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Georgia Tech and GSE Systems Announce Collaboration Agreement
BALTIMORE—June 16, 2006—The Georgia Institute of Technology and GSE Systems Inc. have signed an agreement to collaborate on research, development, education, and training in advanced simulation systems.
GSE is a provider of real-time simulation and training services for the power, process, manufacturing, and government sectors worldwide. According to an announcement detailing the agreement, the collaboration is intended to help advance the company’s goal of “education through simulation,” a concept it believes will transform education and training by helping students better visualize the operation of complex systems.
“As today’s technical staff retires, the electric power generation industry faces a critical human resources issue of how to provide the skilled personnel needed to operate and maintain increasingly complex facilities,” said Hal Paris, GSE senior vice president. “The industry also needs personnel who can become productive quickly, without a long training period. We think that education through simulation offers a real opportunity to address these issues.”
As part of its intended collaboration with Georgia Tech, the announcement states, GSE wants to advance its understanding of cognitive factors involved in decision-making processes, and develop new visualization tools and diagnostic techniques. The company reportedly expects to work with Georgia Tech’s College of Computing, the Strategic Energy Institute, the National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center (NEETRAC), and the Global Learning Center.
Beyond collaboration in the development of new technology and approaches to education and training, the company also reportedly wants to attract Georgia Tech students to the industry sectors it serves by providing internships and cooperative education opportunities at its simulation training centers currently underway or planned.
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