Each fellow will collaborate with a small cohort of colleagues from their college and a CTL liaison, and will work together to plan and launch programs, services, and initiatives that address the most important teaching and learning needs in their college. 

Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows will serve two year terms from August 2018 to August 2020 and will be supported by an annual stipend.

See the full call for applications here, and apply here by midnight, March 26, 2018.

About the Speaker
Sylvester James Gates Jr. was appointed Ford Foundation Professor of Physics at Brown University in 2017. He also holds an appointment in the Department of Mathematics.

Gates first joined the Brown community in fall 2016, as an inaugural Provost Visiting Professor. Earlier, he was Distinguished University Professor, University Regents Professor, John H. Toll Professor of Physics, and Director of the Center for Particle and String Theory at the University of Maryland.

Gates received the 2011 National Medal of Science and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He is a fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society.

He served on the Maryland State Board of Education and was a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). As a PCAST member, he was co-chair of the council's working group on STEM preeminence for the nation. He co-authored a report to the President: ”Prepare and Inspire K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for America’s Future.”

About Frontiers in Science Lectures
Lectures in this series are intended to inform, engage, and inspire students, faculty, staff, and the public on developments, breakthroughs, and topics of general interest in the sciences and mathematics. Lecturers tailor their talks for nonexpert audiences.

Gates's lecture is made possible by a collaboration between the College of Computing, the College of Sciences, and the School of Physics.

David Levin is the president and CEO of McGraw-Hill Education, a leading learning science company, and is responsible for the growth and management of its global business. Since joining McGraw-Hill Education in April 2014, David has led the transformation of the company from a traditional textbook publisher to a learning science company with a vision of unlocking the full potential of each learner through an approach focused on:

• An open ecosystem to foster a seamless learning experience
• Robust and proven content to support individual learning goals
• Adaptive technology for personalized learning and
• Data and insights to drive decisions.

Under his leadership, McGraw-Hill Education has moved to combine the science of learning with the art of teaching, harnessing technology in order to enhance learning inside and outside of the classroom and deepen connections between students and teachers. David is committed to renewing the company's culture, fostering an open, collaborative and social environment.

Previously, David spent nine years as the chief executive of UBM, a multinational media company headquartered in London. During that time, he repositioned the business and shifted its focus to live events and online communities and away from its legacy magazines. Before joining UBM, David was chief executive of Symbian Software, the software group that built the operating system to power the first generation of smartphones.

David holds a bachelor's degree in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University and a M.B.A. from Stanford University. He is a frequent speaker on educational issues and the transition from analog to digital.

Levin will speak at Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series on Wednesday, August 31, 2016.

About the Impact Speaker Series:

Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from "building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible leadership." The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni, and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders. The lecture series is sponsored by the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, the Scheller College of Business, the GT College of Computing, and C21U.

The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.

RELATED LINKS

• IMPACT Home

• ILE Home

Please note that no tours will be given between December 16^th and January 4^th. 

Enjoy all of Pi Mile’s traditional race day activities – music, food, hanging out with Buzz. The Pi Mile 5K is an officially timed event using the disposable timing system. Timing chips are embedded in your race bib. Official results will be posted online within 24 hours of the race. Be a part of this fun 3.141592… tradition with fellow Georgia Tech alumni, students, family and friends. Event information and registration available at gtalumni.org/pimile.

Road Closures:

• Cherry Street closed at North Avenue closed to all traffic from 6:00am to 9:45am for the START / FINISH line.
• Ferst Street closed at shuttle bus drop-off closed to all traffic from 6:00am to 9:45am for the START / FINISH line.
• Traffic encouraged to go toward main part of campus because there is no outlet at Ferst Street & Cherry Street

See attached map for details.

We are living in the future. Computing technology that was once the stuff of science fiction occupies our daily lives and is integrated into our work and leisure. The GVU Center at Georgia Tech is on the cutting edge of advancing that future through the use of computing methods and technology that will be able to further human pursuits.

