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June 2020

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Researchers Use Machine Learning to Fight COVID-19 Disinformation

Disinformation on COVID-19 spreads almost faster than the disease. To ensure Americans can find the most accurate information, ML@GT researchers are creating machine learning and data science tools to help fact-checkers be more efficient.

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ML@GT to Present Diverse Research Interests at CVPR 2020

The Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference is one of the most prestigious computer vision conferences in the world. The Machine Learning Center at Georgia Tech is proud to present nine papers by 33 different authors at the 2020 conference. We invite you to explore our accepted work.

People
Meet ML@GT: Samarth Brahmbhatt

Samarth Brahmbhatt is a recent ML@GT graduate who achieved his proudest accomplishment with a little help from YouTube. Find out what it was and where Samarth is headed to next in this month's edition of Meet ML@GT.

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Tech Designed to Help Assistive Robots Work More Closely with Patients

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University have developed an AI-enabled smart bed and synthetic data set to study people at rest. The data set and smart bed are aimed at improving assistive robotics capabilities for people with disabilities, older adults, or hospital patients where people often require assistance in bed.

Blog
We All Have a Story

Dean Charles Isbell personally reflects on his experiences as a black man in America and why acknowledging one another's stories is crucial to making progress.

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NSF Grant to Fund Georgia Tech Research into Psychological Impact of COVID-19

We've followed social distancing guidelines to prevent spread of CVOID-19, but what about resulting stress & anxiety from overexposure to news & social media? A new NSF grant will help Georgia Tech researchers study these mental health implications and more.

Research

Racism is a Virus: Anti-Asian Hate and Counter-hate in Social Media during the COVID-19 Crisis

For three months, our researchers have gathered and studied 30M+ tweets, 800k+ hate tweets, and 200k+ counter-hate tweets. This is the largest study of anti-Asian hate and counter-hate speech on Twitter during COVID-19.

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ML Method Amplifies 'Voice of the People' to Model Workplace Culture

Human resources professionals and job seekers alike may soon be able to better understand a company’s unique organizational culture thanks to a new machine-learning approach.

Developed by Georgia Tech researchers, the approach is the first of its kind to computationally model organizational culture using publicly available anonymized data sources – including Glassdoor user reviews.

Research

People Think Robots Are Pretty Incompetent and Not Funny, New Study Says

Originally intended to test for gender bias toward robots with jobs, a ML@GT study shows people think robots are crummy at many jobs and tell lousy jokes.

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NSF Funds CRA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program to Bridge Job Market Gap

The National Science Foundation is investing $14M to fund the Computing Innovation Fellows 2020 program, a Computing Research postdoc fellowship geared to bridge the anticipated upcoming job market gap. Applications close June 12.

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Georgia Tech Virtual Jigsaw Puzzles

If you're missing campus or just looking for something to do, you're in luck! Georgia Tech has released a set of virtual jigsaw puzzles. Among the iconic campus locations featured in the set of puzzles are our beloved ATL skyline and Coda staircase.

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Zegura Receives Regents Recognition

Congratulations to ML@GT professor Ellen Zegura on her appointment as a University System of Georgia Regents Professor, the highest academic recognition bestowed by the USG. Zegura is one of seven Georgia Tech faculty members to be recognized with this appointment this year.
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