Charles Isbell

Professor and John P. Imlay Jr. Dean at Georgia Institute of Technology

Charles Isbell is the John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, a position he assumed on July 1, 2019.1 He is a distinguished computer scientist with a focus on artificial intelligence, particularly interactive machine learning and modeling human behavior.1 2

Isbell's academic journey includes:

Bachelor's degree in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech
MS and PhD from MIT's AI Lab2

Career highlights:

Joined Georgia Tech faculty in 2002 as an assistant professor1
Worked at AT&T Labs/Research before returning to Georgia Tech2
Served in various leadership roles at Georgia Tech's College of Computing
Became Dean and John P. Imlay Jr. Chair in 20191

Research and academic contributions:

Focus on using machine learning to build autonomous agents that interact directly with humans2
Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)1
Chief architect of Threads, Georgia Tech's structuring principle for computing curricula2
Architect of Georgia Tech's MOOC-supported MS in Computer Science program2

Isbell is also known for his efforts in broadening participation in computing and is the founding Executive Director for the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing.2