Georgia Institute of Technology

Elizabeth Mynatt

Areas of Expertise

• Assistive Technologies
• Health Informatics
• Human-Centered Computing
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Ubiquitous Computing

Elizabeth Mynatt is director of the GVU Center, which brings together more than sixty faculty drawn from computer science, psychology, liberal arts, new media design, history of science and technology, engineering, architecture, management and music. She is also an associate professor in the School of Interactive Computing and associate dean for Strategic Planning and Initiatives in the College of Computing

Her research focuses on the implications and opportunities stemming from the pervasive presence of computation in the informal activities of everyday life.

In home environments, she is interested in using computing technology to increase the independence and capabilities of people and families for domains such as chronic healthcare, aging in place, and cognitive prosthetics.

In office environments, she is interested in supporting fluid collaboration practices by leveraging the integrated design of physical and digital spaces and services with social practices surrounding information sharing.

In these endeavors, the activities of her research include both the exploration and design of interaction techniques and prototype applications for these domains, as well as ethnographic and laboratory investigations to understand the need for and the evaluation of these computational services.

In the last decade, Mynatt has directed a research program in ubiquitous computing and technologies adapted to everyday life. With work that began at Xerox PARC and has grown to fruition at Georgia Tech, she examines the pervasive presence of computation in everyday life.

Mynatt played a pivotal role in creating the College of Computing Ph.D. program in Human-Centered Computing, integrating studies in human-computer interaction, learning sciences and technology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, robotics, software engineering and information security.

Mynatt holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from North Carolina State University, and master's and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Georgia Tech.

More information about the GVU Center and Mynatt's work can be found at
http://gvu.cc.gatech.edu
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/directory/faculty/faculty/directory/elizabeth-mynatt