GA Smart Launches 2020 Smart Communities Challenge
Do you want to explore how technology and data can support your community priorities and address common challenges?
Do you want to work in partnership with a Georgia Tech researcher to pilot a project?
Are you looking for a cohort of GA peers to engage with in your smart community work?
Following the success of our 2018 and 2019 GA Smart Classes, we are pleased to announce the next Challenge round for all Georgia Communities!
This continues to support Georgia Tech’s mission of ‘developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition’ and Georgia’s larger goal as a technology and innovation leader for the whole state.
To learn more about the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge opportunity for 2020, we invite you to join one of our Informational Webinars onApril 6th and April 28th.
Data-Driven Research Aims to Solve First/Last-Mile Problem
Together with the city of Atlanta and Georgia Tech, the Socially Aware Mobility Lab uses data and machine learning to look at how on-demand multimodal transit could improve traffic congestion and mobility inequalities.
CEE Researchers Study Inland Flood Risks with AT&T
Georgia Tech is one of five universities that has been selected to participate in AT&T’s Climate Resiliency Community Challenge. The multi-disciplinary team has been awarded $50,000 to study flood resilience in the Southeast using new climate data from the Argonne National Laboratory. The researchers will assess risks and help local governments with climate adaptation and resilience planning.The GT team is comprised of Professor Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy and Associate Professor Baabak Ashuri from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Russell Clark, a senior research scientist in the School of Computer Science; Brian Woodall, a professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs; along with undergraduate, graduate and PhD students.
Cities are growing, and more people are working. Why aren’t they taking the bus? Georgia Tech researchers Kari Watkins and Simon Berrebiwho have been studying the decline of bus ridership have found a demographic clue.
We believe all communities can be smart. Through the integration of technology and data, communities of various sizes, geographies, and development can be empowered to improve their quality of life. That is why we have pulled together a cross-sectoral partnership to raise awareness and knowledge, develop networks, and implement smart projects. This monthly newsletter is part of this greater effort!
