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Georgia Tech College of Computing Visit

About 45 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter members had the privilege of participating in an Educational Tour at the Georgia Tech College of Computing. Guests were greeted by Dr. Richard A. DeMillo, the John P. Imlay, Jr. Dean of Computing at Georgia Tech and Mary Alice Isele, Director of Development for the College of Computing. One highlight of the visit was the opportunity view Georgia Tech's "Sting," a Porsche Cayenne instrumented with advanced computers, GPS technology, motion sensors and radars that allow it to operate autonomously!

The group also toured the Borg Lab, a world leader in social and urban robots, where scientists study the behavior of social creatures such as ants and honey bees and then translate it into human enviroments, such as cities. Other highlights included a campus trolley ride past the new Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building to the Aware Home, a real home used to address the challenges facing the future of domestic technologies. The center is researching ways to improve social communication between extended family members, everyday home assistants, and memory aids.

  • Georgia Tech College of Computing Visit

    About 45 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter members had the privilege of participating in an Educational Tour at the Georgia Tech College of Computing. Guests were greeted by Dr. Richard A. DeMillo, the John P. Imlay, Jr. Dean of Computing at Georgia Tech and Mary Alice Isele, Director of Development for the College of Computing. One highlight of the visit was the opportunity view Georgia Tech's "Sting," a Porsche Cayenne instrumented with advanced computers, GPS technology, motion sensors and radars that allow it to operate autonomously!

    The group also toured the Borg Lab, a world leader in social and urban robots, where scientists study the behavior of social creatures such as ants and honey bees and then translate it into human enviroments, such as cities. Other highlights included a campus trolley ride past the new Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building to the Aware Home, a real home used to address the challenges facing the future of domestic technologies. The center is researching ways to improve social communication between extended family members, everyday home assistants, and memory aids.

  • Viewing the Autonomous Car

  • Boarding the Trolley

  • The Aware Home

Thanks from Scholar Laura Redmond

"I want to thank you again for supporting my career development, and I look forward to encouraging the development of future scientists as an ARCS Scholar Alum."

Thanks from Scholar Kevin Yehl

"I was very fortunate to be selected as one of this year's ARCS scholars... I plan to pursue an academic career in chemistry... Your support will allow me to continue my biomedical research in developing novel strateigies to treat drug resistant cancers and cardiovascular diseases... Again, thank you so much for your support of the sciences and post graduate education, both of which are very important in keeping America competitive..."

Thanks from Alum Tim Sampson, Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech

I am immensely grateful to the ARCS Foundation and Turner Enterprises for making my award possible. I am honored to have been part of the talented and promising group of young researchers from the Atlanta-area!