On this episode, Tanmay chats with Dr. David Joyner, Executive Director of OMSCS and Online Education in Georgia Tech’s College of Computing. This is Part 2 of our 2-part series with Dr. Joyner. Although it’s not a prerequisite for this episode, if you haven’t checked out Part 1, please do take a listen! In this Part 2 episode, we dive into Dr. Joyner’s backstory and OMSCS journey.   

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Open 

(1:44) - Being at GT for half of your life 

(4:51) - Importance of College of Computing 

(9:21) - Ph.D. Thesis in Human Centered Computing 

(13:24) - Highest value decision in 20s 

(16:22) - Birth of OMSCS 

(24:00) - Dr. Joyner’s courses 

(37:41) - OMSCS 2014 vs 2024 

(42:57) - Future Outlook 

(52:53) - OMSCS Conference 

(1:01:52) - Call for Research Assistants - Ashok Goel Lab 

(1:03:45) - Dr. Joyner’s Recommended Reads 

(1:08:09) - Closing 

ADDITIONAL LINKS- 

Providence by Max Barry- https://www.amazon.com/Providence-Max-Barry/dp/0593085175 Impossible Girl & Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang- https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Girl-Lydia-Kang/dp/1503903389  

Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch- https://www.amazon.com/Because-Internet-Understanding-Rules-Language/dp/0735210934  

Hello World by Hannah Fry- https://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Being-Human-Algorithms/dp/039363499X  

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback Form. 

EDITOR – Serge Nino Martin Villasica 

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Dr. David Joyner, Executive Director of OMSCS and Online Education in Georgia Tech’s College of Computing. He is the author of three books and 50 plus papers on online CS education. He's been a leading figure in the OMSCS community since its inception, and he has won several awards over the years including the 2022 College of Computing Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award. Tune in and hear Dr. Joyner share his journey at Georgia Tech, milestones along the way, and his plans for OMSCS going forward.  

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Intro 

(0:21) - Intro & Welcome 

(2:45) - Georgia Tech Rankings 

(8:15) - Learning New Skills 

(42:04) - Ashok Goel Lab – Research Opening 

(43:55) - Teaching 

(1:08:00) - Assessing 

(1:15:00) - Part 1 Conclusion 

ADDITIONAL LINKS- 

https://tech.ed.gov/files/2023/05/ai-future-of-teaching-and-learning-report.pdf  

https://openai.com/blog/teaching-with-ai  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joynercn/ 

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3491140.3528283  

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback Form. 

EDITOR – Nikita Burks-Hale 

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Zoey Beda. Zoey is a TA for CS 6750: Human-Computer Interaction in OMSCS along with being a musician and developer. Tune in to hear about the intersection of mathematics, music, and computer science, and more! 

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Intro 

(13:35) - Journey as a musician 

(24:32) - OMSCS Experience 

(28:05) - After OMSCS 

(30:05) - Favorite Books 

(31:56) - Outro 

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback Form. 

EDITOR – Serge Nino Martin Villasica 

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Professor Rich Vuduc. Dr. Vuduc is a Professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering. He researches high-performance computing, and he created the Intro to HPC course CSE 6220, one of the earliest courses in the OMSCS program. Tune in to hear about automated performance tuning, synergies between AI and supercomputing, post-Moore's Law computing, Dr. Vuduc’s career journey, and much more! 

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Intro 

(0:45) - Intro & Welcome 

(2:10) - What is Super Computing all about? 

(4:00) - Vuduc’s Areas Research: Sparse Matrices, Autotuning, and Super Computing 

(13:00) - Emerging Trends in High Performance Computing 

(29:00) - C.R.N.C.H 

(33:00) - Dr. Vuduc’s Early Years 

(38:00) - Post Doc and Academia 

(47:00) - Dr. Vuduc and GA Tech 

(51:00) - Online Teaching Experience- CSE6220

(57:00) - How the Field Has Evolved  

(1:00:00) - Dr. Vuduc’s Hobbies and Parting Words 

(1:04:00) - Connect with Dr. Vuduc 

ADDITIONAL LINKS- 

Center for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies (C.R.N.C.H.): Center for Research into Novel Compute Hierarchies – Just another Sites @ Georgia Tech site (gatech.edu) 

Supercomputing @ GT Student Group Student Organizations | College of Computing (gatech.edu) 

HPC Garage - The HPC Garage | A parallel computing research lab at Georgia Tech 

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for our entire catalog of episodes. 

EDITOR – Serge Nino Martin Villasica 

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Sagar Badlani. Sagar hails from Mumbai, India where he completed his undergraduate studies in computer science. He’s currently a Master's student in Computer Science at Georgia Tech where he also is a TA for Global Entrepreneurship. Tune in to hear more on this course, blockchain, ML research, the Indian innovation landscape, and more.

