{"67485":{"#nid":"67485","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Assistive Robots Can\u0027t Replace the Human Touch","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobotics Professor Ronald Arkin warns against using machines to take care of children and the elderly. Simply turning our grandparents over to teams of robots abrogates our society\u0027s responsibility to each other and encourages a loss of touch with reality for this already mentally and physically challenged population, he said. Source: Associated Press\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/nationworld\/wire\/sns-ap-as-japan-teacher-robot,0,4223560.story\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/nationworld\/wire\/sns-ap-as-japan-teacher-robot,0,4223560.story\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/nationworld\/wire\/sns-ap-as-japan-teacher...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nbuilding-an-intelligent-robot-still-a-dream\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/building-an-intelligent-robot-still-a-dream\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/building-an-intelligent-robot-still-a-dream\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/building-an-intelligent-robot...\u003C\/a\u003E\tBuilding an Intelligent Robot Still a Dream\t2009\/03\/10 10:09:21.955 GMT-4\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/03\/10 10:11:03.227 GMT-4\t2009\/03\/10 10:05:07.916 GMT-4\t\u003Cp\u003EDespite great progress recently, scientists say there are still significant obstacles to creating a robot with human intelligence. It is almost impossible to predict when machines will become as clever as humans, says robotics Professor Ronald Arkin. Source: Artipot\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.artipot.com\/articles\/296072\/where-is-the-future-of-robotics-heading.htm\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.artipot.com\/articles\/296072\/where-is-the-future-of-robotics-heading.htm\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.artipot.com\/articles\/296072\/where-is-the-future-of-robotics-h...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nrobotic-vacuum-cleaners-inspire-affection\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robotic-vacuum-cleaners-inspire-affection\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robotic-vacuum-cleaners-inspire-affection\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robotic-vacuum-cleaners-inspi...\u003C\/a\u003E\tRobotic Vacuum Cleaners Inspire Affection \t2009\/03\/10 09:54:34.713 GMT-4\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/03\/10 09:54:47.665 GMT-4\t2009\/03\/10 09:49:45.904 GMT-4\t\u003Cp\u003EResearchers hoping to create robots that can coach, motivate and monitor people could look to recent research by interactive computing doctoral student Ja-Young Sung on how some humans develop personal relationships with their Roombas. Source: Washington Post\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/03\/09\/AR2009030902247_pf.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/03\/09\/AR2009030902247_pf.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/03\/09\/AR200903...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\ncomputing-researcher-honored-for-contributions-to-the-field\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-researcher-honored-for-contributions-to-the-field\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-researcher-honored-for-contributions-to-the-field\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-researcher-honored-...\u003C\/a\u003E\tResearcher Honored for Contributions to the Field\t2009\/03\/06 14:10:15.304\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/03\/06 14:10:27.387\t2009\/03\/06 14:06:59.434\t\u003Cp\u003EMatthew Wolf, a research scientist in the Center for Experimental Research in Computer Systems (CERCS), has won a 2009 Leadership in Academia Award. The Intel Academic Community, a group of more than 1,000 faculty and researchers around the world, gives out the award. Source: Intel Software Network\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/software.intel.com\/en-us\/articles\/leadership-in-academia-award\/\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/software.intel.com\/en-us\/articles\/leadership-in-academia-award\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/software.intel.com\/en-us\/articles\/leadership-in-academia-award\/\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nconference-begins-with-talk-on-technology-for-the-deaf\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/conference-begins-with-talk-on-technology-for-the-deaf\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/conference-begins-with-talk-on-technology-for-the-deaf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/conference-begins-with-talk-o...\u003C\/a\u003E\tTechnology for the Deaf Gaining Attention\t2009\/03\/05 10:41:58.443\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/03\/05 10:42:11.964\t2009\/03\/05 10:39:00.627\t\u003Cp\u003EInteractive computing Professor Thad Starner will help kick off the 36th annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning at Berry College Thursday with a discussion on assistive technology for the deaf. Source: Rome News Tribune\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/news.mywebpal.com\/partners\/680\/public\/news951561.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/news.mywebpal.com\/partners\/680\/public\/news951561.