We invite you to the GVU Center Research Showcase on Oct. 21 to explore the innovations that will signal how we interact with the next generation of technology. Explore more than 100 technology demonstrations including those with breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, visualization techniques for business, wearable interfaces, social computing insights, human-computer collaborations and much more. 

Let us show you a peek of what the future may bring next. Join us in the Technology Square Research Building, Oct. 21, 2-5 p.m., for the GVU Center Research Showcase. Register for free at https://gvufallresearchshowase.eventbrite.com. 

With more than 50 labs and six affiliated research center partners, the GVU Center at Georgia Tech explores the technology habits of people, engineers new computing methods and builds original computing interfaces. Learn more about our research at gvu.gatech.edu.

Denise Herzing and Thad Starner

Scientists have struggled to understand dolphin vocalizations, but new computer tools to both track dolphins and decode their complex vocalizations are now emerging. Dr. Denise Herzing has been studying Atlantic spotted dolphins, Stenella frontalis, in the Bahamas for over three decades. Her video and acoustic database encompasses a myriad of complex vocalizations and dolphin behavior. Dr. Thad Starner works on mining this dataset and decoding dolphin sounds, and has created a wearable underwater computer, CHAT (Cetacean Hearing and Telemetry), to help establish a bridge for communication between humans and dolphins. Starner and Herzing will present this cutting-edge work and recent results, including perspectives on the challenges of studying this aquatic society, and decoding their communication signals using the latest technology.

RSVP for this event

Scheller College of Business directions and parking

Bios:

Denise Herzing received her B.S. in Marine Zoology from Oregon State University in 1979; her M.A. in Behavioral Biology from San Francisco State University in 1988; and her Ph.D. in Behavioral Biology and Environmental Studies from the Union Institute Graduate School in 1993. She began her unprecedented, long-term study of Atlantic spotted dolphins in 1985, and is the founder of The Wild Dolphin Project.  Dr. Herzing is the author of numerous articles and papers and is currently an Affiliate Assistant Professor of Biological and Psychological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University.  Most recently Dr. Herzing has been recognized by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation as a 2008 Fellow.  Dr. Herzing is also a 2004 Fellow of the Explorers Club. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic, CNN, and the Huffington Post. Her TED Talk, Could We Speak the Language of Dolphins, has been viewed more than 1 million times.

Thad Starner is a Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Interactive Computing. Thad was perhaps the first to integrate a wearable computer into his everyday life as an intelligent personal assistant. Starner's work as a PhD student would help found the field of Wearable Computing. His group's prototypes and patents on mobile MP3 players, mobile instant messaging and e-mail, gesture-based interfaces, and mobile context-based search foreshadowed now commonplace devices and services. Thad has authored over 100 scientific publications with over 100 co-authors on mobile Human Computer Interaction (HCI), pattern discovery, human power generation for mobile devices, and gesture recognition, and he is a founder and current co-chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Wearable Information Systems. His work is discussed in public forums such as CNN, NPR, the BBC, CBS's 60 Minutes, The New York Times, Nikkei Science, The London Independent, The Bangkok Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

Francisco J. Ayala is the Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. He has been President and Chairman of the Board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Ayala’s scientific research focuses on population and evolutionary genetics. He examines related areas that include the origin of species, the genetic diversity of populations, the origin of malaria, the population structure of parasitic protozoa and the molecular clock of evolution. He frequently writes and speaks about the interface between religion and science and on ethics, epistemology, education and the philosophy of biology.

Born in Madrid, Spain, he has lived in the United States since 1961, and became a U.S. citizen in 1971. He is author of more than 950 publications and 30 books. In 2001 he was awarded the National Medal of Science and in 2010 he was awarded the Templeton Prize. His memberships include the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. In addition, his foreign memberships include the Russian Academy of Sciences; the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome; the Royal Academy of Sciences, Spain; the Mexican Academy of Sciences; and the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences.

