCOMM, conference attendees will be able to see the Atlanta-based LifeNet network via a web-based interface in Toronto. They will be able to log into the network, send messages, move nodes and see how communication is affected.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are currently ready to deploy LifeNet for field testing and are looking to expand beyond crisis communications. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVempala\u2019s team recently partnered with Tata Institute of Social Sciences India, which has a disaster management center. Together, the researchers identified cyclone-affected areas without communications infrastructure that could benefit most from LifeNet. As a result, researchers will be deploying LifeNet in the Mohali region of India over the next several months. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn an area without any other connectivity, we will establish a set up that could be used daily and could also be specifically helpful during a disaster,\u201d Mehendale said. \u201cWe need to make the solution a part of their daily lives since people cannot afford costly equipment like satellite phones in third-world regions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also hope to pitch LifeNet as a package to FEMA, the Red Cross and other U.S. relief agencies soon. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are many recent situations, like the Mississippi floods this summer, where this would have been valuable,\u201d Vempala said. \u201cPeople were trapped. Cell phones were not working, the Internet is down and people don\u2019t have a way to communicate. . . . LifeNet can be the solution.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing researchers led by Santosh Vempala (\u003Cem\u003EComputer Science\u003C\/em\u003E) have developed a mobile \nad-hoc information network called LifeNet designed to \nhelp first responders communicate after disasters. \u003Cem\u003ESource: GT Communications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2011-08-15 16:27:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:55","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1344","name":"disaster logistics"},{"id":"8743","name":"emergency preparedness"},{"id":"14010","name":"information networks"},{"id":"1144","name":"networking"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bstreich@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrendan Streich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-313-5944\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bstreich@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"65541":{"#nid":"65541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Vazirani Chosen as 2011 Guggenheim Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVijay Vazirani has received a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship for research into algorithmic problems in economics and game theory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe algorithmic way of thinking is one of the most profound contributions of modern computer science to the natural sciences and engineering\u2014it can lead to fresh, new insights and progress of a fundamental nature on some of their most basic questions,\u201d Vazirani said. \u201cThe reason is that many processes being studied in these fields are inherently computational in nature, whether it is a market converging to equilibrium prices or neural processes in the brain or protein production and folding in living cells.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/vijay-vazirani\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EVazirani\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Computer Science, will take a sabbatical during 2011-12 to work on his Guggenheim project, titled \u0022Algorithms as a Lens on Economics.\u0022 He has confirmed visits to Hebrew University, Stanford University, University of Chicago and CalTech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gf.org\/about-the-foundation\/the-fellowship\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGuggenheim Fellowships\u003C\/a\u003E, awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and its Board of Trustees, are given to researchers who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. The purpose of the Guggenheim Fellowship program is to provide fellows with blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible. Out of 3,000 applicants in 2011, just 180 fellows were chosen, and only two fellowships were given to computer scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVijay Vazirani (\u003Cem\u003EComputer Science\u003C\/em\u003E) has received a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship for research into algorithmic problems in economics and game theory. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Office of Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2011-04-13 09:30:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"12780","name":"guggenheim fellowship"},{"id":"10717","name":"Vijay Vazirani"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"65454":{"#nid":"65454","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tetali Takes Over for Vempala as ARC Director","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter four years the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arc.gatech.edu\/people.php\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EAlgorithms \u0026amp; Randomness Center (ARC) and ThinkTank\u003C\/a\u003E has a new director, as Prasad Tetali (CS \u0026amp; Math) takes over for founding director Santosh Vempala (CS), effective April 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVempala, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/santosh-vempala\u0022\u003EDistinguished Professor in the School of Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E, said ARC\u2019s mission is \u201cto help develop the mathematical theory of algorithms by supporting research in this area, and via interactions with applications and with other sciences and engineering disciplines.\u201d The center\u2019s main activities have included hosting weekly colloquia, outreach research lunches to engage scientists from other disciplines, organizing workshops and other research events, as well as supporting postdocs and competitive student fellowships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Computing Dean Zvi Galil named Tetali, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/prasad-tetali\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Eprofessor with a joint appointment in the schools of Computer Science and Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, as the new ARC director following a national search. Besides supporting the existing activities, Tetali said the center will focus on collaborative events with industrial research labs and hosting visitors in support of thematic special-year activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe first of such thematic years, starting Fall 2011,\u201d Tetali said, \u201cwill be devoted to topics in the intersection of optimization and computer science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter four years the Algorithms \u0026amp; Randomness Center (ARC) and \nThinkTank will have a new director, as Prasad Tetali (\u003Cem\u003ECS\u003C\/em\u003E) \ntakes over for founding director Santosh Vempala (\u003Cem\u003ECS\u003C\/em\u003E), effective April \n1. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Office of Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2011-04-07 16:10:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:30","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"5660","name":"algorithms"},{"id":"12707","name":"ARC Center"},{"id":"12708","name":"prasad tetali"},{"id":"4584","name":"randomness"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}