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/news.mywebpal.com\/partners\/680\/public\/news951561.html\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nstudent-group-helping-to-create-georgia-techs-google\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/student-group-helping-to-create-georgia-techs-google\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/student-group-helping-to-create-georgia-techs-google\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/student-group-helping-to-crea...\u003C\/a\u003E\tStudent Group Hopes to Nurture Entrepreneurs\t2009\/03\/05 10:19:42.939\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/03\/05 10:19:58.828\t2009\/03\/05 10:18:00.602\t\u003Cp\u003EAjai Karthikeyan hopes the next Facebook emerges out of a Georgia Tech dorm room. The 19-year-old computing major has launched the Young Entrepreneurs Society to help students transform ideas into businesses. Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/networking.bizjournals.com\/post\/atlanta\/AtlanTech\/blog\/student_group_helping_to_create_georgia_techs_google.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/networking.bizjournals.com\/post\/atlanta\/AtlanTech\/blog\/student_group_helping_to_create_georgia_techs_google.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/networking.bizjournals.com\/post\/atlanta\/AtlanTech\/blog\/student_gr...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nvideo-project-lets-rural-liberians-participate-in-national-dialogue\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/video-project-lets-rural-liberians-participate-in-national-dialogue\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/video-project-lets-rural-liberians-participate-in-national-dialogue\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/video-project-lets-rural-libe...\u003C\/a\u003E\tMore Liberians Participate in National Dialogue\t2009\/03\/03 11:32:50.544\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/03\/03 11:33:02.515\t2009\/03\/03 11:29:46.088\t\u003Cp\u003EA project led by interactive computing Professor Michael Best and Monrovia-based project manager John Etherton, a computing alumnus, provides technology to give more Liberians a voice in the country\u0027s Truth and Reconciliation process after a devastating civil war. Source: World Bank\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027alumni\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/africacan.worldbank.org\/truth-and-reconciliation-through-technology\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/africacan.worldbank.org\/truth-and-reconciliation-through-technology\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/africacan.worldbank.org\/truth-and-reconciliation-through-technology\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nalumnus-gets-cra2019s-distinguished-service-award\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/alumnus-gets-cra2019s-distinguished-service-award\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/alumnus-gets-cra2019s-distinguished-service-award\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/alumnus-gets-cra2019s-disting...\u003C\/a\u003E\tAlumnus Gets CRA\u0027s Distinguished Service Award\t2009\/02\/27 09:44:42.326\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/27 09:44:54.054\t2009\/02\/27 09:42:10.717\t\u003Cp\u003EThe Computing Research Association (CRA) has honored Computing alumnus Eugene Spafford with its 2009 Distinguished Service Award. Spafford, a noted expert in information security, received a master\u0027s degree in 1981 and a Ph.D. in 1986. Source: CRA\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027alumni\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cra.org\/Activities\/awards\/service\/2009.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.cra.org\/Activities\/awards\/service\/2009.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cra.org\/Activities\/awards\/service\/2009.html\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nfighting-malware-on-the-smartphone\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/fighting-malware-on-the-smartphone\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/fighting-malware-on-the-smartphone\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/fighting-malware-on-the-smart...\u003C\/a\u003E\tFighting Malware on the Smartphone\t2009\/02\/25 09:45:31.163\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/25 09:45:43.367\t2009\/02\/25 09:44:18.668\t\u003Cp\u003EAs more people bring personal technology to work \u0026mdash; most often smartphones \u0026mdash; malicious code writers are targeting these weak points of entry. In its 2009 Cyber Threat Report, the Georgia Tech Information Security Center said botnets could move from the desktop to the smartphone within the year. Source: Washington Post\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/02\/24\/AR2009022403392.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/02\/24\/AR2009022403392.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/02\/24\/AR200902...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\ntech-composes-the-music-of-fish\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/tech-composes-the-music-of-fish\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/tech-composes-the-music-of-fish\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/tech-composes-the-music-of-fish\u003C\/a\u003E\tTech Composes the Music of Fish\t2009\/02\/23 11:04:24.630\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/23 11:04:48.260\t2009\/02\/23 11:00:37.086\t\u003Cp\u003EInteractive Computing Professors Bruce Walker and Tucker Balch are researching ways to use sound to convey information. The Accessible Aquarium Project, one of the innovative projects going on, translates the movement of fish into music. Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2009\/02\/22\/techmusic02223dot.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2009\/02\/22\/techmusic02223dot.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2009\/02\/22\/techmusic022...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nsix-months-after-flaw-discovered-internet-still-vulnerable\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/six-months-after-flaw-discovered-internet-still-vulnerable\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/six-months-after-flaw-discovered-internet-still-vulnerable\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/six-months-after-flaw-discove...\u003C\/a\u003E\tSix Months after Flaw Found, Net Still Vulnerable \t2009\/02\/19 10:10:53.740\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/19 10:11:22.726\t2009\/02\/19 10:09:01.270\t\u003Cp\u003EResearchers led by computer science Ph.D. student David Dagon have assembled a model, globally mapping out vulnerabilities and attacks that occurred between August 2008 and January 2009 because of a crippling cybersecurity weakness . Source: Forbes\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2009\/02\/19\/dns-hacker-kaminsky-tech-security-0219_bug.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2009\/02\/19\/dns-hacker-kaminsky-tech-security-0219_bug.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2009\/02\/19\/dns-hacker-kaminsky-tech-security-0219_...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nfacebook-backs-off-on-content-issue\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/facebook-backs-off-on-content-issue\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/facebook-backs-off-on-content-issue\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/facebook-backs-off-on-content...\u003C\/a\u003E\tFacebook Backs Off on Content Issue\t2009\/02\/19 09:57:40.785\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/19 09:57:53.101\t2009\/02\/19 09:49:04.817\t\u003Cp\u003EFacebook, an online social networking Web site, angered many of its users this week when it changed its policy for keeping the content its users removed. Amy Bruckman, associate professor of interactive computing, says online content ownership and privacy is an old issue for tools like Facebook and Google. Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2009\/02\/19\/facebook0219.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2009\/02\/19\/facebook0219.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2009\/02\/19\/facebook0219...\u003C\/a\u003E \tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nvibrating-glove-cues-finger-movements-for-piano-playing\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/vibrating-glove-cues-finger-movements-for-piano-playing\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/vibrating-glove-cues-finger-movements-for-piano-playing\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/vibrating-glove-cues-finger-m...\u003C\/a\u003E\tVibrating Glove Cues Fingers for Piano Playing\t2009\/02\/16 11:33:48.634\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/16 11:34:15.579\t2009\/02\/16 11:29:57.767\t\u003Cp\u003EKevin Huang, a grad student in interactive computing, has designed a glove with five vibrating motors that helps beginners develop muscle memory while learning to play the piano. Source: AP, NPR, Forbes, Fox, MSNBC, Washington Post and other media\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/tech\/news\/techinnovations\/2009-02-11-piano-touch_N.htm\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/tech\/news\/techinnovations\/2009-02-11-piano-touch_N.htm\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/tech\/news\/techinnovations\/2009-02-11-piano-touch...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nprofessor-speaks-in-new-zealand-on-cs-education\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/professor-speaks-in-new-zealand-on-cs-education\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/professor-speaks-in-new-zealand-on-cs-education\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/professor-speaks-in-new-zeala...\u003C\/a\u003E\tProfessor Speaks on CS Education in New Zealand \t2009\/02\/04 11:21:40.776\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/04 11:22:07.640\t2009\/02\/04 11:18:23.266\t\u003Cp\u003EMark Guzdial has been developing first-year computer science  curricula for students in majors other than CS and says the key is to establish the proper context and to use computing as a lens through which to view other disciplines. Source: Computerworld New Zealand\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027education\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/computerworld.co.nz\/news.nsf\/news\/0FC1E303BD0928ECCC257551001215CE\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/computerworld.co.nz\/news.nsf\/news\/0FC1E303BD0928ECCC257551001215CE\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/computerworld.co.nz\/news.nsf\/news\/0FC1E303BD0928ECCC257551001215CE\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nsimulation-industry-faces-shortage-of-qualified-grads\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/simulation-industry-faces-shortage-of-qualified-grads\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/simulation-industry-faces-shortage-of-qualified-grads\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/simulation-industry-faces-sho...