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S4E3: Dr. Irfan Essa on Computer Vision, Impact at GT, and More

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On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Professor Irfan Essa. He’s a long-time member of the Georgia Tech community and holds numerous titles including Senior Associate Dean in the College of Computing and Director of the Machine Learning @ GT Center. He’s also a Principal Scientist and Research Director at Google  DeepMind. Professor Essa works in many areas of computing including machine learning, computer vision, robotics, human computer interaction, and computational journalism, having published over 200 articles and papers throughout his career. TIMESTAMPS- (0:00) – Cold intro  (0:23)- Episode intro (2:10) - Early work as a PhD student  (12:00) - Computer Vision (24:55) - Work with Google (30:30) - Machine Learning and Impact at GT (39:58) - Perception of Technology in Society (49:15) - Final thoughts  VISIThttps://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback & Guest Nomination Form. EDITOR – Nikita Burks-Hale 

On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Professor Irfan Essa. He’s a long-time member of the Georgia Tech community and holds numerous titles including Senior Associate Dean in the College of Computing and Director of the Machine Learning @ GT Center. He’s also a Principal Scientist and Research Director at Google  DeepMind. Professor Essa works in many areas of computing including machine learning, computer vision, robotics, human computer interaction, and computational journalism, having published over 200 articles and papers throughout his career. TIMESTAMPS- (0:00) – Cold intro  (0:23)- Episode intro (2:10) - Early work as a PhD student  (12:00) - Computer Vision (24:55) - Work with Google (30:30) - Machine Learning and Impact at GT (39:58) - Perception of Technology in Society (49:15) - Final thoughts  VISIThttps://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback & Guest Nomination Form. EDITOR – Nikita Burks-Hale

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