* Light refreshments will be served. Parking available in the Student Center Visitor Lot.

Recognized as one of the world’s preeminent and most innovative architects, Santiago Calatrava was trained as a sculptor, engineer, and architect. He has transformed cities all over the world with his highly recognizable, soaring public structures. His work transcends the traditional boundaries between art, architecture, and engineering, and his projects have won critical acclaim internationally.

   Calatrava has completed more than 80 projects, including the Athens Olympic Stadium; train stations in Zurich, Paris, Lisbon, Reggio Emilia, Italy, and many other cities; bridges in Venice, Bilbao, and Calgary; and the City of Arts and Sciences, which transformed his hometown of Valencia, Spain, into a prime tourist destination.

   In the United States, he is currently working on the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York; the Sundial Bridge in Redding, California; the bridges over the Trinity River in Dallas; and the first building for Florida Polytechnic University’s new campus.

   Calatrava’s work has been shown at many exhibitions, including a retrospective at the RIBA London, and the exhibition “Structure and Expression” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Most recently, his “The Quest for Movement” was exhibited at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

   Among the numerous prizes and awards Calatrava has received from renowned institutions and organizations are the UIA Auguste Perret Prize, the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers, the Royal College of Art “Sir Misha Black Medal,” the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Gold Medal, the Principe de Asturias Art Prize, SEFI’s Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the MIT “Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts” for his artistic achievements, the Grande Médaille d’Or de l’Académie d’Architecture, and the AIA National Medal.

   Named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum, Calatrava was also named one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine.

   Calatrava is a permanent guest lecturer at universities such as the ETH Zurich, MIT School of Architecture and Design, Yale University, Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism in Tel Aviv, and Columbia University.

All Georgia Tech researchers and faculty members interested in participating in the FLAMEL program are encouraged to attend the workshop, which includes an opportunity to initiate the formation of multidisciplinary faculty teams.

Space is limited to facilitate dialogue, so please RSVP early by completing a brief registration form.

The tentative agenda includes the following components:

1:00 Introductions/Welcome

1:15 Materials Genome Initiative

1:45 FLAMEL Overview

2:15 Break

2:30 Tutorial: Big Data Research Themes and Examples

• Overview of Big Data Areas
• Materials Science
• Data/Computation
• Software/Platform Demo
• Identifying Data Analysis/Computational Problems for FLAMEL Projects

4:00 "Speed Dating"/Reception (opportunity for researchers to identify potential new collaboration opportunities)

5:00 Adjourn

The workshop will be held at the Georgia Tech Hotel in Conference Room A, followed by the "Speed Dating" session and reception in Salons 4-6. 

The 2013 Forum will focus on “The Future of Being Human” during a two-day event featuring visionary speakers, thought-provoking discussions, and research demonstrations that explore the disruptive role of technology paired with human-centered innovation.

Babak Parviz, creator of Google Glass and Director at Google X, will join the 2013 event as a keynote speaker. Babak’s work has been put on display at the London Museum of Science and has received numerous recognitions and awards, including Time magazine’s best invention of the year. In 2012 he was selected by Ad Age as one of the 50 most creative people in the United States.

2013 Panels will focus on the effects of rapid advancements in technology supplementing and confounding traditional information sources, practices, and perceptions of our increasingly complex world.

The Forum also highlights student innovations through the Convergence Innovation Competition’s (CIC) GT Journey competition, a highly successful Georgia Tech student competition designed to tap into the innovative thinking and technical expertise of GT students.   The GT Journey completion asks students to innovate new applications and services for the GT campus, Midtown Atlanta community and beyond. Winners of GT Journey will be announced at the People & Technology Forum.

Attendees will have the opportunity to preview Georgia Tech’s Media Outlook 2014 before its release in December 2013. The report outlines megatrends that will shape the future of media, content, and information in the next five years. Since 2009, over 1,600 people have participated in this fusion of ideas and imagination.

To REGISTER for the People & Technology Forum 2013 click here.
GT faculty, students, and staff can attend for free (buzzcard required) using the registration code ipatgt13 .