\u003C\/a\u003E\tSimulation Industry Faces Shortage of CS Grads\t2009\/02\/03 14:18:25.532\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/03 14:18:45.120\t2009\/02\/03 14:13:54.395\t\u003Cp\u003EThe modeling and simulation industry has great growth potential but faces formidable political and educational challenges. Professor Richard Fujimoto, Chair of the Computational Science and Engineering Division, said one is a steady decline of students entering computer science since the dot-com bubble burst nearly a decade ago. Source: Dailypress.com\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailypress.com\/business\/dp-biz_modeling_0203feb03,0,6790528.story\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailypress.com\/business\/dp-biz_modeling_0203feb03,0,6790528.story\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailypress.com\/business\/dp-biz_modeling_0203feb03,0,6790528.s...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nalumnus-pursues-research-in-developmental-robotics\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/alumnus-pursues-research-in-developmental-robotics\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/alumnus-pursues-research-in-developmental-robotics\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/alumnus-pursues-research-in-d...\u003C\/a\u003E\tAlumnus Researches Developmental Robotics\t2009\/02\/02 14:40:19.827\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/02\/02 14:41:11.232\t2009\/02\/02 14:38:48.651\t\u003Cp\u003EComputing alumnus Alexander Stoytchev, now an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State, and his students are trying to figure out how a robot can learn what children learn over the first two years of their lives. Source: Science Daily\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027alumni\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2009\/01\/090129155416.htm\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2009\/01\/090129155416.htm\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2009\/01\/090129155416.htm\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\ncomputing-professors-collaborate-to-track-network-openness\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-professors-collaborate-to-track-network-openness\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-professors-collaborate-to-track-network-openness\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-professors-collabor...\u003C\/a\u003E\tProfessors Collaborate to Track Network Openness\t2009\/01\/29 10:07:03.420\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/29 10:07:17.159\t2009\/01\/29 10:02:24.045\t\u003Cp\u003E\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- \/* Font Definitions *\/ @font-face {font-family:Cambria Math; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:1; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1073750139 0 0 159 0;} \/* Style Definitions *\/ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:\u0022; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Times New Roman; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Times New Roman; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}.MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; margin-bottom:10.0pt; line-height:115%;}@page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;}div.Section1 {page:Section1;}--\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Professors Nick Feamster and Constantine Dovrolis are developing tools for Measurement Lab (M-Lab), a new open group of distributed servers meant tomake research into Internet speeds, latency, jitter andBitTorrent-blocking easier. M-Lab is a creation of Google, New America, PlanetLab and academia. Source: Arstechnica,Wired\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/news\/2009\/01\/google-others-launch-m-lab-to-track-network-openness.ars\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/news\/2009\/01\/google-others-launch-m-lab-to-track-network-openness.ars\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/news\/2009\/01\/google-others-launch-m-l...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nsoftware-improves-outcome-of-heart-surgery\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/software-improves-outcome-of-heart-surgery\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/software-improves-outcome-of-heart-surgery\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/software-improves-outcome-of-...\u003C\/a\u003E\tSoftware Improves Outcome of Heart Surgery\t2009\/01\/28 09:58:59.750\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/28 09:59:14.881\t2009\/01\/28 09:55:57.044\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInteractive Computing Professor Jarek Rossignac and his graduatestudents have developed software that enables pediatric cardiac surgeons to createand manipulate a 3D model of a patient\u0027s actual heart to explore and test surgicaloptions on a computer. Source: ACM Queue\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/queue.acm.org\/technews.cfm\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/queue.acm.org\/technews.cfm\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/queue.acm.org\/technews.cfm\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nprofessor-honored-by-world2019s-largest-computing-society\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/professor-honored-by-world2019s-largest-computing-society\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/professor-honored-by-world2019s-largest-computing-society\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/professor-honored-by-world201...