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New Software Improves Health Care Delivery in Africa


School of Computer Science Distinguished Professor Santosh Vempala (front, right) in Cameroon with a team that implemented the Basic Laboratory Information System (BLIS) software in one of the country's health clinics. Cameroon is one of three African nations, along with Uganda and Tanzania, participating in a pilot implementation of BLIS.

 November 7, 2011

ATLANTA – Nov. 8, 2011 – Researchers from the Georgia Tech College of Computing, working in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have developed a digital data tracking system to assist low-resource clinical laboratories in developing countries.

Something for Everyone in GT Computing 2012 Holiday Gift Guide


December 11, 2012

ATLANTA – Dec. 12, 2012 – Music from stars? One of the country’s fastest supercomputers? Or perhaps four minutes of computational inspiration? Georgia Tech’s College of Computing has all of these and more, as for the second straight year its Holiday Gift Guide decks the halls with some of the more inspired, ambitious and definitely digital “gifts” ever placed under the virtual tree.

C4G Review Day

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Date:
Tue, 2011-12-06 15:00 - 17:00
Location:
Klaus Atrium

Learn about the projects in the Fall 2011 Computing for Good (C4G) class, and see updates on continuing work on previous projects!

Fall 2011 Class Projects

1. "Monitoring and Evaluation in Carter Center Mental Health Liberia Program": Jake Martin, Kang Lee, Greg Youree, Chris Agocs, Karol Chudy, Ellen Zegura

Zegura 'Computes for Good' with Carter Center Mental Health Liberia Project

Submitted by mt53 on Tue, 2011-10-18 11:45

Since 2010 Ellen Zegura (Computer Science) and students in her Computing for Good class have worked with The Carter Center's Mental Health Liberia project to provide the technical expertise and equipment necessary to bring mental health services to a nation still recovering from decades of civil war. Source: The Carter Center

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Release: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 11:10
Expire: 
Monday, January 16, 2012 - 11:10

LifeNet Aims for Wireless Network Innovation

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

The ad hoc system designed for disaster relief situations relies on a "flexible routing" protocol to make devices both clients and routers, says Santosh Vempala (CS). Source: Network World

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Monday, March 29, 2010
Release: 
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 10:34
Expire: 
Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 10:34

'LifeNet' Offers Improved Disaster Communications

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Santosh Vempala (CS) talks about the development plans for LifeNet, an ad hoc networking solution scheduled for wider testing this summer. Source: WABE

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Friday, March 26, 2010
Release: 
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 09:21
Expire: 
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 09:21

Solution for African Health Data is BLIS

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

The Basic Laboratory Information System (BLIS), conceived in the College's Computing for Good class and developed by master's student Ruban Monu, is undergoing a pilot implementation in four African nations. Source: The Post (Cameroon)

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Release: 
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 10:16
Expire: 
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 10:16

LifeNet Enables Wireless Communications When Internet Goes Down

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

When disaster takes down communications infrastructure, text messages through LifeNet could cost 100 times less than when using satellite phones, says graduate student Hrushikesh Mehendale, who worked with Santosh Vempala (Computer Science) to design the system. Source: Huffington Post

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Monday, August 22, 2011
Release: 
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 13:18
Expire: 
Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 13:18

Using Technology to Improve Mental Health in Liberia

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

As part of a Computing for Good collaboration with The Carter Center, Ellen Zegura (Computer Science) traveled to Liberia to do technology training for the project's first cohort of mental health nurses. Source: The Carter Center

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Release: 
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 11:31
Expire: 
Monday, November 21, 2011 - 11:31
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