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This will be a ticketed event. Students are required to RSVP to attend the ceremony and receive tickets. 

More information can be found at www.gatech.edu/commencement

With support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Army Research Office, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are collaborating with scientists from four other organizations to develop new approaches for identifying these "insider threats" before an incident occurs. The two-year, $9 million project will create a suite of algorithms that can detect multiple types of insider threats by analyzing massive amounts of data -- including email, text messages and file transfers -- for unusual activity.

The project is being led by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and also includes researchers from Oregon State University, the University of Massachusetts and Carnegie Mellon University.

"Analysts looking at the electronically recorded activities of employees within government or defense contracting organizations for anomalous behaviors may now have the bandwidth to investigate five anomalies per day out of thousands of possibilities. Our goal is to develop a system that will provide analysts for the first time a very short, ranked list of unexplained events that should be further investigated," said project co-principal investigator David A. Bader, a professor with a joint appointment in the Georgia Tech School of Computational Science and Engineering and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).

Under the contract, the researchers will leverage a combination of massively scalable graph-processing algorithms, advanced statistical anomaly detection methods and knowledge-based relational machine learning algorithms to create a prototype Anomaly Detection at Multiple Scales (ADAMS) system. The system could revolutionize the capabilities of counter-intelligence community operators to identify and prioritize potential malicious insider threats against a background of everyday cyber network activity.

The research team will have access to massive data sets collected from operational environments where individuals have explicitly agreed to be monitored. The information will include electronically recorded activities, such as computer logins, emails, instant messages and file transfers. The ADAMS system will be capable of pulling these terabytes of data together and using novel algorithms to quickly analyze the information to discover anomalies.

"We need to bring together high-performance computing, algorithms and systems on an unprecedented scale because we're collecting a massive amount of information in real time for a long period of time," explained Bader. "We are further challenged because we are capturing the information at different rates -- keystroke information is collected at very rapid rates and other information, such as file transfers, is collected at slower rates."

In addition to Bader, other Georgia Tech researchers supporting key components of this program include School of Interactive Computing professor Irfan Essa, School of Computational Science and Engineering associate professor Edmond Chow, GTRI principal research engineers Lora Weiss and Fred Wright, GTRI senior research scientist Richard Boyd, and GTRI research scientists Joshua L. Davis and Erica Briscoe.

"We look forward to working with DARPA and our academic partners to develop a prototype ADAMS system that can detect anomalies in massive data sets that can translate to significant, often critical, actionable insider threat information across a wide variety of application domains," said John Fratamico, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.

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With less than two months to go before opening day, we have an exciting and dynamic program slated for the 4-day conference.  On Monday, March 12th, and Thursday, March
15th, attendees will be able to choose from nearly 40 Open Sessions (panels, workshops, and more) and 29 demos presented by practitioners and academic institutions from across the globe.  In addition, joint with the co-located ACM DEV conference, David Kobia, Co-Founder and Director of Technology Development for Ushahidi, will give a keynote speech on Monday. On Tuesday, March 13th, and Wednesday, March 14th, ICTD 2012 will offer a slate of 38
peer-reviewed papers in plenary and poster presentation. We are also pleased to welcome the Honorable Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication and Technology, Federal Republic of Nigeria as keynote speaker on Tuesday.
Registration Required:
More information can be found on the website at www.ictd2012.org, including
registration instructions and links to hotel accommodations.  

For further questions, please contact us at info@ictd2012.org.

Abstract       

Second Life is a virtual online world where the participants or residents create and build their own fantasy life and socialize with other in-world residents.   With a little time and creativity educators may design a world around their specific discipline that allows students to experience learning from an entirely new perspective.

Wesley Smith, Director of Instructional Distance Education & Advanced Services (IDEAS) at Georgia College, will explain and demonstrate how he uses Second Life to teach entrepreneurship to undergraduate students. This course is taught both online and within a hybrid setting.