\u003C\/a\u003E\tWorld\u0027s Largest Computing Society Honors Professor \t2009\/01\/23 10:23:49.837\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/23 10:24:03.615\t2009\/01\/23 10:22:22.772\t\u003Cp\u003EInteractive computing Professor Gregory Abowd is one of 44 scientists to be named as a 2008 ACM Fellow. Abowd was recognized for his contributions to ubiquitous computing research, especially applications for education, home and health. Source: ACM\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.acm.org\/press-room\/news-releases\/fellows-2008\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.acm.org\/press-room\/news-releases\/fellows-2008\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.acm.org\/press-room\/news-releases\/fellows-2008\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nobamas-blackberry-a-security-issue\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/obamas-blackberry-a-security-issue\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/obamas-blackberry-a-security-issue\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/obamas-blackberry-a-security-...\u003C\/a\u003E\tObama\u0027s BlackBerry a Security Issue\t2009\/01\/23 10:09:13.503\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/23 10:09:27.509\t2009\/01\/23 10:06:18.798\t\u003Cp\u003EBarack Obama is the first president to have a BlackBerry, and it is making security officials nervous. Computing Professor Patrick Traynor said the vast majority of commercial communications devices cannot be made completely secure. Source: NPR\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/player\/mediaPlayer.html?action=1\u0026amp;t=1\u0026amp;islist=false\u0026amp;id=99790788\u0026amp;m=99790766\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/player\/mediaPlayer.html?action=1\u0026amp;t=1\u0026amp;islist=false\u0026amp;id=99790788\u0026amp;m=99790766\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/player\/mediaPlayer.html?action=1\u0026amp;t=1\u0026amp;islist...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nnew-worm-infects-millions-of-computers-worldwide\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/new-worm-infects-millions-of-computers-worldwide\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/new-worm-infects-millions-of-computers-worldwide\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/new-worm-infects-millions-of-...\u003C\/a\u003E\tNew Worm Infects Millions of Computers Worldwide\t2009\/01\/23 09:26:00.667\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/23 09:26:11.479\t2009\/01\/23 09:24:07.969\t\u003Cp\u003EI don\u0027t know why people aren\u0027t more afraid of these programs, said Merrick L. Furst, a scientist at the College of Computing. This is like having a mole in your organization that can ... send out any information it finds on machines it infects. Source: New York Times\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/23\/technology\/internet\/23worm.html?_r=1\u0026amp;partner=rss\u0026amp;emc=rss\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/23\/technology\/internet\/23worm.html?_r=1\u0026amp;partner=rss\u0026amp;emc=rss\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/23\/technology\/internet\/23worm.html?_r=1\u0026amp;p...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\ninteractive-omputing-professor-named-to-chi-academy\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/interactive-omputing-professor-named-to-chi-academy\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/interactive-omputing-professor-named-to-chi-academy\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/interactive-omputing-professo...\u003C\/a\u003E\tInteractive Computing Professor Joins CHI Academy\t2009\/01\/20 14:24:19.546\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/20 14:25:09.170\t2009\/01\/20 14:21:54.463\t\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Beth Mynatt, director of the GVU Center, has been named to the CHI Academy. According to SIGCHI (Special Interest Group in Computer Human Interaction), the CHI Academy honors individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction. (Source: ACM)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sigchi.org\/documents\/awards\/awards-2009.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/sigchi.org\/documents\/awards\/awards-2009.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/sigchi.org\/documents\/awards\/awards-2009.html\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nstudents-launch-audiball-an-xbox-community-game\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/students-launch-audiball-an-xbox-community-game\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/students-launch-audiball-an-xbox-community-game\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/students-launch-audiball-an-x...\u003C\/a\u003E\tStudents Launch Xbox Community Game\t2009\/01\/16 13:58:28.113\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/16 13:58:58.288\t2009\/01\/16 13:55:49.926\t\u003Cp\u003EMost students like to play video games, but Computational Media students Holden Link, Cory Johnson and Ian Guthridge have built and are selling their own. Their game, Audiball, was launched during the first week of Xbox Community Games in November. (Source: Georgia Tech Communications and Marketing)\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/digitallounge.gatech.edu\/gaming\/index.html?id=2464\u0026amp;ga=1\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/digitallounge.gatech.edu\/gaming\/index.html?id=2464\u0026amp;ga=1\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/digitallounge.gatech.edu\/gaming\/index.html?id=2464\u0026amp;ga=1\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\ncomputing-alumni-create-spam-filter-for-your-rss-reader\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-alumni-create-spam-filter-for-your-rss-reader\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-alumni-create-spam-filter-for-your-rss-reader\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-alumni-create-spam-...