Georgia Institute of Technology School of Interactive Computing
Encyclopedia
The School of Interactive Computing is an academic unit
located within the College of Computing
at the Georgia Institute of Technology
(Georgia Tech). It conducts both research and teaching activities related to interactive computing
at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These activities focus on computing
's interaction with users and the environment, as well as how computers impact the quality of people's lives.
, the School of Interactive Computing represents the first time a college-level computing
program has delineated the field into separate but related bodies of study.
s, master's degree
s, and doctoral degrees
in several fields. These degrees are technically granted by the School's parent organization, the Georgia Tech College of Computing, and often awarded in conjunction with other academic units within Georgia Tech.
, Computer vision
, Human-computer interaction, Learning sciences
, Machine learning
, and Robotics
. A common theme across research is an emphasis on interactive computing
, which is an increasingly recognized term for describing a class of research problems that sit at the intersection of computing and the human environment.
The School of Interactive Computing's administrative offices, as well as those of most of its faculty and graduate students, are located in the Technology Square Research Building (TSRB) at Technology Square
in Midtown Atlanta
, Georgia, just east of the Institute's main campus. TSRB also houses the GVU Center
and RIM@GT, two interdisciplinary research centers with which many School of Interactive Computing personnel are affiliated.
Academic department
An academic department is a division of a university or school faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline. This article covers United States usage at the university level....
located within the College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing
The College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology has roots stretching back to an Information Science degree established in 1964. In 1988, Georgia Tech president John Patrick Crecine elevated the School of Information and Computer Science to become the College of Computing, making...
at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
(Georgia Tech). It conducts both research and teaching activities related to interactive computing
Interactive computing
In computer science, interactive computing refers to software which accepts input from humans — for example, data or commands. Interactive software includes most popular programs, such as word processors or spreadsheet applications. By comparison, noninteractive programs operate without human...
at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These activities focus on computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
's interaction with users and the environment, as well as how computers impact the quality of people's lives.
History
The School of Interactive Computing was formed in February 2007, when the former Interactive & Intelligent Computing Division was renamed and promoted to "School" status. Along with its sibling academic unit, the School of Computer ScienceGeorgia Institute of Technology School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is an academic unit located within the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology . It conducts both research and teaching activities related to computer science at the undergraduate and graduate levels...
, the School of Interactive Computing represents the first time a college-level computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
program has delineated the field into separate but related bodies of study.
Degrees offered
The School of Interactive Computing offers bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s, master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
s, and doctoral degrees
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in several fields. These degrees are technically granted by the School's parent organization, the Georgia Tech College of Computing, and often awarded in conjunction with other academic units within Georgia Tech.
Doctoral degrees
- Ph.D.Doctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Computer ScienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems... - Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing
- Ph.D. in RoboticsRoboticsRobotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
(available in mid-2008)
Master's degrees
- M.S.Master of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) - M.S. in Computer Science
Bachelor's degrees
- B.S.Bachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Computational Media - B.S. in Computer Science
Research
The faculty and students of the School conduct a variety of research in areas including Cognitive scienceCognitive science
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary scientific study of mind and its processes. It examines what cognition is, what it does and how it works. It includes research on how information is processed , represented, and transformed in behaviour, nervous system or machine...
, Computer vision
Computer vision
Computer vision is a field that includes methods for acquiring, processing, analysing, and understanding images and, in general, high-dimensional data from the real world in order to produce numerical or symbolic information, e.g., in the forms of decisions...
, Human-computer interaction, Learning sciences
Learning sciences
The term Learning Sciences refers to an interdisciplinary field that works to further scientific understanding of learning as well as to engage in the design and implementation of learning innovations, and improvement of instructional methodologies...
, Machine learning
Machine learning
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a scientific discipline concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data, such as from sensor data or databases...
, and Robotics
Robotics
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
. A common theme across research is an emphasis on interactive computing
Interactive computing
In computer science, interactive computing refers to software which accepts input from humans — for example, data or commands. Interactive software includes most popular programs, such as word processors or spreadsheet applications. By comparison, noninteractive programs operate without human...
, which is an increasingly recognized term for describing a class of research problems that sit at the intersection of computing and the human environment.
