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Algorithms, Combinatorics & Optimization
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Architecture
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
| Research Programmer | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Professor Mark Riedl |
| Contact: | Mark Riedl, riedl@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | either |
| Job Description: | An interactive story system is a game-like system that tells a story to an interactive user. Unlike conventional computer games, the user is able to take actions and make decisions that impact the direction and/or outcome of the story being told. These systems frequently use artificial intelligence to guide virtual characters agents and manipulate the user's experience in a virtual world. For more information see: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~riedl/. We are interested in building virtual world platforms on which to run interactive stories. Virtual worlds are often built on top of existing game platforms such as Unreal Tournament, Half-Life 2, Neverwinter Nights, or Second Life, but sometimes also use textual environments (e.g. MUDS, MOOs, etc.). We are looking for motivated students with an interest in storytelling, virtual cinematography, intelligent animated characters, and/or computer games of the future. |
| Job Dates: | ASAP, no closing date |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email with your resume and a brief note about why you are interested. |
| 01/04/2007 | |
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Cognitive Science
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Databases
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Human Computer Interaction
| Research Programmer | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Professor Rebecca E. Grinter |
| Contact: | Susan Wyche, spwyche@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | credit only |
| Job Description: | I am a PhD student in the human-centered computing. For the past 2 years I have been exploring how technology is used to support religious and spiritual practices. I began by interviewing church pastors about how they use information and communication technologies. Wanting to gain a broader and deeper understanding of different faiths I worked with a team of students and developed a mobile phone system to prompt Muslims to their daily prayer times. Recently I have become interested in how media is used in Protestant Christian worship services and am interested developing a photo-sharing site to faciliate collaborative development of media used in worship services.
The majority of your time would be devoted to helping me design and program the site. |
| Job Dates: | ASAP |
| Application Procedure: | Please send me an e-mail. I would like to meet with interested people and tell them more about my proposed system. |
| 11/27/2007 | |
| Research Programmer | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Professor Mark Riedl |
| Contact: | Mark Riedl, riedl@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | credit only |
| Job Description: | Computer games are fundamentally different than other storytelling media such as movies and novels because of the player's ability to interactively control a character avatar. Does what we know about emotional responses to movies such as suspense translate to computer games in which players are able assume control of their fate and make game-altering decisions? We are designing and developing a 3D game with which to conduct an experiment that addresses this question. The game will be developed by "modding" Unreal Tournament, Half Life 2, Neverwinter Nights, or some other appropriate game platform. In addition to game platform modification, you will assist with game design, experiment design and, if time permits, running trials. |
| Job Dates: | ASAP, no closing date |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email with your resume and a brief note about why you are interested. |
| 01/04/2008 | |
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Health Systems
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Learning Sciences and Technology
| MediaWiki Developer | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Amy Bruckman |
| Contact: | Andrea Forte, Phd student, aforte@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | either |
| Job Description: | We are creating an extention to the MediaWiki software to add support for references. We are looking for someone to take our code and finish revising it to the point where we can propose it be included in the main MediaWiki release. Looking for both strong programming skills and experience as a Wikipedia editor. |
| Job Dates: | ASAP |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email and your resume to Andrea Forte at aforte@cc.gatech.edu |
| October 2nd, 2007 | |
| Undergrad Assistant | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Barbara Ericson |
| Contact: | Felicia Auzla, fauzla@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | pay |
| Job Description: | We hire students to help us introduce computing to mostly middle and high school kids via our work with the girl scouts and YWCA. We are also trying to work with the boy scouts. |
| Job Dates: | ASAP |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email, your resume, and two references to Felicia Auzla fazula@cc.gatech.edu |
| October 2nd, 2007 | |
| Undergrad Assistant | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Barbara Ericson |
| Contact: | Felicia Auzla, fauzla@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | pay |
| Job Description: | I need a student or students who have a strong knowledge of Java to work on a project that is merging Alice (from CMU) with Media Computation (from Georgia Tech). I need some software extended that captures Alice movies to JPEG frames and writes out AVI And Quicktime movies. I would like to add the ability to add sound to the final movies. |
| Job Dates: | ASAP |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email, your resume, and two references to Felicia Auzla fazula@cc.gatech.edu |
| October 2nd, 2007 | |
| Undergrad Research Assistant | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Mark Guzdial |
| Contact: | Mark Guzdial, guzdial@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | Credit only |
| Job Description: | For the last year, Physics has been testing a new form of Physics 1 and 2 using programming in VPython as part of their labs. We already teach Python in CS1301 and CS1315. I'd like to have a lab created that students in CS1301 or CS1315 could use to learn VPython. Eventually, I'd like to have one for CS1371, too, that helps students move from MATLAB to VPython. The idea is to help students get a leg up on VPython while they're taking their first CS course. Right now, I'm just looking for someone to create the lab so that I can try to encourage the teachers of these classes to integrate it into their courses. The interested student could also be involved in testing and evaluating this new lab -- does it help students learn VPython? Do those students who go into Physics 1 already knowing VPython do better or understand the idea of using programming for physics better? |
