{"72325":{"#nid":"72325","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Computing Creates Two New Schools","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Computing at Georgia Tech, a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress, today announced that it has formed the School of Computer Science and the School of Interactive Computing under the College of Computing umbrella. This move, along with a planned future formation of the School of Computational Science and Engineering, marks the first time a college-level computing program has delineated the field into separate but related bodies of study.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022With the continued growth and expansion of the global technology sector, the term \u0027computer science\u0027 has become too narrow in scope to encompass the number of different disciplines rapidly growing out of this sector,\u0022 said Rich DeMillo, Dean of Computing at Georgia Tech. \u0022At the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, we have identified the need to further segment the \u0027computing\u0027 field so that proper attention is given to emerging sub-disciplines such as media computation or robotics. With the creation of these new schools, we are taking the next logical step make sure future generations of computing students are educated in the context most relevant to their interests and talents.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new School of Computer Science (SCS), chaired by Dr. Ellen Zegura, will focus on the roots of the computing discipline. Students will be exposed to mathematical foundations and system building principles and practices. Research questions will address foundational issues such as algorithms and complexity, to systems issues of robustness and performance. SCS will naturally engage mathematics, electrical and computer engineering, systems engineering and management to collaborate on multidisciplinary problems. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Aaron Bobick will chair the School of Interactive Computing (SIC), focusing on computing\u0027s interaction with users and the environment. Students learn as much about modeling people or the world as they do about computers. Research questions focus broadly on how computers impact the quality of people\u0027s lives. SIC connects to a large range of non-computing disciplines including psychology, mechanical engineering, music and art.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth the School of Computer Science and School of Interactive Computing will officially begin operation immediately.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022When creating the College back in 1990, the Institute foresaw the limitations of calling it the College of Computer Science,\u0022 said Gary Schuster, Provost of the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0022As an educational program, the College of Computing has always been at the forefront of transformation and it\u0027s exciting that today we are still taking the lead on defining what the field will become.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the College of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 11th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u0027s unconventional approach to education is pioneering the new era of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. For more information about the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"School of Computer Science and School of Interactive Computing Mark Higher Education\u00ef\u00bf\u00bds First Step Toward Creating Sub-disciplines in Computing"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The College of Computing at Georgia Tech, a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress, announces the formation of the School of Computer Science and the School of Interactive Computing.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Computer Science and Interactive Computing Schools"}],"uid":"27301","created_gmt":"2007-02-16 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:18","author":"Elizabeth Campell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2007-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72326":{"id":"72326","type":"image","title":"Rich DeMillo","body":null,"created":"1449177454","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:34","changed":"1475894656","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:16"}},"media_ids":["72326"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Computing"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"439","name":"computer"},{"id":"1051","name":"Computer Science"},{"id":"208","name":"computing"},{"id":"2482","name":"interactive"},{"id":"2483","name":"interactive computing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EStefany Wilson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=sw187\u0022\u003EContact Stefany Wilson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-7253\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stefany@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}