During the past three years Georgia College has experimented with using Second Life (SL) as a creative outlet to augment the learning process.  In recent semesters GC faculty have used the virtual world to create and model various situations that are closely related to real life situations.  Within SL students are able to create their own learning experiences and gain valuable insight from the successes and failures that occur as they progress through the semester.  These experiences are based on course objectives and are tried and tested in-world.  Students are able to see their plans come to virtual life and they are able to make adjustments, if needed.  Later, the students report their findings.  In most cases students are able to learn by doing and may take their virtual world experiences forward into the real world. 

During the Talk, Smith will discuss and demonstrate how they created a business model in SL, how the students interacted with the software, and their evaluations of the learning model.  He will also be able to answer your questions and explain future plans for the software in classroom settings.

C21U is hosting The Practitioners Leading Edge Talk Series to highlight some of the most innovative thinkers in the Higher Education space. This talk is given by Professor Amy Pritchett from Aerospace Engineering on “Problem-based learning in a content-intensive large engineering class”. Register online here.

 Abstract

This semester, we've experimented with shifting AE3515 "System Dynamics and Automatic Control" to a problem-based learning format.  Students were grouped randomly into 10 teams of 12-13 and assigned 4 large problems.  "Just-in-time" instruction is used to lecture on topics that students requested and could cogently justify relative to the problem, roughly 1 hour per week.  The remaining 3 hours per week are group-meeting times, facilitated by graduate students. 

 This talk will discuss both the logistical details faced in using such a pedagogy (e.g. the need for multiple facilitators for 4 hours per week versus the assignment of a single 20 hour-per-week TA to the course) and the learning experience of the students.  Students in the midst of the course will join in the presentation.

In this event, we discussed:

 Technology's need for arts education in its curriculum;

 Design and creativity in the arts and how it impacts technology education;

 How to successfully integrate art education and technology education.

Find out more information here.

Sebastian Thrun recently left Stanford University and started Udacity. Udacity is an online university that seeks to reach the 99% of the world population presently excluded from high-quality higher education. The first class on Artificial Intelligence, which was offered in conjunction with Stanford, attracted 160,000 students, of which 23,000 graduated with Stanford-level qualifications. Thrunl discusses his experience with traditional forms of education, and speculate on what higher education may look like in the digital age.

 Speaker Bio

Thrun is co-founder of Udacity, a Google VP, and a Stanford Research Professor. At Google, he runs Google X, home to the Google self-driving car project and the recently announced Google Glass. Udacity is a XXI Century University, which seeks to democratize higher education. Thrun is one of the youngest people ever to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering; he has published more than 350 papers and 11 books. He also was the winner of  the DARPA Grand Challenge.

Directions and Parking

Location:

The C21U Town Hall is held at LeCraw Auditorium in the College of Management, located at 800 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30308. The auditorium is located on the first floor, near the West Peachtree Street building entrance.

Parking:

The best place to park is at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center/Technology Square parking deck located at 770 Spring Street, Atlanta, GA 30308.
To reach LeCraw Auditorium from the parking deck, cross Spring Street and continue walking up Armstead Place NW. Enter the College of Management building through the last door before West Peachtree Street. LeCraw Auditorium will be on your right after the elevators.

This will be a ticketed event. Students are required to RSVP to attend the ceremony and receive tickets. 

More information can be found at www.gatech.edu/commencement

Cyber Careers Session: Outlines types of cybersecurity jobs available in the 21st Century workforce and the educational background needed for those careers;

Speakers to include:

• Kristina Dorville, director of cyber awareness programs in the DHS National Cyber Security Division;
• Keri Nusbaum, director of recruitment and development at DHS National Cyber Security Division;
• Rear Admiral Michael Brown (Ret.), vice president of federal business at RSA, and former director of cybersecurity coordination at DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate; and
• Special Agent Michael Sweazey, United States Secret Service.

