{"597508":{"#nid":"597508","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Prasad Tetali Named as Regents Professor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring its October meeting in Macon, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the appointment of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/prasad-tetali\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrasad Tetali\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E as Regents Professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETetali, who began his career at Georgia Tech in 1994, has a joint appointment in the College of Computing\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E and the College of Sciences\u0026rsquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a great honor and I very much appreciate being recognized by my colleagues,\u0026rdquo; Tetali said. \u0026ldquo;One does not reach this level in a career alone. 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. He served as interim chair for the School of Mathematics from April 2015 to December 2016. Tetali assisted the new chair for six months in 2017 in his role as associate chair for research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with Tetali, the Board of Regents appointed two other Georgia Tech Regents Professors during its recent meeting. They are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarilyn Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESuresh Sitaraman\u003C\/strong\u003E, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/prasad-tetali\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrasad Tetali\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E as Regents Professor. Tetali, who began his career at Georgia Tech in 1994, has a joint appointment in the College of Computing\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E and the College of Sciences\u0026rsquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Prasad Tetali, professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s schools of Computer Science and Mathematics, has been confirmed as Regents Professor by the Board of Regents."}],"uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2017-10-17 15:31:57","changed_gmt":"2017-10-17 17:30:39","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"590105":{"id":"590105","type":"image","title":"Prasad Tetali","body":null,"created":"1491834130","gmt_created":"2017-04-10 14:22:10","changed":"1491834130","gmt_changed":"2017-04-10 14:22:10","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224814","name":"prasad-tetali.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/prasad-tetali.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/prasad-tetali.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":138931,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/prasad-tetali.jpeg?itok=hMqBsITG"}}},"media_ids":["590105"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12708","name":"prasad tetali"},{"id":"166941","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"168854","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"103191","name":"regents professor"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBen Snedeker\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENews \u0026amp; Media Relations Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}