\u003C\/a\u003E\tAlumni Create Spam Filter for RSS Reader\t2009\/01\/15 12:59:58.193\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/15 13:00:18.079\t2009\/01\/15 12:58:08.246\t\u003Cp\u003EJason Ardell and Tim Dorr, who both graduated in 2005 with a B.S. in computer science, have developed a service called Feedscrub that continually learns how to filter news feeds based on the user\u0027s reading habits. Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027alumni\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/networking.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/AtlanTech\/blog\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/networking.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/AtlanTech\/blog\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/networking.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/AtlanTech\/blog\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nfacebook-users-go-to-war-over-gaza\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/facebook-users-go-to-war-over-gaza\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/facebook-users-go-to-war-over-gaza\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/facebook-users-go-to-war-over...\u003C\/a\u003E\tFacebook Users Go to War Over Gaza\t2009\/01\/13 15:23:41.567\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/13 15:23:59.132\t2009\/01\/13 15:17:54.456\t\u003Cp\u003EFor Facebook and other social networks, the struggle...is to find ways to create an environment that encourages truly meaningful dialogue, says Amy Bruckman, an Associate Professor at the College of Computing. Source: Time.com\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,1871302,00.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,1871302,00.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,1871302,00.html\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nnew-technology-needed-for-users-of-sign-language\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/new-technology-needed-for-users-of-sign-language\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/new-technology-needed-for-users-of-sign-language\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/new-technology-needed-for-use...\u003C\/a\u003E\tNew Technology Needed for Users of Sign Language\t2009\/01\/12 10:23:50.610\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/12 10:24:10.813\t2009\/01\/12 10:21:36.791\t\u003Cp\u003EInteractive computing Professor Thad Starner says sign-language recognition software is about 20 years behind speech recognition software. Starner\u0027s group has developed sign-language recognition software for children, using sensor-laden gloves to track hand movements. Source: ABC News and MIT Technology Review\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/AheadoftheCurve\/story?id=6629225\u0026amp;page=1\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/AheadoftheCurve\/story?id=6629225\u0026amp;page=1\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/AheadoftheCurve\/story?id=6629225\u0026amp;page=1\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nrobotics-professor-named-201cemerging-scholar201d-of-2009\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robotics-professor-named-201cemerging-scholar201d-of-2009\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robotics-professor-named-201cemerging-scholar201d-of-2009\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robotics-professor-named-201c...\u003C\/a\u003E\tRobotics Professor Named Emerging Scholar\t2009\/01\/09 10:17:54.028\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/09 10:18:08.319\t2009\/01\/09 10:15:48.652\t\u003Cp\u003EMany girls who watched the 1970s television show The Bionic Woman dreamed of being the technologically enhanced heroine. Robotics Professor Ayanna Howard dreamed of building her. Source: Diverse: Issues in Education\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diverseeducation.com\/artman\/publish\/article_12145.shtml\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.diverseeducation.com\/artman\/publish\/article_12145.shtml\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.diverseeducation.com\/artman\/publish\/article_12145.shtml\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\njournalism-and-information-technology-have-common-goal-good-reliable-information\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/journalism-and-information-technology-have-common-goal-good-reliable-information\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/journalism-and-information-technology-have-common-goal-good-reliable-information\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/journalism-and-information-te...