Conference Connects Technology Research and Policy

Several Georgia Tech researchers took part in the recent Research Conference on Communications, Technology, and Internet Policy (TPRC).

TPRC focuses on issues in communications and the Internet, with participants from a broad range of fields, including computer science, policy research, and economics.

Assistant Professor Cecilia Testart has served on the program committee of TPRC for the past two years. Testart, a joint faculty member between the School of Computer Science and the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, said that the conference’s goal is to understand how communication networks such as the Internet interact with society and policy.

Testart said the conference has tried to include more computer science research in recent years and as a result participation from CS researchers has gradually increased. Testart believes Georgia Tech’s presence at the conference is due to its emphasis on the relationship between technology and society.

“When you start thinking about societal topics, this leads to policy. And as experts, we have a responsibility to collaborate with those who create policy that impacts telecommunication regulations,” Testart said.