Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit

The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT)connects industry, government and nonprofit leaders with Georgia Tech researchers to maximize the societal impact of the Institute's research in Lifelong Health and Well-Being, Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, Platforms and Services for Socio-Technical Systems, and Shaping the Human-Technology Frontier.IPaT integrates academic and applied research through living laboratories and multidisciplinary projects to deliver real-world, revolutionary solutions that balance the needs of people with the possibilities of new technologies.

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The Georgia Tech community is invited to attend the Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit. Come hear and discuss innovative and far reaching plans for grand challenges that tackle many of the systemic issues facing our cities and communities. Faculty from across campus will describe multidisciplinary approaches focused on making Atlanta the most livable, equitable, sustainable and innovative city in the US.
AGENDA:
11:00am - 11:30am - Registration
11:30am - 12:30pm - Opening remarks, SWOT analysis presentations, and open discussion
 
Resilience and Response
Security 
Sy Goodman – Regents Professor and Professor of International Affairs and Computing, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Gisele Bennett – Regents' Researcher, Associate Vice President for Research
 
Sustainability
Public and Community Health
 Beth Mynatt – Distinguished Professor, College of Computing and Executive Director, Institute for People and Technology
Catherine Ross – Harry West Professor, School of City & Regional Planning | School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
Digital Civics
Economic Development, Policy and Planning
Carl DiSalvo – Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media and Communication
Jennifer Clark – Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Executive Director, Center for Urban Innovation
 
Sensing / Internet of Things
Transportation and Mobility Mike Hunter, Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Margaret Loper - Principal Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute
 
12:30 – 1:00pm - Lunch break
1:00 - 1:15pm - Remarks by Denitra Gober, City of Atlanta, Introduce panel topics
1:15 - 4:00pm - Cross-Cutting panels on Making Atlanta the Most
 
Livable City (1:15 - 2:00pm)
Russ Clark (chair) – Co-director, Research Network Operations Center
Mike Hunter – Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ellen Dunham-Jones – Professor, School of Architecture
Chris Le Dantec – Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Media and Communication
 
Equitable City (2:00 - 2:45pm)
Beth Mynatt (chair) – Distinguished Professor, College of Computing and Executive Director, Institute for People and Technology
Jennifer Clark – Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Executive Director, Center for Urban Innovation
Carl DiSalvo – Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media and Communication
Catherine Ross – Harry West Professor, School of City & Regional Planning | School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
2:45 – 3:15pm – Break
 
Sustainable and Resilient City (3:15 - 4:00pm)
Gisele Bennett (chair) – Regents' Researcher, Associate Vice President for Research
Sy Goodman – Regents Professor and Professor of International Affairs and Computing, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Richard Simmons – Senior Research Engineer & Fellow, Strategic Energy Institute
John Taylor – Frederick L. Olmsted Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
4:00 - 4:45pm - Birds of a Feather Working Groups
Open call for groups (4:00 – 4:15pm)
Group work (4:15 – 4:45pm)
 
Attendees are also invited to experience smart city demonstration projects as part of the student Convergence Innovation Competition, from 4-7pm next door in Centergy 600. <A HREF="http://cic.gatech.edu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LEARN MORE</A>

Technology Square Research Building, Auditorium

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