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Atlanta, GA | Posted: December 12, 2012
Brendan Streich
Director of Communications
404-894-7253
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ATLANTA – Dec. 12, 2012 – For the second straight year, the College of Computing's Holiday Gift Guide decks the halls with some of the more inspired, ambitious and definitely digital “gifts” ever placed under the virtual tree. Source: Office of Communications
2012 CoC Gift Guide RotatorATLANTA – Dec. 12, 2012 – Music from stars? One of the country’s fastest supercomputers? Or perhaps four minutes of computational inspiration? Georgia Tech’s College of Computing has all of these and more, as for the second straight year its Holiday Gift Guide decks the halls with some of the more inspired, ambitious and definitely digital “gifts” ever placed under the virtual tree.
Launched in 2011 to international acclaim, the Holiday Gift Guide is fast becoming a yuletide staple around the College’s halls, as faculty and students spend the year busily hammering together parallel algorithms and 50-amp servos in anticipation of the Big Day (i.e., the day of this press release). Now, with the days growing shorter and the sound of jingle bells in the air, all the gifts are wrapped, peer-reviewed and waiting for that next lucky computing aficionado.
“At Georgia Tech, we truly believe that computing is making the world a better place, so what better time of year to share some of our more exciting and beneficial research projects?” said Dean Zvi Galil. “When you take beloved holiday traditions and you add a layer of computation, they become so much more. In this case, they become a bit funnier. Or at least we hope so.”
Projects include:
Visit the 2012 Holiday Gift Guide on the College of Computing website!
DISCLAIMER: The 2012 Holiday Gift Guide is a lighthearted way to call attention to the College’s research. Though some of the items described in the Gift Guide are indeed available for purchase or free download, it is not intended as a practical reference for consumers.
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About the Georgia Tech College of Computing
The Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 10th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College’s unconventional approach to education is defining the new face of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human-centered solutions. For more information about the Georgia Tech College of Computing, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit http://www.cc.gatech.edu.
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Brendan Streich
Director of Communications
College of Computing at Georgia Tech
404-894-7253