Notable faculty
- Gregory AbowdGregory AbowdGregory Dominic Abowd is a computer scientist best known for his work in ubiquitous computing, software engineering, and technologies for autism. He is a distinguished professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he joined the faculty in 1994....
- Ronald C. ArkinRonald C. ArkinRonald Craig Arkin is an American roboticist and roboethicist, and a Regents' Professor in the School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is known for the motor schema technique in robot navigation and for his book Behavior-Based...
- Aaron BobickAaron BobickAaron F Bobick is a professor and school chair in the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology .Bobick’s research is in the field of artificial intelligence and computer vision. He has chaired and published papers in top-tier academic conferences in these areas...
- Amy S. BruckmanAmy S. BruckmanAmy Susan Bruckman is an associate professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology affiliated with the School of Interactive Computing and the GVU Center. She is best known for her pioneering research in the fields of online communities and the learning sciences...
- Henrik I. ChristensenHenrik I. ChristensenHenrik Iskov Christensen is a Danish roboticist and a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science in the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. At Georgia Tech, Christensen served as the founding director of the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines and the...
- Frank DellaertFrank DellaertFrank Dellaert is an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also affiliated with the RIM@GT center and is well-known for contributions to Robotics and Computer Vision.-Early Education:...
- W. Keith EdwardsW. Keith EdwardsW. Keith Edwards is an associate professor in the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology .Edwards’ research lies generally in the fields of human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work...
- James D. FoleyJames D. FoleyJames David Foley is a Professor and the Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications in the School of Interactive Computing, and former Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology from 2008-2010...
- Rebecca GrinterRebecca GrinterRebecca Elizabeth "Beki" Grinter is an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology . She is affiliated with the RIM@GT and the GVU Center. Grinter's research lies generally in the fields of human-computer interaction ...
- Mark GuzdialMark GuzdialMark Joseph Guzdial is a Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology affiliated with the College of Computing and the GVU Center. He is best known for his research in the fields of computer science education and the learning sciences...
- Janet L. Kolodner
- Elizabeth MynattElizabeth MynattElizabeth Diane "Beth" Mynatt is Director of the GVU Center at Georgia Tech; Associate Dean of Strategic Planning, College of Computing; and Professor, School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing at Georgia Tech...
- Ashwin RamAshwin RamDr. Ashwin Ram is an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing of the Georgia Institute of Technology, an Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, an Adjunct Professor in the School of Psychology, and an Adjunct Professor in Department of Math &...
- Thad StarnerThad StarnerThad Eugene Starner is a founder and director of the Contextual Computing Group at Georgia Tech's College of Computing, where he is an Associate Professor, and one of the pioneers of wearable computing as well as human-computer interaction, augmented environments, and pattern recognition...
- John StaskoJohn StaskoJohn Thomas Stasko III is a Professor in and the Associate Chair of the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing at the Georgia Tech, where he joined the faculty in 1989. He also is one of the founding members of the Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center there...
- Greg TurkGreg TurkGreg Turk is an American-born researcher in the field of computer graphics and a Professor at the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology...
Location
Technology Square
Technology Square, commonly called Tech Square, is a mixed-use district on the block of Fifth Street between the Downtown Connector and Spring Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Announced in 2000 and opened in 2003, the district was built over previously vacant surface parking lots and has contributed to...
in Midtown Atlanta
Midtown Atlanta
Midtown is the second largest financial district in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, situated between the commercial and financial districts of Downtown and SoNo to the south and the affluent residential and commercial district of Buckhead to the north...
, Georgia, just east of the Institute's main campus. TSRB also houses the GVU Center
GVU Center
The GVU Center at Georgia Tech is an interdisciplinary research center located near Technology Square in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. It was founded by James D. Foley, the Center's first director, on October 15, 1992. According to U.S....
and RIM@GT, two interdisciplinary research centers with which many School of Interactive Computing personnel are affiliated.
See also
- Georgia Institute of Technology College of ComputingGeorgia Institute of Technology College of ComputingThe College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology has roots stretching back to an Information Science degree established in 1964. In 1988, Georgia Tech president John Patrick Crecine elevated the School of Information and Computer Science to become the College of Computing, making...
- GVU CenterGVU CenterThe GVU Center at Georgia Tech is an interdisciplinary research center located near Technology Square in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. It was founded by James D. Foley, the Center's first director, on October 15, 1992. According to U.S....
- RIM@GT