{"52450":{"#nid":"52450","#data":{"type":"event","title":"GVU Brown Bag: Director\u0027s Talk","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EABSTRACT:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn this talk I will outline specific opportunities for GVU this\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nyear drawing attention to the changing landscape of GT, new endeavors\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nwith our industrial partners, \u00a0and the continued leadership of our\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nfaculty and students.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GVU Center\u0027s initial mission that gave rise to\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nits name (Graphics, Visualization and Usability) and first research\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ndirections has inevitably evolved. With seventeen years of experience\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nin interdisciplinary computing research, GVU is dedicated to unlocking\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nhuman potential through technical innovation in many aspects of human\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nlife. This historical shift from monolithic mainframe systems to\u003Cbr \/\u003E\npersonal computers and now to social and ubiquitous computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nemphasizes empowering people by augmenting abilities and enabling\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncreative visions that address society\u2019s most pressing needs and\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nopportunities. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GVU Center brings together a research community that is dedicated\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nto meet these challenges. GVU embarks on a research agenda that engages\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthe potential of people, through the lenses of creativity, emotion,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nindependence, learning, persuasion, wellness, and trust. \u00a0This research\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nenvisions technology as a catalyst, an enabler and a sustaining force\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nfor collectively inventing our shared future. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe are a leading example of an academic community that is not only\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncreative and daring, but also passionate in the belief that the great\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nresearch happens with the commingling of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nacademic disciplines and real-world problems. It is my job, as the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ndirector, to foster this community by creating an environment wherein\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthis spirit and work is possible. We are increasingly embracing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\npartnerships with business and industry leaders, nonprofit foundations,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nhealth and human service providers, our Atlanta neighbors, as well as\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nother leading units on the Georgia Tech campus to bring new energy,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nresources, and perspective to the work we do.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGVU\u2019s goal is straight-forward; to shape the future through our\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nscholarship, our inventions and the future pursuits of our graduates.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBIO: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nElizabeth Mynatt is professor in the School of Interactive\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nComputing and director of the GVU Center at the Georgia Institute of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTechnology. The center brings together over sixty faculty drawn from\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nhuman-centered computing, computer science, psychology, liberal arts,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nnew media design, history of science and technology, engineering,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\narchitecture, management, and music.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp align=\u0022justify\u0022\u003EMynatt played a pivotal role in\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncreating the College of Computing Ph.D. program in Human-Centered\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nComputing, integrating studies in human-computer interaction, learning\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nsciences and technology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nrobotics, software engineering, and information security.\u00a0 In the last\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ndecade, Mynatt has directed a research program in ubiquitous computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nand technologies adapted to everyday life. With work that began at\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nXerox PARC and has grown to fruition at Georgia Tech, she examines the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\npervasive presence of computation in everyday life.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMynatt is a member of ACM\u0027s SIGCHI Academy and a Sloan Research\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFellow.\u00a0 Her research is supported by multiple grants from the National\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nScience Foundation including a five-year NSF CAREER award.\u00a0 Other\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nhonorary awards include being named the Top Woman Innovator in\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTechnology by Atlanta Woman magazine in 2005, the 2001 College of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nComputing\u0027s Junior Faculty Research award and the 2003 College of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nComputing\u0027s Dean\u0027s Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMynatt earned her Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in computer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nscience from North Carolina State University and her Master of Science\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nand Ph.D. in computer science from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-11 15:51:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:49:46","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2009-08-27T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2009-08-27T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2009-08-27T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2009-08-27 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2009-08-27 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2009-08-27 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}