On November 3, 2026, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) hosted its latest Community Chat, Computing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing, based on the recent workshop report of the same name. CCC Executive Committee member and lead Computing on the Fly author Kevin Butler (University of Florida) opened the webinar, fellow lead author Christopher Stewart (The Ohio State University) moderated, and Sabine Brunswicker (Purdue University) and Dirk Giles (USDA Forest Service) gave lightning talks. Watch the Recording Here A Roadmap to 2035 Christopher Stewart described the December 2025 Computing on the Fly workshop, where 47 experts from academia, industry, and government outlined a vision […]
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The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
Simulation to Reality: Takeaways from CCC’s Drone Computing Community Chat
November 10th, 2026 / in CCC, Community Chats, resources, robotics / by Marla MackoulBuilding a Trusted Domestic Robotics Supply Chain: A New Key Recommendations Brief for Investment and Research
November 4th, 2026 / in CCC, resources, robotics / by Marla MackoulThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is excited to release a new brief drawn from the recent white paper Securing the Robotics Supply Chain: Technical Needs and Investment Opportunities for the Domestic Robotics Research Ecosystem. The brief, Key Recommendations for Securing the U.S. Robotics Supply Chain, outlines the sustained federal research and investment agenda needed to build a domestic robotics supply chain. Federal action on robotics imports is underway, including the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) July addition of advanced robotic devices to its Covered List and an October 28 presidential proclamation on robotics and industrial machinery imports. The U.S. robotics research base, however, depends heavily on these supply chains, and restricting […]
New Brief: How Industry Can Build More Trustworthy Software with AI
October 27th, 2026 / in AI, CCC, resources / byThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is pleased to announce the release of Key Recommendations for Industry on Trustworthy Software Engineering with AI, a new brief written for industry audiences. It is based on the recent CCC report Beyond Code: Engineering Trustworthy Software Systems with AI at Scale. The brief identifies where companies, including their research teams, can act on the report’s findings to build trustworthy, complex software systems with AI at scale. Read the Brief Here The report comes from the CCC Beyond Code: Engineering Trustworthy Software Systems with AI at Scale workshop held in February 2026, generously supported by the National Science Foundation and the IEEE Computer Society. […]
Recap: CCC Convenes Experts in Santa Cruz to Strengthen AI Research
October 22nd, 2026 / in AI, CCC / byLast week, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) hosted the AI Research Ecosystem (AIRE) Workshop at The Chaminade Resort in Santa Cruz, CA. Held from October 13-15, 2026, the workshop brought together 34 non-organizer experts from academia, industry, national labs, and government to examine the pressures facing AI research today and develop recommendations for a stronger, more sustainable research ecosystem. Working alongside CCC staff, the workshop was organized by Vandana Janeja (University of Maryland Baltimore County), Manish Parashar (University of Utah), Abhishek Bhattacharjee (Princeton University), Edith Elkind (Northwestern University), David Jensen (University of Massachusetts Amherst), William (Bill) Regli (University of Maryland), and Michela Taufer (University of Tennessee Knoxville). The workshop builds […]
Securing the Robotics Supply Chain: New White Paper Lays Out Research Priorities and Federal Investment Opportunities for a U.S. Robotics Ecosystem
October 20th, 2026 / in Announcements, CCC, CCC-led white papers, resources, robotics / byModern mobile robots are networked systems. Equipped with cameras, sensors, onboard computers, and wireless communications, they can observe and record the factories, warehouses, homes, and public spaces in which they operate. In July 2026, the United States (U.S.) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, including mobile humanoids and quadrupeds, to its Covered List, blocking new equipment authorization for these products. The ruling responds to genuine security concerns. But it also brings into focus how heavily the U.S. robotics research base depends on the very supply chains it is designed to restrict. A critical gap has been brought to light by this ruling: U.S. robotics researchers rely heavily […]
Computing on the Fly Community Chat: Join Us to Explore the Future of Drone Technology
October 15th, 2026 / in CCC, Community Chats, robotics / byThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is thrilled to announce the next webinar in its Community Chat series: Computing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing. During this exciting webinar and Q&A scheduled for November 3, 2026 at 2 PM ET, hear from the authors of CCC’s recent Computing on the Fly report as well as representatives from Purdue’s AirTonomy initiative and the U.S. Forest Service about the future of non-military drone computing and its applications for good. Speakers at this event will include Kevin Butler (University of Florida), Christopher Stewart (The Ohio State University), Nils Aschenbruck (Osnabrück University), Ufuk Topcu (University of Texas), Deborah Silver […]
