Shamim Shoomali is a PhD student in Georgia Tech’s Digital Media program. She works out of the TSRB building in Tech Square, blending art, design, and technology—and lately, documenting everyday campus life through her illustrated book, Between Classes. Her path to this interdisciplinary calling began thousands of miles away in Iran.

In an ordinary dance studio, improvisation is a conversation of movement between human partners. However, at Georgia Tech’s Expressive Machinery Lab, one of the dance partners might be an AI. The lab’s director, Brian Magerko, Regents Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Digital Media, has built a career exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, creativity, and human-computer collaboration.

Located at the heart of Georgia Tech’s research and innovation ecosystem, inside The Biltmore, is the Georgia Tech Office of Corporate Engagement (OCE), the gateway for industry to connect with Georgia Tech’s vast resources, ranging from research to licensing. 

Terra Mae Gasque, a TSRB researcher in Georgia Tech’s Digital Media Department, brings a unique perspective to her analysis of I Saw the TV Glow (2024), written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. In her essay, Gasque delves into the film’s complex portrayal of trans identity, trauma, and the search for self, offering a profound exploration of how these themes resonate with both cis and trans audiences.

Nestled on the fifth floor of Georgia Tech's Technology Square Research Building (TSRB), the mmWave Antennas & Arrays Lab is silently innovating in wireless communication. Under the leadership of Dr. Nima Ghalichechian, the lab is at the forefront of developing technologies that promise to revolutionize how we connect and communicate.​

With this next generation, how children learn to conquer tasks using new AI technologies will be a defining challenge and milestone for humanity. Supratim Pait, a researcher at TSRB is stepping up to pioneer research that helps discover innovative methods and techniques that teach children how to navigate these advanced tools.

Sylvia Janicki is reevaluating what it means to design for the future. A PhD candidate at Georgia Tech’s Digital Media Program with a background in landscape architecture, Janicki’s work bridges the gap between human-computer interaction (HCI), disability theory, and environmental design. Her most recent research explores how technology can foster deeper connections between humans, plants, and their histories, all while challenging traditional notions of accessibility and sustainability.

Professor Alexander Adams, founding director of Georgia Tech’s Uncommon Sense Lab, began his career in music before transitioning to engineering. Fascinated by sensing systems and human-computer interaction, he now leads research on using everyday devices for advanced healthcare applications.

Jay Bolter, Professor and Director of Computational Media at Georgia Tech’s Digital Media Department, is a leading researcher in virtual and augmented reality experiences. Based in the Technology Square Research Building (TSRB), Bolter’s work explores how emerging immersive technologies are reshaping entertainment, storytelling, and everyday life.

Michael Nitsche, a professor in Georgia Tech’s Digital Media program and a prominent researcher at TSRB, leads efforts in transforming our interaction with digital media. His research integrates physical and virtual realms, exploring intersections of video games, craft, and design through concepts like New Materialism, embodied interaction, and puppetry.

TSRB’s John D. Cressler has spent over three decades exploring the frontiers of silicon-germanium technology. His research has advanced the fundamental understanding of semiconductor devices and opened up new possibilities for applications in some of the most extreme environments imaginable.

Inside the Technology Square Research Building (TSRB) in Tech Square, Dr. Noura Howell and her team at the Future Feelings Lab are redefining how we perceive emotions in the digital age. Howell, an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech with a background in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and design research, leads a team that explores the complex relationship between technology, emotion, and society.

In the latest episode of Scheller Business Insights, Karthik Ramachandran, Dunn Family Professor of Operations Management at the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech, explores the classic question: Are entrepreneurs born or made?

Despite comprising only 5% of US roadway miles, curves account for 25% of all traffic-related fatalities. Professor James Tsai and his team at Safe Road Solutions are implementing an innovative, AI-powered approach to identifying and mitigating dangerous road conditions, focusing on hazardous curves.

In today’s healthcare landscape, continuity of care is often disrupted by fragmented systems, lack of engagement, and limited data integration between clinical visits. Dr. Rosa Arriaga, a researcher in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at Georgia Tech, is pioneering ways to bridge these gaps through innovative technology-driven solutions.