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Intro 

(0:47) - Intro & Welcome 

(2:00) - How Did You Become Interested in Block Chain? 

(4:15) - How Does Block Chain relate to Primary and Higher Education? 

(7:15) - Healthcare and Machine Learning 

(19:30) - News Break

(20:35) - Sagar’s Journey 

(25:00) - Technology and Innovation in India 

(35:15) - News Break

(36:30) - OMSCS Journey 

(40:15) - TA Experience  

(45:30) - Words of Advice 

ADDITIONAL LINKS- 

To register for the 2nd Annual OMSCS Conference VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/2024-omscs-conference 

To register to attend the Alumni Speaker Series VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/alumni-speaker-series 

VISIT ⁠https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast⁠ for our entire catalog of episodes. 

EDITOR – Nikita Burks-Hale 

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Cherie Lum. Cherie is a graduate student in the OMSCS program as well as founder of a startup called In the Park. As a Chapter Head of an OMSCS meet up group, she’s also active in creating community-building events for our online students.  

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Intro 

(0:55) - Intro & Welcome 

(2:18) - OMSCS Research Project 

(4:55) - OMSCS Meet Up Groups 

(5:50) - In The Park Start Up 

(8:10) - Bringing People Together 

(10:15) - Cherie’s Journey 

(13:36) - The Physics Journey 

(19:40) - OMSCS Journey 

(20:55) - Being a TA  

(22:00) - OMSCS Degree 

(23:00) - OMSCS Meet Ups (continued) 

(26:00) - Philosophy Journey 

(29:00) - Words of Advice 

(29:55) - Resources/Connect with Cherie 

ADDITIONAL LINKS- 

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for our entire catalog of episodes. 

EDITOR – Nikita Burks-Hale 

In this final episode for 2023, Tanmay chats with Steven Bryant. Steve is the Founder and CEO of Bryant Research, an AI advisory and consulting firm. Outside his day job, he’s a co-head TA for Georgia Tech’s Machine Learning for Trading course… as well as the author of “DISRUPTIVE: Rewriting the rules of physics”. 

Happy Holidays, and we'll see you in 2024 for more exciting conversations!

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Intro 

(0:33) - Intro & Welcome 

(1:25) - Current Work 

(1:55) -  Self-Driving Money 

(4:40) - AI as collaborator 

(6:37) - LLM for Academic Research / Teaching 

(10:50) - Bryant Research  

(13:36) - The Physics Journey 

(18:28) - OMSCS Journey 

(23:16) - OMSCS Degree 

(26:24) - Being a TA 

(29:47) - Approach on Learning 

ADDITIONAL LINKS- 

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for our entire catalog of episodes. 

EDITOR – Serge Nino Martin Villasica 

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Brittney Exline. Brittney is a software engineer and technology leader who has worked for years in advertising technology and educational tech. She attended the University of Pennsylvania at 15, where she was the youngest African American to be accepted into an Ivy League school. She’s also a passionate public speaker and writer and is currently a TA for OMSCS’s CS7637 Knowledge Based AI course. 

ADDITIONAL LINKS- 

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for our entire catalog of episodes. 

EDITOR – Eric Wallace 

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Chinmay Anaokar. Chinmay has been a Principal Solutions Architect at Brainfloss, a company he co-founded, since Feb 2022, where he leads the development and delivery of innovative cloud solutions for diverse clients. He’s in his last semester of OMSCS. 

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Open 

(0:33) - Intro & Welcome Chinmay! 

(1:23) - Brainfloss 

(9:46) - News Break 

(10:58) - Chinmay’s backstory 

(24:14) - OMSCS Experience 

(32:16) - Next 3 years 

(35:48) - Closing thoughts from Chinmay 

ADDITIONAL LINKS-

Brainfloss: https://www.brainfloss.com/ 

AWS YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@amazonwebservices?si=KVdA1Zg7477CuQfu 

Big Technology: https://www.bigtechnology.com/

Find Chinmay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/canaokar/ 

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for our entire catalog of episodes. 

EDITOR – Eric Wallace 

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Miguel Morales. Miguel is an instructor for CS 7642: Reinforcement Learning, the author of Grokking Deep Reinforcement Learning, and an Associate Fellow at Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs group. Tune in to hear about Miguel's experiences growing up and working in Venezuela, his perspective on reinforcement learning, and the impetus that led him to write his first book!

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Open

(1:00) - Welcome Miguel!

(1:58) - Deep Dive into Reinforcement Learning

(4:29) - News Update

(30:05) - Life in Venezuela

(41:51) - OMSCS Experience

(54:03) - Life outside of work

(59:42) - Closing thoughts

VISIT ⁠https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast⁠ for our entire catalog of episodes. 

EDITOR – Serge Nino Martin Villasica 

ADDITIONAL LINKS