News for the GT Computing Community
October 4, 2019
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Fast Times at Student Startup

 

All they need are some tasty waves and a cool breeze, and kitesurfing instructors are fine. But no wind, no waves means no dice for scheduled client lessons, likely leading to long hours of rescheduling and potentially lost revenue for these small business operators. Seeing a B2B opportunity, a team of CS-majors developed an ultimate set of tools for this niche market and now has a growing list of global clients. So, what’s next for Board Off?

  

 What's New?
New $1.2M NSF Grant to Improve PTSD Treatment

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Google AI Chief Spends Time with Students during Campus Visit

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Researchers Taking On Fake News  

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Exploring Impact of Content Moderation on Reddit  

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Diversity in Computing Takes Center Stage at Tapia 2019  

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 GT Computing in the News
The Tech Helping Dogs Learn to 'Talk' With Humans

Wired
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The Social Impacts of AR/VR

Optics & Photonics News
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 Bits & Bytes

  • Want the inside scoop on the LGBTQ+ experience in the field of computing? Out@Work: A Technology Panel Discussion, set for Oct. 10, is bringing together professionals from the 2019 HRC Top Places to Work in Technology: Microsoft, State Farm, Facebook, Stryker, and Capital One for this unique opportunity.









Please send your contributions for Bits & Bytes to Albert Snedeker at albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu.

 Events
October 7
Viasat Mid-Terms King of Pops Break!
2 - 5 p.m.
Noonan Courtyard (outside of the Klaus Bldg.)
October 8
Asurion Day in the Lobby
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
GT Computing Student Commons
October 8
Career Services Workshop: LinkedIn
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Klaus Bldg., Rm. 1116E
October 9
Union Pacific Day in the Lobby
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
GT Computing Student Commons
October 9
Union Pacific Tech Talk
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Klaus Bldg., Rm. 1116
October 10
Viasat Day in the Lobby
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
GT Computing Student Commons
October 10
GVU Center Brown Bag
Designing Human Machine Interfaces in Future Vehicles
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
TSRB Ballroom
October 10
OUT@Work: A technology panel discussion.
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Marcus Bldg., Rm. 1116-18
October 11
School of CS Distinguished Lecture
Mahadev Satyanarayanan, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Edge Computing: A New Disruptive Force
2 - 3 p.m.
Klaus Bldg., Rm. 1116
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