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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with General Motors and MathWorks, announced that the Georgia Institute of Technology has been named the winner of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge , which tasked 11 North American universities with applying advanced vehicle technologies to a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer while considering emissions, safety, (..)

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Virtual IEEE-USA Conference Focuses on Tips for How to Enhance Your Career

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The free half-day conference features all-new speakers, with a continued focus on emerging technology, future perspectives, and career-enhancing tips. Conte is associate dean for research at Georgia Tech's College of Computing. Shull is IEEE Computer Society president.

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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The projects generated several awards for published papers at leading conferences including the CVPR 2018 Best Paper, an ICRA 2019 Finalist Best Paper, the ICRA 2019 Best Paper, and the 2020 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Best Paper Award. Columbia University. Smith College.

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Audi joins Spoke Safety, Qualcomm, Commsignia to help protect bicyclists through connected technology

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In Alpharetta, Georgia, Audi collaborated with Applied Information and the Fulton Co. School System, Qualcomm Technologies and others, to connect cars with school buses to identify when children were boarding or exiting buses as well as show vehicle drivers when they were entering active school zones.

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Video Friday: Happy Holidays!

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To solve this problem, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has developed an intelligent robot designed to handle the human-based tasks of thinning peach trees, which could result in significant cost savings for peach farms in Georgia. Georgia Tech Research Institute ] ROBO FIGHT is a Humanoid robot fighting sports.

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Toyota and Net Impact announce 3 finalists of Next Generation Mobility Challenge

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Sally Xia, Masters in Digital Media, Georgia Tech. Riley Keen, Masters in Industrial Design, Georgia Tech. Pranav Nair, Masters in Industrial and Product Design, Georgia Tech. Kris Weng, BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech.

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IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

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Through his network of honor society members, he also found a mentor who helped him get an internship at a major research institute in Georgia. Greene participated in several of the society’s student leadership conferences, where he was a presenter and keynote speaker.

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