{"612801":{"#nid":"612801","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Scientist, Assistant Professor Represent IC in DARPA Risers Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStefan Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E, a research scientist in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E with an affiliation in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ml.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMachine Learning Center\u003C\/a\u003E, was selected a top-3 finisher at the DARPA Risers event this year. The selection gave him the opportunity to present during the DARPA 60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Anniversary (D60).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe DARPA Risers program selects from early-career researchers that are identified by the agency as up-and-coming standouts in their fields, capable of discovering and leveraging innovative opportunities for technological surprise. The initial selection process was performed by DARPA program managers in response to a call for short white papers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn total, DARPA Risers consisted of 50 individuals from diverse fields to compete for three spots that would present at D60. Among those 50 were Lee and School of Interactive Computing Assistant Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew Gombolay\u003C\/strong\u003E. The selection process began with a judged poster session, reducing the pool to 10 finalists, and a five-minute talk, which selected the final three.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELee presented his team\u0026rsquo;s work on EmbodiedQA, generally talking about the potential of training embodied agents in simulated environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The legacy of DARPA is one of transformative scientific and societal contribution,\u0026rdquo; Lee said. \u0026ldquo;From the foundations of the modern internet to the network of satellites enabling global positioning systems, our daily lives are shaped by the lasting impact of DARPA\u0026rsquo;s willingness to pursue uncertain but revolutionary technological possibilities. It was a great honor to be a part of the celebration of the organizations 60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary and have the opportunity to represent the 2018 Riser cohort during the plenary session.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead more about \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/embodiedqa.org\/\u0022\u003ELee\u0026rsquo;s research here\u003C\/a\u003E, and view a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=knOpSk8vaik\u0022\u003Evideo of his presentation at D60 here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Research scientist Stefan Lee was one of three finalists out of 50 who competed at D60\u0027s DARPA Risers event."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2018-10-16 04:59:34","changed_gmt":"2018-10-16 04:59:34","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"612800":{"id":"612800","type":"image","title":"Stefan Lee RISERS","body":null,"created":"1539665644","gmt_created":"2018-10-16 04:54:04","changed":"1539665644","gmt_changed":"2018-10-16 04:54:04","alt":"Stefan Lee RISERS","file":{"fid":"233293","name":"Screen Shot 2018-10-12 at 4.18.24 PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202018-10-12%20at%204.18.24%20PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202018-10-12%20at%204.18.24%20PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":576902,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202018-10-12%20at%204.18.24%20PM.png?itok=z4DLLgsX"}}},"media_ids":["612800"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"576481","name":"ML@GT"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"690","name":"darpa"},{"id":"179395","name":"darpa risers"},{"id":"179396","name":"stefan lee"},{"id":"175375","name":"matthew gombolay"},{"id":"166848","name":"School of Interactive Computing"},{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}