Institute for People and Technology at Georgia Tech

03/16/2026

https://youtu.be/tMKgEefBWp4?si=K3PMY-ru_4dFwKFE

Celebrate STEAM is Georgia Tech’s annual kickoff to the Atlanta Science Festival, a free, campuswide event that has welcomed thousands of attendees since Geo...

03/10/2026

Georgia Tech doctoral student Charles Nimo has been selected as the newest recipient of the Roland Ewubare Fellowship in Societal Engagement and Impact, a philanthropic program supporting underrepresented graduate students whose research advances community focused, socially relevant scholarship.

https://research.gatech.edu/charles-nimo-receives-roland-ewubare-fellowship-societal-engagement-and-impact

03/08/2026

03/05/2026

Now in its fourth year, the Stretch Robot Pitch Competition continues to evolve into one of Georgia Tech’s most imaginative and human‑centered design challenges. First place was awarded to “Chef Stretch,” a concept aimed at helping older adults with disabilities determine whether food has spoiled so they can prepare and consume food safely. The five-student team included Caitlin Woodward and Elizabeth Thompson (College of Engineering), Aditi Ashok (Scheller College of Business), and Michelle Gu and Vedita Sawhney (College of Sciences).
https://cidi.gatech.edu/feature/stretching-future-assistive-robotics

03/03/2026

The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) is deeply engaged in advancing pediatric research and clinical innovation through a partnership with the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC). https://research.gatech.edu/ipat-research-scientists-supporting-pediatric-research

02/12/2026

Leanne West, chief engineer of pediatric technologies at Georgia Tech and an IPaT faculty member, has been honored as a 2026 Innovator of the Year in Pediatric Health.

https://research.gatech.edu/leanne-west-named-2026-innovator-year-pediatric-health

01/29/2026

IPaT and CoD awarded a seed grant to Christian Coles (GT), Moinak Choudhury (GT), and Janelle Wright, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA).
The project encompasses students who will design and install a modular, solar-powered façade panel system for the outdoor classroom on WAWA’s campus. This project extends work done by a previous Georgia Tech VIP team.
https://research.gatech.edu/solar-powered-facade-panel-system-wins-seed-grant-award

01/13/2026

https://www.techsquareatl.com/tech-square-news/2026/1/13/where-ideas-meet-how-ipats-lunch-lecture-series-inspires-curiosity

Georgia Tech's Institute for People and Technology’s IPaT: GVU Lunch Lecture Series provides a place for learning and community connection. Topics explored include human-computer interaction, how people interact with technology, and technology's impact on society.

01/06/2026

Georgia Tech delivers FCC Mobile Broadband Test app
Congrats to Jeremy Johnson, David Peeler, Jeff Wilson, and Ellen Zegura!

The FCC has approved CellWatch as the only 3rd-party speed-test app compliant with the FCC's Broadband Data Collection Program.

CellWatch allows consumers to collect detailed broadband measurements to challenge mobile broadband coverage claims from carriers and improve the FCC's broadband maps.

The team-- including alumni Jason Cox and Scott Roberson-- spent the past 3-ish years developing the app and navigating the FCC's approval process, so it's been a long road. Way to go!
Speed tests run on the FCC Mobile Speed Test app, or on approved third party apps, can be shared with the FCC to help evaluate mobile coverage across the United States and to verify the accuracy of FCC broadband maps.

Speed tests run on the FCC Mobile Speed Test app, or on approved third party apps, can be shared with the FCC to help evaluate mobile coverage across the United States and to verify the accuracy of the National Broadband Map. The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) reviews and approves third-...

12/16/2025

Overview: Members of the Georgia Tech community (students, faculty, and staff) and individuals from St. Helena Island, South Carolina, and nearby communities have the opportunity to participate in a unique alternative spring break at the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District on St. Helena Island. In collaboration with the Gullah/Geechee Nation, this multidisciplinary arts initiative will create transformative opportunities while honoring one of America’s most significant cultural landmarks. The program, which is funded by a Catalyst Grant from Georgia Tech Arts, will cover all lodging, most meals, and transportation for participants during the residency. The program will also provide optional transportation to and from Atlanta for the residency. Additional details will be made available to individuals who are selected for the residency.

Overview: Members of the Georgia Tech community (students, faculty, and staff) and individuals from St. Helena Island, South Carolina, and nearby communities have the opportunity to participate in a unique alternative spring break at the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District on St. Helena....

12/10/2025

A new, soft, all-in-one, wearable system has been designed for continuous wireless monitoring of neonatal health in low-resource settings. Developed by Georgia Tech researchers using advanced packaging technologies, the system features a chest-mounted patch and a forehead-mounted pulse oximeter that transmits real-time data to a smartphone app. https://research.gatech.edu/advancing-neonatal-health-monitoring-ethiopia