Georgia Institute of Technology. Georgia Tech Research Corp. ECE Patents for 2011. Academe and Industry Are Building Close Connections in Analog Technology. Since it was chartered in 1885, Georgia Tech has stressed economic development and industry collaboration alongside technological education.
Nowhere are industry ties stronger than in the field of analog electronics. To promote closer contacts with the analog-chip industry, in 1989 three Georgia Tech faculty started the Georgia Tech Analog Consortium (GTAC). ECE professor arrested on racketeering charges. On Friday, Sept. 24, three Tech employees turned themselves into the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office to face racketeering charges.
Joy Laskar, a professor in the ECE department, research engineer Stephane Pinel and office administrator Chris Evans were each charged with violating the Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, or racketeering. Arrest warrants were obtained by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) in connection with an ongoing investigation into misappropriation of funds and resources from the school’s Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC), where Laskar served as Director.
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