News for the GT Computing Community
September 8, 2017
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Research May Lead to Better Comms for First Responders
Storms like Hurricane Irma and other natural disasters bring with them lots of uncertainty: where will they go, how much damage will they cause. What is certain is that no matter where they strike, natural disasters knock out power. And, no power means no internet for thousands of people in affected areas. However, Georgia Tech researchers are proposing a new way of gathering and sharing information during natural disasters that does not rely on the internet.
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 Student News

Don't Miss Your Chance to HackGT 
  • Applications being accepted for annual event
  • Deadline Sept. 15
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Two in a Row! 
  • Michaelanne Dye earns prestigious ARCS Global Impact Award...again!
  • Sept. 7
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 Faculty News

Professor Recognized for Lasting Impact 
  • Alex Orso paper awarded for its 'considerable influence'  
  • Sept. 7
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Paper Earns Accolades at EMNLP 2017 
  • Dhruv Batra & Stefan Lee recognized for natural language research
  • Sept. 7
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 Research News

AI Uses Videogame Footage to Recreate Game Engine Read more
Who's Behind All the Scam Calls?
  • Alum shares findings on phone fraud
  • Sept. 7
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 #GTComputing in the News

How Online Graduate Programs Offer Degrees at Significant Savings
  • OMSCS takes spotlight in series on 'Rethinking College'
  • PBS NewsHour
  • Sept. 5
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 Bits & Bytes

• More than 160 companies and organizations are set to attend the College of Computing Fall 2017 Career Fair. The event takes place in the Klaus Atrium, Sept. 26 - 29. More information is available by downloading the Careers by Symplicity app.



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

 Events

Sept. 11
GT Computing Resume Bootcamp
6:30 - 8 p.m. 
CCB 358A
Sept. 15
IDEaS Seminar Series
Paul Medvedev, Penn State Univ.
Assembly of Big Genomic Data
2 - 3 p.m. 
TSRB Auditorium
Sept. 16
2nd Annual College of Computing 5K
8 a.m.
Klaus Bldg., Binary Bridge
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