Cyber Awareness and Critical Infrastructure Session: Discusses relevant issues in cyberspace, including identity theft, phishing, fraud, and cyber ethics and will bring together experts from government, academia, and the private sector to discuss topics about protecting the nation’s digital posture in a range of sectors.

Speakers to include:

• Kristina Dorville, director of cyber awareness programs in the DHS National Cyber Security Division;
• Keri Nusbaum, director of recruitment and development at DHS National Cyber Security Division;
• Rear Admiral Michael Brown (Ret.), vice president of federal business at RSA, and former director of cybersecurity coordination at DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate; and
• Special Agent Michael Sweazey, United States Secret Service.

Georgia Tech Cyber Opportunities: Shares opportunities for education and employment in cybersecurity at Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).

Speakers to include:

• Josh Davis, research engineer in GTRI, currently leading a $10 million open cybersecurity research initiative for the Department of Homeland Security;
• Others TBA

Two of Tech’s major academic showcases take place this week. The second annual Tech4Good Poster Showcase and the twice-yearly Capstone Design Expo both help students gain real world experience and promote creativity in designing their own products for market.

Tech4Good lets students from different areas of study work on projects that benefit nonprofit organizations and local communities. It aims to build on current service learning activities on campus and promote social entrepreneurship and civic engagement in Tech's curriculum.

The Capstone Design Expo focuses on mechanical, biomedical, electrical and computer, and industrial and systems engineering projects, as well as industrial design projects. Students in these majors take the Capstone Senior Design course and develop innovative ideas that solve an industry-sponsored challenge, help researchers develop technology, or form the basis for their own startup. Both events allow students to meet professionals from their field of study who provide helpful criticism and potential job and investment offers.

From helping nonprofit companies to competing for cash prizes and job offers, each expo shows Tech’s student talent. Tech4Good will take place Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 4 – 6 p.m. on the first floor of Clough Commons. The Capstone Design Expo will be held Thursday, Dec. 4, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion. Both events are free and open to the public.

Schedule

8 a.m. Light breakfast and coffee 

8:30 a.m. Welcome: Jon Lindsay, associate professor with a joint appointment in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

8:35 a.m. Keynote: Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, Georgia Tech alumnus and distinguished professor of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

9:10 a.m. "The Role of Intelligence in Cybersecurity" Panel

• Chair: Nadiya Kostyuk, assistant professor with a joint appointment in the School of Cybersecurity and School of Public Policy 
• Fiona Cunningham, assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania
• John Ferris, professor of history at the University of Calgary
• Brendan Saltaformaggio, assistant professor with a joint appointment between the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Peter Swire, J.Z. Liang Chair in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy and professor of law and ethics in the Scheller College of Business

10:40 a.m. Coffee Break

11 a.m. "National Cybersecurity Strategy" Panel

• Chair: Michael Poznansky, associate professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the U.S. Naval War College
• Michael Bailey, founding chair of the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy
• Rich DeMillo, Charlotte B. and Roger C. Warren Professor of Computing in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy
• Erica Lonergan, assistant professor in the Army Cyber Institute at the U.S. Military Academy
• Joshua Rovner, associate professor in the School of International Service at American University

12:30 p.m. Lunch

Bio: Michael Posa is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania. He leads the Dynamic Autonomy and Intelligent Robotics (DAIR) lab, a group within the Penn GRASP laboratory.  His group focuses on developing computationally tractable algorithms to enable robots to operate both dynamically and safely as they interact with their environments. Michael received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 2017, where, among his other research, he spent time on the MIT DARPA Robotics Challenge team. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2007. Before his doctoral studies, he worked as an engineer at Vecna Robotics. He received the NSF CAREER Award in 2023, the RSS Early Career Spotlight in 2023, a Google Faculty Research Award, and a Young Faculty Researcher Award from the Toyota Research Institute. His work has also received awards recognition at TRO, ICRA, Humanoids, and HSCC.

Join us for an hour-long panel where you’ll hear from data science professionals from various industries! There will also be tons of networking opportunities and food provided for attendees.

