Georgia Institute of Technology School of Interactive Computing

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name = Georgia Institute of Technology School of Interactive Computing



established = 2007 cite pressrelease | title=College of Computing Creates Two New Schools | publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology | date=2007-02-16 | accessdate=2008-01-27 | url=http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1275 ]
type = Public
city = Atlanta
state = Georgia
country = USA
faculty = 35 cite web | title=IC Faculty Positions | publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing | url=http://www.cc.gatech.edu/inside/units/ic/faculty-positions/view | accessdate=2008-01-27 ]
undergrad =
postgrad = 120
head_label = Chair
head = Aaron Bobick
coor = coord|33.77730|N|84.39003|W|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,titleThe School of Interactive Computing is an academic unit located within the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). It conducts both research and teaching activities related to interactive computing at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These activities focus on computing's interaction with users and the environment, as well as how computers impact the quality of people's lives.

History

The School of Interactive Computing was formed in February 2007, when the former Interactive & Intelligent Computing Division was renamed and promoted to "School" status. Along with its sibling academic unit, the School of Computer Science, the School of Interactive Computing represents the first time a college-level computing program has delineated the field into separate but related bodies of study.

Degrees offered

The School of Interactive Computing offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in several fields. [ cite web | url=http://www.cc.gatech.edu/inside/units/ic/degree-programs | accessdate=2008-01-27 | publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing | title=Degrees Offered ] These degrees are technically granted by the School's parent organization, the Georgia Tech College of Computing, and often awarded in conjunction with other academic units within Georgia Tech.

Doctoral degrees

* Ph.D. in Computer Science
* Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing
* Ph.D. in Robotics (available in mid-2008) [ cite news | work=The Whistle | publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology | url=http://www.whistle.gatech.edu/archives/08/jan/22/robotics.shtml | date=2008-01-22 | accessdate=2008-01-27 | title=Cross-disciplinary robotics Ph.D. offered | last=Nesmith | first=Robert ]

Master's degrees

* M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
* M.S. in Computer Science

Bachelor's degrees

* B.S. in Computational Media
* B.S. in Computer Science

Notable faculty

* Gregory Abowd
* Ronald C. Arkin
* Amy S. Bruckman
* James D. Foley
* Rebecca Grinter
* Mark Guzdial
* Henrik I. Christensen
* Janet L. Kolodner
* Thad Starner
* Greg Turk

Location

The School of Interactive Computing's administrative offices, as well as those of most of its faculty and graduate students, are located in the Technology Square Research Building (TSRB) at Technology Square in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, just east of the Institute's main campus. TSRB also houses the GVU Center, an interdisciplinary research center with which most School of Interactive Computing personnel are affiliated. [ cite web | title=Technology Square Research Building | publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing | url=http://www.cc.gatech.edu/inside/facilities/tsrb | accessdate=2008-01-27 ]

ee also

* Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing
* GVU Center

References

External links

* [http://www.cc.gatech.edu/inside/units/ic Georgia Institute of Technology School of Interactive Computing]