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Smart cities research at Georgia Tech touches on everything from computing and engineering to the social sciences. We're bringing together faculty and staff from multiple disciplines across campus to make a greater impact on our communities.

Smart Cities Faculty Council

Matthew Swarts

Matthew Swarts

Research Scientist II
College of Architecture
Digital Building Lab
Areas of Expertise:
Measurable Aesthetics, Algorithmic Architecture, Augmented Reality, Real-Time Graphics
Yuanzhi Tang

Yuanzhi Tang

Associate Professor
College of Sciences
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Areas of Expertise:
Biogeochamistry
John Taylor

John Taylor

Associate Chair for Graduate Programs and Research Innovation & Frederick Law Olmsted Professor
College of Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Landscape Architecture
Valerie Thomas

Valerie Thomas

Anderson-Interface Professor of Natural Systems
College of Engineering
School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Industrial Ecology, Energy, Technology Assessment
Iris Tien

Iris Tien

Assistant Professor
College of Engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Civil Systems Engineering
Bill Todd

Bill Todd

Professor of the Practice
Scheller College of Business
Health and Humanitarian Systems
Areas of Expertise:
Health Care, Technology Management
Beril Toktay

Beril Toktay

Brady Family Chair, Professor
Scheller College of Business
Scheller College of Business
Areas of Expertise:
Sustainable Operations and Closed-Loop Supply Chains
Yichang (James) Tsai

Yichang (James) Tsai

Professor
College of Engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Construction and Infrastructure Systems Engineering, Transportation Systems Engineering
Gregory Turk

Gregory Turk

Professor
College of Computing
School of Interactive Computing
Areas of Expertise:
Computer Graphics, Simulation for Biology
Brani Vidakovic

Brani Vidakovic

Professor
College of Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Statistics
Alan Wagner

Alan Wagner

Research Scientist II
College of Computing
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Aerospace Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ATAS)
Areas of Expertise:
Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, UAVs, Robot Ethics, Artificial Intelligence
Bruce Walker

Bruce Walker

Professor
College of Computing
School of Psychology
Areas of Expertise:
Human-Computer Interaction, Sonification and Multimodal User Interfaces, Engineering Psychology
John Wandelt

John Wandelt

Research Fellow
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
Areas of Expertise:
Federated Identity Management, Information Security, Information Exchange Architecture and Standards, NIEM, Data Governance
Wei Wang

Wei Wang

Assistant Professor
College of Design
School of Industrial Design
Areas of Expertise:
Smart Product Design, User Experience, Industrial Design, Automobile, Information Technology
May Wang

May Wang

Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Biomedical and Health Informatics for Systems Medicine
Kari Watkins

Kari Watkins

Associate Professor
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Transportation Planning, Transit Planning and Operations, Traveler Information, Mode Choice Decision Making
Gil Weinberg

Gil Weinberg

Professor
School of Music
Areas of Expertise:
Developing Artificial Creativity and Musical Expression for Robots and Augmented Humans
Mary Ann Weitnauer

Mary Ann Weitnauer

Associate Chair-Academic; Senior Associate Chair
College of Engineering
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Wireless Communication, Cooperative Diversity, Distributed MIMO, MAC and Routing for Wireless Multi-Hop Networks, Millimeter Wave Communications
Keith Werle

Keith Werle

Managing Director - Business Analytics Center; Professor
Scheller College of Business
Areas of Expertise:
Business Analytics, Business Environment & Policy, IoT, Public Policy, Public Health, Health Care Management, Municipal Government & Administration, Transportation & Public Infrastructure
Leanne West

Leanne West

Principal Research Scientist
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
Areas of Expertise:
Assured Monitoring, Enhanced Mobility, Social Connectedness
Lauren Wilcox

Lauren Wilcox

Assistant Professor
College of Computing
Interactive Computing
Areas of Expertise:
Human-Computer Interaction, Health Informatics
Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson

Senior Research Scientist
Interactive Media Technology Center (IMTC)
Areas of Expertise:
Graphics, Visualization, Digital Audio, Game Design, Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications
Caroline Wood

Caroline Wood

Executive Director
Office of Development
Corporate Relations
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate Relations
Yao Xie

Yao Xie

Associate Professor
College of Engineering
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Statistics, Big Data, Signal/Information Processing
Perry Yang

Perry Yang

Associate Professor and Director of Eco Urban Lab
College of Design
School of City and Regional Planning and School of Architecture
Areas of Expertise:
Ecological Urban Design, Urban Planning, Urban Energy Systems Design, Emerging Technologies, Smart Cities