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As wearable computers are becoming a fashion statement and an indispensable accessory, Thad Starner, College of Computing associate professor commented on projection screens mounted on his glasses: I can actually have a research conversation with you and suddenly be an expert while I'm still looking at you in the eye. Source: CNN
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0711/29/cnr.05.html array(47223=>47223) facebook-tweaks-feature-that-critics-said-shared-too-much http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/facebook-tweaks-feature-that-... Facebook Tweaks Feature That Critics Said Shared Too Much 2007/12/03 15:04:55.217 2499/12/31 2007/12/03 15:05:23.682 2007/12/03 15:03:46.320Commenting on Facebook's Beacon technology, Rebecca Grinter, professor at School of Interactive Computing, said the bruhaha may illustrate a learning curve for a 3-year-old computer startup. Privacy is not black or white. It's not on or off, Grinter said. It's determined by our relationships with other people, and that's something Facebook hasn't quite grasped yet.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.ajc.com/search/content/living/stories/2007/11/30/facebookweb_... Atlanta Journal Constitution array(47223=>47223) petascale-computers-the-next-supercomputing-wave http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/petascale-computers-the-next-... Petascale Computers: The Next Supercomputing Wave 2007/11/30 13:04:50.035 2499/12/31 2007/11/30 13:05:25.541 2007/11/30 13:03:10.539College of Computing faculty member David Bader's book Petascale Computing: Algorithms and Applications was launched this month as the world's first published collection on petascale techniques for computational science and engineering. Petascale computers are capable of performing one quadrillion operations per second - nearly ten times the speed of today's fastest supercomputers.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.itnews.com.au/Feature/4081,petascale-computers-the-next-super... iTnews array(47223=>47223) 25-most-influential-people-in-southeast-tech http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/25-most-influential-people-in... 25 Most Influential People in Southeast Tech 2007/11/29 09:28:25.431 2499/12/31 2007/11/29 09:34:02.124 2007/11/29 09:27:30.163Christopher W. Klaus, the donor of the Klaus Advanced Computing Building at Georgia Tech and founder & CEO of Kaneva, Inc. has been included in the list of 25 of the most influential people in Southeast tech by TechJournal South. Klaus is also highly regarded as an Internet pioneer as well as a philanthropist and community leader.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'alumni', 'news') () http://www.techjournalsouth.com/news/article.html?item_id=4337 TechJournal South array(47223=>47223) 12-spam-research-projects-that-might-make-a-difference http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/12-spam-research-projects-tha... 12 Spam Research Projects That Might Make a Difference 2007/11/26 14:34:31.527 2499/12/31 2007/11/26 14:41:21.485 2007/11/26 14:33:36.220College of Computing faculty members have been involved with developing technology to thwart the latest tricks employed by spammers, phishers and other cyber-criminals. Three of these techniques have been included in a NetworkWorld.com report as new technology to stop spam.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/112007-spam-research.html?page=1 NetworkWorld.com array(47223=>47223) with-robotic-eyes http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/with-robotic-eyes With Robotic Eyes 2007/11/19 16:22:30.868 2499/12/31 2007/11/19 16:22:56.182 2007/11/19 16:20:45.268Faculty members Frank Dellaert and Bruce Walker have developed a wearable computing system designed to help the visually impaired and others navigate their way in unknown territory. We have a working prototype using computer vision to see street-level details, such as light posts and benches, says Dellaert.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('robotics',) http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2545561.cms The Times of India array(47223=>47223) robots2019-allure-can-it-remedy-what-ails-computer-science http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/robots2019-allure-can-it-reme... Robots' Allure: Can It Remedy What Ails Computer Science? 2007/11/16 23:21:32.054 2499/12/31 2007/11/16 23:22:46.497 2007/11/16 23:19:51.684With a goal to attract more students into Computer Science, the College of Computing at Georgia Tech has spiced up their classes with gaming, media, manipulation, applications to other disciplines such as biology, economics and robots. Tucker Balch, a faculty member said Students don't get turned on by classical dry assignments.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/318/5853/1086 ScienceMag.org (Subscription Required) array(47223=>47223) bee-strategy-helps-servers-run-more-sweetly http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/bee-strategy-helps-servers-ru... Bee Strategy Helps Servers Run More Sweetly 2007/11/16 12:41:55.112 2499/12/31 2007/11/16 12:42:32.737 2007/11/16 12:39:49.276According to new research by School of ISyE Adjunct Professor Craig Tovey, the swarm intelligence of amazingly organized honeybees can be used to improve the efficiency of Internet servers faced with the similar challenges of limited resources and no central command .
