{"643612":{"#nid":"643612","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Research Highlights Premier Artificial Intelligence Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech faculty and student researchers will figure prominently into the proceedings of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aaai.org\/Conferences\/AAAI-21\/\u0022\u003E35\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence\u003C\/a\u003E, being held virtually from Feb. 2-9.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwenty-three members of the Georgia Tech community contributed to 11 papers that will be presented at the conference, while two longtime contributors will join the ranks of the prestigious AAAI Fellows program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E Chair \u003Cstrong\u003EAyanna Howard\u003C\/strong\u003E and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EAshok Goel\u003C\/strong\u003E join \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E Dean \u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Isbell\u003C\/strong\u003E (elected in 2019) and Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor Emerita \u003Cstrong\u003EJanet Kolodner\u003C\/strong\u003E (elected in 1992) are 2021 inductees to the fellowship, giving the Institute four members. The program recognizes individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions to the field of artificial intelligence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E[\u003Cstrong\u003ERelated news:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/643355\/ic-professors-howard-goel-named-2021-aaai-fellows\u0022\u003EIC Professors Howard, Goel Named 2021 AAAI Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENotable research among the eight papers accepted to AAAI 2021 includes work from a multi-institution team working to understand and improve forecasting models of influenza-like illnesses like Covid-19. Effective forecasting is even more challenging amidst the current pandemic, when counts are affected by various factors such as symptomatic similarities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe approach in this paper steers historical forecasting models to new scenarios where the flu and Covid-19 co-exist, demonstrating success in adaptation without sacrificing overall performance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Cstrong\u003EAlexander Rodr\u0026iacute;guez\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EB. 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