October 2019 eNewsletter

Georgia Tech’s Autonomous Vehicle Research Gets a Real-World Boost through Partnership with Delta, Curiosity Lab By: Joshua Stewart

A new partnership with Delta Air Lines and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners will give Georgia Tech researchers access to a real-life environment to test autonomous vehicles and smart city technologies.

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Socially Aware Mobility Laboratory Launches at Georgia Tech The Socially Aware Mobility Laboratory , within the school of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, investigates novel mobility systems and the artificial intelligence and operations research technologies to power them. It focuses on sustainable mobility systems, optimizing for accessibility, convenience, and costs.

Pascal Van Hentenryck discusses the SAM lab which is " dedicated to solving the "first/last mile" problem, traffic congestion, and fostering sustainability." Panel - "From Mobility Data to Mobility Systems" - Evangeline George, Allie Kelly, David Liniado, Pascal Van Hentenryck, Jacob Tzegaegbe, and Debra Lam

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Redesigning Cities for Smart Mobility and Inclusive Innovation: The Newsweek Momentum Award Winners REDESIGNING CITIES: The Speedwell Foundation Talks @ Georgia Tech is a series of talks and conversations between leading urbanists that address 21st Century challenges. In partnership with Georgia Tech's Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, Season 2 kicked-off on October 22 with the 2019 winners of The Newsweek Momentum Awards.   More Info Here

2019-20 GA Smart Webinar Series Our second installment of the GA Smart Webinar Series took place on October 23 with Ramachandra Sivakumar , Senior Research Engineer, Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization in the School of City and Regional Planning, discussing " Transforming Today's Cities into Smart Cities - Challenges and Opportunities ." View the recorded webinar here!

Upcoming Webinar Dates:

Webinar #3 November 14, 2019 Kari Watkins , CEE Angshuman Guin , CEE Using Technology to Transform Multi-Modal Transportation

Webinar #4 January 24, 2020 John Taylor , CEE Neda Mohammadi , CEE Russ Clark , CS Smart City Digital Twins Register for Upcoming Webinars Here

Webinar #5 April 14, 2020 Arthi Rao , CRP Improving Equity Through Smart Community Planning

Past Webinars: Webinar #1 - Christopher Le Dantec , LMC Designing the Infrastructures of Digital Civic

In the News: Savannah High School Help Prepare City for a Changing Climate Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck Brings Public Transportation into the 21st Century Working Smarter: Georgia Tech is Helping Communities Across the State Improve Quality of Life with the Use of Technology and Data Chatham Lucked Out By a Few Hours with Dorian Upcoming Events: 11/4-7 AURP Conference 2019 11/12 Health Systems: The Next Generation 11/13 2019 Convergence Innovation Competition Demo and Judging 11/19-21 SmartCity Expo World Conference 11/20-23 NLC City Summit 12/9-13 Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions SSPCR 2019 12/10-11 The Future of Transportation World Conference

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