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('news',) () http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1605 Georgia Tech News Room array(47223=>47223) new-computer-interface-blow-on-the-screen http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/new-computer-interface-blow-o... New Computer Interface: Blow on the Screen 2007/11/16 12:38:56.277 2499/12/31 2007/11/16 12:39:18.111 2007/11/16 12:37:13.104College of Computing PhD student Shwetak Patel and Professor Gregory Abowd have published a paper that describes how to use a computer microphone to determine where on a screen a person is blowing. They were able to achieve 100% accuracy for the hands-free user interface.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9816998-39.html?tag=nefd.blgs News.com array(47223=>47223) ian-bogost-to-serve-as-guest-editor-at-kutaku.com http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/ian-bogost-to-serve-as-guest-... Military Videogames, circa 1981 2007/11/14 10:34:48.076 2499/12/31 2007/11/14 10:36:13.603 2007/11/14 10:33:45.257Ian Bogost, a professor with the GVU Center at Georgia Tech and author of several books on serious gaming, is serving as a guest editor on the Kotaku site this week. In one of his articles, he talks about the military as being a prominent player in serious video games.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://kotaku.com/gaming/serious-games/military-videogames-circa-1981-32... Kotaku.com array(47223=>47223) unc-chair-honored-for-tech-research http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/Members/rashmi/unc-chair-honored-f... UNC Chair Honored for Tech Research 2007/11/14 10:32:36.451 2499/12/31 2007/01/30 11:08:22 2007/11/14 10:31:38.056The Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center has honored Larry Hodges, the chairman of computer science at UNC Charlotte's College of Computing and Informatics for his research on virtual-reality technologies used to treat phobias. Hodges is a former faculty member at Georgia Tech.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2007/11/12/daily6.html BizJournals.com array(47223=>47223) georgia-tech-developing-driverless-car-system http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/georgia-tech-developing-drive... Georgia Tech Developing Driverless Car System 2007/11/09 13:47:04.150 2499/12/31 2007/11/09 13:47:19.908 2007/11/09 13:46:10.798Deep in the labs at Georgia Tech, researchers are perfecting yet another have-to-see-to-believe technology -- a car that can actually drive without a human driver. College of Computing faculty member Henrik Christensen said that thanks to recent advances such as the LS 460, commercialization possibilities are right around the corner.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('robotics',) http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/11/12/story14.html Atlanta Business Chronicle (Subscription Required)Inspired by a visit to Alfred Nobel's resting place, College of Computing Professor Ron Arkin, one of the nation's leading roboticists, set out to research on how to give a robot a conscience. The Defense Department awarded Arkin $290,000 to fund his three-year study.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('robotics',) http://www.atlantamagazine.com/article.aspx?id=17702 Atlanta Magazine array(47223=>47223) toddlers-bond-with-robot-study-shows http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/toddlers-bond-with-robot-stud... Toddlers Bond With Robot, Study Shows 2007/11/08 16:40:26.169 2499/12/31 2007/11/08 16:41:01.053 2007/11/08 16:39:11.415It is groundbreaking - and helps to forward human-robot interaction studies significantly said Ronald Arkin, Regents' Professor in the School of Interactive Computing commenting on research at University of California, San Diego. He also cautioned that researchers don't yet understand the consequences of increased human-robot interaction.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('robotics',) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/56155700.html National Geographic News array(47223=>47223) ornl-computing-guru-assumes-ut-vice-presidency http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/ornl-computing-guru-assumes-u... ORNL Computing Guru Assumes UT Vice-Presidency 2007/11/05 13:51:26.690 2499/12/31 2007/11/05 13:51:50.371 2007/11/05 13:50:36.483Thomas Zacharia, Part-time Professor at College of Computing and the driving force behind Oak Ridge National Laboratory's rise to international leadership in scientific computing, has been named vice president for science and technology at the University of Tennessee.