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.

The International Paper Atlanta Innovation Center, located in the Centergy Building of Tech Square, serves as a strategic hub for data science, analytics, and operational innovation across the company’s nationwide mill network. The office focuses on three core areas: equipment health, process and flow optimization, and support for the customer service group serving International Paper’s mills.

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.​

The Startup Exchange Spring Summit 2025 brought together students from around Atlanta. These founders were brought into the TSQ Clubhouse, where six of the best teams got to hit the stage and pitch live to investors who served as judges for the competition.

Last month, Bits of Good held its highly anticipated spring Demo Day, where project teams presented the results of their semester-long work with local nonprofit partners. The event drew significant attention from Georgia Tech faculty and Atlanta-based nonprofit organizations, all eager to see the impact of Bits of Good's collaborations.

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.

A few weeks ago, Tech Square ATL hosted a Robotics Day in the courtyard, showcasing the robotics innovation happening in the community. This pop-up event is part of a broader effort in showcasing the various innovations and technologies being developed in Tech Square.

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.

The Queer Data Ecologies exhibition, which was on view at the Public Futures Lab, brought together five local researchers and artists who explored the intersection of queerness, disability, and environmental data amid ecological crises. The show foregrounded embodied experiences and alternative ecologies through speculative design, data storytelling, and site-responsive works.

Working from the TSQ ATL Clubhouse, SellRaze is innovating in the world of reselling — creating the fastest, all-in tool for selling secondhand online. The app allows users to create and track listings across various reselling marketplaces or purchase directly from SellRaze. With the popularity of secondhand goods rising, SellRaze streamlines the tedious process of selling online.

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.

This April, GT Creatives, Georgia Tech’s artistic club, where artfully inclined minds collaborate with one another, hosted an event at the TSQ Clubhouse, listening and learning from accomplished filmmaker Ari Mairena-Dannon also known as AMD Visuals.

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.