| Job Dates: | no closing date |
| Application Procedure: | Contact Mark Guzdial. |
| 10/8/2007 | |
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Networking
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Programming Languages and Compilers
| Various Runtime Optimization Projects | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Professor Nate Clark |
| Contact: | same, ntclark@cc |
| Pay or Credit: | credit |
| Job Description: | Runtime compilation/optimization systems (e.g., Java virtual machines, or Microsoft's Common Language Runtime), are becoming more and more important in modern computer systems. However, many of the optimizations performed in these runtime compilers require a complete rethink of the standard compilation algorithms 1) because they have to be very fast, and 2) because they have access to runtime information. There's many interesting optimization problems in this space that I'd like to work on with you. |
| Job Dates: | no closing date |
| Application Procedure: | Email resume and unofficial transcript; we'll setup a meeting and chat about potential projects. |
| 1/9/2008 | |
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Robotics
| Social Robots | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Andrea Thomaz (advisor) |
| Contact: | Andrea Thomaz, athomaz@cc |
| Pay or Credit: | credit only |
| Job Description: | Prof. Thomaz directs the Socially Intelligent Machines Lab in the Interactive Computing Department. The SIM Lab's research is about robots and intelligent agents that interact with people. There are many research opportunities for undergraduates related to AI, Robotics, and HRI. Skills that are particularly needed right now: Computer Animation and 3D-modeling for robots (skilled in or excited to learn Maya), Java wizards interested in AI, Students interested in working on robots at the hardware/software interface. |
| Job Dates: | no closing date |
| Application Procedure: | Contact Prof. Thomaz with a description of your interest in this research area, to set up an interview. |
| 01/02/2008 | |
| Research Assistant: Humanoid Robotics | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Professor Mike Stilman |
| Contact: | Mike Stilman, mstilman@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | credit only |
| Job Description: | Join in the start of various new projects in building, controlling and programming robots. We are looking for undergraduates who are excited about robots to try out new ideas and get involved in research. Students of all backgrounds in engineering with programming or electronics experience are welcome.
- Hardware and electronics for small humanoid robots - Programming new robot skills - Balance control for Segway RMP based robots - Planning for robot arms and hands |
| Job Dates: | ASAP & over summer |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email to set up a meeting. Include a note about your interests & experience. |
| 4/01/2008 | |
| Robots & Games | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Mike Stilman, Andrea Thomaz, Charlie Kemp |
| Contact: | Mike Stilman, mstilman@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | credit only |
| Job Description: | We are looking for students interested in designing and programming fast, interactive robot systems. Students with backgrounds in engineering, programming, robotics or mechatronics – get involved in the design of an entirely new research concept. |
| Job Dates: | ASAP & over summer |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email to set up a meeting. Include a note about your interests & experience. |
| 4/01/2008 | |
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Security and Cryptography
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Social Computing
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Software Engineering
| Various project in Automated Software Engineering | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Professor Alex Orso |
| Contact: | same, orso@cc |
| Pay or Credit: | Either |
| Job Description: | I have various projects available for the spring 2008 semester. Send me an e-mail sometime in November if you are interested, and we will arrange a meeting. |
| Job Dates: | Spring 2008 |
| Application Procedure: | Send me a resume and your transcripts (unofficial is fine) by e-mail. |
| 10/02/2007 | |
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Systems
| Undergrad Research Assistant | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Hyesoon Kim |
| Contact: | , hyesoon@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | Credit only |
| Job Description: | I have various projects available for the summer/fall 2008 semester. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- GPU programming - GUI programming - Parallelization of algorithms - Benchmarking of mobile applications - Benchmarking of autonomous vehicle applications |
| Job Dates: | Summer, Fall 2008 |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email, your resume and your transcripts (unofficial is fine) to hyesoon@cc |
| 4/16/2008 | |
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Theory
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Vision and Perception
| Research Programmer | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Ioannis Brilakis |
| Contact: | Ioannis Brilakis, brilakis@gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | either |
| Job Description: | Undergraduate/graduate students with a moderate/strong background in programming are needed to create a robust graphical user interface using Visual Studio .NET 2005, Windows Forms, and VideoLan. This interface will operate as a software test bed for validation experiments of several research projects in Construction Engineering and Management that use image processing and computer vision technologies to generate knowledge from construction videos. Samples of such projects can be found at (www.citl.gatech.edu). |
| Job Dates: | Starting Spring 2009, no closing date |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email with your resume and a brief note about why you are interested. |
| 08/19/2008 | |
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Web Design
| Website Development | |
| Faculty Advisor: | Kishore Ramachandran |
| Contact: | Kishore, rama@cc.gatech.edu |
| Pay or Credit: | pay |
| Job Description: | We would like to hire a web designer to create a website for our STAR (Samsung-Tech Advanced Research) center and the GT-KU program dual MS program web sites. Strong writing skills and an interest in Internet research are desirable. |
| Job Dates: | ASAP |
| Application Procedure: | Send an email, your resume, and your portfolio to Kishore Ramachandran, rama@cc.gatech.edu |
| October 3rd, 2007 | |