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/nov/05/ornl-computing-guru-assumes-ut-... Knox News array(47223=>47223) home-of-the-future http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/home-of-the-future Home of the Future 2007/11/01 15:45:24.966 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/11/01 15:45:48.643 GMT-4 2007/11/01 15:44:18.607 GMT-4On the outside a home might look like any other, but inside, it's can be high-tech all the way. Here's a look at what some of the leading scientists from College of Computing at Georgia Tech, such as Elizabeth Mynatt, John Stasko and Thad Starner are working on today to bring into your homes tomorrow.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2007/11/349a.html Ivanhoe.com array(47223=>47223) ugv-missions-for-the-military-police-and-fire-brigade http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/ugv-missions-for-the-military... UGV Missions for the Military, Police and Fire Brigade 2007/11/01 15:43:52.736 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/11/01 15:44:01.343 GMT-4 2007/11/01 15:41:55.341 GMT-4Henrik Christensen, robotics professor at College of Computing at Georgia Tech and Carl Lundberg, National Defense College in Stockholm, report on a study which examines the common requirements for robots in four areas of military and police operations.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.rusi.org/publication/defencesystems/ref:A4728BF8988106/ Royal United Services Institute array(47223=>47223) driverless-vehicles-get-to-show-how-they-think http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/driverless-vehicles-get-to-sh... Driverless Vehicles Get To Show How They 'Think' 2007/10/26 12:41:53.059 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/26 12:42:06.886 GMT-4 2007/10/26 12:40:55.116 GMT-4What we're doing is much more difficult than an autopilot on an airplane, said Georgia Tech's Sting Racing team leader Tucker Balch, a former Air Force F-15 fighter pilot who should know. Unlike an autopilot, we're driving on a road system where you have to obey traffic laws and so forth.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.ajc.com/business/content/printedition/2007/10/26/race1026.html Atlanta Journal Constitution array(47223=>47223) tapia-conference-posts-record-attendance http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/tapia-conference-posts-record... Peter Freeman Honored with Tapia Achievement Award 2007/10/25 13:34:21.542 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/25 13:34:43.362 GMT-4 2007/10/25 13:33:25.382 GMT-4Peter A. Freeman, Dean Emeritus and Founding Dean of the College of Computing from 1990 to 2002 was presented with the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1842735.html Hpcwire.com array(47223=>47223) talking-a-good-game http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/talking-a-good-game Talking a Good Game 2007/10/24 13:25:59.265 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/24 13:26:08.883 GMT-4 2007/10/24 13:24:52.320 GMT-4Celia Pearce, director of the Experimental Game Lab at the GVU Center says that while the purpose of games was to create quality time among intergenerational family members, video games have created a bigger generation gap in that adults seldom play [them] with their children.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://www.themonitor.com/common/printer/view.php?db=monitortx&id=6033 The Monitor array(47223=>47223) stop-and-think-before-you-hit-send-on-that-wild-wacky-e-mail http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/stop-and-think-before-you-hit... Stop and Think Before You Hit 'Send' on That Wild, Wacky E-mail 2007/10/19 12:43:43.085 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/19 12:43:51.170 GMT-4 2007/10/19 12:42:44.585 GMT-4Workers should exercise discretion with e-mails advised Amy Bruckman, associate professor at College of Computing. She said Such messages have the potential to cross professional boundaries, but they can also build bonds and social capital.
