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August 12, 2026

New Model Teaches Workplace AI to Read More Like Humans

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The new AI framework called SlideAgent helps large language models (LLMs) better understand complex visual documents used in the workplace like presentation slide decks, brochures, and reports.

Three photos of Georgia Tech researchers Arnav Hiray, machine learning doctoral student; Vidhyakshaya Kannan, a Georgia Tech Financial Services intern; and Siddharth Lohani, a computer science major ’26 and software engineer at Bloomberg.

August 11, 2026

AI Can Help Make Complex IPO Filings Easier to Analyze

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Georgia Tech researchers developed IPO-Mine, an AI-powered toolkit that helps investors, researchers, and regulators analyze complex IPO filings more efficiently.

August 10, 2026

Eunhye Song Named VP/President-Elect of INFORMS Simulation Society

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ISyE faculty member Eunhye Song has been named vice president/president-elect of the INFORMS Simulation Society, recognizing her growing leadership in simulation research.

August 5, 2026

ChatBot is Good News for People with Not-So-Green Thumbs

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A new multi-agent conversational system is helping people start and maintain gardens.

George Tower, ISyE's new home in Tech Square.

August 4, 2026

ISyE Plays Key Role in Nearly $20 Million NSF Award for AI-Driven Manufacturing

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The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech is helping lead a nearly $20 million NSF initiative that will use AI-enabled automated laboratories to accelerate scientific discovery.

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August 4, 2026

Professor Earns NSF CAREER Award for Data Center Research

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School of Computer Science Assistant Professor Ahmed Saeed has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research on improving data center efficiency.

A robotic arm moves amongst AMPF facilities

August 3, 2026

Georgia Tech to Lead National Cloud Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials

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The cloud lab will give researchers nationwide remote access to Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility, pairing AI with autonomous experimentation to accelerate new materials discovery.

A graphic for Vernoica Rivera, CRA Trusterworthy AI Research Fellowship

July 27, 2026

Incoming SCP Faculty Member Selected for CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship

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Veronica Rivera, an incoming assistant professor in Georgia Tech's School of Cybersecurity and Privacy (SCP) has been selected for the second cohort of the Computing Research Association (CRA) Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship for Early Career Scholars.

SCI faculty member Pedro Guillermo Feijóo-García

July 24, 2026

SCI Faculty Brings Human-Centered AI Expertise to International Fulbright Summit

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A School of Computing Instruction (SCI) faculty member recently shared his expertise in computing education with a distinguished to an international audience.

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July 21, 2026

AI Is Rewriting Cybersecurity's Rules

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AI is giving cybercriminals new speed and scale, but researchers say the technology could also become one of cybersecurity’s strongest defenses.

July 20, 2026

Alumna Ann Dunkin to Chair Inaugural Emerging Technologies Virtual Forum

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ISyE alumna Ann Dunkin, P.E. (BSIE 1986, MSIE 1988), will lead discussions on emerging technologies as chair of IISE's inaugural forum.

July 16, 2026

New Leadership Appointments at the Institute for Data Engineering and Science to Focus on Building Connections and AI Skills

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The Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS) has selected faculty to serve in two associate director roles.

July 7, 2026

Zhu Receives NSF CAREER Award

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Mathematics Assistant Professor Wei Zhu has been awarded a five-year, $500,000 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.

July 6, 2026

Researchers Use GeoGuessr Champion to Test Geolocation Accuracy in VLMs

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Researchers have developed what they believe is the strongest benchmark dataset on measuring the geolocation accuracy of LLMs.

Pictured Left to Right: George Lan, Ashwin Pananjady, Yao Xie, Katya Scheinberg, Johannes Milz, Joel Sokol, and Juba Ziani

July 2, 2026

ISyE launches new undergraduate concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research in Decision-Making

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Georgia Tech's H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) is launching a new undergraduate concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research (AI/OR) in Decision-Making this fall, formalizing a comprehensive AI and

Sign reading Cyber Forensics Innovation Laboratory The CyFI Lab

June 18, 2026

Research Gets to the Core of AI Drone Crashes

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Researchers at Georgia Tech say they have developed a system to determine whether a cyberattack caused drone crashes.

Person working on a laptop with a digital visualization of an AI system, code, and automated workflows.

June 2, 2026

How Agentic AI is Rethinking the Origins of Life on Earth

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Georgia Tech researchers Amirali Aghazadeh and Daniel Saeedi discuss AstroAgents, an agentic AI system that analyzes space chemistry to generate new ideas for life’s beginnings.

June 2, 2026

Engineering Safer Skies

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Sarah Li creates technology that helps satellites and aircraft make smart, real‑time decisions in crowded, unpredictable conditions.

Vida Jamali, assistant professor the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Amirali Aghazadeh, assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Josh Kacher, associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. Photo courtesy of Amelia Neumeister; Georgia Institute of Technology

May 18, 2026

Accelerating Discovery With AI

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New paper teams AI agents with microscopy tools to increase productivity in research processes.

May 6, 2026

Music and Magic Inspire New Ph.D. Graduate’s Work in Brain Science

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Before he returns to New York City to continue building brain-interface technologies at Meta, we caught up with Chengrui Li to learn how he keeps such a cool head at Georgia Tech and beyond.