Gates Scholar Aims to Revolutionize Computing  Anthony Hylick
doesn't want much out of life, only to help develop what could
be the biggest revolution in computing since the Internet.  Now,
he'll have his chance. As Georgia Tech's latest recipient of the
Gates Cambridge Scholarship, he'll begin pursuing his doctorate
at the University of Cambridge this fall in the Sentient
Computing research group.  A computer engineering major from
Warner Robins, Ga., Hylick said he wants to make computers
easier to use for people who aren't computer experts. He doesn't
mean just a little easier. He's thinking big - Dennis Hayes kind
of big. Much like that Tech alumnus did with the computer modem
in the late 1970s, Hylick wants to revolutionize the way
computers communicate with each other and with users.  Sentient
computers could be that revolution. Equipped with sensors that
allow the computers to see and hear, they can communicate with
each other through ultrasonic waves. They have the potential to
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