Research
The College of Computing is the third-highest of Georgia Tech's six colleges (behind the larger and older College of Engineering and College of Sciences) in research awards, with 139 proposals worth $93,737,529 resulting in 119 awards worth $14,579,392 in 2006.
There are several organizations tied to or within the College of Computing that are primarily dedicated to research. These include several research groups and labs. Other research-related organizations include:
- GVU Center, which is primarily dedicated to computer graphics and human-computer interaction
- Center for Experimental Research in Computer Systems, which focuses on hardware aspects of computer science
- STI Center of Competence for the Cell Processor, which is focused on high-performance computing especially as it pertains to the cell processor
- Georgia Tech Information Security Center, which deals with information security issues such as cryptography, network security, trusted computing, software reliability, privacy, and internet governance.
- Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, which is an interdisciplinary research unit that offers a Ph.D. program in robotics
- Georgia Tech Algorithms and Randomness Center ThinkTank
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