Thanks to the gaming music talent provided by Georgia Tech's GVU Center, Atlanta is quickly establishing itself as a major force in the video game industry. An established musician can make $800 to $2,000 for every minute of recorded sound that goes into a game.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'news') () http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/10/22/story10.html AtlantaBizJournals.com array(47223=>47223) interview-with-celia-pearce http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/interview-with-celia-pearce Interview with Celia Pearce 2007/10/18 16:25:07.288 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/18 16:25:18.563 GMT-4 2007/10/18 16:24:18.253 GMT-4Celia Pearce, a GVU Center faculty member and Director of Emergent Game Group discussed conscious vs. unconscious game design in a Blip.tv interview. She says that since most games have a causal relationship between actions and advance, designers should be more conscious about the values conveyed through the game.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://blip.tv/file/426705 Blip.tv array(47223=>47223) interview-with-michael-nitsche http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/interview-with-michael-nitsche Interview with Michael Nitsche 2007/10/18 16:23:51.627 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/18 16:24:07.889 GMT-4 2007/10/18 16:22:30.832 GMT-4GVU Center faculty member Michael Nitsche in a Blip.tv interview said that games need layers of values as their underlying design to generate artificial intelligence behaviors.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://blip.tv/file/426692 Blip.tv array(47223=>47223) oopsla-podcast-the-eclipse-technology-exchange http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/oopsla-podcast-the-eclipse-te... OOPSLA Podcast: The Eclipse Technology Exchange 2007/10/18 10:51:18.777 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/18 10:51:36.032 GMT-4 2007/10/18 10:42:28.832 GMT-4College of Computing Assistant Professor Alex Orso recently participated in a podcast of the International Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications (OOPSLA). In Episode 15, organizers talk about the history of the ETX workshops and poster sessions and then about some of the exciting elements of this year's workshop program.
Nirmal Patel, a doctoral student working on Wearable Computing at the College of Computing, showed off prototypes for cellphone versions of Dance Dance Revolution and Mario Kart at 11th Annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('ubiquitous_computing',) http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/10/1... Daily Free Press array(47223=>47223) sex-and-marriage-with-robots-it-could-happen http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/sex-and-marriage-with-robots-... Sex and Marriage with Robots? It Could Happen 2007/10/15 13:23:55.881 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/15 13:24:05.203 GMT-4 2007/10/15 13:22:21.398 GMT-4Humans are very unusual creatures, College of Computing Regents' Professor Ron Arkin said, If you ask me if every human will want to marry a robot, my answer is probably not. But will there be a subset of people? There are people ready right now to marry sex toys.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('robotics',) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545/ MSNBC array(47223=>47223) airdefenses-david-thomas-joins-the-gtiscs-advisory-board http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/airdefenses-david-thomas-join... AirDefense's David Thomas Joins the GTISC's Advisory Board 2007/10/15 13:21:30.089 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/15 13:21:45.283 GMT-4 2007/10/15 13:20:12.584 GMT-4AirDefense, Inc. announced that David Thomas, the company's vice president of product strategy was appointed to the Georgia Tech Information Security Center's Industry Advisory Board. Our faculty and students look forward to interacting with David said Mustaque Ahamad, director of GTISC.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'news') ('information_security',) http://www.pr-inside.com/airdefense-s-david-thomas-joins-the-r247376.htm PR Inside array(47223=>47223) france-georgia-nurture-connection http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/france-georgia-nurture-connec... France, Georgia nurture connection 2007/10/12 12:29:50.107 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/12 12:30:07.633 GMT-4 2007/10/12 12:28:41.213 GMT-4French ambassador to the United States, Pierre Vimont said that Georgia Tech's partnership with France's Lorraine region to foster research in areas such as security and computer science is helping to build upon the new friendship between France and the United States. Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'news') () http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2007/10/08/ambassad... array(47223=>47223) u-s-india-higher-education http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/u-s-india-higher-education U.S.-India Higher Education 2007/10/12 12:25:31.763 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/12 12:26:46.455 GMT-4 2007/10/12 12:24:21.734 GMT-4Georgia Tech aims to become the first American university in India to offer U.S.-recognized graduate degrees identical to those received by students at its American campus in Atlanta. It's looking for faculty and hoping to build a state-of-the-art research campus in Hyderabad, India. Source: US Embassy, India
