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Keith McGreggor

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Keith McGreggor is a Professor of the Practice in the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. His research explores artificial intelligence, visual reasoning, fractal representations, and cognitive systems.   

Keith is the Associate Director of the GVU Center, which inspires and enables interdisciplinary research in people-centered computing technology, creating new innovations for society. He is the Director of Georgia Tech’s VentureLab, the nation’s #5 university based incubator, with more than 140 active startups based on Georgia Tech’s technology. He is the lead instructor for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps program, executive director of the I-Corps South Node, and is an internationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship education.    Keith has been an entrepreneur for the last three decades. His first company, Artificial Intelligence Atlanta, was the first AI company in the southeast, which led to a gig in robotics for Lockheed. He has been a founder or co-founder of six software companies. Keith wrote and shipped the first 3D program and first color paint program for the Macintosh. He developed the color architecture for the Macintosh, wrote substantial portions of the graphics system, and managed the graphics group at Apple Computer in Cupertino. A stint as co-founder of an internet company in the mid 1990s led to Keith becoming a director of engineering at Yahoo in 1999.

Jayson Brown

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Jayson Brown is a Research Scientist at AI-ALOE. He has extensive experience engineering software products in the education and non-profit sectors. Jayson is passionate about helping students and teachers by advancing the education sector through innovative technology solutions. He enjoys exploring the latest developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning. In his free time, Jayson enjoys video gaming. He holds an MS in Computer Science and a BS in Computer Science.

Rudra Singh

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Rudra Singh is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science, specializing in Machine Learning, and has a particular interest in Natural Language Processing systems. Rudra works as a Data Scientist at a fintech company in India and is also involved with the VERA team at DILAB. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing badminton. LinkedIn profile: Rudra Pratap Singh | LinkedIn

Anthony Fu

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Anthony Fu, a master’s student in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, is a member of the SAMI team. His research interests lie in the intersection of HCI, AI, and educational technologies. He is interested in the gamification of education and in the design of multimedia applications that support students throughout the learning process for more personalized experiences that surpass the traditional textbook and classroom setting. 

Outside of his academic pursuits, Anthony works as a middle school teacher. He also enjoys making music and learning languages.

Firat Taxpulat

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Firat Taxpulat is a graduate student at Georgia Tech under the M.S. in Computer Science program with a Specialization in Computational Perception and Robotics. Before attending Georgia Tech, Firat graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a Specialization in Computing. Firat is a research assistant for the Design Intelligence Lab at Georgia Tech as a member of the Jill Watson team under the supervision of Dr. Ashok Goel. His research interests involve applying scalable educational systems using artificial intelligence tools to promote learning of historically underrepresented Central Asian languages.

Firat is a Senior Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin working on air vehicle software under Advanced Development Programs / Skunk Works. Prior to Lockheed Martin, Firat worked on flight instrumentation software at Edwards Air Force Base. With his interests in aeronautics and robotics, Firat co-founded a NASA RASC-AL Competition Team at Georgia Tech and is a member of the Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Aquabots: Maritime Robotics research group at Georgia Tech under the supervision of Dr. Michael West.

Outside of work and school, Firat is actively engaged in his community of Palmdale, CA as the Lead Computer Vision Mentor for FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5012: Gryffingear at The Palmdale Aerospace Academy and as the Competition Day Volunteer Coordinator for the Aerospace Robotics Competition. In his free time, Firat enjoys running, reading, NBA, and feeding his neighborhood’s stray cats.

For more on Firat, visit www.linkedin.com/in/firat-taxpulat

Rigved Tummala

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Rigved Tummala is a graduate research assistant and current master’s student at Georgia Tech, specializing in Machine Learning. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Rutgers University and has industry experience working as a Full Stack Software Engineer in fintech. Currently, Rigved works in the DILab as a part of the Architecture for Learning (A4L) team. His research interests lie at the intersection of artificial intelligence and education. In his free time, Rigved loves playing volleyball.