{"635523":{"#nid":"635523","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ellen Zegura Named Second Regents\u2019 Professor in School of Computer Science","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Computer Science Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~ewz\/Welcome.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEllen Zegura\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has been named a Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia and Georgia Tech recognizes tenured professors with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C245\/#p8.3.2_regents_professorships\u0022\u003Ethis honor\u003C\/a\u003E for their research excellence and contributions to the Institute. Zegura has made a career of networking and computing for social good research and teaching.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Over my 27 years on the faculty at Georgia Tech, I have frequently been asked if I considered going elsewhere,\u0026rdquo; said Zegura, who is a Stephen P. Fleming Chair in Telecommunications. \u0026ldquo;The answer is that I have been able to do so many interesting and different things all while remaining right here. I am proud to have witnessed and contributed to the incredible growth of the university.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZegura is a leader across computing. She was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scs.gatech.edu\/news\/618991\/ellen-zegura-becomes-new-cra-board-chair\u0022\u003Enamed\u003C\/a\u003E head of the Computing Research Association\u0026rsquo;s Board of Directors in 2018. She also leads the Center for Computing and Societies and its partnership with Georgia State around public interest technologies, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2019\/10\/07\/new-partnership-georgia-state-looks-computing-solutions-social-challenges\u0022\u003Eprogram\u003C\/a\u003E that partners Georgia Tech computer scientists with Georgia State University social scientists to address social inequities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer research also connects networking and public interest. Last year, Zegura \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scs.gatech.edu\/news\/621419\/ellen-zegura-receives-mozilla-grant-teach-social-responsibility-computing\u0022\u003Ereceived\u003C\/a\u003E a $150,000 Mozilla grant to incorporate ethics to the undergraduate computing curriculum. She has also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scs.gatech.edu\/news\/619656\/georgia-tech-researchers-are-bringing-better-networks-native-american-tribal-lands\u0022\u003Eresearched\u003C\/a\u003E how to bring better networks to Native American tribal lands.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d\u0026amp;sxsrf=ALeKk02Em1aTkQ3HG__gLUCIw5JIH5uI9w:1589852546790\u0026amp;q=prasad+tetali\u0026amp;spell=1\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjooK-i5r7pAhUPJt8KHe3qA4sQBSgAegQIExAn\u0026amp;biw=1440\u0026amp;bih=697\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrasad Tetali\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a joint professor in the Schools of Computer Science and Math, also had his Regents\u0026rsquo; professorship renewed this year. Interim Chair \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/fac\/Mostafa.Ammar\/\u0022\u003EMostafa Ammar\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E is also a Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor, and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/seymour-goodman\u0022\u003ESeymour Goodman\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Eholds one joint with the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Being named Regents\u0026#39; Professor at Georgia Tech is a recognition of a faculty member\u0026#39;s long-term distinguished scholarly and service contributions to their intellectual discipline, the academic profession and the Institute,\u0026rdquo; said Ammar. \u0026ldquo;I was very pleased to see Ellen Zegura receive such a well-deserved recognition. Prasad Tetali\u0026#39;s renewal of his 2017 Regents\u0026#39; Professor appointment is further recognition of his continued impact and contributions. \u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ellen Zegura was named a Regents\u0027 Professor."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2020-05-19 22:37:02","changed_gmt":"2020-05-22 16:29:44","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"618036":{"id":"618036","type":"image","title":"Ellen Zegura","body":null,"created":"1550524714","gmt_created":"2019-02-18 21:18:34","changed":"1550524714","gmt_changed":"2019-02-18 21:18:34","alt":"Ellen Zegura","file":{"fid":"235261","name":"zeguraellen.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/zeguraellen.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/zeguraellen.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":60255,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/zeguraellen.jpg?itok=IvZFtnxW"}}},"media_ids":["618036"],"groups":[{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"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\u003ETess Malone, Communications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}