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

Location: Bill Moore Student Success Center

Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 

Registration begins at 5:00 pm, the panel runs between 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm, and an additional 30 min. will be provided for networking / to-go dinner until 7:00 pm.

The discussion will be opened by Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D., Emory University, a leading researcher in this field.

Discussion topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Learn about the new AR/VR innovation space in Emory’s HSRB II
• What are the known funding opportunities?
• What are the cross-institutional collaborative research opportunities between developers and and clinicians?

Share your experience, learn from others, enjoy opportunities for interdisciplinary networking and find potential collaborators!

Blue Sky Groups are unstructured meetings that provide a unique opportunity for attendees to drive the agenda and catalyze future collaborations and research opportunities.

Join us to hear from distinguished alumna speaker, Cerita Bethea, Ph.D. (PSYCH), who is passionate about mentoring the next generation of behavioral scientists — and about empowering organizations to activate behavioral insights for measurable business results.

About Cerita Bethea, Ph.D.

Cerita Bethea leads behavioral science at The Coca-Cola Company, relying on models of human behavior and decision-making to drive growth for the company. She translates behavioral insights into quantifiable business solutions, pioneering a place for cognitive psychology in the field of brand marketing.

A Georgia Tech School of Psychology alumna, Bethea is dedicated to bridging the gap between theory and practice — applying principles of behavioral science to marketing, marketing research, innovation, and design.

With a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Bethea's career spans three decades across multiple disciplines, from working in the automotive industry with Ford Motor Company and Toyota, as lead Human Factors Engineer; to negotiating the adoption of behavioral frameworks to drive integrated commercial planning at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, to her work today with Coca-Cola.

Bethea is also passionate about mentoring the next generation of behavioral scientists — and empowering organizations to confidently activate and democratize behavioral insights to yield measurable business results.

Bethea earned her Ph.D. at University of Michigan, M.S. at Georgia Tech, and B.S. at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Event details:

Date: November 16, 2023

Time: 4:00 PM
(Please note: the updated start time of this event is 4:00 PM)

Location: John Lewis Student Center - Cypress Theater, Georgia Tech Campus

RSVP via CareerBuzz to secure your spot with a true industry leader — and join us for inspiration, education, and networking in the exciting world of behavioral science.

All are invited! If you are not a student or do not have access to RSVP in Career Buzz, simply email College of Sciences Career Educator James Stringfellow james.stringfellow@gatech.edu and come join the event.

We look forward to welcoming you on November 16th!

Abstract: Platforms, devices, and algorithms are increasingly weaponized to control and harass the most vulnerable among us. Some of these harms occur at the individual and interpersonal level: for example, abusers in intimate partner violence (IPV) use smartphones and social media to surveil and stalk their victims. Others are more subtle, at the level of social structure: for example, in organizations, workplace technologies can inadvertently scaffold exploitative labor practices. This talk will discuss my research (1) investigating these harms via online measurement studies, (2) building interventions to directly assist survivors with their security and privacy; and (3) instrumenting these interventions, to enable scientific research into new types of harms as attackers and technologies evolve. I will close by sharing my vision for centering inclusion and equity in digital safety, security and privacy, towards brighter technological futures for us all.

Bio: Emily Tseng is a PhD candidate in Information Science at Cornell University. Her research explores the systems, interventions, and design principles we need to make digital technology safe and affirming for everyone. Emily’s work has been published at top-tier venues in human-computer interaction (ACM CHI, CSCW) and computer security and privacy (USENIX Security, IEEE Oakland). For 6 years, she has served as a researcher-practitioner with the Clinic to End Tech Abuse, where her work has enabled specialized security services for over 600 survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). Emily is the recipient of a Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship, Rising Stars in EECS, Best Paper Awards at CHI, CSCW, and USENIX Security, and third place in the Internet Defense Prize. She has additionally completed internships at Google and with the Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research. She holds a B.A. from Princeton University.