Computing Community Consortium Blog

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.


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Participate in an IdeasLab on Undergraduate Education

January 24th, 2014 / in Uncategorized / by Ann Drobnis

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on “Preparing Applications to Participate in Phase I Ideas Labs on Undergraduate STEM Education”.  The opportunity to participate in one of three Ideas Labs to address grand challenges related to workforce development in the biological sciences, the geological sciences, and engineering was first announced in the “Improving Undergraduate STEM Education” (IUSE) program description.  The DCL provides additional guidance on the specific themes of the three Ideas Labs and the process for applying to participate.  Given the interdisciplinary themes involved and the innovative nature of the Ideas Lab process, NSF anticipates interest from a diverse range of communities, both in terms […]

Want to win $1,000,000,000 (yes, that’s one billion dollars)?

January 22nd, 2014 / in Uncategorized / by Ann Drobnis

All you have to do is create the PERFECT March Madness bracket.  If you manage to do so, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway will pay you $1,000,000,000, as reported by ESPN!  While the idea is certainly appealing, creating a perfect bracket is near impossible (the chances of winning are 1 in 4,294,967,296). Don’t despair, there is a consolation prize from Quicken Loans: $100,000 to the 20 most accurate brackets.  So, not only will 20 people definitely walk away with $100,000 in early April, but you can use computer science research to better your chances! Computer Science Professor Sheldon Jacobson and his team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have […]

Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Webinar on Solicitations

January 22nd, 2014 / in Uncategorized / by Ann Drobnis

On Monday, January 27, 2014, the Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI) in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be holding a webinar to explain the different solicitations within ACI.  As you may recall and was reported here, the NSF Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) realigned within the CISE Directorate to become ACI last year. The webinar will cover the elements of each solicitation, including objectives, award types, and submission requirements.  There will be a question and answer session following the discussion of each program solicitation. You may join and leave the webinar at various times, as you wish.  The agenda is […]

CCC Council Member Elizabeth Mynatt to Deliver Distinguished Lecture at NSF

January 20th, 2014 / in Uncategorized / by Ann Drobnis

On Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 10:30 am, Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council Member Elizabeth Mynatt will be giving a Distinguished Lecture at the National Science Foundation (NSF).  Dr. Mynatt is a Professor of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and the Executive Director of Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology.  The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) connects industry, government and nonprofit leaders with Georgia Tech’s world-class researchers and innovations to transform media, health, education and humanitarian systems. IPaT integrates academic and applied research through living laboratories and multidisciplinary projects to deliver real-world, transformative solutions that balance the needs of people with the possibilities of new technologies.  Mynatt is an internationally recognized […]

NIH Announces New Funding Opportunities as a part of BD2K

January 17th, 2014 / in Uncategorized / by Ann Drobnis

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced three funding opportunities focused on training under the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative.  The BD2K Initiative was formed to enable biomedical scientists to capitalize more fully on the Big Data being generated by the research communities.  The new funding opportunities are: Mentored Career Development Award in Biomedical Big Data Science for Clinicians and Doctorally Prepared Scientists (RFA-HG-14-007) This BD2K FOA solicits applications for a mentored career development award in the area of Big Data Science. The aim of the initiative is to support additional mentored training of scientists who will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be independent researchers as […]

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy takes a look at the Future of Computing

January 9th, 2014 / in Uncategorized / by Ann Drobnis

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the showcase for breakthrough consumer technologies each year.  It is happening this week, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  In conjunction with CES, Tom Kalil and Cristin Dorgelo from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted a We the Geeks Hangout on the Future of Computing on January 8, 2014. On the Hangout, Tom and Cristin spoke with Mark Papermaster, Chief Technology Officer at Advanced Micro Devices, Alex Kipman of Microsoft Kinect, Alicia Gibb of the Open Source Hardware Association, and Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus Rift to discuss: What new computing advancements might we see in the next few years? What about 10-15 years from now? What are the technological breakthroughs that need […]