In the middle of Tech Square at TSRB, a smartphone sits snug inside what looks like a slightly oversized case. A small cuvette of urine slides into place. The flashlight kicks on. A few seconds later, the screen displays something that a dipstick (or even a trained eye) simply cannot produce: a precise, quantitative number.

Ever wonder what light and shade sounds like? Or what would it be like to dance with artificial intelligence? Celebrating a semester of creativity, exploration, and interdisciplinary research, graduate students and professors from Georgia Tech’s Digital Media Program shared their latest creative innovations at the annual Digital Media Demo Day on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Tech Square Research Building.

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TSRB researcher and Georgia Tech PhD candidate Mohsin Yousufi, originally trained as an architect, is now working at the intersection of civic tech and epistemic justice. His research asks why lived experience is often dismissed in public systems and what it takes to make it count.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly stepping into the world of medicine. Large language models can summarize clinical notes, answer health questions, and assist physicians in diagnosing disease. In places where doctors are scarce and healthcare infrastructure is limited; these tools promise to expand access to care. But there is a problem hiding inside the data…

Deleon Technologies, a CREATE-X alumni company, is bringing daily metabolomics tracking of ten amino acids into homes by miniaturizing lab testing equipment and leveraging data-driven insights to provide athletes with personalized workout and recovery tips.

Last semester, faculty, students, and researchers gathered in the Hodges Room at Centergy One for the latest IPaT GVU Lunch Lecture. Dr. Carl DiSalvo, professor in the School of Interactive Computing, took the floor to pose a simple but unsettling question: What if the real power of design is not what we produce, but how we stand with people along the way?

Researcher, game designer, and creative technologist Audrey Chung embraces uncertainty as they explore new ways of telling stories through game design, where narratives unfold through player choice rather than fixed scripts.

On a summer Atlanta afternoon, the temperature can shift block by block. A street lined with trees feels bearable. Two intersections over, asphalt radiates heat and the air hangs heavy. Those differences are not incidental, nor are they harmless. For PhD candidate Ashley Boone, data provides a pathway to change that reality by mapping, interpreting, and mobilizing environmental patterns in the city.

Vaping is now widespread, particularly among young adults, yet researchers lack reliable tools to quantify real-time nicotine intake. A new device developed at TSRB’s Uncommon Senses Lab estimates nicotine exposure by detecting the electromagnetic fields generated during each puff. The team calls it PuffEM.

“This isn’t a meetup, it’s a movement,” said Jeffrey Gray, Founder and CEO of AgeTech Connect, which is redefining the experience of aging through technology. On January 21, Gray welcomed 150 attendees to the AgeTech Connect 2026 Kickoff, held in partnership with RoboGeorgia at the Biltmore Innovation Center, and shared trends about where the AgeTech ecosystem is headed in 2026, and beyond!

Publishing your work can be daunting; the process can seem opaque and, at times, arbitrary. At Georgia Tech’s Editor-in-Chief Summit: Navigating Academic Publishing, hosted by the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, eight editors shed light on how you can successfully publish your work. We’ve also prepared a key reminders document that you can use as you write your next manuscript or research paper.

Last week, faculty, students, partners, and sustainability leaders gathered at the Tech Square Clubhouse to celebrate a major milestone for the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education, known across campus as SCoRE. The event marked ten years of the Center’s work advancing interdisciplinary sustainability research, education, and community-centered collaboration at Georgia Tech and beyond.

The Georgia Tech SimTigrate Design Center is a collaborative hub for interdisciplinary researchers to simulate and test healthcare challenges, such as design for aging, design for infection control, primary care teamwork, and healthy communities.

Georgia Tech researcher’s “DopFone” uses a phone’s speaker and mic to track unborn babies’ heartbeats, promising more accessible prenatal care for all.

When’s the last time you heard a lecture on the politics of fire hydrants? Or listened to a personal account on the human toll of artificial intelligence? If you’re looking for new ideas, inspiring perspectives, or to expand your network, the Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology’s IPaT: GVU Lunch Lecture Series provides a place for learning and community connection.