Second-year computer science (CS) majors and entrepreneurs Syed Husain and Vihaan Nagarkar developed MemoLens as participants in DubHacks ’24, an annual student-organized hackathon at the University of Washington. Their grandfathers inspired the pair to use AI to improve the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Highlighting their potential to make significant contributions to science and technology, four College of Sciences Ph.D. candidates have earned the prestigious Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Scholar Award. The new scholars join three returning College of Sciences ARCS recipients.
Eight Georgia Tech researchers were honored with the ACM Distinguished Paper Award for their contributions to cybersecurity at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS). The recognized papers tackled issues in automotive cybersecurity, password security, and cryptographic testing. One project, led by Ph.D. student Zhaozhou Tang, focuses on securing vehicle networks from cyber threats. Another paper addressed testing cryptographic implementations against future microarchitectures, while a third examined the effectiveness of password masking. These projects highlight Georgia Tech’s leadership in impactful cybersecurity solutions.
ARCS Foundation Atlanta awarded a total of $117,500 to 15 Ph.D. students who show exceptional promise of making a significant contribution to the worldwide advancement of science and technology.
The College of Sciences proudly recognizes the five graduate scholars awarded O’Hara Fellowships for the 2024-25 school year.
The College of Sciences congratulates the five graduate scholars who won Herbert P. Haley Fellowships for the 2024-2025 school year. The award may be held in conjunction with other funding, assistantships, or fellowships, if applicable.
Upol Ehsan is the first Georgia Tech graduate selected by BKC. As a fellow, he will contribute to its mission of exploring and understanding cyberspace, focusing on AI, social media, and university discourse.
Entering its 25th year, the BKC Harvard fellowship program addresses pressing issues and produces impactful research that influences academia and public policy. It offers a global perspective, a vibrant intellectual community, and significant funding and resources that attract top scholars and leaders.
The program is highly competitive and sought after by early career candidates and veteran academic and industry professionals. Cohorts hail from numerous backgrounds, including law, computer science, sociology, political science, neuroscience, philosophy, and media studies.
A group of Georgia Tech students and alumni were named finalists at the DARPA AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) semi-final competition held at DEF CON 32 in Las Vegas.
Team Atlanta, which included the Georgia Tech experts, will now compete against six other teams in the final round that takes place at DEF CON 33 in August 2025. The finalists will keep their AI system and improve it over the next 12 months using the $2 million semi-final prize.
Berry, a Chemistry Ph.D. student, is one of 40 students in the U.S. to receive the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship awarded to emerging leaders in computational science. She is the sole student from Georgia Tech to earn the distinction this year.
College of Sciences graduate Anisha Kanukolanu is among the Georgia Tech students and alumni who have received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to study/conduct research.
Her award-winning presentation examined critical issues surrounding algorithmic biases, particularly in maternal health disparities, showcasing her commitment to advancing equitable practices in machine learning research.
Roboticists have employed natural language models to help robots mimic human reasoning over the past few years. However, Yokoyama, a Ph.D. student in robotics, said these models create a “bottleneck” that prevents agents from picking up on visual cues such as room type, size, décor, and lighting.
Yokoyama presented a new framework for semantic reasoning at the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) last month in Yokohama, Japan. ICRA is the world’s largest robotics conference.
Yokoyama earned a best paper award in the Cognitive Robotics category with his Vision-Language Frontier Maps (VLFM) proposal.