{"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. A complete list of the newly elevated 2016 Fellows \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ieee.org\/membership_services\/membership\/fellows\/2016_elevated_fellows.pdf\u0022\u003Ecan be found here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAdditional information about the ACM Fellows and the 2015 honorees is available on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/awards.acm.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EACM Awards site\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Four College of Computing faculty members have been selected for the prestigious honor of Fellows of the ACM and IEEE societies."}],"uid":"28124","created_gmt":"2015-12-09 10:27:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:12","author":"Tyler Sharp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"243141":{"id":"243141","type":"image","title":"Beth Mynatt","body":null,"created":"1449243704","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:44","changed":"1475894919","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:39","alt":"Beth Mynatt","file":{"fid":"197848","name":"mynatt-headshot-april-2012.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":70956,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_0.jpeg?itok=bg7lbH6E"}},"350051":{"id":"350051","type":"image","title":"Santosh Vempala compressed","body":null,"created":"1449245702","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:02","changed":"1475895075","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:15","alt":"Santosh Vempala compressed","file":{"fid":"201072","name":"santosh-vempala_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/santosh-vempala_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/santosh-vempala_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":12220,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/santosh-vempala_0_0.jpg?itok=FvLZpAvv"}},"355741":{"id":"355741","type":"image","title":"Calton Pu - Compressed","body":null,"created":"1449245756","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:56","changed":"1475895087","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:27","alt":"Calton Pu - Compressed","file":{"fid":"202049","name":"calton-pu.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/calton-pu_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/calton-pu_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":14635,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/calton-pu_0.jpg?itok=QPQ7nzmb"}}},"media_ids":["243141","350051","355741"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3047","name":"ACM"},{"id":"10989","name":"Beth Mynatt"},{"id":"112461","name":"calton pu"},{"id":"4447","name":"fellows"},{"id":"1187","name":"IEEE"},{"id":"167405","name":"santosh vempala"},{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tlabouff@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETara La Bouff\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7253\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}