People and Technology

The convergence of people, technology, and enterprise is transforming how we live, work, and play. At Georgia Tech, interdisciplinary teams of computer scientists, system scientists, and engineers are partnering with psychologists, sociologists, architects, designers, economists, medical professionals, government officials, and others to develop technologies that empower people in all walks of life.

The Latest People and Technology News

Word Gets Around

Posted: April 15, 2016

How one idea spread across the country — before the digital age — is easy to see with a new map developed by data scientists.

Rolling Robots

Posted: April 15, 2016

Georgia Tech researchers are working on technologies and policies to make the vision of self-driving cars a safe and viable reality.

What Going Viral Looked Like 120 Years Ago

Posted: March 7, 2016

Researchers have developed a database of more than 10 million newspaper pages that is helping researchers see history with spatial information that hadn’t been available before.

Cross Talk

Land, Sea, Air, and Space

Posted: December 1, 2015

Georgia Tech advances autonomous machines and small spacecraft.

How Joiners Differ from Founders in Startups

Posted: November 24, 2015

A growing interest in startups has focused attention on company founders who often take great risks to launch new ventures.

Diamond Eye Provides Real-time, Streaming Data Science to the Business World

Posted: November 19, 2015

A new analytics framework might soon help businesses monitor massive amounts of data in a user-friendly way.

Collaboration with CNN Investigates Use of UAVs for Newsgathering

Posted: November 10, 2015

Researchers from the Georgia Tech Research Institute have been working with CNN to investigate the use of UAVs in newsgathering.

CDC Awards $2.2 Million to Prevent Spread of Infectious Diseases in Health Care Facilities

Posted: October 6, 2015

Using a $2.2 million grant, researchers will study how to better prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as Ebola

Humans on Mars

Posted: September 28, 2015

Faculty members are creating the next technologies for future missions, landing locations, and instruments to find life.

The Heart of Innovation

Posted: September 8, 2015

Involving Georgia Tech students in developing creative solutions to technology challenges is one of the major reasons why corporations are locating innovation centers in Technology Square.