{"623079":{"#nid":"623079","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2 College of Design Researchers in Smart Communities Challenge","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo College of Design researchers are each on a winning team in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.smartcities.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Communities Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E for 2019. The four winning communities were announced in June.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/arthi-rao\u0022\u003EArthi Rao\u003C\/a\u003E, a research scientist at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cqgrd.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/ramachandra-sivakumar\u0022\u003ERamachandra Sivakumar\u003C\/a\u003E, a senior research engineer in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cspav.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization\u003C\/a\u003E, will each work with a community as it prepares for the future. Both researchers also teach in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of City and Regional Planning\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Smart Communities Challenge offers Georgia communities the chance to receive funding and support that enables them to envision and plan for a \u0026ldquo;smart future.\u0026rdquo; Recipients receive funding and partnership with a Georgia Tech researcher.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERao will consult on a project for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/macon-bibb\u0022\u003EMacon Smart Neighborhoods\u003C\/a\u003E, Macon-Bibb County. This project will address underserved areas of the community by installing smart kiosks that will provide internet connectivity and on-demand services, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2019\/06\/18\/georgia-smart-communities-challenge-selects-four-new-community-projects\u0022\u003Eaccording to an article announcing the winners\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The project team will utilize data analytics to optimize the placement of smart kiosks and maximize their impacts. We will also collectively develop a stakeholder engagement strategy as well as an evaluation and monitoring plan to track equity improvements and integrate that into Macon-Bibb\u0026rsquo;s journey of transforming into a smart community,\u0026rdquo; Rao said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe has an interdisciplinary educational and professional background in Urban Planning, Epidemiology, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from Georgia Tech. Her research interests focus on social determinants of health, healthcare access, healthy communities, and spatial methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESivakumar will consult on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/woodstock\u0022\u003EWoodstock Smart Master Plan and Corridor Study\u003C\/a\u003E, City of Woodstock. This project will conduct a smart corridor and infrastructure study to improve mobility and congestion in the city and deal with rapid growth and uneven commuting patterns, the article stated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe said \u0026quot;the goal for this research collaboration is to envision smart mobility solutions for the rapidly growing city of Woodstock.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESivakumar has more than 20 years of comprehensive experience in GIS and Information Technology. His expertise includes web GIS, application design and development, network management, database management, and\u0026nbsp;systems administration. His recent research focus is on enterprise GIS, urban forestry applications in GIS, and location analytics.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2019\/06\/18\/georgia-smart-communities-challenge-selects-four-new-community-projects\u0022\u003ERead more about all the recipients and their projects.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERamachandra Sivakumar and Arthi Rao are each on a winning team that will help communities plan for a \u0026quot;smart future.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ramachandra Sivakumar and Arthi Rao are each on a winning team that will help communities plan for a \u0022smart future.\u0022"}],"uid":"32550","created_gmt":"2019-07-09 15:34:22","changed_gmt":"2019-07-25 13:16:16","author":"Malrey Head","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623081":{"id":"623081","type":"image","title":"Ramachandra Sivakumar and Arthi Rao","body":null,"created":"1562687248","gmt_created":"2019-07-09 15:47:28","changed":"1562687918","gmt_changed":"2019-07-09 15:58:38","alt":"Ramachandra Sivakumar and Arthi Rao","file":{"fid":"237281","name":"arthi.siva_.02a.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arthi.siva_.02a.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arthi.siva_.02a.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":98113,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/arthi.siva_.02a.jpg?itok=gu7PJtW5"}}},"media_ids":["623081"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"},{"id":"60380","name":"CSPAV - Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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:malrey.head@design.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMalrey Head\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDigital Communications Specialist\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Design\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}