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'news') () http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/in1/wwwhspseptoct072.html array(47223=>47223) grand-text-auto-exhibit-opens http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/grand-text-auto-exhibit-opens Grand Text Auto Exhibit Opens 2007/10/12 12:23:38.265 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/12 12:23:57.992 GMT-4 2007/10/12 12:22:06.599 GMT-4The GVU Center is collaborating with Beall Center at University of California, Irvine to organise the Grand Text Auto symposium and performances. The exhibit opened on Thursday, with opening symposiums and performances on Friday and will be open until 14 December. Source: Wired.com
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2007/10/grand-text-auto.html array(47223=>47223) aging-under-a-high-tech-eye http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/aging-under-a-high-tech-eye Aging Under A High-Tech Eye 2007/10/12 12:20:26.268 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/12 12:21:35.535 GMT-4 2007/10/12 12:16:56.248 GMT-4College of Computing faculty member Elizabeth D. Mynatt, one of the principal researchers in the Aware Home Research Initiative, is investigating the next generation of high-tech tools to keep seniors connected. Source: LA Times
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('human-computer_interaction', 'everyday_and_ubiquitous_computing') http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/home/la-hm-connect11oct11,1... array(47223=>47223) look-out-logan-software-is-soft-wear http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/look-out-logan-software-is-so... Look out, Logan: Software is Soft Wear 2007/10/12 12:16:03.176 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/12 12:16:25.880 GMT-4 2007/10/12 12:13:08.608 GMT-4College of Computing faculty member Thad Starner, a founding member and chairman of this year's International Symposium on Wearable Computers at Boston says he has worn his computer every day for 15 years. Source: Boston Globe
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('wearable_computing',) http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/08/look_out_logan_soft... array(47223=>47223) on-the-road-to-robot-race http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/on-the-road-to-robot-race On The Road To Robot Race 2007/10/09 18:59:15.402 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/09 19:04:18.600 GMT-4 2007/10/09 18:57:20.927 GMT-4Henrik Christensen, Director, Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center and Sting Racing member, said The most important qualification is our competence in systems integration, but our strategy to control (the robot) is also a major component of our design. The team has spent about $200,000 on hardware for the robot, but about $2 million on the total project.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('robotics',) http://www.news.com/2300-11394_3-6211534-11.html?tag=ne.gall.pg News.com array(47223=>47223) media-players-the-new-front-in-delivering-spam http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/media-players-the-new-front-i... Media Players the New Front in Delivering Spam 2007/10/09 18:56:45.526 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/09 18:57:00.286 GMT-4 2007/10/09 18:55:58.606 GMT-4As hackers are finding new ways to deliver spam, steal data and introduce computer viruses, the Georgia Tech Information Security Center's report on emerging threats suggests that online media players could be their next weapons.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'news') () http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15091693&ft=1&f=1006 National Public Radio array(47223=>47223) security-summit-warns-of-bot-armies http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/security-summit-warns-of-bot-... Security Summit Warns of 'Bot Armies' 2007/10/05 15:51:54.864 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/05 15:52:20.662 GMT-4 2007/10/05 15:51:11.762 GMT-4It is the fastest growing, fastest changing type of crime in the worldand Georgia Tech is on the frontlines of the battle to control it.GTISC just held a cyber security summit and experts talked about thelatest threats like bot-networks, targeted messaging attacks, andthreats to mobile phones.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'news') () http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=104113 11Alive.com array(47223=>47223) online-video-emerges-as-pc-security-hole http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/online-video-emerges-as-pc-se... Online Video Emerges As PC Security Hole 2007/10/05 15:50:26.936 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/05 15:50:41.247 GMT-4 2007/10/05 15:49:11.924 GMT-4According to the Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2008 released byGeorgia Tech ISC, online videos might be conduits for malicious codethat can infect your computer. As anti-spam technology improves,hackers are finding new vehicles to deliver their malicious code.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'news') () http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ilLwZjefXAnBiMbYQtiD-UlTIJiQD8S11EG01 Associated Press array(47223=>47223) made-for-hacking http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/made-for-hacking Made For Hacking 2007/10/05 15:48:34.373 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/05 15:48:44.180 GMT-4 2007/10/05 15:47:18.362 GMT-4Speaking at the GTISC Security Summit on Emerging Cyber SecurityThreats and Countermeasures, keynote speaker Vint Cerf, Google's chiefInternet evangelist, said the Internet is insecure. And he should know: he helped build the thing.