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Mark Riedl

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Professor Mark Riedl received the first-ever test-of-time award from the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE).
Picture upper left: Philipp Gutruf, Alex Adams, Hong Yeo, and Kimberlee McKay. Picture upper right: workshop attendees. Picture lower left: Rudy Gleason, Shelly Spires, Brad Jones, and Ruwanthi Ekanayake. Picture lower right: Hong Yeo, Garan Byun, and Clint Zeagler.

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The second Wearable Health Equity Workshop was held on October 30, 2025, at the Georgia Tech Marcus Nanotechnology Building. The workshop presented some of the latest wearable health technologies and…
Pictured (left-to-right): Micheal Best, Mohsin Yousufi, Joon Kum, Rachel Lowy, Niharika Mathur, and James Foley.

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The Foley Scholar Awards recognize the achievements of top graduate students whose vision and research are shaping the future of how people interact with and value technology.
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This initiative, made possible by a generous gift funding from Microsoft, aims to push the boundaries of GenAI research by supporting projects that explore both foundational aspects and innovative…
Shazia, the Carter Center Digital Democracy Fellow, with Michael Best, Executive Director of the Institute for People and Technology

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Shazia, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Georgia Tech, has been named the recipient of The Carter Center Digital Democracy Fellowship for the 2025–2026 academic year.

A person seated in a beige chair using a computer setup with multiple cables and devices, facing a large monitor in a testing or research room, with another individual visible through a window in an adjacent control room.

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Neuroscience experts from across Georgia Tech will soon come together for a new interdisciplinary research institute, the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society (INNS), launched…

two people walking in flood water

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Flooding can be an existential threat, affecting everything from infrastructure to health. Georgia Tech researchers are developing solutions to monitor and forecast flooding, as well as restore…

Lisa Marks, associate professor in the School of Industrial Design, as the interim chair for the new Arts, Entertainment, and Creative Technologies major within the College of Design.

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Georgia Tech has appointed Lisa Marks, associate professor in the School of Industrial Design, as the interim chair for the new Arts, Entertainment, and Creative Technologies major within the College…
Group photo of Rural CS teachers with Georgia Tech instructors at the fall 2025 kickoff.

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Now in its fourth year, the program continues to expand its reach.
A researcher works in a cotton field in Jenkins County, Georgia, as part of a project on AI and pesticide use. Dorothy Seybold

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A Georgia Tech team is piloting AI-powered sensors to help cotton farmers optimize pesticide use.
Hong Yeo holds shoe insert.

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The affordable wearable measures foot pressure and could improve stroke and Parkinson’s therapy.
Georgia Tech researchers test their prototype of a robotic guide dog. Photo by Terence Rushin/College of Computing.

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Researchers rely on feedback from blind and visually impaired (BVI) communities to create service animal prototype.
University of Liberia President Dr. Layli Maparyan is pictured with students starting the Georgia Tech Online Master Program in Computer Science this fall 2025.

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In a landmark achievement for higher education and international collaboration, 12 faculty and staff from the University of Liberia have been accepted into the Georgia Institute of Technology’s…

Georgia Tech’s Jill Watson Outperforms ChatGPT in Real Classrooms

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Georgia Tech’s Jill Watson, now powered by ChatGPT, is the first documented chatbot to enhance teaching presence in online learning, outperforming OpenAI’s own assistant in accuracy, safety, and…
A doctor on a computer working with an AI-powered health device

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Georgia Tech researchers warn that AI reshapes healthcare around an “ideal user,” overlooking people who need medical intervention the most.

 

 


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