\u003C\/a\u003E\tJournalism and IT Have Same Goal: Solid Info\t2009\/01\/05 12:45:07.158\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/05 12:45:21.765\t2009\/01\/05 12:43:38.020\t\u003Cp\u003EInteractive Computing Professor Irfan Essa says computational journalism, which brings technologists and journalists together to create new computing tools that further the traditional aims of journalism, may even spawn a new kind of participant in the public conversation. Source: Miller-McCune\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.miller-mccune.com\/article\/875?article_page=1\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.miller-mccune.com\/article\/875?article_page=1\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.miller-mccune.com\/article\/875?article_page=1\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nscience-curriculum-lets-kids-eat-the-class-project\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/science-curriculum-lets-kids-eat-the-class-project\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/science-curriculum-lets-kids-eat-the-class-project\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/science-curriculum-lets-kids-...\u003C\/a\u003E\tScience Curriculum Lets Kids Eat the Class Project\t2009\/01\/05 12:18:18.659\t2499\/12\/31\t2009\/01\/05 12:18:39.640\t2009\/01\/05 12:16:14.295\t\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. candidates Christina Gardner and Tamara Clegg in the School of Interactive Computing have cooked up Kitchen Science Investigators, a novel curriculum that uses baking and kitchen staples such as yeast and eggs to help kids get excited about chemistry. Source: New York Times\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027education\u0027, \u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/04\/education\/edlife\/ideas-kitchenscience-t.html?scp=1\u0026amp;sq=kitchen%20science%20investigators\u0026amp;st=cse\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/04\/education\/edlife\/ideas-kitchenscience-t.html?scp=1\u0026amp;sq=kitchen%20science%20investigators\u0026amp;st=cse\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/04\/education\/edlife\/ideas-kitchenscience-...\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\ncomputing-professor-honored-by-the-white-house\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-professor-honored-by-the-white-house\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-professor-honored-by-the-white-house\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-professor-honored-b...\u003C\/a\u003E\tComputing Professor Honored by the White House\t2008\/12\/19 16:41:17.696\t2499\/12\/31\t2008\/12\/19 16:41:22.928\t2008\/12\/19 16:39:12.911\t\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Nick Feamster has been recognized as one of the nation\u0027s top young scientists with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The ceremony was held today at the White House. Source: Georgia Tech Communications and Marketing\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?id=2432\u0026amp;source=1\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?id=2432\u0026amp;source=1\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?id=2432\u0026amp;source=1\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nrobot-babysitters-pose-dilemmas\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robot-babysitters-pose-dilemmas\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robot-babysitters-pose-dilemmas\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/robot-babysitters-pose-dilemmas\u003C\/a\u003E\tRobot Babysitters Pose Dilemmas\t2008\/12\/19 09:42:34.548\t2499\/12\/31\t2008\/12\/19 09:42:48.580\t2008\/12\/19 09:39:29.558\t\u003Cp\u003EBabysitting robots, once the province of futuristic fiction, are on the market. They make conversation, recognize faces and keep track of kids. But some researchers worry kids could be harmed. Roboticist Ronald Arkin says, This stuff absolutely warrants further study. Source: Wired\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027news\u0027,)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2008\/12\/babysittingrobo.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2008\/12\/babysittingrobo.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/blog.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2008\/12\/babysittingrobo.html\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nnewest-threats-to-cyber-security-difficult-to-fight\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/newest-threats-to-cyber-security-difficult-to-fight\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/newest-threats-to-cyber-security-difficult-to-fight\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/newest-threats-to-cyber-secur...\u003C\/a\u003E\tNewest Threats to Cyber Security Difficult to Fight\t2008\/12\/16 12:15:07.161\t2499\/12\/31\t2008\/12\/16 12:15:22.923\t2008\/12\/16 12:09:50.297\t\u003Cp\u003EComputer Science Assistant Professor Jonathon Giffin says the greatest danger to Internet security today are bots and botnets, which have infiltrated up to 15 percent of all computers linked to the Internet. The worst part? It\u0027s difficult for individual computer users to protect themselves. Source: Minnesota Public Radio\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t(\u0027internet_security\u0027,)\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/display\/web\/2008\/12\/16\/midmorning1\/\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/display\/web\/2008\/12\/16\/midmorning1\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/display\/web\/2008\/12\/16\/midmorning1\/\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nmanycore-computing-center-builds-hardware-today-for-tomorrow2019s-challenges\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/manycore-computing-center-builds-hardware-today-for-tomorrow2019s-challenges\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/manycore-computing-center-builds-hardware-today-for-tomorrow2019s-challenges\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/manycore-computing-center-bui...