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('education', 'research', 'news') () http://www.forbes.com/security/2007/10/03/cerf-internet-hacking-tech-sec... Forbes.com array(47223=>47223) grand-text-auto http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/grand-text-auto Grand Text Auto 2007/10/03 17:44:44.603 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/04 13:10:00 GMT-4 2007/10/03 17:41:43.127 GMT-4The GVU Center is collaborating with Beall Center at University ofCalifornia, Irvine to organize the Grand Text Auto symposium andperformances. Grand Text Auto presents six artists wheeling their wayto the forefront of digital games and narrative.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('algorithmic_game_theory', 'artificial_intelligence-based_art_and_entertainment') http://beallcenter.uci.edu/ Beall Center, UC Irvine array(47223=>47223) latest-robots-help-clean-even-spy http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/latest-robots-help-clean-even... Latest Robots Help Clean, Even Spy 2007/10/02 20:04:44.180 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/04 13:05:00 GMT-4 2007/10/02 20:02:11.942 GMT-4Ayanna Howard, a College of Computing Adjunct Professor with School of ECE feels that iRobot has been successful by selling very specialized devices instead of coming up with one robot that can do everything. She is specializing in human-robot interactions at home. Source: Ajc.com
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('robotics', 'artificialintelligence') http://www.ajc.com/business/content/printedition/2007/09/29/robots0929.html array(47223=>47223) weaving-a-brave-new-web http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/weaving-a-brave-new-web Weaving a Brave New Web 2007/10/02 20:00:47.044 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/04 2007/10/02 19:57:07.589 GMT-4Ellen Zegura, College of Computing Associate Dean of Special Programs and co-chair of a group exploring uses for Global Environment for Network Innovation advocates understanding of both how Internet works and how it could work better. Source: NJ.com
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('computer_networks', 'high-speed_networks', 'network_management', 'network_modeling_and_simulation') http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-12/1191127212171300.xml... array(47223=>47223) study-finds-human-robot-attachment http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/study-finds-human-robot-attac... Study Finds Human-Robot Attachment 2007/10/02 19:55:27.335 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/04 2007/10/02 19:51:45.069 GMT-4Rebecca Elizabeth Grinter, associate professor at the school's College of Computing and Program Coordinator of Human Centered Computing comments on her study: Robot owners are more willing to work with a robot that does have issues because they really, really like it. Source: KTVB.com
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('formal_methods_in_human-computer_interaction', 'robotics') http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EMOTIONAL_ROBOTS?SITE=KTVB&SECTIO... array(47223=>47223) mcafee-inc-to-present-on-emerging-cyber-security-threats http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/mcafee-inc-to-present-on-emer... McAfee, Inc. to Present on Emerging Cyber Security Threats 2007/10/02 11:25:11.703 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/04 2007/10/02 11:22:29.354 GMT-4McAfee, Inc. vice president and chief scientist George Heron will discuss threats and countermeasures being seen today in the security industry along with a panel of security experts at Georgia Tech Security Summit on October 2, 2007.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') ('computer_security', 'information_security') http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQF07828092007-1... Money.CNN.com array(47223=>47223) halo-3-arrives-rewarding-gamers-and-microsoft http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/halo-3-arrives-rewarding-game... Halo 3 Arrives, Rewarding Gamers, and Microsoft 2007/09/28 12:45:29.655 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/04 2007/09/28 12:39:34.511 GMT-4Computational Media students Ari Velazquez and Dan Gibson have converted their apartment into a sort of high-tech video game cave, sealing windows with blankets and cardboard and stocking up on ramen noodles, chips and white-cheddar popcorn.
College of Computing faculty member Melody Moore Jackson is working on a brain-computer interface to communicate with the minds of paralyzed patients by monitoring their brain activity.
NO IMAGE NONE NO FILE ('research', 'news') () http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119076157311039236.html Wall Street Journal array(47223=>47223) a-robot-didnt-write-this http://old.cc.gatech.edu:8080/COC/coc/news/a-robot-didnt-write-this A Robot Didn't Write This 2007/09/24 18:50:09.934 GMT-4 2499/12/31 2007/10/04 2007/09/24 18:48:12.132 GMT-4Ronald Arkin, Regents' Professor in the School of Interactive Computing, comments on the ethical, legal and moral ramifications of society's dependence on robots. He is developing an artificial-conscience mechanism to govern robot behavior. Source: Washington Post
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