Director
Breanna (Bree) Shi
Bree Shi is a fourth year PhD student studying Bioinformatics with Minors in Machine Learning and Higher education. She holds many prestigious awards such as the following: The GEM Ph.D Engineering and Science Fellowship Issued by The National GEM Consortium, STEM Diversity PhD Fellowship Issued by Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity, GAANN Biology Fellowship Issued by U.S. Department of Education. Before becoming a PhD student at Georgia Tech, Bree earned her master’s in Mathematics from University of Minnesota where she earned Diversity of Views and Experiences Fellowship and her Mathematics BS degree at Stetson University.
Dr. Nicholas Lytle
Dr. Nick Lytle is the Director of Research for Georgia Tech’s OMSCS program. Lytle has a Ph.D. in computer science and has worked as a researcher, consultant, and data scientist. His research expertise is in Computing Education, Educational Technology, and AI for Education. His goal is to make computing education more accessible and effective for everyone.
Charles (Charlie) Clark
Charlie recently completed an M.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, specializing in ML. He holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Economics, with a minor in Computer Science, from Stony Brook University (summa cum laude, 2022). This fall, he will begin a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Florida, where he will research computational methods to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Charlie has conducted three semesters of research with HAAG’s Cichlid CV and Bio-Boost teams; he now serves as HAAG’s Director of Open-Source Initiatives and head TA. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, playing the violin, and exploring advances in AI.
Thomas Deatherage
I’m a software engineer in Georgia. I’ve worked as a developer at a wide range of companies — from very big to very small. Additionally, I’ve been a developer/researcher with HAAG since its inception, summer 2024. I expect to complete my master’s at GaTech sometime next year.