\u003C\/a\u003E\tManycore Center Is Building Hardware Today for Tomorrow\u0027s Challenges\t2008\/12\/16 09:59:09.774\t2499\/12\/31\t2008\/12\/16 09:59:33.837\t2008\/12\/16 09:54:20.765\t\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Center for Manycore Computing has been named one of 10 really cool university networking labs. Director Tom Conte says, We\u0027re shrinking the technology that made the Internet possible and implementing it inside a single microchip. Source: Network World\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/slideshows\/2008\/121608-cool-networking-labs.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/slideshows\/2008\/121608-cool-networking-labs.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/slideshows\/2008\/121608-cool-networking-labs....\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nbotnets-are-number-1-internet-security-threat\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/botnets-are-number-1-internet-security-threat\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/botnets-are-number-1-internet-security-threat\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/botnets-are-number-1-internet...\u003C\/a\u003E\tBotnets Are Number 1 Internet Security Threat\t2008\/12\/15 09:47:25.255\t2499\/12\/31\t2008\/12\/15 09:47:37.174\t2008\/12\/15 09:45:18.720\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Information Security Center estimates that15 percent of online computers worldwide are part of botnets: millions ofcomputers infected with malicious code that lets attackers turn them intozombies for their own evil electronic deeds. That\u0027s up from 10percent a year ago. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t(\u0027internet_security\u0027,)\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chronicle.com\/free\/v55\/i17\/17a00901.htm\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/chronicle.com\/free\/v55\/i17\/17a00901.htm\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/chronicle.com\/free\/v55\/i17\/17a00901.htm\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nentrepreneurial-alumnus-cashes-out-just-in-time\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/entrepreneurial-alumnus-cashes-out-just-in-time\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/entrepreneurial-alumnus-cashes-out-just-in-time\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/entrepreneurial-alumnus-cashe...\u003C\/a\u003E\tEntrepreneurial Alumnus Cashes Out Just in Time\t2008\/12\/12 10:01:54.233\t2499\/12\/31\t2008\/12\/12 10:02:21.342\t2008\/12\/12 09:59:09.554\t\u003Cp\u003EAli Suleman, who graduated in 2003 with a bachelor\u0027s in computer science, founded a company last year called Esgut\u0027a portfolio of Facebook applications that became a genuine viral hit. In April, he sold the company to the Social Gaming Network for seven figures. Source: cnn.com\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027alumni\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/TECH\/12\/10\/ali.entrepreneur.esgut\/index.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/TECH\/12\/10\/ali.entrepreneur.esgut\/index.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/TECH\/12\/10\/ali.entrepreneur.esgut\/index.html\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\ncomputing-for-good-web-technology-to-solve-human-problems\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-for-good-web-technology-to-solve-human-problems\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-for-good-web-technology-to-solve-human-problems\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/computing-for-good-web-techno...\u003C\/a\u003E\tComputing for Good: Web Technology to Solve Human Problems\t2008\/12\/12 09:40:31.263\t2499\/12\/31\t2008\/12\/12 09:41:21.465\t2008\/12\/12 09:37:53.157\t\u003Cp\u003EA course called Computing for Good gave two Ph.D. candidates the opportunity to solve a life-or-death problem: monitoring the safety of blood supplies in African nations ravaged by HIV and AIDS. Source: Network World\u003C\/p\u003E\tNO IMAGE\tNONE\tNO FILE\t(\u0027education\u0027, \u0027research\u0027, \u0027news\u0027)\t()\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/news\/2008\/121108-computing-for-good.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/news\/2008\/121108-computing-for-good.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/news\/2008\/121108-computing-for-good.html\u003C\/a\u003E\tarray(47223=\u0026gt;47223)\nstudent-helps-bloggers-overcome-writer2019s-block\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/student-helps-bloggers-overcome-writer2019s-block\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/student-helps-bloggers-overcome-writer2019s-block\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/old.cc.gatech.edu:8080\/COC\/coc\/news\/student-helps-bloggers-overco...\u003C\/a\u003E\tStudent Helps Bloggers Overcome Writer\u0027s Block\t2008\/12\/09 14:20:11.754\t2499\/12\/31\t2008\/12\/09 14:20:59.099\t2008\/12\/09 14:16:46.776\t\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta (December 9, 2008) If you write a blog and haven\u0027t been to Skribit (skribit.com) perhaps it\u0027s just a matter of time. Paul Stamatiou created the service as a tool to help cure blogger\u0027s block (writer\u0027s block for bloggers) a little over a year ago, and already it gets about 4 million hits per month from the more than 4,000 blogs using it. 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